And for four of them, it felt like home sweet home. READ MORE: Jorge joins Brazil squad | Brazil to meet Japan on BGT | Tite explains Brazil squad Neymar, Marquinhos, Gabriel Jesus and Renato Augusto all returned to the site for the first time since establishing it as their base camp ahead of the Rio Olympics, where they led the Selecao to their first-ever gold medal in football....
The junior guard is already serving an indefinite suspension for tripping an Elon player in a game Dec. 21. The Blue Devils appeared to miss Allen in their ACC opener Saturday, an 89-75 loss to Virginia Tech, and Krzyzewski said afterward Allen “was part of the loss.” MORE: ACC tops our conference rankings, but not by much “Right now, I don’t want to talk about Grayson,” Krzyzewski said after the game, via ESPN....
Footage of yesterday’s close encounter was shared to Instagram by commercial fisherman Matt Riley, of Hingham. “The most epic thing I’ve ever witnessed on the water. Great white sharks up to 20ft in length feeding on a dead [humpback] whale in Cape Cod Bay,” he wrote. According to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy research group, which attracted hundreds of comments and shares after posting the videos to social media, the apex predators were spotted at roughly 11 a....
Liverpool target Leipzig’s Keita Jurgen Klopp’s side remain in fifth place with their top-four hopes having taken a huge dent at the King Power Stadium as they slipped to their sixth defeat of 2017. The Reds endured a simply dreadful January and their form has continued into February with a 2-0 defeat at struggling Hull followed by Monday’s loss. And the GMP have taken time out to highlight Liverpool’s criminal form as they remind drivers of a new plan that will see people hit with six points on their driving licence if they are spotted using their mobile phones while driving....
Genrich and several other Wisconsin mayors and government officials have been subpoenaed by Gableman in recent months to provide records relating to the election for his investigation or submit to interviews. Gableman allegedly told the mayors if they provided the documents he requested, the interviews could be postponed. The mayors, including Genrich, said they provided the information he requested, but Gableman sued last month, saying Genrich and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway didn’t present themselves for interviews in November, so a judge should order them to comply with new interviews or potentially be jailed....
In a Wednesday press conference, Abbott said Texas has been “overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who are being dropped off by the Biden administration.” “We are sending [the migrants] to the United States capital where the Biden administration will be able to more immediately address the needs of the people that they are allowing to come across our border,” he said. The announcement comes a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it would end its Title 42 restrictions at the border due to a decline in COVID-19 cases....
Biffle’s father, Garland Jack Biffle, was a veteran and the driver took time to note what his father had meant to him. MORE: Loudon’s best, worst performances | Kenseth wins at New Hampshire A native of Vancouver, Wash., Biffle won the 2000 Truck and 2002 Xfinity series championships. The 46-year-old has spent his entire 14-year Cup career with Roush Fenway Racing. He has 19 career Sprint Cup victories as well as 20 in the Xfinity series and 16 in the Truck ranks....
MORE: Ives perfect fit for Earnhardt | How Hendrick set up Ives-Junior deal | Martin returns to Roush | Hamlin motivated It won’t be as much a new position as an expanded role compared to what he has experienced the last decade. “The way I consider and feel about the 48-88 shop is I feel like it is my home,” Ives said Wednesday after the announcement that he would replace Steve Letarte after this season....
The Marion County judge set an Oct. 22 trial date for the free-agent center Wednesday. MORE: Oden arrest | Oden charged with battery | Trials and tribulations of Greg Oden Oden is charged with battery resulting in serious bodily injury and two misdemeanor battery counts. The judge says Oden can leave Indiana, but must remain on GPS monitoring. The 26-year-old was arrested at his mother’s Indianapolis home last Thursday and released from jail later that day....
According to court documents, Oden was fined $200 and is required to complete 26 weeks of domestic violence counseling, alcohol counseling and 909 days of probation. His attorney was not available for comment. MORE: George could return before season’s end | Redick out indefinitely In August 2014, Oden was arrested in his hometown of Lawrence, Ind., after police said a dispute took place in his mother’s home between Oden and his 24-year-old former girlfriend....
Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco played the hero in St. Louis on Independence Day by recording the first multi-home run game of his career in his team’s 4-2 win over the Cardinals. MORE: Polanco could make SN50 next season Polanco’s first home run, a shot into the right-field bleachers, came in the sixth inning. He homered to left field two innings later. is second came two innings later when he sent a shot out of left field....
The artwork, depicting the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, was initially spray-painted in downtown Edmonton by local artist AJA Louden on Friday. But before the end of the weekend the words “Stop the lies!! This is oil country!!!” were scrawled across the teenager’s face. Later, Thunberg’s eyes were blacked out with black graffiti and her image was further defaced with insulting phrases. A CBC journalist happened to be present at the time of the initial defacing and spoke to the man responsible who identified himself as James Bagnell....
Adam Fox, one of the four men on trial for allegedly plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor, told an undercover FBI agent who was wearing a listening device that they would be happy after tying Whitmer up and taking a photograph with her. “We want her flex-cuffed on a table while we all pose and get our pictures taken like we just made the biggest drug bust in…history,” Fox said in the recording “You give us that, we’ll be happy....
Griezmann had been linked with a €100 million move to Barcelona for several months and some reports even claimed he had an agreement with the Catalan giants. Atletico fans did not take too kindly to such rumours and jeered him towards the end of the campaign, in which he helped the Rojiblancos finish second behind Barca. Griezmann had regularly teased a decision before eventually announcing his intention to remain at the Wanda Metropolitano in a video which was released on Thursday....
The video, found here, was posted to TikTok on December 11 by Kay (@hi.im.kay). So far, the post has racked up more than 2.5 million views and over 460,000 likes. “Lesson learned…don’t talk back to the Grinch,” read the video’s text overlay. In the clip, Kay is standing in line with her family, waiting to meet the Grinch, when they hear him tell a guest to “get out of here....
It had been a week since the Philadelphia Flyers mascot had tweeted. Their last tweet was on March 10, reminding Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand of his last trip to the City of Brotherly Love — when he overskated the puck in the shootout and cost the team from Beantown the game. On Tuesday, everyone’s favorite furry, orange mascot reemerged on Twitter and Instagram offering up a message of hope and love to everyone as sports take a back seat for now....
While Allen, a Chicago native and one of the few players in the NBA who actually will throw hands if it comes down to it, delivered the hardest blow in a war of words between the Clippers and the Grizzlies that began on social media, teling the Commercial Appeal, “You ever seen the movie ‘White Men Can’t Jump’? It’s like those bothers would rather look good in a loss and look bad in a win....
Reddit user s1mps0n24 was informed by his manager at British grocery store giant Tesco that he would need to hand in a formal resignation letter if he wished to leave. The worker however took the order to a very literal level, with a renaissance-worthy display. “After telling my work that I am leaving, they said I must make a formal resignation letter. So in response I went all out,” he wrote when sharing the video to Reddit, where it gained over 119,000 votes in just two days....
Robbins is thriving in one of the American economy’s few remaining bright spots: exports. As storm clouds gather—from California’s housing sector to New York’s wounded banks—the search for a silver lining frequently seems a fool’s errand. The economy expanded at an anemic 0.6 percent annual rate in the 2007 fourth quarter, the worst showing since 2002. U.S. consumers have cut back on purchases of cars, clothing, home furnishings and much more....
