LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers' game at Minnesota on Friday night due to soreness in his left foot. James will miss his second straight game when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves, the Lakers announced Thursday. The top scorer in NBA history was away from the team this week with an excused absence attributed to “personal reasons,” coach JJ Redick said Wednesday. It's unclear whether James will even make the quick round trip to Minnesota before the Lakers' next game at home against Memphis on Sunday. James missed his first game of his record-tying 22nd NBA season when the Lakers beat Portland at home last Sunday. That absence also was attributed to his foot injury. James is averaging 23.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.0 rebounds for the Lakers (13-11), who have lost seven of 10 after a 10-4 start. The Lakers upgraded starter Austin Reaves to questionable for the game at Minnesota after he missed LA's previous five games with a pelvic bruise. Anthony Davis is listed as probable with left plantar fasciitis. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBAlodigame redeem code 。

Hunter Sallis poured in 31 points and Wake Forest needed most of those in a 67-57 home victory against Detroit Mercy on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C. Davin Cosby had 11 points as the Demon Deacons (6-1) won their second straight since their only loss, which came a week earlier at Xavier. But it wasn't easy as the visiting Titans (3-3) were persistent as they trimmed a 19-point deficit to nine points with plenty of time remaining (5:54). Orlando Lovejoy led the Titans with 15 points and TJ Nadeau had 13 points and nine rebounds off the Detroit Mercy bench despite shooting 1-for-8 on 3-pointers. Jared Lary added 10 points. Wake Forest doubled up the Titans in 3-point production by making 10 compared to Detroit Mercy's five. But the Demon Deacons took more than half of their attempts (61) from beyond the 3-point arc (35). As a result, they were just 9-for-13 on free throws. The Titans also held a 48-31 advantage in rebounding. Some of that might have been attributed to the absence of Wake Forest center Efton Reid III, who has been dealing with migraines. Detroit Mercy trailed 36-23 at halftime, but Wake Forest couldn't put the Titans away. Sallis shot 12-for-18 from the field and made five 3-point shots. He ended up two points shy of his career-high mark. Sallis came through with clutch shots, including a 3-pointer to go up by 12 with 4:59 left. Cosby had three 3-pointers before hitting his lone 2-point basket with 3:33 left to push the lead back to 14. The Titans shot only 5-for-19 on 3-pointers and they checked in at 33.3 percent overall from the field. Detroit Mercy was charged with 14 turnovers compared to only five for Wake Forest. Detroit Mercy was coming off Wednesday night's victory at Ball State. That outcome marked the team's first true road triumph since February 2023, but the Titans couldn't duplicate it. --Field Level Media

Michigan football finally looked like the team that won the national championship last season, dominating Northwestern 50-6 on Saturday to clinch their fourth consecutive bowl game. The Wolverines (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) put together their most complete performance of the year, just in time for next week's showdown with No. 2 Ohio State. The offense found the balance that former coach Jim Harbaugh used to preach about, rushing for 201 yards on 35 carries while the defense held Northwestern to just 127 total yards. Kalel Mullings had his best game as a Wolverine, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries. Senior Donovan Edwards added a storybook ending to his Big House career with a 20-yard touchdown run, finishing with 82 yards on 14 touches. © Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images "Being able to get a win where we were able to put some things together, get momentum going," Mullings said. "To have some highs and some good points, it's huge. It builds confidence and it's great timing." The offensive line, which has struggled with consistency all season, dominated the trenches. "They were moving dudes all game," Mullings smiled. "It's pretty easy to run when it's right in front of your face." Defensively, Michigan suffocated the Wildcats, recording six sacks and forcing two turnovers. Twenty-five different Wolverines recorded tackles, including seniors Josaiah Stewart (two sacks) and TJ Guy (one sack). Outside of four plays that gained 75 yards, Northwestern managed just 52 yards on their other 45 plays. The 50-point explosion nearly matched Michigan's combined scoring from their previous three games (24 vs. MSU, 17 vs. Oregon, 15 vs. Indiana). While this performance doesn't guarantee success against Ohio State next week in Columbus, it provides much-needed momentum heading into their biggest game of the season. Related: Tom Brady Secretly Helped Michigan Land Their Next Superstar QB

Bramall Lane will play host to a key contest at the top end of the Championship table on Friday, as Sheffield United welcome Sunderland . The hosts sit second in the division after a return to winning ways on Tuesday, while their visitors are two points behind having drawn each of their last five outings. © Imago Sheffield United head back to Bramall Lane on Friday aiming to build a lead at the top of the Championship table at the beginning of the latest round of fixtures, having put a strong unbeaten run together either side of the November international break. After suffering their only two league defeats of the season thus far consecutively in mid-October, the Blades have won five and drawn one of their last six outings, heading into the latest break on the back of four straight victories culminating in a 1-0 Steel City Derby triumph over rivals Sheffield Wednesday. Chris Wilder 's men faced a trip to Coventry City on their return to action last Saturday and left with a point from a 2-2 draw thanks to first-half goals from Tyrese Campbell and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi , before quickly bouncing back to winning ways at home to Oxford United on Tuesday as Callum O'Hare , Campbell and Rak-Sakyi got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 triumph. That extended an eye-catching run for the Blades on home turf, having won each of their last seven games at Bramall Lane without conceding, while only Burnley have conceded fewer than the nine goals that Wilder's men have allowed in their 17 games in total, netting 24 goals at the other end along the way. Now sitting second in their bid for promotion back to the Premier League on 35 points and only trailing leaders Leeds United on goal difference, despite beginning with a two-point deduction, Sheffield United will look to build a lead over the chasing pack with an eighth straight home win on Friday. © Imago They face a tough test, though, as the visitors travel to South Yorkshire aiming to leapfrog the Blades and extend their own 10-game unbeaten streak in England's second tier. Sunderland have enjoyed an impressive start to the 2024-25 Championship campaign following the summer appointment of Regis Le Bris , amassing 33 points from their first 17 outings having picked up nine victories and only suffering two defeats. The most recent of those losses came in late September, although the Black Cats' 10-match unbeaten run since does include their first six draws of the campaign, including five consecutively heading into Saturday's trip, initially heading into the recent break on the back of stalemates with Queens Park Rangers, Preston North End and Coventry City. A trip to Millwall followed on their return, and Le Bris's side had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw following Femi Azeez 's injury-time leveller for their hosts after Aaron Connolly had them 1-0 up, before they most recently hosted fellow promotion-chasers West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday and again shared the spoils as neither side managed to break the deadlock. Now boasting the league's longest undefeated run but having fallen off top spot as a result of their failure to get over the line in recent games, Sunderland will be keen to bounce back to winning ways and return to the summit of the Championship on Friday. © Imago Chris Wilder should field a similar Sheffield United starting XI from Tuesday's 3-0 victory, with defender Anel Ahmedhodzic remaining suspended and midfielder Oliver Arblaster and attackers Kieffer Moore and Rhian Brewster sidelined by injury issues. In Arblaster's absence, Sydie Peck should again partner Vinicius Souza in the engine room, while captain Jack Robinson will continue to join Harry Souttar at the heart of a back four in Ahmedhodzic's place. Tyrese Campbell will lead the line with confidence having netted five goals in his last six games, likely with support from Gustavo Hamer , Callum O'Hare and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, who has also scored in back-to-back games. Sunderland continue to deal with a long injury list of their own heading into Friday's trip, with Romaine Mundle , Alan Browne , Ian Poveda , Niall Huggins , Dennis Cirkin and Jenson Seelt all set to miss out again. Luke O'Nien , Chris Mepham , Dan Ballard and Trai Hume will line up in an unaltered back four after their midweek clean sheet, while Dan Neil and Jobe Bellingham will continue to partner up in the midfield. Wilson Isidor , who leads the squad with five goals so far this season, will spearhead the attack with support from Patrick Roberts and either Eliezer Mayenda or Tom Watson either side of 17-year-old Chris Rigg . Sheffield United possible starting lineup: Cooper; Seriki, Souttar, Robinson, Burrows; Peck, Souza; Rak-Sakyi, O'Hare, Hamer; Campbell Sunderland possible starting lineup: Patterson; O'Nien, Mepham, Ballard, Hume; Bellingham, Neil; Roberts, Rigg, Mayenda; Isidor Given the hosts' tight defensive record, particularly at Bramall Lane, and the visitors recent run of results, we can only envisage a low-scoring and hard-fought contest on Friday. The Blades do arguably boast more attacking threat in their available ranks and will back themselves to find a decisive goal to go back to the top of the table. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .Qatar tribune Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) -- member of Qatar Foundation (QF) --welcomed 13 tech startups from across the globe as part of the second edition of its Global Innovation Link (GIL) programme. Building on the success of its inaugural edition, which engaged startups from Pakistan, GIL’s latest edition was significantly expanded to include a diverse cohort of entrepreneurs from countries including the US, Poland, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Malaysia and Jordan. The programme demonstrates QSTP’s firm resolve to lay the groundwork for future collaborations in tech research and development by establishing a link between Qatar’s tech ecosystem and international tech ecosystems. The startups represented a wide array of industries and sectors, with a focus on innovation-driven fields such as spacetech, edtech, fintech, tourism tech, gaming, urban planning, manufacturing and engineering. As part of thetwo-week immersive experience, the participating startups gained access to QSTP’s world-class infrastructure and co-working space, the opportunity to interact with key stakeholders in Qatar, and exposure to the country’s thriving tech landscape. They were also given a chance to present their solutions to a diverse audience at QSTP’s AI Week 2024, a premier event that gathered over 3,000 local and global industry leaders, experts and tech enthusiasts. Dr Jack Lau, president of QSTP, said the second edition of GIL builds on QSTP’s strong focus on enabling interactions between local and global innovation ecosystems. “This programme is part of our triangulation process where we facilitate international entrepreneurs to engage with the local tech community as well as stakeholders in the education system. This experience allows them to understand the potential demand for their technologies in Qatar, in addition to providing a fertile ground for cross-border research collaborations and benefit from QF’s diverse talent pool of students, researchers, and academics,” Dr Lau said. Beknazar Abdikamalov, Co-Founder of Hupo, a Singapore-based startup that participated in this edition of GIL, said the program was highly valuable in connecting with key stakeholders in Qatar, especially at a time that his startup is looking to enter the MENA market. “This programme has been a great starting point for us. It revealed the opportunities available in Qatar and the region, allowing us to interact with startups based here as well as the wider ecosystem. We have already managed to find some potential partners and clients and look forward to building on these connections to achieve our growth objectives.” QSTP’s GIL programme is open to teams with a strong STEM background (PhD, patent holders, Master’s +5 years of experience, or a company with $100k+ annual revenue). These teams must be nominated by official state/national bodies. Copy 03/12/2024 10

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