VA.-LYNCHBURG (0-4) T.Johnson 3-7 9-13 15, Bratcher 0-4 0-0 0, Corrigan 1-1 0-0 3, Jackson 3-8 10-12 16, Robinson 6-18 3-4 17, Joppy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-39 22-29 51. NC CENTRAL (3-6) Adedire 1-4 1-2 4, P.Smith 2-2 1-2 5, D.Johnson 3-7 0-0 6, King 6-12 3-3 19, Porter 9-11 2-2 23, Okworogwo 6-11 6-7 18, Murray 7-9 2-2 16, Parson 3-7 2-5 10, Rideau 5-12 2-3 16, Ch.Daniels 2-4 0-0 4, Smart 4-7 0-1 10, Ellison 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 48-87 19-27 131. Halftime_NC Central 67-25. 3-Point Goals_Va.-Lynchburg 3-15 (Robinson 2-9, Corrigan 1-1, Bratcher 0-1, Jackson 0-2, T.Johnson 0-2), NC Central 16-37 (King 4-9, Rideau 4-11, Porter 3-4, Smart 2-3, Parson 2-5, Adedire 1-2, D.Johnson 0-1, Ch.Daniels 0-2). Fouled Out_Corrigan, Smart. Rebounds_Va.-Lynchburg 19 (T.Johnson 8), NC Central 41 (Okworogwo, Murray 10). Assists_Va.-Lynchburg 6 (Bratcher 3), NC Central 31 (Adedire 7). Total Fouls_Va.-Lynchburg 16, NC Central 24. A_145 (3,056).Rusere Tortured for Revealing Mozambique Elections RiggingNewcastle 0-2 West Ham: Eddie Howe's side fumble to give Julen Lopetegui the win he so badly needed West Ham stunned Newcastle to secure a 2-0 win away from home on Monday Soucek opened the scoring before Wan-Bissaka doubled the visitors' lead SOCCER A-Z: Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube. New episodes every Wednesday and Friday By CRAIG HOPE Published: 16:56 EST, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 17:32 EST, 25 November 2024 e-mail 1 View comments This sort of game has long been a problem for Eddie Howe ’s Newcastle, when the onus is on them to pick the lock rather than run upfield with the key. And so, while they fumbled and failed to make the right connections, West Ham twice walked through an open door at the other end. It was the get-out-of-jail win that their manager Julen Lopetegui so badly needed. He had two games to save his job coming into this and the suspicion was that a bad night on Tyneside could well accelerate his departure. This, however, was a very good night, certainly his best away from the London Stadium. Lopetegui was booked in the first half - his third of the season - meaning he will be in the stands for Saturday’s visit of Arsenal . And given how energetic and involved the Spaniard was on the touchline, his players will miss his presence at the weekend. Now there is a statement you never imagined making with fans having called for Lopetegui to go in recent weeks. But thanks to goals from Tomas Soucek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the Hammers are now just three points behind Newcastle, who were expecting to march into the top six with a third straight win here. West Ham stunned Newcastle to secure a 2-0 win during their visit to St James' Park Tomas Soucek wheeled away in celebration after scoring a header in the 10th minute Aaron Wan-Bissaka then doubled their advantage with a neatly taken finish in the second-half The story of their night is becoming an increasingly familiar one. Not able to play on the break and to the strengths of speed merchants such as Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, they had a lot of the ball but did nowhere near enough with it. MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS NUFC (4-2-3-1): Pope 5; Livramento 6, Schar 5, Kelly 4.5, Hall 6; Longstaff 5 (Tonali 57, 5), Guimaraes 5.5, Willock 5 (Barnes 46, 5); Joelinton 6 (Murphy 69, 5), Isak 6, Gordon 5.5 (Wilson 68, 5) Subs: Dubravka, Trippier, Tonali, Wilson, Targett, Osula, Murphy, Almiron Scorers: Bookings: Kelly Manager: Eddie Howe 5 WHUFC (4-1-4-1): Fabianski 7.5; Wan-Bissaka 8, Todibo 6 (Mavropanos 57, 6.5), Kilman 7, Emerson 7.5; Bowen 7, Paqueta 7, Soler 7, Soucek 7, Summerville 6.5; Antonio 7 Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Guilherme, Rodríguez, Irving, Scarles, Ings Scorers: Soucek 10, Wan-Bissaka 54 Bookings: Manager: Julen Lopetegui 7 Ref: C Pawson 7 Att: 52,094 MOM: Wan-Bissaka Advertisement Howe’s team are at their best with space in front of them to exploit. The truth is, they are better when they have less of the ball. They were hardly helped by some atrocious defending for West Ham’s two goals, either. Soucek scored the first on 10 minutes, after the opening exchanges were dominated by the Magpies. Such a bad goal was it to concede, Soucek, at 6ft 4ins, was able to duck to connect with Emerson’s corner. It all seemed to happen in slow motion. From the moment of the Brazilian’s delivery, when defender Lloyd Kelly lost his man and his mind, it was obvious to all inside St James’ how this one would play out. Soucek, from whom Kelly bizarrely stepped away, planted his feet in the ground and his free header into the bottom corner. You would not have known this was Newcastle’s first concession from a corner this season - 69 defended successfully - because this was a woeful way to fall behind. It rattled the hosts and inspired the visitors, who looked the most likely scorers in the 10 minutes that followed. The 3,600 travelling Hammers were even enjoying it, and it’s not often you’ve said that about them away from East London this season. ‘How s*** must you be, we’re winning away?’ they crowed. They were quieter come half-time, as their team were forced on the back foot and began to chance their luck. But they got lucky. When Jean Clair-Todibo gifted Newcastle their best chance of the half, scuffing an attempted clearance inside the six-yard area, Gordon could only slam the loose ball straight into the midriff of Lukasz Fabianski. At least he found the target, unlike eight of his side’s first-half attempts on goal. Isak was the biggest culprit, even though that feels harsh given he was also Newcastle’s most dangerous player. Newcastle had no answer to the Hammers' resolute defence after going a goal behind Wan-Bissaka's strike was his first time finding the back of the net since joining West Ham But on two occasions of note he lashed wide from good positions. With four goals in as many matches, they were the sort of chances he has been taking of late. Newcastle finished the half in control but without looking particular likely to get on terms, given the paucity of quality in their final ball. There were other openings for Lewis Hall and Joe Willock that failed to trouble Fabianski. Howe responded at the break by bringing on Harvey Barnes - the manager denies he’s a supersub, but that has been his best use in 15 months at the club - and Newcastle were still playing the majority of the football in the opposition half when West Ham went up the other end and made it two. They were aided by the home side’s casual resistance, as if they did not expect the visitors to show the ambition to go for a second. Callum Wilson looks on as Newcastle's attack fails to find a breakthrough on Monday But that they did, and their ambition was evidenced by the sight of right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka breaking into the area to score his first goal for the club. In fact, it was his first goal in three years for any club. Never mind keeping his position to safeguard against the arrival of Barnes, he spotted a gap and went for it. Jarrod Bowen found his run and Wan-Bissaka drew low across Nick Pope and into the bottom corner. After that, it was all relatively easy, and it’s not often been that for West Ham and Lopetegui this season. West Ham United London Julen Lopetegui Share or comment on this article: Newcastle 0-2 West Ham: Eddie Howe's side fumble to give Julen Lopetegui the win he so badly needed e-mail Add comment

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Jets running back Breece Hall dealing with a knee issue, left tackle Tyron Smith could go on IRLAS VEGAS — Players Era Festival organizers have done what so many other have tried — bet their fortunes in this city that a big payoff is coming. Such bet are usually bad ones, which is why so many massive casino-resorts have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard. But it doesn't mean the organizers are wrong. They're counting on the minimum of $1 million in guaranteed name, image and likeness money that will go to each of the eight teams competing in the neutral-site tournament that begins Tuesday will create a precedent for other such events. EverWonder Studios CEO Ian Orefice, who co-founded Players with former AND1 CEO Seth Berger, compared this event to last year's inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament that played its semifinals and final in Las Vegas by saying it "did really well to reinvigorate the fan base at the beginning of the year." People are also reading... "We're excited that we're able to really change the paradigm in college basketball on the economics," Orefice said. "But for us, it's about the long term. How do we use the momentum that is launching with the 2024 Players Era Festival and be the catalyst not to change one event, but to change college basketball for the future." Orefice and Berger didn't disclose financial details, but said the event will come close to breaking even this year and that revenue is in eight figures. Orefice said the bulk of the revenue will come from relationships with MGM, TNT Sports and Publicis Sport & Entertainment as well as sponsors that will be announced later. Both organizers said they are so bullish on the tournament's prospects that they already are planning ahead. Money made from this year's event, Orefice said, goes right back into the company. "We're really in this for the long haul," Orefice said. "So we're not looking at it on a one-year basis." Rick Giles is president of the Gazelle Group, which also operates several similar events, including the College Basketball Invitational. He was skeptical the financial numbers would work. Giles said in addition to more than $8 million going to the players, there were other expenses such as the guarantees to the teams. He said he didn't know if the tournament would make up the difference with ticket sales, broadcast rights and sponsorship money. The top bowl of the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be curtained off. "The math is highly challenging," Giles said. "Attendance and ticket revenues are not going to come anywhere close to covering that. They haven't announced any sponsors that I'm aware of. So it all sort of rests with their media deal with Turner and how much capital they want to commit to it to get these players paid." David Carter, a University of Southern California adjunct professor who also runs the Sports Business Group consultancy, said even if the Players isn't a financial success this year, the question is whether there will be enough interest to move forward. "If there is bandwidth for another tournament and if the TV or the streaming ratings are going to be there and people are going to want to attend and companies are going to want to sponsor, then, yeah, it's probably going to work," Carter said. "But it may take them time to gain that traction." Both founders said they initially were met with skepticism about putting together such an event, especially from teams they were interested in inviting. Houston was the first school to commit, first offering an oral pledge early in the year and then signing a contract in April. That created momentum for others to join, and including the No. 6 Cougars, half the field is ranked. "We have the relationships to operate a great event," Berger said. "We had to get coaches over those hurdles, and once they knew that we were real, schools got on board really quickly." The founders worked with the NCAA to make sure the tournament abided by that organization's rules, so players must appear at ancillary events in order to receive NIL money. Strict pay for play is not allowed, though there are incentives for performance. The champion, for example, will receive $1.5 million in NIL money. Now the pressure is on to pull off the event and not create the kind of headlines that can dog it for years to come. "I think everybody in the marketplace is watching what's going to happen (this) week and, more importantly, what happens afterwards," Giles said. "Do the players get paid on a timely basis? And if they do, that means that Turner or somebody has paid way more than the market dictates? And the question will be: Can that continue?" 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