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With the start of the early signing period a week away, Michigan State made another late addition to its next recruiting class. Terrance “Deuce” Edwards, a 2025 three-star defensive back from Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Va., flipped his commitment from West Virginia to the Spartans, he announced on social media on Wednesday. He is a cousin of former standout Michigan State wide receiver Felton Davis, who was with the program from 2015-18. Edwards was committed to the Mountaineers since June but was in East Lansing for an official visit last weekend. He is the second addition for Michigan State this week, following three-star running back Zion Gist flipping from Western Michigan on Monday. Jace Clarizio, a three-star running back and program legacy from East Lansing High School, flipped from the Spartans to Alabama on Tuesday. Michigan State is now back to 16 commits in the 2025 class, which ranked 61st in the nation in the 247Sports Composite before the addition of Edwards. The early signing period is Dec. 4-6. At 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds, Edwards is listed as the No. 42 athlete and No. 692 recruit overall in the class.Appoint ‘brutal’ OPK as Whip – Carlos Ahenkorah urges NPP leadershipBrazilian police indict former President Bolsonaro and aides over alleged 2022 coup attempt

Conners, Tate lead Appalachian State over Sam Houston 66-63Joey Logano has seen and heard it all when it comes to his NASCAR Cup Series championship win this season, the third of his career. “Not a true champion,” and “Mickey Mouse” are just a couple of things fired Logano’s way in the aftermath of his victory in the season finale at Phoenix. Despite winning four races, three coming during the 10-race postseason, Logano finished the season with an average finish of 17.1, the worst of any driver in a championship-winning season. The legitimacy of both Logano’s championship, as well as the playoff system, has come into question as a result. But at this point, Logano doesn’t give much of a you know what. Speaking with Kenny Wallace on the latest “ Kenny Conversation ,” Logano called out his critics, telling them to “kiss my a**.” The “ @Kenny_Wallace Conversation” with @joeylogano is up now on YouTube! The now 3-time #nascar cup champ told some awesome stories & defended his title vs some of the online “haters” pic.twitter.com/E4S6l2tnPw Joey Logano sounds off on those questioning legitimacy of NASCAR Cup Series championship “The playoffs are here because everyone complained about it being a full season for one and it wasn’t exciting enough,” Logano said. “... Now, we got a system which I think is like freaking awesome. I love it. As a race fan, it is intense, it is pressure packed, it is do or die, people are willing to do the craziest things to try to win and we’re gonna complain about that now too? C’mon guys. I don’t really know how to explain how frustrated I get when I hear some of the stuff. I’m on social media, I see it — not a true champion, Mickey Mouse all this stuff — bottom line is we won three of the last 10 races. Pretty solid. We had five wins on the season, I kind of count Richmond a little bit even though we didn’t win but that was pretty dang close. The guy that wrecked me didn’t win the race either, so I don’t know. “I look at that like that’s almost a six-win season. That’s solid. To say we’re not a true champion, you better get checked out. We showed up when it mattered the most and that is the same as any other playoff system in any other sport. ... You can have a great regular season, and it will set you up better for the playoffs. It definitely does, there’s no doubt. Win the regular season championship, you get 15 points. You win more races, you get five each one. You win a stage, you get one point. Joey Logano’s even year magic continues in 2024 “All of that matters a lot because there’s a three-race series. Those guys showed up. The 45 [Tyler Reddick], the 5 [Kyle Larson], the 11 [Denny Hamlin] — those guys showed up with like 30 more points than me in every round. We had to overcome that. We started behind all of them. The facts are that they didn’t have a good playoff. If they didn’t have those playoff points, they’re not getting to the Round of 8. The 45 barely made it in at the Roval. If he didn’t have the playoff points, he’s not in. “So, my point is, it helped them get all the way to the Championship 4 when they did not have a solid nine races before that at all. We beat all of them, pretty much. I’m not taking anything away from them, but my point is the regular season matters so much, and we had to play behind the eight ball the whole time. We still had the opportunity to win the championship even though we didn’t have a great regular season. But we got hot when it mattered, we won the races that mattered and we won the championship because of that. And if you don’t like that, you can kiss my a**. That’s how I feel about it.” Logano has simply mastered the elimination style playoff format, adopted back in 2014. He joined elite company with his latest triumph, becoming just the 10th driver to win three or more Cup Series championships. This article first appeared on 5 GOATs and was syndicated with permission.

Gareth Bale admits he's 'LOVING' retirement and jokes about how much golf he's playing since calling time on his glittering career By BEN WILLCOCKS Published: 20:17 GMT, 27 November 2024 | Updated: 20:38 GMT, 27 November 2024 e-mail View comments Tottenham and Wales legend Gareth Bale has revealed that he is 'loving' retirement almost two years after calling time on his glittering football career at the age of 33. Bale, who won five Champions Leagues during his trophy-laden years with Real Madrid , made a surprise appearance on TNT Sports' punditry panel ahead of the Spanish giants' clash against Liverpool on Wednesday and lifted the lid on his life after retirement. An avid golfer, the ex-Spurs star could not resist joking about his other passion outside football, explaining that he actually has time to enjoy the sport these days. When asked how life has treated him since hanging up his boots, Bale said: ' Nice to come back in a football stadium. I'm loving it (retirement)! I'm actually getting to play golf now instead of people writing about it.' The 35-year-old, who announced his retirement in January 2023 shortly after captaining Wales at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, famously netted one of the best Champions League goals in history when he acrobatically scored an overhead kick for Real Madrid after coming on as a substitute against Liverpool in the 2018 final. Reflecting on the goal, he added: 'I still remember it now and it was genuinely going in slow motion watching it go in. Gareth Bale admits he is 'loving' retirement almost two years after finishing his glittering career The Tottenham and Real Madrid legend joined Rio Ferdinand (left) on TNT Sports' punditry panel He scored one of the greatest ever goals for Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final 'It’s cool to look back on those memories. In my head I should have been starting. The fact I didn’t, I was more than upset. I came on with a point to prove.' Bale admitted that a huge advantage of retirement was being able to spend more time with his family, joking that he's almost become a taxi service for his kids at times. 'It's been fun spending time with my kids - when you're playing you're constantly tired and sleeping in different rooms. Just been there for them really and having some family time. I'm on the app (Uber, to ferry around his kids).' Bale's superb career was cut relatively short after the winger suffered a series of injuries in his early 30s, and his spell at Real Madrid came with many challenges a few years into his time at the Bernabeu. After breaking on to the scene with Southampton and subsequently excelling at Tottenham, Bale moved for £85million to the LaLiga giants, joining the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos in the Spanish capital. But the Welshman soon became an unpopular figure among a percentage of fans at Real Madrid, and the Spanish press at times took issue with Bale's love of golf, claiming he spent more time on the green than he did on the training pitch. Bale ended his nine-year spell at Los Blancos and joined MLS outfit Los Angeles FC in 2022, with many fans joking that the move would allow him to golf to his heart's content in California while dazzling supporters on the football pitch. Upon confirming his retirement the following year, the Wales legend said in a lengthy and emotional statement on social media: 'After careful and thoughtful consideration, I announce my immediate retirement from club and international football. 'I feel incredibly fortunate to have realised my dream of playing the sport I love. It has truly given me some of the best moments of my life. The highest of highs over 17 seasons, that will be impossible to replicate, no matter what the next chapter has in store for me. 'From my very first touch at Southampton to my last with LAFC and everything in between, shaped a club career that I have an immense pride and gratitude for. Playing for and captaining my country 111 times has truly been a dream come true. 'To show my gratitude to all of those that have played their part along this journey, feels like an impossibility. I feel indebted to many people for helping to change my life and shape my career in a way I couldn't have ever dreamed of when I first started out at 9 years old 'To my previous clubs, Southampton, Tottenham, Real Madrid and finally LAFC. All of my previous managers and coaches, back room staff, team mates, all the dedicated fans, my agents, my amazing friends and family, the impact you have had is immeasurable 'My parents and my sister, without your dedication in those early days, without such a strong foundation, I wouldn't be writing this statement right now, so thank you for putting me on this path and for your unwavering support. 'My wife and my children, your love and support has carried me through. Right beside me for all the highs and lows, keeping me grounded along the way. You inspire me to be better, and to make you proud. 'So, I move on with anticipation to the next stage of my life. A time of change and transition, an opportunity for a new adventure.' More to follow. Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid Gareth Bale Share or comment on this article: Gareth Bale admits he's 'LOVING' retirement and jokes about how much golf he's playing since calling time on his glittering career e-mail Add comment

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Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday started examining four cases that turn on how far social media should be regulated, and what responsibilities platforms have in cracking down on illegal content. The judicial review comes a month after the same court forced Elon Musk's X platform to obey rulings aimed at battling online disinformation. That issue has taken on heat in recent days in Brazil, with federal police accusing far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and allied officials of using social media disinformation as part of a 2022 "coup" plot against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, then the country's president-elect. The alleged plot involved using online posts to undermine public trust in the electoral system to justify Bolsonaro holding onto the presidency after Lula defeated him at the polls. Bolsonaro says he is innocent. The Supreme Court's deliberations in the cases are not expected to be concluded until sometime next year. One key point it is looking at is whether social media platforms can be fined for illegal content posted by users. Another is whether the platforms should themselves be required to monitor and remove any illegal content without a prior court order to do so. The court's rulings will become precedents that will have to be applied generally to all social media platforms operating in Brazil. Brazil -- many of whose 216 million inhabitants are heavy users of WhatsApp and Facebook -- does not have legislation in that area. Global social media networks, however, already have to abide by laws in the EU against illegal online content, under the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which could guide them in terms of Brazilian compliance. One of the Brazilian Supreme Court's judges, Alexandre de Moraes, in August ordered Musk's X be blocked across the country for failing to comply with a series of court orders against online disinformation. On October 9, the platform was allowed to resume activities after paying around $5 million in fines and deactivating the accounts of several Bolsonaro supporters accused of spreading disinformation and online hate speech. The court's presiding judge, Luis Roberto Barroso, told AFP that "digital platforms... open paths to disinformation, hate, deliberate lies and conspiracy theories." He added: "In the whole democratic world there are debates about protecting free speech without permitting everyone to fall into a pit of incivility." He pointed to the European Union's DSA as a form of regulation "that seeks a point of ideal equilibrium". Brazil, in his opinion, should carve out its own regulation "with a minimum of government intervention where it comes to freedom of thought, while preventing increased criminality and inciting violence." ffb/rmb/st Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.

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