Kibaki, who’s 72 and has health problems, can’t afford to make the same mistake. He and Odinga come from different tribes and are an odd political couple, but Kenya’s future hinges on their rare, cross-tribal partnership. Twice in the ’90s Kibaki ran failed campaigns against Moi. It wasn’t until he successfully courted the charismatic Odinga–promising to create the post of prime minister expressly for him–that Kibaki finally took State House....
The event, which is an initiative by Virat Kohli foundation and Sanjiv Goenka, is aimed at honouring sports-related persons and groups for their outstanding achievements. Manjappada was nominated along with Bengaluru FC fan group West Block Blues, Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore’s fan group Namma Team and Indian national cricket team fan group Bharat Army. Manjappada has been ever-present in their support for the Kerala-based Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters since its inception....
For anyone who thought that Keselowski was running easy late in the race to allow Team Penske teammate Joey Logano to win, his fast run down pit road — speeding by 0.8 mph in one zone on the final pit stop — should be sufficient evidence. The penalty prior to the green-white-checkered finish sent Keselowski to 19th, and the 2012 Cup champion managed to only gain a few spots to finish 15th in the Duck Commander 500....
Kenseth said it was a move to try to win the race. Neither driver won the race as Keselowski finished fourth and Kenseth was fifth in the Toyota Owners 400. Keselowski's Penske Racing teammate Joey Logano won the race as he raced past Kenseth, Keselowski and Jeff Gordon as Kenseth and Keselowski banged doors. “I had a shot at winning the race and I felt like he ran me off the track,” Keselowski said in a television interview afterward....
The improbable 2020 season, one that could have either never happened or been derailed at some point along the way, concluded with an intense game — won by the Dodgers 3-1 — that capped a very entertaining World Series. The long-suffering Dodgers and their fans finally had their first championship since 1988, easing the memory of 13 failed playoff pushes since that title. Instead, though? The two most lasting national memories from Tuesday night are memories baseball would certainly rather forget....
The newest member of the Warriors says no one appreciates his former Thunder teammate — except for other NBA players. MORE: 11 players ready to take over the NBA next season “Nobody really appreciates what he does except for the players in our league,” Durant said, via the Houston Chronicle. “Everybody on the outside doesn’t really appreciate what he brings.” The two played together in Oklahoma City for three seasons before Harden bolted for the Rockets....
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant were both fined by the NBA for separate incidents that occurred Saturday during their team’s 119-108 win over the Mavericks, the league announced Sunday. MORE: Must-see NBA playoff photos Westbrook was fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language at a fan. Durant was hit with a $15,000 fine for his Flagrant 2 foul against Mavs forward Justin Anderson with less than a minute remaining in the game....
Those possibilities have changed the shape of this offseason, as well. And the 2012 NBA Draft class has felt the largest impact. In order to prevent teams from gaming the system in free agency, the NBA imposes placeholders called cap holds on teams for any free agents that have yet to be re-signed or let go. Cap holds are based on how much money a player made the prior season and his team’s signing rights that offseason, which means they most heavily impact players coming off rookie contracts and into restricted free agency; those players are the ones most often expecting big raises....
New York and owner Jim Dolan “were not prepared to offer” the 30-year-old star a max contract because of their concerns over his ruptured Achilles, according to a report from ESPN, which cites unidentified league sources. Durant suffered the injury in Game 5 of the NBA Finals while with the Warriors and is expected to miss most, if not all, of 2019-20. The forward ended up agreeing to a four-year deal with the Nets....
Harvick took the lead on a two-tire pit stop 39 laps from the finish when Kyle Busch took four tires. Harvick led for 43 laps in all. Kyle Larson finished second. Busch settled for third after leading 141 of the 200 laps. MORE: Race results | Edwards leads final Sprint Cup practice | Lineup breakdown Ryan Blaney was fourth, followed by Trevor Bayne. Nationwide points leader Chase Elliott finished 10th and lost a ground in the championship race to JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith, who was seventh....
Love is aware of the perception these rumors create, and he told ESPN’s “Mike and Mike” he wishes he could end all the speculation, once and for all. The reality is, he cannot change anything until the season ends, when he can opt out of his deal and re-sign with the team. That is perhaps the only way to stop reports of some impending move to the Los Angeles Lakers....
The 2014 All-Big Ten selection led the Buckeyes last year with 931 receiving yards on just 33 receptions. His average of 28.2 yards per reception led the nation by more than four yards per catch. Of his 33 catches, 12 of them went for touchdowns. Smith had four catches for 137 yards and three touchdowns in Ohio State’s 59-0 torching of Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game. MORE: Follow NFL Draft live | Devin Smith scouting report | PHOTOS: Draft’s best images Smith will join Eric Decker, who led the Jets with 74 receptions for 932 yards last year, on a Jets receiving corps that is fairly thin and had lacked a big-play receiver....
The May 10 parade, which was meant to celebrate Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, had begun when Hamas fired rockets from Gaza toward the holy city, the Associated Press reported. The 11-day fight was preceded by conflicts between Israeli police and Palestinian demonstrators for weeks in Jerusalem’s Old City and the neighborhood Sheikh Jarrah. The neighborhood has been a longtime place of conflict where Jewish settlers have attempted for decades to evict Palestinian families....
The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who currently works at Saint Joseph, said he didn’t knowingly discriminate against any woman and he has “never treated any woman inappropriately.” “I was stunned and saddened to read the inflated and misleading headlines and the accusations directed at me this past Wednesday, and again in an editorial in Friday’s Hartford Courant, by an ex-USJ employee and an all-too-eager click-driven media,” Calhoun said Saturday in a released statement to the Hartford Courant....
Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat and one of Biden’s top congressional allies, told Politico in a story published Saturday that the current voting rights protection bill will only pass if Senate rules are changed to allow a 51-vote majority on the For the People Act of 2021. Echoing the vehement demands of top congressional Democrats, Clyburn said it’s finally time for the White House to get aggressive in order to protect Americans’ right to vote....
Kelly, the Bills’ Hall of Fame quarterback, issued a statement Thursday afternoon confirming that biopsies he underwent last week at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital “showed no signs of cancer.’’ Kelly has battled cancer of the jaw and sinuses since June 2013, with the disease recurring earlier this summer. His wife Jill posted an Instagram video of Jim telling their daughter Erin the news: “Daddy is free of cancer … We are blessed....
Thorpe’s widow and third wife, Patricia, was upset the state of Oklahoma wouldn’t erect a monument to Thorpe near his hometown of Prague after his death in 1953, so she accepted a financial offer from the town of Mauch Chunk, Pa., to move his remains there and erect a monument over his grave. The town then renamed itself Jim Thorpe in 1954 once the tomb was in place. MORE: Teams that have retired Native American mascots, nicknames...
Kyle Shanahan on Monday informed reporters that Garoppolo, who was elevated to the starting position in Week 2 of the season, likely will not practice this week ahead of the showdown against the Eagles. The 49ers coach said he would be “very surprised” if the ninth-year veteran practiced ahead of the team’s trip to Philadelphia. He also added he has been impressed with third-string Brock Purdy’s game management to this point of the season....
The long-time shortstop lined a clean single into right field in the fifth inning off Cubs starter Edwin Jackson on Saturday afternoon, pushing past franchise legend Mike Schmidt into first place with 2,235 career hits. Schmidt, who was in the dugout, walked out to the plate and grabbed Rolllins' bat, then brought it down to Rollins at first base. The rest of the Phillies joined the two at first base moments later....
The free-agent defensive end set the internet ablaze with a single tweet last week, reactivating a years-old meme that sent Browns, Bills and other NFL fans into an absolute frenzy. Before Watt announced his signing with the Arizona Cardinals, a Peloton profile that was supposedly Watt’s was recently updated and had fans foaming at the mouth for any hint of Watt news once again. MORE: NFL mock draft 2021 — Latest Round 1 projections...
