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Chelsea breezed past Austrian outfit St Pölten to seal their second Women’s Champions League victory of the campaign. Two goals from Catarina Macario, a finish from Wieke Kaptein, a double for Sam Kerr on her return to the starting lineup and an unfortunate Lisa Ebert own goal moved them up to second at the halfway stage of the league phase.There was no doubt that Bompastor’s side were coming into this as heavy favourites with evident disparities between the two. While both have dominated their domestic leagues in recent years – St Pölten have lifted the ÖFB-Frauenliga 10 times in the last decade; Chelsea have won eight WSL titles in the same time – the difference in resource, investment and experience in Europe is stark. While the English champions have reached the semi-finals of the competition for the last three seasons, the Austrians have to go back to November 2022 for their last win in Europe. Continue reading...

Medical examiner says Kiss founding member’s death was accidental, caused by blunt force injuries from a fallAce Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head that he suffered in a fall earlier this year, an autopsy has determined.Frehley died peacefully on 16 October surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey, a few weeks after the fall occurred, according to his agent. Continue reading...

Lawsuit alleges doctor at Fort Hood was allowed to continue working despite complaints against him for yearsMilitary officials in Texas have suspended a US army gynecologist over allegations he inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center.A civil lawsuit filed in Bell county on Monday alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood, repeatedly groped a woman during a series of seven or eight consultations, and took intimate videos and photographs of her that were later found on his phone. Continue reading...

After missing the first few months of the season while recovering from spinal fusion surgery, free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. has officially signed a contract for the 2025 NFL season, joining the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad ahead of their Week 11 showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. Taking to social media to announce the move, ESPN Senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler explained the move, revealing a new start for the second-generation cornerback. “Free-agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. is signing with the Steelers practice squad, per source,” Fowler wrote. “A top-25 free agent in March, Samuel recovered from spinal fusion surgery in time to sign for the season’s second half. Now, he gets a new start with Pittsburgh.” Originally drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Samuel Jr. played all four of his professional seasons so far with the Los Angeles Chargers, performing at a very high level in 2023 before injuries held him to just four games last fall. While teams were wary to hand Samuel a big-money, long-term contract back in March, April, or even May, the Steelers are getting a chance to bring a 26-year-old cornerback into their system on a bargain bin contract, with an ability to call him up for action when he’s ready and able to contribute. And the best part? Aaron Rodgers now gets to play with Samuel Jr. after spending years going against his father when he was playing cornerback with the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. Now, how many players can say that? The post Steelers sign Asante Samuel Jr. to practice squad appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Teenage defender is the third player from the club to be sidelined with long-term knee injury this season amid fears over match schedulingOn Monday, two days before their Allianz Arena game against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Arsenal announced the devastating news that their centre-back Katie Reid had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury.The 19-year-old, who was pulled forward to lift the Champions League trophy in front of fans by the captain Leah Williamson at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium celebration in May, had a meteoric rise at the start to the season, partnering Steph Catley in place of the injured Williamson, starting many games ahead of the World Cup winner Laia Codina and double European Championship winner Lotte Wubben-Moy. Continue reading...