CNN called the race for Youngkin, a Republican, early on November 3, at 12:30 a.m. In the close race, Youngkin prevailed with 51 percent to 48.3 percent and 95 percent of votes reported. Youngkin’s win marks the first time a Republican has won Virginia’s top office in more than 10 years. The last Republican to serve as governor in Virginia was Robert McDonnell, who was elected in 2009 and served until 2014....
The Emirati club’s former coach Jose Gomes was sacked after failing to improve on the club’s position in the league standings, and the club elected to bring back Abdul Qader for another spell with Bani Yas after having led the team for 7 years, the highlight of which was winning UAE’s President Cup 1992. Bani Yas’ board of directors stated: “Our choice came in light of the extensive experience that Abdul Qader has in Emirati football, and especially with Bani Yas....
Fort Worth bar owner Chris Polone created “Freedom Fest,” the label for Saturday’s event, in an effort to protest Governor Greg Abbott’s mandate effectively shuttering bars and other establishments because of growing coronavirus cases. Abbott signed executive order GA-28 June 26 stating that “people shall not visit bars or similar establishments that hold a permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission [TABC]” – but stipulated that residents can still visit restaurants that have “less than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages....
BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter After his men nicked a point from their Malaysia Super League (MSL) round nine match against Selangor with a last-gasp equaliser, PKNP FC head coach Abu Bakar Fadzim has described his side as lucky. In the match that was held at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium on Sunday, the hosts opened the scoring in the 53rd minute through Rufino Segovia’s goal. The match was earlier stopped for 12 minutes, when the stadium lights went out five minutes into the first half....
Man Utd sign Lindelof for €40m The 18-year-old has indicated that he is prepared to play hard ball over discussions on his future and has refused to sign an extension with the San Siro club, with his current deal up in 2018. Milan have retaliated by suggesting he could spend the next season in the stands. However, the two parties are to meet a Casa Milan on Thursday in an attempt to come to an understanding, with the Serie A giants represented by Massimiliano Mirabelli and the keeper by agent Mino Raiola, and there is a suggestion that the club’s stance on the deal could soften....
The game was so much bigger then, right? More fans going to games, more people caring about college hoops, more attention from the media … If only any of this was true. On Tuesday, in an interview with Louisville television station WDRB, ACC commissioner John Swofford said the popularity of the NCAA Tournament has damaged interest in the college basketball regular season in certain areas of the nation. MORE: Three-time NCAA champ Williams in class by himself at UNC...
Mike Brey, Notre Dame? “I think this one’s tougher. When you have a Pittsburgh team … who I think is just one hell of a basketball team, they go in and beat Maryland on the road — who could win the Big Ten championship — by 15, 20. It’s deep. It’s good all the way to the bottom.” Left unsaid by Brey, because he is a gentleman, is that Pitt is near the bottom....
The handling of the case of Zacarias Moussaoui–who is now being held in detention in New York–has raised new questions about how U.S. law enforcement officials handled critical intelligence that, in retrospect, might have alerted them in advance to the deadliest terrorist plot in U.S. history. Sources familiar with the case tell NEWSWEEK that FBI agents in Minneapolis seized Moussaoui’s computer in mid-August after officials at an Eagan, Minn., flight school tipped them off that the 33-year-old French citizen was acting suspiciously....
Bachelor has reportedly been granted an emergency protective order for herself and their son and daughter by a judge in Louisville following an argument on May, 11. Rondo has not yet been arrested or charged, per TMZ. Rajon Rondo accusations According to a report from TMZ Sports, Rondo’s partner Ashley Bachelor filed a protective emergency order against Rondo after the 36-year-old allegedly pulled a gun on her and threatened to kill her in front of their two children....
The Rockies are considered underdogs in Arizona, but in AccuScore simulations, the odds are flipped with the Rockies being 53.7 percent favorites, which indicate odds of -115. The heavy-hitting Rockies will cause some problems for the Diamondbacks’ average defense, while Matzek should be able to keep the home batters in check – the average score of 10,000 simulations is 4.3-3.9, in favor of Colorado. The Rockies are 7-2 on the road, 7-1 vs an opponent with a losing record and 7-2 as a road underdog....
Not only do the Lakers give up nine 3-pointers per game, they also yield nearly 48 points per game in the paint, worst in the NBA in that category. With the Spurs in town Friday night (10 p.m. ET, ESPN), the Lakers’ defense will have to have its best performance of the season to just keep this game close. AccuScore has the Spurs as 60.5 percent favorites to win. San Antonio is posted at -360 on the money-line, odds that imply a 78 percent chance of winning....
AccuScore has the Rockets as solid 85.7 percent favorites to win, but the money-line is too prohibitive to consider. Live odds: Current NBA point spreads and totals With an average score after 10,000-plus simulations of 101-89, the Rocket have just a 51.1 percent chance to cover the 11.5-point spread. We’ll look elsewhere for our play. AccuScore Best Bet: There’s about a 61 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 196, a 4-star (out of four) AccuScore Hot Trend....
Both are charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Lori Daybell’s children, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and the death of Chad Daybell’s former wife, Tammy Daybell. Believing in the presence of both good and evil, the Daybells employed a unique scoring system, assigning every person a “light” or “dark” rating to designate whether that individual had made a contract with God or Satan, according to the court documents....
Steven Monacelli, an independent journalist, reported on Tuesday that the group Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club (EFJBGC)—a leftist group based in Texas that volunteers as armed protection for LGBTQ events—had been suspended after breaking Twitter’s content rules. According to a screenshot posted by Monacelli, the group was suspended for violating the platform’s rules “against hateful conduct,” citing two recent tweets from the club. On Wednesday, clinical instructor at Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic Alejandra Caraballo reported that Chad Loder, an outspoken anti-fascist from Los Angeles, California, had also been suspended....
Not least of all, Tebow has an audience. He is famous, and people care about what he’s doing. That is why this story is a story. That is why it continues to be discussed. And that is why ESPN, on Tuesday morning, published its latest incremental burp; Tebow is working out for 20 MLB teams on Aug. 30. MORE: The worst MLB Hall of Famers ever Three reporters chipped in; Jerry Crasnick reported the showcase, Adam Schefter reported the number of involved teams and Darren Rovell reported that Tebow worked out for the Dodgers ahead of the season....
The Jets stunned the Rams 23-20 at SoFi Stadium, becoming the first winless team in NFL history to beat a nine-plus win team on the road. NFL DRAFT: Tank for Trevor tracker | Explaining Jags-Jets tiebreaker The result, however, means they no longer hold the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and that may cost them Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Gase was focused on his current roster after a breakthrough victory....
Later, following an agreement, both the House prosecution and Trump’s defense team opted not to bring in witnesses. “[Herrera Beutler] has about 40 times the honor of you,” Kinzinger addressed Greene in a tweet. The rebuke comes after Greene, who is a vocal supporter of the conspiracy theory QAnon, accused Herrera Beutler of “throwing” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “under the bus” by confirming potential evidence of Trump’s incitement of insurrection....
Kinzinger, a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, was reacting to an interview Greene gave on former Fox News host Lou Dobbs’ podcast on April 9. During the episode, Dobbs and Greene spoke about why people would want to join the military under President Joe Biden in the wake of the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan in August 2021, during which 13 U.S. service members were killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport....
Nameplates for LaRoche and his son Drake are still in place in Chicago’s clubhouse; the veteran first baseman opted to leave the team (and $13 million) after president Ken Williams suggested that he bring Drake around a little less than the “100 percent” of the time he did last season. PHOTOS: Meet Drake LaRoche MORE: MLB’s best father-son combos That didn’t sit well with the White Sox. It’s impossible to believe that there aren’t at least a few of them thinking “hey, we’ll have one less kid running around all the time,” but, at minimum, a vocal minority is mad about the whole deal....
Laxalt, a 42-year-old Republican, seeks to replace Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. The attorney and Navy veteran made a run for governor in 2018 but lost by four percentage points to Steve Sisolak. Two years later, he worked as Trump’s campaign co-chair in the state and filed lawsuits, that failed, against Nevada’s mail-in voting. Laxalt also tried to stop the counting of votes in Clark County. In 2014, Laxalt became America’s youngest state attorney general at 35....
