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Melbourne player Joel Smith handed four-year AFL ban for cocaine saga

Demons player banned from playing Australian rules football until 2028 28-year-old returned positive test after a game in 2023 Joel Smith has been banned from playing any form of Australian ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts

Following comments on Google's earnings call about continuing cuts, employees wanted answers at the company's latest all-hands meeting.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Garrett Wilson catch: Jets teammates react to incredible one-handed TD grab that lit social media ablaze

Wilson made the catch of the year on Halloween night

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Jets' Garrett Wilson makes a jaw-dropping, 1-handed TD catch vs. Texans

Garrett Wilson made an acrobatic one-handed 26-yard touchdown catch that gave the New York Jets the lead against the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter and sent the MetLife Stadium crowd into a ...

Sports - ABC News - November 1

De'Aaron Fox leads Kings to 123-115 win over short-handed Hawks

De’Aaron Fox scored a season-high 31 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 123-115 for their third straight win

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Cousins throws 3 TD passes, 1st-place Falcons hand Cowboys 3rd straight loss, 27-21

Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes and the Atlanta Falcons maintained their hold on first place in the NFC South with a 27-21 victory over the struggling Cowboys

Sports - ABC News - November 3

DeVonta Smith helps Eagles hold off Jaguars with sensational 1-handed TD grab while falling out of bounds

Smith helped bail the Eagles out after they nearly blew a 22-0 second-half lead.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 4

Demarcus Robinson's one-handed catch in OT gives Rams 26-20 win over Seahawks

Demarcus Robinson made a one-handed, 39-yard touchdown reception in overtime, and the Los Angeles Rams stunned the Seattle Seahawks 26-20

Sports - ABC News - November 3

Vikings' Jordan Addison reels in spectacular one-handed TD catch against Colts

The first offensive touchdown Sunday night came early in the third quarter on a pass by Sam Darnold.

Sports - ESPN - November 3

Harry Wilson’s stoppage-time double hands Fulham late win over Brentford

The astonishing scenes at the end of this west London derby underlined why refusing to play any football is such a dangerous game. For Brentford, the cruelty was fully deserved. They were too ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

AI on your smartphone? Hugging Face’s SmolLM2 brings powerful models to the palm of your hand

Hugging Face launches SmolLM2, a new family of compact AI language models that deliver impressive performance on mobile and edge devices, outperforming larger models like Meta’s LLaMA in key ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Ruben Amorim sends Manchester City into crisis as Sporting hand Pep Guardiola his third straight defeat

Amorim hasn't even arrived at Man United yet and he's already dealt his future rivals a serious blow

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

NASCAR suspends nine people, hands out $600K in fines after teams manipulated finish at Martinsville

The end of Sunday's race saw multiple drivers sandbag to help fellow Chevy or Toyota drivers make the Championship 4

Sports - CBS Sports - November 6

Republicans take control of US Senate after flipping three seats

Democrats lose majority in Congress’s upper chamber after defeats in Ohio, Montana and West Virginia

World - Financial Times - November 6

Ovechkin scores his 861st career goal as the Capitals hand the struggling Predators another loss

Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career and help the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 3-2

Sports - ABC News - November 6

Watson seals 124-122 win for Nuggets with blocked shot in final second, handing Thunder 1st loss

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Peyton Watson blocked a shot in the closing seconds after missing a pair of free throws at the other end and the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets rallied to beat ...

Sports - ABC News - November 7

Jokic's triple-double, 29 from Westbrook, Watson's game-saving block help Nuggets hand Thunder first loss

Denver got the win despite Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon being out.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

Trump victory hands hedge funds $1.2bn win from bet against renewables

Clean energy shares have tumbled on fears Republican president-elect will scrap subsidies and tax breaks

World - Financial Times - November 8

Contempt for human rights, trashing allies: the world’s populists are rubbing their hands with glee | Simon Tisdall

After Donald Trump’s victory, brute force will prevail over geopolitics as authoritarians are appeased from Russia to Israel to China. Feelings are not the usual focus of a world dominated by macho ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Haynes King leads Georgia Tech past Cam Ward, No. 4 Miami 28-23 for Hurricanes' 1st loss

Cam Ward and No. 4 Miami finally ran out of second-half comebacks as Haynes King led Georgia Tech to a 28-23 win over the previously unbeaten Hurricanes, giving the Yellow Jackets their first win ...

Sports - ABC News - November 9

HMRC to hand back £700mn to top UK companies after EU tax ruling

London Stock Exchange Group, Pearson and ITV stand to gain from European court decision

Business - Financial Times - November 10

Brown calls Antetokounmpo 'a child' after 2-time MVP offers handshake before pulling hand back

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo offered a handshake to Jaylen Brown after committing an offensive foul against the Boston Celtics wing — only to pull his hand back at the last moment

Sports - ABC News - November 10

SEC hands down hefty fines to Ole Miss and LSU for fans storming the field, throwing trash

Both schools received six-figure fines due to fan behavior in Ole Miss' win over Georgia and LSU's loss to Alabama.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 11

All his players say it: 'John Robinson was hands down my all-time favorite head coach'

No matter where John Robinson coached, most known for his stints with USC and the Rams, his players gushed about their connection with the man.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 12

Eagles' Vic Fangio goes into detail on Bryce Huff hand injury, more snaps for rookie linebacker going forward

Fangio explains the wrist injury Huff is dealing with

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

Fox, Kings beat short-handed Suns for 2nd time in 4 days, 127-101

De’Aaron Fox had 29 points and 10 assists, Kevin Huerter scored a season-high 22 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 127-101 on Wednesday night

Sports - ABC News - November 14

Thunder beat short-handed Pelicans 106-88 for 2nd straight win without injured forward Chet Holmgren

Jalen Williams scored 31 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 29 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 106-88

Sports - ABC News - November 13

Kansas upsets No. 7 BYU 17-13, handing the Cougars their first loss of the season

Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU 17-13 on Saturday night to hand the Cougars their first loss of the season

Sports - ABC News - November 17

Jaguars on doorstep of major changes after Lions put up 50 points, hand them worst loss in franchise history

Head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke are possible casualties

Sports - CBS Sports - November 17

NFL MVP odds: Bills' Josh Allen now the favorite after outdueling Patrick Mahomes to hand Chiefs first loss

Allen produced his 15th career game with at least 250 pass yards and at least 50 rush yards -- the most ever

Sports - CBS Sports - November 18

Grizzlies beat short-handed Nuggets 105-90 in opener of a 2-game set in Memphis

Jaren Jackson scored 20 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies built a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 105-90 victory over the short-handed Denver Nuggets on Sunday in the opener of a two-game set