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Myles Garrett becomes first in NFL history to record 14 sacks in four consecutive seasonsIn the ever-competitive landscape of Italian football, the Serie A continues to deliver thrilling matches, unexpected results, and intense battles in the race for the championship title. One team that has been making headlines recently is Udinese, whose latest performance has not only stopped a troubling winless streak but has also put them within striking distance of powerhouses like AC Milan.

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At 28, Sarah reached a breaking point. Frustrated with the cycle of self-sabotage and unfulfilling relationships, she knew something had to change. Through therapy and self-reflection, she began to explore the root of her insecurities and discovered that much of her pain stemmed from unmet childhood needs and unresolved trauma.COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15 on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. “In life, all good things come to an end,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. Late in the first half, Indiana punter James Evans fumbled a snap and was buried at his own 7-yardline with the Buckeyes taking over. That turned quickly into a 4-yard TD run by Henderson that gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead. Early in the second half, Caleb Downs fielded an Evans punt at the Ohio State 21, raced down the right sideline, cut to the middle and outran the coverage for a TD that put the Buckeyes up 21-7. It was the first time a Buckeye returned a punt for a touchdown since 2014. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. “Our guys just played with a chip today, and that’s the way you got to play the game of football,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Indiana scored on its first possession of the game and its last, both short runs by Ty Son Lawson, who paced the Hoosiers with 79 rushing yards. Rourke was 8 for 18 for 68 yards. “We had communication errors, pass (protection), every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened," Cignetti said. Indiana's 151 total yards was its lowest of the season. And it was the most points surrendered by the Hoosier's defense. Indiana: Its special season was blemished by the Buckeyes, who beat the Hoosiers for the 30th straight time. Indiana was eyeing its first conference crown since sharing one with two other teams in 1967. That won't happen now. “Ohio State deserved to win,” Cignetti said. “They had those (third quarter scores), and we just couldn’t respond.” Ohio State: Didn't waste the opportunities presented by the Hoosiers when they got sloppy. The Buckeyes led 14-7 at the break and took control in the second half. An offensive line patched together because of multiple injuries performed surprisingly well. “We know what was at stake," Day said. “We don't win this game, and we have no chance to go to Indianapolis and play in the Big Ten championship. And that's real. We've had that approach for the last few weeks now, more than that.” Some voters were obviously unsure of Indiana because it hadn't played a nationally ranked team before Ohio State. After this one, the Hoosiers will drop. Howard made history by completing 80% of his passes for the sixth time this season. No other Ohio State quarterback has done that. He completed his first 14 passes in a row and finished with a 85% completion rate. “I think Buckeye nation is now seeing, after 11 games, that this guy is a winner, he's tough, he cares about his teammates, he's a leader,” Day said. Indiana hosts Purdue in the regular-season finale next Saturday. Ohio State hosts rival Michigan on Saturday. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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As a talented student-athlete at North Bergen High just over 20 years ago and then a four-year basketball player at Ramapo College, Noel Colon knew a little something about impassioned rivalries. Or at least the Shabazz athletic director thought he did. “I wouldn’t have believed it if you told me four years ago when I took this job that people would care more about the Soul Bowl than they do about a state championship, but I’ve seen it for myself,” Colon said last Thursday - one day before the Bulldogs were to face Hanover Park in the NJSIAA Group 2 semifinals and exactly one week prior to that annual Thanksgiving Day Soul Bowl against Newark South Ward rival Weequahic. “I’ve gotten more ticket requests about the Soul Bowl than I have for the game at Hanover Park. I’ve gotten, I don’t know, about 15 to 20 phone calls a day since Monday about the Soul Bowl,” he said. For those not in the know, Shabazz (10-2) gutted out an 8-7 victory over Hanover Park behind the heroics of Daveion Porter, Omari Gaines and Zaiden McDonald, sending the Bulldogs to their first appearance in an overall football state final, yet probably not slowing the pace of Soul Bowl requests that Colon will be fielding come Monday morning. “It’s just incredible to me; nothing I ever knew before,” Colon said. “Last week the calls were like, ‘Congrats on the win (in the North 1 sectional final Nov. 15) and good luck Friday. But you’ve got to go beat Weequahic!' ” Those earnest pleas have grown all the more intense in recent years now that Weequahic has won the last four meeting - and convincingly - to narrow its series deficit to 34-25-6. Shabazz and Weequahic - separated by just two miles - will battle for the 66th time at 10 a.m. Thursday at Shabazz Stadium. The Bulldogs will face Rumson-Fair Haven for the Group 2 title Dec. 4, likely at Rutgers University. East Orange found itself in the identical situation last week as it prepared for its Group 5 semifinal clash with 10th-ranked Union City while also fielding inquiries about the upcoming Thanksgiving Day game against Barringer. Those two square off in the 112th holiday meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange. These four are the last in Essex County schools to still partake in a Thanksgiving Day exercise that used to be conducted by almost every football team in New Jersey. That tradition has faded steadily in the last two decades, and is now reduced to 19 games throughout the state, and two of those will be played Wednesday night. Annual East Orange-Barringer Old Guard Dinner will be held Wednesday evening in Union. Courtesy East Orange HS Unlike Shabazz now with double-barreled goals in the sights of its hunting musket, East Orange (9-3) can focus solely upon Barringer (0-8) as the Jaguars look to claim a 14th consecutive win over their ancient Newark rival and extend the series advantage to 64-39-9. That’s an awful lot of history between those two schools, and no doubt a great deal of it will be summoned for stories at the annual Old Guard Dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Galloping Hill Caterers in Union. What percentage of those old war stories of past encounters and stars will be 100 percent accurate will be up for debate right up to the opening comments. But that’s half the fun. “It’s a great night for the old-timers to get together and reminisce about the games, but we’re also trying to get the younger guys involved to keep this tradition going,” said Abdul Hassan, a main organizer of the affair and a former athletic director at East Orange. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Old Guard Dinner was a completely virtual function in 2020 and 2021. That helped keep the rivalry relevant, and the participation numbers have been climbing since it was restored as an in-person gathering in 2022. For information on the Wednesday’s Old Guard Dinner, contact Stefanie Cuff-White at 908-249-2412 or Monique Munford at 973-609-9993. Weequahic and Shabazz square off in the annual Soul Bowl 10 a.m . Thanksgiving Day at Shabazz Stadium Courtesy Shabazz HS Weequahic and Shabazz also will continue a proud pre-game tradition by holding their annual Unity Dinner, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday at Shabazz. Before that friendly gathering will be a Shabazz practice session expected to be just as spirited and physical even with a state. championship game on its horizon. “We need to go in there with the same mentality, same level of focus as we normally would because of what this game means to the community,” Colon said. “You lose that game, you’re gonna hear it for 365 days.” In the win against Hanover Park, Porter, a senior receiver, scored on a 1-yard run to cap the Bulldogs' opening drive, then hit McDonald with a conversion pass for what proved to be the decisive points. The offense - engineered by senior QB Romelo Tables - was not as explosive as it had been in previous tournament games, but a defense anchored by Gaines, Zykir Best, Adekunbi Adetayo, Sahaaj Bennett and McDonald held its ground in key moments. Weequahic (3-6) will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak behind junior QB Paul Jones III, senior running backs Ja’Shyne Hayes and Reynaldo Carter and junior receiver Tyshaun Boyd. The Indians have produced just 37 points over those last four games, so will need an exceptional defensive outing from Sajani Millwood, Elijah Jonson, Mekhi Armour and the rest of that crew, and perhaps a few fortunate breaks with turnovers. East Orange would have entered its game against Barringer as a heavy favorite, though may not know until Monday the status of senior quarterback Sa’eed Cole, who sustained an injury against Union City that knocked him out of the game. Even still, East Orange would be predicted to extend its streak against the Blue Bears with Shakur Taylor, Tyshawn Sewell, Alex Hanks, Darell James and Semaj Toney-El looking to pick up the slack for Cole behind the blocks of Shaheem DeZonie, Wazyn King, Standley Petidor, Alvins Collin and Christian Russell. Barringer will be entering with a 15-game losing streak dating back to last season and with an offense that has generated only 20 total points over the last six games. The Blue Bears will need a stellar effort from their defense, led by linebackers Ahmad and Ahmir Norman and Demetrius Penn, DLs Greg Dixon and Olatokunbo Jayeola, and defensive backs Nasire Cooper and Deron Abnathya. Mike Kinney can be reached at mkinney@njadvancemedia.com . The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter)

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Will Riley's 19 points in the 2nd half leads No. 25 Illinois past Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40But it's not just their attacking prowess that has been impressive. Liverpool's defense has also been rock-solid, with Virgil van Dijk marshaling the backline and Alisson Becker pulling off crucial saves when called upon. The team's tactical discipline and work ethic have been key to their success, with every player giving their all on the pitch.

Coming off what was likely a week's worth of intense practices, No. 10 Kansas returns home for a matchup with North Carolina State on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks (7-2) lost back-to-back games versus unranked opponents, the first time in school history that they have done that while ranked No. 1. Now they have to regroup to face the Wolfpack (7-3). Kansas lost its first two games of the season emphatically: 76-63 at Creighton on Dec. 4 and 76-67 at Missouri last Sunday. Coach Bill Self, who has only lost three straight games four times in his 21-year career at Kansas, was pretty succinct about his team's play following the loss to Missouri. "I think it was probably a combination of them being good and us not being good," he said. "I don't know that I could give them 100 percent credit, but that's what happens in sports. When the other team is doing things to hurt you, and you don't attack it well, they guard you the same way. "A lot of times you just roll it straight because of just not being as prepared or ready. I think it was a combination of both. I would err on the side of giving them more credit, because if I just say we sucked, that would take credit from them. We did suck, but it was in large part them." The Jayhawks still have a balanced and experienced attack, led by seniors Hunter Dickinson (15.0 points per game), Zeke Mayo (10.9), Dajuan Harris Jr. (10.7) and KJ Adams Jr. (9.8). Their biggest problem against Missouri was the 22 turnovers. "It's been a crap week for all of us," Self said on his weekly radio show Tuesday. "But hopefully we get an opportunity to bounce back. "I'm not going to make any excuses. If you don't perform the way we didn't perform, there certainly can be some valuable things to learn from that hopefully will give us a chance to win the war and not just the battle." NC State has won back-to-back games, including the ACC opener against Florida State on Dec. 7. In their last game, the Wolfpack handled Coppin State 66-56 on Tuesday. That's not to say NC State coach Kevin Keatts was impressed. "I thought we did a terrible job at the end of shot clocks when they were going to take a bunch of bad shots but we fouled them," Keatts said. "That being said, you can learn a lot from a win instead of a loss. "We compete hard every day, and our energy is always high. With this group, I'm trying to get everyone to be consistent." The Wolfpack has a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Marcus Hill (13.0 ppg). Jayden Taylor adds 12.5 and Dontrez Styles chips in 10.6. Ben Middlebrooks (9.2) and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (8.7) round out the top five. Huntley-Hatfield (5.6 rebounds per game) and Styles (4.6) also lead a balanced rebounding attack. The Jayhawks have won 12 straight games in the series with North Carolina State. --Field Level MediaArewa Ambassador International College of Health Science and Technology, Zaria in Kaduna state has embarked on the circumcision of over 1,000 children in Zaria city and its environs free of charge. The College Director Murtala Iliyasu disclosed this during the exercise at the College premises on Saturday. He said, the free circumcision exercise is part of the College corporate social responsibility to the neighbouring communities. Iliyasu remarked further that the college management will continue to do more beside the circumcision exercise. The Director of the College acknowledged the support and contributions of their Grand Patron Justice Isiyaku Bello (Kuliyan Zazzau ) in supporting the college to execute many impactful programmes in the college. According to him Justice Bello is the pillar of all their success and the College is proud to have him as a Grand Patron. He said, the Grand Patron will remain forever in their book of records as the College is growing in terms of producing high skills manpower to the health sector. The College Director promised to improve on the Corporate Social Responsibility by introducing High blood pressure test and other related tests in the coming 2025. NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

No. 6 Purdue routs MarshallORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Justin Staffone got home from work, settled into his Orchard Park home and showed off some of his finest gametime 'fit.' "This is the first jersey that I bought from the store with my best friend Brandon, and he bought a Jordan Poyer jersey," Steffone said pointing out a Micah Hyde jersey laid out on the living room table. "This is the only jersey that I can wear and not mess it up, because the other two that I have are signed." The jersey for any closet is a given, if you tuned into the Buffalo Bills - Kansas City Chiefs game, you might recognize these. "I got these originally just for the 4th of July. The home opener against the Cardinals, I wore these with nothing else. Just just the overalls," he remembered. "Everyone stopped me for photos. A New York State Sheriff came up to me after I got on the jumbotron and gave me the nickname 'Big Sexxy.' So that's how that came along." So a nickname was born, an iconic outfit and Justin's positive attitude staked out the CBS broadcast booth. "I'm an extrovert. I can make friends easily, you know, I'm just here for a good time and to make some, some good memories with people that I don't even know," he said. One thing lead to another. "This is me and Matt Ryan, this is a photo of me and Nate before the bet was made, and this is a styrofoam container of Matt Ryan's. Be fun to work. He gave me his leftovers," he scrolled through photos and videos from the game on his phone. And then what most people who tuned in or saw on social media will remember for years to come. "So the bet happened. I'm just sitting there and we're just. I'm chirping back and forth with everyone," he said. The bet was a quality coat from analyst Nate Burleson for a Bills win. But Justin didn't have a ticket so he went to go collect. "So I went around this way to go to the stadium, and apparently Nate came around this way and we just missed each other," he remarked. Never fear, two days later the box came. "A bet is a bet. I'm a man of my word. So here is my coat, as promised," Justin read from a note that came with the red jacket. Since then Justin's been on a relative tour to show it off. "Here's a photo of me in the jacket at the Townhouse, holding a plate of chicken wings and a Twisted Tea," he said, showing off his favorite local wing spot. But he'd love to wear this jacket in a few months to show nobody should bet against the Bills. "To wear all this on Super Bowl Sunday, especially if the Bills make it, I think I would cry," he said. "That would, that would be the icing, the cherry on top to, not only a birthday and this jacket as a late gift, but to a team that deserves it more than anyone right now in the league." It might need a bit of tailoring, but the legend of this jacket is just beginning.

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