“Yesterday was yesterday. It’s not like we never played bad golf and it’s not like we never lost.” – Collin Morikawa vs. Damon Hack after his and Scottie Scheffler’s 2 & 1 win against Scott/Pendrith

“Started left of center – no idea what it’s doing.” – Smylie Kaufman on Tony Finau’s first tee shot in the fog

STAMFORD, Connecticut – September 28, 2024 – NBC Sports began its exclusive coverage of Day 3 of the 2024 Presidents Cup at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock with the morning four-ball session. The U.S. team leads the international team 8-8 heading into the four-ball session on NBC and Peacock this afternoon, winning the four-ball 3-1.

Rich Lerner (Piece by piece), Notah Begay III (US team analyst) and Brandel Chamblee (International team analyst) called the action Curt Byrum as a hole announcer and Smylie Kaufman, Jim “Bones” MackayAnd John Wood on track as a reporter while Cara Banks supervised interviews and reports about the international team and Damon Hack took care of interviews and reports about the US team. The morning game was delayed due to fog.

DAY THREE MORNING FOUR BALL SESSION

UNITED STATES TEAM

Scheffler against Hack after a 2 & 1 win against Scott/Pendrith: “The captain instilled some confidence in me and Collin to go out and get a point. It wasn’t pretty today… Collin moving up to 15th was great and gave us good momentum down the stretch.”

Morikawa will be chopping after a 2&1 win against Scott/Pendrith: “Yesterday was yesterday. It’s not like we’ve never played bad golf and it’s not like we’ve never lost… Since we were the first group, it was really important for us to put a point on the board.”

Schauffele against Hack after the 3 & 2 win against Conners/Hughes: “You’ve heard me say individually that you must have some “dog” in you. When I look around my team room, I see a lot of dogs here.”

Begay III birdied Scheffler on No. 16 to move into first place, his first birdie of the day: “You knew Scottie wouldn’t be out today. He’s too good and has too much heart. The Americans kicked him out first for a reason.”

Kaufman on Finau’s opening tee shot in the fog: “Started left-center – no idea what that does.”

Begay III over Cantlay’s Chip-In-Eagle at No. 11 for a 2 lead: “We were waiting for something big to happen in this game and here it is. These games can only be about one shot.”

INTERNATIONAL TEAM

Tom Kim to Wood after their 4 & 3 win against Clark/Bradley: “We did it in Charlotte (at the 2022 Presidents Cup) and our chemistry is really good.” We just came together. I feel like we’re both comfortable. If I make a mistake, he has my back and if he makes a mistake, I have his back.”

Chamblee on Si Woo Kim’s decision to hit driver on No. 14 and throw it into the water: “I’m not sure I’m a big fan of it. He doesn’t quite have the power of Xander Schauffele and Tony Finau…it’s just not in his power to wield it. That’s the great thing about these drivable par 4s. Makes you do something you’re uncomfortable with.”

Byrum on Si Woo Kim’s shot at No. 14: “Deep, left-wing and no chance. Worst shot he’s made in two days.”

Byrum to Mackay about Pendrith’s decision to hit the driver on No.14 and knock him into the water: “How long did Adam Scott talk to him before he hit the driver?”

Mackay: “I think it was just a decision between Taylor and his caddy. I didn’t see Adam there getting involved in anything with Taylor.”

–NBC SPORTS–

The No. 18 Iowa State Cyclones face the Houston Cougars in this college football showdown in Week 5, hoping to continue their dream season with a road win. This game begins at 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT) on Saturday, September 28th with a live broadcast on FS1, And Live streaming on demand.

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George Lynch has always been very prolific, typically releasing a few albums a year under the Dokken or Lynch Mob banners and often working on solo or short-term collaborative projects.

Given the breadth of his back catalog, it’s no surprise that Lynch has difficulty picking favorites from the lineup. “I would say it’s all of them at the same time and none of them,” he says guitarist. “They are all your children when you create them – they are a product of your creative essence. This is a pretty deep, spiritual thing,

“Coincidentally, my wife recently asked me what I thought was the best song I’ve written. I said I would rather have written one great song than a bunch of pretty cool songs. Something like “Imagine” or “Hey Jude” – one of those songs that defines a generation or transcends time. These are the songs that set the standard for a great work.

“I guess perhaps one obstacle in developing this groundbreaking song is that I don’t consider myself a great singer. I don’t even listen to guitarists – I think the voice is the purest instrument. I can hear something in my head that I can never really capture vocally, so I guess that’s a gap I can’t seem to bridge.”

However, he doesn’t have to worry. Fans are quite comfortable with his guitar playing, which has been the subject of intense observation for decades. Lynch’s groundbreaking solos have been a staple in guitar magazines for years, and YouTube is full of lecturers trying to unravel every little detail of his work.

“I’ve looked at a few things online and there are a few people who really get it right and just as many who are completely wrong,” he complains. “The bottom line is that I may actually be the worst person to demonstrate some of my guitar parts.” [laughs] It’s been more than 30 years since I recorded many of these songs and I don’t really remember what I did. I just played off the cuff, so most things didn’t work out, and I never really tried to reproduce it note for note after recording it.”

Despite his misgivings, not to mention his amazing performance, Lynch graciously responded guitarists desire to share the stories behind five titles that best represent his career. Here’s what he told us.

“Paris is Burning”, Dokken – Breaking the Chains (1981)

“This song is older than Dokken – it was something we used to play in [the pre-Dokken bands] the Boyz and then Xciter, so it had been hanging around for a while. Don [Dokken] I changed a few words, but it was essentially the same song – the chords, the melody, the arrangement, etc. It’s become a song that I really explore in a live setting and is something of a showcase, though it was never originally designed that way. It’s just the way it evolved. It’s actually been heard on some of my live records, and you can see that it’s morphed into something completely different than the original version.

“It’s interesting how I came up with the titles for many songs back then. I would read that TV guide and browse through the titles of old films. Probably well over half of the Dokken song titles came from movie titles that I found TV guideand from that came “Paris Is Burning.” What does it even mean? [laughs] I’ve never seen the film.

“Most of the writing for Dokken was a collaboration between me and Jeff [Pilson, bassist]but Don helped with some. For example, I would literally say, “This song is called “Paris Is Burning”” and then we would come up with the words to go with the title. I always focused on finding a hook and a melody first, and then we tried to bridge the gaps between us. Unfortunately, TV guide no longer exists, so I no longer have that songwriting resource.”

“Breaking the Chains”, Dokken – Breaking the Chains (1981)

“I came up with the solo spontaneously, that’s how I normally work. Back then, I liked to create a structure – maybe make up a sentence, respond to it, and then let it play maybe an octave or maybe two higher, with a kind of crescendo at the end. I guess if there was any formula, that would have been the template for it back then.

“In a way, there is a certain sense of composition involved in the creation of many of my Dokken-era solos, even though I wouldn’t have prepared anything in particular before it was time to lay down the role. Back then, there was usually a fairly limited set of parameters for a solo that was intended to be a radio-friendly hit. If you didn’t fit the mold, the radio would actually edit your songs without your consent. Since there are only 16 bars available here, I had to get in and out and make a memorable statement. Every song that was on the radio at the time had a killer solo, so there was almost a feeling of competition. A friendly Competition.

“Guitarists are actually a family and everyone generally respects each other. We were all good friends, but back then you knew that when it came time to take your solo on stage, you better come up with something special.”

“Tooth and Nail”, Dokken – Tooth and Nail (1984)

“This is a rare example of a solo that I fully planned before I went into the studio. I remember writing it with Jeff and thinking I wanted a song with a whole section for the solo that goes through a bunch of different changes, with each section having its own sub-style. I think we probably didn’t really succeed in that in a pure sense, as some parts are almost identical, but that’s what we were aiming for.

“I spent quite a bit of time working out the tapping sections and I guess it’s one of my most popular solos. I used the Randall RG80 and RG100 solid state heads. Dokken was on tour with Pantera at the time and I remember Dimebag Darrell was really impressed with my amps. That was his way of picking up Randall, but he really made them his own, so eventually they were probably more closely connected to him than to me. These were very cool amplifiers. Gary Siddall, the engineer at Randall, emulated the sine wave of my 50 watt Marshall “Plexi” heads, and I think they came pretty close, but with a really immediate response and no sag. They were pretty warm for a solid-state amp.”

“Mr. Scary”, Dokken – Back for the Attack (1987)

“Originally it was supposed to be a song with lyrics – that’s how I wrote it. There weren’t any extra guitar parts or anything like that, just a simple arrangement. The problem was that no one could figure out what to do with it to make it work vocally. We wanted to destroy the song, but we had some time in the studio and the engineer really liked it, so we spent the whole night on it and the next morning we had built this thing that we thought was pretty cool.

“Don and Jeff were trying to come up with lyrics – they’re both really good singers, but I’m not, so it can be difficult for me to express vocal ideas. I don’t know if they bet The but there is a lot of effort involved. [laughs] It could have worked, and I still think to this day that we could have come up with something if we had put a little more effort into it.

“There are a lot of complex guitar layers here that make it impossible to reproduce live with a guitar because it just creates gaping holes. It really takes at least two guitars. This would have been recorded with my ESP [George Lynch signature] REH guitar, and I think as far as the amp goes it was an early Marshall metal face that would have been modified by Frank Levi.”

“Wicked Sensation”, Lynch Mob – Lynch Mob (1990)

“The sound and production here is much better than the Dokken stuff, which is firstly because we have a completely different kind of band and also because it was a reaction to being in a very white-sounding band be.” [laughs] I had so many R&B, soul, funk and blues influences that didn’t really come through in Dokken. The ’80s thing was a bit lacking for me, even though we had great success.

“At Lynch Mob we created a happy accident with our chemistry and came up with some good songs. It was frustrating for me that we didn’t really have that element in Dokken when I could put my dream band together.” We spent a lot of time working on the first album to make it impressive.

“One of the basic principles of the new band’s structure was to have that groove element – there was a lot of groove in this band. A big part of it was Oni Logan on vocals. That opened up a lot of scope. “For the bluesy expression, the basses in the ’80s seemed bad, the drums often sounded crappy, and everything was over-processed, so I wanted something that avoided all of those pitfalls.”

As part of the announcements at RazerCon 2024, it was revealed that a brand new version of Razer Synapse is available to download, and if you actively use Razer peripherals, it looks like a must-have app update thanks to a 30% performance increase over the previous version.

There were some exciting reveals during this year’s RazerCon show, from the ultra-premium Razer Kraken V4 Pro, which is expected to be the company’s new best gaming headset, to the innovative Razer Freyja haptic cushion. A reveal that may seem less impactful, but is actually quite significant, is the reveal of Razer Synapse 4. This new update not only makes the software run faster, but also brings with it some useful additional features.

All of Razer Synapse 3’s existing features remain, but this latest version brings some additional features specifically for some of Razer’s best gaming mice. These include One-Step DPI Adjustment, which allows more precise control over your mouse settings, and Sensitiviy Matcher Calibration, which allows you to transfer DPI settings across multiple Razer mice. Meanwhile, the improved asymmetrical cut-off allows for finer tuning of takeoff and landing distances.

Razer’s Snap Tap feature is also getting better support despite the Snap Tap CS2 ban, after announcing it will be rolling out to more keyboards and even the Blade laptops.

Another big improvement concerns the user interface, which is now much more intuitive and presents all the devices you manage in a clearer way. This also means you can adjust the settings of individual peripherals much more quickly since you don’t have to search for the device you want to adjust.

Speaking of speed, Razer also claims that Synapse 4 runs 30% faster than Synapse 3 based on its own testing. Despite this increase in efficiency, there doesn’t appear to be any additional load on your system that could potentially disrupt gameplay. Razer Synapse 4 is available to download now from the Razer website.

For a closer look at some of the products that will benefit from this update, check out our Razer Viper V3 Pro review and Razer Huntsman V3 Pro review to read our thoughts.

Hurricane Helene has left its mark on North Carolina and many residents are trying to make sense of the devastation it left in its wake.

Helene brought heavy rains, strong winds, damaging debris and flooding to the state. Power outages and life-threatening flash floods were reported in the western part of the state.

In many areas of North Carolina, such as Chimney Rock and Asheville, residents experienced heavy rain. The highest rainfall reported was 29.5 inches in Busick Raws, Yancey County, North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office said.

The heavy rains prompted Rutherford County Emergency Management to issue an immediate evacuation notice to residents near Lake Lure Dam on Friday morning.

On Friday evening, the county government office provided an update on the dam’s water level.

“The water level in Lake Lure has stopped rising and is beginning to decline,” the county government office wrote in a Facebook post. “Emergency personnel rescued over 25 people through rapid water rescue, EMS, fire and law enforcement.”

Emergency personnel provided an update around 9:00 p.m. local time that the storm had knocked out many phone lines across the county, particularly in Lake Lure.

“I spoke to [coach Joe Mazzulla] a lot,” Tatum said. “Joe was probably the luckiest person in the world that I didn’t win the MVP title in the finals and didn’t play in two games in the Olympics. That was strange, but if you know Joe it makes sense.”

We know Joe, and last week I started asking him about Tatum’s claim that Tatum’s adversity made Mazzulla the happiest person in the world. He smiled and answered before I even answered the question.

“Yes,” said Mazzulla. “He’s 100 percent right.”

Mazzulla said he encouraged Tatum to take a step back and appreciate everything he has accomplished at the age of 26, and he explained that his mindset lies in his love for Tatum and his belief in what is possible for him , takes root.

“I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet because he works so hard and is willing to develop,” Mazzulla said. “So I thought it was great that he had something to work towards. When you’re successful, sometimes the next hunger isn’t right in front of you. Sometimes you have to wait for it. Sometimes it’s a loss; Sometimes it’s a streak of bad luck. He could get this right in front of him.

“So I just thought it was a gift. That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be [ticked] talk about it. I didn’t want to hide how this might affect him in real time because I wasn’t there. But as his coach and as someone who really cares about him, I just thought it was great because it gives him something to work towards for the rest of his career.”

▪ The Celtics are trying to become the first team to win back-to-back NBA championships since the Warriors in the 2017-18 season. No one on this roster has accomplished that feat, but assistant coach Sam Cassell played point guard for the Rockets when they won two straight titles in 1994-95.

In 1994, the Rockets won 58 games and defeated the Knicks in a closely contested seven-game NBA Finals. However, the following regular season was rocky. Cassell said he noticed a difference in the way opponents approached the Rockets. The games seemed more meaningful to them.

The Rockets, returning their core pieces, struggled for most of the regular season before a February trade for Clyde Drexler gave them a shock. They only won 47 games and were the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, but the addition of Drexler and the knowledge of what it took to survive in the postseason propelled them forward as they defeated the Magic in the Finals.

Cassell said it can be challenging for a defending champion to start a long regular season with a rush. There is agreement that the road ahead will be long and arduous. But he believes this Celtics team will be focused early on, and he echoed Mazzula’s sentiment that this season has nothing to do with the last.

“I can tell you that no one here is talking about repeating anything or trying to defend anything,” Cassell said. “It’s just a new year and a new season. We just want to win a championship every year.”

▪ Ownership of the Celtics has gone mostly quiet since the Grousbeck family announced it planned to sell its controlling interest this year. Majority owner Wyc Grousbeck took part in training on Thursday and then chatted with Mazzulla. Co-owner Steve Pagliuca, who has publicly announced his intention to participate in the bidding process for majority ownership, was seen at media day at the Auerbach Center on Tuesday. It still appears unlikely that a deal will be completed before the end of this calendar year.

▪ The Knicks made one of the most significant moves of this offseason on Friday night when they agreed to trade Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns. It’s hard to evaluate these deals without seeing the details, but at first glance I like this deal for the Knicks.

Randle often needed the ball in his hands and passed somewhat awkwardly next to star point guard Jalen Brunson. Towns is a skilled 7-footer who shoots about 40 percent from the 3-point line and will help create space for Brunson.

He will start at center while Mitchell Robinson is out due to injury and can easily move to power forward when Robinson returns. DiVincenzo was excellent for the Knicks and his departure ruins some of the Villanova brotherhood spirit, but Deuce McBride should now capitalize on the increased opportunities. No, this move doesn’t catapult New York past Boston to the east, but it is even more powerful.

▪ I’m heading to Abu Dhabi next week to cover the Celtics’ two friendly games against the Nuggets. I’ve never been to this part of the world. So send me an email with any suggestions or recommendations.

Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @adamhimmelsbach.

“I spoke to [coach Joe Mazzulla] a lot,” Tatum said. “Joe was probably the luckiest person in the world that I didn’t win the MVP title in the finals and didn’t play in two games in the Olympics. That was strange, but if you know Joe it makes sense.”

We know Joe, and last week I started asking him about Tatum’s claim that Tatum’s adversity made Mazzulla the happiest person in the world. He smiled and answered before I even answered the question.

“Yes,” said Mazzulla. “He’s 100 percent right.”

Mazzulla said he encouraged Tatum to take a step back and appreciate everything he has accomplished at the age of 26, and he explained that his mindset lies in his love for Tatum and his belief in what is possible for him , takes root.

“I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet because he works so hard and is willing to develop,” Mazzulla said. “So I thought it was great that he had something to work towards. When you’re successful, sometimes the next hunger isn’t right in front of you. Sometimes you have to wait for it. Sometimes it’s a loss; Sometimes it’s a streak of bad luck. He could get this right in front of him.

“So I just thought it was a gift. That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be [ticked] talk about it. I didn’t want to hide how this might affect him in real time because I wasn’t there. But as his coach and as someone who really cares about him, I just thought it was great because it gives him something to work towards for the rest of his career.”

▪ The Celtics are trying to become the first team to win back-to-back NBA championships since the Warriors in the 2017-18 season. No one on this roster has accomplished that feat, but assistant coach Sam Cassell played point guard for the Rockets when they won two straight titles in 1994-95.

In 1994, the Rockets won 58 games and defeated the Knicks in a closely contested seven-game NBA Finals. However, the following regular season was rocky. Cassell said he noticed a difference in the way opponents approached the Rockets. The games seemed more meaningful to them.

The Rockets, returning their core pieces, struggled for most of the regular season before a February trade for Clyde Drexler gave them a shock. They only won 47 games and were the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, but the addition of Drexler and the knowledge of what it took to survive in the postseason propelled them forward as they defeated the Magic in the Finals.

Cassell said it can be challenging for a defending champion to start a long regular season with a rush. There is agreement that the road ahead will be long and arduous. But he believes this Celtics team will be focused early on, and he echoed Mazzula’s sentiment that this season has nothing to do with the last.

“I can tell you that no one here is talking about repeating anything or trying to defend anything,” Cassell said. “It’s just a new year and a new season. We just want to win a championship every year.”

▪ Ownership of the Celtics has gone mostly quiet since the Grousbeck family announced it planned to sell its controlling interest this year. Majority owner Wyc Grousbeck took part in training on Thursday and then chatted with Mazzulla. Co-owner Steve Pagliuca, who has publicly announced his intention to participate in the bidding process for majority ownership, was seen at media day at the Auerbach Center on Tuesday. It still appears unlikely that a deal will be completed before the end of this calendar year.

▪ The Knicks made one of the most significant moves of this offseason on Friday night when they agreed to trade Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to the Timberwolves in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns. It’s hard to evaluate these deals without seeing the details, but at first glance I like this deal for the Knicks.

Randle often needed the ball in his hands and passed somewhat awkwardly next to star point guard Jalen Brunson. Towns is a skilled 7-footer who shoots about 40 percent from the 3-point line and will help create space for Brunson.

He will start at center while Mitchell Robinson is out due to injury and can easily move to power forward when Robinson returns. DiVincenzo was excellent for the Knicks and his departure ruins some of the Villanova brotherhood spirit, but Deuce McBride should now capitalize on the increased opportunities. No, this move doesn’t catapult New York past Boston to the east, but it is even more powerful.

▪ I’m heading to Abu Dhabi next week to cover the Celtics’ two friendly games against the Nuggets. I’ve never been to this part of the world. So send me an email with any suggestions or recommendations.

Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him @adamhimmelsbach.

A long strip mall in Queens, New York City, has become such a hotbed for open-air prostitution that when police raided a brothel there last week, the same cathouse was back open for business within 24 hours, according to a stunning video from Fox News Digital shows.

Fox News Digital visited the seedy stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens – which includes Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s district – to report on the area’s lawbreaking behavior and was conducting an interview outside the nearby brothel, as a suspected sex worker and her client left the building.

The building, a former beauty salon, appears to be closed as the storefront is shuttered with metal shutters, but a makeshift door has been cut out. Two CCTV cameras are stationed above them.

AOC’s “RED LIGHT” DISTRICT is teeming with prostitutes while locals refer to MIA as a “SQUAD” MEMBER

The woman, wearing tight gym shorts and a black top, looks briefly into the Fox News digital camera and then runs toward Roosevelt Avenue as her young customer repairs himself and then follows closely behind her.

The woman in the video was later seen soliciting sex with other women around the corner from the Case Street brothel. The suspected sex workers are supposed to pick up their clients on the busy street and then take them to the brothel around the corner, which leads into a residential area.

The NYPD confirmed that three arrests were made in the Sept. 18 raid on the building. It is unclear why it was not immediately padlocked.

The woman, second from left, was allegedly seen having sex with other sex workers around the corner from the Case Street brothel. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)

The Queens District Attorney’s Office told Fox News Digital that it is in the process of shutting down the brothel, saying it understands the NYPD is separately seeking a “parallel anti-establishment harassment order.”

Ramses Frías, a local resident turned activist who was being interviewed just as the couple left the building, said he was not surprised that the building was back in operation since the suspected sex workers left their bodies inside at all hours of the day and night Displayed outdoors with little impact.

““Prostitution is rampant in this area, especially on this corner,” Frías said. “This bloc itself has simply spiraled out of control and lawlessness continues to occur.” This [raid] was done yesterday and as you can see it still appears to be operational.”

AOC neighborhood is referred to as “Third World” as migrants clog the streets and prostitutes overrun every block

WATCH: THE STREET IN NEW YORK IS COVERED WITH ALLEGED PROSTITUTES ASKING FOR SEX

Known by locals as the “Avenue of the Sweethearts,” residents say the prostitution situation reminds them of the streets of Bangkok’s red light district. In addition, illegal traders flock the sidewalks serving hot food or selling used clothing in “third world” conditions.

On a block along Roosevelt Avenue, Fox News digital cameras recorded a line of as many as 19 suspected sex workers on the sidewalk. There were at least seven more around the corner, and in the next block a woman was seen asking for sex for $60.

Frías says the suspected prostitutes and their pimps continue to violate the law with little consequence, while many elected leaders do nothing to stop the lawlessness.

Prostitution is illegal in New York.

In January, the NYPD raided six establishments in the area that allegedly engaged in prostitution and issued them closure orders.

WATCH: Curtis Sliwa, a local activist, attacks rampant prostitution on the streets of New York, AOC’s district

The raid drew widespread attention because embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Democratic City Council member Francisco Moya were in attendance. However, the Queens District Attorney’s Office confirmed that no arrests were made, saying the arrests were made solely to comply with anti-harassment court closure orders under the jurisdiction of the NYPD.

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Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels and Republican mayoral candidate, called it a “show raid” and said there were no arrests.

“They didn’t arrest the johns, prostitutes and madams; they never took action against the landlords, and the next day they were back in business,” said Sliwa, who accompanied Fox News Digital and Frías on a tour of the area. “This would never be tolerated in Manhattan. You tolerate it because it’s… in the eyes of many New Yorkers a poor and impoverished area, but that doesn’t give you any reason to allow it.”

Alleged scholarship recipients line Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)

The jets can and should take off here.

Sunday’s home game against the Broncos at MetLife Stadium is a game where the 2-1 Jets will have to take care of business.

Yes, we know the NFL mantra: One week, one game, one loss.

But the fact is: next Sunday there is a game against the Vikings in England, followed by a home game against the Bills, from the AFC East, and then an away game at the Steelers.

All three of these teams enter this week at 3-0.

The Broncos are 1-2. They are a young team with a rookie quarterback, Bo Nix. And the Jets have to use force against them. From the opening kickoff.

If trends are to be believed, the Jets look like a team on the rise. They responded to a rough start against the 49ers with an inelegant but tough road win over the Titans, followed by a dominant win over a weak Patriots team.

The Broncos are better than the Patriots, but not as good as the Jets.

Aaron Rodgers, four-time league MVP and former Super Bowl winner, versus Nix, the Broncos’ rookie quarterback who has skill and drive but is still a rookie prone to mistakes.

Who will you take with you?

Take Rodgers, especially after we saw him gradually regain his footing after the Achilles injury ruined his season.

It’s funny. The Jets have scored nine offensive touchdowns in their three games, exactly half as many as they scored in 17 games last season.

Rodgers put up excellent stats for mere mortals in three games – 67.4 percent completion rate, 624 yards, five touchdowns and just one interception (on a deflection) with a rating of 103.1.

Those are quarterbacking stats that project for 28 TDs, five INTs and 3,536 yards — the kind of numbers Jets fans have dreamed of since… well, almost forever.

Vinny Testaverde threw 29 touchdowns to seven INTs and for 3,256 yards in 1998 as the Jets went to the AFC Championship. They haven’t had many quarterback seasons like this one or the one that Rodgers is still in the early stages of.

And here’s the thing: It feels like Rodgers and Co. have only just begun to clear their throats. It feels like there’s so much more to give, which is pretty exciting for fans.

Rodgers appears to have just warmed up and found his confidence again after a year out of action.

“Everything was there during training camp,” coach Robert Saleh said Friday. “I would stand in front of him and say he is physically ready to go. It’s just mental that he has to overcome hurdles. He is human.

“I think with every day that goes by and every rep that he gets, he’s gaining more and more confidence in himself and what his body is still capable of. “We all know he still has what it takes, and I think for him it’s these affirmations that are allowing him to build some confidence.”

More confirmation for Rodgers is a tantalizing prospect.

“I said after Week 1 [that[ I felt like I was going to progress and be able to move around a little bit more,’’ Rodgers said. “I did that maybe a little bit against Tennessee, and then obviously moved around a lot more effectively in Week 3.’’ 

Rodgers is starting to feel like his old self again, and that’s fun. 

Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said Rodgers’ confidence “is going to grow every single game, just being able to get experience. 

“I mean, it had been a long time since he played football, since he had gone out there in front of a crowd, so I just want him to continually get comfortable. He’s been doing this a long time, and I think that any time that you’re able to be on the sideline and look at him in the eye and see him truly having a good time and having fun is something that got me more excited. 

“I’ve seen him make some absolutely stunning throws throughout his career in my time with him, but I think for me it was just more that he enjoyed being out there with the guys and just ball to play, and I think that’s what we do.” everyone wants.

“That’s what the NFL wants.”

No one wants it more than the success-hungry Jets fans who have been denied this kind of fun for too long.

However, it all starts with Rodgers and the Jets taking care of business at their house on Sundays. Because after Sunday the level of difficulty increases.

Saleh often references a famous quote from Bill Parcells that the mood in New York sports is either “euphoria” or “catastrophe” and never anywhere in between.

“It’s week to week,” Saleh said. “Our moment is this moment. “It’s about owning our moments.”

So Jets, own the moment on Sunday. Take care of business. Lift up.

Poor management and harboring friends in the upper echelons of his government are the main reasons why Mayor Adams is now mired in scandal, critics charged.

“You have two brothers, a functional wife and a best friend who are deputy mayors or senior advisers in those positions,” John Kaehny, executive director of the good government group Reinvent Albany, said of Adams.

“Down at the hardware store they ran out of red flags because they had run out of them.”

Among those with top positions and alleged influence under Adams: the Banks brothers, outgoing schools chancellor David and deputy mayor for public safety Philip, whose father was one of Hizzoner’s lieutenants and mentor during his time with the NYPD.

David Banks’ girlfriend, Sheena Wright, got a job as first deputy mayor, while Adams’ own girlfriend, Tracey Collins, has a posh job as a senior adviser in the city’s Department of Education for $221,000 a year.

The appointment of Philip Banks is particularly troubling, said Kaehny, noting that he retired as NYPD department chief in 2014 amid a massive federal investigation into police corruption in which he was named as an unindicted co-conspirator.

This likely put Banks in the sights of authorities the moment he was selected for his post, Kaehny said.

Another worrisome appointment was NYPD inspector and close Adams associate Tim Pearson, a top adviser who has overseen lucrative security contracts for migrants. according to Kaehny.

“At the very, very beginning, Adams was in conflict with the Conflict of Interest Board over Pearson taking two salaries, [including] one from a casino” that sought state approval to expand its operations, he said.

David and Philip Banks, Pearson and Wright’s phones and electronic devices were confiscated by the government. Officials are now investigating whether they were involved in shaping city contracts to benefit themselves or their family members, sources told The Post.

None were accused of wrongdoing.

An Adams insider said the Turkish investigation, which involves free trips and campaign contributions, was “due in part to poor management decisions,” including the assignment of unqualified people to jobs that “required not only ethical conscientiousness but also extreme love for the cause.” “Detail” requires.

Of particular concern was the decision to hire Briana Suggs, Adams’ former intern with close ties to his inner circle, as a key adviser and fundraiser for his 2021 mayoral campaign.

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“I don’t think they were aware of the strict laws surrounding campaign finance, especially when it comes to foreigners, and that they prioritized raising money instead of making sure everything was in order,” the insider said.

Adams, 64, started as a traffic cop and rose through the ranks of the NYPD to the state Senate, Brooklyn borough president and City Hall. He made history this week when he became the first sitting mayor to be criminally charged.

According to Democratic sources, Adams’ own ability to escape ethical quagmires during his time as a police officer and his political career may have finally caught up with him when he arrived at City Hall.

“As his circle has grown. . . As his power grew, so did his staff, and corruption worsened,” said a Democratic council member.

During his time in Albany from 2007 to 2013, Adams was accused by the state’s inspector general in 2010 of accepting significant campaign contributions from people connected to bidders for a casino contract at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The case was referred to federal prosecutors, but no charges were ever brought against him

And after Adams was elected Brooklyn Beep in 2013, the city’s Department of Investigation found that a nonprofit fundraiser he founded to fund his office’s pet projects, One Brooklyn, violated city regulations.

“He came close to being indicted several times and seemed to get away with it scot-free, so he clearly felt he could continue to get off scot-free,” said a veteran Democratic insider. “But you can’t escape the Southern District of New York.”