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Toronto Sceptres open PWHL season with 3-1 comeback win over Boston FleetCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Artopoeus threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead Chattanooga to a 24-17 victory over Austin Peay in a nonconference regular-season finale on Saturday. Chattanooga (7-5) jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead on Jude Kelley's 28-yard field goal and Artopoeus' 9-yard touchdown toss to Javin Whatley with 42 seconds left. The score came five plays after Alex Mitchell intercepted a pass from Austin Smith, giving the Mocs the ball at the Governors' 26-yard line. Austin Peay answered in the second quarter with help from a Chattanooga turnover. Ellis Ellis Jr. picked off Artopoeus and the Governors took over at the Mocs' 30. Smith completed three straight passes — the last one covering 4 yards to Jaden Barnes to get Austin Peay within three points. Carson Smith followed with a 35-yard field goal to tie it at 10. Chattanooga regained the lead with 4:01 left in the third quarter when Artopoeus capped a nine-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. Smith had a 23-yard touchdown run to get Austin Peay within seven with 8:08 left in the game. The Governors drove to the Mocs' 30, but Smith's fourth-down pass fell incomplete with 41 seconds to go. Artopoeus completed 15 of 21 passes for 161 yards for Chattanooga. He had a 7-yard scoring toss to John McIntyre to put the Mocs up 24-10 early in the final quarter. Smith finished with 192 yards on 21-for-36 passing for Austin Peay, which finishes its first season under head coach Jeff Faris with a 4-8 record. Rusty Wright became the first Chattanooga coach to finish .500 or better in each of his first six seasons. Chattanooga snapped Austin Peay's nine-game win streak with a 24-21 victory on the road to close out the regular season last year. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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Three men have sued Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York, claiming the US hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them. or signup to continue reading The lawsuits, which were filed anonymously in a state court, add to a wave of sexual assault litigation against the rapper, producer and record executive as he also faces federal sex trafficking charges in New York. Thomas Giuffra, a New York lawyer who filed Thursday's lawsuits on the men's behalf, claimed Combs used his power and wealth to take advantage of the accusers and then ensured their silence through threats and fear. Lawyers for Combs, 55-year-old founder of Bad Boy Records, said the claims are baseless. "These complaints are full of lies," the lawyers wrote in a statement, declining to elaborate. "We will prove them false and seek sanctions against every unethical lawyer who filed fictional claims against him." The lawsuits involve incidents allegedly taking place from 2019 to 2022. 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DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementTORONTO - Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women's Hockey League season opener on Saturday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TORONTO - Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women's Hockey League season opener on Saturday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TORONTO – Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women’s Hockey League season opener on Saturday. With Boston standout Hilary Knight in the penalty box for a vicious boarding penalty on Sceptres defender Renata Fast, Miller made good on her rebound attempt on a Daryl Watts shot with a half-open net. Fast recovered for an assist on the winner before 8,089 fans at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Fleet (0-1-0) challenged the goal, but video review deemed Miller’s shot was good. Toronto Sceptres' Hannah Miller (34) celebrates her goal with teammates on the bench Boston Fleet during late third period PWHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn Sarah Nurse got Toronto (1-0-0) on the board with a short-handed tally 11:50 into the first period and Emma Maltais added an empty-net strike to seal the score at 3-1 with 12 seconds left on the game clock. Boston’s Hilary Knight opened the scoring at the 3:00 mark of the opening frame, sending a slap shot past Toronto goalie Kristin Campbell, who registered 18 stops on the night. Toronto outshot Boston 41-19. Boston goalie Aerin Frankel, a big reason why her team advanced to the Walter Cup final last spring, was outstanding with 38 saves. Frankel made a significant glove-hand stop on Toronto defender Jocelyne Larocque with 6:36 remaining in the third period. Larocque was alone when a rebound caromed to her in front. But the puck was rolling, and she could only lift her shot straight into Frankel’s glove. Nurse’s goal tested the league’s new jailbreak rule that sees a minor penalty — in this case, Izzy Daniel’s tripping infraction — wiped out when a team scores a short-handed goal. . Takeaways Sceptres: Billie Jean King MVP Natalie Spooner missed the season opener. The PWHL scoring champion underwent left knee surgery last June after getting injured in Game 3 of Toronto’s first-round series against Minnesota. Fleet: Defender Emma Greco of Burlington, Ont., played her first game for Boston. She was part of the Walter Cup-winning Minnesota team that defeated Boston in a three-game series last spring. Greco is one of five Ontario-born players on the Fleet roster. Key moment With the game tied 1-1, the Sceptres failed to score during a 59-second 5-on-3 advantage midway through the second period. Boston blocked five shots during the span. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Key stat Last year, Toronto enjoyed an 11-game win streak en route to its regular-season championship, including three wins against Boston. Up next Toronto visits Ottawa on Tuesday. Boston will play its home opener on Wednesday, a rematch with the Walter Cup-champion Minnesota. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 30, 2024. Advertisement Advertisement
Arsenal produced a statement win as Mikel Arteta's full-strength side thrashed Sporting 5-1 in Lisbon to boost their chances of automatic Champions League qualification. Sporting once again started slowly against Premier League opposition in Europe, just as they did against Manchester City in Ruben Amorim's final game in charge, but Arsenal did not let them off the hook as their rivals had a few weeks earlier. Arsenal have their stars back Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard all started as Mikel Arteta fielded his strongest XI for the first time since August after numerous injury set-backs for his squad. Arsenal punched in three first-half goals through Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel to put the Gunners into what felt like an unassailable lead by the break thanks in large part to an inspired Bukayo Saka wreaking havoc down the right flank. Sporting pulled a goal back less than three minutes after the restart, centre-back Goncalo Inacio turning in a corner at the front post, raising the possibility of an unlikely comeback, although those hopes lasted less than 20 minutes before Saka's penalty iced the game. Substitute Leandro Trossard tapped in another on the rebound eight minutes from time after Mikel Merino's shot was parried by Sporting goalkeeper Franco Israel to put the result beyond doubt and move Arsenal into eighth, above their hosts on goal difference. Trending Sporting were torn apart in the first half, particularly down their left, where Jurrien Timber crossed in for Martinelli's opener inside 10 minutes before Saka set up Havertz for the second shortly after, with Gabriel heading in a Declan Rice corner for the third. Player ratings: Saka the star Sporting: Israel (5), Quenda (6), St Juste (5), Diomande (4), Inacio (5), Araujo (5), Hjulmand (6), Morita (5), Trincao (5), Edwards (5), Gyokeres (5). Subs: Braganca (5), Catamo (5), Harder (5), Simoes (N/A), Reis (N/A). Arsenal: Raya (8), Timber (8), Saliba (8), Gabriel (8), Calafiori (8), Partey (7), Rice (8), Odegaard (8), Saka (9), Havertz (8), Martinelli (8). Subs: Trossard (8), Merino (7), Zinchenko (7), Nwaneri (6), Kiwior (N/A). Player of the Match: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). The home side's revival fell flat after Saka restored the three-goal lead from the spot, having seen his captain Martin Odegaard chopped down from behind by Sporting defender Ousmane Diomande, fortunate not to receive a second booking. Also See: Champions League fixtures Champions League results Get Sky Sports Find out more about Sky Sports Arsenal, for the first time since August, were able to field their best team, starting Saka, Rice and Odegaard, and looked back to their imperious best. They now find themselves just inside the automatic qualification places in eighth with three games to go. Saka: This is where Arsenal belong Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka, named player of the match, told TNT Sports: "We spoke about it before the game. We know this season they've been a top team but we believe in ourselves and we just needed to be us. "We played with confidence. Everyone was top and anyone could have got this [the player of the match award]. "I'm really proud of all the boys today. This is where we belong so we showed the level we can play at and we need to continue playing like this." On his penalty: "It was important but I didn't really feel the pressure. I was confident." On playing again with Martin Odegaard: "He's an unbelievable player. Today, he returned and you can see the big smile on my face. "There's a chemistry we have, I enjoy playing with him. I'm happy he's back and I hope he stays fit for the rest of the season." Story of the match in stats... What's coming up in the Champions League? Tom from Southampton became a millionaire for free with Super 6! Could you be the next jackpot winner? Play for free!Trump picks former Rep. Billy Long to head IRS
Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in October, according to data from the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics. GDP fell by 0.1%, the latest print showed, marking the second consecutive monthly downturn. The British pound was trading lower against the dollar Friday morning. The U.K. economy contracted unexpectedly in October, according to data from Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS). > 24/7 San Diego news stream: Watch NBC 7 free wherever you are Gross Domestic Product fell by an estimated 0.1% on a monthly basis, the ONS said Friday, with officials attributing the downturn to a decline in production output. Economists polled by news agency Reuters had projected a 0.1% rise in GDP in October. It marked the country's second consecutive economic downturn, following a 0.1% GDP decline in September . Real GDP is estimated to have grown 0.1% in the three months to October, the ONS said, compared to the previous three months ending in July. Sterling declined on the back of the disappointing print, trading 0.3% lower against the U.S. dollar at $1.2627 by 7:45 a.m. London time. In a statement on Friday, U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves conceded that the October figures were "disappointing," but defended the government's divisive economic strategies . Money Report CNBC Daily Open: Inflation's still high — but so is the stock market China signals readiness to mend ties with U.S. ahead of Trump inauguration This is a breaking news story. Please refresh for updates. Also on CNBC Wholesale prices rose 0.4% in November, more than expected If Trump wants to kill inflation, this is the first thing he needs to do Budget deficit swells in November, pushing fiscal 2025 shortfall 64% higher