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Keyed up for a run fit against Philadelphia Eagles MVP candidate running back Saquon Barkley, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense flies downfield on a third down. The visiting white jerseys swarm Barkley in waves, bringing the big back down before he can use his otherworldly elusiveness to escape. Barkley is obviously short of the line to gain. The Steelers defenders put their fists up to signal fourth down. The defense starts to celebrate. But wait. Philly has them right where they want them. The Eagles line up over the ball, quarterback Jalen Hurts takes the snap from under center and two of his eligible receivers push him from behind, moving the pile forward for an all-too-easy Eagles first down. That scenario isn’t hard to imagine, because the Eagles have done it over and over again. Since Nick Sirianni first came to Philadelphia in 2021 and was paired with quarterback Jalen Hurts and one of the best offensive lines in football, he has used the play to pick up one yard pretty much whenever he needs one. Tush Push TD with Jason Kelce on the call pic.twitter.com/jFM4iaLqxZ The Eagles have been a top-five third-down conversion-rate team in each of Sirianni’s first three seasons, and they’ve also excelled on fourth down and at the goal line. Hurts has rushed for an NFL-leading 13 touchdowns this season, despite only carrying the ball 132 times for 544 yards overall. Almost every team has copied the tush push — or the Brotherly Shove , as they call it in Philly — but almost no one is as good at is as Eagles are. The reason for its popularity is the combination of it being simple for the offense to execute and difficult for the defense to stop. “That’s a hard one,” Steelers defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said on Thursday. “It’s just physics. They know where they’re going, they’ve got a yard to go, they get a head start because they know the count. There’s no way really to get the heads up on them in terms of when we can attack them or get a jump-start on them. That’s probably why that play is so successful.” The Steelers have played the Eagles just once since Sirianni took over, a forgettable game in Philly in 2022 where the Eagles threw the ball so effortlessly that they hardly needed to sneak. But they did. The Eagles lined up on a 3rd and 1 at their own 41 late in the first quarter, and Hurts tried the sneak. The Steelers stood it up for no gain. But Montravius Adams had lined up in the neutral zone. The Steelers defensive linemen say there’s no secret as to what it takes to make a stop. “Get low and push your a-- off,” nose tackle Keeanu Benton said. “That’s what it is. They get low and they push harder than a lot of other teams.” The best way to stop it, he said, is to not let them get into one-yard to-go situations. Another is to just make it as uncomfortable as possible for quarterback Jalen Hurts. Most quarterbacks do everything they can do avoid being in a giant pile with a dozen linemen. Hurts does it willingly multiple times per game. But even though he’s much bigger than the average quarterback at 223 pounds, Hurts can still be punished physically for making the effort. “It’s just a big skirmish, a big pile,” Steelers defensive tackle Isaiahh Loudermilk said. “Who knows what’s going on in it? People ripping at the ball, trying to push him back. It’s just a big skirmish.” This time around, the Steelers also have an added weapon up their sleeve: the 6-foot-1, 238-pound heat-seeking missile of man they call E-Rob, who can singlehandedly destroy almost any running play. Elandon Roberts first joined the Steelers in 2023, so he wasn’t around for that first attempt. In fact, he’s never faced it, having played in the AFC his entire career. Will the Steelers send Roberts flying into the A-gap to dislodge Hurts, the football, or whatever else he might come into contact with? “Man, I think everybody can gives theories about it, but I haven’t had to go against it,” Roberts said. “I’ve seen it on TV, and obviously watching film on it and stuff like that. We’ll see what we came up with.” I asked #Steelers LB Elandon Roberts about the #Eagles tush-push QB sneak and if there's any strategy to it other than just hitting people hard: pic.twitter.com/pC9TdwYdu2 The Steelers are newbies to stopping the tush push. The Eagles are the innovators and the originators. Can the new guys, with a secret weapon, be the ones to shut it down? “Obviously they were the first ones that really came up with this,” Austin said. “They’ve got a level of expertise that others don’t. They just do a great job of it.” Stay tuned. This article first appeared on Steelers Now and was syndicated with permission.ICONIC Malaysian music group KRU, a household name in the local entertainment scene, has unveiled "Voodoo," the first single and music video from their latest album Kaset, which was announced last month. Exclusively dedicated to regional music fans, the release rekindles the nostalgia of KRU's golden era while maintaining the group’s signature sound rooted in Pop Dance, Hip-Hop, and R&B. Penned by the trio—Norman, Yusry, and Edry Abdul Halim—Voodoo is a testament to their evolution, showcasing mature vocal performances, exceptional songwriting, and cutting-edge music production. The track narrates the thrilling yet perplexing emotions of a man captivated by an extraordinary woman’s magnetic charm. Adding to its allure, the music video for Voodoo presents a fictional "prequel" to KRU’s illustrious career, taking fans back to the early 1990s, before their debut album’s release in 1992. More significantly, KRU has made history as the first local act to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create their digital twins for a music video, underscoring their reputation as trailblazers in the Malaysian entertainment industry. Photo 2 “Voodoo holds a special place in our hearts—not only as our first new release after a six-year hiatus but also as a milestone for the local music industry. By incorporating AI technology into our music video production, we are taking a bold step forward. "We hope this song resonates with today’s music fans and serves as an invitation for them to reconnect with us at the Kaset concert next year,” the group shared. Voodoo, a dance pop number, is the trio's first song that uses AI for its music video. The video features a supernatural and somewhat scary story of a boyband played by themselves in AI form which is manufactured in a secret laboratory back in the 1990s, by a psychotic female scientist. The video is partly inspired by Stephen King movies and depicts Norman, Yusry and Edry as young "Frankenstein monster teen idols" who immediately come to life and display superb singing and dancing skills. According to Kenn Yong, the Voodoo MV features generative AI technology to produce digital twins (Digital Twin) of the trio of siblings. That makes them the first Malaysian artists to introduce a new era of music video production using AI technology. The introduction is also not just a song but also the opening of a new chapter for the country's entertainment industry. Voodoo's songs can now be heard via all digital streaming platforms including Spotify. Voodoo is now available on all major digital streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, and KKBox. Fans can also look forward to the music video’s release on KRU’s official YouTube channel, krubros, coming soon. Stay updated on all things KRU by following their official Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts. A QUICK TAKE Credits: Song: Voodoo Artist: KRU Composers & Lyricists: Norman Abdul Halim, Yusry Abdul Halim, Edry Abdul Halim Producer: Edry Abdul Halim Publisher: KRU Music Sdn. Bhd / Universal Music Publishing / DD Music Sdn. Bhd
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Tomley shot 7 for 12 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (4-4). Blaise Threatt added 21 points and seven rebounds. Boubacar Coulibaly led the Waves (2-6) with 17 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Stefan Todorovic added 13 points and Zion Bethea scored 12. Weber State took the lead with 9:18 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 33-23 at halftime, with Tomley racking up 11 points. T The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Kosovo arrested several suspects Saturday after an explosion at a key canal feeding two of its main power plants, while neighbouring Serbia rejected accusations of staging the blast. The explosion Friday near the town of Zubin Potok, which sits in an ethnic Serb-dominated area in Kosovo's troubled north, damaged a canal that supplies water to hundreds of thousands of people and cooling systems at two coal-fired power plants that generate most of Kosovo's electricity. As security forces swarmed the area around the canal, whose concrete walls were left with a gaping hole gushing water, Prime Minister Albin Kurti visited the site and announced authorities had arrested several people. Law enforcement "carried out searches" and "collected testimony and evidence, and the criminals and terrorists will have to face justice and the law," he said. The arrests follow a security meeting late Friday, when Kurti pointed the finger at Serbia. "The attack was carried out by professionals. We believe it comes from gangs directed by Serbia," he told a press conference, without providing evidence. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic hit back Saturday, denying the "irresponsible" and "baseless accusations". "Such unfounded claims are aimed to tarnish Serbia's reputation, as well as to undermine efforts to promote peace and stability in the region," he said in a statement to AFP. Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric had earlier suggested on X that the Kosovar "regime" could itself be behind the blast, calling for an international investigation. The main political party representing Serbs in Kosovo, Serb List, also condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms". AFP journalists at the scene saw water leaking heavily from one side of the reinforced canal, which runs from the Serb-majority north of Kosovo to the capital, Pristina. However, electricity supplies to consumers were running smoothly on Saturday morning, with authorities having found an alternative method to cool the plants, said Kosovo's Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli. Repair work was ongoing, authorities said, while Kurti confirmed workers had managed to restore water flows to 25 percent capacity. The European Union denounced the explosion as a "terrorist attack". "It is a despicable act of sabotage on Kosovo's critical civilian infrastructure, which provides drinking water for considerable part of Kosovo's population and is a vital component of Kosovo's energy system," the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said in a statement. The United States, France and Turkey joined the international condemnation of the attack. "We call on all parties to exercise restraint to avoid escalation in the region," Turkey's foreign ministry said. The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping mission for Kosovo likewise called for restraint. "It is important that facts are established and that those responsible are held accountable and brought to justice," it said in a statement. The force is providing security in the surrounding area and has offered logistical, explosives removal and engineering support to the Kosovo authorities, it added. Animosity between ethnic Albanian-majority Kosovo and Serbia has persisted since the end of the war between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian insurgents in the late 1990s. Kosovo declared independence in 2008, a move that Serbia has refused to acknowledge. Kurti's government has for months sought to dismantle a parallel system of social services and political offices backed by Belgrade to serve Kosovo's Serbs. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Saturday denounced "the act of sabotage on the critical water supply infrastructure in the Iber-Lepenc Canal" in comments on X, calling it "a serious crime that endangers the lives of Kosovo's citizens and undermines the process of normalizing relations in our region." Friday's attack came after a series of violent incidents in northern Kosovo, including the hurling of hand grenades at a municipal building and a police station earlier this week. Kosovo is due to hold parliamentary elections on February 9. ih/ach/giv/jhb/sbk
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rodney Johnson Jr.'s 33 points led Tennessee Tech over NAIA-member Milligan 95-75 on Sunday. Johnson added five rebounds for the Golden Eagles (6-7). Kyle Layton scored 11 points and added five assists. Ray Glasgow had 10 points and went 4 of 7 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range). Handje Tamba finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Buffs. Sam Gold added nine points and six rebounds for Milligan. Jayme Peay also put up nine points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .