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Traffic affected as 79th Street Causeway Bridge stuck open in North Bay Village
The 79th Street Causeway Bridge in North Bay Village is stuck in the open position, affecting traffic Monday afternoon. Chopper 4 video showed traffic stalled in both directions. Authorities told CBS News Miami they are expecting maintenance crews to arrive. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area. This developing story will be updated as soon as more information is made available.
New York Times
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Broncos CB Riley Moss eager for tests that come with playing opposite Pat Surtain
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix had quickly moved the Broncos into scoring position during an end-of-half drill Monday and was ready to take his shot. The second-year quarterback took a snap at the opposing 30-yard line and looked to his left, where his top target, Courtland Sutton, seemed to have daylight as he beelined toward the end zone. As Nix released the ball, though, Riley Moss calmly picked up his lengthy strides. By the time the ball was approaching Sutton's hands, Moss had made up the ground and eased himself into position to force an incompletion. Two plays later, Nix's offense was forced to settle for a Wil Lutz field goal. Advertisement The play was a clear example of an area Moss tried to attack this offseason. 'I think the point of attack when the ball's up in the air,' Moss said on the improvement he was targeting entering his second season as Denver's starting cornerback. 'Some of those 50-50 balls, being stronger, not getting pushed off. That was a big thing for me this offseason was getting bigger, getting stronger, being able to push against the receiver and be a little bit more physical.' There was nothing particularly spectacular about the play against Sutton. There was no diving deflection. No one-handed interception. Instead, it was the familiarity of the play that made it stand out. While throwing at Pat Surtain II remains a task dangerous enough to have made Evel Knievel blush, Broncos quarterbacks have not fared much better when throwing at his counterpart on the opposite sideline. On Monday, Moss cleanly played through the 6-foot-4, 216-pound Sutton to spoil a would-be touchdown. Last week, Moss repeatedly drew a receiver with entirely different dimensions — the speedy Marvin Mims Jr., listed at 5-11, 182 pounds — and blanketed him step for step to thwart three attempted connections, including two in the end zone. 'There's a short memory with him, not being afraid to fail and really putting it out there on the line each play,' Broncos coach Sean Payton said. 'He really has good length. I've talked about his situational awareness. He's smart, and he can tackle. All the things you're looking for in a corner. He's having another real good start to camp. He's in great shape, and I think he's got a high ceiling.' Much of the talk about the Broncos' secondary entering training camp centered on the additions of safety Talanoa Hufanga and first-round defensive back Jahdae Barron, players who could bring coordinator Vance Joseph's defense more matchup flexibility while also injecting toughness against the run. But one of the biggest developments since preparation for the 2025 season kicked into gear late last month has been Moss' confident development as he enters his second full season as a starter. It takes a certain mindset to play opposite Surtain, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, who teams figure to become even more hesitant to test. Moss entered his first year as a starter with the brash confidence the Broncos saw in him when they selected him with a third-round pick in 2023. He took his lumps at times, no more so than during a Week 17 loss to the Bengals, when Moss, making his return after missing three games with an MCL sprain, struggled to stay with star Bengals receiver Tee Higgins during an overtime loss for the Broncos. But the Broncos were a better defense when he was on the field. Advertisement His rookie season didn't produce a transformative belief for Moss. It sharpened the one he already had. 'As long as I'm across from DPOY, it's going to be like that, and I love the challenge,' Moss said. 'It makes it fun. It makes it fun to come in to work knowing it's on me. I'm going to be on an island, and what can I do? That's what I think makes this game so beautiful and why I love the position that I'm in.' • Nix was picked off twice in Monday's practice. The first came when safety Devon Key, playing in a help coverage role, dropped down to pick off a pass Nix tried to thread up the seam to Sutton. The second came when linebacker Justin Strnad dropped in coverage and picked off a pass Nix was trying to fit into Sutton in the middle of the field. The interception came on what may have been a free play, as the right side of the defensive line appeared to jump, but there were no longer referees at practice after a crew spent last weekend with the team, and the coaching staff didn't mark an infraction. Either way, Payton was far from concerned about the turnovers after practice. 'We're charting picks here like hurricanes,' Payton said when asked about the interceptions. 'He's doing fine.' Weather analogies aside, Payton noted one area Monday that he believes has Nix 'light years' ahead of where he was at this time last season. 'He's much further along, and what it allows him to do is message to other players in the huddle,' Payton said. 'When you first get started, you get the play and you're calling it. When you're further along, you're maybe able to talk about (a receiver's) split real quick. When you look at it, you have 12 seconds to get the play, the cadence, the snap count. Then, can you remind the back, 'Hey, you might be the primary (receiver).' It's the little reminders. He's light-years further along. He's doing well.' Advertisement • Third-string quarterback Sam Ehlinger produced the highlight of the day when he escaped to his left to avoid pressure, turned his shoulders and hoisted a 50-yard touchdown pass to undrafted rookie wide receiver Courtney Jackson. Later, he found Michael Bandy for a deep completion and then found space in the defense to scramble for a big run. 'He's extremely athletic and he's comfortable throwing on the run,' Payton said of Ehlinger, who signed a one-year deal with the Broncos in free agency after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Colts. 'There's a little moxie to him. Sometimes it can be a little big for guys, but with him, not at all. You feel like he's a guy who has played well before. With his confidence, he carries himself that way.' Rookie outside linebacker Que Robinson (bone bruise) and linebacker Dre Greenlaw (quad) did not practice Tuesday. Payton previously said both players could return to action this week. Linebacker Alex Singleton (broken thumb) went through warm-ups but did not participate in team drills. Singleton is expected to practice with a club on his thumb later this week.
Forbes
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NCAA Basketball Tournaments Will Remain At 68 Teams In 2026
After recently contemplating expanding the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament fields starting in 2026, the events will continue to have 68 teams next year. However, Dave Gavitt, the NCAA's senior vice president of basketball, said in a statement on Monday that the organization's tournament committees will continue having conversations about increasing the events to 72 or 76 teams beginning in 2027. The men's tournament has had 68 teams since 2011 when the NCAA introduced the 'First Four' games where eight teams play each other on a Tuesday in March. The winners are slotted into the 64-team bracket, which begins two days later. The tournament previously had 65 teams since 2001. The women's tournament, meanwhile, had 64 teams from 1994 through 2021. It has featured 68 teams the past four seasons. Gavitt's announcement on Monday occurred less than a month after he said on July 10 that it was 'still viable' that the tournament could expand to 72 or 76 teams next year. He added at the time that the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball committee met that week in Savannah, Ga., while the women's basketball committee gathered in Philadelphia. While both groups discussed expansion, Gavitt said 'no decision or recommendation was made.' Charlie Baker, the NCAA's president and former Massachusetts governor, told reporters at a Big 12 Conference meeting in May that the NCAA was having 'good conversations' with CBS Sports and Turner Sports, which televise the men's tournament, and ESPN, which airs the women's tournament. Baker, though, said that there is 'a lot of logistical work' that goes into expanding the tournament. As it currently stands, the postseason champions of each of the 31 Division 1 men's and women's conferences earn a berth in the NCAA tournament, while the other 37 slots are chosen by a selection committee. Most of the at-large berths come from the so-called Power Four conferences of the Big 12, Big Ten Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference, as well as the Big East Conference. For instance, only four men's teams (New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State and Saint Mary's) and three women's teams (Richmond, Columbia and Princeton) outside of those five leagues received at-large berths in this year's tournament. None of those six teams made it past the second round. While the expansion could lead to more teams outside of the power conferences getting tournament bids, the committee could also continue to reward teams from the major leagues that finish in the middle or near the lower half of their conference standings. Those details will be ironed out over the coming months and years, but the fields will remain at 68 teams, at least for one more year. The 2026 NCAA men's tournament begins on March 17 and concludes with the national title game on April 6 in Indianapolis, while the women's tournament starts on March 18 and ends with the championship on April 5 in Phoenix. Florida is the reigning men's national champion, overcoming a 12-point second half deficit and defeating Houston, 65-63, in the national title game. The Gators return a few players, including forwards Alex Condon (10.6 points and 7.5 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game last season) and Thomas Haugh (9.8 points and 6.1 rebounds in 24.4 minutes per game), and add several newcomers, including transfer guards Xaivian Lee (Princeton) and Boogie Fland (Arkansas). Lee averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game as a junior last season, while Fland averaged 13.5 points and 5.1 assists per game as a freshman last season even though he missed about two months after undergoing surgery on his right thumb. Meanwhile, the University of Connecticut won the women's national title in April, defeating South Carolina, 82-59, in the final. The Huskies return three starters in forward Sarah Strong (16.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season), guard Azzi Fudd (13.6 points per game) and center Jana El Alfy (5.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game). They also signed transfers Kayleigh Heckel, a guard who averaged 6.1 points per game as a USC freshman last season, and forward Serah Williams, an incoming senior who averaged 19.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game last season at Wisconsin. Williams was a first team All-Big Ten selection the past two seasons.
