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Manchester City, Arsenal, and now Tottenham. The list of top Premier League teams beaten at Bournemouth this season is growing. Dean Huijsen took advantage of Tottenham’s weakness at set pieces to head home a 17th-minute winner in Bournemouth’s 1-0 victory on Thursday. After the game, some Spurs fans appeared to vent their frustration at manager Ange Postecoglou when he went over to the away contingent following his team's insipid display. “They are pretty disappointed, rightly so, and I got some pretty direct feedback as to how we are going,” the Australian coach said, “and that's fair enough.” Bournemouth climbed to ninth — a point and a place above Tottenham in the standings — and underlined its penchant for surprising high-profile visitors to Vitality Stadium. Man City’s remarkable four-game losing run in the Premier League started with a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth, while fellow title contender Arsenal’s first loss of the season also came at the Vitality, 2-0 on Oct. 19. This was Spurs' sixth defeat of the campaign. They now have as many wins as losses, highlighting the inconsistency blighting their season, and their seven away results so far make remarkable reading: aside from a 3-0 win at Manchester United and a 4-0 thrashing of Man City, Tottenham has lost four and drawn the other at relegation candidate Leicester. “We've got to get out of this space we're in at the moment where we're just not able to get a real grip on our season,” Postecoglou said. An inability to defend set plays continues to hurt Postecoglou’s team. A week after Roma scored twice from them in a 2-2 draw in the Europa League, Huijsen roamed free in the area at a corner and headed home unmarked. Postecoglou said in May said he “wasn’t interested” about his side’s fallibility while defending set pieces, and said after losing 1-0 to Arsenal in September — after a goal from Gabriel at a corner — that “it’s my burden to carry and I’m happy to do that.” “We started well and conceded a really poor goal," Postecoglou said after the Bournemouth game. “It’s a difficult place to come when giving the opposition the opportunity to play in the manner they want.” IWOBI DOUBLE Alex Iwobi scored goals early and late in the game to lead Fulham to a 3-1 win over Brighton. The Nigeria winger intercepted a stray pass out from the back by Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen and slotted into an unguarded net for the opener in the fourth minute and curled home Fulham’s clinching goal in the 87th. Carlos Baleba equalized for Brighton in the 56th before Brighton midfielder Matt O’Riley – a former Fulham academy player – deflected the ball into his own net from a corner to put the home side back in front. Fulham climbed to sixth in the standings, a point and a place behind Brighton. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says he "didn't like what was being said" by some Spurs supporters after their defeat by Bournemouth - but that "you've got to cop it". In the immediate aftermath of their 1-0 loss at Vitality Stadium , Postecoglou pointed at a group of Tottenham fans who were voicing their anger and marched across the pitch towards the away end to confront them. Words were exchanged before a steward attempted to defuse the situation by waving the 59-year-old Australian away. "They're disappointed and rightly so," said Postecoglou in his post-match news conference. "They gave me some direct feedback, which I've taken on board. "I didn't like what was being said because I'm a human being but you've got to cop it. "I've been around long enough to know that when things don't go well you've got to understand the frustration and disappointment. And they're rightly disappointed because we let a game of football get away from us. But that's OK. I'm OK with all that. "All I can say is I'm really disappointed and I'm determined to get it right and will keep fighting until we do." Tottenham's defeat by Bournemouth leaves them 10th in the Premier League table, one place below the Cherries. It was Spurs' sixth league defeat this season, with only five sides in the top flight having lost more games than them. "It comes down to us as a collective being a lot more determined to control a game of football and not let the opposition take control," added Postecoglou. Tottenham have only won one of their past six matches, a 4-0 victory at Manchester City - which now feels like an outlier. "I now know what people mean when they say Tottenham are like Jekyll and Hyde," said former Stoke boss Tony Pulis on BBC Radio 5 Live. "They have been really poor tonight." Spurs managed 12 shots, four on target - about half the total of Bournemouth - but their expected goals was only 0.58, compared to Bournemouth's 3.31. Former England striker Les Ferdinand, who played for Spurs between 1997 and 2003, said on Amazon Prime: "Tottenham didn't look like they could score today. "I thought Spurs could only be better in the second half and they were slightly better, but there was no urgency. We didn't know what Spurs was going to turn up tonight - and that wasn't the Spurs we wanted." Bournemouth also had a goal disallowed for offside and hit the post in a game they should really have won by more. Former England striker Alan Shearer called it "a terrible performance" from Spurs. "I was really surprised they came out with the same team after half-time because they needed some energy and freshening up," he said. "I never felt they were ever going to score tonight."
Richmond Edem Kpotosu, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Ho Central, has vowed to propel his constituency forward under the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). During a recent thank-you health walk with constituents, Kpotosu emphasized the significance of the NDC’s victory, calling it a strong affirmation for the people of Ghana. Reflecting on the NDC’s track record, Kpotosu highlighted several key initiatives that have benefited the region in the past, including the provision of portable drinking water to local communities, the creation of opportunities for the youth, and advancements in addressing chronic power shortages (Dumsor). He also mentioned the construction of educational facilities such as the E-Blocks and the expansion of healthcare services through the development of hospitals. Kpotosu drew comparisons to the administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, asserting that the previous government failed to adequately address critical infrastructure needs during their time in power. In his speech, Kpotosu reaffirmed his commitment to addressing the challenges facing the Ho Central constituency, including improved infrastructure, economic opportunities, and better access to social services. He pledged to ensure that all communities within the constituency benefit from transformative development. Additionally, Kpotosu promised to make himself highly accessible to constituents. He revealed plans to establish an office space for administrative work, offering a platform where residents can raise their concerns and work with him to find solutions. His focus, he emphasized, is on being a hands-on and responsive representative for the people of Ho Central.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle McCord threw for a career-high 470 yards with two touchdowns to lead Syracuse to a 31-24 win over UConn on Saturday. The win gives the Orange (8-3) their first eight-win regular season since 2018, and third since 2000. “We knew they would play all the way through the fourth quarter, and we thought it’d be a fourth-quarter game,” Syracuse coach Fran Brown said. “So, it’s just what we talked about the entire week and we didn’t take it lightly.” McCord completed 37-of-47 passes for his first 400-yard game this season. He opened the game with a 77-yard touchdown drive, spanning two plays in 50 seconds. The touchdown came on a 22-yard pass to Oronde Gadsden. McCord broke Syracuse’s all-time record for single-season passing yards with 4:12 remaining in the first half. He needed 273 yards to pass Nassib, and finished the game against the Huskies with 3,946 passing yards. The former quarterback set his record in 2012, recording 3,749 passing yards during his senior year. McCord also tied Nassib’s record for single-season touchdown passes with 26, with his second touchdown pass on the same play as the yardage record. “I got a standard of what the quarterback needs to look like being here,” Brown said. "Not necessarily statistically and all those things, because that’s hard, but just in reference to how you prepare.” The Orange missed two field goals and had two touchdowns called back that allowed the Huskies offense a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter. After a 2-yard passing touchdown by quarterback Joe Fagnano left UConn trailing back one score, Syracuse recovered the Huskies’ onside kick attempt to end the game. UConn (7-4) will finish its season without a Power Four win after staying within two touchdowns of the Orange for all 60 minutes. The Huskies have ended each of their four Power Four games within one score of their opponent. “They’re disappointed as hell, and they should be,” UConn coach Jim Mora said. “But we have to get over that, and we have to figure out what we can do better and apply those lessons going forward and prepare to get a win next week.” Cam Edwards led UConn on the ground with 87 rushing yards, including a 71-yard touchdown dash in the first quarter. Fagnano finished the game with 228 passing yards and two touchdowns. UConn: Linebacker Jayden McDonald recorded a second-best 12 tackles, including a sack and tackle-for-loss. McDonald was the one of three Huskies to reach McCord for a sack. Syracuse: Eight receivers caught passes, with three recording over 100 yards each. Wide receivers Darrell Gill Jr. (177 yards) and Jackson Meeks (110) and tight end Oronde Gadsden (103 and a touchdown) combined for 390 receiving yards. Syracuse had 540 total yards to UConn’s 352. UConn’s offense was 5-of-15 on third down conversions against the Orange defense. The Huskies didn’t get their first third down conversion until the second quarter, after the Orange had already taken a 14-7 lead. McCord faces off against Miami’s Cameron Ward for Syracuse’s final game of the regular season. They are the two leading passers in FBS and sit atop the ACC in total offense. UConn: Visits Massachusetts on Saturday Syracuse: Hosts No. 11 Miami on Saturday — 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-footballThe reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a wide gap with gas-powered automobiles, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports. But vehicles with internal combustion engines and gas-electric hybrids are still far more dependable, the survey found. Consumer Reports subscribers, who filled out surveys during much of 2024, reported that electric vehicles had 42% more problems than gas autos on average. But that was down from 79% more in the 2023 survey. The survey released Thursday measured reliability of vehicles mainly from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 model years. Plug-ins, which travel a short distance on battery power before a hybrid powertrain kicks in, had 70% more problems than gas vehicles, but that was less than half the difference found in last year's survey. The reason for the improvement? EV and plug-in technology are maturing, said Jake Fisher, head of Consumer Reports' automobile test center. “As the automakers get more experience with the new technologies and new platforms, they will improve,” Fisher said. He said he expects plug-in and electric vehicles to keep getting better, further closing the gap with gas vehicles. But one thing may stand in the way: Automakers often test new automation and other features on EVs, and the new stuff is prone to glitches. “Until we get to where an EV is just a car that does practical things with their own powertrain, I'm not sure they'll ever catch up totally” to gas vehicles, Fisher said. The new technology may offer more than the next wave of EV buyers would like, as EVs move from early adopters to more practical mainstream buyers, Fisher said. “There are people who just want a car that’s easy to maintain,” he said. “I don’t use gas. I don’t need this automation feature and electric door handles or whatever the heck they are putting out.” Consumer Reports has noted that concerns about EV and plug-in quality add to issues that may have buyers hesitating before switching from gasoline engines, including concerns about higher up-front costs, too few charging stations and long charging times. Gas-electric hybrids, which switch from internal combustion to electric power to get better mileage, were about as reliable as cars with combustion engines. While the technology is pretty technical, it has been refined for a quarter century, mainly by pioneer Toyota, Fisher said. “CR's tests have shown that they are often quieter, quicker and more pleasant to drive than their gasoline-only counterparts,” he said. Through September of this year, the last month for which all automakers have reported results, electric vehicle sales are up 7.2%, plug-in sales rose 11.6%, but hybrids led with a 32.6% increase, according to Motorintelligence.com. Consumer Reports said its 2024 survey of subscribers representing about 300,000 vehicle owners found that Subaru was the most reliable brand for the first time, followed by perennial top finishers Lexus and Toyota. Rounding out the top five were Honda and its Acura luxury brand. It was the first time since 2020 that neither Toyota nor its Lexus luxury brand were in the top spot, Fisher said. The highest-ranked brand from a U.S.-based automaker was General Motors' Buick at No. 11. The five lowest of 22 brands that were ranked were electric upstart Rivian, followed by GM's Cadillac luxury brand, GMC, Jeep and Volkswagen, Consumer Reports said. The magazine and website didn't get enough data this year to rank Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Lucid, Maserati, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche and Ram. Electric vehicle sales leader Tesla finished 17th, down three spots from last year's survey. Subaru took first place in the survey by following the same formula that Toyota uses to get high reliability scores: It doesn't make huge changes when updating or unveiling new vehicles, Fisher said. Instead of going with new engines or transmissions, Subaru carries parts over from the prior generation. “They don't fix what's not broken,” he said. “They continue to refine their products, and because the products perform quite well, they don't have to have big changes.” Rivian, Fisher said, is a new company with new electric models that have more glitches. Since the company is a startup, it can't use proven powertrains from prior generations yet. “It's expected that you're going to have issues when you have nothing to carry over” from previous model years, he said. The survey found that the gas-powered Toyota RAV4 small SUV was the most reliable vehicle, followed by the Toyota Corolla compact car. The RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid was third, followed by the RAV4 gas-electric hybrid, Fisher said. Consumer Reports' survey of its subscriber base does not represent all vehicle purchasers in the U.S. or the population that bought specific vehicle types. The survey results were released at a meeting of the Automotive Press Association of Detroit.
This week’s trip to Bristol will be a first for St. Michael’s Prep in Texas. “This is a really big deal for us because our school has never left the state for a tournament so we are pretty fired up,” St. Michael’s Prep head coach Cooper Land said. The Warriors (17-2), who are located in Austin, Texas, have played 19 games before The Classic at Tennessee High later this week. They had a stellar campaign last season, finishing 34-2 before losing in the Class 5A state semifinals. “We were 34-1 going into that game and our one loss was to a team that was 30-0,” Land said. “I felt like we had everything we needed to win the state championship. We just went out and didn’t play our best game and kind of ran into a perfect storm, a team that we had played that just played really, really well and smart. I am still not over that loss obviously.” Three all-state performers return from that team, including junior Bo Ogden and seniors Aidan Disu and Sugeeth Jinkal, all of whom are part of what Land feels like his first team worthy of leaving Texas. “It has been a couple of years in the making,” Land said. “We have gotten a little better over the last couple of years and I think we have a team this year that we feel really good about leaving the state with.” Land first learned of The Classic through a handwritten note from tournament director Richard Ensor. “I haven’t received one of those since I was 12 from my grandma,” said Land, with a laugh. “It was a really nice touch. He included a tournament brochure in that letter and I looked some things up online and was really impressed with what I saw. It seems like exactly the kind of tournament that we want to go play in, somewhere that is far away that most people haven’t been to from here with really competitive teams with really good local support and with a really rich tradition and history to it. Once he laid everything out there for us it was a no-brainer.” Leading the way for the Warriors is Ogden, who has averaged 12.8 points while missing 11 games with injury this season. He has offers from college basketball heavyweights Tennessee, Texas and Purdue. “He is a 6-6 junior, can kind of do everything on the court, a really good shooter, a really good ball handler, can post up, a very good defender, a good athlete and highly skilled,” Land said. “He makes me look like a good coach.” Disu, who provides 13.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, has signed with Holy Cross, while Sugeeth Jinkal (5.6 points, 2.8 assists per game) — and his brother, Sungeeth (11.4 points a game) — are also weapons for the Warriors. Nolan Barkley is pouring in 10.4 points a game for a team that has plenty of depth as well. “It is kind of hard to talk about because we have five guys that average between 9 and 13 points a game so it is not like it is just a one-man team,” said Land, who played college basketball at Wright State. “I hope they play like that up there, that is what has gotten us success to this point. We have been able to change our starting lineup depending on who we are playing. We have a lot of depth and guys have been great about being unselfish and accepting whatever role they have on that given night.” With an enrollment of 415, St. Michael’s will be the smallest of the 18 teams in The Classic, but the Warriors still play at the 6A level, the largest private school division in Texas. “There are some high level teams around here. Stone Point High School, who were in the top 15 in the country last year, they have been the best team around here the last two years. We actually beat them earlier this season without our best player,” said Land, who played professionally overseas and has also been an assistant coach at the college level. “That was a big win for us. We also beat the number one school out of Houston by three points in a game earlier this season. We have racked up some big wins this year, super proud of these guys.” Land felt like his Warriors were capable of playing at a national level last year, but it didn’t work out until now. “This is the best team I have had,” said Land, in his seventh season at St. Michael’s. “It is the most experienced I have had, it is the most talented group and it is the first time we have had a team here that has a chance to compete on a national level to be honest with you. Last year’s team could have, but we just didn’t wrap our heads around it early enough and get organized and definitely didn’t want to do that again this year with this group.” Up first for St. Michael’s in Bristol will be Bartlett, which was 32-5 last season, advancing to the TSSAA 4A state semifinals, a team the Warriors were able to see play at the Hoopfest in Dallas earlier this season. “We got a chance to watch them at the Hoopfest, we were in the same showcase as them. They are really good, we will have our hands full, they are super athletic,” Land said. “They are really well-coached and it looks like they have a couple of really good players so that will be tough... “Hopefully we will be ready to go because we know we will have our hands full if we don’t. I would hate to waste such a great opportunity in this tournament.” Land can only recall being in Tennessee once, having played Chattanooga while at Wright State. He ventured to Longwood University in Farmville, Va., last year where his brother, Taylor Land, was part of the coaching staff. “I haven’t really gotten to spend any time in Tennessee in general so looking forward to it,” he said. “Been looking up stuff to do and looks like a beautiful part of the country.” His players are anxious as well. They do have one request from Mother Nature. “They are all fired up, they can’t wait,” Land said. “Our guys are hoping for snow because they never see it.”Los Angeles Clippers leading scorer Norman Powell has been ruled out of Sunday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers with a left hamstring strain. Powell, who has averaged 23.3 points over 15 games this season, was injured in the first quarter of a 102-99 victory against the Golden State Warriors on Monday. He finished the game and scored a team-best 23 points. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. 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