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The 1985 season was the last time a true freshman quarterback (Oklahoma’s Jamelle Holieway) carried their team to a national title. Even then, he only came in for an injured Troy Aikman before leading the Sooners to an 11-1 record and an AP national title. MORE: Ranking the sport’s hottest rivalries The closest a team has come to replicating that feat was in 2013, when Florida State won the title with then-redshirt freshman Jameis Winston (plus nine future first- and second-round NFL Draft picks)....

Moses along with Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have been nominated for the prize. Austin Okocha was the last Nigerian who won the award in 2004, with John Obi Mikel losing out to Yaya Toure in 2015. The defender has taken to the social media to back his teammate for the award while also urging the fans to do the same. “Nigeria, it’s time to vote....

The star forward was inactive for the second straight game Wednesday night, but the Raptors cruised to a 113-93 win at Golden State. Earlier in the day, Leonard was deemed questionable while getting treatment on his hip. Toronto coach Nick Nurse spoke to reporters 90 minutes before tip-off and said he was uncertain about Leonard’s status. The Raptors improved their NBA-best record to 23-7. They beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-99 without Leonard on Tuesday night and then completed a season sweep of the two-time defending champion Warriors....

Apple has partnered with Paramount for the highly anticipated murder mystery movie Killers Of the Flower Moon, which is finally coming together after months of budget issues. Based on the 2017 non-fiction book by journalist David Grann—Killers Of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI—the story is set in 1920s Oklahoma. It follows a series of mysterious murders of wealthy Osage Native Americans after deposits of oil were discovered under their land....

The Gophers gig went to P.J. Fleck, a young coach on the rise noted for his exuberance. MORE: Miles ’trying like heck’ to find a coaching job But Miles, 63, is still left searching for a fit even though the former LSU coach was bypassed for a number of opportunities since his departure from Baton Rouge. “Here’s the interesting thing: The experience that you’ve had in 17 years of head coaching experience, you can’t put in a two-hour interview and it’s impossible to try,” Miles said Friday, via ESPN....

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Diving is quite easily the biggest issue in world football now. The players seem increasingly vulnerable to feather light touches, wind patterns and gravity. There are few moments in world football that annoys more than a player simulating and getting the decision. With the sudden body spasm and a painful expression followed by the rolling on the floor, diving is in every way an art – a dark art....

MORE: 10 single-season MLB feats we’ll never see again Granted, the 40-year-old Buckner had some help. Let’s break it down: — He makes good contact on an inside from the Angels’ Kirk McKaskill and sends it nearly to the right field wall. — Angels outfielder Claudell Washington, who was also in his final year as a big leaguer, overruns the ball slightly but manages to make contact with his glove, deflecting the ball onto the warning track, before he takes a tumble into the stands....

Yeah, I said it. Despite the annual hype, and despite a vague history of America loving them, Super Bowl commercials are usually a whole bunch of “meh.” That’s because Super Bowl commercials have long since stopped being entertaining mini-events and turned into, well, just plain commercials — only longer and with slightly better-than-normal production value. In other words, nothing special. MORE: A look at this year’s Super Bowl ads...

Letang, 26, had a bout with nausea and dizziness last week before a road trip, Pittsburgh general manager Ray Shero said in a release. He was tested this week in Pittsburgh. The Penguins say a hole in his heart, present from birth but only just found, may have led to the condition. He's being treated with blood thinners and will re-evaluated in six weeks. Letang, a finalist for the Norris Trophy last season, said in the release he hoped making his condition public would encourage others to seek help, "regardless of their age or general health....

In a letter from James’ office, Judge Arthur Engoron was requested to hold a hearing to consider the request for sanctions. The letter states that the Trumps—through their attorneys—recently said they lacked “sufficient knowledge” in legal-brief responses to questions about the allegations in the lawsuit. Engoron was asked in the letter to accept some of the Trump responses as “improper” while rejecting some of their defenses. Trump, Donald Trump Jr....

With so much furore around Black Friday, it is easy to miss some scorching game deals, like these from Best Buy. Read on to find out what you can save. Up to 50% off Games at Best Buy OK, so we’ve established you want to buy some new games. These are all recent titles as well, none of your 2015 PS4 fodder here. These deals on recent PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S titles will blow your mind:...

In addition, the very nature of social media allows many different data points to be tracked, making it very attractive to sellers. Social media purchases can provide rich data that can be valuable in both tracking the origin of the sales and using the information to make more successful future sales. “I think it’s important to track sales that originate from social media,” Brian Bowsher, assistant AD of digital strategy at the University of Miami, said....

The ugly scenes occurred on the running track behind one of the goals at the Vasil Levski national stadium as Levski players approached a stand to salute fans after the loss in the Eternal Derby, as matches between the two most popular clubs in the Balkan country are known. French midfielder Mehdi Bourabia resisted the hostile fans and refused to take off his shirt but some players were forced to undress while Aleksandar Aleksandrov narrowly escaped being attacked by a supporter who rushed on to the track with a stick....

The 28-year-old beat off competitions from the likes of Kamil Glik, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Arkadiusz Milik and Michal Pazdan to lift the trophy once more. Calhanoglu slams Chelsea reports “I am delighted that I have again managed to win the award for the player of the year,” the striker commented. “The award means a lot to me and it is a great honour.” Lewandowski enjoyed a hugely successful 2016 on club level as Bayern won the domestic double, with the prolific attacker playing a key role in their successes as he was crowned Bundesliga top scorer....

He has the record of the highest number of pole positions by some distance now. He has won the championship with two different teams. He is already a five-time WDC and in the near future can overtake Michael Schumacher in terms of number of race wins as well as titles. In many ways, Hamilton can stake a solid claim to being the greatest in the history of the sport. But like always, the devil is in the detail, and there were many things other than mere stats that made Michael Schumacher the greatest in the history of the sport....

We are down to the final 15 in Beyond the Kop´s worst 40 LFC signings. This installment features a young gun who failed to fire, a Scotsman with difficulty running and a Serb who owes Rafa Benitez-big time! We also feature two of the greatest imposters of all time. Anthony Le Tallec Le Tallec arrived at Anfield earmarked for big things having impressed at the European U-16 Chamionships where he received the “Silver Ball”....

First, the G7 has an IPS screen rather than OLED, and is benefits from the newer, faster Snapdragon 845 processor. It also gains the ability to take portrait photos with blurry backgrounds (which the G6 lacked) and has a traditional headphone socket, yet is waterproof. LG has also beefed up the audio with a bigger, louder speaker and used some nifty screen technology to make the screen one of the brightest around....