[ad_1] Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie has been found not guilty of stamping on a fan during a pitch invasion. The 26-year-old was accused of assaulting Nottingham Forest fan George Brinkley, 27, during the celebrations at the City Ground that followed Forest’s play-off semi-final penalty shootout victory over the Blades. McBurnie had denied the single charge of assault by beating. Brinkley and two witnesses told Nottingham Magistrates’ Court that McBurnie stamped on Brinkley after team-mate Rhian Brewster had wrestled him to the ground. But McBurnie, who was wearing a protective…

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[ad_1] Sunday’s Week 15 AFC matchup between the Chiefs and Texans features two teams moving in opposite directions. Kansas City, tied for first place in the AFC, will hit the road as big favorites in one of the week’s biggest spreads. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET at NRG Stadium in Houston. CBS will televise the game. Houston’s options here seem pretty simple — do the Texans want to try to play the role of spoiler, trying to lower the Chiefs’ chances at securing a first-round bye? Or are…

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[ad_1] When France began their World Cup campaign, their chances of reaching the final appeared in mild jeopardy. There would be no Presnel Kimpembe to offer security in defence. Injuries to N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Christopher Nkunku had removed a number of midfield options available to Didier Deschamps. A thigh issue for Karim Benzema — days before the tournament — raised questions over France’s attack. Oliver Giroud had been effective in the country’s Euro 2016 and World Cup 2018 campaigns, but could the man once described as a “go-kart”…

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[ad_1] After watching the Celtics, Clippers and Lakers play in Los Angeles this week, senior NBA writer Sam Amick shares his takeaways from the L.A. visit. LOS ANGELES — Long before the missed Anthony Davis free throws that could have capped the Lakers’ incredible comeback against Boston on Tuesday night, or the puzzling overtime period in which he took just one shot while the Celtics somehow survived the final game of their West Coast trip, a crazy thing happened way back in the middle of the third quarter at Crypto.com…

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[ad_1] Start every morning with The Pulse in your inbox. Sign up here. Good morning! Time for a new NFL GOAT debate. Primers A sneaky big day in the NBA We come to you with a special guest: all-around NBA guru John Hollinger. Take it away, John: It’s Dec. 15! You know that means … it’s only 56 days til the NBA trade deadline! But more importantly, it’s the first day when a lot of rumored trades become realistic trades. That’s because nearly all players who signed in 2022 free agency —…

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[ad_1] DENVER — The Washington Wizards’ first 29 games of this season have devolved into a disaster. There’s no other way to say it for a team that’s amassed an 11-18 record. Is it the talent? Is it the coaching? Is it something else? And what is the team’s plan? Those are some of the questions posed for the newest edition of The Athletic’s Wizards mailbag. Let’s dive in. (Author’s note: Questions have been lightly edited for clarity, grammar, spelling and, in one case, language.) Do we really have such…

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[ad_1] Welcome to The Athletic’s 2022-23 NHL trade board, where we’ll examine the most intriguing players ahead of the league’s March 3 trade deadline. There is a mini-deadline of sorts coming up next week: the holiday roster freeze, instituted by the league a few years ago, mostly at the urging of Brian Burke, who didn’t think it was fair to disrupt a player’s family life with the possibility of picking up stakes during the holiday season. After that, the run-up to this season’s deadline could be different from its predecessor,…

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[ad_1] Ahead of Morocco’s semi-final with France, Walid Regragui made a surprise decision. Having guided Morocco further than any other African side in World Cup history with a 4-5-1 formation, he decided to start this contest with a 5-4-1. It owed much to the fitness problems of his defenders. Nayef Aguerd pulled out shortly before kick-off, Romain Saiss lasted 20 minutes, and Noussair Mazraoui didn’t make it to the second half. With concerns about the mobility of those defenders, and up against France’s speedy wingers, Regragui opted to load up…

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[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tucked away in the arid terrain of southern Idaho, the town of Gooding has about 3,500 residents, a McDonald’s, an annual rodeo and an exceptionally large cheese factory. It’s great for people who love the rugged outdoors, but it’s not the kind of place anyone finds by accident. “If you’re going to Gooding, it’s because you have a reason to go to Gooding,” said Cameron Andersen, who spent 13 years coaching football at Gooding High School. A year ago, Jim Harbaugh had a reason to…

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