INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NFL players are done for the season whenever they suffer an Achilles injury.
In the case of a football announcer, they just keep going.
NBC's Mike Tirico called Sunday night's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams despite rupturing his left Achilles tendon last Monday.
Tirico — who has not missed an assignment during his career — said after Philadelphia's 37-20 victory that he missed a step while walking at his house in Michigan.
“Once you tear your Achilles it is pain right away and then it is awkward getting around for awhile. Our group was amazing trying to set up the booth so it was as comfortable as possible,” Tirico said.
During the third quarter, Tirico could been seen in the broadcast booth with his left foot in a boot and resting the leg on a box.
Coincidentally, Cris Collinsworth mentioned Tirico's injury after a promo for a medical sitcom airing on NBC.
Tirico was using a knee scooter after leaving the booth and as he was going to the elevator.
While Sunday night's game took place in the comfortable surroundings of Southern California, Tirico's next game might be more challenging. He has a short week before calling the Thanksgiving night game between the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers from chilly Lambeau Field.
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NBC Sports Sunday Night Football announcer Mike Tirico meets with guests on the sideline before an NFL football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near Lithuania's capital, killing at least one person.
The head of the country's police said plane crashed shortly before landing at Vilnius airport.
“It fell a few kilometers before the airport, it just skidded for a few hundred meters, its debris somewhat caught a residential house," said Police Commissioner-General Renatas Požėla. "Residential infrastructure around the house was on fire, and the house was slightly damaged, but we managed to evacuate people.”
Lithuanian’s public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people had been taken to the hospital after the crash, and one was later pronounced dead.
The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a DHL cargo plane arriving from Leipzig, Germany. It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.
Flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24, analyzed by The Associated Press, showed the aircraft made a turn to the north of the airport, lining up for landing, before crashing a little more than 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) short of the runway.
Authorities did not immediately offer a cause for the crash, which happened just before 5:30 a.m local time. Weather at the airport was around freezing temperature, with clouds before sunrise and winds around 30 kph (18 mph).
DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, did not immediately return a call for comment.
The DHL aircraft was operated by Swiftair, a Madrid-based contractor. The carrier could not be immediately reached.
The Boeing 737 was 31 years old, which is considered by experts to be an older airframe, though that’s not unusual for cargo flights.
Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Lithuanian Emergency Ministry employees work near the place where a DHL cargo plane crashed into a house near the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
