jili no 1 Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has an abundance of NFL fans rooting for him to break Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. Just don't count Dickerson among them. "I don't think he'll break it. But if he breaks it, he breaks it," the former Los Angeles Ram said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times published Thursday. "Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not. I don't pull no punches on that. "But I'm not whining about it. He had 17 games to do it? Hey, football is football. That's the way I look at it. If he's fortunate to get over 2,000 yards and get the record, it's a great record to have." EAGLES NEWS: Jalen Hurts injury: Updates, return date, status of QB's concussion All things Eagles: Latest Philadelphia Eagles news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more. Barkley is up to 1,838 rushing yards through 15 games this season. He needs 268 yards in the Eagles ' final two games of the season – against the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants – to break Dickerson's single-season mark of 2,105, which he set in 1984. The Philadelphia running back's stellar season already ranks 19th all-time in single-season rushing yards, one spot ahead of Dickerson's league-leading tally of 1,821 in 1986. Barkley is currently on pace for 2,083 rushing yards, which would fall behind both Dickerson's 1984 record total and the next-highest mark: Adrian Peterson's 2,097-yard season in 2012. But Barkley could help his case with a strong outing in Week 17 against the Cowboys . The Eagles have already ruled out quarterback Jalen Hurts , which could mean a heavier workload for the star tailback. As fortune would have it, if Barkley stays within reach after the first divisional matchup, he could have a chance to break Dickerson's record against the Giants , his former team. "How ironic would it be for him to break the record on them, the team that let him go," Dickerson said in the aforementioned interview. "A true slap in the face."Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in GazaNEW YORK (AP) — Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78. “He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice will never be forgotten,” his wife Marcy Gumbel and daughter Michelle Gumbel said in a statement. In March, Gumbel missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 due to what he said at the time were family health issues. Gumbel was the studio host for CBS since returning to the network from NBC in 1998. Gumbel signed an extension with CBS last year that allowed him to continue hosting college basketball while stepping back from NFL announcing duties. In 2001, he announced Super Bowl XXXV for CBS, becoming the first Black announcer in the U.S. to call play-by-play of a major sports championship. David Berson, president and CEO of CBS Sports, described Greg Gumbel as breaking barriers and setting standards for others during his years as a voice for fans in sports, including in the NFL and March Madness. “A tremendous broadcaster and gifted storyteller, Greg led one of the most remarkable and groundbreaking sports broadcasting careers of all time,” said Berson. Gumbel had two stints at CBS, leaving the network for NBC when it lost football in 1994 and returning when it regained the contract in 1998. He hosted CBS’ coverage of the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics and called Major League Baseball games during its four-year run broadcasting the national pastime. But it was football and basketball where he was best known and made his biggest impact. Gumbel hosted CBS’ NFL studio show, “The NFL Today” from 1990 to 1993 and again in 2004. He also called NFL games as the network’s lead play-by-play announcer from 1998 to 2003, including Super Bowl XXXV and XXXVIII. He returned to the NFL booth in 2005, leaving that role after the 2022 season.

Man City blows 3-goal lead and gets booed by fans in draw with Feyenoord in Champions LeagueTiong (third left) exchanging the MoU documents with Soon Koh. AS we look forward to 2025 with renewed hope and peace, let us also not forget to reflect on some of the major events that have shaped Sibu throughout the past 12 months. Two shooting cases The public and Sibu folks, in particular, were shocked by a shooting incident at a coffee shop in Jalan Wong King Huo on Jan 1. The three male victims were having drinks at the coffee shop at about 5pm that day when suddenly two other men, wearing full masks, arrived on a motorcycle and fired at the group before fleeing the scene. The Magistrates’ Court on Dec 19 released the suspect, in his 30s, after the expiration of his three-day remand. Months apart, on Oct 24, a 46-year-old man was shot by an unidentified gunman while he was in his vehicle, waiting to pick up his son from school at Lane 21 of Jalan Wong King Huo. The victim was allegedly shot through the windshield of his car. A nearby security guard, in sharing his accounts of the incident, had initially mistaken the sound of the gunfire as one from a bursting tyre. Alerted by other members of the public, he contacted the police upon seeing the victim lying in a pool of blood by the roadside. Both of the cases are being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder. Diesel smuggling On Aug 26, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested five individuals and seized 1.6 million litres of diesel during a raid on an oil storage depot in Sungai Bidut. RM3.7 million in cash was also seized from the syndicate, allegedly involved in the embezzlement and misappropriation of subsidised diesel belonging to a fishermen’s association. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, in a statement, reported that three men and two women, aged from 30 to 60 years old, were detained at the MACC branch offices in Sibu after their statements were recorded at 4pm on Aug 26. Through investigations and intelligence conducted by MACC, it is believed that the syndicate has been operating since 2012 and has amassed profits of up to RM400 million by selling subsidised diesel meant for fishermen. A follow-up operation also led to the arrest of an assistant enforcement officer and the director of an enforcement agency, to which all of the suspects were brought to the Sibu Magistrates’ Court. The case is being investigated under Section 16(b)(B) and Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009, in addition to Section 471 of the Penal Code and the Supply Control Act 1961. Kampung Hilir’s devastating fire On Sept 22, a fire swept through Kampung Hilir in Sibu on a Sunday evening, razing 15 wooden houses and leaving over 150 people homeless. Firefighters from the Sibu Central, Sungai Merah and Sibu Jaya Fire and Rescue (Bomba) stations battled to extinguish the massive fire due to the strong winds and the close location of houses, where fortunately no casualty was reported in the incident. The fire was reported to be the third to have struck Kampung Hilir, after the previous ones in 1992 and 2003. File photo shows the fire at Kampung Hilir, at its height. PSB-PDP merger Moving on to a more vibrant political scenario, Sibu also underwent a wave of change this year when former Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh made an announcement of the party’s dissolution. The announcement was made on Aug 19 during a grand ‘Unity Night’, gathering members from PSB and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) from all over Sarawak. At the event, Soon Koh, the Bukit Assek assemblyman, announced that PSB members had been accepted en bloc into PDP after the former’s dissolution approval letter was received from the Registrar of Societies (RoS) on March 19. The move, said Soon Koh, was to pave way for PSB to join the PDP under the helm of president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, so that together, they could be part of the state’s ruling coalition Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), and in manifestation of comradeship and unity spirit. Following the merger, Soon Koh was appointed as senior vice-president of PDP, while former PSB leaders Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian and Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa were appointed as the party’s vice-presidents. Earlier this year, during a Chinese New Year visit to Soon Koh’s residence, Tiong had said the PDP-PSB merger was done in accordance with the anti-party hopping laws. Merger talks between the two parties began after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July 13, 2023, in Kuala Lumpur. PSB was first formed by Soon Koh as United People’s Party (UPP) in 2014, before it changed its name in 2019. Sarawak’s Sukma 2024 victory Meanwhile, the Sibu people were proud to have welcomed athletes, officials and visitors to the town for the 21st Malaysia Games (Sukma), which ran from Aug 13 to 23 this year. The three sports events contested in Sibu were volleyball at Rejang Park Volleyball Stadium; badminton at Sibu Indoor Stadium; and football at Stadium Tun Ahmad Zaidi. Sarawak won gold medal from the women’s volleyball event, and claimed a bronze from the men’s team, alongside first-ever gold medal from Wong Ling Ching who competed in the women’s singles badminton event.Pakistani security forces have launched an operation to disperse supporters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan who had gathered in the capital to demand his release from prison. The latest development came hours after thousands of his supporters, defying government warnings, broke through a barrier of shipping containers blocking off Islamabad and entered a high-security zone, where they clashed with security forces, facing tear gas shelling, mass detentions and gunfire. Tension has been high in Islamabad since Sunday when supporters of the former PM began a “long march” from the restive north-west to demand his release. Khan has been in a prison for more than a year and faces more than 150 criminal cases that his party says are politically motivated. Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, led the protest, but she fled as police pushed back against demonstrators. Hundreds of Khan’s supporters are being arrested in the ongoing night-time operation. Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters that the Red Zone, which houses government buildings and embassies, and the surrounding areas have been cleared. Leaders from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, have also fled the protest site. Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan’s army took control of D-Chowk, a large square in the Red Zone, where visiting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is staying. Since Monday, Mr Naqvi had threatened that security forces would use live fire if protesters fired weapons at them. “We have now authorised the police to respond as necessary,” Mr Naqvi said Tuesday while visiting the square. Before the operation began, protester Shahzor Ali said people had taken to the streets because Khan had called for them. “We will stay here until Khan joins us. He will decide what to do next,” Mr Ali said. Protester Fareeda Bibi, who is not related to Khan’s wife, said people have suffered greatly for the last two years. “We have really suffered for the last two years, whether it is economically, politically or socially. We have been ruined. I have not seen such a Pakistan in my life,” she said. Authorities have struggled to contain the protest-related violence. Six people, including four members of the security services, were killed when a vehicle rammed them on a street overnight into Tuesday. A police officer died in a separate incident. Dozens of Khan supporters beat a videographer covering the protest for the Associated Press and took his camera. He sustained head injuries and was treated in hospital. By Tuesday afternoon, fresh waves of protesters made their way unopposed to their final destination in the Red Zone. Mr Naqvi said Khan’s party had rejected a government offer to rally on the outskirts of the city. Information minister Atta Tarar warned there would be a severe government reaction to the violence. The government says only the courts can order Khan’s release. He was ousted in 2022 through a no-confidence vote in Parliament. In a bid to foil the unrest, police have arrested more than 4,000 Khan supporters since Friday and suspended mobile and internet services in some parts of the country. Messaging platforms were also experiencing severe disruption in the capital. Khan’s party relies heavily on social media and uses messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to share information, including details of events. The X platform, which is banned in Pakistan, is no longer accessible, even with a VPN. Last Thursday, a court prohibited rallies in the capital and Mr Naqvi said anyone violating the ban would be arrested. Travel between Islamabad and other cities has become nearly impossible because of shipping containers blocking the roads. All education institutions remain closed.

A since-deleted TikTok purportedly depicts a person using an illegal flamethrower to burn the words “TRUMP” and “USA” onto a street in Glen Burnie, according to a screen recording obtained by the Capital Gazette. Before it was taken down, the TikTok post was used by Anne Arundel County Fire investigators to file one felony and two misdemeanors against Craig Philip McQuin . Authorities say McQuin, 35, set the road outside his home ablaze less than two weeks after Donald Trump won the presidency for a second, nonconsecutive term. Attorney Richard Altmark, who identified himself in an email as representing McQuin, declined to comment Wednesday. Messages sent to social media accounts for McQuin’s wife, who investigators say first published the TikTok, were not returned. The 30-second video, first published Nov. 15, shows a person walk up to a black-outlined set of letters on a street. A line of small flames ignites a blue ring of fire that expands across the road. The flamethrower soon pushes a streak into the air before the person directs it to the ground. Doing so, the word “TRUMP” appears across Hickory Hollow Drive in an orange glow. One photograph then shows the same person posing with their work before transitioning to another with the enflamed “USA.” The TikTok ends with a clip of the person setting off a firework. During the entire video, a song celebrating Trump and denouncing President Joe Biden plays in the background, while “God Bless America!” sits onscreen in red font. Investigators responded to the Creekside Village community Nov. 15 following a vandalism complaint, according to charging documents. The burn marks, they said, had stretched between 15 and 20 feet in length and approximately 5 feet in width, costing $5,500 to repair. After speaking with someone in the neighborhood’s homeowners association, investigators were told a video of the incident had been posted online by McQuin’s wife, according to charging documents. Most of the TikTok page is dedicated to two pigs she cares for, though one post makes reference to a construction site outside the White House and says, “Hang them all!” As of Monday, the flamethrower video could no longer be viewed on the wife’s TikTok account. A representative from the Creekside Village Homeowners Association declined to comment or provide the name of its president Wednesday. The association’s website does not list its board members. The flamethrower McQuin allegedly used can be purchased in every state except Maryland, according to its manufacturer, Exothermic Technologies. Though the Florida-based company describes the device allegedly used in Glen Burnie as a “long range torch,” capable of launching fire up to 25 feet, it said flamethrowers are “outright prohibited” in Maryland. State law categorizes flamethrowers as “ destructive devices ,” similar to a grenade, Molotov cocktail or missile. The felony McQuin faces for possessing a destructive device carries with it a 25-year maximum sentence and/or a fine upwards of $250,000. Though a summons has been issued for McQuin to appear before a judge, a date was not specified in the court record. Have a news tip? Contact Luke Parker at lparker@baltsun.com , 410-725-6214, or on X @lparkernews .

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