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Manchester United got a masterclass from a club that was playing fourth-tier Italian football not long ago. Como, now in Serie A and competing in Europe, handed United a sobering result that has fans questioning where this rebuilding project actually stands. Cesc Fabregas is building something real in northern Italy, and United felt every bit of it.
Shifting to New York, the Giants have benched Jameis Winston just twenty-three days after trading for J.J. McCarthy. Winston went two and one and one over four starts, throwing for just one hundred fifty-two yards against the Bengals with a touchdown and two picks. McCarthy now becomes the third quarterback New York trots out this season, which tells you everything about how this year has gone for Big Blue.
And some genuinely difficult news out of college basketball. Bob Huggins, who built Cincinnati and West Virginia into programs that mattered, is living with a progressive cognitive condition that has begun affecting his memory and daily life. Huggins is set to be inducted into the Cincinnati Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, and his family and the program deserve every bit of grace and support right now.
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