Massimiliano Allegri had promised changes to Juve’s line-up for Saturday’s Serie A match away to bottom-of-the-table Pescara, with the Barca clash at Camp Nou next Wednesday - a tie Juve lead 3-0 - in mind. But while he will rest Gianluigi Buffon and Sami Khedira - with Giorgio Chiellini another likely to get a break - his star strikeforce will be called upon. Allegri: Dybala and Neymar are future stars...
The stalemate draw saw Juventus drop to second, two points behind Inter Milan, who beat Udinese 1-0. It marked the first time in 552 days that Juventus hasn’t led Serie A or at least shared the lead, a record stretching all the way back to March 2018. The eight-time defending champions, however, could reclaim top spot on Saturday, when they host Hellas Verona a few hours before Inter plays A....
The photos of international destinations (including Russia), which BamBam wrote were taken during the “old days,” were recently shared on his Instagram account. The comments section for the post soon filled up with angry messages, including many notes from Ukrainian fans who were outraged he would celebrate a country whose leader is attacking their home. The controversy is not typical for GOT7, who quickly became one of K-pop’s most popular acts after the release of their debut EP in 2014....
Kahne will drive a car entered in combination with Stewart, Leffler's girlfriend, Julianna Patterson, and former father-in-law, Bob East., in the Jan. 14-18 race at the Tulsa Expo Center in Oklahoma. Plans had been for Leffler and Patterson to co-own the car, and Leffler and East to build it together before Leffler's death in a June sprint car crash. East continued the project following the accident, and Patterson turned to Stewart for help after the three-time NASCAR champion broke his leg in his own sprint car accident last season....
Chauvin, who is white, was convicted in a grand jury trial on Tuesday for the murder of Floyd, an unarmed Black man, last May. Video of the killing went viral online last year, leading to a massive wave of Black Lives Matter and anti-racism protests across the country, with activists calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism in the justice system. While Harris welcomed the verdict against Chauvin, she asserted that more must be done to address the unequal treatment of minorities by police across the country....
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday refused to add to what it called “complete speculation” surrounding ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, who reports said had tested positive for a banned substance before the games. At a daily press briefing in Beijing, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams would only confirm an “active legal case” was responsible for the cancelation of a February 8 medal ceremony for the figure skating team event, which Valieva and her teammates had won convincingly the day before....
Spurs confirmed on Wednesday that damage to the ligaments in Kane’s right ankle has ruled him out of action until April. The striker, joint top-scorer in this season’s Premier League with 24 goals, sustained the injury in a clash with goalkeeper Asmir Begovic during Spurs’ 4-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. Kane will miss Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Swansea City, as well as England’s friendlies against Netherlands and Italy....
In a video that went viral on TikTok and other platforms, a man claimed that four Black girls were murdered and three others reported missing over the past week in Kansas City, Missouri. The video was posted by The Kansas City Defender, a nonprofit media platform focused on Black representation. Although the group has since removed the video, re-posts continue to circulate on social media. Another post on Twitter, which amassed over 200,000 likes before it was removed, repeated these alleged crimes and accused the news media of silence....
Hugo Villanueva-Morales, 29, and Javier Alatorre, 23, have each been charged with four counts of murder in the first degree. Bail for each has been set at $1 million. Alatorre was taken into custody late on Sunday afternoon near the 2600 block of Quincy Street in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kansas City Kansas Police Department said. But Villanueva-Morales remains at large. He should be considered “armed and dangerous,” police said....
Sean, who’s now an NFL tight end, hopes to parlay his pass-catching talent into new-world gold. That new gold is digital cryptocurrency. Culkin, who’s entering his fifth NFL season and a recent signee with the Kansas City Chiefs, has a bettor’s chance at winning a Super Bowl ring in the 2021 season. Though Culkin hopes that happens, he’s betting a chunk of his future with 100 percent of his 2021 salary....
The Jayhawks won the exhibition 93-87 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Showdown For Relief was the first meeting between the schools since Missouri left for the SEC in 2011. The game was broadcast via pay-per-view and raised a reported $724,000 from viewers. Ticket sales and additional donations from the 18,951 in attendance helped push the total money raised to $1.75 million. “For an exhibition game, it’s got to be one of the best exhibition games ever,” KU guard Devonte Graham told reporter Holly Rowe after game....
Kansas secured bowl eligibility for the first time since 2008 with a stunning 37-16 upset win over No. 18 Oklahoma State on Saturday. It sparked pandemonium in Lawrence, where thousands of fans stormed the field to celebrate the end of a 14-year long postseason drought. It was a great moment for Jayhawk fans everywhere. However, it was a very, very bad moment for the goalposts at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium....
The 21-year-old was elected in 2020 and has been the center of several other controversies including relationship abuse allegations and an October arrest for a fight with his brother. He has faced calls to resign from state lawmakers as a result. “At this time, test results are pending from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation,” Assistant District Attorney Ted Baird wrote in a report to the district court that was released to reporters....
De Bruyne hits back at Mourinho Kante was the match winner on Monday night against Manchester United as his 51st-minute strike proved enough to send his side through to the FA Cup semi-finals, where they will face Tottenham. Fabregas is worried that Kante’s plaudits have been centred around just one area of his game and the creative midfielder thinks that his team-mate is far from a one-dimensional player. “Unfortunately, football nowadays is based on your reputation,” Fabregas told Chelsea’s pre-match programme....
The rapper lost another divorce lawyer this week after it was reported that attorney Samantha Spector was formally discharged as West’s counsel due to “an irreconcilable breakdown” in communication with the rapper. Billboard reported that Spector’s request to step down as West’s lawyer was granted at a Friday hearing by Judge Steve Cochran in a Los Angeles court. Spector was West’s fifth attorney to work on the high profile divorce proceedings, according to court records....
Shortly after 9 a.m., the multi-platinum selling rapper and producer joined the musicians at the center of the crowd, wading through the mass of fans like Moses parting a sea of Yeezy clothes. West wore a sweatshirt and sunglasses; a gospel choir clad in rain ponchos backed him up. West launched the “Sunday Service” events early in 2019. Each show melds praise music, spiritual riffing, West’s hit songs and, occasionally, new material....
The conversation occurred in the weeks after the election between the publicist, Chicago-based Trevian Kutti, and 62-year-old Ruby Freeman regarding Freeman’s actions as a temporary election worker. Freeman had made headlines in December 2020 when former President Donald Trump falsely accused her of counting fake mail-in ballots from mysterious suitcases. In reality, the suitcases were standard ballot holding containers, and that the votes were all legitimate. Forensic audits, including some from former Trump officials, have continued to find no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election....
The “Jesus Walks” rapper tweeted something which appears to be a screenshot of someone’s social media profile, minus a photo with the name “Lauran Greenfield, Music Consultant” written. West, accompanied the picture with the caption: “Has anyone ever heard of this person ? I just found a fake employee on my payroll!!!” It is not clear how and from where he got the name or whether actually a person of that name exists, or if ‘Lauran’ is a misspelling of ‘Lauren,’ but the tweet has certainly bemused fans....
In a tweet Friday afternoon, Lake—who has insisted she won her election despite numerous failed attempts in court to overturn the result—claimed a coalition of Democrats and “Republicans in name only” colluded to manipulate the final result in favor of sitting Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, who defeated Lake by roughly half a point. “The Red Wave happened in AZ,” tweeted Lake, who has consistently teased “shocking” proof of fraud that has so far failed to deliver....
Lake, who lost her race for Arizona governor to Democrat Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes, has so far failed in every attempt to have the results reversed while pushing widely dismissed claims of voter fraud. During an appearance at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida alongside the former president on Tuesday, Lake said she is prepared to appeal to the Supreme Court, where the conservative bench contains three Trump-appointed judges....
