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Hornets co-owner Felix Sabates, however, is not one of those people. Sabates, who helped found the Hornets in 1987, blasted Silver, the NBA and even the Charlotte City Council for the “short sighted move” (sic). Sabates’ rant (parts of which are reproduced as it was written below) comes from an email response to team president Fred Whitfield, which was obtained by the Charlotte Observer. MORE: Tracking the Olympic field (behind USA)...

Antonio Conte’s team deservedly led through Gary Cahill’s first-half header, only for Bruno Martins Indi to steer home a scrambled equaliser soon after the break at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea quickly regained their advantage, Willian benefitting from some great build-up play to make it 2-1 shortly before the hour mark. Peter Crouch then struck from close range to get it back to 2-2 but the Premier League title favourites refused to give up, Brazil international Willian the man on target again soon afterwards....

Terry in no rush to decide future Victories for Liverpool and Manchester City on Sunday meant Arsenal ended the Premier League season in fifth, missing out on Europe’s elite club competition for the first time since the 1997-98 season. Conte, meanwhile, guided Chelsea to the title in his first season in charge and has an opportunity to clinch the double against Arsene Wenger’s men at Wembley on Saturday. But the Italian has warned Arsenal will be motivated to salvage something from their season....

Moyes’ side looked like they had earned a point late on when Maxwel Cornet found the back of the net with Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy down on the ground. Mendy had come out to stop Jarrod Bowen, who was ultimately ruled to have committed a foul on the shot-stopper with the goal overturned. Australian VAR official Gillett initially flagged the incident for on-field referee Andy Madley to review and he made the final call to disallow the goal....

The Blues hope that the 23-year-old will be part of a double deal with Roma, as Goal reported on Monday that Chelsea are also aiming to secure striker Edin Dzeko this week . The deal could be worth a joint fee of around £50 million, which is inclusive of performance-related add-ons. Emerson’s agents began talks with Chelsea last week, but the deal made significant progress over the weekend as Antonio Conte’s side won 4-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion....

Courtois is considering a return to Spain where his young family lives and, in a bid to keep the 25-year-old - who has 18 months left on his current deal - away from Real Madrid, the Blues have offered huge new terms. The goalkeeper established his family in the Spanish capital during his three years on loan at Atletico Madrid and he has previously admitted that he could return. In a bid to stop that, the Stamford Bridge outfit are ready to make Courtois the joint best-paid keeper in the world, along with Manchester United’s David de Gea....

The Blues have long been famed for their prowess at the back, while Conte’s Juventus backline was similarly notorious for grinding out clean sheets. Arsenal starlet turning into a man Since moving to the Bridge, however, the Italian has struggled to strike the balance between attack and defence. Josh King’s goal for Bournemouth on Saturday marked the ninth straight Premier League game in which Chelsea had conceded. And while Chelsea nevertheless ran out 3-1 winners, you have to look all the way back to Andre Villas-Boas’ tenure in 2011-12 to find the last time their net was breached on such a regular basis....

Morata’s absence has hurt Chelsea in recent weeks, with the Spain international aiming to recover from a back injury in time for the Champions League games versus Barcelona next week. Though Morata has not scored in his last six appearances for Chelsea, Flo thinks the former Real Madrid forward is being judged too harshly and that he will make the same impact he did earlier in the season upon his return....

Those impressive victories have seen Louis Van Gaal’s men all but secure Champions League football for next season, and they are available at +300 with the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook to claim another three points here that would move them into second place above Arsenal, who are in FA Cup action this weekend. However, the Blues have lost only one of their last 12 league matches at home to this opposition and are even-money favorites to come out on top for the third successive encounter on this ground....

After the game, several reporters said on Twitter that the Chicago locker room was intense, where shouting could be heard from outside. Some players were even removed. MORE: Week 7 scores, injuries, updates | Must-see photos The Bears have yet to win a game at home this season and are third in the NFC North, just above the Vikings.

The Mexico international spent the last two seasons with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, bagging 28 league goals for the German side. However, Chicharito recently completed a €17.9 million switch to West Ham, returning the Premier League after a previous spell with Manchester United. Get West Ham’s EPL title odds There was plenty of interest in the 29-year-old striker, with rumours linking him to teams in Spain all the way to MLS....

The Chiefs are nothing if not willing to push the envelope on offense. Whether it’s Patrick Mahomes shuffle passes, Patrick Mahomes jump passes or some entirely different form of wizardry we haven’t yet been able to identify, they certainly have a flair for creativity. Kansas City unveiled a new page in their ever-expanding playbook Saturday against the Raiders in Las Vegas. Leading 24-3 and with the ball inside the Raiders’ 10 in the second quarter, the Chiefs opted to line running back Jerick McKinnon behind center in a shotgun formation, and Mahomes behind McKinnon....

Battling flu-like symptoms that were described as “pretty severe” earlier in the week, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers led the Chargers down the field on their final drive, a 15-play, 88-yard sequence, to the Chiefs’ 1-yard line, but two offensive penalties pushed the Chargers back to the 11. With 2 seconds remaining, Rivers’ pass to Danny Woodhead fell incomplete, securing the Chiefs’ win. MORE: Photos that define Week 14 | Infamous fights in the NFL | Cam Newton’s greatest plays...

Civil affairs officials cannot validate the marriage as Chinese law only permits unions for men 22 years or older and women above the age of 20. The underage newlyweds became a trending topic on China’s social media platforms after a video showed them taking part in a wedding feast in their native village of Fengxin on Thursday. According to their respective families, the teenagers had met online and were in a relationship for a year before being married under local customs in the Guiyu, a town in Shantou in southern China’s Guangdong Province....

Alan Wilson, 28, was arrested about an hour after police said he attacked the child with a knife in a Las Vegas home, and he is now facing charges including battery and attempted murder with a deadly weapon, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Wilson was with other family members in a home at the time of the incident, the Review-Journal reported. The 911 call police responded to included a man telling the operator that his stepson had stabbed his granddaughter, although it is not clear if Wilson and the child are directly related....

While each child’s treatment plan will differ depending on age, the nature and severity of symptoms, response to treatment, and comorbid disorders (other conditions they have), the most common treatment options are medication in combination with psychotherapies. Psychosocial interventions are also a common treatment option. As the condition is not curable, current treatments focus on managing symptoms and helping with day-to-day life. Childhood schizophrenia can severely affect how a child develops and their ability to function on a daily basis....

Joachim Low has left many of his big stars at home this summer, naming an experimental squad, but the young side responded to the challenge and rolled straight through to the final thanks to an undefeated run during the tournament and a dominant 4-1 performance against Mexico in the semi-finals. Time is right for Alexis to ditch Arsenal Meanwhile, Chile remain the only team to have faced Low’s charges in this year’s tournament and not lost....

While failing to address the issue with its own citizens, Beijing appears to be creating an acceptable external narrative, which it expects Peng to follow in order to salvage her career—and her legacy. Peng, a former world doubles No. 1, was not heard or seen from for more than two weeks after accusing Zhang of sexual assault in a post on Chinese social media service Weibo. The post was deleted half an hour later before her account was scrubbed and all related search results were censored....

In his daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told journalists Friday that the Chinese government does not allow cover-ups, Reuters reported. Wuhan city—where the COVID-19 coronavirus originated before spreading across the world to become a pandemic—revised its death toll up 50 percent on Friday, according to the state-run CCTV news channel. Officials said 1,290 more people than previously thought had died from the virus, representing a 50 percent increase in the toll....

Zhao Lijian said: “The United States doesn’t care at all about the Xinjiang people. Their real plots and sinister intentions are to mess up Xinjiang to contain China,” the Associated Press reported. The U.S. customs agency said an investigation found evidence that workers in the Xinjiang polysilicon industry were intimidated and threatened and their movement restricted. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. Chinese officials reject accusations of forced labor and other abuses against predominantly Muslim groups in Xinjiang....