Stephen Curry scored 44 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-114 in Minneapolis. Golden State built a 16-point halftime lead and led by 12 after three quarters, then held off Minnesota’s late comeback to earn its second straight win.
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Curry finished with 44 points and eight rebounds for Golden State.
Yaxel Lendeborg added 26 points, and Brandon Williams scored 11 off the bench.
Jonathan Kuminga led Minnesota with 20 points against his former team.
Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 19 points each for the Timberwolves; Ayo Dosunmu added 17.
Golden State led 64-48 at halftime and 93-81 after the third quarter.
Minnesota outscored Golden State 66-55 in the second half but could not complete the comeback.
Bones Hyland cut the Warriors’ lead to three points in the final seconds, and Curry sealed the win with two free throws.
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Manchester City twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Brighton, then won 4-3 on penalties to reach the English League Cup quarterfinals. Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Sunderland and fourth-tier Fleetwood Town also advanced, while City will face Bradford City in the next round.
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Malick Yalcouye put Brighton ahead in the first half after turning in Georginio Rutter’s shot.
Mateo Kovacic equalised for City with a long-range goal, then Rutter restored Brighton’s lead shortly after half-time.
Vitor Reis scored City’s second equaliser in the 72nd minute when he deflected Rayan Cherki’s free kick.
City goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved penalties from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk in the shootout.
Jason Steele saved Kovacic’s penalty, but City won the shootout 4-3.
Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 3-0, and Crystal Palace defeated Fulham 1-0.
Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2, while fourth-tier Fleetwood Town reached the quarterfinals by beating Arsenal on penalties.
Manchester City will play Bradford City in the quarterfinals.
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BBC Sport published a weekly sports quiz covering events from the past seven days, including cup upsets, the Ballon d’Or ceremony and an unusual player-of-the-match prize. The article says 11% of participants earned full marks in the previous week’s quiz.
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Joe Rindl, a BBC Sport journalist, wrote the quiz.
The quiz covers sports events from the past seven days.
Its topics include cup upsets, the Ballon d’Or ceremony and an unusual player-of-the-match prize.
About 11% of participants earned full marks in the previous week’s quiz.
The article links to other football and sports quizzes.
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Leeds United defender Tarik Muharemovic has made a strong start after joining from Sassuolo for £34.1 million in July. His defending and aerial play have helped Leeds build the Premier League’s second-best defensive record, while the article reports interest from several major European clubs.
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Muharemovic is a 23-year-old, 6ft 4in left-footed centre-back.
Leeds paid Sassuolo £34.1 million for Muharemovic, making him the club’s most expensive defender, according to the article.
Some Leeds supporters questioned the transfer fee when the club announced the signing.
Former Leeds manager Simon Grayson described Muharemovic as a rock-like presence and praised his debut tackle at Elland Road.
Muharemovic has earned praise for his direct defending and his aerial contributions at both ends of the pitch.
The article says Leeds have the Premier League’s second-best defensive record, behind Arsenal.
The article reports interest in Muharemovic from Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
Muharemovic represented Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup, where a video review led to a red card for U.S. forward Folarin Balogun in a match against the United States.
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Liverpool advanced to the English League Cup quarterfinals after beating Chelsea 6-5 in a penalty shootout at Anfield. The match ended 1-1 in normal time, with Morgan Rogers and Cody Gakpo scoring penalties before the break; Liverpool will face Bournemouth in the quarterfinals.
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Chelsea took the lead in the 40th minute when Morgan Rogers scored a penalty after a foul on Moises Caicedo.
Cody Gakpo equalized for Liverpool with a penalty three minutes later after Wesley Fofana handled the ball.
Valentin Barco hit the post during the shootout, and Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Emmanuel Emegha’s attempt.
Liverpool advanced after Joe Gomez scored and Fofana missed Chelsea’s final penalty.
Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said his team would face Bournemouth in the quarterfinals.
The match was Xabi Alonso’s third managerial defeat at Anfield, following losses there with Bayer Leverkusen in 2024 and Real Madrid in 2025.
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Liverpool advanced to the League Cup quarter-finals after beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties following a 1-1 draw. Manchester City also progressed on penalties, while Crystal Palace and Sunderland won their matches in regulation time.
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Liverpool eliminated Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out, winning 6-5 after a 1-1 draw.
Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana missed the decisive penalty by sending his shot over the bar.
Manchester City beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw; goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli made two saves.
Crystal Palace beat Fulham 1-0, and Sunderland defeated Brentford 3-2.
Bayern Munich beat Magdeburg 6-1, with Michael Olise scoring twice.
OL Lyonnes defeated Inter Milan 6-0 in the Women’s Champions League.
Twenty-four Copa del Rey matches in Spain were postponed after a railway accident.
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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the World Series, taking the series four games to one. It was the first championship in Brewers franchise history and the team’s second World Series appearance.
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The Brewers won Game 5 by a score of 4-1 at Tropicana Field in Tampa.
Jacob Misiorowski pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits before leaving with a right calf cramp.
Rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs in the deciding game.
Pratt recorded six consecutive hits, a World Series rookie record, before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
Jackson Chourio recorded 11 hits, a five-game World Series record.
The Brewers last appeared in the World Series in 1982, when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
The Rays won Game 4 in the 12th inning to avoid a sweep, but lost the series four games to one.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win their first World Series title. Jacob Misiorowski pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while rookie Cooper Pratt drove in two runs.
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The Brewers won the five-game series and clinched the title at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Misiorowski allowed two hits and no runs in 5 2/3 innings before leaving with a right calf cramp.
Rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs in Game 5.
Pratt set a World Series rookie record with six consecutive hits before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
Jackson Chourio set a record for a five-game World Series with 11 hits.
The championship was the Brewers’ first in their 58-season franchise history.
The franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee the next year.
Milwaukee’s only previous World Series appearance was in 1982, when it lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the 2026 World Series, four games to one. The title is the first in the franchise’s 57-year history and its first since moving to Milwaukee in 1970.
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Cooper Pratt drove in two runs for Milwaukee.
Jacob Misiorowski pitched five and two-thirds scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk.
The Brewers built a 4-0 lead before Tampa Bay scored once in the ninth inning.
Trevor Megill recorded the final out when Richie Palacios grounded out.
Milwaukee had reached the World Series once before, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
The Rays won Game 4 in 12 innings after the Brewers came within three outs of a sweep.
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Canada beat the United States 5-3 in Windsor, Ontario, ending an eight-game losing streak against its rival. The exhibition game was a rematch of February’s Olympic gold-medal game, and the teams will meet again Friday before the women’s world championship in Denmark.
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Canada’s win was its first against the United States since 2025.
Sarah Fillier scored the winning goal with 8:15 left in the third period.
Daryl Watts, Caitlin Kraemer, Rosalie Tremblay and Laura Stacey also scored for Canada.
Kraemer and Tremblay scored their first senior international goals.
The United States came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game at 3-3 before Fillier scored.
Canada goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens made several late saves to protect the lead.
The teams will play again Friday in Plymouth, Michigan.
The women’s world championship is scheduled for November 6-16 in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark.
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A quiz invites readers to find out which celebrity from this year’s Celebrity Traitors they would play like. The article says the finale is due on Friday, when viewers will learn whether the traitors stay undetected or the faithful identify them.
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The Celebrity Traitors finale is scheduled for Friday.
The quiz asks readers which star they would play like in the castle.
The article names Michael Sheen as an example of someone who leads with theories.
It describes Maya Jama and Romesh Ranganathan as using charm to stay in the game.
Richard E Grant is cited as an example of someone who causes chaos.
The article links to other coverage about the show and its contestants.
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A study published in JAMA Network Open estimated that 75% of former NFL players who died from 2008 through 2023 showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease. The report identifies the study’s lead expert as Yorghos Tripodis, a biostatistics professor at Boston University.
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The study appeared in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers estimated that 75% of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 showed signs of CTE.
CTE is a degenerative brain disease.
Yorghos Tripodis is a professor of biostatistics at Boston University.
The article does not provide the number of former players included in the study.
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Chelsea forward Estevao has played 172 minutes this season and has not started any of the eight Premier League matches since Xabi Alonso took charge. Alonso said the Brazilian wants more playing time but is still adjusting to the physical demands of English football, and promised he would get opportunities.
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Estevao joined Chelsea from Palmeiras last summer.
He has made two starts across all competitions this season.
Of his 172 minutes this season, 125 came in EFL Cup wins over Luton Town and Leeds United.
Chelsea lost to Liverpool on penalties in the Carabao Cup fourth round.
Alonso made five substitutions against Liverpool but did not bring Estevao on.
Alonso said Chelsea’s substitutions against Liverpool were shaped in part by the game’s intensity and Malo Gusto’s cramps.
Pedro Neto has started seven of Chelsea’s eight Premier League matches this season.
Neto scored both goals in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Everton this month.
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Manchester City goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved two penalties to help the club beat Brighton and reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Manager Enzo Maresca said Rulli remains Gianluigi Donnarumma’s backup and that Donnarumma will start City’s next Premier League match.
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City and Brighton drew 2-2 in normal time before City won the penalty shootout.
Rulli saved Brighton penalties from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk.
Rulli also made a second-half save to deny Georginio Rutter.
Maresca said Rulli understands his role as Donnarumma’s understudy.
Maresca said Donnarumma would start against Brighton in the Premier League this weekend.
City made nine changes to the team that lost to Aston Villa.
City will play Bradford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Maresca said Donnarumma had made some mistakes but was given three days off to recover.
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Fleetwood Town will host either Everton or Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. The League Two team reached the last eight for the first time after beating Arsenal on penalties; the quarter-finals are scheduled for the week beginning 14 December.
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Fleetwood Town will play Everton or Newcastle United at Highbury.
Everton host Newcastle in the final fourth-round match on Thursday.
Fleetwood are the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition.
Manchester City will host Bradford City in another quarter-final.
Liverpool will host Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace will play Sunderland at Selhurst Park.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for the week beginning 14 December.
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Alessia Russo scored all three goals as Arsenal beat Benfica 3-0 in the Women's Champions League. The hat-trick made Russo England's all-time leading goalscorer in the competition.
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Arsenal defeated Benfica 3-0.
Alessia Russo scored a hat-trick.
Russo became England's all-time leading goalscorer in the Women's Champions League.
The match was a Women's Champions League game.
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A Boston University study estimated that 74.5% of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease linked to repeated head impacts. Experts cautioned that the estimate may not reflect all former players or current athletes, and said more research is needed to understand CTE and identify early signs.
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Researchers examined brain donations from 387 former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023.
Ninety-four percent of the donated brains showed some form of CTE.
The researchers estimated that players with cognitive symptoms were five times more likely to donate their brains than other players.
After adjusting for that selection bias, the researchers estimated that 74.5% of former NFL players who died during the period had CTE.
The study appeared in JAMA Network Open and builds on estimates published in The British Medical Journal in August.
Experts said the estimate may be too high and does not show how many players had symptoms of CTE.
A researcher said the results should not be treated as representative of living athletes, including current NFL players.
The NFL said it has introduced strategies to reduce concussions and head impacts, as well as more protective equipment.
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Chelsea beat Roma 2-0 in the Women’s Champions League, continuing their unbeaten start to the season. The article provides no further match details, and says the full match report is available only to UK users.
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Chelsea defeated Roma 2-0.
The match was in the Women’s Champions League.
Chelsea remain unbeaten at the start of the season.
The article is about women’s football.
The full match report is available only to UK users.
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Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko is expected to miss games until at least January because of a shin impact injury. He has not played since being substituted against Brighton on 16 September, and his absence leaves manager Michael Carrick without his only orthodox centre-forward.
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Sesko is 23 and represents Slovenia internationally.
The injury is described by sources as an impact injury, not shin splints.
Sesko missed pre-season and the final three Premier League matches last season because of shin problems.
Since joining Manchester United from RB Leipzig in August 2025 for £73.7m, he has made 38 appearances, scoring 14 goals and providing one assist.
He scored 11 Premier League goals last season, sharing United’s top-scorer spot with Bryan Mbeumo.
Sesko has scored twice this season, against Everton and Sabah FK.
His absence is expected to include Premier League games against Liverpool and Arsenal and at least three Champions League matches.
Manchester United are 16th in the league and have not won in any competition since 10 September, according to the article.
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Ernie Johnson will step away from hosting “Inside the NBA” at the end of the current season, ending a 37-year run. He said he wants to spend more time with his wife and grandchildren after undergoing bypass surgery 14 months ago.
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Johnson announced his decision on social media on Wednesday.
Johnson, 70, joined “Inside the NBA” in 1990.
He has worked with analysts Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal.
Barkley has also said he will leave the show at the end of this season.
Johnson was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2003 and missed presenting duties during the 2018 MLB playoffs because of blood clots in his legs.
“Inside the NBA” has won 19 Sports Emmy Awards.
The show moved from Turner networks to ABC and ESPN in 2025.
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