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Stroud becomes youngest QB to win a playoff game as Texans rout Browns 45-14HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie C.J. Stroud became the youngest quarterback to win a playoff game after throwing for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and the Houston Texans returned two interceptions by Joe Flacco for scores in a 45-14 rout of the Cleveland Browns in a wild-card matchup Saturday. Stroud, the second overall pick in the draft last April, is also the highest-drafted rookie QB to win in the postseason. He picked apart Cleveland’s vaunted defense, throwing touchdown passes of 15, 76 and 37 yard
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Patriots name Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick's successorFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jerod Mayo spent his entire professional football career learning from Bill Belichick, first as a player and then as an assistant. He’ll now have the weighty task of succeeding the future Hall of Famer and leading a New England Patriots team as its first new voice in more than two decades. The Patriots named Mayo to succeed Belichick as the franchise's 15th head coach on Friday. Mayo is the first Black head coach in team history. He will be formally introduced at a news
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Wrongly Convicted Man to Get $1.75M After 35 Years in PrisonAFP via Getty ImagesA man who was wrongly convicted and incarcerated for 35 years is set to receive $1.75 million from the state of Michigan. In 1988, Louis Wright was found guilty of sexually assaulting an 11 year-old girl in Albion. Although police say that Wright confessed, it was not recorded, he never signed a confession, and was never identified by the victim, according to the Cooley Law School Innocence Project. Wright was released in November after DNA evidence exonerated him, and he wil
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Sydney daycare offering rare service in Nova Scotia: overnight careA daycare in Sydney has launched a pilot project to offer overnight care for the children of health-care professionals.The demonstration project was announced in October and Health Park Early Learning Centre started its Night Owl Program on Monday. The daycare, located near the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, offers evening, overnight, and weekend care for up to 12 children.Catherine MacKenzie's 22-month-old daughter, Laci, was the first to spend the night. "She had snacks, she had everything she
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Calgary case worker for drug-addicted teens guilty of sexual assaultA former youth counsellor who worked with vulnerable teenagers at a secure detox facility was found guilty on Friday of sexual assault and sexual interference of a girl under her care. Jessica Ossais, 29, worked as an addiction counselor in the PChAD (Protection of Children Abusing Drugs) program back in 2019.Under Alberta legislation, parents who have children struggling with addictions can apply to the courts for a PChAD protection order, which allows for the child to be taken to a secure faci
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Bills-Steelers playoff game moved to Monday amid forecast for dangerous winter weatherBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers that was scheduled for Sunday was moved to Monday amid a forecast for dangerous winter weather, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Saturday. Hochul and other officials said they were making the change for safety’s sake. “We want our Bills to win, but we don’t want 60,000 to 70,000 people traveling to the football game in what’s going to be horrible conditions,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz sa
