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NoneReal Madrid secured a huge win against Atalanta in the Champions League , with goals from Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham ensuring three points. The result sees Los Blancos climb to 18th in the league table after a slow start to the competition. The away side started the match brilliantly, with Brahim Diaz and Mbappe in particular looking really up for it. Madrid's positive start saw them take the lead on the 10-minute mark when Mbappe received the ball on the edge of the box and, with a perfect touch, breezed past Marten De Roon and slotted an excellent finish into the bottom left corner which the Atalanta goalkeeper had no chance of stopping. Despite Madrid taking the early lead, it seemed the goal benefitted Atalanta as it was them who took control of the game afterwards. Ademola Lookman was causing big problems down the left wing, with his energy and skill piling the pressure on Aurelien Tchouameni and Lucas Vazquez, who were struggling to deal with him. The Spanish giants were dealt a huge blow after 35 minutes when Mbappe went down untouched and was forced off due to an injury with Rodrygo taking his place up front. Just minutes after the substitution, Madrid went close to making it 2-0 when Bellingham put a great lofted ball across the box to Antonio Rudiger, who failed to head it home. A Mohamed Salah penalty was all Liverpool needed to secure all three points against Girona in the Champions League. In the last attack of the half, Sead Kolasinac was brought down by Tchouameni in the box and a penalty was awarded to the home side, which Charles De Ketelaere calmly put into the top corner to equalise right on half-time. Atalanta came out strong in the second half but were sucker punched by two quick goals from Vinicius and Bellingham. The Italian side were unlucky for the second goal, but the third goal from Bellingham was difficult to avoid after a sensational ball over the top from Vinicius played him through. A powerful, low-driven shot from Lookman beat Thibaut Courtois at his near post just six minutes after Madrid put themselves two goals ahead to bring life back into the game for the home side. Despite pressure from the Italian side towards the end of the game, 'Los Blancos' managed to see the game out to secure themselves a vital three points. Atalanta vs Real Madrid - Match Statistics Atalanta Statistic Real Madrid 56 Possession (%) 44 20 Shots 10 9 Shots on Target 6 5 Corners 2 3 Saves 7 1 Yellow Cards 2 Match Highlights Atalanta Player Ratings Didn't have much to do in terms of strenuous saves and couldn't have really done much more to stop Real Madrid's three goals. Was extremely energetic up and down the right-hand side but couldn't offer much in terms of his final product, in particular his crosses into the box. Didn't really put a foot wrong in defence but did slow down the play sometimes when having the ball at his feet. Atalanta's best defender this evening. Hien's relentless pressing of the Madrid forwards and midfield made it difficult to break through and his distribution and runs out from defence were excellent too. Made some excellent runs out of defence and got into some good attacking positions and was also solid in defence. Ruggeri saw a lot of the ball down his left-hand side and managed to create a lot of chances which probably should have been finished off by his teammates. Calm on the ball but didn't have any significant moments in the match. His dribbling ability in midfield helped the home side create chances. A solid performance from him on the night. Did not see that much of the ball and did not have much of an impact. Was substituted after 58 minutes. His physicality was problematic for Francisco Garcia when he drifted out to the left. He added to his solid performance by excellently slotting home his penalty. Lookman was Atalanta's best player. His relentless running at the Madrid defence had them terrified and he scored an excellent goal. Unlucky to be on the losing side. Created multiple chances and was a bright spark off the bench. Didn't have much to do after being brought on. Missed a sitter at the end of the game. Other than that, didn't do much after being introduced. Didn't do anything of any note after being brought on. Didn't do anything of any note after being brought on. Real Madrid Player Ratings Made some vital saves and was excellent with the ball at his feet. Vazquez had a really tough night up against Lookman and looked out on his feet. Gave away a penalty for Madrid but aside from that, was calm and composed in defence. Made some good runs out of defence and used his physicality to deal with De Ketelaere well. Battled well against De Ketelaere but did struggle at times. His calming presence in midfield helped Madrid move forward and he was also vital in breaking up the play at times to limit Atalanta's attacks. Did not have much of an impact but battled well in midfield. Took his goal brilliantly and worked tirelessly towards the end of the game to help his teammates see out the game. Started the game well with his energy and skill, but did not see much of the ball in the second half. Started the game brilliantly which saw him get on the scoresheet with a brilliant touch and finish after just 10 minutes. Unfortunately, his time on the pitch came to an end after 35 minutes due to an injury. A goal and an assist to his name and he deserved exactly that. Vinicius Junior was phenomenal on the ball and took his goal brilliantly. Struggled to fill Mbappe's void up front and did not have that much of the ball. Didn't do anything of any note after being brought on. Didn't do anything of any note after being brought on. Didn't do anything of any note after being brought on. Man of the Match The Brazilian superstar shone in the second half after a quiet first 45 minutes. He took his goal brilliantly and provided an excellent assist for Bellingham's goal as well. He needed to step up following Mbappe's injury and he did exactly that. 100% of his dribbles completed, and three out of five duels won, he was equally combative with the ball and without it. Madrid need to step things up if they want to make it to the knockout stages, but if Vinicius continues to play as well as this, then Los Blancos shouldn't worry too much.
Animation Guild Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios After Bargaining Over AI Guardrails and MoreATHENS, Ohio — AJ Clayton scored 16 points as Ohio beat Robert Morris, 84-68, on Saturday. The Colonials (6-3) were led by Josh Omojafo, who recorded 15 points. Antallah Sandlin’El added 14 points for Robert Morris. Alvaro Folgueiras finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Colonials. RMU returns to UPMC Events Center to open Horizon League play Wednesday night against Youngstown State. Clayton had seven rebounds for the Bobcats (3-5). Victor Searls scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Jackson Paveletzke and Aidan Hadaway both scored 11 points.
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Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83 NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978. He teamed up with Young for the podcast “Blunt Force Truth” and became a full supporter Donald Trump.This Is What Whales Are Betting On Eaton CorpThe Dallas Cowboys entered Week 12 and expected to lose to the Washington Commanders . Instead, they pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the week, beating their divisional rival 34-26 . KaVontae Turpin played a major role in the victory. The third-year wide receiver made one of the most important plays of Dallas' season, returning a kickoff 99 yards for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter. The Commanders had just cut the Cowboys ' lead to 20-17 after a Zach Ertz touchdown and a Jayden Daniels 2-point conversion. Austin Seibert 's kickoff landed short of the end-zone and bounced through Turpin's legs, eliciting a gasp from the crowd. Turpin gathered the ball at the 1-yard line before starting upfield. He ran about 10 yards before he executed a perfect spin move to evade two defenders. From there, he burst through an open lane and sped into the end-zone without being touched. 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT: QBs Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward crack top five NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more. Below is a look at Turpin's impressive play, which gave the Cowboys a 27-17 lead: Turpin's return was part of the overarching theme of Sunday's game. Dallas' special teams dominated Washington's, as the Commanders allowed two kick return touchdowns, missed two extra points and missed a field goal in its eight-point loss. Turpin's touchdown also ended up being the game-winning score. It gave the Cowboys a 27-17 lead that they nearly blew, as the Commanders scored on each of their next two possessions. That included a Terry McLaurin touchdown with 21 seconds left that cut Dallas' lead to 27-26. However, one of Washington's two missed extra points came after the McLaurin score. That allowed Dallas to snap its five-game losing streak and build momentum ahead of the team's Thanksgiving Day matchup with the New York Giants . 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From wealth and success to murder suspectArcBest director Philip Craig sells $428,649 in stockThrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in US Foods Holding Corp. ( NYSE:USFD – Free Report ) by 2.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 99,066 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,800 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in US Foods were worth $6,092,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in USFD. Quent Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of US Foods by 87.6% during the third quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of US Foods in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of US Foods during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of US Foods by 332.5% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 532 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in US Foods in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 98.76% of the company’s stock. US Foods Stock Performance Shares of USFD stock opened at $69.43 on Friday. US Foods Holding Corp. has a 12 month low of $42.80 and a 12 month high of $69.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.17 billion, a PE ratio of 29.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.66. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. Insider Activity at US Foods Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of US Foods from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of US Foods from $71.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. StockNews.com raised US Foods from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Truist Financial upped their target price on US Foods from $66.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on US Foods from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $71.09. Read Our Latest Research Report on US Foods US Foods Company Profile ( Free Report ) US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, sale, and distribution of fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States. The company's customers include independently owned single and multi-unit restaurants, regional concepts, national restaurant chains, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and motels, country clubs, government and military organizations, colleges and universities, and retail locations. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding USFD? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for US Foods Holding Corp. ( NYSE:USFD – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for US Foods Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for US Foods and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has undergone surgery on an ankle fracture and faces a spell on the sidelines, the Lilywhites have confirmed. The 28-year-old started and kept a clean sheet in the weekend's shock 4-0 victory over Manchester City , where he completed the full 90 minutes despite appearing to pick up an injury early on. However, Spurs have now revealed that Vicario's issue was a severe one, as the former Empoli and Venezia goalkeeper sustained a fracture to his ankle and underwent an operation on Monday. "We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario has today undergone surgery for a fracture of his right ankle," Tottenham said on X. "Guglielmo will be assessed by our medical staff to determine when he can return to training. We're all behind you, Vic 🤍." Spurs did not specify how long Vicario would be sidelined for, but Fraser Forster will be expected to guard the sticks for at least several weeks as Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman fight for temporary number two duties. Following confirmation of Vicario's operation, the goalkeeper took to Instagram, sharing a photo of him flexing his arms in a hospital bed and revealing that he played an hour of the win over Man City with his broken ankle. "Sometimes football gives you its highs, and sometimes it challenges you in ways you don't expect. I played 60 minutes at the Etihad with a broken ankle, giving absolutely everything I had for the team. Unfortunately there was no way around this one.. I needed surgery," Vicario wrote. "I'm disappointed I won't be able to help the team for a while. A massive thank you to the doctors and the staff. The operation went well, and from tomorrow I'll be working hard to come back stronger, fitter, and ready to give my all for you again. "Thank you to the Spurs fans for all the love. See you soon on the pitch. 💪⚽️ @spursofficial 🤍". Until either the club or Ange Postecoglou sheds more light on Vicario's problem, it is unclear how many games the goalkeeper will be forced to sit out, but meetings with Chelsea and Liverpool on December 8 and 22 respectively will certainly come too soon for him to return. Tottenham's second North London derby of the season against Arsenal takes place on January 15, and it is difficult to envisage the Italian being fit for the visit of the Gunners too. Vicario's ankle fracture is the first severe injury that the 28-year-old has suffered during his time at Tottenham, whom he has been a key figure for since his £15.5m arrival from Empoli in 2023. The Italy international has kept 12 clean sheets in 55 appearances for the Lilywhites, including four shut-outs from 15 matches across all competitions in the 2024-25 campaign. Vicario enters a relatively well-stocked Tottenham infirmary, which also houses a couple of other fundamental defensive figures in Cristian Romero (toe) and Micky van de Ven (hamstring). Postecoglou is keeping his fingers crossed that Romero will be fit to take on Fulham in next Sunday's London derby, though, but Van de Ven is unlikely to return until the middle of next month. Richarlison is also unlikely to be back from his own thigh concern until the New Year, while Wilson Odobert is on the recovery trail from hamstring surgery and faces weeks/months out of action. Alongside a quintet of injury worries, Mikey Moore has been laid low by a severe virus in recent weeks, and Rodrigo Bentancur is serving a seven-match domestic ban for an offensive comment about Son Heung-min and South Koreans. However, Bentancur will be fine to face Roma in the Europa League on Thursday, where Forster is set to commence a lengthy run of games in goal.Arne Slot has lavished praise on the returning Alisson Becker as he fumed about his side's performance in a narrow Champions League win over Girona. Alisson started for the first time since early October at the Estadi Montilivi and kept a clean sheet. The Brazilian was forced into five saves by the La Liga side and stood up to his task well. Liverpool boss Slot has maintained that Alisson has remained the club's No.1 despite the impressive performances of Caoimhin Kelleher during his absence. Now, the Dutchman simply wants his first choice to stay fit. Liverpool have carefully managed Alisson's return with the 32-year-old returning to training last month but only now being chosen to start in goal. Slot's first choice has been made firmly clear. The Dutchman said: "I said as a joke the players wanted to see how fit he really was to give him so much work. He showed again today why I said so many times he is our first goalkeeper, nothing to do with Caoimh [Kelleher] he did so well. “Alisson has been so important for so many years and showed why he is in my opinion one of the best or the best in the world . And let's hope he can keep continuing to bring these performances. Let's hope even more that he can stay fit." Slot was disappointed that Darwin Nunez was unable to land himself on the scoresheet. The Reds striker has scored just three goals in 19 appearances this term and Liverpool's coach admitted he kept his forward on the pitch in the hopes of turning his fortunes around. "What I can agree on is that he missed a few chances," said Slot. "Then it's always the question: does this have anything to do with low confidence or is this a situation where he's in at the moment? "I think every striker all around the world has periods where every ball goes in, and sometimes he has a period where you try so hard but you're not able to score. The good thing is that we have many players that can score for us – today Mo again. "I would have loved to see Darwin score because I think every striker wants to score [and] needs goals – that's why I kept him in for quite a long time. He was a threat but unfortunately he couldn't score. "Yes, Alisson made a lot of saves, but I think if you make highlights of this game we will all see a few chances that we had as well, which is normal. What is not normal is that we concede so many chances." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. 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The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv's use this week of capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president warned that U.S. air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile, which he said flies at and which he called the Oreshnik — Russian for hazelnut tree. He also said it could be used to attack any Ukrainian ally whose missiles are used to attack Russia. “We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,” Putin said in his first comments since President Joe Biden this month to use U.S. to strike at limited targets inside Russia. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed that Russia’s missile was a new, experimental type of intermediate range missile based on it’s RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. “This was new type of lethal capability that was deployed on the battlefield, so that was certainly of concern," Singh said, noting that the missile could carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. The U.S. was notified ahead of the launch through nuclear risk reduction channels, she said. The attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro came in response to Kyiv's use of U.S. and missiles in strikes Tuesday and Wednesday on southern Russia, Putin said. Those strikes caused a fire at an ammunition depot in Russia's Bryansk region and killed and wounded some security services personnel in the Kursk region, he said. “In the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond decisively and in kind,” the Russian president said, adding that Western leaders who are hatching plans to use their forces against Moscow should “seriously think about this.” Putin said the Oreshnik fired Thursday struck a well-known missile factory in Dnipro. He also said Russia would issue advance warnings if it launches more strikes with the Oreshnik against Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate to safety — something Moscow hasn’t done before previous aerial attacks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov initially said Russia hadn’t warned the U.S. about the coming launch of the new missile, noting that it wasn't obligated to do so. But he later changed tack and said Moscow did issue a warning 30 minutes before the launch. Putin's announcement came hours after Ukraine claimed that an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Dnipro attack, which wounded two people and damaged an industrial facility and rehabilitation center for people with disabilities, according to local officials. But American officials said an initial U.S. assessment indicated the strike was carried out with an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the use of the missile was an "obvious and serious escalation in the scale and brutality of this war, a cynical violation of the UN Charter.” He also said there had been “no strong global reaction” to the use of the missile, which he said could threaten other countries. “Putin is very sensitive to this. He is testing you, dear partners,” Zelenskyy wrote. “If there is no tough response to Russia’s actions, it means they see that such actions are possible.” The attack comes during a , as the U.S. eased restrictions on Ukraine's use of American-made longer-range missiles inside Russia and Putin for launching nuclear weapons. The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that the Dnipro attack was launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region, on the Caspian Sea. “Today, our crazy neighbor once again showed what he really is,” Zelenskyy said hours before Putin's address. “And how afraid he is.” Russia was sending a message by attacking Ukraine with an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of releasing multiple warheads at extremely high speeds, even if they are less accurate than cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles, said Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “Why might you use it therefore?” Savill said. "Signaling — signaling to the Ukrainians. We’ve got stuff that outrages you. But really signaling to the West ‘We’re happy to enter into a competition around intermediate range ballistic missiles. P.S.: These could be nuclear tipped. Do you really want to take that risk?’” Military experts say that modern ICBMs and IRBMs are extremely difficult to intercept, although Ukraine has previously claimed to have stopped some other weapons that Russia described as “unstoppable,” including the air-launched Kinzhal hypersonic missile. David Albright, of the Washington-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, said he was “skeptical” of Putin’s claim, adding that Russian technology sometimes “falls short.” He suggested Putin was “taunting the West to try to shoot it down ... like a braggart boasting, taunting his enemy.” Earlier this week, the Biden administration to use the U.S.-supplied, to strike deeper inside Russia — a move that drew an angry response from Moscow. Days later, Ukraine into Russia, according to the Kremlin. The same day, Putin that allows for a potential nuclear response even to a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power. The doctrine is formulated broadly to avoid a firm commitment to use nuclear weapons. In response, Western countries, including the U.S., said Russia has used irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and behavior throughout the war to intimidate Ukraine and other nations. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that Russia’s for nuclear weapons use did not prompt any changes in U.S. doctrine. She pushed back on concerns that the decision to allow Ukraine to use Western missiles to strike deeper inside Russia might escalate the war. ′′They’re the ones who are escalating this,” she said of the Kremlin — in part because of a flood of sent to the region. More than , Russia has the upper hand, with its larger army advancing in Donetsk and Ukrainian civilians suffering from relentless drone and missile strikes. Analysts and observers say the loosening of restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western missiles is unlikely to change the the course of the war, but it puts the Russian army in a more vulnerable position and could complicate the logistics that are crucial in warfare. Putin has also warned that the move would mean that Russia and NATO are at war. “It is an important move and it pulls against, undermines the narrative that Putin had been trying to establish that it was fine for Russia to rain down Iranian drones and North Korean missiles on Ukraine but a reckless escalation for Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons at legitimate targets in Russia,” said Peter Ricketts, a former U.K. national security adviser who now sits in the House of Lords. ___ Associated Press writers Jill Lawless and Emma Burrows in London, and Zeke Miller and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington contributed to this report. ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at
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