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On the same day China landed a probe on the moon, the US’s massive telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed

December 2, 2020 [email protected]_84 China, collapsed, Day, landed, Massive, moon, probe, Puerto, Rico, telescope, USs

© Left: China National Space Administration Right: RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images
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On the same day that China collected lunar rocks in a groundbreaking space mission, a critical US telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed.
The observatory, built in 1963, was a beacon for US astronomical research, lasted through natural disasters, and inspired generations of Puerto Rican researchers.
China’s successful accomplishment with the Chang’e-5 probe is the first time since the 1970s that lunar samples have been collected, and if the spacecraft returns to Earth safely in mid-December, will mark a massive step forward in space exploration.
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On Tuesday, the United States and China experienced vastly different events in the world of space exploration and observation.

The Arecibo Observatory, a colossal telescope located in Puerto Rico, collapsed after deteriorating sharply since August. The Arecibo Observatory had been operating as a center for astronomical observations for 57 years.

Meanwhile, far from the Earth’s atmosphere, the unmanned Chang’e-5 probe, a Chinese spacecraft, landed on the moon to bring lunar materials back to Earth for the first time in almost 50 years, the Chinese government announced.

China’s moon landing and retrieval of lunar rocks mark the first time a country has acquired sample materials from the moon since the Soviet Union’s Luna 24 mission in 1976, according to NASA.

US astronauts in NASA’s Apollo program last retrieved over 800 pounds of lunar samples between 1969 and 1972.

Video: China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks (Reuters)

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The two separate events on the same day show the stark contrast between China’s recent investment in space exploration and research and the US’s space efforts, which often have shifting budgets and priorities.

As Business Insider previously reported, there are myriad roadblocks to the US going back to the moon, including the cost of

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Race Thompson Has Career Day in Indiana’s Win Over Providence

December 1, 2020 [email protected]_84 career, Day, Indianas, Providence, race, Thompson, win

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Indiana had a need and Race Thompson filled it nicely in the Hoosiers’ 79-58 blowout victory over Providence on Monday in the first round of the Camping World Maui Invitational.

Worried about rebounding with a new three-guard lineup, Thompson answered the bell for Indiana, scoring a career-high 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to lead the Hoosiers past a good Friars team that can contend in the Big East. It was the first career double-double for the redshirt junior from Plymouth, Minn.

“I was flabbergasted at the way they manhandled us on the offensive glass,” Providence coach Ed Cooley said. “Give the Thompson kid credit; he had a career game against us. We pride ourselves on defensive rebounding and they got 15 offensive rebounds against us. That just doesn’t happen to us.

“But give them credit. They played harder than we did. It was just a bad game for the Friars.”

With the win, Indiana advances to the semifinals to take on No. 17-ranked Texas, a 78-76 winner over Davidson in the first round. The game is at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

The two other first-round games — North Carolina vs. UNLV and Stanford vs. Alabama — were scheduled for Monday night at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center.

The tournament was moved from Hawaii because of travel concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indiana (2-0) entered the game as a two-point favorite and was expecting a battle from the big and physical Friars (1-1), but the Hoosiers took control early and never looked back. Thompson had 11 first-half points and Indiana won the rebounding battle by eight. Indiana never trailed after Providence’s first basket of the game.

The Hoosiers also made their free throws, which was an issue during their season-opening win over Tennessee Tech. After shooting 10-for-22 in the opener, they made 7-of-8 in the first half in building a 17-point lead. Thompson was 3-for-4 himself

Indiana struggled from three-point range early, but got a nice boost from Al Durham early in the second half. He hit back-to-back three-pointers right after a mini-run by Providence. Durham, a senior co-captain, finished with 19 points. Providence never got closer than 10 points in the second half.

“Al played with poise and confidence, and Al showed he’s a very capable finisher,” Miller said. “He made some big threes, made his free throws. We need that from him.”

Indiana center Joey Brunk missed his second straight game with a sore back. Miller said he could have played if it was February or March, “but we’re trying to get to February and March,” he said. “I think he’ll be available if things continue to progress in this tournament.”

Miller said the only number on Thompson’s stat line that he didn’t like where the 35 minutes he played. “Too much. Way too much,” said. “We were kind of riding him for a bit there, and then Jerome Hunter wasn’t able to help much with all the fouls. We can’t have that.

“Fatigue will

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Monday Serves as Moving Day in College Football Recruiting

December 1, 2020 [email protected]_84 college, Day, football, Monday, moving, recruiting, Serves

The Early Signing Period begins on December 16, when senior college football prospects can begin signing a National Letter of Intent.

Some 17 days prior, it was a momentous Monday of movement on the recruiting trail when it comes to top prospects backing off of longstanding commitments. As of this writing, a half-dozen prospects committed to Power 5 programs each took a step back.

Two are preseason SI99 members, one is an Elite 11 quarterback and the nation’s No. 6 slot receiver flipped between Pac-12 programs before nightfall out west.

SI All-American breaks down the five biggest moves made.

LB Terrence Lewis Decommits from Tennessee

SI99 linebacker and Miami (Fla.) Central standout Terrence Lewis is back on the market as of Monday evening. Pledged to UT since April, he was openly recruiting for the Vols class as much as any longstanding commitment, and he says Jeremy Pruitt and company are still in it. Lewis, a one-time Florida commit, will have no shortage of programs inquiring about his signature next month. LSU, Clemson and Miami were each once tied at or near the top of his list at one point. UT was joined by Florida, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Penn State and Nebraska the last time Lewis released a list of top schools. It’s worth noting that the Aggies recently added two of his high school teammates to the 2021 group in SI99 running back Amari Daniels and two-way talent Yulkeith Brown.

RB Armoni Goodwin Decommits from Auburn

The Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville all-time leading rusher says his year-plus pledge to Gus Malzahn and company will keep the Tigers in it, but you don’t back off of a pledge that longstanding to turn around and stick with them, right? Time will tell, but the compact running back talent told SI All-American programs like Alabama, LSU, Georgia and Florida State are heavily involved. UA and FSU have yet to gain a running back on the commitment list to this point in the cycle. No word yet on whether or not Goodwin will sign in December, but the clock is ticking either way for the SI99 member. Auburn is down to just 12 commitments in the 2021 class, second-fewest in the SEC only to South Carolina following the firing of Will Muschamp.

QB Luke Altmyer Decommits from Florida State

The rough first year ride for Mike Norvell hit another off-the-field low point on Monday with the morning news of the incoming QB opening the process back up, crippling a Seminole recruiting class clinging to a top 25 spot in the November SIAA recruiting rankings. Not only will this push FSU out of the mix without a considerable rebound, but it strikes a potential instant-impact prospect at the game’s most important position from a program desperately in need of one to build the program around. Ole Miss has all of the knee-jerk reaction buzz with the Starkville (Miss.) talent and he would stand as Lane Kiffin’s biggest early-tenure recruiting win thus far in

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A new lineup and a career day from KyKy Tandy help Xavier past Toledo

November 29, 2020 [email protected]_84 career, Day, KyKy, lineup, Tandy, Toledo, Xavier

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Xavier spent most of Friday afternoon on the wrong side of the scoreboard against Toledo in the finale of the Xavier Invitational at Cintas Center.

But, for the second day in a row, when crunch time arrived, Xavier found a way to hold on for a 76-73 win that required some late heroics and a career day from sophomore KyKy Tandy.

The day before, Tandy hardly played at all in the second half against Bradley.

More: Xavier survives a scare at the buzzer in a win over Bradley

“I told him (Tandy) this against Bradley,” said Xavier head coach Travis Steele, “I didn’t think the effort was there. I was disappointed with his motor and I thought it hurt our team. I told him last night when you go game, game, game, three games in three days, you gotta be able to make adjustments and control your emotions pretty dang quickly because it’s next game.

“I told him, ‘Flush the Bradley game out. It’s done. It’s over with. We need you. Our team needs you.'”

Tandy got the message and responded Friday with a career-high 24 points that included seven pivotal points in the final 3:24 of the game.

“I think I’ve been playing a little stagnant, a little overthinking at times,” Tandy said. “Today, my coach told me to be in attack mode, just play my game, not think.”

Xavier didn’t take its first lead in the game until 12:19 of the second half.

The lead proceeded to ping pong back and forth in the final minutes, but with 2:59 left and Toledo ahead 65-64, Xavier pulled together a 6-0 run thanks to a pair of baskets from Scruggs and Tandy, followed by two free throws from Tandy. Xavier never gave the lead back to Toledo, going 6 for 6 at the free-throw line in the final minutes.

Xavier also played Friday with a lineup it had never practiced before.

“We had to scrap our whole offense,” said Steele. “We played a lineup we’ve never played in practice, never worked with. We just went with four guards and tried to spread the floor.”

Steele said he decided to go with Tandy, Scruggs, Dwon Odom, Nate Johnson and Jason Carter because Zach Freemantle was in foul trouble the entire game and Steele also thought it was a lineup that gave Xavier the best chance to win.

Xavier coach Travis Steele decided to go with a four-guard lineup because Zach Freemantle was in foul trouble. (Photo: Cara Owsley/The Enquirer)

“Obviously, Zach was trapped with three fouls,” said Steele. “I think we were struggling to guard them. I thought they were really exposing us when we were big, so I thought that would really help us defensively, but then I also thought offensively it could open up the floor a little more for our guards to try and attack.

“Sometimes you’ve gotta make adjustments on the fly and I was proud of our

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Watch Now: OSU vs. Texas Tech notebook: Dezmon Jackson has career day; Boone Pickens statue unveiled | OSU Sports Extra

November 29, 2020 [email protected]_84 Boone, career, Day, Dezmon, Extra, Jackson, notebook, OSU, Pickens, Sports, Statue, Tech, Texas, Unveiled, Watch

“He changed how we felt about our university,” athletic director Mike Holder said during the ceremony. “He changed giving to an unprecedented level. In essence, he changed our university forever. And for those reasons he was and he will always be the greatest Cowboy of them all.”

The statue is located on the west side of Boone Pickens Stadium and it was announced Saturday that a Barry Sanders statue is also expected to arrive on campus soon.

First kickoff return TD in six years

Oklahoma State had 12 kickoffs returned for a touchdown in Gundy’s first eight seasons, from 2005-2013. But the Cowboys hadn’t returned a kick for a score since Tyreek Hill in 2014. Jason Taylor ended the drought with a 48-yard kickoff return on an onside kick attempt in the third quarter.

Safety Tre Sterling returned an interception for 65 yards to give OSU two non-offensive touchdowns. It was the first time OSU has had two non-offensive TDs since Madre Harper and Ramon Richards returned fumbles against Southeastern Louisiana in 2016.

Wallace with another 100-yard game

Tylan Wallace continues to show why he is considered one of the best wide receivers in the country. He finished with seven catches for 129 yards and a touchdown. It was Wallace’s 14th career 100-yard receiving game, which is the fifth-most in OSU history.

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OSU vs. Texas Tech notebook: Dezmon Jackson has career day; Boone Pickens statue unveiled | OSU Sports Extra

November 29, 2020 [email protected]_84 Boone, career, Day, Dezmon, Extra, Jackson, notebook, OSU, Pickens, Sports, Statue, Tech, Texas, Unveiled

His $165 million donation to OSU in 2005 was the largest single donation to an athletics program in NCAA history. Pickens was honored a couple of hours before the game with the unveiling of his statue, sculpted out of bronze.

The statue is located on the west side of Boone Pickens Stadium and it was announced Saturday that a Barry Sanders statue is also expected to arrive on campus soon.

First kickoff return TD in six years

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Hockman’s career day leads NC State past Syracuse

November 29, 2020 [email protected]_84 career, Day, Hockmans, Leads, State, Syracuse

Bailey Hockman threw a career-high four touchdown passes — three to Thayer Thomas — and visiting North Carolina State recorded a 36-29 victory over Syracuse on Saturday afternoon.

The Wolfpack (7-3, 6-3 ACC) won their third straight game and held off the Orange (1-9, 1-8) with a clutch defensive stop in the final minute.

Syracuse was 7 yards away from tying the game but NC State held on. On third down, Rex Culpepper dropped back to pass, could not find a receiver and was sacked by Payton Wilson for an 11-yard loss as the clock kept moving.

With one second remaining, Culpepper did not know it was fourth down and took a knee, essentially ending the game.

Hockman completed 23 of 31 passes for a career-high 313 yards in his first career 300-yard game. His primary target was Thomas, who had nine receptions for 102 yards.

Thomas had a 15-yard TD reception in the second quarter and TDs of 31 and 9 yards in the third.

Emeka Emezie caught the go-ahead 26-yard TD early in the fourth quarter.

Syracuse lost its seventh straight game and started Culpepper for the fourth time. Starting in place of JaCobian Morgan (undisclosed injury), Culpepper was 23-of-45 for 254 yards and two touchdowns.

Orange receiver Taj Harris tallied a career-high 13 receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown.

Syracuse turned a 14-13 deficit into a 22-14 halftime lead with a 60-yard touchdown catch by Nykeim Johnson and a safety, when Hockman was sacked in the end zone by Marlowe Wax.

Thomas hauled in his second TD with 12:35 remaining in the third to make it 22-20 but Syracuse took a 29-20 lead on Harris’ 13-yard TD with 5:49 remaining.

Thomas scored his third TD about three minutes later to get the Wolfpack within 29-27 and Emezie’s 26-yard TD gave NC State a 33-29 lead less than a minute into the fourth.

Christopher Dunn’s 31-yard field goal made it 36-29 with 5:20 remaining.

–Field Level Media

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Antonio Gibson’s career day shines a spotlight on Washington’s promising young core

November 27, 2020 [email protected]_84 Antonio, career, Core, Day, Gibsons, Promising, shines, spotlight, Washingtons, Young

After Antonio Gibson got the edge, after he knew he could outrace the defense to the pylon, he allowed himself a glance back. The rookie running back saw Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson. In moments like these, when he was putting the exclamation point on a win, Gibson usually threw up the peace sign. But this time, he switched the ball from his right hand to his left and waved, a farewell to the Cowboys, a hello to the national TV audience, a swaggering statement about what this team believes it can be.

a group of football players on a field: Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson waves goodbye as he runs past Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson during Thursday's win. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

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Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson waves goodbye as he runs past Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson during Thursday’s win. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

For all their miscues and mistakes, the Washington Football Team has proven to be a tough and resilient unit — and the promise finally shone through in the 41-16 Thanksgiving thumping. This was the clearest example yet that Coach Ron Rivera is molding the team in the image he said he would, and the play of several of his young players — Gibson, wide receiver Terry McLaurin, defensive end Montez Sweat — illustrated it.

What Gibson said after the game perhaps best embodies the mind-set of a team that, at 4-7, jumped into first place for the NFC East.

“Our record isn’t the best; our conference isn’t the best; but we’re still in it,” Gibson said. “That gives us hope. If we can make the playoffs, why not?”

After a career day — 25 touches, 137 yards, three touchdowns — Gibson couldn’t help but think back to November 2019. He was at Memphis then, and he set a school record against then-No. 14 Southern Methodist with 386 all-purpose yards, including a 50-yard receiving touchdown, a 78-yard rushing touchdown and a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown. He couldn’t believe the symmetry, another breakout game on another national stage against another team from Dallas.

“It’s the story of my life,” he said. “Every time the spotlight come on, it seems like God’s always watching on me. … The SMU game put me on the map.”

Four takeaways from Washington’s 41-16 blowout win over Dallas

Since then, no one embodies the progress and maturation of the team better than Gibson. Washington drafted Gibson in the third round as a project, a young weapon who had played a little running back and a little receiver in two seasons of Division I. Rivera compared him to Carolina’s Christian McCaffrey, the league’s highest-paid running back, and put him in the running backroom full time.

Early in the year, Gibson looked like a receiver playing running back. He missed holes; he misjudged linemen; he confused protections. Slowly, though, he made strides. His role expanded, and he lined up in two-back formations with J.D. McKissic. He used his athleticism to help the Air Coryell-based offense, uniquely dependent on running backs, turning check-downs into first downs.

On Thursday, Gibson’s progress was evident. He proved too tough for one tackler in

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Justin Herbert has career day as Chargers hold off Jets late – NFL Nation

November 26, 2020 [email protected]_84 career, Chargers, Day, Herbert, hold, Jets, Justin, late, Nation, NFL

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It’s not a Los Angeles Chargers game without late-game dramatics. This time, they won, beating the New York Jets 34-28 after holding off a late New York drive to break their string of hard-luck, fourth-quarter losses.

With the win, the Chargers moved to 3-7 on the season, while the Jets fell to 0-10.

Once again, quarterback Justin Herbert was the star. He tied an NFL rookie record (set earlier this season by the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow) with 37 completions, going 37-of-49 passing for 366 yards and three touchdown passes. He set a personal high for passing yards and a league rookie record for most games with at least three touchdown passes, as Sunday was the fifth time he has thrown three or more touchdown passes.

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Many of those passes went to Keenan Allen, who set a franchise single-game record with 16 receptions. Allen gained 145 yards and hauled in a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to put the Chargers up 31-13.

The Jets did add some anxious moments, as they came back from 18 down to have a chance to tie the game late. New York drove to the Chargers’ 32 with less than two minutes left. But unlike blown leads earlier in the season against the Denver Broncos (21 points), Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints (17), Jacksonville Jaguars (16, but eventually won) and the Kansas City Chiefs (11), the Chargers held, as they gave up a voluntary safety to provide the final margin. Therefore, the Chargers’ four losses while entering the fourth quarter with a lead didn’t become five.

Giddy secondary: The defensive secondary had to be the happiest players on the field. They bent but didn’t break, forcing three Joe Flacco incompletions on the final three plays of the drive to hold on to the victory.

QB breakdown: Herbert was amazing. He has had a lot of impressive performances, but this had to be the best. He had three touchdowns and zero interceptions. He looked poised and in control throughout, throwing for 277 yards in the first half. He threw touchdown passes to Allen, Mike Williams and Hunter Henry.

Special-teams issues: The win covered up a blocked punt on the first series of the game, repeating the pattern from the previous week’s loss to the Miami Dolphins. The Jets converted the blocked punt into a touchdown to take an early 6-0 lead.

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Best 2020 Thanksgiving Day football picks, predictions: NFL, college best bets, and 5-team parlay

November 26, 2020 [email protected]_84 5team, Bets, college, Day, football, NFL, parlay, picks, predictions, Thanksgiving

Although football fans no longer have the primetime Thanksgiving Day NFL matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens due to a COVID-19 outbreak, there will still be a tripleheader to digest. The Detroit Lions kick off the festivities in their traditional 12:30 p.m. ET slot by hosting the Houston Texans, followed by an NFC East grudge match between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Football Team at 4:30 p.m. ET. College football delivers in primetime on Thursday night, as Utah State hosts New Mexico at 7 p.m. ET.

All three 2020 Thanksgiving Day football games feature narrow spreads according to the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook. The Lions are three-point underdogs to the Texans, while the Cowboys are three-point home favorites in the current NFL odds. New Mexico is a 6.5-point road favorite at Utah State in the latest college football odds. Before making your Thanksgiving Day football picks and parlays, be sure to see the latest Thanksgiving Day football parlay from the experts and proven computer model at SportsLine.

To pull this off, SportsLine is utilizing its top experts to make NFL picks and its proven computer model to make college football picks. It’s an all-star cast of football experts that includes some of the top handicapping experts in the nation and a model with a track record of providing results.

SuperContest guru R.J. White (39-22 on Lions picks) has made the call on Texans vs. Lions, while veteran handicapper Mike Tierney (17-7 on Washington picks) is locked in on Washington vs. Cowboys. Meanwhile, the red-hot SportsLine Projection Model is 44-23 on its top-rated college football picks and is delivering a must-see predictions for New Mexico vs. Utah State, Lions vs. Texans, and Cowboys vs. Washington.

Now, the experts and the model have examined the latest NFL odds and college football betting lines, and their predictions are in. Head to SportsLine now to see them all.

Top Thanksgiving Day 2020 football predictions

One part of the 2020 Thanksgiving Day football parlay we’ll give away: The model is backing the over (46) to hit when Dallas takes on Washington. The over is 7-2 in Washington’s last nine Thursday games and 4-1 in the Cowboys’ last five games as a home favorite.

The Cowboys finally got their offensive groove back last week, as Andy Dalton returned from a concussion to throw for 203 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-28 victory over the Vikings. That victory snapped a four-game losing streak and marked the first time Dallas had put up at least 30 points since nipping the Giants in Week 5.

Washington’s offense is slightly more constant, scoring under 14 points just once this season despite plenty of quarterback issues. The over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between Dallas and Washington and has hit in five straight meetups at AT&T Stadium. Back the over as part of your 2020 Thanksgiving Day NFL picks.

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