super market game Remember the San Francisco 49ers’ shootout in New Orleans in 2019 — the game in which Jimmy Garoppolo and Drew Brees combined for nearly 700 passing yards and nine passing touchdowns, the one in which receiver Emmanuel Sanders caught and threw for a touchdown, the one in which George Kittle had his late-game catch-and-run heroics? Advertisement The 49ers had the same halftime yardage total — 319 — Sunday against the Chicago Bears as they did at halftime in New Orleans five years ago. The only difference is that they lost a yard on an end-of-half kneeldown on Sunday. The 319 yards were the highest halftime total for any team this season while the Bears’ 4 yards were the lowest halftime total for any team. Chicago played better in the second half, but the final yardage total — 452 to 162 — remained lopsided. Due largely to a 9-minute Bears drive to begin the third quarter, the time of possession wasn’t skewed as badly — 31:48 to 28:12 — in favor of San Francisco. The 49ers ran 61 plays versus 52 for the Bears. By game’s end, most of the 49ers’ starters were watching from the sideline, which should be a benefit considering the short turnaround before Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams . GO DEEPER Before dismantling Bears, the 49ers found their missing element: Desperation Here’s how the individual snaps were divided: Quarterback: Brock Purdy 57, Brandon Allen 4 Purdy survived an ugly hit in the fourth quarter on which Bears defensive end Darrell Taylor pulled him down by his neck. Kyle Shanahan on Monday said Purdy seemed to have “no lingering issues” from the play, which drew a roughing the passer penalty and likely will get further scrutiny from the NFL . One of the themes this season has been how long Purdy has been holding onto the ball before his throws — more than 3 seconds, one of the longest durations of any starting quarterback. On Sunday, his time-to-throw stat was 2.87 seconds, per Next Gen Stats, which was in the middle of the pack. This could have been bad: Darrell Taylor hits Brock Purdy high, then holds on to his neck as the two go to the ground... [image or embed] — Matt Barrows ( @mattbarrows.bsky.social ) December 9, 2024 at 8:26 AM Running back: Isaac Guerendo 34, Kyle Juszczyk (fullback) 31, Patrick Taylor Jr. 20, Deebo Samuel Sr. 5, Kittle 5, Ke’Shawn Vaughn 3 Guerendo suffered a foot sprain in the fourth quarter and his availability for Thursday is murky. Shanahan said Guerendo wouldn’t have been able to practice if the 49ers had held a session on Monday and seemed to doubt that he’d take part in Tuesday’s session. Advertisement “I’ll be surprised if he does much (Tuesday), but hopefully Thursday will be enough time for him,” Shanahan said. If Guerendo can’t play against the Rams, Taylor, who had seven carries for 25 yards Sunday, would get his first career start with Vaughn and newcomer Israel Abanikanda backing him up, likely in that order. Guerendo, meanwhile, looked an awful lot like former 49ers tailback Raheem Mostert on a second-quarter run in which he beat a Bears defender to the sideline and gained 30 yards. Per Next Gen Stats, he reached 20.17 mph on the carry, the third-best speed for a ball carrier in Week 14. He hit 19.88 mph on a catch and run in the first quarter, the seventh-fastest speed so far this week. The 49ers gave Isaac Guerendo extra credit for this first-quarter catch because it was made on the NE corner of the field while looking into the low winter sun... pic.twitter.com/iy8CPue06r — Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) December 9, 2024 Wide receiver: Jauan Jennings 45, Samuel 43, Ricky Pearsall 30, Chris Conley 15. Jacob Cowing 3 Jennings, who had two touchdown catches Sunday, has caught six of the eight touchdowns by 49ers’ receivers this season with Samuel and Pearsall catching one each. The 49ers tried to get Samuel going as a runner and receiver on Sunday. Some plays seemed promising but he was unable to slip from — or stomp through — the defense as he’s done in previous years. He averaged 2.6 yards a carry Sunday and has a 2.9-yard average for the season. Samuel’s rushing averages: Tight end: Kittle 47, Eric Saubert 17, Brayden Willis 4, Jake Tonges 3 Of Kittle’s 151 receiving yards, 103 came after the catch. That’s his highest total since he had 109 YAC yards in a Week 13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in 2021. Kittle had 32 yards on a rarely-used tight end screen in the first quarter. He said that the 49ers leaned on their screen game more than usual on Sunday because the Bears defensive ends were so aggressive in getting up the field. Advertisement How often do the 49ers run that play to the tight end? “In the last five years — twice,” Kittle said. “It was probably like in ‘20, ‘21.” GO DEEPER Before dismantling Bears, the 49ers found their missing element: Desperation Offensive line: Dominick Puni 61, Jaylon Moore 61, Jake Brendel 58, Colton McKivitz 58, Spencer Burford 51, Ben Bartch 10, Sebastian Gutierrez 3, Nick Zakelj 3 Burford got praise from teammates for stepping in at right guard — not his usual position — after Bartch suffered a high ankle sprain in the first quarter. Burford practices at both tackle and guard during the week, with most of the latter coming at left guard. He allowed one quarterback pressure on Sunday. Shanahan said Aaron Banks is now out of concussion protocol and should be able to step back into his left guard spot on Thursday. Bartch likely is headed to injured reserve. Gutierrez, who was added to the 53-man roster Saturday, played three snaps at right tackle; Zakelj got his first offensive snaps since Week 1 when he was in for the game’s final, kneeldown snap. Defensive line: Sam Okuayinonu 39, Maliek Collins 30, Leonard Floyd 28, Yetur Gross-Matos 27, Jordan Elliott 26, Robert Beal Jr. 20, Evan Anderson 14, Kalia Davis 14, Khalil Davis 14 It’s remarkable that Gross-Matos had three sacks and Floyd two despite scant opportunities. Both were in on only 19 pass-rush snaps. That’s the third-fewest of the season for Floyd, who’s played every game so far. The seven-sack game reorganized the 49ers’ sack-leader list. Floyd is first with 8 1/2, followed by Nick Bosa (7) and Collins (5). Collins essentially took over Arik Armstead ’s spot this year. Armstead last year had five sacks in 12 games. This year he has one sack for the Jacksonville Jaguars . Bosa continues to be day-to-day with a hip/oblique injury. He said Sunday that he couldn’t have played against the Bears and is taking a wait-and-see approach to the Rams game. GO DEEPER 49ers mock draft reaction: Derrick Harmon's a great fit, but is there a tackle to pursue? Linebacker: Fred Warner 46, De’Vondre Campbell Sr. 34, Dee Winters 27, Jalen Graham 7 Winters emerged with an ankle injury and is day-to-day this week. He started Sunday’s game as the third linebacker but took over for Campbell at weakside linebacker in the second half. Winters played well overall but dropped an interception — and pick-six — opportunity in the first quarter. Advertisement Shanahan said Dre Greenlaw has “a chance” to make his 2024 debut against the Rams but said it will hinge on how Greenlaw looks in practice this week. Cornerback: Deommodore Lenoir 46, Renardo Green 45, Charvarius Ward 44, Isaac Yiadom 9, Nick McCloud 7 Shanahan said Sunday’s sack fest was tied to strong coverage by the 49ers’ secondary. The standout of the group was Green, who was targeted five times and allowed three catches for 21 yards. Safety: Malik Mustapha 45, Talanoa Hufanga 39, Ji’Ayir Brown 15, Tashaun Gipson Sr. 7 The 49ers seemed to get a lift from Hufanga’s return to the starting lineup and Shanahan noted that the safety was in on the first tackle of the game. Asked why Hufanga replaced Brown and not the rookie, Mustapha, in the starting lineup, Shanahan said Mustapha simply has been better. “I think he’s been playing at a higher level,” Shanahan said. “He’s been one of the better players on our defense, I think, over the last month or so. Nothing against (Brown). We still wish he could be out there. But when we had to make a decision we kept Mustapha out there.” Special teams: Tonges 24, Yiadom 19, Conley 18, Willis 18, Graham 18, McCloud 18, Beal 17, Saubert 17, Taylor 17, Jake Moody 13, Winters 12, Pat O’Donnell 9, Taybor Pepper 8, Hufanga 7, Brown 7, McKivitz 6, Puni 6, Moore 6, Zakelj 6, Spencer Burford 6, Gutierrez 5, Samuel 3, Bartch 1, Gipson 1, Anderson 1, Elliott 1, Gross-Matos 1, Campbell 1, Collins 1, Mustapha 1, Warner 1, Lenoir 1 The special teams didn’t have any crippling plays on Sunday, but it wasn’t a perfect effort, either. Moody had two kickoffs that failed to land in the landing zone between the goal line and the 20-yard line. This year that’s a penalty in which the ball is placed at the receiving team’s 40-yard line. (Photo: Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images)

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76ers center Joel Embiid sidelined due to swelling in his left knee and will miss two games PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers say center Joel Embiid is managing swelling in his left knee and will miss a second consecutive game Sunday. The Sixers issued a statement on the condition of the 2023 NBA MVP at halftime of Friday’s NBA Cup game against the Brooklyn Nets, saying the decision to sideline Embiid was made along with the team’s medical staff. Embiid was ruled out prior to Friday’s game against the Nets due to what the team described as left knee injury maintenance. The Sixers host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Giants release quarterback Daniel Jones just days after benching him EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Daniel Jones era in New York is over. The Giants quarterback was granted his release by the team just days after the franchise said it was benching him in favor of third-stringer Tommy DeVito. New York president John Mara said Jones approached the team about releasing him and the club obliged. Mara added he was “disappointed” at the quick dissolution of a once-promising relationship between Jones and the team. Giants coach Brian Daboll benched Jones in favor of DeVito following a loss to the Panthers in Germany that dropped New York's record to 2-8. Austin Hays, Kyle Finnegan, Brendan Rodgers and Jordan Romano among 62 new free agents NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Austin Hays, right-hander Kyle Finnegan and second baseman Brendan Rodgers were among 62 players who became free agents when their teams failed to offer 2025 contracts. Right-hander Jordan Romano, left-hander Patrick Sandoval and outfielders Michael Tauchman and Ramón Laureano also were among the players cut loose, many of whom would have been eligible for salary arbitration. Washington cut right-hander Tanner Rainey, its last remaining player from the 2019 World Series champions. Finnegan and Hays are former All-Stars. Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules LONDON (AP) — A civil jury in Ireland has awarded more than $250,000 to a woman who says she was raped by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The jury on Friday awarded Nikita Hand in her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in 2018. The lawsuit says the assault left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. McGregor testified that he never forced her to do anything and that Hand fabricated her allegations after the two had consensual sex. McGregor says he will appeal the verdict. Russell puts Mercedes on pole at Las Vegas and Verstappen nips Norris in championship battle LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Russell put Mercedes on the pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in an upset over teammate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton was fastest in the first two practice sessions with Russell fastest in Friday night’s third and final session. But come qualifying, Hamilton made two mistakes in the final group and wound up a distant 10th. Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc seemed to sweep the front row until Russell’s late lap pushed Sainz to second. Pierre Gasly slid into third, and Leclerc wound up fourth. Championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull qualified fifth for Saturday night's race. Verstappen needs only to score three points more than challenger Lando Norris to win his fourth straight world championship. Week 16 game between Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers flexed to Thursday night spot The Los Angeles Chargers have played their way into another prime time appearance. Justin Herbert and company have had their Dec. 22 game against the Denver Broncos flexed to Thursday night, Dec. 19. Friday’s announcement makes this the first time a game has been flexed to the Thursday night spot. The league amended its policy last season where Thursday night games in Weeks 13 through 17 could be flexed with at least 28 days notice prior to the game. The matchup of AFC West division rivals bumps the game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals to Sunday afternoon. Chase Elliott named NASCAR's most popular driver for 7th straight season CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Elliott has been named NASCAR's most popular driver for the seventh straight year. He was announced Friday at NASCAR's annual season-ending awards ceremony. It's the only major NASCAR award determined solely by the vote of race fans. Elliott beat out Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney, per results released by the National Motorsports Press Association. Bill Elliott, Chase's father who is nicknamed “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville,” was named NASCAR’s most popular driver a record 16 times before removing his name from the ballot. Either an Elliott or Earnhardt has won NASCAR’s most popular driver award for 34 consecutive years. NBA memo to players urges increased vigilance regarding home security following break-ins MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. In a memo sent to team officials, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, the NBA revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.” Brock Purdy will miss Sunday's game for the 49ers with a shoulder injury SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers with a sore throwing shoulder. Purdy injured his right shoulder in last Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Purdy underwent an MRI that showed no structural damage but the shoulder didn’t improve during the week and Purdy was ruled out for the game. Coach Kyle Shanahan said star defensive end Nick Bosa also will miss the game with injuries to his left hip and oblique. Left tackle Trent Williams is questionable with an ankle injury and will be a game-time decision. Lawyer says ex-Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller met with NCAA for hours amid gambling probe PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A lawyer for former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller says the 22-year-old sat for a long interview with the NCAA amid an investigation into unusual gambling activity. But neither the lawyer nor federal law enforcement officials on Friday would confirm reports that a federal probe is now under way. Lawyer Jason Bologna says Miller cooperated because he hopes to play again. Miller was released last month after transferring to Virginia Tech. Temple President John Fry says the Philadelphia school has not been asked for any information from federal law enforcement officials.Biden claims he pardoned Hunter because he was targeted by DOJ — but these 4 celeb cases show first son got kid-gloves treatment

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. ( TSE:PSK – Get Free Report ) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as C$29.86 and last traded at C$29.86, with a volume of 6201 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at C$29.62. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several brokerages recently weighed in on PSK. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of PrairieSky Royalty from C$33.00 to C$37.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of PrairieSky Royalty from C$33.00 to C$34.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of PrairieSky Royalty from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from C$31.00 to C$33.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 17th. Raymond James upgraded PrairieSky Royalty to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, TD Securities raised their price objective on PrairieSky Royalty from C$25.00 to C$26.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$30.80. Check Out Our Latest Analysis on PSK PrairieSky Royalty Trading Up 1.0 % PrairieSky Royalty Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 27th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 27th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.27%. PrairieSky Royalty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.17%. Insiders Place Their Bets In other PrairieSky Royalty news, Senior Officer Daniel James Bertram bought 7,670 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$28.20 per share, with a total value of C$216,290.93. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders. PrairieSky Royalty Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) PrairieSky Royalty Ltd., a pure-play royalty company, holds crude oil and natural gas royalty interests in Canada. It holds an interest in approximately 9.7 million acres with petroleum and/or natural gas rights, 8.5 million acres of gross overriding royalty interests, and other acreage. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Calgary, Canada. Recommended Stories Receive News & Ratings for PrairieSky Royalty Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for PrairieSky Royalty and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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Elon Musk ‘s whopping $56bn compensation package for serving as Tesla’s CEO has been rejected again by a US judge, despite shareholders of the electric vehicle company voting to reinstate it. The ruling by the judge, Delaware Chancery Court Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, follows her decision in January which called the pay package “unfathomable” and rescinded it. At the time she said because Musk was a controlling shareholder with a potential conflict of interest, the pay package must be subject to a more rigorous standard. The pay package was 33 times larger than the next biggest executive compensation package, which was Musk’s 2012 pay plan. Musk has not yet commented on the latest ruling. Tesla has said in court filings that the judge should recognise a subsequent June vote by its shareholders in favor of the pay package for Musk, the company’s driving force who is responsible for many of its advances, and reinstate his compensation. McCormick said Tesla’s board was not entitled to hit “reset” to restore Musk’s pay package. “Were the court to condone the practice of allowing defeated parties to create new facts for the purpose of revising judgments, lawsuits would become interminable,” she said in her 101-page opinion. She also said Tesla made multiple material misstatements in its proxy statement regarding the vote, and could not claim the vote was a “cure-all” to justify restoring Musk’s pay. “Taken together,” the problems with Tesla’s arguments “pack a powerful punch,” she wrote. Tesla shares fell 1.4% in after hours trade, after the ruling. McCormick also ordered Tesla to pay the attorneys who brought the case $345m, well short of the $6bn they initially requested. She said the fee could be paid in cash or Tesla stock. “We are pleased with Chancellor McCormick’s ruling, which declined Tesla’s invitation to inject continued uncertainty into Court proceedings,” said a statement from Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, one of the three law firms for the plaintiff. The law firm also said it looked forward to defending the court’s opinion if Musk and Tesla appealed. Musk and Tesla can appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court as soon as McCormick enters a final order, which could come as soon as this week. The appeal could take a year to play out. After the January ruling, Tesla shareholders flooded the court with thousands of letters arguing that rescinding Musk’s pay increased the possibility he would leave Tesla or develop some products like artificial intelligence at ventures other than Tesla. Attorneys for shareholder Richard Tornetta, who sued in 2018 to challenge Musk’s compensation package, had argued that Delaware law does not permit a company to use a ratification vote to essentially overturn the ruling from a trial. McCormick in January found that Musk improperly controlled the 2018 board process to negotiate the pay package. The board had said that Musk deserved the package because he hit all the ambitious targets on market value, revenue and profitability. But the judge criticised Tesla’s board as “beholden” to Musk, saying the compensation plan was proposed by a board whose members had conflicts of interest due to close personal and financial ties to him. After the January ruling, Musk criticised the judge on his social media platform X and encouraged other companies to follow the lead of Tesla and reincorporate in Texas from Delaware, although it is unclear if any companies did so. Musk’s 2018 pay package gave him stock grants worth around 1% of Tesla’s equity each time the company achieved one of 12 tranches of escalating operational and financial goals. Musk did not receive any guaranteed salary. Tornetta argued that shareholders were not told how easily the goals would be achieved when they voted on the package. With agencies

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed billionaire Warren Stephens to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. The move places one of his significant donors and a prominent figure in the financial sector in a prime diplomatic position. The Senate must now confirm this prestigious appointment. Stephens, who oversees the financial services firm Stephens Inc., based in Little Rock, Arkansas, has long aspired to serve the United States in a full-time capacity. His new role will have him representing American interests to a long-standing ally, as noted by Trump in his recent social media announcement. In line with his pattern of nominating loyalists to key diplomatic roles, Trump also revealed his intentions over the weekend to nominate Charles Kushner as the ambassador to France. Previously, during his first term, Trump appointed major campaign donor Robert 'Woody' Johnson as ambassador to the UK. (With inputs from agencies.)

Shares of Nvidia fell Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief news release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia's $6.9 billion acquisition of network and data transmission company Mellanox in 2019. Nvidia shares about 3% Monday. They are still up 179% so far this year. Considered a bellwether for artificial intelligence demand, Nvidia has led the AI sector to become one of the stock market’s biggest companies, as tech giants spend heavily on the company’s chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems. Nvidia's shares have surged this year along with the California company's revenue and profit due to AI demand. According to data firm FactSet, about 16% of Nvidia's revenue comes from China, second only to its U.S.-generated revenue. A spokesperson for the company based in Santa Clara, California, said in an emailed statement that Nvidia is “happy to answer any questions regulators may have about our business.” In its most recent earnings release, Nvidia posted revenue of $35.08 billion, up 94% from $18.12 billion a year ago. Nvidia earned $19.31 billion in the quarter, more than double the $9.24 billion it posted in last year’s third quarter. The earnings release did not break out revenue from China. The company's market value rocketed to $3.5 trillion recently, passing Microsoft and briefly overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable company. China’s antitrust investigation follows a report this summer by technology news site The Information that the U.S. Justice Department was investigating complaints from rivals that Nvidia was abusing its market dominance in the chip sector. The allegations reported include Nvidia threatening to punish those who buy products from both itself and its competitors at the same time. David Bieri, an international finance expert at Virginia Tech, said that China’s investigation is “not about what Nvidia is doing in China, per se” but rather a signal to the incoming Trump administration. China, Bieri said, is looking to set the tone of future relations. The Chinese government, he said, is telling the U.S. “don’t mess with us, because all of your darling corporations that your version of capitalism needs to prosper have entanglements” with China. Nvidia will have to revise its strategy in China or come up with provisions in their budgets for the type of uncertainty business with China will bring, Bieri said. “I don’t think this is something that they can shake off,” he said. “I also have a tremendous amount of faith in the brilliance of the management strategy of a corporation like Nvidia to not only pay attention to credit risk, market risk and operational risk, but also to political risk.” Nvidia’s invention of graphics processor chips, or GPUs, in 1999 helped spark the growth of the PC gaming market and redefined computer graphics. Last month, it replaced Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ending the pioneering semiconductor company's 25-year run on the index. Unlike Intel, Nvidia designs but doesn’t manufacture its own chips, relying heavily on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., an Intel rival. ___ Associated Press Technology Writer Sarah Parvini in Los Angeles contributed to this report. To remove this article -

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Seahawks have taken a bumpy path to first place in the NFC WestLOS ANGELES –– The Kings defeated one of the NHL’s hottest teams and turned in a perfect afternoon on special teams as they beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings scored the game’s only power-play goal, reversing a troubling recent trend in the process, and were 3 for 3 on the penalty kill. They entered the match as losers of three of their last four games while Seattle had prevailed in five of its past six clashes. Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield, who was playing in his 200th career game, each found the net for the Kings. Anže Kopitar assisted on both goals. David Rittich stopped all 19 shots. Brandon Montour scored late for Seattle on an active night for the former Ducks defenseman. Joey Daccord made 19 saves. Two of the NHL’s 10 best teams defensively produced a predictably low-event first period – while the Kraken and Kings once combined for 17 goals in a game, they had only nine combined shots in the opening 20 minutes – but the Kings flipped the script with goals at the 4:19 and 6:03 marks of the middle frame. First, it was the vision of Alex Turcotte synergizing the finishing ability of Kempe, who scored his 10th goal of the season and his 11th point in his past 11 games. Turcotte received the puck behind the net, curled toward the right-wing boards and sold a play along the wall as he sucked in four Kraken defenders. His no-look pass hit Kempe in the slot, with Adam Larsson unable to close his gap and Daccord having little chance at Kempe’s searing short-side wrister. Then, two weights were lifted at once when the power play scored its first goal since Brandt Clarke’s Nov. 9 empty-netter and Byfield tallied for the first time since he scored in consecutive games Nov. 5 and Nov. 7. He scored his third goal of the year and the first for the newly configured top power-play unit with a kneeling one-timer from the right faceoff circle. The primary assist was Kevin Fiala’s first point in seven games and the secondary one, as it did on Kempe’s goal, went to Kopitar. The captain’s pair of helpers brought him to 14 points in his past 11 games, remaining a beacon of consistency even in lean offensive stretches for the team. The Kings had the opportunity to slam the door at the end of the period when a bizarre sequence during a Seattle power play left Byfield and Warren Foegele with a two-on-none shorthanded rush. After four passes across Daccord’s crease, Foegele’s eventual shot was negated by the handle of Daccord’s stick. Foegele would have another brush with glory in the third period, right after Montour had two of his own. His slap shot was saved by Rittich but his follow-up bid beat the big Czech, only to dent the right post just below the crossbar. Montour broke through 23 seconds after the Kings survived a six-on-four sequence, when his slap shot roared past Rittich with 1:34 to play, but Seattle drew no nearer.

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Sagah (centre) being briefed on an app developed by one of the participating teams. – Photo by Sarawak Public Communications Unit KUCHING (Nov 23): Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn has proposed the development of mobile apps and tools to help students with learning loss catch up on their school work. He highlighted that there are students who are still unable to read, write and do simple arithmetics because their learning was affected due to school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. “(There is) Another group of special needs, those who were involved in learning loss especially during the Covid-19. “Some students are not being able to catch up with school work, going to Primary 2, Primary 3 not knowing how to read and write, let alone to sum up things,” he said at the Girlscode Hackwnd here today. As such, he urged teachers and students involved in coding to create innovative apps and tools to support these students in overcoming these challenges. On a separate note, Sagah is proud of the achievement of Team Agape from SMK Sarikei, which won the Technology Award at the Technovation World Summit in the United States last month. He said this had proven that Sarawakians have the ability to excel on the global stage. “Their tool called Agape With Love designed to help children with special needs learn more effectively is a wonderful example of how we can use technology for good,” he said. On the Girlscode Hackwnd programme, he said it was one of the initiatives supported by his ministry to nurture the next generation of talents in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). At the event, Team Fusion Angel from SJKC Chung Hua Krokop, Miri won the ‘Junior’ Category (Primary School) while Team TPG from SMK Tinggi Kuching won the ‘Senior’ Category (Secondary School).

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