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Stock market today: Wall Street rises with Nvidia as bitcoin bursts above $99,000(Editor's Note: This story will be updated with quotes and more info.) MINNEAPOLIS — For the second consecutive season, the Stewartville High School football are the Class 3A state champions. ADVERTISEMENT Behind a dominate offensive and defensive line, the No. 1 ranked and top-seeded Tigers controlled from the opening whistle, defending their state title with a 43-22 win over Dassel-Cokato on Saturday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium. It's Stewartville's second state football title in eight trips. The back-to-back state titles puts a bow on one of the more dominant two-year runs in recent memory. Stewartville has now won 28 consecutive games, outscoring its opponents by an average margin of 44.7-5.8. The Tigers seven shutouts this season are the third most all time in MSHSL history. Stewartville is also the 14th program to capture back-to-back state football titles in the history of the MSHSL and the first since 2018 when Spring Grove and Owatonna went back-to-back. Overall, the Tigers have won 38 of their past 39 games — the only loss coming in the Class 4A state quarterfinals to Hutchinson. No. 38 was never truly in doubt. The offensive line set the tone from the start, bulldozing the Dassel-Cokato defense on the Tigers' 12-play, 59-yard opening drive that was capped by a Malik Abdi 3-yard rushing TD on the game's opening drive. Of those 59-yards, 58 came on ground. ADVERTISEMENT It was a sign of things to come. On the following Stewartville drive, Dylan Scanlan would take it 58-yards untouched to the house. It was the first of two touchdowns for the senior running back, who would add a 20-yard TD in the second half as part of a game-high 140 yards rushing on 14 carries. In all, the Stewartville offense finished with 244 yards on the ground, with Abdi adding 63 yards, a touchdown on 10 carries, and Parker Wangen adding 46 yards and two touchdowns. His 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal with 2 seconds left in the first half helped make it a 23-7 halftime lead. Wangen would make it 29-7 early in the third quarter, hauling in a perfectly thrown pass between two defenders from quarterback Vincent Wellik for the 30-yard score. Wangen would score Stewartville's final touchdown with a 6-yard run for an offense that finished with over 350 yards of total offense and 8 of 10 on third downs. The Minnesota State-Mankato commit also had an interception on the defensive side of the ball. As good as the Stewartville offense was, one could make an argument the defense was just as good. After Dassel-Cokato went 70-yards and scored on its opening drive, the Tigers had little trouble in shutting down Dassel-Cokato's run-first, option attack. In fact, it appeared Stewartville had 13-14 players on the field with the way it rallied to the ball. That showed up in two key fourth down stops in D-C territory that tipped the game in Stewartville's favor. The Chargers had just 139 total yards midway through the fourth quarter before the Stewartville subs came in. This came on the heels of a D-C offense that ran for 335 yards in 63 attempts in its state semifinal victory. ADVERTISEMENT Behind longtime coach coach Ryan Weinandt, a Wabasha-Kellogg High School graduate , the Chargers were in search of their second state title (2021). BOX SCORE: Stewartville 43, Dassel-Cokato 22Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willy Adames wasted little time making one thing clear: He wants to play all 162 games for the San Francisco Giants. So when introduced as their new shortstop Thursday, Adames looked to his left and gently put a hand on manager Bob Melvin's right shoulder, smiled and said, “if he lets me.” Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willy Adames wasted little time making one thing clear: He wants to play all 162 games for the San Francisco Giants. So when introduced as their new shortstop Thursday, Adames looked to his left and gently put a hand on manager Bob Melvin's right shoulder, smiled and said, “if he lets me.” Melvin might not need much convincing, thrilled to suddenly have stability at a position that lacked continuity this year in his first season as skipper. Adames didn't hesitate to also offer a thought to new boss Buster Posey: He plans to win a few championships with the Giants just like the catcher-turned-executive did here. Surrounded by his parents and other family and friends, Adames was formally introduced and welcomed at Oracle Park after signing a $182 million, seven-year contract — the first big, splashy move made by Posey since he became President of Baseball Operations in late September. “There’s no words to describe my feeling right now to be here in this beautiful city, I’m just so happy to be here,” Adames said. "... This is a dream come true for me. I’m thrilled to be here, I’m so excited. Hopefully we can win a few championships like you did, and that’s one of the main reasons I’m here.” Everyone who has encountered Adames so far can’t wait for him to get to work as an example both on the diamond and in the clubhouse. “He’s a unique connector of people,” Posey shared from Craig Counsell's description of the 29-year-old infielder from the Dominican Republic. “That really struck me because I think to win championships you have to have personalities like Willy that they're able to identify with everybody in the clubhouse, and that's not just players. I heard from multiple people that Willy treats everybody with the utmost respect. He plays with energy, he plays with joy and I know that our fans are just going to be thrilled to watch him compete on a daily basis.” Adames' deal marks the richest contract for San Francisco since Posey reached a $167 million, nine-year pact in 2013. “I didn’t know 'til it was done. I was like ‘wow,’" Adames said. From afar, Adames watched the legacy left by his hero Derek Jeter that went far beyond the baseball diamond. And that's as important to Adames as playing all 162 after he appeared in 161 games last season for Milwaukee. He considers part of his role to help the young players learn “to be a professional" and lead a club that has missed the playoffs the past three years in winning the right way. “For me that comes first, it comes first to be a great human being. I've got to thank my parents for that, they raised me the right way, to try to treat everybody the same, it doesn't matter what you're doing,” Adames said. “I think that's something that I'm really proud of, just to be the same guy every day, to be kind, just to give love back to people because there's a lot of hate out there and I don't really like that.” The Giants know Adames' positive influence could go far. Asked about the instability at shortstop, Melvin noted, “Well, it's not a problem now.” Adames gives the Giants a power bat and reliable defense at his position. This year for the Brewers, he produced his best offensive season in the big leagues, batting .251 with a career-high 32 home runs and 112 RBIs. “Look, every team wants a Willy Adames on their team. I think the thing that strikes me the most is when I'd watch him play a couple times a year on the other side was he never looked like he had a bad day,” Melvin said. “It always looked like every day was opening day to him. That enthusiasm when your best players are like that — Matt Chapman is like that, too — it's easy for everybody to have to fall in and play in that type of style. It's easier said than done but really for me that's the thing that struck me most is how much he loved playing baseball.” Adames is close friends with former Giants third baseman Matt Duffy, who shared his own experiences being part of the San Francisco franchise. It all became real when Adames pulled on his new cream-colored Giants jersey and buttoned it up, saying, “I'm a little nervous about this." A few moments later, the cap went on his head and he felt right at home. “It looks amazing.” AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB

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