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Iowa moves on without injured quarterback Brendan Sullivan when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland for a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday afternoon. Former starter Cade McNamara is not ready to return from a concussion, so Iowa (6-4, 4-3) turns to former walk-on and fourth-stringer Jackson Stratton to lead the offense in College Park, Md. "Confident that he'll do a great job," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of Stratton on his weekly radio show. "He stepped in, did a really nice job in our last ballgame. And he's got a good ability to throw the football, and he's learning every day. ... We'll go with him and see what we can do." Iowa had been on an upswing with Sullivan, who had sparked the Hawkeyes to convincing wins over Northwestern and Wisconsin before suffering an ankle injury in a 20-17 loss at UCLA on Nov. 8. Stratton came on in relief against the Bruins and completed 3 of 6 passes for 28 yards. Another storyline for Saturday is that Ferentz will be opposing his son, Brian Ferentz, an assistant at Maryland. Brian Ferentz was Iowa's offensive coordinator from 2017-23. "We've all got business to take care of on Saturday," Kirk Ferentz said. "I think his experience has been good and everything I know about it. As a parent, I'm glad he's with good people." Maryland (4-6, 1-6) needs a win to keep its hopes alive for a fourth straight bowl appearance under Mike Locksley. The Terrapins have dropped five of their last six games, all by at least 14 points, including a 31-17 loss at home to Rutgers last weekend. "It's been a challenging last few weeks to say the least," Locksley said. The challenge this week will be to stop Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson, who leads the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,328) and touchdowns (20), averaging 7.1 yards per carry. "With running backs, it's not always about speed. It's about power, vision and the ability to make something out of nothing," Locksley said. "This guy is a load and runs behind his pads." Maryland answers with quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., who leads the Big Ten in passing yards per game (285.5) and completions (268). His top target is Tai Felton, who leads the conference in catches (86) and receiving yards (1,040). --Field Level MediaWhat the Options Market Tells Us About RobloxWhy Is The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Among the Best Bank Stocks to Invest In Now?

If there's one thing that might just define Australia, it's invasion. From and to , and , our continent is no stranger to invasive species and the desecration they can bring. But few have been as successful as the fox. Covering some 80 per cent of Australia's continental landmass, it's estimated there are more than 1.7 million feral foxes in the country after first being brought over by European settlers. Part-time electrician and hunter Adam Wright is among those who are fighting back in his home state of Western Australia. What started as a hobby to help local farmers has developed into a fox-focused feral animal control business which sees his team help everyone from small property owners and hobby farmers to large-scale agricultural operators, caravan parks and even wildlife parks and bird zoos to keep the foxes at bay. "Our annual records indicate a steady increase in the number of animals removed each year," he told Yahoo News Australia. His team of licensed hunters meticulously record data on a majority of the animals, including sex, weight, and dietary habits through stomach content analysis and, according to Adam, prioritise ethical kills wherever possible. One of the main issues that drive demand for the service is predation on livestock. "Foxes prey on a wide range of livestock, including lambs, chickens, and young calves, causing significant economic losses for farmers," Adam said. "One example would be a farm we currently work on, which used to lose around 200 lambs a year. We have reduced that number to 19." Australia's has long been a key reason state governments have sought to control and reduce fox populations, which are estimated to kill . "Our biggest concern is the impact on native wildlife. Foxes are a major threat to native wildlife populations," Adam told Yahoo. 🦌 🚙 🏝️ "The last major problem we get called in for is disease transmission. Foxes can carry and transmit diseases. Mange is the main one, but they can also carry rabies and transmit it to farmers' working dogs, livestock, and even humans." While it's not an issue most Australians living in cities probably think about, the species are increasingly encroaching on more built up areas with foxes routinely spotted in places such as Melbourne. However Adam is painfully aware of the stigma such work has in the eyes of some Australians, saying there is a "disconnect between the reality of pest control work and the perceptions of those unfamiliar with the industry". Despite his apprehension, he the sometimes confronting images of hunts online to display the problem that shows little sign of abating. "We face constant online harassment and threats from animal activists. While it was initially upsetting, we've learned to use both positive and negative attention to raise awareness about our work and the importance of feral animal control," he said. "We understand that parading our kills may not be ideal, but we're also influencers in the development of new technologies to aid our work. We work hard to avoid showing blood and guts and use editing software to remove such images. This is one of our biggest tools for gaining views and spreading our message." He's certainly far from the only one. Self-described huntress Kirby Dickson runs an annual Williams community fox shoot in the Great Southern region of WA. On social media the event page boasts killing 4,706 foxes since 2019, this week sharing a video (seen below) of fox, cat and pig carcasses being discarded in a mass grave after a shoot. "Of course it's going to be confronting, but it's horrific for the farmers to come across these animals that we then have to put down," she previously told the ABC. "People don't see the first hand damage like us." Scientists and researchers have joined annual fox culling events in WA with landcare organisations actually reporting a fall in numbers, reported earlier this year. In Victoria a fox bounty scheme by the state government, which has provided $10 for each decapitated fox scalp presented by shooters (to be increased to $14 from next year) has drawn some criticism . Adam would like to see such a scheme reintroduced in WA as well as other options put on the table by the WA government to help drive down fox numbers. "While there are various small programs [such as bating], there's a lack of clear information and accessibility for recreational firearm owners. More opportunities, like responsible hunting on public land, should be explored," he argued. "Many recreational shooters would be willing to pay a yearly fee or participate in a lottery system to access public land, as is done in the US."

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15 on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. “In life, all good things come to an end,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. Late in the first half, Indiana punter James Evans fumbled a snap and was buried at his own 7-yardline with the Buckeyes taking over. That turned quickly into a 4-yard TD run by Henderson that gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead. Early in the second half, Caleb Downs fielded an Evans punt at the Ohio State 21, raced down the right sideline, cut to the middle and outran the coverage for a touchdown that put the Buckeyes up 21-7. It was the first time a Buckeye returned a punt for a touchdown since 2014. Howard finished 22-for-26 passing for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. “Our guys just played with a chip today, and that’s the way you got to play the game of football,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Indiana scored on its first possession of the game and its last, both short runs by Ty Son Lawson, who paced the Hoosiers with 79 rushing yards. Rourke was 8-for-18 passing for 68 yards. “We had communication errors, pass (protection), every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened,” Cignetti said. Indiana’s 151 total yards was its lowest of the season. And it was the most points surrendered by the Hoosier’s defense. The Hooseries’ special season was blemished by the Buckeyes, who beat Indiana for the 30th straight time. The Hoosiers were eyeing its first conference crown since sharing one with two other teams in 1967. That won’t happen now. “Ohio State deserved to win,” Cignetti said. “They had those (third quarter scores), and we just couldn’t respond.” Ohio State didn’t waste the opportunities presented by the Hoosiers when they got sloppy. The Buckeyes led 14-7 at the break and took control in the second half. An offensive line patched together because of multiple injuries performed surprisingly well. “We know what was at stake,” Day said. “We don’t win this game, and we have no chance to go to Indianapolis and play in the Big Ten championship. And that’s real. We’ve had that approach for the last few weeks now, more than that.”

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NoneAP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:34 p.m. ESTMinisters are forging ahead with plans to use electric vehicles (EVs) for combat on the battlefield despite warnings from military grandees that they could put Armed Forces at risk. The Telegraph has learnt that the Ministry of Defence will be ramping up testing of s next year at the Army’s Bovington Garrison in Dorset, home of the . The testing, described by an insider as “putting these vehicles through their paces”, is at an experimental phase, but is an expansion of plans first mooted under the Conservative government on the development of combat EVs. Since coming to office in July, the Government has handed more than £400,000 in contracts to Magtec, a defence firm that specialises in the electrification of vehicles. In October, John Healey, the Defence Secretary, visited the firm’s design and manufacturing facility in south Yorkshire, saying he was impressed with the company’s “creative flair to improve the battlefield performance and the environmental performance of military vehicles”. The Government has pledged to put its wider at the heart of its defence industrial strategy, which was launched alongside a speech by Sir Keir Starmer this week on a major reset of government policy. It said the strategy would “support net zero, regional growth, and economic security and resilience”. A government source added: “New and emerging technologies can support decarbonisation efforts and improve battlefield capability, reducing the supply chain vulnerability of liquid fuel and also reducing the heat signature and noise of vehicles on the battlefield.” Asked about the possibility of an electric tank, they added: “never say never”. However, military grandees on Saturday night called for the Government to think again before pressing ahead with the “crazy endeavour”, warning that a rush to net zero on the battlefield could put British troops at a disadvantage. , former commander of the British forces in Afghanistan, said: “What this amounts to is virtue signalling by MOD, trying to get into the climate change agenda. I suspect it will be wasting quite a lot of people’s time and resources in trying to show they are playing their part. At the moment the technology is just not there. “It is hard enough to keep the current vehicles supplied with fuel, that is a massive operation on its own - I just can’t see how it would possibly work with EVs. “Fighting battles in an extremely difficult activity - to make it unnecessarily even more difficult seems to be a crazy endeavour. “I would be pretty confident that it is just not at all a starter in terms of maintaining the level of battleground capability that we have now.” of Spithead, former First Sea Lord, said: “The aim must be to get war-winning equipment that we can use in the conditions we find ourselves fighting in; that enable us to fight, win and defeat enemies like Russia. That should be the aim of what we are developing. “If they are saying we should have things that will achieve net zero, I don’t think that is the priority. We need things that we can use to fight and win - because we may well be at war in the next few years. “I have a horrible feeling some people might be thinking net zero is so important, but that is not the important thing in warfare terms.” , commander of the Royal Irish during the invasion of Iraq, said: “I doubt our adversaries will be looking much at this sort of thing. They’ll be looking for immediate effect, not approval ratings or whatever. “I doubt a battery can currently provide the horsepower necessary for warfare. What’s driving this? Is it battlefield necessity or fashion? If it’s fashion then it’s a bad idea. Renewables alone aren’t sufficient to deliver the power we need for potential conflicts.” Ed Arnold, senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said: “The greening of the military needs to be communicated very well. It can’t just be an abstract net zero target. They have to show it will improve British defence capabilities. You have to make the argument for tactical advantage at the soldier level.” In 2019 , then Chief of the General Staff, said the current fleet of military vehicles would be the last to rely on fossil fuels. At the time the MoD announced a £3.2million project to develop green combat vehicles that would reduce the force’s carbon footprint. Brigadier James Vigne, the army’s head of climate change and sustainability, has previously said: “My personal view is that the internal combustion engine is on its last legs and we could see a switch to new technologies quickly.” In a 2022 paper on future electrification of vehicles, the Army said the effort was a “win-win” which “enables operational advantage, reduces logistic demand, and puts the Army on the path to meeting net zero”. The MoD has previously pledged to electrify its fleet of support vehicles in the UK by 2027. In 2023, specially converted Land Rovers went through rigorous testing at Millbrook, a proving ground in Bedfordshire, with the trial wrapping up earlier this year. Work has been underway on the electrification of and , two of the Army’s key armoured patrol vehicles. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “The rapid advancement of electric vehicle technology has opened up new possibilities for military applications, with comprehensive trials in 2025 set to explore whether EVs can match or exceed the performance of conventional vehicles across battlefield operations. “The Ministry of Defence remains committed to pursuing innovations that could enhance the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces, while also supporting sustainability where possible.”