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Warriors get blasted by Kings; won't have Jonathan Kuminga for 3 weeks

SAN FRANCISCO — Sunday couldn’t have gone much worse for the Golden State Warriors. In the afternoon, they learned a firmer diagnosis on Jonathan Kuminga’s significantly sprained right ankle. Kuminga, who isn’t putting weight on his right foot and said he’s struggling to get up the stairs in his house, will miss at least three […]

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Leicester face a pivotal January and must address glaring deficiencies

Even as the summer transfer window closed in early September, promoted Leicester City knew they would have to go back into the market come January. Steve Cooper, Leicester’s new manager at the time, was targeting at least two mid-season signings — a central defender and a winger — who would improve his starting 11. When he

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How does this end? Amorim's best Man Utd XI? Is 1-0 to the Arsenal a problem? – The Briefing

Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League football. This was the weekend when Manchester City recorded a convincing scoreline (if not performance) against West Ham, Chelsea dropped more points, Newcastle’s fine form continued and Southampton arguably reached a new

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Chargers exact revenge against Raiders, head to playoffs where 'the real football begins'

LAS VEGAS — Alohi Gilman stuffed a pair of cleats into his travel bag and took a seat in a chair facing his locker. The location was familiar. The feeling was not. Last December, Gilman was seated in front of the exact same locker, shell-shocked by what had just transpired on the field. The room was

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Jerry Jones definitive in his stance to remain Cowboys GM: 'I bought an occupation'

ARLINGTON, Texas — Whether the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys changes for 2025 is unknown. What is clear, however, is that the general manager will remain the same as it’s been since 1989. “No. Just, no,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Sunday afternoon, when asked if he would finally relinquish the

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Canada PM Trudeau to announce resignation as early as Monday, Globe and Mail reports

The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, walks through the streets of the capital before attending the APEC CEO Summit, a business event held in parallel with the APEC Summit, on November 15, 2024, in Lima, Peru.  Klebher Vasquez | Anadolu | Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that

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Jim Irsay: Colts to retain coach Shane Steichen, GM Chris Ballard for 2025

Despite another disappointing season, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has decided to retain coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard for the 2025 season. “I’ve been evaluating our entire operation, and I believe in Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen and our collective ability to make the improvements needed to take us to the next

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Geno Smith throws 4 TD passes in Seahawks' win over Rams: Key takeaways

By Michael-Shawn Dugar, Jourdan Rodrigue and Lauren Smith The Seattle Seahawks closed out their schedule with a 30-25 win over the Los Angeles Rams on the road Sunday, collecting their 10th win, but will miss the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Though the Seahawks (10-7) and Rams (10-7) end the regular season with the

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Packers stumble into playoffs after finale loss to Bears with much reason for concern

GREEN BAY, Wis. — That was about as bad of a regular-season finale as the Packers could’ve imagined entering the playoffs. Keep everybody healthy? Nope. The Packers lost wide receiver Christian Watson to what appears to be a significant knee injury and quarterback Jordan Love injured his throwing hand (more on that later). Flush the

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