Navy’s athletic department, which spoke with Medhurst’s family, announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor.
Champions League roundup: Atlético Madrid fight back to stun Leverkusen
- Julián Álvarez double seals 2-1 win for 10-man Atléti
- Bologna 2-1 Dortmund, Red Star 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
Atlético Madrid fought back from a goal and a man down to rescue a dramatic 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The hosts played more than an hour with a man down after midfielder Pablo Barrios was shown a straight red card for a reckless studs-up tackle from behind on Jeremie Frimpong in the 24th minute. Jan Oblak made a string of saves but the Germans broke the deadlock just before the break with a headed goal by Piero Hincapié.
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Report: Josh McDaniels returning to New England as offensive coordinator
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Raphinha caps late Barcelona comeback to settle nine-goal thriller with Benfica
Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand Barcelona a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Vangelis Pavlidis’s hat-trick had given the hosts a two-goal half-time lead and they were 4-2 up with 12 minutes to play before Hansi Flick’s side pulled out a sensational victory, sealed by the Brazilian with a finish on the break, seconds after Benfica had appealed in vain for a late penalty.
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Continue reading...Mikel Arteta turns to tunes to ‘change our mood’ before Arsenal’s Zagreb test
- Club training to music after setback of Aston Villa draw
- ‘You play a song and immediately you feel different’
Mikel Arteta is hoping the sound of music can help Arsenal seal a place in the top eight of the Champions League and has urged his players to take out the frustration of letting slip a two-goal lead against Aston Villa when they face Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night.
Victory against the Croatian side would put Arsenal on the verge of qualifying directly for the last 16 with a trip to Girona next week in their final fixture to come. Arsenal will again be without William Saliba after the Frenchman missed the draw against Villa on Saturday with a hamstring strain, although Arteta said the defender was “evolving well”.
Continue reading...Unai Emery questions Aston Villa players’ mentality after defeat by Monaco
- ‘Some are not following the plan,’ says manager
- Ollie Watkins and Jhon Durán ‘didn’t work well’
A seething Unai Emery questioned the mentality of some of his Aston Villa players and conceded his latest attempt to partner Ollie Watkins and Jhon Durán backfired after they blew an opportunity to qualify automatically for the Champions League last 16.
Emery accused several of his Villa players of “not following the plan” after an insipid 1-0 defeat in Monaco. Asked to elaborate on his comments, the Villa manager tapped his temple with his index finger and said: “We want it and we need it.” He added: “We are being demanding with the players we have and some are not following the plan we are doing. This is the objective I have now, to try to build the team as strong as possible with a mentality we are building.”
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