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Washington Post
6 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Broncos' Bo Nix looks more comfortable heading into 2nd season and elusive familiarity a big reason
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix looks a lot more comfortable than he did a year ago at this time, and not just because he's no longer a wide-eyed rookie trying to carve out some snaps behind Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson. This marks the first time since he was attending Pinson Valley High School in Alabama that the Broncos' second-year starting quarterback heads into a season with the same offensive play-caller and quarterback coach.
Fast Company
19-05-2025
- Climate
- Fast Company
More storms to hit Central U.S. after deadly storms and tornado damage
More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado. The National Weather Service said a 'multitude of hazardous weather' would impact the U.S. over the next several days — from thunderstorms and potentially baseball-sized hail on the Plains, to heavy mountain snow in the West and dangerous heat in the South. Areas at risk of thunderstorms include communities in Kentucky and Missouri that were hit by Friday's tornadoes. In London, Kentucky, people whose houses were destroyed scrambled Sunday to put tarps over salvageable items or haul them away for safe storage, said Zach Wilson. His parents' house was in ruins, their belongings scattered. 'We're trying the hardest to get anything that looks of value and getting it protected, especially pictures and papers and things like that,' he said. Here's the latest on the recent storms, some tornado history and where to look out for the next weather impacts. Deadly storms claim dozens of lives At least 19 people were killed and 10 seriously injured in Kentucky, where a tornado on Friday damaged hundreds of homes and tossed vehicles in southeastern Laurel County. Officials said the death toll could rise and that three people remained in critical condition Sunday. Wilson said he raced to his parents' home in London, Kentucky, after the storm. 'It was dark and still raining but every lightning flash, it was lighting up your nightmares: Everything was gone,' he said. 'The thankful thing was me and my brother got here and got them out of where they had barricaded themselves.' Survey teams were expected on the ground Monday so the state can apply for federal disaster assistance, Gov. Andy Beshear said. Some of the two dozen state roads that had closures could take days to reopen. In St. Louis, five people died and 38 were injured as the storm system swept through on Friday, according to Mayor Cara Spencer. More than 5,000 homes in the city were affected, she said. On Sunday, city inspectors were going through damaged areas to condemn unsafe structures, Spencer said. She asked for people not to sightsee in damaged areas. A tornado that started in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton traveled at least 8 miles (13 kilometers), had 150-mph (241-kph) winds and had a maximum width of 1 mile (1.6 kilometers), according to the weather service. It touched down in the area of Forest Park, home to the St. Louis Zoo and the site of the 1904 World's Fair and the Olympic Games that same year. In Scott County, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) south of St. Louis, a tornado killed two people, injured several others and destroyed multiple homes, Sheriff Derick Wheetley wrote on social media. The weather system spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust. Two people were killed in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., by falling trees while driving. The storms hit after the Trump administration cut staffing of weather service offices, with outside experts worrying about how it would affect warnings in disasters such as tornadoes. A history of tornadoes The majority of the world's tornadoes occur in the U.S., which has about 1,200 annually. Researchers in 2018 found that deadly tornadoes were happening less frequently in the traditional 'Tornado Alley' of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas and more frequently in parts of the more densely populated and tree-filled South. They can happen any time of day or night, but certain times of the year bring peak 'tornado season.' That's from May into early June for the southern Plains and earlier in the spring on the Gulf Coast. The deadliest tornado in Kentucky's history was hundreds of yards wide when it tore through downtown Louisville's business district in March 1890, collapsing multistory buildings including one with 200 people inside. Seventy-six people were killed. The last tornado to cause mass fatalities in Kentucky was a December 2021 twister that lasted almost five hours. It traveled some 165 miles (266 kilometers), leaving a path of destruction that included 57 dead and more than 500 injured, according to the weather service. Officials recorded at least 41 tornadoes during that storm, which killed at least 77 people statewide. On the same day, a deadly tornado struck the St. Louis area, killing six people at an Amazon facility in nearby Illinois. More storms threaten in coming days Thunderstorms with potentially damaging winds were forecast for a region stretching from northeast Colorado to central Texas. And tornadoes will again be a threat particularly from central Kansas to Oklahoma, according to the weather service. Meanwhile, triple-digit temperatures were forecast for parts of south Texas with the potential to break daily records. The hot, dry air also sets the stage for critical wildfire conditions through early this week in southern New Mexico and West Texas. Up to a foot of snow was expected in parts of Idaho and western Montana.
Miami Herald
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
What Dolphins' Zach Wilson must solve to go from disappointment to great backup or more
A six-pack of notes on new Dolphins backup quarterback Zach Wilson: ▪ Last spring, ESPN's Rich Cimini authored an interesting reflection on the Wilson era in New York and a couple points stand out, details that can make anyone wonder why Miami not only targeted him at the start of free agency but also gave him the second-richest contract that it awarded any free agent: 'It's hard to come up with many positives on Wilson. Since entering the league, he has ranked 29th out of 29 quarterbacks in EPA/play (minimum: 1,000 dropbacks). Since 2000, he's 121st out of 122 quarterbacks in the same category, fractionally ahead of Blaine Gabbert. 'Perhaps the most damning indictment of Wilson is that the Jets' offense performed better with other quarterbacks, averaging more points per game when he was on the bench. 'Wilson was handed the starting job with no competition. In fact, there was no veteran on the roster for the early part of his rookie season. Wilson, who faced a weak schedule in his only full season as the BYU starter, was overwhelmed from the outset. Finally, after nearly two seasons, Jets officials admitted they goofed by not having him sit behind a veteran. They tried it in Year 3, putting him behind Aaron Rodgers, but it was too late.' ▪ Wilson's accuracy has been far too erratic (57% completion percentage in his career), but he has been victimized by circumstances, too. Jets players dropped 58 of his passes. Per Pro Football Reference, his bad throw percentage improved from a hideous 23.8 and 25.2% his first two seasons to 15.7 in 2023. So accuracy has been one area of growth, and that's a start. ▪ But the body of work reflects a deeply flawed player. He has been abysmal on intermediate throws. In his career, he has a 62.75 passer rating on throws of 10 to 19 yards: 97 for 198 for 1,743, with five touchdowns and 12 interceptions. That's stunningly bad. Despite his arm strength, his touch on deep throws isn't good enough. On throws of 20 or more yards in his career, he's 39 for 112 for 1,266 yards, three TDs and seven interceptions. That computes to a 61 passer rating. ▪ Though he can escape pressure at times (and has averaged 5.4 yards per carry), his passer rating when under pressure has been dismal: 48.6 in 2021, 18.6 in 2023 (with one TD and six interceptions) and 53.7 in 2023. He didn't play a snap as Denver's No. 3 quarterback last season behind Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham. He has been better in two of his three Jets seasons when he has a clean pocket, with passer ratings of 79.1 in 2021, 101.1 in 2022 and then 89.4 in 2023. ▪ And another big problem surfaced during his final season with the Jets, when he took over for the injured Rodgers and eventually was benched: Wilson fumbled 11 times (fifth most in the league) in 12 games and was fortunate to lose only one of them. That gave him 17 fumbles (five lost) in three seasons. He threw 25 interceptions in 34 games for the Jets and had 18 passes batted down. ▪ Positives? He was second in the league in yards per completion in 2022. He led the Jets to three comeback wins in 2023. He has a cannon for an arm and escapability in the pocket. But his pocket presence and movement through progressions need a lot of work. He took 370 yards in sacks in 2021, which was worst in the league. Albert Breer has reported that Denver coaches liked what they saw in Wilson last season, even though they put Stidham ahead of him at No. 2. Allow Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel explain Miami's curious choice to be Tua Tagovailoa's backup: Grier: 'We just felt like Zach had a lot of potential and a lot of talent, and I know you could go the veteran route with someone more proven. Zach has won a few games. I know everyone is going to say his record [12-21] and stuff, but I think for us in dealing with it and getting to know him, talking once he signed and getting to know him and going through it and going back to the relationships people had with him prior to the draft when he came out — we just felt that in talking to him and some veterans, that he was the right fit and right choice for us because we do think that his skill set really fits what our offense does.' McDaniel: 'There's very few people that know what it's like to be drafted high in New York City,' McDaniel said. 'And so then to see his resolve, to see where he's digested the whole situation. It's like anything for all of us. OK, if you have adversity in your life, that can be a source of strength and growth or it could be a source of, all right, that's what defines you and you can't get over that. 'What I see in Zach is the experience of being the second pick in the draft, being the starter week one, and then not fulfilling the rookie contract, that is behind him. So that, to me, that's an exciting prospect. Because you can't put a measurement on that human ability that is huge at the quarterback position.'
Chicago Tribune
19-05-2025
- Climate
- Chicago Tribune
More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damage
LONDON, Ky. — More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado. The National Weather Service said a 'multitude of hazardous weather' would impact the U.S. over the next several days — from thunderstorms and potentially baseball-sized hail on the Plains, to heavy mountain snow in the West and dangerous heat in the South. Areas at risk of thunderstorms include communities in Kentucky and Missouri that were hit by Friday's tornadoes. Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 27 in Kentucky, Missouri and VirginiaIn London, Kentucky, people whose houses were destroyed scrambled Sunday to put tarps over salvageable items or haul them away for safe storage, said Zach Wilson. His parents' house was in ruins, their belongings scattered. 'We're trying the hardest to get anything that looks of value and getting it protected, especially pictures and papers and things like that,' he said. Here's the latest on the recent storms, some tornado history and where to look out for the next weather impacts. At least 19 people were killed and 10 seriously injured in Kentucky, where a tornado on Friday damaged hundreds of homes and tossed vehicles in southeastern Laurel County. 0fficials said the death toll could rise and that three people remained in critical condition Sunday. Wilson said he raced to his parents' home in London, Kentucky, after the storm. 'It was dark and still raining but every lightning flash, it was lighting up your nightmares: Everything was gone,' he said. 'The thankful thing was me and my brother got here and got them out of where they had barricaded themselves.' Survey teams were expected on the ground Monday so the state can apply for federal disaster assistance, Gov. Andy Beshear said. Some of the two dozen state roads that had closures could take days to reopen. In St. Louis, five people died and 38 were injured as the storm system swept through on Friday, according to Mayor Cara Spencer. More than 5,000 homes in the city were affected, she said. On Sunday, city inspectors were going through damaged areas to condemn unsafe structures, Spencer said. She asked for people not to sightsee in damaged areas. A tornado that started in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton traveled at least 8 miles (13 kilometers), had 150-mph (241-kph) winds and had a maximum width of 1 mile (1.6 kilometers), according to the weather service. It touched down in the area of Forest Park, home to the St. Louis Zoo and the site of the 1904 World's Fair and the Olympic Games that same year. In Scott County, about 130 miles (209 kilometers) south of St. Louis, a tornado killed two people, injured several others and destroyed multiple homes, Sheriff Derick Wheetley wrote on social media. The weather system spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust. Two people were killed in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., by falling trees while driving. The storms hit after the Trump administration cut staffing of weather service offices, with outside experts worrying about how it would affect warnings in disasters such as tornadoes. The majority of the world's tornadoes occur in the U.S., which has about 1,200 annually. Researchers in 2018 found that deadly tornadoes were happening less frequently in the traditional 'Tornado Alley' of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas and more frequently in parts of the more densely populated and tree-filled South. They can happen any time of day or night, but certain times of the year bring peak 'tornado season.' That's from May into early June for the southern Plains and earlier in the spring on the Gulf Coast. The deadliest tornado in Kentucky's history was hundreds of yards wide when it tore through downtown Louisville's business district in March 1890, collapsing multistory buildings including one with 200 people inside. Seventy-six people were killed. The last tornado to cause mass fatalities in Kentucky was a December 2021 twister that lasted almost five hours. It traveled some 165 miles (266 kilometers), leaving a path of destruction that included 57 dead and more than 500 injured, according to the weather service. Officials recorded at least 41 tornadoes during that storm, which killed at least 77 people statewide. On the same day, a deadly tornado struck the St. Louis area, killing six people at an Amazon facility in nearby Illinois. Thunderstorms with potentially damaging winds were forecast for a region stretching from northeast Colorado to central Texas. And tornadoes will again be a threat particularly from central Kansas to Oklahoma, according to the weather service. Meanwhile, triple-digit temperatures were forecast for parts of south Texas with the potential to break daily records. The hot, dry air also sets the stage for critical wildfire conditions through early this week in southern New Mexico and West Texas. Up to a foot of snow was expected in parts of Idaho and western Montana.
North Wales Chronicle
19-05-2025
- Climate
- North Wales Chronicle
More storms target central US, including areas hit by recent tornadoes
The National Weather Service said a 'multitude of hazardous weather' would impact the US over the next several days — from thunderstorms and potentially baseball-sized hail on the Plains, to heavy mountain snow in the West and dangerous heat in the South. Areas at risk of thunderstorms include communities in Kentucky and Missouri that were hit by Friday's tornadoes. In London, Kentucky, people whose houses were destroyed scrambled Sunday to put tarps over salvageable items or haul them away for safe storage, said Zach Wilson. His parents' house was in ruins, their belongings scattered. 'We're trying the hardest to get anything that looks of value and getting it protected, especially pictures and papers and things like that,' he said. At least 19 people were killed and 10 seriously injured in Kentucky, where a tornado on Friday damaged hundreds of homes and tossed vehicles in southeastern Laurel County. Officials said the death toll could rise and that three people remained in critical condition on Sunday. Wilson said he raced to his parents' home in London, Kentucky, after the storm. 'It was dark and still raining, but every lightning flash, it was lighting up your nightmares: Everything was gone,' he said. 'The thankful thing was me and my brother got here and got them out of where they had barricaded themselves.' Survey teams were expected on the ground on Monday so the state could apply for federal disaster assistance, Governor Andy Beshear said. Some of the two dozen state roads that had closures could take days to reopen. In St. Louis, five people died and 38 were injured as the storm system swept through on Friday, according to Mayor Cara Spencer. More than 5,000 homes in the city were affected, she said. On Sunday, city inspectors were going through damaged areas to condemn unsafe structures, Ms Spencer said. She asked people not to sightsee in damaged areas. A tornado that started in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton traveled at least eight miles, had 150-mph winds and had a maximum width of one mile, according to the weather service. It touched down in the area of Forest Park, home to the St. Louis Zoo and the site of the 1904 World's Fair and the Olympic Games that same year. In Scott County, about 130 miles south of St Louis, a tornado killed two people, injured several others and destroyed multiple homes, Sheriff Derick Wheetley wrote on social media. The weather system spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois, including Chicago, in a pall of dust. Two people were killed in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, by falling trees while driving. The storms hit after the Trump administration cut staffing of National Weather Service offices, with outside experts worrying about how it would affect warnings in disasters such as tornadoes.
