Vanderbilt athletic director David Williams said Franklin told him Thursday afternoon that he has not taken a job at another school, according to the Associated Press. Earlier Thursday, CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman reported that Franklin's hiring was imminent. MORE: Petrino to Louisville | Top coaching jobs | Top 10 teams for 2014 Vanderbilt defensive end Caleb Azubike confirmed what Williams said. Azubike told The Tennessean that Franklin had not made a decision and was still considering his options....

Selangor defender Adam Nor Azlin has emerged as one of the best performers in Malaysia U23’s recent SEA Games campaign, which ended in a silver medal. His composure at the back saved the Young Tigers’ goalmouth many times throughout their campaign, and he is expected to further improve at Selangor, as the Red Giants head coach Maniam Pachaiappan favours young players in his first eleven. Photo by Getty With the Malaysia senior team currently looking lacklustre, having gone four consecutive matches without a win under head coach Nelo Vingada, and recently failing to capitalise on their home ground advantage to be held to a 1-1 draw by Hong Kong in their Asian Cup qualification group match, many fans and observers have suggested that the Portuguese trainer start giving the U23 players the chance to show what they can do for the senior national team....

Scott holds a two-stroke lead over Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy as the Cadillac Championship heads to the weekend. Scott shot a 6-under 66 to move to 10-under for the tournament after 36 holes. MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season “A 36-hole lead doesn’t mean that much, unless it’s by about 10. I could tee off (Saturday) and not be leading,” Scott said Friday. “I’m going to have to play a good couple of days and try to keep moving in the right direction while the conditions are allowing us to....

“I’ve read several stories suggesting that that’s something that the league wants, this notion of two super teams, that it’s a huge television attraction,” Silver said Tuesday during a wide-ranging media conference. “I don’t think it’s good for the league, just to be really clear. I will say whoever is the prohibitive favorite, try telling that to the 430 other players who aren’t on those two teams.” MORE: Where every free agent landed...

The NBA has been suspended since March 11 because of the COVID-19 crisis, which has killed at least 154,100 people worldwide and about 37,100 in the U.S. The league made the decision after Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. MORE: NBA, NBAPA agree on salary cuts that will begin in May The league remains committed to resuming its campaign, Silver told reporters, but there still is no timetable for a possible restart....

Why this book? Why now? When I meet a patient with anxiety, on some level, I’m excited. There is so much low-hanging fruit—so much we can do to improve anxiety. We were already in an epidemic of anxiety before the pandemic, and it’s fair to say the book is even more needed now that we’ve all been through two years of struggle and collective grief. Do you see results faster when treating anxiety with your methods than with medication alone?...

How the Body Makes Adenosine Adenosine is created naturally within the body from the combination adenine, a nitrogen-based substance, and ribose, a sugar. In addition to being a neurotransmitter, adenosine is classified as a chemical known as a xanthine. Every cell in the body contains some adenosine contained within DNA and RNA. How Adenosine Impacts Sleep Adenosine has an essential function in many biochemical processes and is one of many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators affecting the complex behavior of sleep, particularly the initiation of sleep....

The footage, with more than 5.4 million views and 1.7 million likes, shows Tug the puppy napping on his back before a hand comes into shot and gently rolls him over. Tug keeps going and flops onto his face, barely acknowledging his owner, before he carries on napping. One TikToker commented, “That’s the kinda sleep when you pay no rent or bills,” while another wrote, “aww the little potato is sleepy....

Shortly after making landfall, Hurricane Laura was categorized as a Category 4 storm, but it was downgraded to a tropical storm at around 7 p.m. CT on Thursday. Aerial photos, posted across social media following the storm, show the widespread damage that Louisiana and parts of Texas experienced. In one video posted to Twitter by Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist at ABC News, aerial footage shows the damage in Cameron, Louisiana, where the storm made landfall....

The announcement came on Wednesday during its weekly episode of AEW Dynamite with the show taking place during the July 1 and July 8 episodes of the show. AEW founder and CEO Tony Khan also made the announcement on social media. AEW has confirmed two matches for Fyter Fest. Brian Cage will take on AEW World Champion Jon Moxley for the title. AEW Tag Team Champions, Kenny Omega and Adam “Hangman” Page will take on Best Friends for the tag straps....

The main event will put Chris Jericho — the only person to hold the AEW world championship — against number one contender Jon Moxley in what will be the company’s second pay-per-view since its weekly Dynamite television show began airing on TNT last fall. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Below is everything you need to know about AEW Revolution, including the start time for both the preshow and main event along with a list of confirmed matches leading up to the show....

That they did, in some style, with a 6-0 walloping of Eastern SC in Hong Kong. The result saw Guangzhou return to the top of the table with one more round to go. The win has ensured that the Chinese outfit only need a draw in their final group game to qualify for the knockout stage. Khalid Eisa - Toyota Player of the Week The engine behind this vital victory was none other than former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho, who has revived his career at Guangzhou of late....

SHANGHAI SIPG 2-1 JIANGSU FC [Hulk 32’ Ahmedov 45+’ - Martinez 8'] Andre Villas-Boas’ Shanghai SIPG had to come from a goal behind to ensure they won the first leg of their Round of 16 matchup with fellow Chinese side Jiangsu Suning 2-1 on Wednesday. Star player Hulk was in fine form for the home team who found themselves trailing to an early goal from Jiangsu in the eighth minute....

SHANGHAI SIPG 1-1 URAWA RED DIAMONDS [Hulk 15’ - Kashiwagi 28'] Urawa Red Diamonds scored a vital away goal in China to secure a 1-1 draw against Shanghai SIPG in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. The slender advantage could be extremely crucial in the second leg, given the away frailties of the Chinese team. The game began explosively, with Shanghai surging into the lead in the 15th minute through star man Hulk....

SF1: Bluewave Chonburi (THA) 6-0 Thai Son Nam FC (VIE) A hat-trick by Jirawat Sornwichian sealed Bluewave Chonburi’s place in the final after the Thai side cruised to an emphatic 6-0 victory over home favourites Thai Son Nam in the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 semi-finals on Friday. In the very first minutes, Bluewave Chonburi came storming out, opening their account with the first goal scored by Jirawat Sornwichian (2’)....

The Chiefs got a career year from Alex Smith last season only to trade the quarterback and move to the Patrick Mahomes era. The Broncos are also working in a new QB in Case Keenum. The Raiders had a playoff breakthrough in 2016, but they recoiled to 6-10 last season, which promoted their bringing back Jon Gruden as head coach. Derek Carr, once entrenched as a can’t-miss franchise QB, now faces an immediate future as uncertain as those of Mahomes and Keenum....

“Unfortunately we are left behind now,” the man said Wednesday. “No one heard our voice.” The man said that his funds to pay for hotel shelter with his family were dwindling as chartered evacuation flights ready to transport more evacuees out of the country have been awaiting Taliban approval for over a week, the AP reported. U.S. Army veterans attempted but were not successful in getting the interpreter out of Afghanistan during the mass airlift that ended Aug....

Until then, Islamic clerics had debated evidence against the Westerners, employees of German group Shelter Now International, behind closed doors. Officials have said the aid workers can hire their own lawyers but not precisely when they will be able to defend themselves. The penalty for proselytizing has been described as anything from brief incarceration followed by deportation, to hanging. What authorities are more willing to discuss are their alleged misdeeds....

The belated conclusion of Washington’s 20-year war in the Central Asian nation said a lot about the futility, high expense and utter hopelessness of the U.S. mission there. But it also exposed Europe’s own fecklessness, for even if European governments wanted to remain in Afghanistan after U.S. forces departed, they simply couldn’t. NATO itself, the so-called greatest alliance in the world, is almost totally dependent on the United States for its operations....