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For the fourth straight Euro competition, Italians and Spaniards will meet in the knockout stages, but there’s a fresh feel to both national teams ahead of their semifinal matchup at Wembley Stadium in London. Italy is on a team-record 32-game unbeaten run (13 straight wins), playing a new, modern style of soccer, while Spain has ushered in a squad changeover that has provided a new interpretation of the possession-based “tiki-taka” style that has defined La Roja....

According to IU athletic director Fred Glass, who spoke to reporters on Wednesday morning, McRobbie “read the riot act” to the school’s athletic department on Tuesday. Glass said the school had not yet come to decision with regard to discipline for either Holt or Bryant, but he had discussed their situations with head coach Tom Crean. MORE: Pistons rookie apologizes for fake gun incident | Best IU players of all time “What I do not want to see is any more stories of repeated student misbehavior,” McRobbie told members of the athletic department, according to meeting notes obtained by the Indy Star....

“(T)he current trends regarding transmission of the COVID-19 virus and subsequent protocols that must be put in place are impeding our strong desire to return to intercollegiate athletics competition in a safe manner,” the Ivy League Council of Presidents said in a statement released by the conference Thursday. The United States set a record on Nov. 11 with 143,408 reported new cases of COVID-19, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

Brighton confirmed on Thursday that they had reached an agreement with Belgian side Club Brugge for what is thought to be a club-record fee of approximately £13.5 million, potentially rising to £16m. Brighton 6/5 to be relegated with dabblebet There had been doubts about whether or not the Colombia international would qualify for a work permit, with Izquierdo, 25, only playing twice for his national side. The winger, who impressed in the Champions League for Brugge last term, has been given the thumbs up and could soon make his Premier League debut, subject to international clearance....

Scheller was been put in pretrial confinement at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. In a post on Linkedin, Scheller’s father, Stu Scheller, wrote that his son was incarcerated on September 27, after he broke a gag order by posting on social media. Speaking on Fox News on Saturday, Vance, a Republican, said he thinks it’s “it’s ridiculous and a sad commentary on this country” that “the people who presided over the disaster in Afghanistan” including President Joe Biden, General Mark Milley and U....

The Spectrum News/Siena College poll of 642 likely Ohio voters conducted between September 18-22 shows Ryan leading the Donald Trump-endorsed Vance, 46 percent to 43 percent. Ryan has come out ahead in five of eight polls ahead of the midterms, as both men are fighting to replace retiring Republican Senator Rob Portman. Real Clear Politics still shows Vance with a 1.2-point advantage over Ryan (46.2 percent to 45 percent), taking into account a recent Hill/Emerson College poll conducted September 13 that showed Vance up 4 points (44 percent to 40 percent)....

The latest polling average from FiveThirtyEight shows that, as of Friday, Vance holds a three-point lead, with 47.4 percent support to Ryan’s 44.3 percent. The recent unreliability of public polls in Ohio has made it a tough state to predict, but polls typically underrepresent GOP support, meaning Vance’s win in a state that former President Donald Trump carried by more than eight points in 2020 could be significantly larger than forecast....

While it was funny, Smith did receive some pushback after the fine. In typical fashion, he couldn’t care less about criticisms of his professionalism. Smith just doesn’t want to pay the fines, he told Bleacher Report. MORE: Wilkins wants to buy Hawks | Young hoops with kids in NYC | NBA deal For Smith’s sake, let’s hope the Knicks outperform expectations, because it makes it a lot harder to accept his approach when New York is losing....

Nunn told the Florida Sun Sentinel he deserved the honor because Miami held a 41-24 record before the league suspended its season, compared to a 32-33 mark for Morant’s Grizzlies. When Morant came across the comment on social media, he responded with a GIF of himself cracking up. MORE: NBA players send condolences to Karl-Anthony Towns Morant has averaged 17.6 points, 6.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game across 59 rookie contests, shooting 49....

That's not the first time I've typed that phrase so far this season, and I'm positive it won't be the last. Get used to it. And more importantly -- Duke fan or not -- get used to this (fast forward to the 1:00 mark for the play): Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a scrimmage. So what? Anytime your sequence includes a broken-ankles crossover, splitting the defenders and dunking on two bigs, it's worth mentioning....

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement officials received a call about a “vehicle versus a pedestrian collision” at the fast-food restaurant. When deputies arrived, a 68-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. “Several people called in and advised this appeared to be intentional as the man was run over several times,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a description of the incident that was posted online....

Welch and GE’s board moved quickly to quell damage from the revelations. Both issued statements saying Welch’s retirement contract has been publicly available since 1996; that’s true, but details of exactly what GE was paying for are new. GE’s board said it made the deal to keep Welch onboard to select his successor, and that his performance made it worth the price. Welch dismissed the hubbub over “a one-sided filing by one party in a contested divorce....

Cornyn’s questions focused on several precedents that conservatives are wishing to be overturned, such as abortion laws or upheld, such as gun rights. After being pressed by Cornyn on her views regarding fetal viability and other abortion laws, Jackson was asked if she would respect the precedent determined in the District of Columbia v. Heller case from 2008 regarding the Second Amendment. “All precedents of the Supreme Court have to be respected,” Jackson stated....

Last week, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced a state of emergency ahead of expected flooding due to rising water levels in the Pearl River. On Monday, Reeves announced that he was in the process of drafting the state of emergency declaration. Earlier on Monday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced a water system emergency, citing problems with the city’s O.B. Curtis Water Plant, that has left dozens of residents with little or no running water....

Previously under pressure Malaysia U22 forward Jafri forward signalled his threat to the hosts’ possible SEA Games semi-final opponents, when he scored a brace in Malaysia’s 3-1 win over Laos on Wednesday, in their final Group A match. Following a poor performance against Brunei in their 2-1 campaign opener win, the Pulau Pinang player was benched by head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee in their 2-1 win against Singapore. He then came on as a second half substitute against Myanmar, and provided the assist to Malaysia’s third goal in the 3-1 win....

The Jaguars linebacker announced Thursday that he’s taking time away from football to “get my world in order.” “It was said to me from a great coach, that in order for the man to be his best, he must get his world in order," Telvin said on Instagram. “At this time I must take time away from this game & get my world in order. I must give this time back to myself, my family, & my health....

Jacksonville and linebacker Myles Jack have agreed to a four-year, $57 million contract extension with $33 million guaranteed, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jack’s contract sits behind Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner’s three-year, $54 million extension signed in July and Jets’ C.J. Mosley’s five-year, $85 million contract he signed in March. MORE: Deal expected soon with Cowboys, Elliott Since being drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Jack has appeared in all of the Jaguars’ 48 games and started in 42 of them....

Brady completed a late comeback for the Patriots’ 24-20 win over the Jaguars in the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. On the final scoring drive, Brady led the team 30 yards down the field to complete a touchdown pass to Danny Amendola for the Patriots’ first lead since a field goal opened scoring. MORE: Patriots AFC champions gear Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles and running back Leonard Fournette led the Jags to a 14-3 lead in the second quarter....

But as fun as Okafor’s season at Duke was, will it work to the same effectiveness as it did in the NBA? MORE: Latest Sporting News NBA Mock Draft | Rival says Okafor should go first Okafor is expected to go either first or second in this year’s NBA Draft. Timberwolves President Flip Saunders, who has ownership of this year’s first pick, has gone on record to say that while looking for a two-way player (which might lead him to Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns over Okafor) is important, it’s hard to look past Okafor’s offensive talents....