Two months after losing 3-0 in Paris, Real dominated PSG and took a 2-0 lead thanks to a brace from Karim Benzema, before the reigning Ligue 1 champions scored twice in quick succession in the last 10 minutes to earn an unlikely draw. While the draw left a bitter aftertaste in Real’s mouth, the result was enough to secure progression to the round of 16 of the Champions League....
The subject of Pujols and Cardinals fans came up Friday because Angels fans were expected to boo the heck out of Josh Hamilton later that night in his return to Anaheim (which they did). Hamilton was playing at Angel Stadium for the first time since a messy breakup that culminated in LA trading him back to the Rangers. MORE: Hall of Fame cases for Pujols, other active players | Classic photos of Josh Hamilton’s career...
The linebacker is under investigation by San Francisco police after a possible domestic incident last weekend, TMZ.com reported Monday. SN’s Alex Marvez notes the Raiders have a zero-tolerance policy with regard to domestic violence. If police find reason to believe Smith committed a crime, the team would likely cut ties with Smith soon after. Smith has one year remaining on a two-year contract he signed with the Raiders prior to the 2016 season....
Facing three felony weapons charges and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence, Smith was sentenced in Santa Clara County (California) Superior Court to 12 days in jail for the weapons charges and another 12 days for the DUI charges. The sentences will run concurrently, and he can serve them by joining a work crew on Mondays. Smith received credit for one day served, so his work-crew stint would run 11 days....
One a heralded rookie and the other a relative unknown pushing 29, they provided everything Oakland needed in a 1-0 victory Saturday night that tied its AL division series with the Detroit Tigers at one game apiece. MORE: Box score/stats | Red Sox 7, Rays 4 | Sunday: Cardinals-Pirates, Braves-Dodgers Vogt hit a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning after Gray matched zeros with Justin Verlander in a dazzling postseason debut....
“I let go of the hammer and the gun goes off. I never pulled the trigger,” the actor said in the weeks following the incident in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. That claim had been widely questioned and even disputed by some gun experts. But now, the Santa Fe, New Mexico, District Attorney investigating the events has seemingly corroborated Baldwin’s claim that the gun misfired without the trigger being squeezed....
The screen star, whose late mother was from the upstate New York region where the college is located, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the detail about his life as he spent time at his sister’s home outside of the city of Syracuse. Calling the area “beautiful” as he trained the video’s lens on the fall foliage coating the lush green grass surrounding him, Baldwin, 64, said, “There was a time in my life when I imagined, if I hadn’t gotten married again, that I would move here....
The league announced a three-game ban for the Vancouver Canucks defenseman on Friday afternoon. Hertl was skating up ice, and Edler moved into the neutral zone, driving his shoulder into Edler's face. The league ruled that Hertl didn't put himself in a vulnerable position, and that Edler had time to avoid the hit, but did not. It's an example of the league's amended Rule 48, which wisely takes "targeting" the head out of the equation....
Jones was ordered to pay to one of the families $4.1 million in damages and another $45.2 million in punitive damages, with additional fines and fees taking the total over $50 million. In a second blow to Jones, it was revealed that two years’ worth of text messages from his phone were shared, apparently by accident, with the defense lawyer Mark Bankston. The messages were said to have been sent within the past two years and, according to Banton, the January 6 Select committee is reportedly preparing to subpoena them....
A video posted on Twitter yesterday showed the Infowars founder shaking hands with at least four people at the demonstration against measures designed to keep people safe amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory in March that encouraged Americans to “stop handshaking” to prevent the spread of infectious disease amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also said Americans should avoid shaking hands ever again to bring down both coronavirus and influenza cases....
While shopping with teammates in Edmonton, where the Capitals play the Oilers Saturday night, Ovechkin noticed a man on the street without a shirt. Instead of passing by, with temperatures in the low 50s, he decided to act, buying a sweater, hat and winter coat to give to the man. A tweet from the account of a local cafe, the Sequel Cafe, first pointed out the good deed Friday night....
Rodriguez, 39, went through drills at first base with Mark Teixeira and spring training invitee Kyle Roller on Friday, but did so with his third baseman’s glove, according to the New York Times. When asked what the hardest part was of playing a new position, Rodriguez replied, “Finding my first-base mitt,” adding that he hasn’t had a chance to break it in. Luckily, a clubhouse attendant found the mitt on top of a locker in the trainer’s room....
Steen, whose 22 goals in 33 games for the St. Louis Blues is two off his career high, signed a three-year, $17.4 million extension with the team, according to multiple reports. At first blush, it seems like a lot of money for a 29-year-old player in the midst of a career year, and that may well be the case. Now, if Steen settles back into the 20-goal scorer he's been heretofore in his career, paying him a $5....
All the shows this week were filmed days before Trebek passed away from pancreatic cancer on November 8 at the age of 80. Jeopardy!’s most winningest contestant, Ken Jennings, will be the first to take the guest host reins for Jeopardy! next week. Following him will be others temporarily stepping up to the podium for the foreseeable future. Each will bring their own spin to the show, but like Trebek always wanted, the focus will remain on the contestants....
The Reds defeated City 5-1 over two legs to reach the Champions League semi-finals in comfortable fashion. Alexander-Arnold was one of Liverpool’s best performers over the two matches, despite being given a difficult match-up in the form of City star Leroy Sane. The 19-year-old feels he was singled out by City due to his relative inexperience, but believes he showed that strategy was unsuccessful. “I guess Man City looked at it and [felt] I’m the weak link,” Alexander-Arnold said following Tuesday’s 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium....
The president’s daughter was seen joining in a conversation between British Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, and International Monetary Fund Chairwoman Christine Lagarde during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. “It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on....
The Democrat, who represents New York’s 14th congressional district, discussed the benefits of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package during an hour-long Instagram live video. At one point, Ocasio-Cortez walked viewers through the process that had seen a minimum wage rise stripped from the American Rescue Plan by a vote in the Senate. She urged those watching to contact the eight Democratic senators who had voted against including the measure in the final bill....
Ocasio-Cortez, 30, who became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress in 2017, has been a staunch supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who suspended his presidential campaign last week. She has also been publicly critical of Biden on numerous occasions in recent months, even suggesting that they did not really belong in the same political party. But in a new interview published by The New York Times on Monday, the New York progressive argued that it was vital to defeat President Donald Trump at all costs in November....
Ocasio-Cortez was speaking at a Venice, California, campaign rally for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Monday as she expressed contempt for the frequent claim that the U.S. is the world’s wealthiest, most advanced country. Several raucous crowd members chimed in and yelled that U.S.culture is actually reflective of right-wing “fascism” and that the wealthiest people are simply using the country’s vast resources to enrich themselves. “We need to fight to start this work, the establishment of an advanced society,” Ocasio-Cortez said at the Sanders 2020 rally, prompting chants of “AOC,” her initials....
In a statement sent to Newsweek, Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with our local officials calling for a full investigation of the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing homes during COVID-19.” “Thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers lost their lives in nursing homes throughout the pandemic,” the statement continued. “Their loved ones and the public deserve answers and transparency from their elected leadership, and the Secretary to the Governor’s remarks warrant a full investigation....
