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Carolina Panthers tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders was taken to a hospital for a neck injury after landing on his head while making a catch late in the first half of Sunday's 30-27 home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. As Sanders was brought down near the sideline after a 10-yard reception, he was flipped upside down and landed directly on the top of his helmet as he went out of bounds on the tackle by cornerback Trent McDuffie. After receiving attention from the team's medical staff, Sanders was strapped to a backboard and taken off the field on a cart with 40 seconds remaining in the half. He was taken to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for observation and later released Sunday afternoon, according to the team. On the CBS broadcast following halftime, Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Sanders had movement in all his extremities, while extreme precaution was taken because of back tightness. CBS reported he was being examined for a concussion before later amending that to a neck injury. The 21-year-old rookie out of Texas had a team-leading three receptions for the Panthers at the half for 49 yards. In 11 games this season, Sanders has 29 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown. Sanders was a fourth-round selection in the NFL draft in April. --Field Level Media
Insider Selling: Mader Group Limited (ASX:MAD) Insider Sells 982,000 Shares of StockBest Bets for NCAA Basketball Picks Against the Spread for Friday, November 22Data Rats. Commbank, Woolworths, Aussie Home Loans and WebCentral all in the mixAUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas investigation into the bottle-throwing incident that disrupted the Texas-Georgia game in October — and drew a harsh rebuke and fine from the Southeastern Conference — resulted in no one being caught or punished. In a report to the league sent last month, Texas officials said a video review did not identify any of the culprits. Texas and Georgia meet again Saturday in the SEC championship game in Atlanta. Their first meeting in Austin, a 30-15 Georgia win , produced one of the most chaotic and controversial scenes of the college football season. Longhorns fans upset about a pass interference penalty pelted the field with debris and briefly stopped the game, giving the officials time to huddle and reverse the call. The incident drew a $250,000 fine from the SEC , which also threatened to ban alcohol sales at future games. The SEC ordered the school to find those responsible and ban them from all athletic events the rest of the school year. In a Nov. 7 report to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said the school “reviewed all available video and other sources of information” to try to find the disruptive fans. “Despite our best effort, we have not been able to identify the individuals at issue. We will take action if new identifying information comes to light,” Del Conte wrote. The school's report was provided to The Associated Press this week. A university spokesman said he was unaware of any new information or punishments since it was sent to the SEC. Del Conte declined further comment Thursday. Del Conte told the SEC that Texas has added additional security cameras and personnel to watch the student section, updated its sportsmanship and fan code of conduct policies, and created digital messaging to encourage good behavior. “Respect, sportsmanship and fairness are values that drive us," Del Conte wrote. “We expect fans to uphold these standards as well.” Sankey declined comment on the investigation report and his conversations with Texas officials. But he praised Del Conte, school President Jay Hartzell and Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife “for being very clear immediately that that conduct failed to meet their own expectations.” The Scene Then-No. 1 Texas trailed No. 5 Georgia 23-7 when a pass interference call negated a Longhorns interception. Angry fans in or near the student section lobbed bottles and debris on the field and the game was halted for several minutes. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, who at first was angry about the penalty, crossed the field to plead with the fans to stop throwing things while stadium crews cleaned up the mess. The break gave the game officials time to reconsider and reverse the penalty, a decision that infuriated Georgia coach Kirby Smart. Texas then cut the Georgia lead to 23-15, before the Bulldogs later put together the game-clinching drive. “I will say that now we’ve set a precedent that if you throw a bunch of stuff on the field and endanger athletes that you’ve got a chance to get your call reversed,” Smart said after the game “That’s unfortunate because to me that’s dangerous." The Response Texas officials were embarrassed and the SEC was angry. The league issued a statement that reversing the penalty was the correct decision , but condemned the bottle throwing. Critics wondered if similar scenes could happen again in the SEC or elsewhere, sarcastically noting the Texas slogan, "What starts here changes the world.” The SEC ordered Texas to investigate using "all available resources, including security, stadium and television video, to identify individuals who threw objects onto the playing field or at the opposing team.” It told the school to report its findings to the league. Hartzell warned students the probe was coming. He said the incident had “embarrassed Longhorn Nation," and agreed with the SEC's demands to find those responsible. “Those involved will have ramifications for their actions,” Del Conte wrote in an Oct. 22 message to students. The Investigation The Texas football stadium has long had an emergency operations room where staff monitor live feeds from security cameras. In 2009, Texas invited the AP into the room where a reporter observed staff watching feeds from 43 cameras. They could see if fans were drinking alcohol (which was prohibited at the time) or disruptive, or take note of unattended bags. Fifteen years later, the report to the SEC said Texas could not identify anyone responsible for throwing debris. The 10-page report includes a review of stadium policies and the administration's statements to students. It includes only a single paragraph about the investigation efforts, which were led by Derek Trabon, director of the campus Office of Emergency Management. The probe included help from game operations staff and campus police. The report offers no investigation details, such as how much video was reviewed, whether cameras actually caught fans throwing things, or if the school considered using facial recognition technology. The brief mention of the investigation does not explain why it was inconclusive. Sankey said Thursday that the SEC will have offseason talks with schools about fan behavior, from bottle throwing to multiple instances of fans rushing the field. “One of the learning experiences we’ve had, and this isn’t the only bottle throwing experience, we don’t always have cameras where there needs to be cameras," Sankey said. "We will work to see how our stadiums may adjust.” More Texas headlines: Related Articles Who are the suspects accused in attack on former hockey pro Paul Bissonnette? Buc-ee's copycat store in Mexico pops up again. Here's 'Luc-ky the Raccoon' Dallas Cowboys Zack Martin out for season, requires ankle surgery, McCarthy says
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Monster Kitchen executive chef David Wykes is looking forward to a big 2025 in hospitality. Picture by Keegan Carroll This week, Monster Kitchen and Bar shocked Canberra foodies by announcing that it was giving up the vegetarian way of life for an omnivore menu. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue The reason? Quite simply, guests - both Canberrans and those staying in the attached Ovolo Hotel - wanted to see animal-based protein on the menu. "We're hoping to go basically back to what Monster used to be, which was a fine dining restaurant that was edgy and fun," Monster's executive chef David Wykes said. "Vegetarian worked well for a little while, and then it got to a point where we started losing people because of the vegetarianism . "So we're not necessarily taking the vegetarian meals off, we're just putting protein back on. We're just trying to be more accessible to everyone involved, especially because we have a lot of corporate people and a lot of hotel guests who come in who want protein and that's where we were losing a bit of business." It's unusual to switch things up this dramatically, with the festive season bringing in plenty of functions that need to be catered for while also navigating the preparation of a new menu. But since the past 12 months have been challenging for the hospitality sector, responding to what customers are saying is perhaps more important than ever. "We're changing a very core concept so whether or not it's received well or not is still to be seen," Wykes said. Monster Kitchen executive chef David Wykes is looking forward to a big 2025 in hospitality. Picture by Keegan Carroll "There will always be complaints. We know there will be people who are upset at the fact we're not strictly vegetarian anymore, but we're just hoping we just need to see how the market plays out because we don't really know. "We don't know if we're going to be busy for the next two months or if we are going to be busy until halfway through December. We have no idea." According to stats from OpenTable, 2025 is set to be a promising year for hospitality. It would be a relief for many eateries, and while it does rely on easing pressure on the cost of living, dining out is the top thing Aussies will spend any discretionary income on when they have it. More than half (58 per cent) of Australians plan to dine out more next year, and more than half (59 per cent) of Aussies say they'll spend more on dining out next year. "Eating out is not just this functional thing, where I need to have some food today, so let's get our job done at a restaurant," OpenTable's Drew Bowering said. Monster Kitchen executive chef David Wykes is looking forward to a big 2025 in hospitality. Picture by Keegan Carroll "People are actually treating restaurants for what restaurants want, which is life experience, not just the consumption of food. And that's why people are looking for these unique dining experiences as well. And that's why they're happy to be more because it's essentially entertainment." OpenTable saw a 9 per cent increase in experience bookings in 2024 and its consumer research findings found 41 per cent of Aussies are looking to try experiential dining more in 2025. Top experiences diners are on the lookout for include tasting menus (39 per cent), special deals/promotional offers (32 per cent), bottomless brunch (31 per cent) and dinner and a show (30 per cent). "Meals at local eateries are still the core dining experience that people want - supporting and eating locally is something actually that's been on the rise a lot over the last 12 months, anecdotally," Mr Bowering said. Monster Kitchen and Bar is bringing back the omnivore menu after four years of a vegetarian-only offering. Picture by Keegan Carroll "But when people do choose to go out for an experience ... they're like 'Let's look at this place and look at the options they have. Is there a chef's table? Is there a set menu?' "And depending on what demographic you're talking about, this is where restaurants are very smart to play so keenly into how important social media is in dining these days as well. "If you've got something that's an experience that, let's be frank, is more Instagrammable than just standard a la carte choice, then people are very drawn to that kind of thing." Mr Bowering said while customers may be keen to find a bargain when it comes to their fine dining options, they're more likely to find a limited-time experience or offer. "The margins are paper thin for restaurants," he said. "What restaurants prefer to be able to do is to entice people, or attract people into the restaurants through the value that they add. So it's more a case of come along and it's champagne on arrival, or come along this time, and then the loyalty bonus for returning. There's an email marketing element to that as well. "That's where we see a lot of collabs as well. You get a lot of restaurants saying we've got this chef from this other restaurant from down the road or in another city or country, and they're coming in and cooking for a week." 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