Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets played like it was his last game in Europe. It may have been

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One pass to Bruno Fernandes, another to Fred and suddenly United had drawn level in a game which, until then, had been run by Busquets. Busquets’ evening ended in sorry fashion when he was shown a yellow card for pulling down Alejandro Garnacho (Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images). The midfielder helped Barca run the game against United in the first half (Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images). “Busquets’ game was a bit like the rest of the team,” Xavi said. “He was excellent in the first half, but his influence on the game ended up being a bit blurred.
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21 Cincinnati Bearcats continued their trend of pulling out close victories with a 29-27 win on the road Saturday at SMU. “Good enough to celebrate but go in tomorrow and know we have something to work on.”Ryan Coe (40) set a Cincinnati program record with five field goals Saturday. We add another notch to us where we can kick field goals and long field goals when we need them. Advertisement“We did a great job obviously kicking five field goals, but we obviously didn’t do a very good job with kicking five field goals,” Fickell said. “To me, that’s what kept this game really, really tight.”Penalty problems continueThe other major issue was one that has haunted the Bearcats all season.

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Phillies were built for NLCS Game 4, a slugging bash that has them 1 win from World Series

They did not arrive here — one win from the World Series — on an expected path. But the Phillies won Game 4 of this National League Championship Series in the most audacious way. “This was the game that our offense needed to step up,” Nick Castellanos said after a convincing 10-6 win over the Padres gave the Phillies a 3-1 series lead. Let’s go.’ We did a great job.”The Phillies can win the pennant Sunday afternoon. It shook again two batters later when Bryce Harper cracked a double to left-center field that put the Phillies ahead.

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Lloyd: Browns can’t overcome any adversity; one bad play leads to another and another

We thought 2020 signaled the start of all that changing when they were one fourth-down stop from the AFC Championship Game. The Browns had the game won on Amari Cooper’s 34-yard touchdown grab down the sideline late in the game. “That’s every game.”Amari Cooper flagged for OPI #Browns pic.twitter.com/Yw0GBD2fTF — Pro Football Culture (@proftblculture) October 23, 2022The Browns, as presently constructed, cannot overcome any adversity. An offsides on Baltimore would’ve been fourth and inches and the Browns likely would’ve gone for it. The acquisition of Watson has left Browns fans conflicted and angry, holding the Browns now to their win-or-else mentality that brought Watson here in the first place.

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Benjamin Sesko, the next big thing coming through the Red Bull network

Three-and-a-half years into his spell at Red Bull Salzburg, Benjamin Sesko has already left his mark. After scoring more than 50 goals in one season, first-division side NK Domzale offered him a space in their academy. Under Bo Svensson (now the manager of Mainz 05), 21 goals in 29 league games earned him a promotion to Salzburg. Benjamin Sesko is Benjamin Sesko,” Salzburg manager Matthias Jaissle tells The Athletic. This season, Sesko has scored twice for Slovenia, including a superb, Van-Bastenesque volley against Sweden, and six goals for his club.

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Week 7 fantasy risers, fallers: Terry McLaurin gets a boost, Aaron Rodgers is a fantasy backup and more

Hall was arguably a Top 5 fantasy running back but we may not see him again until well into the 2023 season. McCaffrey has built his fantasy resume on monster volume, and that probably isn’t in the cards in San Francisco. It almost has to be Edwards getting the bulk of the carries going forward, if he can handle it after basically being out for two years. Aaron Jones had his breakout receiving game with 10 targets but that only gets the Packers 10 targets closer to losing in reality. As for the snaps:#Packers Week 7 RB Usage – Aaron Jones: 77% snaps, 8 carries, 10 targets (76 yards, 2 TDs)– A.J.

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NFL Week 7: Bengals, Joe Burrow get their groove back; more Sunday lessons

Week 7 in the NFL will not go down as the prettiest or most prolific of days. But Kenny Pickett displayed real growth as an NFL passer as he ran the Steelers’ no-huddle offense in high-pressure situations. Bengals 35, Falcons 17Cincinnati: Do the Bengals — winners of four of their last five — have their groove back? Joe Burrow certainly looked like it, throwing for a career-high 481 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another. The Jets also hope Zach Wilson can bounce back from his worst performance of the young season (16-for-26, 121 yards).

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Leicester City’s 4-0 smash and grab against Wolves shows improvement is genuine

They were also away from home at Wolves having won zero points on the road so far this season. AdvertisementOutplayed for long periods of the match, including the entirety of the first half, they faced 21 shots but conceded no goals. Both came despite ceding possession, which Leicester had stubbornly dominated during their difficult opening to the season. And when the blue smoke from a flare eventually cleared, the realisation dawned: Leicester had escaped… the relegation zone. AdvertisementEven under-fire Danny Ward, with the largest disparity between expected goals conceded and actual goals conceded in the league this season, made an outstanding left-handed save from Podence in the second half with the score only 2-0.

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How Marcus Smart’s support for cancer patients transformed children’s hospitals

Boren and YGC director Bill Wilk have had to convince Smart to do even the most basic promotion for the foundation and his Smart Carts program. “I think once you get to know him, that is who he is.”As the coordinator of the family resource center at Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Evan McOmber had a problem. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s definitely worth it.”Demara Chesley with son Kayden Hibbert at Franciscan Children’s Hospital. But years of visiting Children’s Hospital taught him how to bring a sense of calm. “I learned a lot from my mom and my brother and the kids at the Children’s Hospital.

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