Losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3% from its record high a day earlier, and the Nasdaq composite lost 0.6%. Losses for Nvidia, Microsoft and Broadcom were the biggest weights on the market. Dell sank 12.2% after reporting revenue that fell shy of forecasts, and HP dropped 11.4% after giving a weaker-than-expected outlook. Treasury yields fell in the bond market. U.S. financial markets will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will reopen for a half day on Friday. On Wednesday: The S&P 500 fell 22.89 points, or 0.4%, to 5,998.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 138.25 points, or 0.3%, to 44,722.06. The Nasdaq composite fell 115.10 points, or 0.6%, to 19,060.48. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 1.88 points, or 0.1%, to 2,426.19. For the week: The S&P 500 is up 29.40 points, or 0.5%. The Dow is up 425.55 points, or 1%. The Nasdaq is up 56.83 points, or 0.3%. The Russell 2000 is up 19.52 points, or 0.8%. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,228.91 points, or 25.8%. The Dow is up 7,032.52 points, or 18.7%. The Nasdaq is up 4,449.12 points, or 27%. The Russell 2000 is up 399.12 points, or 19.7%.The cool part of every one of Jared Spurgeon ’s birthdays is he gets to celebrate the anniversary of making his NHL debut. That anniversary, 15 seasons later, occurs Friday when the Wild captain turns 35. I’ll never forget Nov. 29, 2010, being Spurgeon’s 21st birthday. That’s because the night of Nov. 28, knowing Clayton Stoner had gotten hurt two games before and Justin Falk had just gotten hurt the night before in Colorado, I figured the Wild would need to rush a defenseman to Calgary. Advertisement I texted a team source asking if he could tell me the callup. He wrote back, “Spurge.” I got the reply as I got into the elevator at the Calgary Marriott preparing to go to dinner. The reason why I remember exactly where I was? I wrote back, “LOL.” Embarrassing, eh? In fact, I was so convinced the source was kidding, I didn’t write or tweet the “scoop.” After all, when Spurgeon – a training camp invitee who wasn’t signed by the Islanders after they drafted him in 2008 and was a whisker from signing a pro contract in Austria – signed with the Wild in Sept. 2010, the news was barely a dot, dot, dot at the end of my notebook when I was still at the Star Tribune . So I never envisioned the Wild calling up a 5-foot-9 defenseman fresh off the Western Hockey League ice with Spokane so soon into his pro career. I figured we’d see Marco Scandella or somebody like that. Not Spurgeon. Well, here we are 14 years later, and Spurgeon is the franchise’s blue line leader in virtually every statistical category and, outside of his first two games this season, has analytically been one of the team’s best defensemen since returning from missing six games due to injury. According to MoneyPuck, the Wild are controlling play with a 65.7 percent expected goal rate with his shutdown pair with Jonas Brodin and have only allowed 1.37 expected goals per 60 minutes with Brodin and Spurgeon on the ice. That’s third best in the NHL (minimum 90 minutes). Why do we bring this history lesson up? A reminder that Spurgeon, even though he obnoxiously still looks 25 and plays like he’s 25, does in fact turn 35 Friday and only has two years left on his contract beyond this season. Because of the fact he was limited to 16 games last season and had to miss six earlier this season due to the “healing process” of last year’s season-ending hip and back surgeries, the Wild are clearly starting to plan for what life after Spurgeon could look like. This brings us to David Jiricek, the hulking right-shot defenseman who will celebrate his 21st birthday Thursday – one day before Spurgeon’s 35th birthday and 14 years after Spurgeon celebrated his 21st birthday with his NHL debut. David Jiricek with the OT game-winner! What a goal... ⁦ @DavidJiricek ⁩ ⁦ @OctagonHockey ⁩ pic.twitter.com/vRW3MoK2z8 — Allan Walsh🏒 (@walsha) November 24, 2024 If you’ve listened to my Worst Seats in the House podcast, I’ve mentioned his name a handful of times dating to before the summer as one of the Columbus Blue Jackets prospects I could see the Wild pursuing after a new GM arrived and had a chance to examine his players. The Wild have had all sorts of conversations with Don Waddell since before the draft about everybody from Jiricek and Kent Johnson to Cole Sillinger and, as you surely know by now, Patrik Laine . Advertisement Remember, the Wild thought they had a deal done for Laine, but he wouldn’t waive his no-trade and was subsequently dealt to Montreal late in the summer. A few pods ago, I mentioned Jiricek’s name again because it’s a name that I keep hearing the Wild are motivated to acquire. And I subtly hinted I’d understand the deal ... as long as a trade doesn’t include Marco Rossi . And I don’t think it would. The Blue Jackets have held talks with a significant number of NHL teams about Jiricek. One is definitely the Wild, and if they can get this done, I’d think it would be for a prospect and perhaps a pick or NHL throw-in. In terms of prospects, the only untouchables are likely Danila Yurov, Jesper Wallstedt and Zeev Buium. Would Daemon Hunt get it done? He’s the closest defenseman to being NHL ready, but with Brodin, Jake Middleton and Buium locked up into the future, he’s expendable if one assumes Buium signs after his sophomore season at University of Denver. Or maybe Liam Öhgren, the Wild’s most NHL-ready forward down in Iowa. The Wild also have a couple talented young forwards prospects like Riley Heidt and Hunter Haight. If NHLers are included in a package, Declan Chisholm is expendable once Buium arrives, and at 24 years old, the puck-moving defenseman could be appetizing to Columbus. And we know how much Dean Evason loves forward Freddy Gaudreau, although he has played well this season and if he continues to do so, his $2.1 million a year contract for three more seasons beyond this one is reasonable. The Blue Jackets were initially asking for a similar top prospect back in return for Jiricek but have since reportedly shifting to considering offers on package deals. That’s probably because Columbus, understandably, aimed high for blue-chip prospects in each interested franchise only to be rebuffed. Advertisement So why do the Wild want Jiricek, the sixth overall pick in the 2022 draft? Upside and, if he hits, a Faber-Jiricek right-shot tandem on the top two pairs for years beyond Spurgeon’s time in Minnesota. All teams covet right-shot defensemen, and Jiricek is a two-way blue liner with a heavy shot who plays hard and would bring much-needed size to a blue line that doesn’t have a ton of it. While mobility has long been his weakness, Jiricek is a decorated junior player with lots of international experience and success. Have him work with Andy Ness, the Wild’s skating guru, and perhaps Ness can do wonders for Jiricek. Plus, we know Faber is a world-class skater, as are Brodin and Buium. If Jiricek’s skating is an issue, a left-shot like Brodin or Buium in the future could act as a safety net. Jiricek was named the Best Defenseman of the 2023 World Junior Championship while helping lead Czechia to a silver medal. In a league where it’s extremely different for teenagers to function, Jiricek had 38 points in 55 games his first-year pro with AHL Cleveland in 2022-23. That was the same year he was assigned to the world juniors. Columbus 6th overall pick David Jiricek’s game-tying goal with a bomb from the point that sent Team Czechia to OT. This team is a very special group... ⁦ @DavidJiricek ⁩ ⁦ @ehshockey ⁩ ⁦ @OctagonHockey ⁩ pic.twitter.com/xDZIwm6JlX — Allan Walsh🏒 (@walsha) January 5, 2023 Last season, after the then-Blue Jackets’ coaching staff was limiting his ice time or sanctioning him to the press box, Jiricek was assigned to the Monsters, helped them make the playoffs with 19 points in 29 games and then was a huge contributor toward the Monsters getting to the Eastern Conference final with 11 points in 14 games. Evason is now Columbus’ coach and nothing has changed in terms of Jiricek’s NHL usage, which surely could be considered a red flag when you consider this is the third staff that didn’t feel he was NHL ready. But the D coach, Steve McCarthy, is a staff holdover, so maybe that partly explains why Jiricek has only played six games, averaging 11:12 a game. WHAT A FINISH. 🚨 Jiricek sends it to OT 🚨 Svozil send us home 🗣 @TonyBrownPxP pic.twitter.com/eS6Rxc0r3z — Cleveland Monsters (@monstershockey) March 17, 2024 Wednesday night in Rochester, Jiricek played his third game for Cleveland since being reassigned. He had a goal and assist, including an overtime winner with a long reaching poke of Owen Sillinger’s centering pass. If the Wild do get this done, it may actually make sense for the team to initially assign him to Iowa. The Wild have had a strong start to this season and the blue line has played well, yet Jiricek has only played six NHL games and three AHL games this season. Advertisement It wouldn’t be fair to the team or to Jiricek to put him right into the NHL lineup until he can get his game in order with huge minutes at even-strength and in all special teams situations. That can only happen initially in Iowa. So we’ll see what happens here, but in the past few days, I’ve seen a lot of questions from Wild fans why the Wild would even be interested in a right-shot defenseman when the Wild are playing so well and the blue line is largely set this season. It’s because while Spurgeon may look like he can play forever, he won’t, and the Wild are trying to set up shop for after his time in Minnesota comes to an end. (Photo of David Jiricek: Jeff Curry / Imagn Images)onurdongel Trading in shares of The Container Store ( NYSE: TCS ) have been suspended immediately after the New York Stock Exchange said it will begin proceedings to delist the stock from the NYSE. The decision was reached as the company’s global market capitalization5 wild heart 。

Labour leader Chris Hipkins repeats MP’s ‘cooking the books’ claim about Heath NZ Commissioner Lester LevyMichail Antonio spoke to his West Ham team-mates via a video call from his hospital bed before they beat Wolves 2-1 on Monday night. Jarrod Bowen held Antonio’s number nine shirt aloft after scoring the winner in support of the Hammers striker, who is recovering after a horror car crash on Saturday. Boss Julen Lopetegui said: “He is not in his best moment but he kept his humour. It was a special moment for us. “I think we have a lot of reason to win matches but this was one reason more. He’s alive so we are happy.” MA9 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/fXwtdSQWYE — West Ham United (@WestHam) December 9, 2024 West Ham players wore ‘Antonio 9′ shirts while warming up and walking out before kick-off. The shirts will be signed by the players, including Antonio, and auctioned off with the proceeds going to the NHS and Air Ambulances UK. Tomas Soucek headed West Ham into the lead and held up nine fingers to a TV camera. The Czech midfielder told Sky Sports: “He’s been here since I came here. He is really my favourite. I said it would be tough for me to play without him. “He was here since I came and he’s really my favourite” Tomáš Souček on dedicating his goal to Michail Antonio ❤️ pic.twitter.com/smNy26wmuX — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 9, 2024 “I was so scared what was going to happen. It was a really tough week for him, his family and us.” Matt Doherty equalised for Wolves, and boss Gary O’Neil felt they should have had two penalties for fouls on Goncalo Guedes and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, both of which were checked by VAR. But Bowen’s winner – O’Neil believed there was a foul in the build-up – condemned Wolves to a 10th defeat of the season and a third in a row. While under-pressure Lopetegui may have earned a stay of execution, O’Neil’s future as Wolves manager is now in serious doubt. “A lot of things went against us but ultimately we have not found a way to turn the game in our favour,” he said. “But the players showed they are still fighting for me, for the fans and the group. Gary O’Neil’s Wolves lost (Zac Goodwin/PA) “Whenever this journey ends with Wolves I’ll be proud of it.” There was an acrimonious end to the match as captains Bowen and Mario Lemina scuffled after the final whistle, with the Wolves midfielder angrily shoving people including one of his own coaches, Shaun Derry. “I just went to shake his hand after the game,” Bowen said. “He didn’t want to shake my hand, two captains together just to say ‘well done’ after the game. “I know it’s difficult when you lose. I’ve been on the end of that situation.” O’Neil added: “Mario is calm now. He’s a passionate guy and something was said that upset him. “The instinct of the staff was to make sure he didn’t get into trouble, but he took some calming down.”

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No. 24 UCLA is seeking its eighth straight win on Saturday against an Arizona team that is trying to right the ship after dropping four of its last six games. The game is being played in Phoenix, billed as part of the Hall of Fame Series. It's the first meeting between the storied ex-Pac-12 rivals since the conference's collapse last year and will be the first time the teams have met in a nonconference matchup since 1977. UCLA (8-1) is off to a surprisingly hot start after a nightmarish last season. The Bruins have won seven in a row after falling to New Mexico on Nov. 8. They're coming directly off a 73-71 victory over No. 12 Oregon on Sunday on a game-winning 3-pointer by Dylan Andrews with 0.3 seconds remaining. Eric Dailey Jr. led the way with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting. The Bruins sit at 2-0 in conference play in their first season as a member of the Big Ten. "My analysis early of the Big Ten is that it's so deep," UCLA coach Mick Cronin said. "I know it probably always was that way, but now it's deeper. You've just got to get better. "I also coach at UCLA where we get the most titles and (have been to) the second-most finals. I didn't come to UCLA to win regular-season games. For us, it's about progression and getting better. "We were able to win (against Oregon) but I thought we got a lot better. We came together. We got more cohesive. The guys played with confidence." Tyler Bilodeau leads UCLA in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Bilodeau played his first two collegiate seasons at Oregon State, although his maiden voyage at UCLA is only his second season as a regular starter. Dailey, a transfer from Oklahoma State, doesn't trail too far behind in either category, averaging 12.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. USC transfer Kobe Johnson leads the Bruins with 3.2 assists while also tallying 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The Wildcats (4-4) are in the midst of a dreadful start, needing a 102-66 win over Southern Utah to nurse themselves back to .500. Before that, Arizona was just one for its last five. The Wildcats are winless against fellow power-conference opponents, suffering double-digit losses to Wisconsin and Duke. Arizona also absorbed a five-point loss to Oklahoma and a seven-point overtime loss to West Virginia at the Battle 4 Atlantis. "Great programs are going to stumble once in a while," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. "The response is the key. Learning from it and coming back stronger is the objective and that's the challenge. We obviously have been challenged early in the season. "(The emphasis needs to be on) Arizona basketball, because here's the deal: UCLA is a good program. If we go in and all we're worried about is UCLA and we assume that we're going to show up and play well, we're going to get our ass kicked." The Wildcats are led by Caleb Love, who returned for a second season at Arizona and a fifth in college overall after he played his first three seasons at North Carolina. Love is averaging 14.1 points per game on 37.2 percent shooting, down from 18 points per game a season ago. Aside from Love, Arizona has four more players averaging in double figures for the season: Jaden Bradley (12.0 ppg), Trey Townsend (11.3), KJ Lewis (10.3) and Anthony Dell'Orso (10.0). --Field Level Media

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — There’s plenty of concern and second-guessing to unpack from how the Bills unraveled on defense, special teams and clock management in their loss to the Los Angeles Rams to wonder whether it was premature labeling Buffalo as Super Bowl contenders only a week earlier. But first, the good news. There’s very little wrong with Buffalo’s Josh Allen-led offense after the quarterback strengthened his NFL MVP case. A week after a four-TD performance that included the statistical anomaly of him scoring two touchdowns on the same play in a 35-10 win over San Francisco, Allen became the NFL’s first player to throw and rush for three scores apiece in 44-42 loss to Los Angeles on Sunday . That Allen's latest superhuman-like effort ended in defeat is what’s troubling for the five-time defending AFC East champions (10-3) in their bid to dispel questions of finding ways to fall short in the playoffs in each of the past five years. Buffalo’s defense had few answers in stopping the Rams’ dynamic attack while allowing a season-high 457 yards. Worse still, the Bills allowed Los Angeles to go 11 of 15 on third down for a 73.3 conversion percentage — the third highest allowed by Buffalo and worst since allowing Miami's 75% conversion rate in 1986. If that’s not bad enough, the Bills lost for the first time in 39 games in which they scored at least 42 points, while becoming the NFL’s second team to lose when scoring 42 or more and not committing a turnover. Special teams didn’t help. Aside from allowing a blocked punt to be returned for a touchdown, the Bills couldn’t muster an attempt to block the Rams’ final punt from midfield with 7 seconds left because they only had nine players on the field. As coach Sean McDermott concluded after finally addressing reporters more than an hour after the game ended: “I thought we lost two of the three phases today.” He failed to mention yet another clock management misstep. Rather than have Allen spike the ball to stop the clock after a failed quarterback keeper from the Rams 1 with 62 seconds remaining, McDermott called timeout. That left Buffalo with two timeouts and essentially relying on the slim chances of recovering an onside kick after Allen scored on his next attempt. McDermott defended his decision by saying he feared too much time would elapse before the Bills aligned for another snap. And yet, it would not have matched the 45 seconds the Rams ran off on their final possession after Buffalo used its final two timeouts. Together, these are the types of miscues that have haunted the Bills in their recent playoff losses. The bright side is the loss to the Rams didn’t end the Bills’ season, though they fell two games behind Kansas City (12-1) in the race for the AFC’s top seed . And perhaps, the loss can be chalked up to a team riding a little too high off a playoff-clinching win and having to travel across the country to face a Rams team in the thick of its divisional race. If that’s so, the Bills have a chance to address their flaws — and doubters — by how they respond in what still stands as a juicy showdown at the NFC-leading Detroit Lions (12-1) on Sunday. “They’re the top dog in football right now,” Allen said, looking ahead to Detroit. “We have to have a good week, learn from this one, and put it behind us.” What’s working Scoring. The Bills topped 30 points for a team-record seventh consecutive game and ninth time this season. Buffalo entered the day ranked second in the NFL averaging 30.5 points per outing, behind Detroit (32.1). What needs help Run defense. Though the Rams averaged just 3.3 yards per carry, they stuck with it in finishing with 137 yards, helping them enjoy a 17-minute edge in time of possession. Stock up Allen. If not for him, the Bills wouldn't have been in position to nearly overcome a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit. His 424 yards (342 passing and 82 rushing) accounted for all but 21 yards of Buffalo's total offense. Stock down With so many options, perhaps the focus falls on special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley. This is the second time in 13 months special teams personnel management became an issue. Buffalo was flagged for having too many men as time expired, providing Wil Lutz a second chance to hit a decisive field goal in sealing Denver's 24-22 win last season . Injuries Starting CB Rasul Douglas was sidelined by a knee injury. ... DE Casey Toohill injured his ribs. Key number 80-1-1 — The Bills' record when scoring 38 or more points, including a 38-38 tie with Denver in 1960. Next steps Facing Detroit represents Buffalo's final major test before closing the season with two games against New England and hosting the New York Jets. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl John Wawrow, The Associated PressVinFast Whistleblower Filed Disclosures with U.S. Whistleblower ProgramsPlayoff game at Ohio State has sold 34% more tickets than Notre Dame game on StubHub

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