sport betting rules Consultation with substance users lays out solutions to Canada's drug crisisST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Patrick Fishburn played bogey-free for an 8-under 64 for his first lead after any round. Joel Dahmen was 10 shots behind and had a bigger cause for celebration Friday in the RSM Classic. Dahmen made a 5-foot par putt on his final hole for a 2-under 68 in tough conditions brought on by the wind and cold, allowing him to make the cut on the number and get two more days to secure his PGA Tour card for next year. He is No. 124 in the FedEx Cup. “I still got more to write this weekend for sure,” said Dahmen, who recently had said his story is not yet over. “But without having the opportunity to play this weekend, my story would be a lot shorter this year.” Fishburn took advantage of being on the easier Plantation course, with trees blocking the brunt of the wind and two additional par 5s. He also was helped by Maverick McNealy, who opened with a 62 on the tougher Seaside course, making two bogeys late in his round and having to settle for a 70. Fishburn, who already has locked up his card for next year, was at 11-under 131 and led McNealy and Lee Hodges (63) going into the weekend. Michael Thorbjornsen had a 69 and was the only player who had to face Seaside on Friday who was among the top five. What mattered on this day, however, was far down the leaderboard. The RSM Classic is the final tournament of the PGA Tour season, and only the top 125 in the FedEx Cup have full status in 2025. That's more critical than ever with the tour only taking the top 100 for full cards after next season. Players like Dahmen will need full status to get as many playing opportunities as they can. That explains why he felt so much pressure on a Friday. He didn't make a bogey after his opening hole and was battling temperatures in the low 50s that felt even colder with the wind ripping off the Atlantic waters of St. Simons Sound. He made a key birdie on the 14th, hitting a 4-iron for his second shot on the 424-yard hole. Dahmen also hit wedge to 2 feet on the 16th that put him on the cut line, and from the 18th fairway, he was safely on the green some 40 feet away. But he lagged woefully short, leaving himself a testy 5-footer with his job on the line. “It was a great putt. I was very nervous,” Dahmen said. “But there's still work to do. It wasn't the game-winner, it was like the half-court shot to get us to halftime. But without that, and the way I played today, I wouldn't have anything this weekend.” His playing partners weren't so fortunate. The tour put three in danger of losing their cards in the same group — Zac Blair (No. 123), Dahmen and Wesley Bryan (No. 125). The cut was at 1-under 141. Blair and Bryan came to the 18th hole needing birdie to be assured of making the cut and both narrowly missed. Now they have to wait to see if anyone passes them, which is typically the case. Thorbjornsen in a tie for fourth and Daniel Berger (66 at Plantation) in a tie for 17th both were projected to move into the top 125. Dahmen, indeed, still has work to do. Fishburn gets a weekend to see if he can end his rookie year with a win. “I've had a lot of experience playing in cold growing up in Utah, playing this time of year, kind of get used to playing when the body’s not moving very well and you’ve got to move your hands,” said Fishburn, who played college golf at BYU. “Just pretty happy with how I played.” Ludvig Aberg, the defending champion and No. 5 player in the world competing for the first time in more than two months because of knee surgery, bounced back with a 64 on Plantation and was back in the mix. Aberg played with Luke Clanton, the Florida State sophomore who looks like he belongs each week. Clanton, the No. 1 player in the world amateur ranking who received a sponsor exemption, had a 65 at Plantation and was two shots off the lead. Clanton already has a runner-up and two other top 10s since June. “Playing with him, it's pretty awesome to watch,” Clanton said. “We were kind of fanboying a little it. I know he's a really good dude but to be playing with him and to see what he's done over the last couple years, it's pretty inspirational.” AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

Why Aston Villa still miss Douglas Luiz ahead of his return with Juventus in the Champions League - despite playing just 312 minutes since his £42m summer move to Italy Douglas Luiz returns to Villa Park for the first time since his transfer to Juventus The Brazilian helped guide Aston Villa to the Champions League last campaign Liverpool correspondent LEWIS STEELE tells all on bombshell chat with Mo Salah - LISTEN NOW to It's All Kicking Off! New episodes every Monday and Thursday By TOM COLLOMOSSE Published: 17:49 EST, 26 November 2024 | Updated: 17:50 EST, 26 November 2024 e-mail View comments It sums up Aston Villa 's tumultuous summer window that there will be no trace of their most significant transfer deal when they meet Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. Knowing they needed a big sale in June to avoid a possible 10-point deduction for breaking Premier League spending rules, Villa allowed key midfielder Douglas Luiz to join Juventus in a £42million agreement that included Samuel Iling Jr and Enzo Barrenechea, who were fringe players for the Serie A side. Iling Jr and Barrenechea were despatched on loan to Bologna and Valencia respectively, with boss Unai Emery believing neither can deliver in the Premier League this season. Luiz misses this clash through injury but even if he had been fit, the Brazilian would probably not have played a major role. Luiz has played only 312 minutes under new Juventus coach Thiago Motta, starting just twice. It is understood he has struggled with the intensity of some of Motta's training sessions, especially the drills on defensive positioning. Indeed, Luiz has been pushed to the fringes in Italy to such an extent that supporters have wondered whether he might return to Villa Park – though Emery batted away that idea on Tuesday. 'He must meet the challenge there with his quality and help them to get their objective collectively,' he said. 'I am not thinking about him wanting to leave there, but I don't know. I think he is now injured.' The irony is that Luiz might have come in extremely handy for Villa right now. Douglas Luiz's 10 goals and 10 assists last season were key in Villa's march to fourth place But the Brazilian has played just 312 minutes under new coach Thiago Motta, starting just twice Luiz might have come in extremely handy for Unai Emery's stuttering Aston Villa right now His 10 goals and 10 assists last season were a key factor in Villa's march to fourth place but the relationship with boss Unai Emery had become somewhat tense by the end. Anyone who saw Emery bawling in Luiz's face during the first half of last season's Europa Conference League tie against Olympiacos at Villa Park, which Villa lost 4-2, would have realised that not everything in the garden was rosy. Emery orders his players to operate at maximum focus not just in games and training sessions, but during the long afternoon analysis meetings, too. 'Your lifestyle outside the club is reflected inside,' Emery has said. 'The mentality is to think football and show high commitment to your club and your team-mates.' While there is no suggestion Emery was uncomfortable with Luiz's lifestyle, he and his staff had started to believe the 26-year-old had taken his eye off the ball ever so slightly. That is why, when Villa knew they would need to make at least one big sale to meet profitability and sustainability regulations, Luiz was the man to go. For Juventus, it was a handy way to move Iling Jr and Barrenechea off the books. Expect Villa to try to do the same across the next two or three windows. While those reasons may have been sound, Villa have not come close to finding a central midfield pairing as effective as the Luiz-Boubacar Kamara axis. Each needed the other, with Luiz's levels dropping after Kamara was injured, but they dovetailed beautifully. With Kamara still struggling with injury, the current pairing of Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana have not yet reached the heights of Kamara and Luiz. They gave Emery control in the middle and Villa have not rediscovered it. 'We must be stronger defensively in everything, starting with the ball and trying to dominate matches,' said Emery. 'But I have confidence because the players have showed the capacity to respond and react quickly.' While this is no time to panic, Villa are not what they were a year ago. In early December, Emery's men defeated Manchester City and Arsenal in the space of four days. Douglas Luiz returns to Villa Park for the first time since his summer move on Wednesday Tyrone Mings (left) and Ollie Watkins train ahead of Wednesday's Champions League tie This term, though they are only three points adrift of Chelsea in third spot, and well-placed in the Champions League, their only 'statement' victory was over Bayern Munich. They have lost to Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool, and only drew with a faltering Manchester United side in the final part of Erik ten Hag's reign. After tackling Juve, Villa travel to Chelsea on Sunday before they face winnable home matches against Brentford and Southampton. While they should have enough to see off those teams, it is tempting to wonder whether, under Emery, Villa will be capable again of reaching the heights of last season. Consider the evidence. Transfer chief Monchi has said publicly that Villa's best way of generating revenue is through player sales. Luiz's departure helped Villa fall on the right side of the line but his replacements have not yet reproduced his output. Read More Aston Villa had the Premier League's most effective offside trap but now it's being exposed Even if Villa qualify for the Champions League again, PSR guidelines may mean at least one more high-profile sale. If they not, there may be more. Then there is Emery's ultra-intense approach. Though successful, it wrings every last drop of mental and physical energy from the squad. Villa may well beat Juventus on Wednesday and will surely finish comfortably in the top half of the table again. Yet Villa's league performances across the year in 2023 were exceptional – 85 points from 42 games, a fraction more than two per match, with 48 goals conceded. Across 2024, their average is 1.5 per game and they have already let in 53 goals, which shows how difficult it is to maintain certain standards. Understandably, most Villa supporters will not hear of any doubts about the Emery regime, and there are surely more good times ahead but in six winless matches, tiny cracks have started to appear. Emery needs to fix them fast. Champions League Unai Emery Juventus Share or comment on this article: Why Aston Villa still miss Douglas Luiz ahead of his return with Juventus in the Champions League - despite playing just 312 minutes since his £42m summer move to Italy e-mail Add commentFor Black Friday, Amazon Is Taking 40% Off All Samsung T9 SSDs (1TB, 2TB, And 4TB)

FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys are presently in slot No. 9 in the "Tankathon,'' meaning that at 3-7, they are headed straight toward the No. 9 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. It's a temporarily painful process, though, to shoot lower. Er, higher. If Dallas can be even worse than 3-7 to close the season, Dallas be in even better shape come Draft Day. Some of this is up to the Cowboys; they can subtly allow failure to happen. We call that "Organic Tanking.'' It doesn't require them to be a clown show ("Sign Daniel Jones just as a joke!'' ) and it doesn't require them to fumble or miss tackles or commit penalties on purpose. Acceptingly let the bad mojo flow. Lean into it. And very specifically, starting this Sunday as double-digit underdogs, execute my "10 Simple How to Tank Moves'' ... 1) CeeDee Lamb is dealing with an assortment of injuries that as of Thursday made him a DNP and out of practice. In a normal circumstance, CeeDee would battle through the foot and the shoulder and the back issues. ... and after all of it, still be healthy enough to hit the late-night club scene . But this isn't normal. Want to develop kids like Jonathan "The Package'' Mingo , Ryan Flournoy and Jalen Brooks? Do it now. 2) All-Pro guards Zack Martin and Tyler Smith are also ailing and didn't work on Thursday. In the case of the future Hall of Famer Martin, he's got so many banged-up issues that the team isn't even listing them all on the official injury report. Neither of them are going to like this; Martin is contemplating retirement and obviously doesn't want to go out this way. But as with the wideouts, there are kids to be developed here, with one of the projects being whether rookie center Cooper Beebe will move to guard next year to replace Zack. But why wait until 2025 training camp to discover of Beebe should be a guard? Why not conduct a "Winter Training Camp'' now? On Friday, I reported that Martin is unlikely to play on Sunday. If Dallas follows through on my belief? Good. It's a step. And a big one . 3) Jake Ferguson has a concussion, so this week, the decision is being made for the Cowboys. We're seeing that UDFA rookie Brevyn Spann-Ford might be a keeper . We still haven't seen proof that 2023 second-round pick Luke Schoonmaker is. Let's give "Schoony'' a long-term shot at proving the Cowboys scouting department right. 4) Except for pride and stubbornness, there is no reason for Ezekiel Elliott to get even one more carry. (And if that causes him to show up late for meetings again, deal with it appropriately.) In his place? The Cowboys think second-year fullback Hunter Luepke is a key offensive piece. ... and even half-joke that he's the second coming of Mike Alstott. But why joke about it ? Why not find out if it's true? Meanwhile, they know what they have in starter Rico Dowdle, who is bound for free agency and could be retained. Luepke might as well get snaps ahead of him, too. 5) It is the most high-profile of all of these considerations: Cooper Rush vs. Trey Lance ... and every fan and media member seems to have an opinion. But there is an obvious double-bottom line here. One, Dallas is about to see Lance go to free agency without any real knowledge of what he might be capable of long-term in a real game. Leave it that way and that fourth-round pick trade is a disaster. Discover if he can play ... and maybe there is value in trying to re-sign him as Dak's backup in 2025. And two, while owner Jerry Jones and coach Mike McCarthy are probably right about how "Rush gives us a better chance of winning'' ... the Tankathon - again - teaches us that Dallas' front office shouldn't really covet that "better chance.'' Related: Emotional Dak Admits To Crying Tears Over Lost Season A "better chance of winning'' has some value ... but that value is not trumped by "a better chance at a high first-round pick in 2025.'' 6) The coaching staff likes Eric Kendricks. He's actually had a solid season and he's been told Dallas might like him back next year. Fine. But he will turn 33 in February. ... and no 33-year-olds should be playing for a 3-7 team with "Organic Tanking'' on its mind. 7) It was in 2023 when the Cowboys and safety Malik Hooker finalized a three-year extension worth $24 million that runs through the 2026-27 season. Nothing against Hooker, but that decision pre-dates Dallas' spring of 2024 decision to "Blow It Up.'' And right now? We wonder if Dallas might wish it could un-do this deal. Short of that? Put Hooker in mothballs for 2024. Let him (and Donovan Wilson, also under contract for 2025) be a key to next year's group of safeties ... while the likes of Juanyeh Thomas are allowed to take over. 8) Trevon Diggs is not having a great year. He's bogged down by nagging injuries and he feels insulted when questioned about his willingness to tackle ( heads, up, Tre' ... because even Bill Belichick is questioning it now ). Give him a break. Let him heal up his calf and his knee and his psyche. ... and along with CeeDee, give him time to polish up those dance moves. Let rookie Caelen Carson try to prove something during a baptism by fire. Let practice-squadders Andrew Booth and Kemon Hall do the same. Diggs has plenty to re-prove; 2025 would be a wonderful time for it. 9) How do you tell DeMarcus Lawrence "no''? Or, at least, "Yes, but only a little bit.'' Lawrence is a prideful force who plays hurt and plays well. Right now he's trying to fight his way through a foot injury so he can return to the field to help the team ... and also, logically, to help himself. He's out of contract after this season and his days of making $20 million APY are long gone. He'll also enter his age-33 year in 2025. ... meaning there might not be a match in bringing him back - even as Dallas can have $100 million in 2025 cap room . Maybe Dallas "owes'' him the right to put out some good film as he hits free agency. OK. But just a little bit of good film. Deal? 10) And the toughest one of all: Micah Parsons. Parsons is a sort of ADD-driven competitor. ... and that is to be admired (especially when he someday learns how to funnel all that hyper-energy into causes that matter rather than podcast insults and Twitter wars and misguided self-comparisons to LeBron James ). Tell Micah that you are resting him down the stretch. Explain to him why. Include him. Make him feel like he's part of the decision. But then brace yourself as you next hope he doesn't spend the next two months blasting the organization for "not letting Micah be Micah.'' And there is it. ... my "10 Simple How to Tank Moves'' .... all about a temporary winter pain that can lead to big-time spring-time gain. Related: Cowboys Insider Reveals 'Next Coach Wish List' for Jerry JonesTrump team weighs direct talks with North Korea’s Kim

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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings waived cornerback Akayleb Evans on Saturday in another setback for their beleaguered 2022 draft class. Evans started 15 games last season, but he had been relegated to a special teams role this year after the Vikings added veteran cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore and Shaquill Griffin. Evans was a fourth-round pick out of Missouri, one of three defensive backs among Minnesota's first five selections in 2022. Lewis Cine (first round) was waived and Andrew Booth (second round) was traded earlier this year. One of their second-round picks, guard Ed Ingram, lost his starting spot last week. Evans was let go to clear a roster spot for tight end Nick Muse, who was activated from injured reserve to play on Sunday at Chicago. The Vikings ruled tight end Josh Oliver out of the game with a sprained ankle. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLIs This Penny Stock Set to Become the Next Palantir?

It's 'The End' but deep underground, a sheltered family keeps on singing in denialBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic converted 11 of 15 from the free throw line and scored 20 points as California held off a late rally to post an 83-77 win over Sacramento State in the Cal Classic tournament on Sunday. Cal came into its tournament without three starters, Jovan Blacksher Jr., DJ Campbell and BJ Omot and the Golden Bears earned back-to-back wins over Air Force and the Hornets. Stojakovic scored a career-high 21 points and freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson stepped up with career-best 23 points against the Falcons. Against Sacramento State, Wilkinson came off the bench to score 16 points. Sacramento State took an early 12-7 lead after Emil Skytta hit a pair of free throws five minutes into the game, but Wilkinson hit back-to-back buckets and Stojakovic drew a foul on a three-point attempt and hit all three foul shots to take a 14-12 lead and the Bears pulled away to take a 40-33 lead at intermission. Julian Vaughns knocked down a trey three minutes into the second half to pull Sacramento State even at 43 and his free throw put the Hornets in front. Ryan Petraitis and Wilkinson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Cal up 51-47 and the Bears never trailed the rest of the way. Petraitis finished with 13 points, five assists and three steals for Cal (5-1). Joshua Ola-Joseph and Mady Sissoko each added 10 points. Jacob Holt scored 25 points with eight rebounds, two assists and a steal to lead Sacramento State (1-4). Vaughns scored 18 points and EJ Neal added 16. The game was just the third meeting between schools separated by roughly 80 miles, and first since 1992. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up . AP college basketball: and

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Mexico Looks Past Trump Threats With $2.7 Billion Port ExpansionNAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Angel Yin was making putts from across the green and threatening to build a big lead until Jeeno Thitikul finished eagle-birdie for a 9-under 63 to share the lead Saturday going into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship with $4 million on the line. Yin had a 69 after another day of big putts and one chip-in from some 60 feet for eagle on the par-5 sixth hole that put her comfortably ahead at Tiburon Golf Club. She holed a 30-footer on the eighth hole, another birdie from about 25 feet on the ninth hole and another one from the 30-foot range on the 12th. Thitikul seemed to be an afterthought until she lit it up on the back nine for a 30. The Thai started the back nine with three straight bogeys, but she made up quick ground at the end with her eagle on the reachable par-5 17th and a birdie on the closing hole. The birdie briefly gave her the lead until Yin made birdie on the 17th to join her. They were tied at 15-under 201, three shots head of Ruoning Yin, who birdied her last two for a 66. Charley Hull had seven birdies in her round of 66 and was at 11-under 205, along with Narin An of South Korea. Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., was tied for 16th at 7 under after a round of 69. Nelly Korda, who got back into the mix on Friday after a sluggish start, lost ground with a 69 on a pleasant day that left her six shots back going into the final round. Korda has won four of her seven LPGA titles this year coming from behind. This could be a tall order. At stake is the richest payoff in women's golf, $4 million to the winner, nearly as much as Korda has made all year in her seven-victory season. Thitikul already picked up a $1 million bonus this week through the Aon Risk-Reward Challenge, a competition based on how players score on a designated hole each week. Now she could leave Florida with a total of $5 million. “Actually, $1 million is really good enough for me,” Thitikul said. “If I can get more, it’s definitely going to be a nice, because as my team know I spend a lot of money. That’s why I have to keep playing good golf, like spending on shopping day.” Angel Yin heard plenty of cheers for her long birdie putts, and the chip-in for eagle. She also was helped by a couple of pars after bad drives. She went well to the left at No. 10, did well to blast out on a blind shot just short of the green and then got up-and-down with a pitch to 4 feet. And then on the 13th, another tee shot went well to the left. She tried to get it back in play from just in front of some bushes, and from 50 yards hit wedge to about 15 feet. She holed that putt, too, that kept her in front. “I'm scoring still,” Yin said. “Making some mistakes, but saving a bunch, so a lot of positives.” ___ AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf The Associated PressMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. That law, known as Act 10, effectively ended the ability of most public employees to bargain for wage increases and other issues, and forced them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Under the ruling by Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost, all public sector workers who lost their collective bargaining power would have it restored to what was in place prior to 2011. They would be treated the same as the police, firefighter and other public safety unions that were exempted under the law. Republicans vowed to immediately appeal the ruling, which ultimately is likely to go before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That only amplifies the importance of the April election that will determine whether the court remains controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Former Gov. Scott Walker, who proposed the law that catapulted him onto the national political stage, decried the ruling in a post on the social media platform X as “brazen political activism.” He said it makes the state Supreme Court election “that much more important.” Supporters of the law have said it provided local governments more control over workers and the powers they needed to cut costs. Repealing the law, which allowed schools and local governments to raise money through higher employee contributions for benefits, would bankrupt those entities, backers of Act 10 have argued. Democratic opponents argue that the law has hurt schools and other government agencies by taking away the ability of employees to collectively bargain for their pay and working conditions. The law was proposed by Walker and enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature in spite of massive protests that went on for weeks and drew as many as 100,000 people to the Capitol. The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this was the first brought since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023. The seven unions and three union leaders that brought the lawsuit argued that the law should be struck down because it creates unconstitutional exemptions for firefighters and other public safety workers. Attorneys for the Legislature and state agencies countered that the exemptions are legal, have already been upheld by other courts, and that the case should be dismissed. But Frost sided with the unions in July, saying the law violates equal protection guarantees in the Wisconsin Constitution by dividing public employees into “general” and “public safety” employees. He ruled that general employee unions, like those representing teachers, can not be treated differently from public safety unions that were exempt from the law. His ruling Monday delineated the dozens of specific provisions in the law that must be struck. Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he looked forward to appealing the ruling. “This lawsuit came more than a decade after Act 10 became law and after many courts rejected the same meritless legal challenges,” Vos said in a statement. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state's largest business lobbying organization, also decried the ruling. WMC President Kurt Bauer called Act 10 “a critical tool for policymakers and elected officials to balance budgets and find taxpayer savings." The Legislature said in court filings that arguments made in the current case were rejected in 2014 by the state Supreme Court. The only change since that ruling is the makeup of Wisconsin Supreme Court, attorneys for the Legislature argued. The Act 10 law effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions by allowing them to bargain solely over base wage increases no greater than inflation. It also disallowed the automatic withdrawal of union dues, required annual recertification votes for unions, and forced public workers to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. The law was the signature legislative achievement of Walker, who was targeted for a recall election he won. Walker used his fights with unions to mount an unsuccessful presidential run in 2016. Frost, the judge who issued Monday's ruling, appeared to have signed the petition to recall Walker from office. None of the attorneys sought his removal from the case and he did not step down. Frost was appointed to the bench by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who signed the Walker recall petition. The law has also led to a dramatic decrease in union membership across the state. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum said in a 2022 analysis that since 2000, Wisconsin had the largest decline in the proportion of its workforce that is unionized. In 2015, the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature approved a right-to-work law that limited the power of private-sector unions. Public sector unions that brought the lawsuit are the Abbotsford Education Association; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Locals 47 and 1215; the Beaver Dam Education Association; SEIU Wisconsin; the Teaching Assistants’ Association Local 3220 and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 695.