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Is Ukraine playing at 2026 World Cup? Results, schedule in UEFA qualifying and past record at FIFA tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Ukraine has continued to play international football despite not being able to host matches since the Russian invasion of 2022.
Initially under Oleksandr Petrakov and now their former Dynamo Kyiv and Tottenham forward Serhiy Rebrov, Ukraine have predominantly played their home matches at various venues in Poland.

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What channel is Iowa vs. Drake women’s basketball on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The annual Iowa-Drake women’s basketball rivalry gets underway Thursday in Iowa City.
The No. 21 Hawkeyes are off to a 2-0 start this season, powered by two double-doubles from sophomore Ava Heiden. That second victory was a massive 119-43 win over Evansville. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, are 1-1 on the season, fresh off a narrow loss to Creighton.

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First Period
The first five to six minutes of the game featured a decent amount of offensive zone time for the Devils, but not much in the way of quality chances. that changed when Jesper Bratt took a stretch pass off the left wing and got a step on the Chicago defense. He went in on Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight alone, deked forehand before going backhand, but he couldn’t beat Knight. It was the first premium chance for either side.
With 10:33 left in the period, the third line was in the midst of a terrific shift in which they forechecked and cycled Chicago to death.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder rolled over Luka Dončić and the Lakers in a dominant 121-92 win on Wednesday night. (Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images)IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters

Luka Dončić didn’t really want to get into his old general manager.
The Los Angeles Lakers star, fresh off a blowout 121-92 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, was asked about the Dallas Mavericks’ move to fire general manager Nico Harrison — the same man that traded him to the Lakers ahead of the deadline last season.

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CHICAGO (AP) —Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his third goal of the game at 3:28 of the overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
Dawson Mercer also scored and Jack Hughes had two assists for Eastern Conference-leading Devils, 3-0-1 in their last four. Jacob Markstrom stopped 17 shots.
Chicago’s Connor Bedard scored for the fourth straight game and extended his points streak to a career-high nine games, with eight goals and 11 assists in the run.

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