casino game 4 letters Add another quarterback to the 2025 NFL Draft class. Georgia signal-caller Carson Beck announced Saturday that he will be going pro after five seasons with the Bulldogs. Beck, in an emotional post on his Instagram account, thanked his coaches and teammates for his time in Athens. “The past five years at the University of Georgia have been nothing short of a dream come true and I will forever cherish the memories that have been made,” Beck wrote. “Thank you Dawg Nation for the time i’ve been here and to those who’ve supported and believed in me, thank you. It’s been an incredible journey and all these moments have ultimately led me to take the next step in my football career. With that being said, I will be declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft. Go Dawgs!” The 23-year-old’s career at Georgia has been a polarizing one. Beck took over the full-time starting reins in 2023, throwing for 3,941 yards (9.5 yards gained per pass attempt) with 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions. At that point, he was viewed by many pundits as a potential first-round pick, but he decided to stay at Georgia for 2024. This year, however, has seen him take a bit of a step back with fewer passing yards (3,485) and double the number of interceptions (12). Compounding matters, Beck got injured on the last play of the first half of the SEC title game against Texas, which forced him to get surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He will now miss College Football Playoff, but he is expected to make a full recovery. A little over two weeks ago, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote that Beck’s draft stock could take a “very healthy hit” because of the injury. This year’s quarterback class is likely to include Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Miami’s Cam Ward at or near the very top of the draft.LIVERPOOL, England -- maintained their 100% start to the with against on Wednesday that leaves the reigning European champions in danger of missing out qualification for the knockout stages. Second-half goals from and at Anfield sealed Liverpool's fifth successive Champions League victory and moved Arne Slot's team two points clear at the top of the table. It was the Reds' first win against in the Champions League since March 3, 2009, ending an eight-game winless streak against the Spanish capital club (a span that included seven losses). But Real, who won the Champions League for a record 15th time against at Wembley last season, have now lost three of five games so far and sit in 24th position -- the final qualification spot for February's playoff stage. had the chance to equalise for Madrid when he had a penalty saved by Liverpool keeper while the scoreline was 1-0 to the home side. The penalty drama also affected Liverpool, with sending his spot kick wide on 70 minutes. Real now face a tough trip to champions on Matchday 6 next month as they attempt to kickstart their hopes of qualifying for the next stage of the competition. Mbappé and Salah both miss, Mbappé's is costly Nobody will have been more pleased to see Salah skew his second-half penalty wide at Anfield than Mbappé, having seen his own spot kick saved nine minutes earlier. Salah's miss took at least some of the spotlight off Mbappé, after a truly disastrous evening for the Madrid forward. This was the international's s biggest opportunity yet to impress in a Madrid shirt, after a shaky start to life at the Bernabeú. Instead, it was his season so far in microcosm. In 90 minutes, Mbappé had only two shots, one on target, and that was the penalty. He attempted just 22 passes -- only had fewer -- completing 16 of them. Scoring the penalty could have changed his night, and would have had Madrid right back in the game at 1-1. Instead, Mbappé fluffed his lines. His performance will be scrutinised in the Madrid media on Thursday, and the fans' patience won't last forever. Salah's miss was less costly -- even if it was a worse effort -- and might be forgotten soon enough, given Liverpool's win. But it wasn't what he needed, either, in the week having not received a new contract offer. Salah is a Liverpool legend, though, and his team are flying domestically and in Europe. Mbappé is just starting out at Madrid, and with three defeats out of five, their Champions League campaign is already spiraling out of control. Kelleher lives up to Klopp-given nickname If Kelleher's Liverpool career to date could be summed up by a single moment, then his superb penalty save to deny Mbappé would perhaps be it. A bystander for much of the evening against Madrid, the man Jürgen Klopp once dubbed the "best No. 2 in the world" lived up to his title once again, becoming the first goalkeeper to deny the Frenchman from the spot in the Champions League and laying the foundations for Liverpool to secure a famous win against their European nemesis. In truth, Kelleher can no longer be dubbed a "No. 2." He has featured more for Liverpool than in 2024, owing to the Brazilian's ongoing struggles with a hamstring problem. Once again on Wednesday night, he didn't let Slot's side down, making a handful of late saves to preserve the hosts' clean sheet. While the impending arrival of from surely means Kelleher's long-term future lies away from Anfield, his enduring brilliance in Alisson's absence means that if, or when, he does depart he will do so as a cult hero. Bradley gives Alexander-Arnold a look into the future may have had an uncomfortable glimpse into the future while sitting on the Liverpool substitutes' bench as his teammates defeated Real Madrid. On the one hand, the Liverpool full-back will have seen produce a stunning performance at right-back and show that he is more than capable of keeping Alexander-Arnold out of the team now that he is fully fit. And with endless speculation linking Alexander-Arnold with a free agent move to Real next summer if he fails to sign a new deal at Anfield, the 26-year-old might just have learned that the La Liga giants are a team in decline just six months after winning the Champions League and that a move to the Santiago Bernabeú may not be the dream it once seemed. This night was really all about Bradley, though, the impressive 21-year-old who was outstanding against Real. The Northern Ireland international set the tone with a crunching tackle on Mbappé in the first half that brought a huge cheer from The Kop. He went on to produce a rock-solid performance at full-back, as well as offering threat going forward. Bradley was only denied a goal when produced a world-class save to keep out his second-half header from close range. If Liverpool are worried about losing Alexander-Arnold, they really shouldn't be. Bellingham feels Anfield's wrath delivered an outspoken news conference ahead of this game when after 's failure to win Euro 2024. He also dismissed speculation that he almost joined Liverpool before signing for Real Madrid in 2023 because Real were on a "different level." Bellingham's comments about Liverpool led to him being booed by the Anfield crowd whenever he touched the ball. It seemed to have an impact on his performance because the 21-year-old was poor against Slot's side. Liverpool midfielders Mac Allister and dominated Bellingham, both in physical challenges and with the ball, and he spent the majority of the game struggling to make an impact. In Bellingham's defence, he was playing in a deeper role than he typically enjoys. Carlo Ancelotti deployed him on the left of midfield behind a front three of Mbappé, and . Just as with England at Euro 2024, though, when the game passes Bellingham by, he offers little and his frustration becomes evident. This game was another example, and it couldn't have been more badly timed considering Bellingham had complained about his treatment after the Euros. When a player talks about being misjudged or harshly treated, the best way to prove a point is usually by doing it on the pitch. At Anfield, he ended up being outshone by two of the players Liverpool recruited after pulling out of the race to sign him 18 months ago.

Noah Waterman's driving, twisting shot in the lane with 1.2 seconds left rescued Louisville from a home upset bid by Eastern Kentucky, escaping with a 78-76 home victory on Saturday. The Cardinals (8-5) equaled their win total from the 2023-24 campaign. Louisville claimed a 71-61 edge on a James Scott dunk with 6:17 remaining, but Eastern Kentucky (6-7) followed with a 12-1 run to claim the lead on Devontae Blanton's layup with 2:20 to play. The teams traded baskets until Waterman's shot in the final seconds provided the difference. Terrance Edwards Jr. made one of two free throws to pad the Cardinals' margin with 0.4 seconds to play. Louisville grabbed a season-high 21 offensive rebounds in the win. The Cardinals were led by Edwards' 20-point performance on 6-for-12 shooting. J'Vonne Hadley dropped in 15 points and added 10 rebounds, four on the offensive end. Chucky Hepburn added 14 points despite six turnovers and guard Reyne Smith had 12 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Waterman contributed 12 points, none more significant than the game winner. Eastern Kentucky's George Kimble III keyed the Colonels' rally with 24 points, with 17 coming in the second half. Blanton scored 22 points on 10-for-23 shooting. Guard Jackson Holt added 15 points, shooting 3-for-5 from 3-point range. The game was a back-and-forth battle throughout. Louisville stretched a first-half lead to as many as 15 points, in part by canning nine 3-point shots in the first 20 minutes, as opposed to just two in the second half. The Cardinals led 46-37 at halftime and stretched their lead back to 13 before a 12-2 led by 3-pointers from Holt and Mayar Wol pulled the Colonels back into the game midway through the second half. The Cardinals will take on North Carolina at home on Wednesday. Eastern Kentucky opens Atlantic Sun play at Central Arkansas on Thursday. --Field Level MediaZachary City Hall. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two days before Thanksgiving, the Zachary City Council took the first step toward doing something that local political candidates and elected officials have flirted with on and off for the past decade: imposing a moratorium on residential development. The council, on a 3-2 vote that came after a lengthy debate, introduced an ordinance Nov. 26 that would ban many homes from being constructed in Zachary for up to one year. Council member Brandy Westmoreland, who put the measure on the agenda, stipulated that the moratorium could be lifted sooner if certain conditions are met — such as adopting a new master plan, which is in the works and could clarify several planning and zoning questions the council has raised at recent meetings. The moratorium would apply only to new residential developments of more than five lots. The ordinance states that “this moratorium will not affect the issuance of individual building permits for constructing residential single family structures, buildings and/or sheds.” Planned unit developments and traditional neighborhood developments also would be exempt. The council must vote to formally adopt the moratorium ordinance at its next meeting, Dec. 10, when it also will entertain public comments on the matter. If approved, this won’t be Zachary’s first moratorium. The city halted residential construction during a period of growth in the late 2000s. In the ensuing years — during which the city’s population doubled — the idea of enacting another moratorium has been tossed around regularly as a possible way to give the city time to come up with solutions to infrastructure woes like traffic and drainage problems. During election seasons, it has been common for candidates to take a stand on the controversial tactic. It has been all talk — until now. A lot has led up to this point. The current and previous councils have passed ordinances aimed at slowing the pace of development, such as increasing minimum lot size requirements and holding developers to strict construction and design standards. They seem to have worked: Bryant Dixon, planning and zoning director, noted that just one subdivision inside city limits — the Americana Crossing planned unit development — has been approved since he began working in Zachary in late 2021. Still, with its population approaching 20,000, Zachary is feeling the effects of a surge in newcomers the area. Longtime residents have become frustrated with the strain being put on roads, schools and other resources as they watch new houses go up, many of them in subdivisions authorized years ago under a prior administration. The city also has been impacted by projects cropping up along the La. 964 corridor outside city limits. In these areas, developers don’t have to adhere to Zachary’s building standards — but they are still able to offer sought-after homes within the boundaries of the Zachary school system, which was No. 1 in Louisiana for two decades until dropping to a still-high rating of No. 5 earlier this month. More recently, council members clamped down further on residential development, barring the construction of both single- and multifamily homes in the city’s primary commercial zone earlier this month. Backers said the move was needed to ensure commercially zoned properties are available to businesspeople who want to bring sorely needed variety to Zachary’s limited retail scene. Westmoreland said the city needs to stop allowing homes to be built until leaders can answer a key question: “What are we doing?” “I think there’s a lot of things that need to be looked at ... to prevent any kind of ill development,” Westmoreland said. “I don’t want to keep putting the cart before the horse. I think we need to do this the right way.” Ambre DeVirgilio and John LeBlanc joined Westmoreland in voting for the moratorium. Jennifer Landry and James Graves opposed the measure. Discussion preceding the vote featured a significant amount of back-and-forth between Westmoreland and Landry, who urged her colleagues to do research and seek community input to ensure that such drastic action is truly necessary. “Moratoriums are used ... when there are serious infrastructure problems and when there are serious threats to health, safety and welfare,” Landry said. “I’ve not heard from anybody that the City of Zachary is in an emergency situation with infrastructure or with welfare.” Westmoreland and DeVirgilio disagreed. “I feel like I’ve gotten the facts from my citizens, and I do not think I will have very many who do not agree with this,” DeVirgilio said. “They don’t want any more houses.” She added that other municipalities and parishes, including neighboring West Feliciana Parish, have instituted moratoriums. “I think they are thriving,” she said. Unmoved, Landry said the moratorium could worsen housing shortages, especially when it comes to affordable options and rentals. She also worried the move could backfire and harm the local economy — a point Graves also made. “I would like to slow down the residential as much as possible — which has happened. I mean, we haven’t had any major subdivisions since we took office in the last two years,” he said. “I don’t want to put a big closed sign on the City of Zachary.” Mayor David McDavid didn’t take a side on the issue but voiced concern about causing confusion for commercial developers, whose projects would not be subject to the residential moratorium. “We’ve got several commercial projects that are right here about ready to go,” he said. “I just don’t want them to get spooked.”

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NASSAU, The Bahamas — Chucky Hepburn had 16 points, 10 assists and seven steals, Noah Waterman also had 16 points and Louisville beat No. 14 Indiana 89-61 on Wednesday in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Louisville (4-1) beat a ranked team for the first time since topping Virginia Tech 73-71 on Jan. 6, 2021. Kasean Pryor scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half and Reyne Smith added 12 points for Louisville. Malik Reneau scored 21 points and Oumar Ballo added 11 for Indiana (4-1). Reneau reached 20-plus points for the eighth time in his career. The Cardinals led 37-29 at the break after making 7 of 17 from 3-point range and shooting 57% overall. Indiana missed six straight shots on two occasions in the first half, sandwiched around a string of seven missed field goals, as the Cardinals shot 9 of 29 (31%). Louisville exploded for 52 second-half points by shooting 66.7% from the field. Pryor missed only one of his six shots in the second half. Louisville quickly built a commanding lead in the second half after starting on an 11-2 run, highlighted by Pryor's fast-break dunk . The lead reached 30 on freshman Khani Rooths' alley-oop dunk that came during the Cardinals’ 16-0 run for a 78-40 lead. Louisville entered the week ranked sixth in the country in 3-point attempts per game at 34. The Cardinals attempted 27 against Indiana and made 10 of them — with four apiece from Waterman and Smith. Louisville also came into the game averaging 19 forced turnovers per game. The Cardinals scored 30 points off 23 Indiana turnovers. Louisville, which played its first road game of the season, faces West Virginia on Thursday. Indiana plays No. 3 Gonzaga in the consolation bracket. LOUISVILLE (4-1) Pryor 7-13 0-0 14, Waterman 6-12 0-0 16, Hadley 4-5 0-1 8, Hepburn 7-10 0-0 16, Edwards 3-6 2-2 8, Smith 4-9 0-0 12, Scott 4-4 0-0 8, Rooths 2-3 0-0 4, Anselem-Ibe 0-2 0-0 0, Antonelli 0-0 3-4 3, Sherman 0-0 0-0 0, Legg 0-1 0-0 0, McCool 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-65 5-7 89. INDIANA (4-1) Mgbako 2-7 2-2 8, Reneau 7-12 5-6 21, Ballo 5-8 1-3 11, Carlyle 0-2 0-2 0, Rice 1-11 0-0 3, Galloway 0-2 0-0 0, Tucker 2-9 0-0 4, Goode 2-6 2-2 7, Cupps 0-3 0-0 0, Hatton 0-1 2-2 2, Leal 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 21-63 12-17 61. Halftime: Louisville 37-29. 3-Point Goals: Louisville 10-27 (Waterman 4-8, Smith 4-9, Hepburn 2-4, Edwards 0-3, Pryor 0-3), Indiana 7-20 (Reneau 2-3, Mgbako 2-4, Leal 1-1, Rice 1-2, Goode 1-5, Tucker 0-1, Carlyle 0-2, Cupps 0-2). Rebounds: Louisville 29 (Hadley 8), Indiana 29 (Reneau 7). Assists: Louisville 23 (Hepburn 10), Indiana 12 (Reneau 4). Total Fouls: Louisville 17, Indiana 15. Attendance: 1,594 (500).

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his decisions affected. Then Wednesday's targeted fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk thrust the executive and his business into the national spotlight. Thompson, who was 50, had worked at the giant UnitedHealth Group Inc for 20 years and run the insurance arm since 2021 after running its Medicare and retirement business. As CEO, Thompson led a firm that provides health coverage to more than 49 million Americans — more than the population of Spain. United is the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans, the privately run versions of the U.S. government’s Medicare program for people age 65 and older. The company also sells individual insurance and administers health-insurance coverage for thousands of employers and state-and federally funded Medicaid programs. The business run by Thompson brought in $281 billion in revenue last year, making it the largest subsidiary of the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group. His $10.2 million annual pay package, including salary, bonus and stock options awards, made him one of the company's highest-paid executives. The University of Iowa graduate began his career as a certified public accountant at PwC and had little name recognition beyond the health care industry. Even to investors who own its stock, the parent company's face belonged to CEO Andrew Witty, a knighted British triathlete who has testified before Congress. When Thompson did occasionally draw attention, it was because of his role in shaping the way Americans get health care. At an investor meeting last year, he outlined his company's shift to “value-based care,” paying doctors and other caregivers to keep patients healthy rather than focusing on treating them once sick. “Health care should be easier for people,” Thompson said at the time. “We are cognizant of the challenges. But navigating a future through value-based care unlocks a situation where the ... family doesn’t have to make the decisions on their own.” Thompson also drew attention in 2021 when the insurer, like its competitors, was widely criticized for a plan to start denying payment for what it deemed non-critical visits to hospital emergency rooms. “Patients are not medical experts and should not be expected to self-diagnose during what they believe is a medical emergency,” the chief executive of the American Hospital Association wrote in an open letter addressed to Thompson. “Threatening patients with a financial penalty for making the wrong decision could have a chilling effect on seeking emergency care.” United Healthcare responded by delaying rollout of the change. Thompson, who lived in a Minneapolis suburb and was the married father of two sons in high school, was set to speak at an investor meeting in a midtown New York hotel. He was on his own and about to enter the building when he was shot in the back by a masked assailant who fled on foot before pedaling an e-bike into Central Park a few blocks away, the New York Police Department said. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said investigators were looking at Thompson's social media accounts and interviewing employees and family members. “Didn’t seem like he had any issues at all,” Kenny said. "He did not have a security detail.” AP reporters Michael R. Sisak and Steve Karnowski contributed to this report. Murphy reported from Indianapolis. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.