And the 34-year-old veteran was up to the task. MORE: NFL Week 8 in photos | Josh Norman felt like Batman in Monday’s OT win Tillman, who spent his first 12 seasons with the Bears, recorded his first interception as a member of the Panthers in Carolina’s 29-26 overtime win. Tillman also had four tackles and three pass breakups, two of which prevented a likely touchdown to Donte Moncrief with under two minutes remaining in regulation....
The founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA took aim at the couple in a recent episode of his podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show. In a unique critique of the Sunday broadcast, Kirk drew particular attention to 36-year-old British Army veteran, Prince Harry. “We know Prince Harry is a metrosexual beta male and really is lacking in almost all testosterone,” the outspoken podcaster began as he aired a list of grievances he had with the pair before concluding that Meghan Markle is a “tradition-destroying leftist....
Louisville head coach Charlie Strong. (AP Photo) MORE: Top 10 college football coaching jobs | Bowl matchups UPDATE: An expected conversation with Louisville officials took place late Saturday, which Strong disclosing his decision to leave for Texas. Several media sources, including CBSSports.com, reported word of Strong’s decision. “Both sides working through issues in the Texas-Strong negotiation,” SI reporter Pete Thamel reported via Twitter. “A resolution is expected. Typical contract details....
And for that massive shooting improvement, Charlotte’s big men deserve the praise. Shooters like Marvin Williams, Nicholas Batum, Frank Kaminsky and Spencer Hawes are all 6-8 or taller and keep potential rim protectors out of the paint. MORE: Biggest disappointments of the season | Why did Hornets choose Lamb over Hairston? The massive changes have Charlotte’s offense in the top 10 in points per possession, a massive and necessary change after finishing 28th last season....
Simply put: Bowman and the No. 88 team spanked the entire NASCAR Cup Series field at Auto Club Speedway in a way no HMS team has done in years. His teammates — Chase Elliott (fourth), Jimmie Johnson (seventh) and William Byron (15th) — made strong runs, too. The Hendrick teams’ success at Auto Club followed similarly impressive showings at Las Vegas the week prior. Now three of the four drivers are inside the top six in the early season points standings....
In this edition, SN’s Joe Rivera got two minutes with former Phillies and Dodgers infielder Chase Utley. Editor’s note: Utley spoke with Sporting News as part of his partnership with Scotts and MLB. The full story will be available this week. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN SPORTING NEWS: You’re a very mellow, California guy. When you played, you were fiery — “gamer” was one of the words used to describe you....
And this database includes some of the world’s best known white sharks, including Lucy, a 17-foot female with a mangled tail fin, and Deep Blue, who at an estimated 50 years old and 20-foot long, is thought to be one of the biggest great whites known. Domeier and Nasby Lucas, from the Marine Conservation Science Institute, started tracking sharks by accident, Domeier said. He had been looking to study a population of bluefin tuna around Guadalupe Island with satellite trackers....
Marcos Alonso gave Chelsea a 13th-minute lead, heading home the rebound when Diego Costa’s header looped up off the crossbar. The wing-back’s robust challenge on Hector Bellerin that allowed him to score is likely to draw post-match rancour from Arsene Wenger, but the suspended Gunners manager could have no complaints when those alongside him in the stand were brought to their feet in the 53rd minute. Hazard made his mazy way from his own half to the edge of the Arsenal six-yard box to score the kind of goal that can come to define title triumphs....
Cesc Fabregas gave the Blues the lead on his 300th Premier League appearance - the former Arsenal man producing a fine performance on a day that saw legendary Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard honoured at half-time following his retirement. But Chelsea were pegged back by Fernando Llorente’s excellent header on the stroke of half-time at Stamford Bridge, with Fabianski then looking very difficult to beat for a second time. Fabregas was denied a brace by the crossbar but Chelsea were able to restore their lead in fortuitous circumstances....
City are one point off the top in the Premier League and safely qualified for the second round of the Champions League. Guardiola – so far – has done a bang up job. Mourinho reveals Schweinsteiger future The club did not get all the players they wanted in the market; it’s known for example that Pep wanted to improve his options at full back but the club did not have the budget to do it last summer....
City romped to a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, becoming the first English top-flight side since Blackburn Rovers in 1958-59 to score five or more goals in three consecutive matches. Man City 10/11 to win PL Liverpool and Watford have also been put to the sword by Guardiola’s men over recent weeks and Feyenoord were on the receiving end of a 4-0 beating in City’s Champions League opener....
The defender was on the receiving end of a high challenge from Manchester City striker Aguero at the Etihad Stadium, an incident which earned the Argentina international a straight red card. David Luiz has played with strapping on his knee since then and had to cope with pain, though the 29-year-old has revealed he will not require surgery on the issue at the end of the campaign. Argentina continue press boycott...
The Spanish striker was injured while cycling with his family, with initial reports prompting fears that Llorente could miss the start of the Premier League season as a result. Swansea’s 2017-18 EPL fixtures However, the Swans “remain optimistic that he will be available for selection” when they travel to Southampton on the opening day of the season in August. A statement added: “Despite it not being a serious break that requires an operation, it does mean the club will have to tailor his pre-season training accordingly....
The January signing from Arsenal has only previously made three starts for the Blues and is preferred to Alvaro Morata up front. He will be flanked by Eden Hazard and Willian, with former Barca winger Pedro left on the bench. Elsewhere, club captain Gary Cahill misses out with Antonio Rudiger fit to start, having missed Saturday’s win over Crystal Palace. The only other change from the victory over the Eagles sees Victor Moses return on the right-hand side in place of Davide Zappacosta....
The former England captain plans to play on and will seek another club, but has confirmed that this season will be his last with the team he has appeared for more than 700 times in all competitions. WATCH: Cesc brutally robbed of assist Third-choice goalkeeper Eduardo is likely to follow him out of the door this summer as his deal runs its course. Here is the full list of Chelsea contracts and their expiry dates....
A product of the club’s academy system is approaching the end of his current contract and, at 36 years of age, no extension will be tabled. The decision has been taken to head in different directions, with Terry confirming that he intends to carry on playing after departing Stamford Bridge. Stamford Bridge tribute to Terry He has been a peripheral figure under Antonio Conte this season, but his vast experience and talismanic presence will leave a void that former Blues forward Cole believes will be difficult to fill....
A Cook County Jail inmate known by the rapper, named Nickolas Lee, and a relative of one of G Herbo’s producers, recently died after contracting COVID-19. Seven inmates and two corrections officers at the jail have died as a result of the virus. Meanwhile, 1,000 coronavirus cases have been reported at the facility, according to research published by The New York Times. “Our communities have been hurt by COVID-19 at a higher level than others, and our health needs to be a priority,” said G Herbo in a statement....
Taft was a beloved meteorologist for ABC7 for over 30 years, before he retired in 2018. Known for his sense of humor, Taft’s coworkers spoke fondly about their memories of the meteorologist. Anchor Terrell Brown said his former coworkers were celebrating Taft’s life. “We spent the morning laughing already, celebrating Jerry,” Brown said on a broadcast, after playing an old silly promo with the weatherman. His former station also shared clips of his former coworkers speaking about Taft from when he retired in 2018....
The 7.1 magnitude temblor resulted in more than 200 deaths across the capital, Puebla and Morelos. It damaged so many structures we won’t have an account of damage for days, maybe weeks. Earlier the day of the quake, we were laughing about Cuauhtemoc Blanco’s continued beef with Club America and thinking about a pair of upcoming rivalry games in the cup. Those games are postponed but will go on in October , but even thinking about that seemed out of place....
