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GLENDALE, Ariz. — — Arizona’s Kyler Murray rolled out to his left before turning on the jets, beating a Chargers defender to the sideline and then coasting for a spectacular 44-yard touchdown, casually holding the ball with one hand like it was a backyard game. Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon admitted that’s not the way his players are taught to protect the ball. Then again, Gannon didn’t teach Murray how to run like that, either. “Until he fumbles, I’ll let him ride,” Gannon said with a wry grin. “That was a pretty spectacular play.” Murray ran for the game-changing touchdown early…

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The Las Vegas Raiders are already making a move to address the absence of quarterback Aidan O’Connell.The Raiders have signed former third-round pick Desmond Ridder off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. Ridder was the No. 74 overall selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati. Ridder started 17 games in two seasons for the Falcons, completing 64 percent of his passes for 3,544 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The Falcons traded him to the Cardinals in March for wide receiver Rondale Moore. Ridder is expected to serve as the backup or even compete with Gardner Minshew…

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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2024, 09:57 PM ETClosePaul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as a multi-platform reporter, covering the Raiders and Oakland Athletics as well as anchoring the SportsNet Central cable news show. Gutierrez votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame and is also a member of the Professional Football Writers of America and currently serves as the PFWA’s Las Vegas chapter…

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Tuesday to make another push for a cease-fire in the close U.S. ally’s multi-front war with Iran’s so-called proxy groups. Just hours before he landed, air raid sirens pierced the morning quiet in Tel Aviv and operations at Ben Gurion airport were briefly suspended, heralding the latest attempted attack by Hezbollah in Lebanon, this time with about 20 rockets or drones aimed at northern and central Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Israel has stepped up its assault on Hezbollah in recent days, pummeling offices of a financial institution across Lebanon that…

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Astana Qazaqstan have released a detailed behind-the-scenes video looking inside ‘Project 35’ and their pursuit of a record-breaking Tour de France stage win with Mark Cavendish.In the video posted to the team’s YouTube page, they focus on moments leading up to Cavendish’s winning moment on stage 5 into Saint-Vulbas, from his crash out of the 2023 Tour with a broken collarbone to his struggles in the heat on the opening stage of this year’s race.Cavendish broke the record he held alongside Eddy Merckx for winning the most stages of the Tour de France, with both on 34 prior to Asatan…

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Count Jill Stein’s own family as among the people who’ve begged her to bow out of the presidential race.One of her two sons told The New York Times over the weekend that Stein “does not have the support of the family” when it comes to her “political activities.” “When she told us she was going to run again back in October 2023, we asked her not to,” the son, who asked to not be identified by name, told the paper.Instead of complying with her closest loved ones’ request, the 74-year-old Green Party candidate is once again running—with no real path…

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Soujoud Hamade can’t get the video of the burning man out of her head.”It’s a horrendous, horrific image that will be imprinted in my mind for the rest of my life,” the Michigan lawyer said.Shaban al-Dalou was a day shy of his 20th birthday when he burned to death in his family’s tent last week as a result of an Israeli strike near the Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in central Gaza.Graphic video of the young man’s final moments in the inferno, his writhing arm still attached to an IV drip, has gone around the world, a symbol of civilian suffering…

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Wendy’s is showing off its Halloween spirit by introducing new Boo! Bag meals specially designed for “kidults” of all ages.The limited-edition meal bundles, which launched Oct. 21, feature a Dave’s single hamburger, a small fry, a small chocolate Frosty, a cool glow-in-the-dark Bone Chiller Frosty figure and a Boo! Book coupon book, the fast food chain announced in a press release.The bargain-filled coupon book includes coupons for five free Jr. Frosty treats, as well as a bonus coupon for a specially priced $1.99 Wendy’s kids’ meal with any purchase.Though they’re designed for customers of all ages, the Boo! Bag meals…

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Fast food joints rolling out Halloween-themed mealsThese fast food restaurants have Halloween-themed treats for you and your boo.Wendy’s has options for kids and kids-at-heart (“kidults”) this Halloween season.After the release of its Frosty Frights Kids Meals in September, which come with a specialty toy, the burger chain decided it wasn’t fair only its youngest patrons get a Halloween treat. The Wendy’s Boo! Bags, which launched Monday, are the fast-food chain’s solution.Coming with a grown-up-sized choice of meal, the new festive bundles also come with collectible figurines and a specialty Boo! coupon book. As a bonus, some of the proceeds go…

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