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Sao Paulo playmaker Cueva was a key part of the Peru team that clinched a place in Russia with a play-off victory over New Zealand this week. It is the first time since 1982 that the Inca will be at a finals, and the euphoria in the country was such that the following day was declared a national holiday by the government. And it appears that Cueva carried on celebrating well past that holiday, as he missed two days of training at Sao Paulo....

The home side come into the game on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Argentina last month. Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez scored the match-winner for the hosts in the 43rd minute while Yoshimar Yotun missed a second-half penalty for Peru. Bolivia defeated El Salvador 1-0 in a friendly last week. Rodrigo Ramallo scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute. Prior to that, La Verde secured maximum points with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Paraguay in a qualifying fixture last month....

Site: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. When: Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Series: Ole Miss leads 5-1 Last game: Ole Miss won, 20-7 on Oct. 15, 1983 Coaches: Gary Patterson (TCU); Hugh Freeze (Ole Miss) Players to watch: TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin, who finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting, tops the Big 12 and is third nationally in total offense (363.0 yards per game). Linebacker Paul Dawson headlines a TCU defense that is ranked second nationally in turnovers forced (36) and is the only player in the nation with at least 100 tackles (128), five sacks and four interceptions....

Team CP3 power forward Harry Giles was among the players in this game, however, and afterward was asked to recite the schools that are recruiting him most ardently. “Ohio State, Syracuse, Kentucky, UNLV, Carolina, Duke, N.C. State, Wake,” he said, recalling that list without hesitation, the way Paul McCartney never loses track of the words to “Hey Jude.” So who was watching Giles in his game? Thad Matta, Jim Boeheim, Dave Rice, Roy Williams, Mark Gottfried....

In his Players’ Tribune piece published Monday, the Penguins center revealed he had every intention of retiring at the end of last season before Pittsburgh general manager Jim Rutherford inquired about Cullen joining the team and offered him a spot on the roster. “Jim was really up front about what they were looking for: Fourth line center. Somebody who can help be a leader in the locker room. Somebody who can move up and down the lineup when there’s injuries,” Cullen wrote....

One man and his vision. And a few satellite football camps. “If we get one player from this camp,” says new Penn State coach James Franklin, “it’s worth it.” And therein lies the problem. You better believe Franklin, the coach whose staff recruited elite players to Vanderbilt of all places; whose staff won 18 games the last two seasons at Vanderbilt, of all places; who proved he could compete (and beat) the SEC heavyweights at Vanderbilt, of all places, is going to do the same thing at Penn State....

Houston fell victim to a four-game sweep at the hands of the Rangers on Thursday and has lost eight of its past 10 games. The club has also lost 26 of its past 34 road games but has an opportunity to end the slide with a nine-game homestand beginning Friday with the last-place Athletics. MORE: Worst September collapse by each team Although the Astros have lost 11 games in September, they remain in the second wild-card spot thanks to three straight losses by the Twins, who fell to the Angels 11-8 on Thursday....

Houston seemed primed to regain its lead the AL West lead from the Rangers, but Keuchel surrendered nine runs on 11 hits in just 4 2/3 innings in a 14-3 loss. Those are the most runs the AL Cy Young candidate has allowed in a game all season. MORE: Every team’s worst September collapse | Full standings The Rangers used 16 hits, including a season-high five home runs, to capture their sixth straight win against the Astros....

HIMARS have become a key tool in the hands of Ukrainian troops, allowing Kyiv’s armed forces to strike key targets used by Russians to supply its troops. With the latest package, the U.S. will have sent a total of 20 HIMARS to Ukraine. The last HIMARS were sent by Washington in late July. “I think, at this point, the HIMARS are pretty famous, because you’ve seen how the Ukrainians can use these capabilities to take out critical Russian logistics nodes, command and control nodes, ammunition depots, and really weaken the Russian forces’ ability to respond,” Cooper said at the Pentagon’s press briefing....

A national Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 572 people across 48 states this year, with illnesses reported between February and June. Two deaths have been reported in Tennessee and Wyoming. However, the true number of people infected is likely much higher than the number of reported cases, the CDC said last week. The bacteria can cause diarrhea, nausea, fever, and abdominal cramps that typically appear between six hours and six days after a person is infected....

“When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go,” Thunberg wrote in the tweet from last month. “And then you know you’re winning!” “I have Aspergers and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And— given the right circumstances — being different is a superpower,” she wrote. During a speech at the U.N. on Monday, Thunberg, 16, choked up as she scolded world leaders for having “stolen my dreams and my childhood” with their inaction on climate change....

Warning: This article contains spoilers. The topic has gone viral on Reddit after u/GoldenPhoenix21 posed a question to the online community: “What fictional character death hit you the hardest?” So far, 19,7000 users have voted on the post, and 17,800 have offered their responses, citing characters ranging from hit TV shows to classic novels. Here are a few of the most popular answers: Abdul Ali, Squid Game Despite featuring hundreds of deaths, the passing of Squid Game’s kind, innocent, and trusting Ali—due to another contestant’s betrayal—struck viewers as particularly tragic....

Early data from over 750,000 people taking part in an ongoing study suggests that those with the O blood type are between 9 to 18 percent less likely to test positive for the coronavirus than others. In individuals who had likely been exposed to the virus, such as healthcare and essential workers and those with known contact with cases, those with the O blood group were 13 to 26 percent less likely to test positive....

Sadly for the Spaniard, he has failed miserably to deliver on those promises, so far. Unlike his previous stints in Spain and Germany, England has proven to be a tougher task. The former FC Bayern Munich manager has so far failed to replicate much of his brilliance on the English football fraternity. Also Read: Gabriel Jesus looks like Pep Guardiola’s go-to man already, which could be beginning of the end for Sergio Aguero...

It would be missing the point to praise Manchester City for progressing to the next round, having beaten Basel over two legs, while sticking the boot into PSG for failing to beat Real Madrid, the 12-time winners, who could yet win three in a row. But regardless of their opponents this week, it is fair to say that of the two newest super clubs gunning for European supremacy, it is City that have the upper hand....

The news is to a blow to the Seahawks as they prepare to face the San Francisco 49ers at 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday. The game's winner will place the AFC champion in the Super Bowl XCVIII. The New England Patriots visit the Denver Broncos, kickoff 3 p.m. ET, in Sunday's first game. Coach Pete Carroll confirmed Harvin's absence. It was somewhat surprising, although he didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday. Harvin had yet to pass NFL-mandated concussion tests....

Croatia international Perisic has enjoyed an impressive three-and-a-half-year spell at Inter since joining from Wolfsburg in 2015, developing into one of the world’s best wingers. Throughout his time in Milan he has been linked with other clubs, particularly Manchester United. But Arsenal, facing a real struggle to finish in the Premier League’s top four, have emerged as a potential destination, with reports claiming they want to sign him on loan with an option to buy....

The first-year commissioner’s mission is to make the AFL thrive. To do this, Butera left his CEO position at Foxwoods Resort Casino after watching his first Arena game a few years ago. MORE: Nine absurd AFL records … and NFL comparisons Why would Butera leave a game in which the house almost always wins to take on a revolving-door league that’s seen 34 franchises fold and canceled the 2009 season?...

RELATED: Video Game Companions That Deserve Their Own Spin-Off Romance is a huge draw for JRPG fans in Persona 5 Royal, and with the option to court one of 10 ladies, players have no shortage of choices. The Shogi genius Hifumi Togo is one of Joker’s options, and she’s also the Star Confidant, giving Joker access to many different escape, switch-out, and double money Skills while earning her favor....