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This is how Atlanta beat Toronto: genius or serious defensive mistake?

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The Hawks ruined the first game as a starter for Juancho Hernángomez in the Canadian team One of those plays that will be remembered. There are 3.8 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors (122-122) tie. The Canadians level the game from the personal, and it seems that the victory will be decided in another extra time. Or not... Because either a serious mistake or a genius appeared in the State Farm Arena. Take out Atlanta in the background and Dejounte Murray receives against full-court pressure from Toronto. Find Trae Young who alone and without cover can start. And at the last second, he sends an "alley-oop" to AJ Griffin. He is totally alone and with a shot to the rolled-up sleeve he scores on the buzzer. They win the match. It seems like a serious mistake by Toronto, which, by applying pressure on all courts, leaves a rival player unguarded and their last defender hangs. A tactical failure that, to make matters worse, has another twist. The author of that m...

Klay Thompson triples his curse and that of the Warriors

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The '11' of the San Francisco franchise scored 41 points with 10 triples in the win in Houston At last. After eight losses outside the San Francisco Bay Area, the Golden State Warriors won on the road. Not without complications, as the weak Houston Rockets competed until the end (120-127). But they knocked down the curses that persecuted them in their style: riddling from the perimeter. With a Klay Thompson that reminded him of his best stages after billing an impressive 10/13 from the triple for 41 total points. Damn, because Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors are elements that feed off each other. The '11' represents the other great player from Bahía who, together with Curry, bullied the NBA. But also on the opposite side. His physical and defensive decline means that the Bahía team falls, and that the solutions from the bench do not respond. Only Jordan Poole and not consistently. Therefore, reasonable doubts that Thompson was knocked down in Houston appeare...

Doncic, held back by surrealism: a 'stolen' triple, another miraculous and a missed winning basket

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 The Denver Nuggets took the court from the Dallas Mavericks 97-98 with 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists from the Slovenian Surrealism stopped Luka Doncic. It almost seems like the only way to stop the strongest MVP candidate in the NBA, who is the clear and prominent leader of the Dallas Mavericks. A team that struggles to take the next step, but that also loses games against direct rivals. Like the one against the Denver Nuggets (97-98), in which the Slovenian did not shine, but was able to win it. Doncic ran into several surreal situations. The first occurred before the break. With the Mavs leading 56-52, Doncic hit a career-high triple at the buzzer. He sent the game to the intermission with seven up for the Texans. The teams retreated to locker rooms and the basket was reviewed, as is the case with all those limit plays. Surprise: Doncic stepped over the line. It wasn't worth it. And since there was time to play, surrealism arrived. After the restart, the clock was delayed...

The reason McGregor will have to wait six months before fighting and it's not because of his movie jump

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'The Notorious' must previously be put back under USADA's magnifying glass for half a year After UFC 280, Dana White revealed that the return of Conor McGregor will take a little longer. Specifically, at least six months. It is not because he is shooting the remake of Road House (By profession: hard), an arduous job according to what he has related, but for a very different reason. Although participating with a prominent role in the review of that 80s classic starring Patrick Swayze -and now Jake Gyllenhaal- does not seem very compatible with his wrestling career, a USADA (Anti-Agence Agency) rule is added to the cinema and his recovery. -United States Doping). Before his return to competition, 'The Notorious' has to undergo six months of anti-doping tests and give a minimum of at least two negative tests (more can be done, and they must all be negative) before he is allowed to do so. compete in the UFC again. And this why? Well, because McGregor is currently outsid...

Alex Pereira, Adesanya's black beast who knocked him out in kickboxing

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 The middleweight champion and the Brazilian meet at UFC 281 According to Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya is forced to fight him because he believes that the middleweight champion has been avoiding him due to their past in kickboxing. The truth is that he has been in the company very little. Recently, 'The Last Stylebender' said: "Fuck the belt, all I want at UFC 281 is to beat Alex Pereira!". This Saturday, at Madison Square Garden in New York, both fighters have pending accounts. If something cannot be missing in a UFC main event, it is a good rivalry. The point is, before dedicating himself to MMA full-time, Adesanya had a successful kickboxing career and had made a name for himself with the most successful company in the sport, Glory Kickboxing. In 2016, the New Zealander-Nigerian crossed paths with 'Poatan' Pereira for the first time and the Brazilian won unanimously. A year later it was the revenge. The reigning UFC middleweight champion was putting togeth...

McGregor is interested in buying Liverpool and gets scalded

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The fans remind him that he is a United fan and he even flirted with the idea of ​​buying it Conor McGregor has expressed interest in buying Liverpool, after it was leaked this week that the English soccer club's owner, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), wants to sell it. "I would love to!" Wrote the Dubliner on his Twitter account, and in capital letters. Of course, quickly a multitude of fans have jumped on him, and it is that last March he came to say that he was interested in making an offer to buy Manchester United. He has also been interested in Chelsea or Celtic in Glasgow, a Scottish club with Irish roots. McGregor assures in his tweet that "as soon as" he heard the news of the sale of Liverpool he asked for "information about it". "What a turn of events! What a club!" expressed the mixed martial arts superstar. McGregor has confessed that he supported United as a child, although his sympathies turned towards Liverpool, as he acknowledged in ...

Athletic has no offers from other clubs for any of its renewables

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 Barça has not asked to negotiate for Iñigo Martínez while Nico and Sancet, with a contract until 2024, have not aroused immediate interest from other teams either Athletic arrives at the start of the World Cup with the squad on vacation and its internationals focused on a good participation with Spain (Simón and Nico Williams) and Ghana (Iñaki Williams). The three World Cup players have contracts beyond June and the club calmly faces what the Qatar event may bring. The market is not scary. The club is sure regarding its World Cup players, but also with other players whom it intends to renew. None of the Athletic players whose contract ends this year or the next have presented offers from other teams or have asked Athletic to deal with their departure. The closest case is that of Iñigo Martínez, who had the opportunity to go to Barcelona in July but Athletic did not consider the Barca proposal. The proximity of the winter market has not resulted in new offers to hire Iñigo Martínez...

Honda looks even worse than what Marc Márquez says

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 Alberto Puig, director of Repsol Honda, confesses that they need to take three steps to make a competitive motorcycle by 2023. "We have not yet found the right direction," he warns Marc Márquez did not beat around the bush in Cheste. After the Valencia test, he was forceful when it came to analyzing the 2023 Honda. He could not hide his disappointment with the prototype that gave him the golden wing mark. "Honda is working, they are trying and they have brought a new bike, but we need more if we want to fight for the World Cup. With what we have here we will not fight for the World Cup," he said. And he also sent another notice to his squad: "They already told me that they would have to take one more step for Malaysia, in February, but one is not worth it. They have to take two." A strong warning for navigators... Well, at Honda they agree with their star driver. The sharp criticism of the eighth champion has even fallen short of the claims of the managem...

The first one-two that reflects the dominance of Ducati

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 Champions in MotoGP and Superbike with Bagnaia and Bautista The goal is to win the MotoGP and Superbike titles", says Claudio Domenicali, the CEO of Ducati, like a mantra. However, season after season that was not fulfilled. Until in 2022 Pecco Bagnaia and Álvaro Bautista have turned the factory Borgo Panigale in the great dominator of world motorcycling. Because in Superbike, the Bolognese are the kings, since with the one from Talavera they already have 18 crowns. However, in the previous one in the prototype contest, in 2007 with Casey Stoner, in the street derivatives, James Toseland won with a Honda. In fact, the house with the golden wing can boast of this pair of titles in the same year. And on no less than three occasions: in 1989, with those of Eddie Lawson in the 500cc and Fred Merkel in Superbike; in 1997, with those of Mick Doohan in the premier class and John Kocinski in the street motorcycle championship and in 2002, with Valentino Rossi already in MotoGP and with C...

Athletic's safety net

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 Vivian, Yeray, Iñigo Martínez, and Vesga are key to the good offensive and defensive performance of the lions Athletic has performed at the Champions League level in this first part of the competition. This is reflected in the points achieved, which allow them to watch the World Cup from fourth place, and their offensive and defensive records, placing them among the top three in the league in this regard. One of the keys to this good performance is the safety net formed by Vivian, Yeray, Iñigo Martínez, and Vesga, who are vital to understanding the good work of the rojiblancos both in attack and defense. As in previous seasons, high pressing is a key element in Athletic games. Recovering near the rival area means fewer passes to generate a scoring chance, something they are especially grateful for because of the need to live at the high pace that they have been demonstrating. As various components of the squad have been well explained, pressing with one more man leaves the defense...

And at game 42 Andoni Zubiaurre made his debut

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The goalkeeper from Ordizia was finally able to fulfill his dream in the Cup against CD Cazalegas Andoni Zubiaurre played his first official match with Real Sociedad against CD Cazalegas on Sunday, almost five years after entering the first of the 41 squads in which he has been, without actually having minutes. The Ordizia goalkeeper, who will turn 26 in a few days, achieved one of his wishes when he renewed his contract in the summer until 2024 and did not go to another club. Zubiaurre arrived at Zubieta very young and took the penultimate step to the elite when in the 2016-17 season he appeared in a subsidiary of which he was the starting goalkeeper for the following two seasons, beginning to be cited by the first team, on whose bench he was in seven times. The youth squad player was Real's third goalkeeper in 2019-20, adding another dozen calls, but still unable to achieve a debut that was close to seeing how he escaped when he was loaned to Cultural Leonesa, in 2020-21, and whe...

Nadal - Ruud: schedule, channel and where to watch the ATP Finals match on TV

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The faces are seen in a repetition of the last final of Roland Garros Rafael Nadal will close his participation in the ATP Finals with his match against Casper Ruud. The tennis player from the Balearic Islands now without options to enter the semifinals after his two defeats against Taylor Fritz and Felix Auger-Aliassime wants to say goodbye to the tournament with a victory. The meeting will open the day of the green group and will be held on Thursday 17 from 2:00 p.m. It will be the second time that Nadal and Ruud meet. The previous duel was in the final of Roland Garros this year. The Spaniard won 6-3, 6-3, and 6-0. Nadal will seek to recover sensations and some valuable 200 points that will allow him to finish on the world podium before going on the tour of the antipodes in January to defend 2,250 points. The Norwegian already has his presence in the semifinals assured. Order of play for the fifth day of the ATP Finals 2022 The fifth day of the 2022 ATP Finals will put an end to the...

Stefanos Tsitsipas debuts his record of victories and eliminates Medvedev

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The Russian, last finalist. married for the match in the tenth game of the third set Daniil Medvedev has arrived out of shape at the end of the year, which traditionally was so good when played on a hard surface indoors. The Russian has been eliminated from the Turin Masters Cup this Wednesday when there is still a day to play in the red group. Medvedev has lost his second game of the week, this time at the hands of Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-7(11), and 7-6(1). The Muscovite, champion of the tournament in 2020 and finalist in 2021, missed victory when he was closest to it with 5-4 and serve. He failed and was allowed to go in the 'tie break' while paying all his anger against his bench. Tsitsipas, for his part, will play the ticket to the semifinals against Andrey Rubev. The winner will accompany Novak Djokovic. There is a before and after in Daniil's career since he missed the final of the last Australian Open against Rafael Nadal. And it is that his last seven duels with ...

Jeremy Lee: "The League of Legends will be different in five years"

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The executive producer of League of Legends was very optimistic about the future of the video game. Jeremy Lee, executive producer of League of Legends at Riot, answered our microphones during San Francisco's coverage of the Worlds final. Jeremy was very excited about the new changes that are going to be introduced in this preseason, as well as optimistic about the future of the video game. He has also defended Yummi 'cloak and dagger', while he has told us little things about the new system against toxicity. QUESTION: You are the executive producer of Riot, and that role includes a lot of things. What is the role of the executive producer in a big company like Riot? ANSWER: It's funny, because I don't consider Riot Games as a great company, I worked at Microsoft before here, and there you did feel that it was a great company. My job is to defend what the players and the team need. I do it from within Riot, and from the outside talking to players and the press. At t...

Villarreal follows in the footsteps of Barça and continues to bet on video games

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 The 'Yellow Submarine' would be reinforcing its presence in esports The world of esports, also known as electronic sports, continues to grow. Year after year, more and more entities, companies, and sports clubs (among others) join a movement with more and more impact. These are indisputable figures and today they are a reality. This is known by many clubs, such as F.C. Barcelona, ​​who already started his foray into the world of esports some time ago. Another of the teams that were waiting for an opportunity to join was Villarreal, who has just acquired a place for the Second Super League El Corte Inglés. As Blix. gg has pointed out, the 'Yellow Submarine' had previously shown interest in the LVP and its League of Legends competitions, but it has not been until now that it has been able to get a place after an agreement with Qlash. In this way, the club would have expanded the sports field in esports. Villarreal joins the Second Super League of El Corte Inglés and the ...

Choose the most decisive play from matchday 14 of LaLiga and win a shirt

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Matchday number 14 of LaLiga Santander has ended, and as always, it has left us with unique moments. At the moment, the fight for the top of the table is red hot, between Real Madrid, second with 35 points, and FC Barcelona, ​​first with 37. Socios.com, the app that allows fans to participate in their team's decisions through Fan Tokens, also gives fans the option to decide what the best play of the week is for them, and also win a jersey of one of the teams in the Spanish league. An assist, a save, or a free kick goal In fact, precisely, that advantage that Barcelona holds right now over Real Madrid is due to the comeback that the Catalans reaped against Osasuna. This culminated in the 85th minute after an exceptional long pass from Frenkie De Jong to Raphinha. This has led him to be the first option for the Most Decisive Play. The second play also involves another of those who are usually at the top, Atlético de Madrid. The colchoneros are fifth right now, after losing to Mallorc...

Pathé Ciss will be the only representative of Rayo in Qatar

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Abdul Mumin, who was on the shortlist of 55 from Ghana, has been left out of the final list this Monday Rayo Vallecano will be in Qatar. It will do so with less representation than expected, but it will meet the objective of being able to see some of its players at the World Cup. With Catena, Isi, and company on everyone's lips, the only footballer who will finally represent the Strip will be Pathé Ciss. The Dakar midfielder has crept into Aliou Cissé's final list of 26, having never worn his country's shirt until last September. In that first citation, Ciss made his debut playing the first 63 minutes of a friendly against Bolivia. The clash, which took place on September 24, would end with a 0-2 win for the Senegalese. However, the Rayista footballer would run out of minutes in the duel against Iran played four days later. Once included in Aliou Cissé's final list, Pathé Ciss' goal is to gain a place in the eleven of Senegal that is drawn in Group A, along with the...

Rueda, the first to win the Moto3 Junior World Championship and the Red Bull Rookies Cup

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He tied his second title of the year in Valencia José Antonio Rueda achieved a feat that neither Pedro Acosta, Izan Guevara or Jorge Martín had achieved. He is already champion of the Moto3 Junior World Championship, within the JuniorGP, and of the Red Bull Rookies Cup. No one had ever achieved it. In Misano, coinciding with the MotoGP World Championship, this young Sevillian from Monlau Estrella Galicia already finished the JuniorGP and was able to focus more on the Rookies. He had his first chance to secure it in Aragon, but Collin Veijer prevented it. Everything was pending for Cheste. At the Ricardo Tormo, after the results of the first race, the Sevillian defended the final appointment with a 15-point lead over the Dutchman. On the grid, Piqueras had the first position, with Rueda, fourth, and Veijer, fifth. It was a clean start, no crashes. In fact, in the first passage through the goal, the formation positions were maintained. As almost always, given the mechanical equality, a l...

Bagnaia, the good boy forged in Spain

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Alzamora signed him to go with Álex Márquez and Rins before Aspar shaped him and Valentino Rossi made him 'explode' Pecco Bagnaia is basically a good guy, the exemplary driver that every team would like to have and the kid who almost never gets out of his place. He likes to cook or be quiet with his girlfriend. "He's hard-working, he's always eager..." This is how Pablo Nieto defines him, with whom he was Moto2 champion in 2018 at Sky VR46 and who has him at the Valentino Rossi Academy. Because the incident in Ibiza last summer, a car accident, and a positive blood test, is the exception that confirms his rule: always behave well. This 25-year-old from Turin started out, like many others, because of the family hobby. His father and uncle were simple amateurs, but they took Paul Ricard to see how they filmed. He loved it. Then, for Christmas, when he was five years old, they gave him a Beta 50. "When I played with my knee I fell in love. I told myself that...

Guevara, Mister Spain 2022

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The Moto3 champion wins all four races in our country, as Lorenzo or Márquez did, before jumping to Moto2 No one doubts that Izan Guevara is a 'crack' that, almost certainly, will be even more so in the coming years. The Spaniard prevailed in the Valencia race, to say goodbye to the year, fulfilling the objective that he had set for himself: to achieve victory in the four events in Spain. Only Jorge Lorenzo had obtained it in 2015 and Marc Márquez, in 2019. Both were champions that year in MotoGP, as the one in Palma has been this campaign in Moto3. Aspar's pupil, furthermore, did so being true to himself, in the style with which he has built his crown and with which he has shaped a driving style that threatens to be infallible in the highest displacements: with a devilish cornering, shooting wildly from the start and not worrying about the others at any time. Nothing to wait for slipstreams or dose yourself for the final laps, like others who won like this. But Izan has ot...

Bravo, Pecco Bagnaia, the most Italian champion

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Bagnaia, MotoGP champion being an Italian with an Italian motorcycle like Agostini 50 years ago and the first for his country after his mentor Rossi If you put the word 'Bravo' in Google translate or in any dictionary, you will get several definitions: 'Good', 'brave' or even 'Good boy'. And all are valid for Pecco Bagnaia. "When he came for the first time with the Academy, he was very polite, correct, without swear words... not like us from Emilia Romagna," Andrea Migno says, evoking the character of the Turinese. So it was and so it is. But he also makes mistakes. Quite a few on the track, as he is the first winner with five zeros in a course, and outside, like in the summer when he had an accident and tested positive for alcohol. What happens is that others insist on repeating them and he sees them as lessons. "I try to improve every day. Without mistakes you can't learn, it's part of life," he says. Of course, he has made ...

Aleix Espargaró's disappointment: "The worst day of my career"

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He lost the third final after abandoning by a technical KO on his Aprilia Aleix Espargaró has been one of the great protagonists of the MotoGP season in 2022. He achieved his first victory, in Argentina, and throughout the course he was among the best, even dreaming of winning the title with Aprilia, the most modest factory. However, after Aragón, on the transoceanic tour, everything fell apart. The culmination was in Valencia, when the Granollers player was playing for third place in the final standings against Enea Bastianini and had to leave due to a technical problem. His disappointment was absolute and he reflected it in his statements. Summary. "It has been a very disappointing end to the season. I have given everything, for me it really was a dream to be able to fight for the third position in the championship. On Saturday night I couldn't sleep, I knew I had a good chance because I was fast and Enea It wasn't that great, so I had a good chance despite how the last ...