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Devonshire Colts 4 Young Men’s Social Club 0 Keino Burch scored twice to lead Devonshire Colts to victory against Social Club at a blustery Police Field on Saturday. Colts stamped their authority despite Social Club holding an extremely deep defensive line in an attempt to close down all passing lanes into dangerous positions. Their main objective was to utilise the pace and skill of Malique Wilson and Pierre Smith on the counter-attack, but they were unable to fire thanks to a lack of cohesion and quality they tried to play through their opponents. About ten minutes into the game Social Club decided to come out of their shell and set up in a mid-block, with the midfield positioned just inside their own half as Colts enjoyed the majority of possession. Social Club were far too predictable on the fleeting occasion they got into the opposition half, forcing the ball to the right at least 60 percent of the time in the opening stages. This made it extremely easy for Colts to shift their defensive shape across and shut down the little danger that Wilson and Trey Tucker posed on the right flank. Colts constantly probed with the majority of control and finally opened the scoring on 17 minutes after a poor defensive mistake. Jahkeylo Burgess found Daniel Ball in space on the left side and Jakida Richardson missed his challenge, allowing Ball to square to the six-yard box, where Burch bundled the loose ball through a congested area into the net. Social Club finally started to use the left side more often and their one promising attack in the first half came when Jinairo Johnston found Pierre Smith, but the winger failed to get the correct weight on his through pass to Josh Hardtman. Just before half-time, Colts doubled their lead in controversial circumstances as Brandon O'Connor attempted to find the diagonal run of Chemarl Henry. His pass was deflected into the sky by Callon Woolridge and Burch controlled it before driving into space and finishing low into the far corner past Tuzo. The linesman originally judged Burch offside but referee Kentoine Jennings overruled his assistant and allowed the goal to stand, much to the chagrin of Social Club supporters. Social Club created their best chance of the afternoon midway through the second half when Josh Hardtman switched the play to the left via Smith, who found the overlapping Richardson to cut the ball back for Johnson but his effort failed to test Colts goalkeeper Jaden Mills-Furbert. Colts captain Chemarl Henry made it three with 15 minutes remaining before Ball got his second assist of the day when he squared for O'Connor to wrap up the scoring in stoppage time with his third goal of the campaign. SCORERS Devonshire Colts: Burch 15, 42, Henry 74, O’Connor 90+1 TEAMS Devonshire Colts (4-2-3-1): J Mills-Furbert 6 – D Davis 6 (sub: I Greaves, 79min), J Dublin 7, M Selassie 6 (sub: A Van Duyne, 84), S Burgess 5 – J Burgess 6, J Paynter 5 – B O’Connor 6, K Burch 7 (sub: S Burchall, 79), D Ball 6 – C Henry 6. Substitutes not used: S Blair-Paynter, C Berkeley, J Saunders, E Weldon. Social Club (4-2-3-1): S Tuzo 5 – T Tucker 5, C Woolridge 6 (sub: T Butterfield, 79), K Butterfield 5, J Richardson 5 – J Johnston 5, M Hardtman 5 (sub: B Swan, 84) – M Wilson 5 (sub: A Matthews 63 4), G Butterfield 5, P Smith 5 (sub: M Rudo 79) – J Hardtman 5. Substitutes not used: K Gilbert, J James-Seymour, K Smith. Booked: M Hardtman, K Butterfield, Woolridge. Referee : K JenningsCollege Football Playoff's first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out
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BOONE, N.C. (AP) — South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains has been hired as head coach at Appalachian State and will receive a five-year contract, athletic director Doug Gillin announced Saturday. The 44-year-old Loggains replaces Shawn Clark, who was fired Monday after the Mountaineers finished 5-6 for their first losing season since 2013. Loggains was South Carolina's offensive coordinator for two seasons and an assistant at Arkansas, his alma mater, for two seasons before that. He spent 16 years in the NFL as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Tennessee, Cleveland, Chicago, Miami and the New York Jets. “He brings experience as a leader and play-caller at the highest levels of professional and college football," Gillin said. "He is a great recruiter and believes strongly in building relationships. He is aligned with our core values of academic integrity, competitive excellence, social responsibility and world-class experience. This is a great day for App State.” Loggains' offense at South Carolina featured LaNorris Sellers, one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks, and running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders. Sellers and Sanders led the Southeastern Conference's third-ranked rushing offense. Loggains spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons as Arkansas' tight ends coach, and he worked with Sam Darnold, Jay Cutler, Mitchell Trubisky, Brian Hoyer and Vince Young during his time in the NFL. The Mountaineers, the preseason favorites in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division, tied for fifth with a 3-5 record in league play. App State was 40-24 under Clark, but the Mountaineers have failed to reach a bowl game two of the past three seasons. 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-footballCollege Football Playoff's first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out
Looking to move off into the third-tier sunset with 2025 on the horizon, Birmingham City will welcome relegation-threatened Burton Albion to St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Boxing Day in League One. Blues delivered late on the road last time out at a disruptive and stubborn Crawley Town, whilst the Brewers suffered a home defeat to Exeter City on the weekend. © Imago After their shock 3-2 defeat at bottom club Shrewsbury Town on November 23, Birmingham head coach Chris Davies promised his players that they could enjoy the entirety of Christmas Day with their families if seven straight wins followed that sobering afternoon in Shropshire. Five League One wins, one FA Cup success and one EFL Trophy victory later, Blues' star-studded cast will enjoy December 25 in the comfort of their own homes, one day before they attempt to extend their unbeaten record in the Second City to 10 third-tier contests on Boxing Day. As was the case during the narrow defeat at Charlton Athletic in early October, Birmingham struggled to deal with the aggressive pressing of their opponents in front of the TV cameras on Monday night, when a late Jay Stansfield goal was required to see off Crawley. Three points against the capable Red Devils moved Blues to the summit of the League One standings after two months away from top spot, with the overwhelming title favourites now one point ahead of second-placed Wycombe Wanderers, who have played a game more than Davies's troops. Nailing down the troublesome right-midfield spot in the Birmingham XI over recent weeks, Keshi Anderson has been a surprise hero for the Second City giants so far in 2024-25, with the former Blackpool attacker scoring five goals and providing five assists across all competitions. © Imago With a daunting trip to Birmingham on the Boxing Day agenda, Burton have endured a damaging December to date, a month that has already included an FA Cup exit to part-timers Tamworth, four defeats across all competitions and a serious change in the managerial hotseat after just four months. New head coach Gary Bowyer has vowed to be ruthless yet honest in his approach as he attempts to keep the Brewers in League One past the conclusion of the campaign, although the 53-year-old's tenure at the club got off to a losing start last time out at the Pirelli Stadium. It appeared as if Burton were heading towards only their third success of the League One season when Billy Bodin opened the scoring against Exeter inside nine minutes, however goals either side of the half-time whistle from Josh Magennis and Millenic Alli sealed three points for the visiting Grecians. Victorious in one of their last six third-tier contests, the Brewers are currently occupying 23rd spot in the League One standings ahead of a Boxing Day trip to the Second City, a highly-concerning nine points behind Northampton Town in the relative comfort of 20th place. That being said, Burton will draw confidence from the fact that they have enjoyed an unexpected away victory already this month on December 4, when Tom Hounsell 's Brewers kept a purring Peterborough attack at bay and secured a 1-0 win courtesy of Mason Bennett 's first goal of the term. © Imago Picking up his fifth yellow card during Birmingham's 19th League One fixture of the term last time out, Christoph Klarer is suspended for the visit of Burton. As a result, Rangers loanee Ben Davies will require a new partner at centre-back, with captain Krystian Bielik likely to move across from the right side of the back four. Such a development would allow Ethan Laird to return to the XI, with the ex-Manchester United youngster using his athleticism to great effect during a cameo at Broadfield Stadium on Monday night. Providing the assist for Bodin's goal versus Exeter, Elliot Watt should retain his spot in the Burton engine room for the trip to the Second City. A star for Crawley last term, Danilo Orsi had to settle for a place on the bench during Bowyer's first game, although the striker could be given the chance to impress from the start on Boxing Day. Birmingham City possible starting lineup: Allsop; Laird, Bielik, Davies, Buchanan; Leonard, Paik, Anderson, Harris, Stansfield; May Burton Albion possible starting lineup: Crocombe; Godwin-Malife, Vancooten, Sweeney, Sraha; Gilligan, Watt, Chauke; Kalinauskas, Orsi, Bodin With a sold-out St Andrew's crowd expecting a routine win, Birmingham should be more than capable of breezing past the attentions of Burton. The Brewers are likely to enjoy just a slither of the ball in the Second City and could be overwhelmed by the occasion as they battle the title favourites. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .Antoine Griezmann earns Atletico Madrid last-gasp win over Sevilla
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Zach Calzada threw for 182 yards and his 17-yard scoring pass to Roy Alexander was the game's only touchdown and Incarnate Word beat Villanova 13-6 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Cardinals (11-2), who earned their highest seed in program history at No. 6, travel to face third-seeded South Dakota State in the quarterfinals. Brack Peacock kicked a 23-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead with 8:48 before halftime. Villanova (10-4) tied it on 49-yard field goal by Ethan Gettman almost five minutes later. Late in the third, Gettman gave the Wildcats their lone lead when he kicked a 52-yarder. Calzada connected with Roy early in the fourth and Peacock added insurance in the last stanza with a 35 yarder with 4:14 remaining. Lontrell Turner had 120 yards rushing on 18 carries for Incarnate Word. Connor Watkins threw for 103 yards and an interception for Villanova whose offense was outgained 437-138. The Wildcats hadn't been kept out of the end zone since Nov. 5, 2022 when Towson beat Villanova 27-3. 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-footballLongwood secures 89-81 win over UABTehran, Dec 24: Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday that Iran and Syria are engaged in diplomatic consultations on the reopening of their embassies in Damascus and Tehran. “We are holding diplomatic consultations to reopen the embassies of the two countries,” the spokeswoman said during a weekly press conference in the capital Tehran, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. Mohajerani said Iran pursued a diplomatic approach towards the reopening of the embassies in the two capitals, adding both sides were ready for it. Iran emphasises the need for the formation of a Syrian government based on the votes of the people and for the protection of the Arab country’s territorial integrity, she stated. Mohajerani also stressed the importance of preventing the growth and spread of terrorism to avert any harm to Syria and its neighbouring states, Xinhua news agency reported. In remarks on December 17, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the reopening of the country’s embassy in Syria was on the agenda. He added certain requirements have to be met for the reopening, including ensuring the security of the diplomatic mission and its staff, emphasizing, “Once the necessary security and political ground is prepared, Iran will reopen its embassy.” A militant alliance led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group waged a major military operation from northern Syria on November 27. It swept southwards, captured the capital Damascus, and overthrew former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government within 12 days. On December 8, the Syrian militant groups stormed Iran’s embassy in Damascus, which had been vacated before the attack. A day later, Iran had said that it believes the Syrian people should have the sole right to determine their own future, free from any foreign interference or imposition. “Determining Syria’s future and making decisions about its destiny are solely the responsibility of the Syrian people, without any destructive interference or external imposition,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government It had added that to achieve that, it was necessary to end military conflicts in the country as soon as possible, prevent terrorist actions and start national talks involving all segments of Syria’s society to form an inclusive government representing all Syrian people.
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 15 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m. CBSSN — Omaha at Iowa St. 2 p.m. BTN — New Orleans at Iowa 4 p.m. BTN — Georgia Tech vs. Northwestern, Milwaukee 6 p.m. BTN — Stephen F. Austin at Oregon 8 p.m. BTN — Montana St. at Southern Cal COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — Miami at Pittsburgh BTN — Iowa at Michigan St. SECN — Longwood at Florida 1 p.m. ABC — NC State at Louisville 2 p.m. ACCN — Georgia Tech at North Carolina ESPN2 — West Virginia at Temple SECN — South Florida at South Carolina 3 p.m. ESPNU — Penn St. at Kansas 4 p.m. ACCN — Clemson at Wake Forest SECN — Lipscomb at Missouri COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 3 p.m. ABC — NCAA Tournament: Wisconsin at Nebraska, Regional Final 8:30 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Creighton at Penn St., Regional Final GOLF 4:30 a.m. GOLF — DP World Tour: The Alfred Dunhill Championship, Final Round, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, South Africa 1 p.m. GOLF — LPGA/PGA Tour: The Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club and The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples, Fla. 2 p.m. GOLF — Korn Ferry/PGA Tour: The Q-School, Final Round, Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. NBC — LPGA/PGA Tour: The Grant Thornton Invitational, Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club and The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples, Fla. HORSE RACING 2:30 p.m. FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL 3 p.m. NBATV — Greensboro at Westchester NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at Cleveland, Baltimore at N.Y. Giants, Miami at Houston FOX — Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at Tennessee, Washington at New Orleans, Dallas at Carolina, N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville 4:25 p.m. CBS — Regional Coverage: Indianapolis at Denver, Buffalo at Detroit, New England at Arizona FOX — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Tampa Bay at L.A. Chargers 8:20 p.m. NBC — Green Bay at Seattle PEACOCK — Green Bay at Seattle NHL HOCKEY 3 p.m. NHLN — N.Y. Islanders at Chicago 6 p.m. NHLN — Vegas at Minnesota SKIING 4 p.m. NBC — FIS: Alpine World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colo. (Taped) SOCCER (MEN’S) 9 a.m. USA — Premier League: Crystal Palace at Brighton & Hove Albion 11:30 a.m. USA — Premier League: Manchester United at Manchester City 2 p.m. USA — Premier League: Brentford at Chelsea SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. CBSSN — Serie A: Sassuolo at Inter Milan (Taped) The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV .Global Youth Philanthropy Youth Representatives Showcase Climate Action at COP29