ATLANTA – As he walked off the field in the ninth inning to a thunderous standing ovation and two outs, Max Fried’s thoughts and emotions were racing. He knew he had done everything in his power to help the Atlanta Braves win a crucial game and that it might be the last time he played in an Atlanta uniform at Truist Park.

“I’d be lying if I said it didn’t cross my mind,” Fried said after pitching 8 2/3 dominant innings against the Kansas City Royals on Friday. The 3-0 win helped the Braves move level with the New York Mets in the NL wild-card standings with four games remaining, including a makeup doubleheader on Monday against the Mets.

Both teams, with a record of 87-71, are one percentage point ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks (88-72) as the three vying for the final two wild-card openings.

“I hope to have a lot more (home starts) deep into the playoffs and that we can go as far as we can and hopefully win the whole thing,” Fried said. “But yeah, when I walked away and heard that, it was emotional. I am extremely grateful and very thankful.”

Max Fried had an absolute gem against Kansas City, getting within one point of a two-hit shutout before drawing a walk and a double in the ninth. He left the game to a standing ovation, Iglesias came in and made it 3-0 on a pitch #Braves win.

— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) September 28, 2024

Fried, who was out of contract beyond this season and eligible for free agency this fall, came within one of his pitching, which would have been his second MLB-leading shutout of the season.

But after a two-out walk in the ninth by Bobby Witt Jr. and a double by Michael Massey, Fried settled for a great outing – three hits, two walks, nine strikeouts – his third start in eight or more scoreless runs innings this year, tied for the most in the majors with Seattle’s Luis Castillo.

“He was on a mission,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “I mean, he came out of the seventh and said something like, ‘I feel good and do what you need to do.’ And after the eighth, he came out and said, “I’m fine.” Like, “I want this.” And I say, Well, go ahead, you know?”

Fried needed just nine pitches in that perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts.

Asked if Fried excelled when the Braves needed it most, Snitker said: “How many times have we seen Max do that? Just come up big when you need him to and just have another game of his life. And you notice that pretty clearly. I saw the first inning and thought, well, this is going to be a good one. He had everything under control.”

In a way, it worked out perfectly because when Fried handed the ball off to Snitker with one out left, the enthusiastic crowd was able to show their appreciation by standing together and applauding as Fried walked toward the dugout.

“He deserves everything and maybe more,” said catcher Sean Murphy, whose two-run, two-out fourth-inning home run off Royals starter Brady Singer provided all the offense until the eighth inning.

“I think that’s about all he needed tonight. He didn’t need much,” Murphy said of that two-run home run, his 10th. “That was one of the better versions of Max we’ve seen this year. …I mean, you can just talk about him tonight. He pounded through the zone and went right at the guys, and the pitch count was down. He got quick outs. Everything rolled in his direction. You couldn’t ask for more.”

As Fried left the field, instead of keeping his head down like he normally does, he looked up at the crowd and looked in different directions at the Braves fans.

“I just want to thank the fans for pushing us,” Fried said. “They motivate us a lot and make us dig deeper even though we may not think we can do it. But faith and energy help us rise up and do different things that we often didn’t think we could do. In that moment I was just able to acknowledge them a little bit and thank them.”

Raisel Iglesias needed just one throw to reach the final out – a fly to left by Salvador Perez – and complete the Braves’ sixth win in seven games, giving them a season-high 16 games over .500.

Snitker was asked if he was thinking about it possibly being Fried’s last start for the Braves at Truist Park.

“Yeah, that was on my mind before the game,” Snitker said. “This is a special place. It’s a special place to play. I’ve been saying this for as long as I’ve been here, and it wasn’t until I sat in this seat that I realized Braves Country is real. It’s a real thing. And these people are incredible. All over the Southeast – we travel all over the country and feel it.

“There is energy and adrenaline every night in this stadium outside of our dugout. It’s amazing. All summer. You know, I looked up and thought, school’s over and tonight is Friday night football at the high school, and to see the support of the crowd out there, man, that’s something. These guys see it and they feel it.”

The Braves’ final run was one of the more unexpected developments of the season as it came after a bases steal by Marcell Ozuna, the first for the veteran since 2022 and just his third in five seasons. Ozuna, who had led off from eighth base and fought on with a groundout, noticed that reliever Carlos Hernández was slow at the plate and wasn’t paying much attention to the burly DH at second base.

So Ozuna went to third and Perez’s throwing error on the play allowed him to keep running and score.

“The third baseman was behind (the base), so…two outs, so I just left,” Ozuna said, smiling as he recounted the moment. “Alone. I said I’m ready, my legs are ready, I’ve been relaxing the last few days, let me go.”

How surprised was Snitker that he took third place?

“As surprised as anyone in the baseball world,” Snitker said with a laugh. “You gave him the bag.”

In fact, a clubhouse guard grabbed the base that was leaning against Ozuna’s locker after the game.

“I mean, I was wondering,” Snitker said. “He had something there. He felt good about it. I asked myself. But like I said, he made a run that made a game like this huge.”

Ozuna was just happy to extend the lead on a night where Fried tested the team.

“Oh my God, he’s great,” Ozuna said of Fried. “Especially as the season comes to an end, he has turned things around. Another person on the hill. As for me, I never doubted him. He is one of the best. He is amazing. Amazing person. He goes out and grinds every single outing.”

The postponement of two games against the Mets on Wednesday and Thursday because of torrential rain and the approach of Hurricane Helene had the potential to be a setback for the Braves, who had won five of six and finally had some offensive flow before the soggy break.

It was also unwelcome for the Mets, who left for Milwaukee after the postponements and had to return to Atlanta on Monday to play one or both of those games in a doubleheader – the day after the other 28 MLB teams finished their seasons and on the day Before wild card series begin in both leagues.

Despite Friday’s loss, the Royals secured their first postseason berth since 2015 with the Minnesota Twins’ loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Two hours after the game, the Royals took the field at empty Truist Park and celebrated in front of the visitors’ dugout.

For the Braves and Mets, the only way to avoid having to play at least one of those games on Monday is for the NL wild card picture to be cleared before Monday, which is unlikely but not impossible, especially if the Braves continue to pitch and won, as they did when they played again on Friday evening.

Murphy had his own take on the situation, a way to turn the oddity into a positive.

“I think it’s an opportunity to be involved in something weirder, sillier and unprecedented,” he said. “You know, I think a potential doubleheader before the playoffs is kind of fun. And yeah, I think embracing it is the only thing you can do.”

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A study by the American Public Transportation Association found that 96% of transit agencies are experiencing labor shortages.

Johnson County SEATS is one of those agencies.

The public transport system offers free rides to people who are unable to drive. Many elderly, disabled or injured people use SEATS to get to grocery stores, doctor visits and appointments. Every trip is planned in advance.

But Johnson County SEATS doesn’t have as many drivers as it needs.

“The job market just isn’t there. We are not getting any applicants in,” said Dawn Alam, executive director of SEATS. “We have more and more applicants who are not being retained for various reasons,” said Alam.

SEATS hires both full-time and part-time employees. When a full-time position becomes available, the position will be offered to part-time employees first. But recently, these employees have not wanted to advance, leaving full-time positions open.

“In my 15 years here, we have not had any external full-time positions. In the last five years we have had four. And three of those four were in the last year,” Alam said.

The transit service provider is working to outfit its fleet with stickers to advertise job openings and is also improving its hiring and training processes.

But it also ensures that it values ​​its current drivers.

“The willingness of the employees to really step in and help us when things get tough. We owe it all to them, we are lucky to have them,” said Alam. “We want to make sure they are happy and we make this a good place to work so they want to be here,” she said.

You can find an application to become a SEATS driver here.

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“I think Tim Walz will say that loud and clear, and JD Vance needs to make it very clear that there will be no federal ban on abortion,” Jensen said. “That’s what Trump said, and they need to make that very clear.”

The family doctor and former state senator originally supported an abortion ban in his 2022 campaign and chose a vice president known as an outspoken anti-abortion candidate, former Minnesota Viking Matt Birk. That helped him win the Republican nomination, but wasn’t well received by the broader electorate.

When Walz and Jensen met for their second of three debates two years ago, Jensen tried to downplay abortion and insisted it was not on the ballot.

For Walz it certainly was.

“Throughout my career, I have trusted women to make their health decisions,” Walz said as they met at KTTC-TV’s studios in Rochester for their only televised prime-time debate. “I don’t think anyone sitting in this office should be standing between them.”

Jensen had claimed that state courts had already ruled that abortion rights were protected by the Minnesota Constitution and accused Walz of “fearmongering” by claiming they could be in danger. He said he wouldn’t ban abortion because he couldn’t – that would require a constitutional amendment.

But Walz pointed out that former President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade after suggesting in their confirmation hearings that it was settled law. In Minnesota, Walz said, governors appoint justices to the state Supreme Court.

“I just want to be very clear: This is on the ballot,” Walz said. “It will have an impact on generations to come.”

Vance and Trump are treading cautiously after their previous support for restricting access to abortion, saying they now want to leave it up to the states.

Trump repeatedly declined to say whether he would veto a national abortion ban during his Sept. 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, insisting that a ban would not pass Congress anyway. Still, he has often been credited with appointing the three justices who helped overturn the constitutional right to abortion. He has backed away from statements he made in March that he would support a nationwide ban.

Vance himself had spoken out strongly against abortion in the run-up to his Senate run in 2022, but joined Trump this year. Harris and Walz urged their audience not to trust Trump and Vance on abortion rights.

Walz’s abortion rights comments from debates with Jensen in 2022 sound like statements he might try again in a conflict with Vance, said Kevin Parsneau, a political science professor at Minnesota State University in Mankato. Despite comments from Trump and Vance that a national ban is off the table and the matter is in the hands of the states, Walz said the next president and Congress could override anything the states do, said he.

Not only was abortion rights a winning issue for Walz, who defeated Jensen by nearly 8 percentage points in 2022, the issue also helped Democrats gain control of both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature and the governor’s office for the first time in eight years take over. That “trifecta” allowed them to pass a sweeping progressive agenda in 2023 that included stronger protections for abortion rights — and put Walz on Harris’ radar when she needed a vice president.

Both Walz and Jensen felt uneasy during their third debate on Minnesota Public Radio.

Walz essentially ignored Jensen’s criticism of his 1995 drunk driving arrest in Nebraska, and Jensen called him the “godfather of the crime epidemic.” Walz lapsed into some rambling answers, prompting Jensen to quip a point when the moderator retorted, “Thanks, I almost fell asleep.”

Walz will make adjustments on the move, Jensen said, so Vance will have to plan his attacks carefully.

“Tim Walz has an affable personality. I worked with him when I was in the Senate,” Jensen said. “He’s a happy guy. If you try to turn Tim Walz into something evil, I don’t think it will work. Because Tim Walz is not evil. He is an experienced politician who learned on the job.”

The Trump-Vance campaign has already criticized Walz’s response to the unrest that accompanied protests over the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer, and Vance could criticize it again bring up. While Trump praised Walz then, Republicans now say Walz should have moved more quickly to deploy the National Guard. The governor said in the KTTC-TV debate that he was proud of how he and Minnesota’s first responders responded to the crisis, “no matter how much I am vilified by Scott.”

Vance has already previewed attacks on Walz’s military history. Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years but retired when he first ran for Congress in 2005, before his unit deployed to Iraq. At one point he described himself as a retired master sergeant and served as such for less than a year. However, his rank was downgraded to the rank of Master Sergeant for performance reasons because he had not completed the required coursework. His careless use of language included the claim by some that he had served in combat when this was not the case.

Vance, who served four years in the Marines, including six months as a military journalist in Iraq, has accused Walz of “stolen valor.”

“I’m damn proud of my service to this country,” Walz responded in a speech at a union convention. “And I firmly believe that you should never denigrate another person’s length of service. To anyone brave enough to put on this uniform for our great country, including my opponent, I just want to say a few simple words. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.”

Vance thanked Walz for his service in a social media post, but accused Walz of lying about his record.

“I look forward to discussing this more in a debate,” Vance wrote.

A key challenge for Vance, Jensen said, will be making sure Walz answers the questions asked of him.

“You shouldn’t underestimate Tim Walz because he has the ability to speak quickly and sincerely, and yet without the audience noticing he can often go on for a minute or two and everything somehow falls into place. On the surface OK, but if They stop and ask, ‘Did he answer the question?’ He didn’t,” Jensen said. “Tim Walz will throw word salad at you and you won’t even know it’s happening.”

The No. 12 Michigan Wolverines face their second Big Ten Conference match of the season as the Minnesota Golden Gophers visit Ann Arbor for kickoff today at noon.

After trailing by four points, a 63-yard run by fifth-grader Kalel Mullings was the key play that led the Wolverines to a 27-24 comeback victory over USC last week. Mullings led the team with 159 yards on 17 carries and had two touchdowns.

In his first start at quarterback, junior Alex Orji completed 7 of 12 passes for a meager 32 yards against the Trojans and was sacked twice. He rushed for 43 yards on 13 carries.

The Wolverines currently have a 23-game winning streak against Big Ten opponents in the regular season. Today’s match will also be the 99th Little Brown Jug game.

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Michigan vs. Minnesota, today time

• Date: Saturday, September 28th.
• Time: 12 p.m. ET.
• Where: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.

The Michigan vs. Minnesota game begins at noon at the Big House, Michigan Stadium, in Ann Arbor.

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Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press: The Wolverines have often knocked off mid-major Big Ten teams like Minnesota in recent years, but without a solid passing game, it’s hard to see them pulling away unless it happens late. The Gophers have the better passing game and UM was prone to giving up yards when the opponent’s QB gets the ball out quickly. But if Minnesota doesn’t end up establishing its own running game, the Wolverines’ front four of Josaiah Stewart, Mason Graham, Kenneth Grant and Derrick Moore could enjoy a one-dimensional offense. Michigan will try to wear down Minnesota the same way Iowa did a week ago. The choice: Michigan 20, Minnesota 12.

• Spread: Michigan at 10½
• Over/Under Overall: 34½
• Money line: Michigan -450, Minnesota +340

Odds provided by BetMGM as of Friday evening.

2024 Michigan football schedule

• Week 1: August 31 vs. Fresno State, (W, 30-10)
• Week 2: September 7: vs. Texas, (L, 31-12)
• Week 3: September 14 vs. Arkansas State, (W, 28-18)
• Week 4: September 21 vs. USC, (W, 27-24)
• Week 5: Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota, 12 p.m., Fox
• Week 6: October 5th in Washington, TBD
• Week 7: Oct 12th, bye
• Week 8: October 19 in Illinois, TBD
• Week 9: Oct. 26 vs. Michigan State, TBD
• Week 10: November 2 vs. Oregon, TBD
• Week 11: November 9th in Indiana, TBD
• Week 12: November 16th, bye
• Week 13: Nov. 23 vs. Northwestern, TBD
• Week 14: November 30 at Ohio State, 12 p.m., Fox

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Minnesota football schedule 2024

• Week 1: August 29 vs. UNC (L,19 -17)
• Week 2: September 7 vs. Rhode Island, (win, 48-0)
• Week 3: September 14 vs. Nevada, (win, 27-0)
• Week 4: September 21 vs. Iowa, (L, 31-14)
• Week 5: September 28 in Michigan, 12 p.m., Fox
• Week 6: Oct. 5 vs. USC, 5:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
• Week 7: Oct 12 at. UCLA, TBD
• Week 8: Oct 19, Bye
• Week 9: Oct. 26 vs. Maryland, TBD
• Week 10: November 2nd in Illinois, TBD
• Week 11: November 9th at Rutgers, TBD
• Week 12: November 16th, bye
• Week 13: Nov. 23 vs. Penn State, TBD
• Week 14: November 29 in Wisconsin, 11 a.m., CBS

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Just last week, Leah Peters was on top of the world — or at least Jankie World ⁠— To Big Brother. But what happens comes, and she found that out the hard way in Thursday’s live eviction episode (September 26).

You see, Leah successfully dismantled The Trio by targeting T’Kor Clottey. It was a very big power move, as T’kor was considered a leading candidate for the overall win at one point in the season. However, the remaining two members of this crew — Kimo Apaka and Ruina Bernabe – worked hard to get revenge on Leah by convincing Makensy Manbeck to use her veto power to save Kimo from the block and put up Leah instead. And it worked.

Did Leah see this switcheroo coming? And how did she feel about the unanimous decision to send her away? TV Insider caught up with Leah Peters to find out. (Note: She was not aware of the consequences of the subsequent eviction at the time of the interview.)

(Also, be sure to check out our previous exit interviews with Matt Hardeman, Lisa Weintraub, Kenney Kelley, Cedric Hodges, Brooklyn Rivera, Tucker Des Lauriers, Joseph Rodriguez, Quinn Martin and T’kor Clottey.)

Were you surprised that the vote was unanimous to evict Angela, and why or why not?

Leah Peters: I’m very shocked that I’m the only unanimous voter so far Big Brother Season 26. Going up against Angela is even better because I think everyone uses Angela as a perpetual pawn and I kept trying to point out that standing next to her is how you go home. I was another one Subject of this pattern. So it’s very shocking and surprising, but also iconic. That’s why I’m happy to be one.

Do you have bad feelings for Makensy, your original throuple throw-mance ally with Matt Hardenman, after she confronted you about Kimo, her own choice?

I could never be angry with Makensy. She is someone I really care about. I think she did what she truly felt was best for her game and I will support her every step of the way.

Looking back on the season, is there anything you wish you had a mulligan on and why?

I don’t think it’s fair to ask myself what I could have done better. I firmly believe that anything I could have done differently would have had the exact same result. I’m really proud of the way I played the game. And at the end of the day, it’s easy to say all the things you would do differently. But if I had gone one step further, I would have been proud of it. So I don’t want to have any regrets in this regard and just move on.

Now that you’re on the jury, what do you expect and who might you be able to advocate for?

Oh, expect the unexpected. That is Big Brother. I really want a woman to win this season. That was my goal all along. I’m for Angela, Makensy or Chelsea. It would be absolutely amazing if three of them won and I will support them. I think they are all fantastic, highly motivated and smart women and watching them win would be an achievement for anyone.

Who are you most looking forward to spending time with outside of the house?

Outside the house, I look forward to spending time with Kimo. Honestly, T’kor, Quinn, Joseph. There are so many people. It’s hard to narrow it down, but I’m really looking forward to spending time with almost everyone, including Chelsie and Makensy, and getting the chance to build real relationships with them that aren’t about a pot of gold to crawl. They’re all amazing people and I’m really looking forward to cultivating these relationships outside of the house.

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Jacqueline Chadwick is best known for her roles in Coronation Street and Emmerdale, but has pursued a different career since turning her back on acting.

Famous for her role as Linda Baldwin between 1998 and 2001 and previously as Tina Dingle in Emmerdale, the actress has since chosen a quieter life away from the soap scene.

Jacqueline, 48, had a daughter named Alexandra in 1997, which influenced her decision to retire from the public eye. The father, Christopher Stone, was Birmingham’s notorious gang leader, whom Jacqueline was desperate to distance from her child.

Despite his role as Alexandra’s father, Jacqueline kept Christopher’s name off the birth certificate and assured her friends at the time: “Chris and I are finished. I know he’s Alexandra’s father, but there’s no way he’s going to play dad.”

However, she admitted that having her first child made her a “recluse.” Speaking to The Mirror, she said: “I was too infatuated with her. There was nothing else in my life. I was so in love with her that I didn’t go out for a year. I didn’t even go out for my girlfriend’s birthday.

“I became a hermit and suddenly all I wanted to do was be with her. This was unhealthy for her and me. Before she was born I loved drinking and partying, but I changed overnight.”

Jacqueline continued: I would say, ‘Oh no, the baby needs me.’ It was stupid. The baby got tired of me when he was one year old. She didn’t want to look at me. My mother would always say, ‘Do you leave the baby alone?’ All you do is kiss her’.”

Jacqueline later married Simon Chadwick in 2001 and they have another child together. Having left the iconic cobbles of ITV’s Coronation Street 23 years ago, Jacqueline is now almost unrecognizable, having swapped the spotlight for a life dedicated to writing family and crime novels.

In a stark contrast to her days as a soap actress, Jacqueline now sports a chic short blonde bob, ditching her previous dark locks and opting for a modern, bespectacled aesthetic, reports the Daily Star.

Since leaving Corrie in 2001, Jacqueline has had no film roles. However, in 2004, she decided to start a theater workshop called The Jacqueline Chadwick Academy of Performing Arts.

She opened two acting schools, one in her hometown of Stirling and another in British Columbia, Canada. But in 2016, Jacqueline changed careers again and began writing crime novels. In 2017 she published her first book, In The Still.

Jacqueline confessed: “When I started doing soaps there was no celebrity and your private life was pretty much your own. That changed in the noughties when the phenomenon of celebrity emerged.”

“After having my two children, I decided it was time to stop acting as I didn’t want them to be thrust into the limelight because of me. I wanted to focus on things that were really important as a wife and mother.”

“Turning to writing came naturally to me. For as long as I can remember, I have always kept myself busy writing in between acting jobs and even in breaks between scenes.”

NORTHVILLE, Mich — Northville’s mayor released a statement Thursday mourning the death of the 12-year-old who died after a tree fell on him.

Northville Mayor Brian P. Turnbull said he knew the boy because he met him and his sister many times for lemonade outside their home. The mayor said the boy, whom he identified as Declan Carter, had great academic, athletic and social potential.

Declan died from his injuries after a tree fell on him during his school’s field trip on Thursday, September 26 at Howell Nature Center.

“All of our appointed and elected employees in Northville are like family. “A loss is felt by everyone and the rest of our close-knit community,” Turnbull said.

Turnbull is asking the governor’s office to fly City Hall flags at half-staff in Declan’s honor.

His detailed, heartfelt statement can be read below:

Northvillians,

It is with a heavy heart that I write to you this morning with the sad news of one of our young Northvillians who had his whole life ahead of him.
Tragically, a tree fell on sixth-grader Declan Carter during a field trip from Our Lady of Victory School to the Howell Nature Center yesterday and he was airlifted to Mott’s Children Hospital at the University of Michigan. Everyone did what they could for Declan, but his energetic life was suddenly interrupted.
I had the pleasure of meeting Declan as I had often visited him and his sister Georgia outside their house, especially for a lemonade on hot summer afternoons. He had great academic, athletic (as one of the best runners in the area) and social potential as part of the fabric and DNA of Northville.
All of us at City Hall send our thoughts and prayers to the family, including his father John Carter (an esteemed city council leader), his mother Liz Carter and his sisters Georgia and Ainsley.
It is up to us to keep Declan’s spirit and memory alive in our hearts and to always have the Carter family in our prayers from this day forward. All of Northville’s appointed and elected employees are like family. The loss is felt by everyone and the rest of our close community.
I have asked the Governor’s Office to allow us to fly our flag at half-staff at City Hall in memory of our beloved Northerner Declan Carter, and I am asking everyone in the Ville to do the same.
Northvillians, I urge you to come together to support the Carter family and I encourage you to hug everyone close to you today…life is precious.
With a crying and sad heart that represents all of Northville, we all feel the loss of young Northvillian Declan Carter.

Brian P. Turnbull, Mayor of Northville

Shannon Jones, who landed in Anchorage with five other passengers on a Dena’ina Air Taxi flight on Tuesday, was unaware that the plane’s front landing gear was malfunctioning.

But Jones, a school principal traveling from the village of Koliganek in southwest Alaska for a conference, knew something was wrong when the plane flew low over Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and then began circling.

Dena’ina Air Taxi identified the pilot as Doug Ferguson, a veteran aviator who flew his final flight for the company Tuesday before retiring.

According to Josh Jacko, president and owner of Dena’ina Air Taxi, Ferguson flew the Beechcraft King Air over the airport to give ground crew a visual confirmation of the landing gear’s status. Ferguson also told company officials that a possible emergency had occurred during the flight, he said.

The pilot “went through all emergency checklists more than once” and then informed passengers that they “may land with the landing gear not fully extended,” Jacko said in an email Wednesday. “That takes time, so circling above us.”

Jones said Ferguson warned passengers that the flight would be a bit bumpy upon landing.

Still, she said, everything was surprisingly “normal” until the last moment. No injuries or fuel leaks were reported, authorities said. In a prepared statement, airport officials called the pilot’s “skillful handling of the emergency situation” key to avoiding a more serious outcome.

“He was a very calm, great pilot,” Jones said.

Ferguson, who has been flying for Dena’ina and TransNorthern Aviation for five years, has 46 years of Alaska flying experience and more than 26,000 flight hours, Jacko said.

“He’s great,” he said.

The flight departed from Merrill Field and made stops in Pedro Bay, Koliganek and Ekwok before returning to Anchorage.

The emergency landing response began just before 3 p.m. Tuesday when airport police and fire departments responded to Runway 7L for a report of the incoming aircraft that “reported landing gear issues,” said department spokesman Cpl. Steve Heilman. The airport’s aircraft rescue and firefighting units were searching nearby for possible injuries or fuel leaks, he said.

The crews, waiting for a possible disaster, said the pilot’s flying skills and calm demeanor saved the day, Heilman said. “He spun the props and rode the back wheel as long as he could.”

Then, when the front end of the plane finally touched down, the nose gear collapsed, he said.

Jones said the landing felt almost normal until the front dropped and then a skid began.

“It was almost like slow motion,” she remembers. “Oh, we look at the sky and then slowly at the ground. He did great. It was for the textbook thing. If he had done something differently, who knows what the result would have been.”

The pilot, six passengers and a dog in a crate all exited the plane safely, authorities said.

Heilman said there were no fuel leaks and no injuries were reported.

Dena’ina Air Taxi ensured the aircraft was moved from the runway to its hangar without causing any further damage to the aircraft or the runway, according to an update from the airport police and fire departments.

It was not immediately clear what caused the landing gear to fail. Jacko said the company is still investigating.

Jones, who like many rural Alaskans has to fly every few months, said she was returning home on Sunday on another Dena’ina Air Taxi flight.

“He did a great job,” she said of Ferguson. “I will fly with the same company. It’s just part of life out here.”

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 SEC) will face the second place team Texas Longhorns (4-0, 0-0) on Saturday in a conference game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let’s analyze the 24/7 college football odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Mississippi State vs. Texas Opportunitiesand make our college football picks and predictions.

The Bulldogs have struggled, losing three straight games since a 56-7 win over FCS Eastern Kentucky to open the season. After a narrow 30-23 loss at Arizona State, Mississippi State lost 41-17 at home to Toledo and 45-28 to Florida.

To make matters worse, the Bulldogs lost their QB Blake Shaping to a season-ending shoulder injury. Freshman QB Michael Van Buren Jr. will make his first start in Shapen’s absence.

Texas also has a quarterback injury question as a QB Quinn Ewers has been sidelined since leaving the UTSA win on Sept. 14 with an abdominal injury. QB Arch Manning started in his place and has done well, scoring a total of 7 TDs and 2 INTs in the last two games.

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Mississippi State at Texas odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Off the Board (OTB)
• Against the spread: Mississippi State +38.5 (-110) | Texas -38.5 (-110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 60.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Tips and predictions for Mississippi State in Texas

forecast

Texas 54, Mississippi State 13

Money line

There was no moneyline at the time of publication, but it wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway.

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Against the spread

Watch TEXAS -38.5 (-110) heading into this game. Regardless of whether Ewers or Manning is at center for the Longhorns, they should be able to take a page from the heavily undermatched Mississippi State team +38.5 (-110).

The Bulldogs are adjusting to a new QB under center, and facing the No. 2 team in the country in Austin for the first time in college is extremely challenging.

Texas has gone a perfect 4-0 ATS in 4 tries this season, while Mississippi State has failed to cover 3 in a row, going 0-3 ATS in its 3 games against FBS opponents.

Over/Under

OVER 60.5 (-110) is a strong team in this game and it wouldn’t be surprising if Texas does most of the heavy lifting, if not the cash heavy lifting, on their own and without any help from Mississippi State.

The Over has cashed in each of the Bulldogs’ last two games, with the Stark Vegas defense allowing 43.0 PPG against unranked teams Toledo and Florida.

Meanwhile, Texas has scored 51 or more points in 3 of 4 games this season while posting a high win total in 3 straight games.

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