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Off the field, this summer has seen him spend more than 60 hours on airplanes taking him from coast to coast stateside and all over the Brazilian map. On the field, the midfielder has continuously offered his box-to-box presence for club and country. Bradley began July by playing 120 minutes as the U.S. national team was eliminated from the World Cup with a second-round loss to Belgium. He ends it having brought that work ethic back to Toronto FC, starting five of six matches since his return....

Heisman Trophy favorite Tua Tagovailoa had to be helped off the field with just over 11 minutes remaining after one of his own linemen stepped on the quarterback’s right ankle as he attempted to throw. Enter Hurts, who led Alabama to the national title game as a freshman but lost the starting job to Tagovailoa. Hurts calmly guided the Crimson Tide (13-0, No. 1 CFP) to tying touchdown with a 10-yard pass to Jerry Jeudy....

Texas won after Kyler Murray rallied Oklahoma with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Sam Ehlinger ran for three touchdowns and threw for 314 yards with two scores for Texas (5-1, 3-0 Big 12), which has its first five-game winning streak since 2013. He converted third-and-3 on Texas’ final drive with a 4-yard keeper and his 8-yard draw to the middle of the field set up the winning kick....

The Mets right-hander is going to stay in New York, according to the New York Post. Syndergaard has been the focuse of trade rumors for the last several weeks and even as far back as the 2018 trade deadline. Many teams had interest in him, and there was even a point when it was being reported the Mets were determined to trade him, but ultimately the market clearly did not match what New York wanted in return....

The face of begins with the Samsung Galaxy S4 camera wowing even those who claimed to be die-hard Nokia slaves. The Samsung Galaxy S4 came amid much cheer and fan fare. With its 13-MP lens platter the S4 has only got smarter than the erstwhile Samsung Galaxy models—the Samsung Galaxy S3 included. However, the icing on the lens cake is the camera software on the S4—called the Dual Shot, perhaps this could give the Lumia 928 a beating to dust....

St. Louis reportedly agreed to acquire third baseman Nolan Arenado from the Rockies in a trade. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported that Colorado will also send the Cards about $50 million and that Arenado will defer salary. The deal reportedly could take days to complete as it is pending approval by Arenado, MLB and the players association as well as physicals. Rosenthal reported that Arenado will retain his ability to opt out of his contract after the 2021 season, gain a second opt-out for 2022 and retain his no-trade clause with the Cardinals if the move goes through....

Right now, Nolan’s latest project is providing the voice work for Iron Man aka Tony Stark in Marvel’s Avengers. Of course, while his portrayal of Iron Man in the latest game is already earning praise from die-hard Marvel fans, here is a breakdown of all the other iconic characters that North has portrayed in video games. RELATED: Uncharted Voice Actor Nolan North Doesn’t See Mark Wahlberg as Sully Desmond Miles - Assassin’s Creed Franchise Assassin’s Creed fans would probably remember Desmond Miles, who is the guy who went into the animus from the original Assassin’s Creed up until Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag anyway, as he dies in AC3....

DUBAI (Reuters) - Alex Noren’s hopes of reining in fellow Swede Henrik Stenson at the top the European money-list were dulled by two bogeys in the last four holes on the second day of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Friday. In-form Noren, who produced a staggering come-from-behind victory on the final day to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa last weekend, had earlier birdied holes one, seven, eight and 10 to propel himself up the leaderboard towards the top-two finish he needs to have a chance of usurping his compatriot as top earner....

Left fielder Nori Aoki was diagnosed Tuesday with a fracture in his right fibula, two days after being hit by a pitch from the Dodgers’ Carlos Frias. Aoki will be placed on the 15-day disabled list but is expected to be out longer. MORE: Is your NL team a buyer or a seller? | Bumgarner strikes out 14 in Giants’ loss Aoki was a late scratch Tuesday after testing the leg during batting practice....

Governor Roy Cooper announced that he would sign the Republican-written budget bill, despite many of what he calls “missed opportunities.” He said during a press conference that he would sign the bill because the good inside the bill “outweighs the bad.” “I will sign this budget because of its critical and necessary investments,” Cooper said during the press conference, “and I will fight to fix its mistakes.” The bill would end the current corporate tax rate of 2....

The marathon game was held at a neutral site. Grand Forks wasn’t drawing well, so team owner Tom Hill relocated the series 90 miles west to the North Dakota State Militia Training Grounds in Devils Lake, hoping for more fans there. MORE: Best MiLB states | Odd MiLB trades | 17-inning no-hitter | Young Joe Maddon We’ll never know how long the deadlock would have lasted. The umpire ended the game after the bottom of the 25th because the players had to catch a train....

On Monday, North Dakota’s department of health reported 475 new COVID-19 cases—a figure double the number of non-ICU hospital beds available in the state. The state agency confirmed to Newsweek that there are currently 240 non-ICU staffed inpatient beds available across the state’s 45 health facilities. As of Monday, October 12, there are 158 hospitalizations in North Dakota. Only 20 ICU beds are available at this time and more than half of those beds are located in the city of Fargo, with six beds at Essentia Health, four at Sanford Health and one at VA Hospital....

While delivering remarks in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea on Thursday, Harris said that the U.S. “shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance, with the Republic of North Korea.” “And it is an alliance that is strong and enduring,” she added. South Korea is officially called the Republic of Korea. Harris embarked on a flight home from South Korea on Thursday after delivering the remarks that also saw her criticize North Korea as a “brutal dictatorship,” Reuters reported....

Netherlands are third in Group C, three points behind second-placed Northern Ireland but with a game in hand ahead of the sides’ clash on Thursday. Victory at Feyenoord Stadium would move Koeman’s side level with Michael O’Neill’s side as well as leaders Germany on 12 points. But the former Southampton and Everton boss warned that beating Northern Ireland - who won four consecutive qualifying matches before their 2-0 defeat at home to Germany in September - would not come easily....

It has been smooth sailing for Spain so far, with a hundred per cent record in the qualifying rounds. Luis Enrique steadied the ship after La Roja’s disastrous World Cup outing in 2018, overseeing a spotless Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. However, he stepped down last month after the passing of his child, opting to spend more time with his family. It has been a seamless transition so far, with new gaffer Robert Moreno overseeing impressive wins over Romania and Faroe Islands....

But as the legislation goes to a Senate-House conference, a major snag has emerged. The House version contains a controversial provision making it easier for inmates to challenge death sentences as racially biased. The Senate has voted to reject the ““racial justice’’ amendment. Dumping the measure from the final bill could cost the support of House liberals and members of the Black Caucus. Keeping it will anger Senate conservatives, already skittish over the assault-weapons ban....

New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) With uncertainty hovering over India’s participation in next month’s Artistic Gymnastic World Championship, top gymnasts Rakesh Patra and Dipa Karmakar feel not taking part in the competition will affect their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics. Indian gymnasts were left in the lurch after reports emerged that the sports ministry refused to clear the team for the World Championship since the Gymnastic Federation of India (GFI) is de-recognised and stands suspended as per the national sports code....

It felt great to watch Texas lose 20-19 in the final minute to No. 1 Alabama in heart-breaking fashion. It felt terrible to become Appalachian State’s next pelt in a stunning 17-14 loss a few hours later. Now, the long road to that Oct. 8 showdown against the Crimson Tide must feel impossible under Jimbo Fisher. “We did not execute and play at the level we needed to and that’s my fault,” Fisher said in his postgame conference via TexAgs....

The Spaniard seemed totally unsettled on the court as he was suddenly exposed to such high level after a long hiatus. Djokovic seemed like an ‘impenetrable wall’, throwing back everything at Nadal from all corners of the court. There’s no one on the tour who can manoeuvre that well on the court. He makes the transition from defence to attack look so easy. The 15th time Grand Slam champion made only 15 unforced errors combined in his semi-final and final clash, which was insane....

The 23-year-old all-rounder played a starring role on debut as the West Indies trounced the Sri Lankans by 62 runs at the Harare Sports Club here on Wednesday, to make a winning start to the tournament which also includes hosts Zimbabwe, reports CMC. “I think it was a fantastic team effort to see a young team gel and beat a strong Sri Lanka team,” said Powell after the match....