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The New York Jets landed superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers in an offseason blockbuster trade. But his time under center was short-lived after he injured his Achilles on the fourth play of the season.  Rodgers has since undergone an innovative surgery that could accelerate the quarterback’s recovery time.  Normally, Achilles injuries require anywhere from nine months to a year of recovery time. But Rodgers has suggested he’ll suit up again this season, and he doubled down Saturday on his hope to play again this year. “It’s a process, step by step, day by day,” Rodgers told NBC Sports when he appeared at Santa Anita Park for the Breeders’ Cup. “There’s some great days, some rough days. But the goal for me is to come back this year.”  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The 39-year-old quarterback did caution that he has to reach a few benchmarks before he can play again. “It’s got to be — otherwise, I think it’d be a lot of rehab in vain. We’ll see what happens. I’ve got to hit some markers before that. I’ve got to be able to move around. I’ve got to be able to avoid putting myself in harm’s way.” PACKERS LEGEND SAYS IT WAS TIME FOR TEAM, AARON RODGERS TO PART WAYS: ‘BOTH SIDES HAVE TO BE HAPPY’ On Friday, Rodgers posted a cryptic message on his social media account.  “A little more time…,” Rodgers wrote alongside a photo of his new Zenith watch on Instagram. Rodgers has a partnership with the luxury watch brand. There have been some signs of hope, the most recent coming last weekend when he dropped back and put some weight on his injured left leg while throwing several passes during warmups before the Jets’ game against the New York Giants. Zach Wilson has faced criticism for his uneven play during his tenure with the Jets, and he entered this season as the backup to Rodgers. He was thrust back into the starting role once Rodgers went down. Rodgers praised Wilson’s play.  “The team’s been playing good,” Rodgers said. “Proud of Zach, proud of the boys. We’re 4-3. We’ve got a big one on Monday night and one coming up on NBC the following week. So, excited to head back there (Sunday) and see the fellas, cheer on a win and keep getting better.” Rodgers is a longtime horse racing enthusiast. His pick for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic was the Japanese horse Ushba Tesoro, the No. 8 horse in the race. Rodgers picked him because his jersey number is 8 and told NBC he still regrets not betting the No. 8 in the Kentucky Derby in May. The Jets host to the Los Angeles Chargers Monday night. The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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A Las Vegas prostitute has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and other crimes after she allegedly beat her disabled John to near death in a hotel room before stealing thousands of dollars of his cash, according to police. Napria Wilson, 26, left the mobility scooter-using victim with a broken back and fractures to his face after a disagreement about payment inside the Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino room turned ugly, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, citing local police. Wilson allegedly punched and kicked the man several times during the violent October 27 beat down before stealing his wallet which contained around $6,000 cash. NAKED MAN TUSSLES WITH LAS VEGAS COP BEFORE STEALING, CRASHING PATROL CAR: VIDEO The victim, who is in his 60s, was found covered in blood by a responding security officer. The man told police he had met Wilson on the casino floor that morning and solicited her services after winning some money, KLAS reported. “Once in the room, the [man] gave Wilson $500 cash for her services,” police said.  Wilson took the money and stayed in the room, but after a couple of minutes, she again asked the victim for the money. The victim told Wilson he had already given her the cash, which led to her becoming argumentative. LAS VEGAS CASINO OFFICIALS FACE DILEMMA AS TRESPASSERS COLLECT JACKPOTS She demanded the money again before unleashing the ferocious attack, cops say. The man told cops he had “brought a ‘hooker’ to his room . . . and she beat him and robbed him.” Wilson was seen on CCTV footage walking out of the room and into an elevator.  She was then captured on video vomiting while getting into a cab, police said, according to KLAS. “Wilson apologizes to the driver and tells him she will pay him extra to get her ‘out of here’ and appears to pass him a $100 dollar bill from her purse,” cops said about the interaction. The cab driver dropped Wilson off at her apartment complex. She was arrested on Wednesday while leaving the complex after cops reviewed video evidence.  Wilson also faces charges of robbery, residential burglary and battery with regard to the brutal attack, according to court documents. The judge set bail at $75,000, and she has remained in custody. She is due back in court on Tuesday.  Wilson was previously charged with attempted murder from a closed case in 2021 and has also been hit with multiple battery charges within the last three years, according to court documents cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.



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Jason Aldean and his wife of eight years, Brittany Aldean, make for one strong couple. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Aldean explained they both get “fired up” when the country music star has dealt with backlash, but Brittany seems to jump in first. “I think she probably gets fired up a little bit because it kind of trickles down because she obviously is on social media and those things a lot more than I am,” he began. “So, a lot of times it’ll be, you know, she may see something and go, ‘Hey, have you heard about such and such?’ “Then I go kind of down the rabbit hole looking at stuff, and then I kind of get fired up about it, you know? So, I think we both kind of get fired up about things, but she’s usually the first one with the breaking news.” JASON ALDEAN ‘SMALL TOWN’ BACKLASH: COUNTRY SINGER, WIFE BRITTANY FIGHT BACK AMID CONTROVERSIES Aldean is on his “Highway Desperado” tour. His 11th album by that name released Friday. Jason shared with Fox News Digital that his family is on the road with him, which Aldean loves because he doesn’t “have to spend a whole lot of time away from them.” “We kind of make it a family affair these days. The young kids are old enough to be able to stay up long enough to go out and watch shows, which has just happened in the last year or so, where they can kind of come out, stay awake long enough to see the show,” Aldean said. “So, they get excited about that. We were just out in California for three weeks or so, and we had some off days. So, we took them to Disney. We’ll get them off the bus and go do some fun stuff for them like that. We’re just trying to make it a family affair and try to spend as much time together as possible.” JASON ALDEAN ADDRESSES CRITICISM OF CONTROVERSIAL COUNTRY MUSIC VIDEO: ‘THIS ONE GOES TOO FAR’ Jason and Brittany tied the knot in 2015 and have two children — son Memphis, 7, and daughter Navy, 4.  Aldean also has two daughters with ex-wife Jessica Ussery — Keeley and Kendyl. The former couple was married for 12 years before splitting in 2013.  Jason was under fire this summer after he released “Try That In A Small Town.” After seeing the backlash online, Aldean took to social media to defend himself and the song he created. JASON ALDEAN TALKS RELEASE OF 11TH STUDIO ALBUM Two months after he released the song, Aldean released the song’s music video and faced backlash again. At the time, Aldean addressed his critics and defended his lyrics, denying the song has racial undertones.  “In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,” Aldean shared with his nearly 8 million fans across social media. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS “‘Try That In A Small Town,’ for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to – that’s what this song is about.”  In an interview with Fox News Digital, Aldean said, “People are kind of scared to say something a lot of times out of fear or losing a job or losing friends. … Maybe they’re not going to get work again or whatever it is. People tend to hop on the side that’s just politically correct, and it may be politically correct, but it’s not right. Like, it’s just not, you know what I’m saying?” When Aldean took to social media defending “Small Town,” Brittany took to Instagram and shared a selfie of the couple.  “Never apologize for speaking the truth,” she captioned the picture she uploaded July 18. APP USERS CLICK HERE That same day, Brittany shared a picture of the blue sky and a palm tree, writing, “Media.. it’s the same song and dance. Twist everything you can to fit your repulsive narrative. “How about instead of creating stories, we focus on the real ones such as child trafficking? Food for thought.” CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Several days later, Brittany uploaded another image of herself in a yellow, two-piece outfit and thanked fans for their support of her husband and his song. “Man do we love y’all. Free thinkers, lions not sheep… thankful for the support, always!” she wrote on Instagram in July. APP USERS CLICK HERE  She also took to her social media to post a screenshot showing Jason’s song and music video ranking No. 1 on the charts. Brittany added a fire emoji to the Instagram story.



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A superintendent in Massachusetts is calling for change to the state’s rules after a girl’s teeth were knocked out during a field hockey game by a shot from a male player. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association allows males and females to participate in the other gender’s sports if it is not made available to their own – thus, a male is able to participate in field hockey, which is generally a sport for females. The incident took place during a playoff game between Swampscott High School and Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School earlier this week – a girl on the Dighton-Rehoboth team suffered “significant facial and dental injuries” that “required hospitalization” after she took a shot to the face from a male on Swampscott. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Now, Bill Runey, the superintendent of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District, is calling for change to a rule that has been in place since the 1970s. “While I understand that the MIAA has guidelines in place for co-ed participation under section 43 of their handbook, this incident dramatically magnifies the concerns of many about player safety,” he said, via the Washington Times. “Seeing the horror in the eyes of our players and coaches upon greeting their bus last night is evidence to me that there has to be a renewed approach by the MIAA to protect the safety of our athletes,” he also said. CONNOR STALIONS, ACCUSED RINGLEADER OF MICHIGAN’S ALLEGED SIGN-STEALING SCHEME, RESIGNS The MIAA cites the Massachusetts Equal Rights Amendment, which was adopted in 1976, that discriminates based on gender – it was extended to scholastic sports three years later. The MIAA said they “understand” safety concerns, but wanting inclusion has trumped it. “We respect and understand the complexity and concerns that exist regarding student safety. However, student safety has not been a successful defense to excluding students of one gender from participating on teams of the opposite gender,” the MIAA said in a statement. “The arguments generally fail due to the lack of correlation between injuries and mixed-gender teams.”



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Election officials in Mississippi’s most populous county had to scramble to complete required poll worker training after an early September breach involving county computers. In Hinds County, such training is typically completed by early October before a November general election, according to Election Commissioner Shirley Varnado. Instead, office staff members worked right up to Thursday’s deadline to finish the training after Varnado said they were unable to access their computers for about three weeks. Mississippi has a general election Tuesday with key races such as governor and secretary of state — the state’s top election official. DEMOCRATIC ELVIS RELATIVE HOPES TURNOUT IS ENOUGH TO UNSEAT MISSISSIPPI GOV. REEVES Hinds County is home to the capital city of Jackson. The county has some 167,000 registered voters and is a key source of Democratic votes. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won the county with 73% of the vote, while Republican Donald Trump received 57.5% statewide. Federal authorities were investigating after county computers were compromised for a period in early September, Hinds County Board Attorney Tony Gaylor said in an email Friday. Gaylor said the county’s computer network was “functioning again” and declined additional comment, citing the ongoing investigation. Messages seeking information from the county administrator were not returned. MISSISSIPPI’S LARGEST COUNTY CLOSES JAIL SECTION PLAGUED BY FIGHTS, ESCAPES The cyber incident caused a slight delay in the county’s ability to process voter registration forms, according to Circuit Clerk Zach Wallace, whose office handles this election process. Within a few days, staffers were able to use laptops not affected by the breach to connect to the state system for registering voters. Wallace said all applications were processed before the Oct. 10 deadline. Varnado said the county was “on track” for Tuesday’s election and no other issues were expected. The county encountered another hiccup on Oct. 26 when the secretary of state’s website was briefly inaccessible. During that time, according to Varnado, election staff were unable to verify voter registration information for poll workers, who are required by law to be registered to vote in the county where they work. Varnado said they have since verified this information. Issues with the state’s network were resolved and access to the statewide election management system was restored, according to state election officials.



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