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Murdaugh, who discovered the bodies of his wife and son over the summer, insists that he was not involved in the shooting deaths. His housekeeper also died mysteriously after allegedly tripping over the family’s dogs on the steps to his home, which he maintains was a tragic accident. “He has indicated clearly that he is going to try to right every wrong—financial wrong—and others that he may have committed. Look, he’s reconciled to the fact he’s going to prison....

That was the main takeaway from the Washington Capitals captain’s 2018-19 campaign; where he hit the 50-goal mark and won the Rocket Richard Trophy, both for the the eighth time in his career. Beyond the regular season, he also impressed with a dominant first-round performance against Carolina. The veteran superstar netted five goals to go along with nine points before Washington fell in seven games. In his 14 years in the league, Ovechkin’s play hasn’t faltered over time....

Capitals hockey is saved. So great was the anticipation of the arrival of a Russian prospect named Alexander Ovechkin, he was being heralded as not just a savior for the Caps, but the entire league — which was headed for an ugly labor dispute that would ultimately shut down the entire 2004-05 season. MORE: Alex Ovechkin’s top 10 career moments “Ovechkin is a 100 percent complete package,” Goran Stubb, European director for the NHL’s central scouting, told Sporting News in 2004....

He was a star member of Kentucky’s 2012 recruiting class, and was a key cog on the Wildcats squad that famously missed the NCAA Tournament and lost to Robert Morris in the first round of the N.I.T. The hulking power forward missed the entire 2014-2015 season due to a preseason knee injury and is now trying to regain the form that made him one of the more feared players in the country....

At an 11 a.m. ET press conference Sunday, A-Rod announced his final game will be Friday, when the Yankees host the Rays at Yankee Stadium. He will be a special advisor and instructor for the Yankees through the end of next season. Rodriguez, 41, will receive the remainder of his salary this year and the $21 million he is due in 2017. MORE: The 13 greatest MLB No. 1 draft picks of all time...

At one point, it looked Burmistrov might be the type of building block centre a nominally rebuilding franchise like the Atlanta Thrasher, eventually the Winnipeg Jets, could build around for years to come. By his third season in the organization, though, Burmistrov had fallen out of favour with the Jets and was on the outs in every sense. What one might generously describe as a difference in philosophy between Burmistrov and then-Jets head coach Claude Noel paved the way for a return flight to the KHL’s Kazan Ak-Bars for the 2013-14 season....

Tele2 Arena seats around 30,000 people and will be the first stadium show since UFC 129 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in April of 2011. Gustafsson who last competed in March when he defeated Jimi Manuwa by second round TKO is excited to fight in front of his countrymen. “This is going to be an epic event,” Gustafsson said. “I want more than 30,000 fans to come and witness me win on January 24....

On Tuesday, the Democrat from New York shared her thoughts on Twitter regarding Cuomo’s departure from office. “When abusers of power blame everyone else for ‘misunderstanding’ their abuse, it is often a way to gain sympathy from those who’ve ever been [could be] involved in a misunderstanding,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “But the intentional environment of fear and intimidation harassers create is far from a mistake.” “There is a huge difference between having an awkward interaction and discussing/learning from it versus mobilizing entire networks and institutions to bring in victims, silence coverage, and retaliate against those who report abuse,” she continued....

“Jay Jacobs absolutely should resign over his disgusting comments comparing a Black single mother who won a historic election to David Duke,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Tuesday morning. “India Walton is the Democratic nominee for Mayor of Buffalo. No amount of racist misogyny from the old boys’ club is going to change that,” the Democratic congresswoman added. Jacobs apologized for his comparison on Monday. Jacobs made the remarks when asked by a Spectrum News reporter why he hadn’t endorsed Walton’s candidacy....

The exchange unfolded during a congressional hearing on Thursday, in which McAleenan sought to assure lawmakers that his department was carrying out an “aggressive” investigation into the secret Facebook group. More than 9,000 current and former Border Patrol agents were reported to be a part of the group, according to ProPublica. In addition to featuring derogatory posts about members of Congress, including Ocasio-Cortez, the group also joked about the deaths of migrants at the border....

The group, reported on by ProPublica Monday, features 9,500 current or former Border Patrol agents. In multiple posts published by ProPublica, agents made light of the deaths of migrants and posted offensive comments and memes about Ocasio-Cortez and fellow Hispanic Caucus member, Representative Veronica Escobar. “This just broke: a secret Facebook group of 9,500 CBP officers discussed making a GoFundMe for officers to harm myself & Rep. Escobar during our visit to CBP facilities & mocked migrant deaths,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted....

Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia while going for what neighbors have said was a routine jog on February 23. Gregory and Travis McMichael, a father and son, have claimed that they shot Arbery in self-defense, but video was released publicly this week showing Arbery being shot multiple times as he tried to run away. “Ahmaud Arbery was murdered for being Black,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote....

As previously reported, Navalny was hospitalized after calling out in pain on a flight from Siberia to Moscow. His flight made an emergency landing, and he was taken to a hospital where he was placed on a ventilator. His press secretary said that his team believed someone mixed something with tea with a toxin that morning. Navalny was transferred to Charité University Hospital in Berlin days later. According to The Guardian, German officials said that he was poisoned with novichok, a chemical weapon....

“I have never seen the skin wrapped around the skull like this, but I know that he is not going to give up,” Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, wrote in an Instagram post, as translated by Google, after she visited her husband at a penal colony outside Moscow on Tuesday. “He writes funny posts on Instagram…. But after meeting with Alexei, I worry about him even more.” Navalny was arrested January 17 and is serving a two and a half year sentence for violating the terms of his probation while he was in Germany recovering from a nerve-agent poisoning he blames on the Kremlin....

The Chilean made his home debut for United on Saturday, scoring his first goal for the club in a Man of the Match display as they beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 at Old Trafford. And Macari has told Goal that Sanchez’s arrival transforms United into a side capable of going deep in the Champions League this term. “What he does for us is add competition for places, which any manager would tell you is fantastic....

In Lucky, the 1999 memoir by acclaimed author Alice Sebold, she details her rape when she was a student at Syracuse University in 1981. Last week, Anthony Broadwater was exonerated for the crime having served 16 years in prison. Lucky was in the process of being made into a film when executive producer Tim Mucciante became suspicious about discrepancies between the book and the script. “I started poking around and trying to figure out what really happened here,” Mucciante told the Associated Press last week....

You sound so different on the new album. I am different. I’ve learned more. I’m a better person. I’m a more focused person. I’m a more honest person. I’m a more easygoing person. That’s a lot of change. Is your name still Alicia Keys? I’m the new and improved version of her. But vocally, a lot of people say I sound like I drank a lot of whisky. Speaking of your name, I read your last name isn’t really Keys....

The “Fallin” singer has announced on her website that she is releasing her self-titled album, ALICIA, on March 20, 2020, which will include the single “Underdog.” Her world tour will begin this summer in Europe, starting in June 2020, and will reach the U.S. and Canada on July 28, 2020, in Jacksonville, Florida. The announcement comes as Keys hosted the Grammy Awards 2020 on January 26, 2020, and gave an emotional tribute to Kobe Bryant, the NFL player who died in a helicopter accident this weekend....

Here are the countries affected by Russia’s invasion, according to the conflict zone bulletin created by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): Ukraine Ukraine closed all airspace for commercial travel after Russia began its attack. The notice is valid until May 24, unless revised before then. Ukraine’s State Air Traffic Services Enterprise announced the closure shortly after 1 a.m. Greenwich Mountain Time, saying the closure was “due to the high risk of aviation security for civil aviation…....

When Sandoval arrived at spring training, a photo of his gut made its way across Twitter, including one of it being given a crying Jordan face. The conversation continued into the regular season when his belt popped off during a game and the next day a rival fan brought a prop belt to tease him. FORE: Sandoval and baseball’s worst contracts | Leyland named Team USA manager It all may have seemed funny at the time, but a few recent stories have made people realize there may be something deeper to this than Sandoval just being big....