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USA Today
10 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Major questions linger at position that will set tone for 49ers' defense in 2025
There was a lot of movement happening on the San Francisco 49ers' roster this offseason. The changes they underwent may be best described through the battle happening at linebacker in training camp. What has been a largely rock solid group for San Francisco since 2019 was actually a source of weakness on the 49ers' defense a season ago. Dre Greenlaw's Achilles injury in Super Bowl LVIII threw the group into flux and they never really recovered while trying to piece together a unit around him. With Greenlaw's exit in free agency, the 49ers elected not to sign an established veteran and will instead hold a competition for the two open starting jobs. How those battles shake out and the quality of players who emerge will set the floor for the 49ers' defense in 2025. Here are some of San Francisco's key questions at LB going into camp: Who were the 49ers starting LBs last year? Fred Warner started in the middle of the 49ers' front seven. His three-down running mate for most of the year was veteran De'Vondre Campbell. The third LB spot changed throughout the year with Dee Winters, Tatum Bethune and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles all getting time there. Winters led that group with 398 defensive snaps. Flannigan-Fowles played 150. Did the 49ers lose any key LBs? They sure did. Greenlaw leaving in free agency to join the Denver Broncos is arguably the biggest offseason loss for San Francisco. Flannigan-Fowles is also no longer with the club after spending his entire six-year career with the 49ers. His loss will be felt more on special teams than on the defensive side. Do the 49ers have any injuries at LB? There's nothing major to start camp. Warner is healthy after playing through an ankle fracture last year, and the rest of the group appears poised to hit the ground running when camp opens Thursday. Who are San Francisco's starting LBs? This is one of the top questions they'll answer in camp. Warner will take his usual Mike LB spot. The Will LB job is up for grabs between Winters and rookie third-round pick Nick Martin. The Sam LB job could go to a player like Bethune or former seventh-round pick Jalen Graham. Which LBs are frontrunners for roster spots? Warner will be on the roster, and Winters and Martin can both be penciled in. Bethune appears to be in line for one of those spots, and Luke Gifford has an inside track to the roster because of his special teams contributions. One name to watch will be Curtis Robinson. The team likes him and he plays a ton of special teams, but he's returning from a torn ACL and may not start the season on the active roster. We'll pencil him in to stay on the PUP list to start the year with a return at some point after Week 4. Which LBs are on the 49ers' roster bubble? There's a lot of uncertainty at this position, so we're going to put every LB who isn't Warner, Winters or Martin on the bubble. That includes Bethune and Gifford, along with Graham, Chazz Surratt and undrafted rookie Stone Blanton. More 49ers: Potential starter's injury shouldn't hinder key training camp battle for 49ers
The Irish Sun
14-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Tuam baby scandal ‘clearly points to criminality', says top lawyer in new call for Garda probe as excavation dig begins
INVESTIGATORS have been urged to treat the Tuam baby scandal as a 'criminal investigation', it has emerged. Leading human rights lawyer Kevin Winters - who represents campaigner Advertisement 2 Leading human rights lawyer Kevin Winters has raised concerns of 'criminality' at the site Credit: Alamy Mr Winters made the claim as excavation work at the former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co The project started 11 years after historian The Mr Winters said: 'We wrote to Gardai including local Gardai at Tuam urging them to treat the scandal as a criminal investigation. Advertisement Read more in Irish News 'Despite repeated requests from both Annie and ourselves they failed to assign Gardai Pulse investigation numbers until last month when she received confirmation they would issue. 'There could have been various forms of criminality at this site and with the advances in 'The industrial volumes of buried infants and the manner in which they met their fate clearly points to criminality. 'It will be momentous to see the assignment of PULSE record numbers as that crystallises formal criminal investigation status upon this historical human rights debacle.' Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun Latest Mr Winters added: 'Equally important is the requirement that the Coroner in Galway upscales intervention after opening the case as far back as 2017. 'There needs to be an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Annie's siblings and all other unexplained deaths. Tuam mother and baby home: Catherine Corless's research revealed that 796 children died at St Mary's in Galway 'There was a suffocating toxicity about the historic Irish State-Catholic Ms Corrigan, whose brothers William and John died at the home, is also taking a civil case against the Bon Secours Sisters and other agencies of the State. Advertisement 'WON'T REST UNTIL JUSTICE' She described today's development as 'both welcome and difficult', adding: 'Whilst it's a relief to see work started on the site it's really only the latest stage in what is still a long road for all of us.' 'What happened at Tuam was criminal so there needs to be both Church and State accountability. 'I won't rest until I see justice for my two brothers who not only need a proper Christian burial but also the full rigours of the law, both domestic and international, applied.' We asked the Gardai for a comment on the claims but no one was available. Advertisement 2 There are no burial records for the almost 800 babies and infants who died at the home Credit: AFP - Getty
New York Post
08-07-2025
- Climate
- New York Post
Texas summer camp near Camp Mystic had ‘no warning' about rising waters but were able to safely evacuate 70 before deadly flooding: ‘Saw it coming'
Officials at a Texas summer camp located just miles from Camp Mystic, where 27 young girls and counselors died in historic floods over the weekend, claimed they received 'no warning' that rising waters were coming — but were able to safely evacuate dozens on their own as thWe were making our plans and changing our plans and moving people up to higher ground well in advance last night.' river swelled. The Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, a 500-acre property that was hosting a summer camp and youth conference with 'several hundred campers' at the headwater of the Guadalupe River in Hunt, had been monitoring the waters for 24 hours before it surged 26 feet in less than an hour early Friday morning. 'We were making our plans and changing our plans and moving people up to higher ground well in advance last night,' communications director Lisa Winters told KENS5 Friday. Mo-Ranch had received no alerts or information from local authorities ahead of the deadly deluge that has claimed more than 100 lives, so camp leaders took it upon themselves to move 70 children and adults staying in a building by the river out of harm's way, saving all of their lives, she added. 'We had no warning this was coming,' Winters reiterated Monday, adding that it would have been 'devastating' had camp officials not been closely following weather reports and the rising river. Mo-Ranch 'saw it coming well in advance, and they did something about it,' she added. 'They helped them pack up. They got them up, they got them out, put them up on higher ground.' The facilities manager at Mo-Ranch notified leaders of the potential danger around 1 a.m., and the kids and chaperones were moved sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 4 a.m., camp CEO Tim Huchton told the Wall Street Journal Monday. 3 At least 27 counselors and campers at Camp Mystic were killed in the catastrophic floods. AFP via Getty Images Camp Mystic, another all-girls Christian summer camp just seven miles away, was caught by surprise with deadly consequences when the river suddenly surged. Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha on Tuesday was unable to answer questions about who was in charge or whether they were asleep early Friday morning when the Guadalupe River burst its banks. At least 87 bodies — including 30 children — have been recovered in Kerr County, up from the 75 reported dead in the county on Monday. 3 Search and rescue team looks for people along the Guadalupe River near a damaged building at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. AFP via Getty Images Five girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic were still missing, officials said. Lorena Guillen, owner of the Blue Oak RV Park and Howdy's Restaurant, on the banks of the Guadalupe, said she called the Sheriff's Office shortly after 2 a.m. Friday morning and asked if she had to evacuate. She was told they had no information for her. 'It was just raining, you know, like nothing,' she told the Wall Street Journal. 'We did have a warning, a flash flood warning, but this … is very, very normal for the Hill Country.' Within an hour, she said, the water had risen 10 feet on the property, and she frantically ran and banged all 33 RV doors to wake people up. All of the vehicles were washed away by the floodwaters. 3 Chairs inside a damaged room at Camp Mystic following deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. REUTERS The National Weather Service office for Austin and San Antonio issued a flash-flood warning for Kerr County with 'catastrophic' potential for loss of life around 1:14 a.m. An emergency alert was finally posted to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office's social media account at 3:32 am that read: 'DANGEROUS FLOODING NOW on the Guadalupe River in Hunt, in western Kerr County. This flood wave will continue downstream. If you are near the water, move to higher ground immediately. Stay clear of low water crossings—turn around, don't drown!' The sheriff admitted Tuesday he was only informed about the flood waters ravaging his county at some time between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. that morning. The Texas Division of Emergency Management was initially expecting between 3 to 6 inches of rain, Nim Kidd, chief of the agency, recalled in a news conference, the Journal reported. 'However, some of those models showed numbers that were higher than that,' he said, 'which caused us to activate additional resources and have them in the area just in case.' Emergency-response teams were in Kerr County by noon on Thursday. With Post wires
Belfast Telegraph
08-07-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Man released from custody after police make safe device found in Co Armagh house
The IED was recovered during a house search in the Keady area on Monday. Police attended the property after a man was arrested in Co Monaghan on Sunday in connection with the discovery of bombs in the Republic of Ireland. He has now been released without charge. "A man in his 40s arrested as part of this investigation has been released from the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 without charge,' said an AGS spokesperson. "A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The investigation remains ongoing.' The Army had supported the PSNI raid which took place in the Tassagh Road area of Co Armagh, during which the IED was dealt with. 'Police have recovered and made safe an improvised explosion device and removed a number of items from a house search in Keady,' a PSNI spokesperson said. 'The items and the device were seized and taken away for further forensic examinations." The operation is focused on a potential link to a hoax device discovered in Co Armagh earlier this month. "Officers carried out a search at the location in support of an investigation by An Garda Síochána in Monaghan," the police spokesperson added. 'Enquiries are continuing and at this stage, police are investigating a potential link between this search and a security alert which occurred at the Ballyards Road area of Milford in Armagh on Tuesday July 1.' Gardai previously said the arrest in the Republic came as part of the investigation into the discovery of a number of attempted IEDs in the north-east and south-west of Ireland including at premises near Foynes in Co Limerick. The suspect was also being investigated for possible links to dissident republicans. The probe also follows the discovery of devices in Castleblayney Co Monaghan last week. Tory grandee Norman Tebbit dies aged 94 PSNI Detective Inspector Winters said: 'Our enquiries are continuing in relation to this investigation, as we work closely with our colleagues from An Garda Síochána. "We would appeal to anyone who may be able to assist to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 361 07/07/25. "Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at
Belfast Telegraph
08-07-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Improvised explosive device made safe after being recovered from house in Co Armagh
The PSNI attended the property in Keady on Monday after a man was arrested in connection with the discovery of bombs in the Republic of Ireland. The Army supported the PSNI raid which took place on Tassagh Road. 'Police have recovered and made safe an improvised explosion device and removed a number of items from a house search in Keady,' a PSNI spokesperson said. 'The items and the device were seized and taken away for further forensic examinations." The operation is focused on a potential link to a hoax device discovered in Co Armagh earlier this month. "Officers carried out a search at the location in support of an investigation by An Garda Síochána in Monaghan," the police spokesperson added. 'Enquiries are continuing and at this stage, police are investigating a potential link between this search and a security alert which occurred at the Ballyards Road area of Milford in Armagh on Tuesday July 1.' Gardai previously said the arrest in the Republic came as part of the investigation into the discovery of a number of attempted IEDs in the north-east and south-west of Ireland including at premises near Foynes in Co Limerick. The suspect, who is aged in his 40s , was arrested under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act during an operation in Co Monaghan on Sunday evening – the legislation allows Garda to hold a suspect for up to three days if a superintendent or the court approves the decision. The suspect is being investigated for possible links to dissident republicans. The probe also follows the discovery of devices in Castleblayney Co Monaghan last week. Tory grandee Norman Tebbit dies aged 94 An Garda Síochána confirmed it was liaising with the PSNI. PSNI Detective Inspector Winters said: 'Our enquiries are continuing in relation to this investigation, as we work closely with our colleagues from An Garda Síochána. "We would appeal to anyone who may be able to assist to contact police on 101 quoting reference number 361 07/07/25. "Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at
