The 2026 event is the next one up for grabs, with Russia set to host the 2018 tournament and Qatar named as the host for 2022. And with the United States, Canada and Mexico already announcing plans to submit a joint bid for 2026, the Nigeria Football Federation boss claimed the north Africans have all it takes to host the world. “I’ve been told Morocco wants to put in its bid and Caf will support them 100%,” Pinnick told BBC Sport....
The former Olympian and reality TV star, who herself is a transgender woman, took to Twitter after FINA, the sport’s world governing body, announced that transgender women would not be allowed in major women’s races as of Monday, June 20. “It worked! I took a lot of heat—but what’s fair is fair!” Jenner tweeted on June 19. “If you go through male puberty you should not be able to take medals away from females....
Starting the season completing 73 percent of his passes and throwing three touchdowns in each of his first three starts has Goff off to a nice start. MORE: PAC-12 rankings | Eight crazy stats heading into Week 4 “He does some stuff I’ve never seen anybody do before,” Dykes told Sports Illustrated. “He gets the ball out so quick. He sees things. He’s got all the stuff. Physically, he’s still real skinny, and when (NFL scouts) get around him, they’re going to go, ‘Am I really going to give this guy $100 million?...
The calcium deposits are not always painful, and even when they are painful they will often spontaneously resolve. The deposits typically have the consistency of chalk or toothpaste, not the pebble that many people expect a calcium deposit to look or feel like. Signs of Calcific Tendonitis Most people with calcific tendonitis have gradually increasing shoulder pain that can become severe. There may be an injury that occurred, or this may seem to have come from nowhere....
Freshman quarterback Caleb Williams was 5 of 5 for 71 yards and led two touchdown drives at that point, which gave the Sooners the early cushion in a 52-31 victory against TCU on Saturday. Riley maintained the worst-kept secret up until game time, but Williams is the full-time replacement for Spencer Rattler now, and Sooners fans were pleased. Williams proved once again why he’s the right decision. It’s the big-play dimension Williams adds to the offense that is the difference-maker....
Now, the University of Calgary Dinos are offering one lucky student a chance at experiencing that terror in a program they are calling the “13th man.” Playing for the Dinos as a one-time walk-on is fairly simple. The winners are chosen and have to go through practice with the team at a set position given by the coaching staff. Come game time, they are put on the field for one special teams play....
The California county’s board of supervisors approved the pilot program in a 3-2 vote on Tuesday after listening to nearly two hours of public comments on the proposal. “Our justice system should be based on facts and on law—not on access to wealth and resources,” County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer said during a virtual board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday. ‘When we see inequality like this—inequality that runs contrary to rights guaranteed by the U....
Nearly 70,000 acres of Sierra National Forest have been burned by the Creek Fire. Some 45,000 acres were burned on the first day of the fire followed by an additional 21,000 acres on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Sierra National Forest, Dean Gould, confirmed. “We’ve had a significant drop in the overall rate of growth for the incidents,” Gould said Tuesday. “21,000 acres is still a phenomenal amount. That would be a significant incident....
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced the signatures’ verification on Wednesday. Now, the state’s Department of Finance has 30 business days to estimate the election’s cost. Then, the state’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee will have 30 days to review the estimate. Then, the state’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis will schedule the election for 60 to 80 days later, The East Bay Times reported. The estimated cost for the election is around $215 million....
The Democratic governor spoke to California residents during a news briefing Monday to address questions about a series of executive actions President Donald Trump took over the weekend to address the coronavirus pandemic. One memorandum Trump announced Saturday said American workers who are unemployed as a result of the pandemic can receive an extra $400 each week on top of the unemployment benefits they typically receive through their state. While Trump said the federal government would contribute $300 of that new weekly bonus, each state or U....
Paul Nguyen, 27, from Orange County, was drugged, robbed, and killed while he was in Medellin, said his sister Amy. According to ABC7, Nguyen met a woman on the social media dating app Tinder and went on a date with her on Wednesday, November 9. Amy said her brother had last been seen leaving a bar with the woman on Thursday at about 2 a.m. She added Nguyen’s body was found on November 11....
The supply chain issue is closely related to recent inflation, which is creating economic and political risks for elected officials. President Joe Biden is scheduled to outline an agreement in an afternoon speech about how supply chain issues have affected the nation’s economic COVID-19 recovery. As of Monday, 62 ships were berthed at the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, which make up 40 percent of all shipping containers in the U....
An estimated 37,300 customers were without power as of 2:39 a.m. local time (5:39 a.m. ET) on Tuesday across the state, according to Poweroutage.US. Pacific Gas and Electric Company saw the largest number of customers without power. An estimated 17,910 of its 5.5 million customers were without power. Southern California Edison had nearly 6,800 of its 3.4 million customers also cut off. The PowerOutage.US map shows that over 10 percent of customers in the county of Siskiyou were without power early Tuesday morning....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti both stated this week that mass gatherings, which obviously include sporting events, would not return to the state or city until there is at least a vaccine for COVID-19 and residents have acquired herd immunity. A vaccine isn’t expected to be ready until next year, which is why Garcetti is prepared to ban large crowds in the city until 2021....
On Wednesday, 65 California State Assembly members voted in favor of AB-32, the new legislation seeking to ban private prisons, while 11 members voted against it. The legislation still needs to be signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom before it can become law, but he is expected to support the ban, given that he himself called for an end to the “outrage of private prisons once and for all” in his inaugural speech in January....
Specifically, the EFF sought training materials regarding the use of automated license plate readers (ALPR), facial recognition technology and use-of-force by officers However, when the EFF tried to access these materials using POST’s open data portal, POST’s documents allegedly declared these materials unavailable due to copyright protections invoked by the companies that had created them. This refusal to furnish documents under copyright claims goes against the California Public Records Act (CPRA), a law that went into effect in 2020 requiring POST to “conspicuously post” all training materials, the EFF claims....
Despite being a Brooklyn native, Jacobs wasn’t irked by the grander show of support for his Mexican opponent in his home state. In fact, he expected it and relished the moment, gesturing to the crowd to bring it on and mouthing the words “I love it” from the dais. In a way, Wednesday’s reaction served as a microcosm of what Jacobs should continue to expect — but tenfold — when he and Alvarez continue their press run, to Mexico City on Friday before wrapping up the trek in Los Angeles on Monday, with each stop open to the public....
The throng of teenagers and young adults regularly share their support for the Beverly Hill brothers Erik and Lyle, who are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. Newsweek has seen dozens of accounts where its users support freeing the brothers, some with hundreds of thousands of followers. One account with more than 218,300 followers regularly posts videos with the hashtag #justice, which in turn are viewed hundreds of thousands of times....
MORE: Best photos from Week 2 Kelvin Benjamin (No. 13) scored a touchdown Sunday to put the Panthers up 30-10 against the 49ers. He then showed us a new dance with teammate Devin Funchess (No. 17) and quarterback Cam Newton (No. 1). We’re not entirely sure what the name of the dance is, but it’s pretty slick. Unfortunately, the NFL penalizes teams that coordinate end zone celebrations, so Funchess was dinged for unsportsmanlike conduct....
Newton absolutely crushed an opponent during a game of Knockerball, also known as Bubble Soccer, during his charity kickball tournament at BB&T Ballpark on Friday night. MORE: Bo Jackson tells Newton haters to back off | How Newton’s deal changes the game The opponent went flying. The shoe did not. Knockerball, although relatively safe given such bubbly protection, is no joke. A video posted by Tadd Haislop (@taddhaislop) on Jun 12, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT...
