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Uruguay vs Argentina Preview Argentina have grown in stature under Lionel Scaloni in recent years and are now in second place in the qualification table. The Albicelestes have nearly sealed their place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup but with Lionel Messi a doubt this week, they will need to tap into their squad depth against a formidable opponent. Uruguay, on the other hand, are in fifth place in the CONMEBOL standings at the moment and face an uphill battle to secure qualification....

A US jury convicted former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on 45 of 48 counts in a child sex abuse case that shocked the nation, US media reported. Police led the 68-year-old Sandusky — who had a dazed look on his face — away from the courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania in handcuffs, television footage showed Friday. Sandusky, who stood accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period, allegedly recruited his young victims under the guise of a program he ran for abused and neglected youth....

He’s been the Americans’ national team coach for a few years but there was never a guarantee he’d actually get to lead them in competition. The U.S. first had to qualify for the Basketball World Cup, where the Americans can then play their way into the 2020 Olympics. With that done, Popovich can lobby players to go to China with him. He won’t. “I just think that would be inappropriate for me before games to go up to one or two guys on each team and say, ‘Hey, are you going to play for us this summer?...

Justin Gatlin had started out as a hurdler, but his coach at the University of Tennessee, Bill Webb, trained him to become a sprinter. In 2001, a young Justin started getting noticed as he bagged the titles in both 100 and 200 metres at the NCAA outdoor events. However, that same year, the IAAF banned Justin Gatlin from international competition for two years. That was because the rising college athlete had tested positive for amphetamines....

Federer is seeded 2 due to Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal from the tournament with an injury. The 17-time Grand Slam champion Federer is seeded at the US Open for the 14th consecutive year, tied with Ivan Lendl for the longest streak, trailing only Jimmy Connors’ record of 18. The Swiss maestro won the US Open from 2004-08 before falling to Juan Martin Del Potro in a classic 2009 final. Djokovic, who won the US Open men’s singles title in 2011, has appeared in the last four US Open singles finals....

World number one Swiatek’s fourth-round exit in 2021 is the closest the two-time French Open champion has previously come to the final at Flushing Meadows, while Jabeur equalled her best run in New York by bowing out in the third round for a third successive year last time out. Jabeur is aiming to go one better than she did by reaching the final at Wimbledon in July and winning a first Grand Slam title of her career would entail thwarting Swiatek’s pursuit of a second major trophy of the year following the Pole’s triumph at Roland Garros....

Recently, Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney gave an estimate of the power that will be required to run Unreal Engine 4. He explained that a tech demo, from about a year ago, Samaritan, required 2.5 terraFLOPS to run - which is ten times more powerful than what the Xbox 360 can handle at this point (.25 terraFLOPS). The assertion contradicts recent reports that suggested that the next Xbox will only be six times as powerful - compared to the current Xbox 360 model....

If 2013 was the year of Luigi for Nintendo, 2020 may be the year of Nintendo leaks. This most recent find points to the possibility of a Game Boy Advance successor that may have been in the works. RELATED: Here’s Why the Nintendo Switch Pro Tease is So Exciting Twitter user @WaluigiBSOD sent out a tweet if the information they found while sifting through a recent Nintendo leak. According to their information, there was an enhanced Game Boy Advance in the works simultaneously to the Nintendo DS being in the public’s hands....

(Reuters) - Everton’s David Unsworth urged his players to show the required mental toughness against West Ham United in the Premier League on Wednesday, a game which could be his last as caretaker manager as the club close in on a permanent appointment. At an emotional news conference, Unsworth indicated that some of the side have failed to show the right qualities in his seven games in charge, five of which have ended in defeats, and predicted that replacements will be sought in the January transfer window....

Unsworth has stepped into the breach following Monday’s sacking of Ronald Koeman, who paid the price for the Toffees’ dismal start to 2017-18 having spent big in the off-season. Everton 16/1 to be relegated Barkley has played no part in the campaign due to a hamstring injury and was on the verge of a move to Chelsea on deadline day before rejecting the switch. Last month, Koeman suggested the England international still had a future at the club beyond the expiry of his contract in June, and Unsworth – who has stepped up from managing the Under-23s – will sit down with the Liverpudlian in order to try to persuade him to remain on Merseyside....

The announce came at the tail-end of the live event, as the final announcement of the entire showcase. The update will allow for players to experience the entirety of Untitled Goose Game with a friend, letting players cause even more hilarious chaos as two horrible geese. This new addition will surely introduce plenty of new and interesting gameplay possibilities, with an extra goose thrown into the mix. The update launches next month on September 23 for the Nintendo Switch....

U.K. dad Scot Griffiths, 39, first became unwell in August 2021 after attending a public music event. A few days later, Griffiths said he initially began to feel ill with a headache and soon tested positive for COVID via a lateral flow test. In the week that followed, he had to call an ambulance twice. “I was sweating and just felt awful—but it got worse and worse,” he told U....

Though it seems benign, licorice is a “good news and bad news kind of herb,” says registered dietitian Roberta Anding of Texas Children’s Hospital. For centuries, licorice has been used to treat a multitude of ailments, including stomach ulcers, bronchitis, sore throat and viral infections. A review of several clinical trials found that glycyrrhizic acid, a molecule found in licorice root, might actually reduce complications from hepatitis C in some patients....

This week Adams, 52, will release “The John Adams Earbox,” a richly satisfying 10-CD retrospective including the killer-diller orchestral fanfare “Short Ride in a Fast Machine” (1986) and the heroic-ironic opera “Nixon in China” (1987). Adams may or may not be America’s great contemporary composer; his early models Philip Glass and Steve Reich continue to gain in depth and complexity, even as they continue to court the edgy pop audience....

Most players that have been sinking serious hours into the shooter/mech multiplayer game are likely prepared (and maybe even looking forward) to dropping ten dollars or so for some new content sooner than later. Although there will definitely be some new material locked down behind a paywall, it appears gamers won’t have to pull out their credit cards for all of the games additions… Respawn had previously confirmed that plans to release three paid Titanfall DLC packs (at $10 a piece), but co-founder Vince Zampella has now confirmed that the game’s incoming new modes with be separate from the premium DLC packs....

Nikki reportedly suffered a partially separated shoulder that caused her some discomfort back in July for which she wasn’t required to take some time off. Below is the tweet she posted in which she mentions about her injured back. – WWE legend The Honky Tonk Man recently in a video spoke about the late ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper with whom he had a twitter beef. Earlier this year, Piper, on a radio show called Honky an ‘a**hole’ and further went on to say that he can neither sing or play the guitar....

No. 1 ranked LSU will play No. 4 ranked Oklahoma in the CFP semi-final Peach Bowl and No. 2 ranked Ohio State will face No. 3 ranked Clemson on the other side of the semi-final in the Fiesta Bowl. The winners of each game will face off in the CFP National Championship game on Monday, January 13. Heisman Trophy odds have seen a lopsided display with LSU quarterback Joe Burrow taking an enormous lead ahead of the rest of the pack....

When evaluating this position, we always like to look at a player’s target share and passing volume from his respective offense. In standard formats, players who draw deeper targets and red-zone targets are especially attractive. Not all targets are equal, and a stat like aDOT (average depth of target) can be helpful. aDOT is calculated by dividing air yards by targets, painting a picture of how deep an average target is for a given wide receiver....

Jim Harbaugh’s hiring at Michigan renewed a sense of hope for the downtrodden Wolverines, who went 5-7 last season and 3-5 in Big Ten play. MORE: Don’t take Meyer’s parking spot | Michigan QB: Job his to lose | Preseason All-Americans That rejuvenation also strengthened Michigan’s hostility toward archrival Ohio State. Even Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer can feel the change that Harbaugh’s presence brought. “I think from the fans’ perspective, it is kind of cool,” Meyer told The Columbus Dispatch....