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During sleep, the brain works to consolidate and organize memories. This has been shown in extensive research in non-human animals, where scientists monitored firing activity from groups of individual neurons while subjects were sleeping. “At the neural level, offline ‘replay’ is thought to underlie such memory consolidation,” said Beata Jarosiewicz, who previously worked for the U.S-based research consortium BrainGate, and is now a senior research scientist at Silicon Valley tech company NeuroPace....

So instead of facing rival Michigan at home Saturday night without one starter, the Spartans were without two. Center Adreian Payne has been resting a foot affected by plantar fasciitis, and Dawson's arm was in a sling. MD’s Foursight: Imperfect Syracuse | Patterson, Wooden image | Dogging Gonzaga The Spartans fought furiously without them; point guard Keith Appling and shooting guard Gary Harris played, for the most part, like the kind of backcourt a team could ride to an NCAA title....

Marshall told ESPN at the NBC4 Health and Fitness expo that he plans to retire after two more NFL seasons. MORE: Eli Manning had to tell Giants draft pick Davis Webb not to call him ‘sir’ The 33-year-old wideout signed with the Giants this offseason. He told ESPN that he wants to win a Super Bowl, then go change the world in the mental health space. Marshall was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Broncos....

Real Madrid & Barcelona’s record runs compared The 20-year-old has developed into one of the Bundesliga’s brightest prospects over the past two years and speculation is mounting over his future, with his contract now in its final two years. Brandt rejected the chance to join Bayern from Wolfsburg in 2013 in favour of a switch to the BayArena and the Germany international claims he would happily snub their advances again if he thought that staying at Leverkusen would suit him best....

2016 Brazilian Fighter of the Year, Luan Santiago, will face former UFC prospect, Lucas Martins in the main event. The main card also features pioneer and champion of multiple promotions, Gesias Cavalcante facing Erivan Pereira in the lightweight division. 9-time IBJJF World Championship gold medalist, Bruno Malfacine will debut in Brave Combat Federation facing Rafael Pereira. Malfacine is one of the greatest competitors in Jiu-Jitsu history, winning nine IBJJF World Championship gold medals, four IBJJF Pan American titles, having surpassed the world championships gold medal record established by Omar Salum in 2000....

Mississippi State defeated Tulsa with a small lead. The final score was 28-26, a Bulldog victory. It’s unclear who exactly started the fight. One of the ESPN commentators speaking over the brawl noted that this looked like more than just some post-game rough-housing. “These are strong men, hitting each other as hard as they can with no helmets on,” one commentator says in a video, which also shows a Bulldogs player kicking a member of the Golden Hurricanes in the face....

Police said they were called to the Nike Factory Store at the Mountain Grove Shopping Center in Redlands, California, at around 8.40 p.m. on Monday. Witnesses said officers arrived too late to catch the culprits, who were reportedly in and out of the store in minutes. A female employee, identified only as Rozi, filmed the group of men who stormed into the store on Monday evening, KTLA reported. She told the station that the men appeared to be familiar with the store’s layout and “were just laughing the whole time....

He doesn’t have any better ideas, though. “Taking a penalty is something really hard. A football match should never end by taking penalties,” Tite said Thursday. “I don’t see that as a valid result. But I don’t know what to suggest instead.” The five-time champions have a 3-1 record in penalty shootouts at the World Cup. After losing the first one they played against France in 1986, the Selecao came out on top of the last three....

Speaking after his team’s 0-2 defeat to Flamengo in Brazil’s Serie A championship on Sunday, Dorival said that during a meeting with the Santos board he requested the club to pursue the 2014 World Cup winner, reports Xinhua. “I told them (the board) that we should try to get a big name in world football, or at least send an invitation,” Dorival told reporters at the Maracana stadium here....

With the Raid scheduled to start just three days later on October 8 in Leh, the massive 40-kilometer long line-up of trucks and other vehicles has even the teams worried. Team Manager of Mahindra Adventure (Rally Program) Philippos Mathai said that their trucks have been stuck just short of the Chenani-Nashri tunnel near Udhampur for four days. “The traffic finally began to move at about midnight. But the line-up is so long that our trucks could start moving only at about 6 am....

And it paid off. The Rams defeated the Bengals in Super Bowl 56 to claim the second title in franchise history. And with preseason odds of +1120, according to Pro Football Reference, it looked like Los Angeles could be in a good position to make a run at repeating with this veteran core for another year. That window has closed, at least for the repeat efforts. The Rams dropped a 24-12 game against the Packers in Week 15, falling to 4-10 on the year with three games left in the season....

Simeone was sent off by referee Clement Turpin during Atleti’s 1-1 semi-final first leg draw against Arsenal last week having continued to harangue the official in the aftermath of Sime Vrsaljko’s 10th-minute red card. The Argentinian tactician was forced to watch Thursday’s 1-0 victory over the Gunners from the Wanda Metropolitano stands and that game will serve as the first of four under his suspension. Should Atleti beat Marseille in Lyon on May 16, Simeone will also be absent for the UEFA Super Cup clash against the Champions League winners and his club’s opener in Europe’s top competition in 2018-19....

The 27-year-old’s future had been in question for several months after a fine season in LaLiga and he has made the switch to PSG on a five-year deal. Sarabia scored 12 goals and set up another 13 in LaLiga last term, enjoying by far his best campaign in senior football. He joined Sevilla for a fee thought to be in the region of €1million from Getafe in 2016 and swiftly became an important part of the team, showing versatility in attack and chipping in consistently with goals and assists....

Former coach Jorge Sampaoli paid the price for Argentina’s poor World Cup showing, as they were dumped out in the last 16 by France in one of the matches of the tournament. Scaloni, who had previously been in charge of Argentina’s Under-20 side, was handed the reins on a temporary basis in August and presided over six friendly games in charge. Their one defeat came against Brazil in October, while they have beaten Mexico twice, thrashed Iraq, cruised against Guatemala and drawn with Colombia....

For the first time in history on back-to-back nights, these two distinctive brands (Monday Night Raw and Tuesday’s SmackDown) will compete with each other for television ratings, live events and pay-per-views. “This is an exciting new era for WWE in which we will yet again reinvent ourselves by creating a second night of compelling live television,” said WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn. “We’re already hearing the excitement among WWE fans for SmackDown’s new live format, and our audiences are eagerly anticipating the live Draft and what it means for their favorite Superstars,” said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment....

Keselowski was celebrating his second win of the season when the accident happened. NASCAR announced the Penske driver needed four stitches after being cut by the glass on his pinky finger. MORE: Keselowski wins | Earnhardt salvages top 5 | Danica’s videobomb “We were playing around with some champagne bottles and as I told my good friend, ‘We should have stuck with beer,’” said Keselowski, who is sponsored by Miller Lite....

A day in which 23 drivers broke Dale Earnhardt’s year-old mark of 183.636 mph in the first round of knockout qualifying alone ended with the 2012 winner of the 400-mile race shattering it by more than 5 mph. Keselowski overtook Penske Racing teammate Joey Logano, who turned a lap of 187.175 after leading the first two rounds. MORE: Full lineup breakdown | Picks | Odds Jeff Gordon will start third in a Chevy, salvaging a session in which Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr....

Keselowski was low on the track and initially looked to have made a clean pass of Hamlin, but then he appeared to slow and Hamlin slammed into his car, sending Keselowski spinning. MORE: Early action at Kansas hot and fast His Penske Racing Ford then slid across the grass with heavy damage to the front end of his car. He headed straight to the garage, where his team began working on the car....

Conducted before the current NHL season’s pause, the NHLPA polled nearly 600 players were surveyed and Marchand was named the best trash-talker (25.87 percent) and worst trash-talker (10.59 percent). It marked the second consecutive year he earned the honors. While we’re not always privy to what goes on on the ice, and what is said between players, there are a few instances that we know of — or can assume that Marchand had something nice to say — after all, he was named the third funniest player in the NHL....

Whereas last week’s episode of SNL was led by a reassuring opening from guest host Tom Hanks, this one has Pitt taking more of a satirical tone as he explains what Trump “really” meant when he “took liberties” with medical guidelines and advice. For instance, he references Tom Hanks’ 2016 film Sully when saying that the world should not rely on “miracles” as its main plan of action. RELATED: SNL Skit Makes Fun of Tiger King’s Carole Baskin...