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[ad_1] The Browns topped the Ravens 13-3 on Saturday night in a defensive deadlock under Cleveland snow. Here’s what you need to know: Cleveland sacked Baltimore quarterback Tyler Huntley three times and snagged an interception while holding him to 138 yards. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson tossed his first touchdown in a Cleveland uniform in the third quarter. Ravens kicker Justin Tucker and Browns kicker Cade York each missed two kicks, with Tucker’s second miss being blocked. Cleveland edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney exited in the first half after being evaluated for…

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[ad_1] Manchester United are still interested in Frenkie de Jong and Jude Bellingham, two midfielders the club have tried to sign in the past two years. Erik ten Hag is a big admirer of both players and the United manager wants to continue bringing world-class players to Old Trafford as he seeks to restore their status as an elite club. United know that competition for the 19-year-old Bellingham would be especially tough, particularly after his starring role in England’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals. Plenty of Europe’s top clubs,…

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[ad_1] Free-agent shortstop Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a 7-year, $177 million deal, major-league and team sources confirmed to The Athletic. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report the Cubs and Swanson were finalizing a deal. Here’s what you need to know: Swanson hit .277 with 25 home runs and a career-high 96 RBIs in 162 games. He earned his first All-Star selection and won his first Gold Glove in 2022. Swanson led all National League players with 21 Outs Above Average, up from 19 in…

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[ad_1] Didier Deschamps received a huge boost yesterday with his full complement of players training ahead of today’s final. France had looked to be in quite a bit of trouble previously, with Theo Hernandez and Dayot Upamecano recovering from injury and Ibrahima Konate and Raphael Varane isolating. But those four trained with their team-mates yesterday, alongside Kingsley Coman, Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano, who had previously been afflicted with illness. Indeed, all three of those players did not feature in the semi-final win over Morocco, with Rabiot remaining at the…

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[ad_1] Saturday’s early NFL game between the Colts and Vikings in Minneapolis shaped up to be a virtual NFC North championship coronation for Minnesota. And it did end that way, with a 39-36 overtime win for the Vikings. But what happened in between was remarkable and historic. Here are some numbers that marked the matchup, the largest comeback in NFL history: — Despite entering the game with a 10-3 record, the Vikings started today with a season plus-minus of minus-one. — Since 2000, 148 teams have had 10-plus wins in…

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[ad_1] Edmonton Oilers prospect Reid Schaefer has been making news since the start of his 2022-23 season with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the WHL. He began by scoring 13 goals in the first 10 games of the season, and followed it up by making the Team Canada roster for the coming World Junior Championships. Schaefer’s star is on the rise. In his 50 most recent regular season games for the Thunderbirds, he scored 30 goals and 53 points. Aside from being a volume shooter (96 shots in 22 games this…

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[ad_1] The Minnesota Vikings completed the largest comeback in NFL history on Sunday, overcoming a 33-point halftime deficit to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36, Here’s what you need to know: Prior to this game, the largest deficit a team had overcome was 32 points when the Bills trailed the Houston Oilers 35-3 in the 1993 AFC Wild Card game but rallied to seal a 41-38 win. With the win, the Vikings clinched the NFC North and improved to 11-3. Kirk Cousins threw for 460 total yards and caught fire in…

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[ad_1] We do not have third-place play-offs in the Champions League, the Europa League or the FA Cup. UEFA has not bothered with bronze medals at the European Championship since 1980. No need, you might think, given European teams keep winning them at the World Cup. Croatia’s 2-1 victory over Morocco in Qatar on Saturday earned them a second set of bronze medals after their 1998 triumph, of sorts, against the Netherlands. European teams have now won 17 of the 20 consolation-prize contests at World Cups and 11 in a…

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[ad_1] Morocco coach Walid Regragui praised his team after a 2-1 defeat to Croatia in the third-place play-off, saying “We fought until the end”. A beautiful goal from Mislav Orsic denied Morocco a medal, three days after France beat them 2-0 to advance to the World Cup final.  Regragui, appointed less than three months before the tournament, led Morocco further than any African nation has ever been before. He also managed a string of defensive injuries, with Badr Benoun, Morocco’s fifth-choice centre-back, the only fit player at his position at…

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[ad_1] As Lionel Messi prepares to play in the World Cup final, we test your knowledge of the Argentine playmaker — and the other players with a claim to be the GOAT. Good luck! 1) What year was Messi born in? 2) What year did Messi make his competitive Barcelona debut? 3) Who did Messi make his Argentina debut against? Hungary Croatia Brazil Ecuador 4) Which of these things happened on Messi’s international debut? He scored a penalty He scored a brace He was sent off He provided an assist…

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