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Urban Meyer’s Reaction to Ohio State-Michigan Brawl is Turning HeadsVancouver Canucks (12-7-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (10-11-2, in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Sunday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the Detroit Red Wings after the Canucks took down the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime. Detroit has gone 5-6-1 at home and 10-11-2 overall. The Red Wings have gone 3-3-2 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents. Vancouver has a 12-7-3 record overall and a 9-2-0 record on the road. The Canucks have a +two scoring differential, with 71 total goals scored and 69 given up. Sunday's game is the first time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Larkin has 12 goals and six assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has six goals and four assists over the past 10 games. Quinn Hughes has five goals and 20 assists for the Canucks. Elias Pettersson has scored five goals with eight assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 4-5-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.3 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game. Canucks: 5-5-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game. INJURIES: Red Wings: None listed. Canucks: None listed. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press
Heat president Pat Riley said Thursday that his team has no plans to trade Jimmy Butler , despite swirling rumors. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches," Riley said in a statement posted on the team's official social media. "Therefore, we will make it clear - We are not trading Jimmy Butler." The forceful statement comes a day after ESPN's Shams Charania reported that Butler, a six-time NBA All-Star and two-time Eastern Conference champion, would prefer to be traded by the Miami Heat ahead of the February trade deadline. Butler has reportedly not made a formal trade request to the Heat, but is ready to move on from Miami, and Charania reported earlier in December that the Heat are open to making a deal. Butler has a player option for the 2025-26 season that he has informed teams he intends to decline, according to Charania, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. He could have negotiated a long-term extension with the Heat before these rumors gained any steam, but Miami was hesitant, according to Pat Riley at his end-of-season press conference last spring, due to Butler's limited availability. Butler has never played more than 58 games in a regular season for the Heat. The only team with significant cap space this offseason, as of this writing, is the Brooklyn Nets . The Nets are in the middle of a rebuild and are not expected to pursue an older, big-name free agent in the near future. That means for Butler to get the long-term contract he's seeking, he'd have to get traded now, so that a team that wants to keep him has his Bird Rights in the offseason. He reportedly prefers a win-now contender, with teams such as the Houston Rockets , Dallas Mavericks , Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns reportedly on his wishlist. Both the Heat and Butler's camp have denied that a trade request has been made, according to Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel . While this does not directly contradict Charania's reporting, which also states that a formal request has not been made, it should be noted that Butler's agent, Bernie Lee, has pushed back heavily on Charania's prior reporting on Butler trade rumors. In a series of tweets , he called Charania's reporting "complete and utter made up bulls---" and that "all this is fabricated." The Miami Herald added that "according to a source, Butler was also disappointed that the Heat did not publicly deny a Dec. 10 ESPN report that Miami was open to trading him." The team has now done just that. The Heat are 14-13 thus far this season. They have been a Play-In Tournament team in each of the past two seasons, including when they made their run to the 2023 NBA Finals. According to Charania, they are ready to lean into the rising, younger core of Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo , and given their history of retooling quickly, they could potentially use the return on a Butler deal to kickstart whatever the next era of Heat basketball turns out to be.
Ruben Amorim was delighted by Rasmus Hojlund and Amad Diallo's post-match bust-up in the Czech Republic as Manchester United's head coach saw the fire he wants from his players. After defeats to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest were compounded by sporting director Dan Ashworth's shock exit, the Red Devils lifted the mood with Thursday's 2-1 Europa League comeback win at Viktoria Plzen. Andre Onana's error resulted in ex-Burnley striker Matej Vydra putting the hosts ahead early in the second half, but United substitute Hojlund quickly levelled before lashing home two minutes from time to secure Amorim's first away win as United boss. But the two-goal match-winner's overriding emotion at full-time was frustration having been denied the chance to complete a hat-trick in stoppage time when Diallo elected to go alone rather than cross. On another break moments later Hojlund chose against passing to the forward, leading to an argument at the final whistle that recently-appointed Amorim took as a positive. Trending Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "Yes (I was aware of that), and for me it's perfect," the United head coach said. "You know, in this moment we need to feel something. If we need to fight each other, it's like a family. For me it's a very, very good sign. We need to feel something and that is important." Also See: Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Man Utd - Match report and reaction Man Utd latest: Fernandes defends Onana Man Utd fixtures Get Sky Sports Put to the Portuguese it shows the players care, he said: "That is clear. "When you don't care, you don't do nothing. When you care, you fight with your brother, with your father, with your mother. For me, it's a very good sign. "It's a normal thing. I think it's a positive thing, a healthy thing, so I let the players and the captain to calm down the things. "If I see it is too much, I will go inside the dressing room. But it's their space, they have to talk, to fight and, again, for me it's a very important thing." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Thursday's victory saw United take a giant stride towards the Europa League knockout phase and boosted their chances of finishing in the top eight, meaning they would bypass the play-off round. It was a welcome shot in the arm ahead of Sunday's trip to stumbling rivals Manchester City and another step forward as Amorim attempts to build the side in his image. "In this moment, in this context, the way we give a goal to the opponent, it was important not to give up," he said. "That is a great message. It was not a great game, but we manage to do these good things that is good when you are building a team and I think we deserved the win. "I am happy that we win the game and still fight each other. That is a very good thing. "When you win and fight with your team-mate because you want to score one more, for me it's a very good day for us." Tom from Southampton became a millionaire for free with Super 6! Could you be the next jackpot winner? Play for free!CBC is restoring its live New Year’s Eve celebration. A year after the national broadcaster cancelled the 2024 countdown due to “financial pressures,” it says the special event is back on the TV schedule to mark the dawn of 2025. Festivities begin Dec. 31 with the one-hour “22 Minutes New Year’s Eve Pregame Special,” a satirical reflection on the events of 2024 with the cast of the political comedy series “This Hour Has 22 Minutes.” It will be followed by “Canada Live! Countdown 2025,” a special hosted by news anchor Adrienne Arsenault and singer Jann Arden broadcasting live from Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, and anchor Ian Hanomansing and comedian Ali Hassan at Vancouver’s VanDusen Botanical Garden. A representative for the CBC says the coast-to-coast show will feature reporters at more than a dozen community events across the country while a countdown to the new year will take place in each of the six time zones. Throughout the seven-and-a-half-hour program, “many Canadian celebrity guests” will appear in live and pre-taped messages. “Canada Live! Countdown 2025” begins at 8 p.m. ET on CBC News Network and CBC Gem with CBC-TV and CBC Radio picking up the feed at 9 p.m. in local markets. Last year, the CBC replaced its live New Year’s Eve programming with a taped Just For Laughs special hosted by comedian Mae Martin. That left Canadians without a homegrown countdown on any of the major networks, which sparked blowback on social media from some viewers. The CBC began its annual specials in 2017 to mark Canada’s sesquicentennial year. Some of the more recent broadcasts were hosted by comedian Rick Mercer and featured fireworks and musical performances in key cities. But when CBC paused those plans last year, it said the show had become “increasingly expensive to produce.” The decision to sideline the program was made shortly after members of Parliament summoned outgoing CBC president Catherine Tait to testify about job cuts and her refusal to rule out bonuses for CBC executives.
The Washington Commanders released 2023 first-rounder Emmanuel Forbes on Saturday, cutting ties with another high draft pick from the previous regime. All of previous coach Ron Rivera's first-rounders — including edge rusher Chase Young in 2020, linebacker Jamin Davis in ‘21 and wide receiver Jahan Dotson in '22 — are now gone. Forbes never showed progress to the new staff led by coach Dan Quinn and was a healthy scratch twice this season and did not play in two other games during which the 23-year-old was in uniform. It's unclear if Forbes' release means anything about the status of cornerback Marshon Lattimore , the Commanders' trade deadline pickup in early November who still has not played for them because of a hamstring injury. Lattimore was listed as doubtful for Washington's home game Sunday against Tennessee. The Commanders (7-5) also put running back Austin Ekeler on injured reserve because of a concussion . They elevated kicker Zane Gonzalez and defensive tackle Carl Davis from the practice squad in preparation for facing the Titans (3-8). Washington has lost three in a row to fall from first place in the NFC East to the conference’s final wild-card spot. The most recent loss, last weekend against division rival Dallas, came when Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game, which would have tied it with 21 seconds left. Seibert went on IR earlier in the week with a groin injury that Quinn said the kicker reported Monday. While injuries have piled up as the Commanders await their late bye week, the choice of Forbes has been second-guessed since the moment Rivera's front office chose the 166-pound Mississippi State defensive back with the 16th pick over Christian Gonzalez and others. Gonzalez was selected next, by New England, and has started 16 games for the Patriots. Forbes was benched last season by Rivera, who was in charge when Washington selected Davis ahead of offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw in '21 and traded down to take Dotson the following year instead of safety Kyle Hamilton or receiver Chris Olave. Forbes has two interceptions and 12 passes defensed in 20 games. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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