FARGO — It was an all-timer in the Fargodome on Saturday afternoon when North Dakota State edged South Dakota State in the FCS playoffs semifinals. A physical, quality, entertaining football game won 28-21 by the Bison over their archrivals thanks to a near-miraculous one-handed touchdown catch by Bryce Lance and a game-clinching sack of Jackrabbits quarterback Mark Gronowski shared by Jaxon Duttenhefer and Loshiaka Roques . It was the 13th semifinal NDSU has played in the last 14 years, a remarkable run that frankly has left a portion of the Bison's fan base a bit bored. How many times can you see the same movie and be entertained? We the media, present company obviously included, are guilty of the same entitled thinking. The thing is, every time you think the Bison can't top the entertainment value of what the program has accomplished previously ... they top it. Or at least come close. Saturday was special for many reasons, not the least of which was that NDSU's seniors ended the season for their heated rivals. The defeat also ended the careers of a large group of talented, winning seniors from SDSU. It ended a two-year run at the top of FCS by the Jackrabbits. And it sent the Bison to Frisco, Texas, for another national title game — instead of the Jackrabbits. After the Jackrabbits utterly dominated the series from the spring 2021 season through 2023, winning four straight regular-season matchups to win the Dakota Marker trophy plus a national championship game following the 2022 season, the pendulum swung back to NDSU this season as the Bison won back the Marker and took the semifinal game. "We're back, baby!" Bison head coach Tim Polasek told a national television audience after the game. We're not sure the Bison went anywhere, considering the only time they haven't made the semifinals since 2011 was the comical and unnecessary spring 2021 season. But to Polasek's point, it sure feels like NDSU reclaimed a little swagger. Factor in all of that, plus the fact the game-winning TD on Cam Miller's 10-yard pass to Lance was a once-in-a-lifetime one-handed snare on which the receiver had to somehow get a foot down in the end zone, and you get one of the great all-time semifinal games in NDSU's FCS history. With the ramp-up to the championship game against Montana State still a week away, let's jump in the time machine and rank all the Bison semifinal games from 2011 until Saturday from worst to first. And there really can't be a "worst" since it's a national semifinal game. While some Bison fans would automatically rank NDSU's two defeats in the semis as worst — in 2016 to James Madison at the dome and 2023 at Montana — the outcome isn't necessarily the point. Both of those games were supremely entertaining and just happened to not go NDSU's way. No, we'll rank the games based on things like entertainment value, drama, meaning, historical significance and background story more than outcome. But, of course, outcome has to matter some. It's strictly a feel thing. Your list might be completely different than this one, and that's OK. Depends on what you value. Ranking NDSU's semifinal games in ascending order: 13. New Hampshire 2013 — Zzzzzzzzz. Snoozefest. Unseeded New Hampshire upset two seeded teams to earn the right to play one of the best teams in FCS history. The 2013 Bison beat Kansas State to start the season and rolled through the schedule with one close game. Media types on the field prior to the game saw a New Hampshire team whose offensive and defensive linemen looked smaller than NDSU's quarterbacks ( Brock Jensen and Carson Wentz ). Jensen threw a pick-six early for a 7-0 Wildcats lead, but the Bison scored the next 52 points. Final score: NDSU 52, New Hampshire 14. 12. Richmond 2015 — What was expected to be a semifinal rematch of 2014's championship game between the Bison and Illinois State got blown up when the second-seeded Redbirds lost in the quarterfinals to Richmond. So instead of traveling for the semis to play a higher-seeded foe, NDSU hosted the seventh seed. The result was predictable. Eric Perkins ran back a punt 88 yards for a touchdown just before halftime for a 26-0 lead, while the defense shut down the Spiders to the tune of 209 total yards. Final score: NDSU 33, Richmond 7. 11. Montana State 2019 — The Bobcats under Jeff Choate were just getting started trying to build a national championship contender and came to Fargo as the fifth seed. Unfortunately for them, the Bison had an all-time team en route to a 16-0 season that included a bevy of future NFLers like Trey Lance , Christian Watson , Dillon Radunz , Cordell Volson , Derrek Tuszka and Jabril Cox . The teams traded early touchdowns before Watson scored on a 75-yard pass from Lance and a 70-yard jet sweep on back-to-back touches in the second quarter. Game over. Final score: NDSU 42, Montana State 14. 10. Sam Houston 2014 — Coach K.C. Keeler's first shot at NDSU was 7-3 for the Bison at halftime before the John Crockett and King Frazier began to roll in the running game and wore down the Bearkats. Frazier scored on a 33-yard run to make it 14-3 in the third quarter and after a three-and-out by Sam Houston, Crockett busted the next play for a 55-yard TD run to break open the game. At the end of the third quarter, then-offensive coordinator Tim Polasek called the same power running play up the middle six straight times for Crockett to break the Bearkats' spirit. Final score: NDSU 35, Sam Houston 3. 9. Sam Houston 2017 — Keeler and the Bearkats came back to Fargo three years later and the result was far worse. After Sam Houston took a 3-0 lead on the game's first possession, Bruce Anderson ran all over the place, often untouched — the only reason this game was deemed more entertaining than the previous Sam Houston appearance at the dome — and he scored four consecutive touchdowns in the first half. Included were runs of 62, 37 and 33 yards plus a 23-yard pass from Easton Stick . NDSU led 41-3 at halftime. Seth Wilson ran for 194 yards, Anderson had 183 and the Bison had 472 as a team. Final score: NDSU 55, Sam Houston 13. 8. Georgia Southern 2011 — Hard to believe the first FCS semifinal game in the Fargodome, the one to send the Bison to Frisco for the first time, would rank this low on the list. It was Brock Jensen's "Flu Game." But after leading only 14-7 at halftime, Jensen's 55-yard TD run broke things open and NDSU overwhelmed blueblood Georgia Southern by rushing for 314 yards. The Eagles came north confident, but were swamped by an intense and raucous dome atmosphere for which they appeared unprepared while the Bison defense handled their option running attack. Final score: NDSU 35, Georgia Southern 7. 7. South Dakota State 2018 — This game wasn't close at the end, but was a two-score game until late in the third quarter when Bruce Anderson broke a 41-yard touchdown run — stiff-arming a Jackrabbits safety to the turf in the process. It was popular head coach Chris Klieman's final game in the Fargodome as he had accepted a job at Kansas State earlier in December. The Fargodome crowd let its love for Klieman and all-time great quarterback Easton Stick be known late in the game and afterward as Klieman stayed on the field and applauded the fans. The Bison dominated late, rushing for 443 yards including 147 yards and three TDs by Stick. That the Bison thumped their archrivals for a trip to Frisco only added to the storyline. A special semifinal, despite the lopsided score. Final score: NDSU 44, SDSU 21. 6. Incarnate Word 2022 — The Bison again were spared a semifinals road trip as the third seed when seventh-seeded Incarnate Word beat No. 2 Sacramento State in the quarterfinals. But if the idea was that NDSU's path to Frisco was greased by the upset, that was quickly quashed. It was an insane back-and-forth game. Behind outstanding quarterback Lindsey Scott , the Cardinals took a 16-0 lead and looked to be going in for another touchdown before a fumble near the Bison goal line changed the tide. The Bison offense rallied, the defense tightened and NDSU somehow led 17-16 at halftime. The Bison went up 24-16 early in the third quarter and looked to be gaining control, but Scott led two TD drives and the Cardinals went ahead 29-24. The Word took a 32-27 lead midway through the fourth quarter, but a 31-yard run by Kobe Johnson and a 2-point conversion gave NDSU a 35-32 lead with 8:11 left. The game wasn't secured until Dawson Weber picked off Scott with a little over a minute remaining. NDSU won despite being outgained 539-333. A snowstorm limited attendance and only 12,569 saw the game, which might be No. 1 on any other program's list of all-time great playoff games. Final score: NDSU 35, Incarnate Word 32. 5. at Montana 2023 — One of two losses that make the top five, but it was undeniably a classic. The unseeded Bison shocked Montana State in the second round and walloped South Dakota in the quarterfinals to earn a trip to Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula to face the second-seeded team. In a tough environment before more than 25,000 fans, Cam Miller hit Eli Green on a 9-yard touchdown pass with less than minute remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime 16-16. Wildcat quarterback Cole Payton went 25 yards for a score on the first play of OT to give NDSU the advantage, but Montana countered quickly to send the game to a second OT. Eli Gillman's 13-yard run gave the Grizzlies the lead and a tipped pass on a trick play resulted in a two-point conversion to give Montana a 31-23 lead. TK Marshall scored on a 2-yard run that gave the Bison a chance, but NDSU's own trick pass play was incomplete, setting off an epic Grizzlies celebration. Final score: Montana 31, NDSU 29. 4. James Madison 2016 — NDSU's first semifinal loss in the FCS. The Bison had won a record five straight national championships and beat Iowa of the Big Ten to start the season. But James Madison came to Fargo as the most talented team in the country and NDSU had lost some key players to injury. It turned out to be a slobberknocker. Dukes running back Khalid Abdullah ran through NDSU early and the visiting team took a shocking 17-0 lead. But the Bison clawed back to tie it 17-all with 5:53 left in the third quarter. The intensity and energy inside the Fargodome was as high as it had ever been and when Robbie Grimsley intercepted a Bryan Schor pass at midfield with 4:42 left in the third, and the building seemed in danger of falling down from the cheer made by the sold-out crowd. NDSU couldn't capitalize, though, and James Madison scored on its next two possessions, including a 25-yard TD pass from Schor to John Miller with 6:59 left, to take an insurmountable 27-17 lead. NDSU's title run was over and James Madison went on to win the national championship. Final score: James Madison 27, NDSU 17. 3. James Madison 2021 — It's tough to choose between this game and Saturday's victory over SDSU at the No. 2 and 3 spots, but given the level of rivalry between the Bison and Jacks this remarkable game had to be slotted third. The Dukes and Bison had developed a good playoff rivalry since that 2016 meeting, with NDSU winning two instant classics over JMU in Frisco to take national titles in 2017 and 2019. And this game took on special meaning because James Madison had announced its intentions to go FBS, so it would be the Dukes' last ride in FCS. NDSU took a 13-0 halftime lead, which included a touchdown pass from Cam Miller to fullback Hunter Luepke , but James Madison scored two TDs in the third quarter for a 14-13 aided by a blocked punt. Miller and Luepke struck again early in the fourth quarter to take back the lead and the Bison defense hung on from there. The iconic play: With James Madison threatening to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, cornerback Destin Talbert leaped high into the air and intercepted a Cole Johnson pass with one hand in the end zone. The Bison defensive line later sacked and harassed Johnson as time ran out to secure the victory and trigger a wild celebration in the dome. Final score: NDSU 20, James Madison 14. 2. South Dakota State 2024 — When asked about it after the game, NDSU coach Tim Polasek slotted this one No. 2 on the list. As he should have. The Jackrabbits had taken the mantle of the best team in FCS in 2022 and 2023, winning back-to-back national titles and dominating their matchups with the Bison. After putting much emotional and physical capital into beating SDSU in the regular season to stop the tide in the Dakota Marker game, NDSU had a chance to end their rival's FCS dominance in the semifinals at the dome. Leading 14-7 in the second quarter, it looked like the Jackrabbits were ready to take control. But Cody Huisman forced a fumble on SDSU running back Amar Johnson and the Bison recovered, and cashed in with a touchdown to tie the game 14-14. Bryce Lance had three touchdown catches, including two in the second half, as the Bison reclaimed their place over SDSU — at least for this season. Final score: NDSU 28, SDSU 21. 1. Georgia Southern 2012 — The original and the best playoff all-timer for NDSU, this game coined the term "Georgia Southern loud" for the volume of the sold-out dome crowd. The Eagles came to Fargo for the second straight year in the semifinals and had an uber-talented team led by quarterback Jerrick McKinnon . Trailing 20-16 with less than 4 minutes remaining, NDSU faced fourth down and 3 from the Georgia Southern 5. If the Eagles held, they'd win the game. After three excruciating timeouts, Brock Jensen ran a quarterback draw and powered into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown. The play is known in Bison lore as "Fourth and Frisco." NDSU led 23-20 with 3:05 left, but the game wasn't over. A 40-yard pass on fourth-and-11 put the Eagles in range to try a game-tying field goal with seconds left. But NDSU blocked a 50-yard attempt by Drew Ruggles and the Bison survived for their second straight trip to Frisco, where they defeated Sam Houston for the second straight time for a second straight national championship. Final score: NDSU 23, Georgia Southern 20.slot fortune gems jili games apk 。

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Ruud van Nistelrooy ‘disappointed’ and ‘hurt’ after cutting ties with Man UtdTORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Monday, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed on the first trading day of December. Tech stocks rallied south of the border as the bullish sentiment that marked November continues into the final month of the year, said Ryan Crowther, portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Canada. “I think it’s just continued optimism in the market,” he said. “It feels like the sentiment of the market right now is, if there’s nothing to worry about, then it’s a green light for stocks to keep moving higher.” Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted new records, with the latter gaining almost one per cent. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 128.65 points at 44,782.00. The S&P 500 index was up 14.77 points at 6,047.15, while the Nasdaq composite was up 185.78 points at 19,403.95. Meanwhile, Canadian markets took on a different tone Monday as tech darling Shopify saw its stock drop almost two per cent. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 57.67 points at 25,590.33. Shopify’s Black Friday numbers seemed pretty good, said Crowther, but perhaps some investors thought they weren’t strong enough. The company’s real-time map of sales showed a new record for Black Friday, with global sales reaching US$5 billion. However, Crowther noted Shopify shares have been riding high recently, so “there’s room for it to take a breather.” This week, Canada’s biggest banks are set to cap off earnings season. “As far as the credit situation for Canadian banks, we should be nearing the peak for loss provisions at this point and so far, things haven't been as bad as some would have feared,” said Crowther. “The investor outlook for 2025, if market strength continues, could include an improved capital markets backdrop, a potential return of IPOs into the picture, so that would be something that people will be thinking about this week as we digest the Canadian bank earnings.” Both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada are set to announce one more interest rate decision this month. Markets in the U.S. are currently leaning toward expecting a quarter-percentage-point rate cut from the Fed, according to CME Group. Meanwhile, “I think the conditions in Canada are still amenable for further rate cuts,” said Crowther, with an outsized half-percentage-point cut still in the cards for this month. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.14 cents US compared with 71.38 cents US on Friday. The January crude oil contract was up 10 cents at US$68.10 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down 15 cents at US$3.21 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was down US$22.50 at US$2,658.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was down a penny at US$4.13 a pound. — With files from The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press

Van Nistelrooy returned to Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag’s assistant in the summer and had a four-game interim spell in charge following his compatriot’s sacking in October. He left the club in the wake of Ruben Amorim’s appointment but was only out of work for two weeks after being appointed Leicester’s new manager on a deal until 2027. The 48-year-old had a glittering playing career with United and was disappointed his return had to end so soon. “The moment I took over the interim job what I said was I’m here to help United and to stay to help United, and I meant it,” he said. “So I was disappointed, yeah, very much so, and it hurt I had to leave. “The only job I would take as an assistant was at United because of the bond that I have with the people in the club and the fans. “But in the end I got my head around it because I also understand the new manager. I’m in football long enough, and I’ve managed myself, that you can think of a situation, me being there, I understand. “I spoke to Ruben about it, fair enough to him, the conversation was grateful, man to man, person to person, manager to manager, and that helped a lot to move on and straightaway get into talks with new possibilities which of course lifted my spirits.” The Dutchman takes on a difficult job at the King Power Stadium as he is tasked with keeping Leicester in the Premier League. He inherits an influential dressing room, which has seen a number of managers come and go over the last few years. Ruud's here for his first press conference as our Manager 😃 pic.twitter.com/A4Juixvorb — Leicester City (@LCFC) December 2, 2024 Van Nistelrooy revealed he has done his due diligence and also let the players know as well. “It’s the only way you can work. It’s mutual respect. I also mentioned to the players yesterday that I looked at the squad and started to make phone calls about players, because in football everyone knows everyone,” he said. “With two or three phone calls you hear stories about 20 players and for me it was important that you hear there are good characters there. That’s important, that there are good people there. “I look at the players how they play. I obviously don’t know them but I got general information and the individuals that they are a good bunch of people. That was important for me to get in.”MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Clean-Lasersysteme GmbH (cleanLASER), a leader in laser cleaning systems. The purchase of cleanLaser strengthens IPG’s global position in high-precision laser systems for cleaning applications by bringing additional know-how, complementary market exposure, and product and technology synergies. “The acquisition of cleanLaser aligns with IPG's strategic focus on expanding into promising new markets and applications. This move further differentiates our business by enhancing our ability to deliver comprehensive solutions that provide customers with cost-effective and environmentally sustainable alternatives to traditional industrial processes,” said Dr. Mark Gitin IPG Photonics’ Chief Executive Officer. “On behalf of the entire IPG team I want to welcome the cleanLaser team to IPG Photonics and look forward to working closely with them.” Founded in 1997 and based in Herzogenrath, Germany, cleanLASER is a leader and pioneer in expanding the usage of lasers for industrial cleaning, with an installed base of approximately 2,000 systems worldwide and approximately $30 million in annual revenue. The company serves a broad range of customers across the automotive, industrial, aerospace, medical, food, and other markets. Contact Eugene Fedotoff Senior Director, Investor Relations IPG Photonics Corporation 508-597-4713 efedotoff@ipgphotonics.com About IPG Photonics Corporation IPG Photonics Corporation is the leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers used primarily in materials processing and other diverse applications. The Company’s mission is to develop innovative laser solutions making the world a better place. IPG accomplishes this mission by delivering superior performance, reliability and usability at a lower total cost of ownership compared with other types of lasers and non-laser tools, allowing end users to increase productivity and decrease costs. IPG is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts and has more than 30 facilities worldwide. For more information, visit www.ipgphotonics.com.

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