Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League provided probably the best test City have had this season. On the weight of chances created, the Ukrainian champions should have been defeated by a far wider margin than 2-0 at the Etihad. Man City 10/11 to win PL Pep Guardiola must have endured sleepless nights last season when running over the opportunities his side squandered in matches which – arguably – cost them a Premier League title challenge....

Aguero has scored 15 goals since the turn of the year but the wait for his 200th in City colours continued as he failed to find the net in the commanding 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Sunday. It was the second match in succession the Argentinian, who opened the scoring in the 3-0 Carabao Cup final victory over Arsenal last week, has failed to score, but Guardiola was pleased with his performance....

Defense attorneys for the white men who chased and killed the 25-year-old Black man as he was running in their neighborhood have been trying to portray Arbery as an aggressive young man with a troubled past during the trial, but the decision has imposed further limits. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley ruled that a registered nurse’s “highly questionable diagnosis” that Arbery suffered from a mental illness during his first and only visit to a mental health services provider in 2018 could unfairly prejudice a jury....

The plan for philanthropy was announced on the Airbnb website in a lengthy blog post. It centered around the decision on Chesky’s part to donate. He didn’t reveal the donations anywhere else, including his personal Twitter account. “The women and men on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis are heroes,” a quote from Chesky in the blog post stated. “As we go into the holiday season, many of them will continue to work almost impossibly long hours to serve others and save lives....

According to the Auburn Plainsman, McCarron and Webb will participate in a reality show that began filming during the proposal and will run through the planning of the wedding, and even the big day itself. “From what I understood, it came from someone else," Laurie Webb, Katherine's sister said. "I don’t think they were trying to get into a reality show, I think they just had the opportunity and decided to take it....

Like Brady in 2001, McCarron assumes a team with an established starter set to miss time with injury. It’s well-documented how the future panned out for Brady, with four Super Bowl rings and a bevy of individual awards after taking over for Drew Bledsoe. So to think McCarron has the same destiny seems a bit irrational, but that isn’t what the second-year signal caller was implying. MORE: 10 seasons ruined by QB injuries | Star Wars Mock Draft: Who could help Bengals?...

Ronaldo made his official debut for Al Nassr in a 1-0 victory over Ettifaq last Sunday, playing all 90 minutes. Attention next turns to the first piece of silverware up for grabs in the Saudi season. Similar to the Spanish Super Cup, the Saudi Super Cup is played in midseason and features the winners and runners-up of the previous season’s Saudi Pro League and King Cup participating in a four-team event held in Riyadh....

To further insulate the campaign from a repeat of the ‘96 nightmare, Gore aides have set up an elaborate system for vetting volunteer fund-raisers. Names of prospective solicitors are run through public records and databases for transgressions that might disqualify them. If nothing turns up, they receive a mind-numbing briefing–either in person or by conference call–on the fine points of election law. Then they’re given a lengthy document to sign, acknowledging that they understand the rules....

The champion Tigers are the second choice, at 7-2 odds, to win the CFP in the 2019 season, according to the first set of odds released by the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook (per The Action Network). The runner-up Crimson Tide are the post-Playoff favorites at 3-2. MORE: SN’s pre-preseason college football Top 25 Clemson routed Alabama 44-16 as a 5.5-point underdog on Monday night for its second national title in three seasons....

Alabama’s Satsuma City School System resumed in-person classes for most grade levels on Monday, although kindergarten students will not return until the end of next week. Two of the district’s kindergarten teachers recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and subsequent contact tracing efforts suggested others were possibly exposed. In a message addressed to parents on August 10, Satsuma City School System’s superintendent, Bart Reeves, said all those potentially exposed would quarantine for 14 days....

According to The Associated Press, Reverend Amal Samy from the Archdiocese of Mobile in southwest Alabama is being trialed after allegations emerged revealing the priest had tried to get a female technician aboard the Carnival Fantasy cruise ship to touch his genitals. It has also been claimed Samy had repeatedly attempted to touch the technician, federal court documents show. Witness statements additionally allege that Samy had exposed himself to the masseuse by removing the covering sheet during his massage....

Rivalries are what make college football great, and few have been more meaningful, as far as the national championship picture is concerned, than Alabama-LSU in recent years. The two juggernauts, led by two of the biggest personas in the game in coaches Nick Saban and Les Miles, inhabit the toughest division in (un)arguably the fiercest conference in all the land. It’s almost always a dogfight and full of future pros....

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced on Thursday that she will extend the statewide mask mandate for another month, noting that while coronavirus metrics have fallen, it is not yet time to lift the order. “There’s no question that wearing masks has been one of my greatest tools in combating the spread of the virus,” Ivey said at a press conference. “And even when we lift the mask order, I will continue to wear my mask while I’m around others, and strongly urge my fellow citizens to use common sense and do the same thing....

Like Alabama freshman defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry. “Kool-Aid” is his nickname, but it’s so much a part of his history that even the Crimson Tide sports information staff refer to him by it on the team’s official roster and in his official bio. SIGNING DAY 2021: Class, player rankings McKinstry told the origin story of his moniker when he was in high school. AL.com reported that he said his grandmother gave him that nickname because he was born smiling....

Huntsville City Schools superintendent Christie Finley sent a letter to parents Wednesday night to let them know that the game would take place on September 24, rather than September 4, as it was originally scheduled. In the letter, obtained by Alabama Advance Local Media, Finley said that postponing was “disappointing news”, but “the truly disappointing news is the reason why this decision was necessary.” Finley said that inappropriate social media posts with violent, racial content, used to stoke the rivalry between the two teams, were the main reason the games would be suspended....

“I have had a difficult time making this decision about my future,” Tagovailoa said during a press conference. “Without further ado, with lots of prayers, thoughts and guidance, I have decided that I will be declaring and entering the 2020 NFL draft.” Before the 2019 season began, Tagovailoa was widely considered to be a lock for the 2020 Draft. However, after sustaining an ankle injury and then a season-ending dislocated hip on November 16 against Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State, some felt that the Alabam quarterback would return for his senior year and use the offseason to recover from the injury....

St. Francis of Assisi University Parish will break ground Feb. 1 on the new 4,600-square-foot Saban Catholic Student Center, which will accommodate the nearly 3,000 Catholic students on Alabama’s campus. MORE: 10 reasons you should like Saban | 15 ridiculous stats under Saban “With the growing student population at the University of Alabama, there is a tremendous need at St. Francis University Church for a student center -– a place where students can continue their spiritual development as well as socialize in a friendly, safe environment,” Saban, who is a parishioner at St....

The junior running back rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries to lead the No. 3 Crimson Tide to a 35-17 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin at AT&T Stadium in the season opener for both teams. MORE: Welcome to Week 1 | Follow all the ranked teams | Kansas State’s president apologizes for odd halftime show Give it to Nick Saban — the Alabama coach knows how to keep a secret....