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Willie Gay is making sure he gets his quote pinned up as well. Asked Thursday about what impresses him about Cincinnati’s offense, Gay had a simple, one-word response: “Nothing.” GAMING SURVEY: Complete short survey for chance to win international soccer shirt of your choice! That, of course, is a bold statement for a player that has been on the wrong end of three losses to the Bengals dating back to the start of the 2021 season, during which time the defense has given up an average of 29....

Now, he could have that opportunity for at least four more years. MORE: Numbers, please | SN’s Preseason All-Pro team | Our Super Bowl pick Smith signed a $68 million extension Sunday to remain with the Chiefs through the 2018 season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team did not disclose the terms of the contract....

Andy Reid offenses aren’t typically known for running the ball often, but that has never prevented the Chiefs from employing notable names in the backfield. Whether it was Jamaal Charles, Kareem Hunt, Clyde Edwards-Helaire or even Le’Veon Bell (remember that?), the Chiefs have employed plenty of household names in the backfield. Former Chargers and Broncos back Melvin Gordon is the latest to join that list. MORE: NFL power rankings — Where Chiefs stand entering Week 13...

What worked against a Chargers team prone to late-game collapses likely won’t against Patrick Mahomes, who has never lost in the divisional round. The Chiefs are looking to launch their third run to the Super Bowl in four seasons, one year after their championship hopes came to a crashing halt against Joe Burrow and the Bengals. Trevor Lawrence has made a Burrow-like leap in year two and is hoping to capture some of the same magic here in these playoffs....

That’s what the Kansas City Chiefs are. They won two games last year. They fired their coach for the third time in four years. They got the first pick of last spring’s draft. They hired the very well-known, recognizable Andy Reid, who last month returned to his former home of Philadelphia victorious before a prime-time audience. At 3-0, they were the toasts of the league and had a huge spotlight trained on them....

The result extended Chievo’s winless run to six matches in Serie A and primavera coach Lorenzo D’Anna will now take charge in an attempt to steer the club he captained as a player away from relegation trouble. Maran oversaw only two wins since the end of November and the Flying Donkeys sit fourth bottom – two points above SPAL, who occupy the final place in the drop zone. The 54-year-old joined Chievo in October 2014 and led them to a ninth-place finish in 2015-16....

Mass testing, health codes, centralized quarantine and snap lockdowns—all once requirements of the policy known as “dynamic zero-COVID”—were scrapped for most of China’s 1.4 billion people, according to the National Health Commission’s 10-point plan for “further optimization.” Under the new guidelines, those who test positive for the virus, and their close contacts, will be allowed to isolate at home if displaying mild or no symptoms. Restrictions on the sale of therapeutics such as fever medicine were lifted, and negative test results will only be required for specified venues including nursing homes, hospitals, kindergartens, and schools....

Speaking to German newspaper Bild on Saturday, Nelson, who was sworn in as head of NASA in May last year, said there was a “new race to space” between the U.S. and China—a reference to the previous space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union between the 1950 and 70s. While that culminated in the U.S. becoming the first and only country to put a human on the surface of the moon, it has not been back since the Apollo 17 mission of 1972....

President Xi was seated onstage with other government officials including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, all of whom went maskless at the commemorative event in Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong Province. The 67-year-old spoke for 50 minutes, praising what he called the “miraculous” development of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on the border with Hong Kong. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the hi-tech manufacturing hub’s establishment in 1980....

The U.S. accused four Chinese nationals of working with the Ministry of State Security to steal U.S. trade secrets, technology and disease research. China denied blame for a hack of the Microsoft Exchange email system and complained their entities were victims of damaging U.S. cyberattacks. “The United States ganged up with its allies to make unwarranted accusations against Chinese cybersecurity,” spokesman Zhao Lijian said. “This was made up out of thin air and confused right and wrong....

Ji Rong, spokesperson for China’s embassy in India, criticized remarks made earlier this week by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, who blamed the tense row at the contested Galwan Valley region on Beijing’s “outsized demands to claim sovereign territory” during a discussion with the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Using familiar terminology, the Chinese diplomat accused Biegun of harboring a “zero-sum Cold War mentality” and characterized seven decades of Communist Party rule as peaceful....

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After hammering Algeria’s ES Setif 4-1 in Lubumbashi in their opening game in Group B, Les Corbeaux caused a major upset in Rabat on Tuesday by thumping El Jadidi, who could only settle for a draw against MC Alger 1-1 in Algeria in their opening tie. The Moroccan’s looked like a side on a mission early on in the first half as they enjoyed the lions share of the ball possession and threatened severally through Simon Msuva and Hamid Ahadad....

The football body approved the grant as a financial package that will help to improve the technical supervision of the continent’s five representatives for next year’s tournament. And also the provision of technological devices that will help the teams measure their physical performance in outdoor trainings. The decision was made on the sidelines of the World Cup draw in Moscow, in a meeting between CAF Executive Committee member Kalusha Bwalya and the presidents of the five Football Associations that qualified for the quadrennial showpiece....

Administrators have been called and it is expected that 91 of 250 outlets will close. While most of the expected closures will affect the Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia chains, 11 Las Iguanas outlets, three Belgo restaurants and several sites at airports are also expected to close. Chief executive James Spragg said: “After reviewing all our options with advisors, it became clear that we needed to take this action in order to protect the business and secure the best possible future for Casual Dining Group as we look to conclude a potential sale....

About eight hours after an ESPN report stated the McDonald’s All-American was going to commit to play college basketball at California, Swanigan tweeted that he would be going to Michigan State. MORE: Jayson Tatum down to four | Kaminsky wins Wooden Award | Remembering Lauren Hill Swanigan, from Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., played on the same AAU team as Michigan State’s other McDonald’s All-American, Deyonta Davis from Muskegon, Mich....

According to data compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle, there were more than 6,000 new confirmed cases reported by county health departments across the state by Monday night, with multiple counties yet to report. The reported case count is a new high for the state that previously reported a high of 4,515 new daily cases on June 20. However, the California Department of Public Health told Newsweek in an email that the state reported 5,019 cases for Monday, not 6,000, though it is still a new single-day record....

Hayward, California, has issued an official apology to families who were affected by the bulldozing of a 12-block area known as Russell City, the Associated Press reported. This apology marks the city as the latest to reckon with its past racist injustices. The East Bay Times reports that the area was founded in 1853 and was a hub for Black and Latino residents. It also was the home of influential blues clubs such as the Country Club, whose famous visitors included Ray Charles and T-Bone Walker....

However, in issuing the ruling on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco also blocked a nationwide injunction applying the same decision to states across the country. In its ruling, the appeals court upheld a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the Justice Department from withholding money from its Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program—which is meant to help state and local law enforcement cover critical funding gaps—from California’s sanctuary cities....

“Portions of southern California were upgraded to an Extremely Critical risk for Day 2/Tuesday, October 29th,” the post said. “Critical weather conditions (dry and windy) will be a threat to parts of California again on Tuesday.” stated another post by the NWS. Getty Fire and Brentwood Fire As of 6 p.m. (local time) last night, the Getty Fire has reached 618 acres, with 5 percent contained and with the expected full containment date unknown, according to an official report posted yesterday on the official Twitter account of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)....