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The figure that is mentioned most when discussing Arne Engels and assessing the start he has made to his Celtic career is undoubtedly his £11m price tag. Mentioned less is his age, with the Belgian internationalist coming to a new country with that fee on his shoulders at just 21. Despite widespread perceptions that he has yet to live up to expectations over the piece, his opening goal for his side against Motherwell on Boxing Day was his fifth in 23 appearances already – though admittedly, four of those have come from the penalty spot. What it all adds up to though, at least in his own estimation, is a more than satisfactory start to life at Celtic. His manager, Brendan Rodgers , spoke about Engels in the aftermath of the win over Motherwell, saying that he has been hugely impressed by the ability in training, and that he is starting to see that demonstrated more consistently on a matchday too. And, crucially, that there is much more to come. Engels himself has echoed that sentiment, taking the time to look back over his first four months in the country after making a valuable contribution to Celtic’s latest victory. “I think it's always nice to help the team,” Engels said. “That's why I'm here. That's why everybody's here is to help the team win. So that's the most important thing. “It's always nice to grab a goal then and to help the team like this. So, yeah, it was a nice afternoon. Everybody knows that you need to perform here and everybody is doing really well. “Everybody's pushing each other. So, that's a really nice competition into the team and that helps us also to perform every game. I think everybody is performing really well and then you get wins. “It's been really nice. Everybody's really nice to me. Also settling down here, it's been amazing. It's an amazing country actually. So, it's all been easy for me. “In the team, the boys are amazing. They're all fantastic guys that we can love every day. So, it has been really enjoyable actually. “Just the people [are my favourite thing about Scotland] actually. Everybody's so nice to each other. That makes me feel really welcome here. Read more: Celtic 4 Motherwell 0: Engels shines as champions get back to winning ways Brendan Rodgers certain there is more to come from Arne Engels and Celtic “Also, of course, you have really beautiful places here in Scotland. The city is also nice. So, it has been really nice.” His penalty prowess may have inflated his scoring stats somewhat, but he still has to stick them away, and in important moments such as the one he faced on Thursday, Engels seems completely unfazed. “I'm always training on it,” he said. “It's not really something that I'm really thinking about or something. I'm just training it like everybody's training and everybody's ready to take it. So, like you saw in the cup (final), everybody is taking them really well. And that's the most important thing that we can all take a good penalty and that we can all score. “I think I'm just confident in my shooting abilities. So, that makes it more easy for me to take a penalty. I think it's nothing really special that I'm thinking about. “I'm just doing it.” (Image: Jane Barlow - PA) What Engels also seems to be doing then is slowly winning over any remaining sceptics, and he will be hoping to follow up his performance against Motherwell with another good showing against St Johnstone tomorrow to stake a claim for a starting place against Rangers in the New Year derby. Not that he would ever admit to thinking that far ahead, just yet. “I think we showed already every week that we are in a good place,” he said. “It's now just up to us to keep the focus and keep working on the next game. “I think we showed already a few weeks and a few months that we are ready for every game. I think it's the same for the next one. “We just talk about the next game. We talked about this game, now we're talking about the next game. We see every game by itself, and we don't look forward [beyond that] because then you forget the important things of the next games. “You need to win every game here, so you need to be focused every week.” Meanwhile, there was another bit of good news for Celtic on Thursday with Nicolas Kuhn coming off the bench after a knee issue that had ruled him out of the trip to face Dundee United just prior to Christmas. True to his form this season, the winger found the net, with his tally of 13 goals so far already over double his previous best for a campaign - which was the six scored last term. And while he isn’t yet at 100 percent, another run-out against St Johnstone should have him fit and firing by the time Ibrox rolls around. “It was still a bit painful, but it was good to be back,” he said. “The goal was not the nicest I’ve scored but I will take it. “It’s nice to pick up where I left off. I just tried to continue the way I’ve started this season, and I was happy to get the goal. But the most important thing was the three points. “I feel good. I am really happy at the club, with the team and all the people here. “I enjoy playing. Do I have a taste for goals? Yes. Maybe at the end I could have taken another shot but I wanted to get the assist! It’s nice to assist too. “I don’t really set targets. The most important thing for me is to stay fit after a full pre-season with the team. I have felt fit all season so hopefully it will be fine and I am back 100 percent soon. “This has been my best return now and there are still a lot of games to come. You can’t play in all of them, but I am happy to be back and I want to continue. “My ambitions are just to stay fit and keep going.”ExxonMobil's Bold Plan Positions It to Produce Another $30 Billion in Annual Cash Flow by 2030big fish casino free chips 。

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Many little girls venture to New York City around the holidays and get wide-eyed when they walk up to Radio City Music Hall. Some dream of being in the kickline alongside the dozens of Rockettes in sparkling and festive costumes. It only becomes a reality for very few talented, lucky dancers. Gracie Epperson saw the show as a young girl and, having taken dance classes starting at the age of 3, felt called to perform in the show someday. "I just fell in love with it, like I want to do that, I need to do that," Epperson said. "I want the sparkly costumes; I need to kick." She worked diligently through her teen years, participating in competition dance through In Motion Dance Studio in Winston-Salem. "You just wanted to watch her dance," studio owner Michelle Nicholson said. "You knew she was going to be something special." At the age of 18, Epperson moved to New York City with her sights set on Radio City Music Hall. It took six years of auditions and workshops before she finally got the call that she was going to be a Rockette. "It took me six years to audition, and I’m really, I'm proud of that because I think you should never give up on your dreams," she said. "I’m very thankful for my community in Winston, and I credit so much to them for me getting here today. They were always there. Those are the people that inspire me to keep going." Landing the role was just the start of more hard work for Epperson. She described their training, which was six hours a day, six days a week, as "very physically demanding." It's all to create that iconic synchronized kickline. "It’s really cool to see a group of 36 women make a line," she said. "It was really magical to be on that side of things and watch us all come together as a team. It’s really a sisterhood. ... Everyone is so nice and encouraging. It’s really one of the best environments I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of." Epperson said one of her favorite numbers is the iconic parade of the wooden soldiers. She also highlighted new technology being used this year. Her family and some friends have already gone to see her perform. "It was a lot of tears," she said. "I think we were all kind of just speechless, just happy for me. It was just so magical to know they were getting to see all the hard work finally pay off at that level at Radio City Music Hall. They were just proud of me." Nicholson said it has been fun to tell her youngest dancers about Epperson's roots in their Winston-Salem dance studio. Some of them have gone to New York City this year just to see her perform and come back giddy and hopeful to be like her someday. The last time Nicholson saw the Christmas Spectacular show was with Epperson when she was still in high school and aspiring to become a Rockette herself. This week, Nicholson will be back in the crowd, watching Epperson on stage this time. "I've known many other Rockettes but never have trained one before," Nicholson said. "So, getting to sit in the audience and watch that little girl be that beautiful woman is just going to, is just going to be amazing. I can't wait." The Radio City Rockettes' Christmas Spectacular runs through Jan. 5. For more information, visit rockettes.com .BALTIMORE (AP) — Nendah Tarke's 24 points helped Towson defeat Morgan State 64-60 on Sunday night. Tarke added seven rebounds for the Tigers (4-2). Tomiwa Sulaiman scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds. Christian May scored nine. The Bears (3-5) were led in scoring by Wynston Tabbs with 19 points. Kameron Hobbs had 13 points and Ahmarie Simpkins finished with nine points, three steals and two blocks. Towson went into halftime leading Morgan State 35-26. Tarke scored 14 points in the half. Towson used a 7-0 run in the second half to build an 11-point lead at 58-47 with 5:51 left in the half before finishing off the win. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Before Christmas, Joe Biden gave the families of victims of violent crimes a slap in the face: he commuted the death row sentences of 37 federal inmates. Those families spoke out , demanding Joe look them in the eye and explain how this was justice. He'll never do that, but one of the attorneys who worked on the pardons has given us an answer, and it's as woke and horrible as you'd expect. WATCH: This is why Jordan Neely was free to harass people on the subway, and why Daniel Penny was arrested and put on trial for defending subway riders from his aggressive threats. Just maddening. In January, we can finally get the woke white women out of DC 🙄 pic.twitter.com/BIWSFKMoxa Can't happen soon enough. Laws should be about justice not race Keep it fair for everyone. Laws should be. And there are not 'racial disparities' baked into laws. If a certain demographic violates those laws, the problem is not the laws. Another self-loathing white liberal who assumes everyone is like them, and thinks "color of skin" while they're making laws, sitting on a jury or bench in a court, developing policies, or just having a conversation with someone. They're inherently racist. Sounds like she wants to prioritize clemency for non-white individuals to make up for a bias that doesn't exist. Is this the "institutional racism" I've heard so much about? Yes it is. Pardoning 37 death row inmates is effectively telling 37 juries and 37 judges that they were wrong. It’s telling 37+ victims’ families that their loved ones didn’t matter while reigniting their pain and trauma. People don’t just accidently find themselves on death row. I worked... They don't trust the justice system. "racial disparities?????" so, social justice is the rule of the day??? the Karl Marx "school of law???" did she graduate from there? Just wait until all of the 'justice' system is made up of law-school grads who think feels trump the rule of law. Progressive women are a scourge on society. The unrestrained feminization of our society has caused a lot of our problems. I am no defender of toxic masculinity but it's time to discuss toxic femininity. https://t.co/Kc1xTq19Bk Toxic femininity is a scourge. Every single one of Biden’s pardons, commutations, and clemency cases should be reviewed by the Trump admin to see if race played a role in the decision making. https://t.co/eiNL1ysMzt Oh, they sure did. It never ends https://t.co/34U6RsZbUr Never ends. This is who the Left is. So every white person not granted clemency can make an equal protection claim they are discriminated against? https://t.co/0OMEQR1rAL They should. I've said since the early months of the Biden administration that critical race theory influenced many of his decisions. https://t.co/v31wkOUfpx In violation of Civil Rights laws. 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Israeli troops forcibly remove staff and patients from northern Gaza hospital, officials say DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli troops have stormed one of the last hospitals operating in the territory's north and forced many of the staff and patients outside. Then they had to remove their clothes in winter weather. Friday's incident was the latest assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital. Staff say it has been hit multiple times in the past three months by Israeli troops waging an offensive against Hamas fighters in the surrounding neighborhoods. Israel's military says Hamas uses the hospital as a base. It did not provide evidence, and hospital officials have denied it. Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire U.S. and Azerbaijani officials have said weapons fire may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed on Wednesday, killing 38 people. 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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jojo Uga's 2-yard touchdown run capped a 24-point fourth quarter and Albany beat Hampton 41-34 on Saturday in a season finale. Jack Iuliano recovered a fumble by Malcom May at the Hampton 24, and though it took 10 plays, Uga went in for the touchdown and the game's final lead. Malcolm Mays scored on a 25-yard run for Hampton (5-7, 2-6 Coastal Athletic Association) but the PAT was blocked and Kevon Angry ran it back for Albany (4-8, 2-6), leaving Hampton with a 34-27 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Alex Jreige's 53-yard run then tied the game. Hampton led 28-0 before Van Weber threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Carter Moses with a couple minutes left in the first half. Albany added 10 points in the third quarter, including Jackson Parker's 38-yard touchdown catch. Nick Totten's pick-6 early in the fourth quarter got the Great Danes within 28-25. Weber threw for 184 yards with two scores and an interception. Jreige rushed for 110 yards. Robinson rushed for 80 yards and 21 carries and scored four times for Hampton, all in the first half. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25

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