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CMU coach John Bonamego, who recently was diagnosed with throat cancer, tweeted a tribute to Nash on Monday. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 | Wofford basketball player drowns near Charlotte Nash was diagnosed with cancer shortly after signing with CMU in May 2013. He sat out his freshman year to receive treatments, and the university honored his scholarship. He participated in the program’s 2014 spring game before the leukemia returned, forcing him to undergo additional chemotheraphy and miss another season....

The club had initially announced the Italian’s appointment after losing the final of the President’s Cup on Thursday having seeked him out because of his experience managing the likes of Fiorentina, Parma and Valencia in addition to the Italian national team. Prandelli expressed his pleasure at taking over the position at Al Nasr, stressing that he did not hesitate to accept the offer. “I examined the team’s status before signing the contract and it is strong,” he said at the press conference....

Thursday’s New Year’s Eve semifinals in the Orange and Cotton bowls drew 9.7 and 9.9 ratings, respectively. These numbers were drastically higher on New Year’s Day a year ago in the Rose (15.5 rating) and Sugar (15.3) bowls. MORE: Bowl winners and losers | 40 bowls, 40 thoughts The ratings for the New Year’s Six bowls (Orange, Cotton, Sugar, Rose, Fiesta, Peach) as a whole dropped from an average 8....

Sources said that Pentagon intelligence agencies–including the DIA, according to some officials–sent out confidential “referrals” asking the FBI to investigate the alleged INC leak of classified information to Iran. Law-enforcement sources say the FBI is investigating who in the INC might have leaked U.S. secrets to Iran–and who in the U.S. government might have leaked secrets to the INC. Chalabi and other INC reps have denied passing on any U....

A chalazion—especially a small one—will likely go away on its own over a period of days to weeks. If it persists or is large and causing symptoms like blurred vision or eye irritation, it may need to be surgically removed. This article discusses why a chalazion may pop up, when surgery to treat it may be needed, and what’s involved. What Is a Chalazion? A chalazion is a bump that forms in the eyelid just behind the eyelashes....

Bonucci agent refuses to deny Milan move The 22-year-old has left the Premier League champions to move to Vicarage Road for an undisclosed fee. Chalobah, who will wear the number 14 shirt, impressed during a loan spell with Watford during the 2012-13 season, scoring five times in 38 appearances in the Championship to help the Hornets to the play-off final. He played just 15 times under Antonio Conte at Chelsea last season and the club’s reported pursuit of Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko prompted speculation that he would be allowed to leave....

After a delay to the beginning of the match due to trouble outside of the stadium, a 59th minute strike from Vinicius Junior was enough to push Real past the Reds as boss Carlo Ancelotti became the first manager in Champions League history to lift the trophy on four separate occasions. Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Dani Carvajal, Casemiro, Isco, Marcelo, Luka Modric, Nacho and Toni Kroos also all moved onto five Champions League titles apiece in the process, the second-most of any players in competition history....

Not only is the Champions League schedule for the semifinal round condensed into a straight knockout format featuring a pair of single-leg fixtures, but Champions League games are being shown on a different TV channel then they were in the spring — assuming the match you want to watch is even on TV. In the United States, neither semifinal is on an English-language TV channel. MORE: Watch select Champions League games on fuboTV (7-day trial)...

Manchester City are the leading club in the betting to win the competition, which would be the first European title in their history if they can justify those predictions. Defending champions Real Madrid, meanwhile, are also among the fancied teams, but they may find it harder to complete a repeat and extend their European record to a 15th title, given the presence of a host of other talented clubs....

Few teams, if any, can match Milwaukee’s trio of stars. Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing at an MVP level once again, posting 30-12-6 on a nightly basis while flirting with the scoring title and the greatest PER in NBA history. Khris Middleton got off to a slow start by his standards but is now playing his best basketball of the season. And while Jrue Holiday was the only one of the three to not be named an All-Star this season, he had a legitimate reason to feel as though he was snubbed....

Even though none of the three we asked to participate — Chipper Jones, Corey Brewer, John Isner — were football players, each of them proved to be up to the weekly challenge. TITLE GAME: The matchup | 20 things about Clemson | Alabama Chipper was the top athlete picking straight up. Against the spread, MLive.com reporter Mike Griffith dominated but Brewer and Chipper both finished above .500 — an impressive showing picking against the line — and Isner (a Georgia graduate) can finish ....

All 10 matches will be televised in the U.S., and we have all the matchups and previews right here. MORE: Big bid placed on Cristiano Ronaldo | Championship Sunday odds Hull City vs. Manchester United — 10 a.m. ET: NBC: It would take a truly legendary day for the Red Devils to pass Arsenal into third place on the table. They sit three points and seven goals behind the Gunners....

After eliminating title holders and neighbours DR Congo in the qualifiers, they shocked Cameroon 1-0 on Tuesday to top the log, after Burkina Faso and Angola settled for a goalless stalemate in the other game. A victory for the Red Devils will confirm their place in the quarterfinals with a game to spare. Cameroon coach Rigobert Song, on the other hand, will hope to have a change in fortunes when the Indomitable Lions take on Angola on Saturday as well....

That’s not an exaggeration. The Browns are now 0-11, and the second 0-16 season in NFL history is looming once again. Last season, it took until Week 16, the next-to-last game, when they were 0-14, for them to avoid the shame of association with Dan Orlovsky, Rod Marinelli and the 2008 Lions. It’s time, then, to search for wins on the Browns’ remaining schedule … and that’s where “by the minute” takes on new meaning....

The Mavericks’ new small forward believes he should have been seen as the one to complete a Rockets Big Three. MORE: Deveney’s reset | Free-agent tracker “Honestly, I was offended by the whole process,” Parsons told Yahoo! Sports Marc J. Spears in a telephone interview. “They publicly said that they were going out looking for a third star when I thought they had one right in front of them. I guess that’s just how they viewed me as a player....

The Raiders and Chargers reportedly are moving forward with a plan to share a $1.7 billion stadium in Carson, Calif., less than 20 miles from downtown LA. MORE: 2015 NFL Mock Draft | Falcons expect Noise-gate decision soon | Seahawks’ Lane needs knee surgery The longtime AFC West rivals, separated by 500 miles, will continue to push for public subsidies for new stadiums to stay in their respective home markets, keeping open the possibility of meeting up in LA....

Both the L.A. Chargers and L.A. Rams played in relatively empty stadiums. Check out this photo of the 27,000-seat StubHub Center during Sunday’s Dolphins vs. Chargers game: And this view of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum during Sunday’s Redskins vs. Rams game: MORE: L.A. Chargers betting that smaller stadium is better Here’s what Twitter had to say about the attendance woes:

But as Staley faces added pressure after the stunning defeat, his players are standing up for him. Several players told the Orange County Register that Saturday’s 31-30 loss to the Jaguars should not be held against Staley, and affirmed belief in the team’s coach. “I love coach Staley,” linebacker Drue Tranquill said, per the OC Register. “I think he’s a very, very intelligent coach. When you’re up 27-0, it doesn’t really matter, the play calling....

“The national anthem means different things to different people,” Barkley said on TNT’s “NBA Tip-Off” show. “I’m glad these guys are all unified, but if people don’t kneel, they’re not a bad person. I want to make that perfectly clear.” Barkley added that no one should be “vilified” for standing. ESPN NBA analyst Jay Williams supported Barkley’s stance on standing: Kneeling for the anthem is against NBA rules, but commissioner Adam Silver announced Thursday that the rule would not be enforced, citing “unique circumstances....