The World Cup winner continues to run down his current deal at Camp Nou and will hit free agency in the summer if no extension is agreed. Talks have dragged on for some time, with no compromise reached as yet, and Dembele’s agent has suggested that greater support is being sought from club bosses after seeing the talented 24-year-old rushed back into the team following a bout of coronavirus....
But if you’re, say, a San Francisco 49ers defensive player, playing against the aforementioned Rams, you should probably know the opposing quarterback, right? Ahmad Brooks was not familiar. But he means no disrespect. Your browser does not support iframes. When asked about seeing Davis in person, he responded: “That’s the quarterback, right? They asked me earlier. No disrespect, but I didn’t know who you were talking about. He did a great job....
In The Suspect, which premieres on Thursday, Turner portrays Joe O’Loughlin, a clinical psychologist who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and is brought onto a case when the police find a woman buried in a shallow grave. The only problem is with each decision and revelation Joe makes, he starts to draw more and more suspicion on himself as the culprit. The way in which the show’s plot develops was “surprising” even for Turner, he said, who added that he felt this project was his “first in a long time” that he felt he’d also enjoy as a viewer....
While Malik was a junior enlisted member of the U.S. Air Force and Jenna was unemployed during the months of March 2020 and May 2021, the couple claimed to be owners of at least five small businesses. These were “Alpha 2 Omega Logistics, “Southern by the Belle, A2O Auto Brokers, Pure Pressure and Day and Night Trucking,” according to documents received by McClatchy News. Claiming they were struggling business owners, the couple applied for Small Business Administration-sponsored Economic Injury Disaster loans and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, said a news release Wednesday....
Ronaldo slowing down but still incredible Having watched his team grow in effectiveness in recent weeks, Bosz has the double in his sights, with a first Eredivisie title since 2013-14 even closer to his grasp than the Europa League. At the start of the month, a six-point gap separated them and the season’s perennial leaders Feyenoord, but a win over their rivals was followed by a newfound ruthlessness and, aided by a further slip up from the Rotterdammers, they cut the gap to one....
Joining Michaels on the call will be ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. The former Ohio State quarterback has been a fixture on “College GameDay” and works with Chris Fowler for ABC’s primetime college football broadcast. Over the past two years, he has called a pair of NFL games for ESPN. MORE: Joe Buck reportedly leaving Fox for ESPN reunion with Troy Aikman Al Michaels contract details Marchand has not reported the official dollar figure on Michaels’ deal, but it is believed to be around what Joe Buck will make at ESPN....
Bin Laden had long been chafing at this imposed gag order, says Farooqi, who learned from Sheik Saeed, Al Qaeda’s senior leader in Afghanistan, and other top operatives that bin Laden became “extremely upset” earlier this year when he discovered that some of his lieutenants feared he was dead. Bin Laden has always loved talking to the media—he used to infuriate his onetime protector, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, by holding press conferences—and, according to Farooqi, bin Laden had only reluctantly gone along with the advice that his safety required absolute silence....
Brandon Moss was borderline awful in the second half of the season; he hit just .173 with four homers in 58 games after the All-Star break. So of course, he crushed a two-run home run off James Shields to open the scoring in the top half of the inning. MORE: Party like it’s 1985 | When each team will exit | Shining moments for each playoff team | Ranking the ballparks | Twitter must-follows...
According to the NFL, the Crimson Tide and Buckeyes combined to have 100 players on rosters in Week 1. Alabama led the way with 56, and Ohio State was second with 44. MORE: Programs that produce most NFL Draft picks Alabama led all teams with six running backs, including former Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry. Alabama has become an NFL pipeline under coach Nick Saban, producing 83 NFL Draft picks and 28 first-round picks since 2010....
The Mountaineers will host the first game in Morgantown on Sept. 5, 2026, before heading to Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 4, 2027. “With its great tradition and history, it will be exciting to host the Crimson Tide in Morgantown, and it will provide our fans with a great trip to visit Tuscaloosa the following season,” West Virginia athletics director Shane Lyons said in a school release. MORE: Bama-Notre Dame: Five predictions before 2028-29 meeting...
Yet, Heisman Trophy runner-up Tua Tagovailoa delivered a five-word mandate sure to be repeated in Tuscaloosa in the aftermath of a 44-16 loss to Clemson in the College Football Playoff championship game at Levi’s Stadium on Monday. No. 2 Clemson ripped the spotlight away from No. 1 Alabama to become the first 15-0 team since 1897. “We had a great season, but five words: Good is not good enough,” Tagovailoa said....
On Tuesday, the city unveiled the new logo, with the exclamation point after the “F” formed from the “L” and “O” in the word “Florence,” and the tagline “Live for More” on its Facebook page. In the post, the city said, “the mayor and Council set out to lead a branding and marketing campaign that reflects the modern-day feel of our beautiful town.” WAAY-TV reported on the new branding, saying it was handled by Birmingham, Alabama, marketing firm Tatum Design and cost the city $25,000....
The Crimson Tide, down 13 points to Georgia at halftime in the College Football Playoff championship game, brought out true freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to help engineer a 26-23 overtime win in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. MORE: Shop for Alabama national title gear Tagovailoa completed 14 of 24 passes for 166 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. He engineered three scoring drives in the second half to help the Tide overcome that 13-0 deficit, the third-highest in championship game history....
Senior defensive end Da’Shawn Hand went down with a left leg injury against the Rebels in the third quarter and had to be helped off the field. He couldn’t put any weight on his leg, and eventually was carted off the field by Alabama trainers. MORE: How they beat Bama: Ranking SEC opponents’ chances Hand is one of the Tide’s veteran playmakers on defense, and his absence would be sorely missed if he were to miss significant time....
The 6-3, 210-pound Mullaney, who graduated from Oregon State, brings a healthy body to a team that lost three receivers — including star Amari Cooper — to graduation this spring, then lost Cam Sims to a knee injury in spring workouts. MORE: SN All-Americans | Top 25 WRs for 2015 | SN Top 25 Mullaney, a 3-star prospect coming out of high school in 2011, missed half of last season with an elbow injury, but he grabbed 52 receptions for 788 yards in 2013....
The five-star signal-caller from St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, Ca., announced his de-commitment from the SEC school Saturday, and is reportedly staying home to play for new Trojans coach Steve Sarkisian. Simply put: Town is huge (6'4, 205), and as you can see in his junior season highlight film below, can probably go skeet shooting with a football. The No. 2 quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class is the definition of a pocket passer — the traditional prototype that fits in USC's pro-style offense....
Speaking to ProPublica and AL.com, which recently published a joint investigation into the statewide issue, Lamar County Sheriff Hal Allred described how jails without medical staff seek medical bond to avoid getting “stuck” with hospital bills. “We had a guy a couple of weeks ago with congestive heart failure…The judge let him make bond so the county didn’t get stuck with that bill,” Allred told ProPublica and AL.com in a March telephone interview....
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Georgia has opened as a 2.5-point favorite against the Crimson Tide for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 10 in Indianapolis. BENDER: Georiga resets title hopes, gives Alabama rematch renewed hype When the two teams squared off in the SEC championship game on Dec. 4, Georgia was favored by 6.5 points. Those betting on Nick Saban and the reigning national champs were rewarded as Alabama carved up Georgia in a 41-24 win....
The game is at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Alabama (12-0) is in its fifth CFP championship game under Nick Saban after beating No. 4 Notre Dame 31-14 in the semifinals. The Crimson Tide are also looking for a sixth national championship under Saban, and the offense averages 48.2 points per game. DeVonta Smith, Mack Jones and Najee Harris lead that offense, which might get an extra lift with the potential return of Jaylen Waddle....
