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Arizona has been at the epicenter of 2020 election fraud allegations. Earlier this month, Brnovich requested that the FBI and IRS to investigate conservative nonprofit True The Vote on allegations that the group raised money on false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Brnovich has repeatedly worked to investigate fraud allegations for the 2020 presidential election, and he maintained that talking point when interviewed by Stewart....

“The other night, we mentioned Tom Brady. I believe I called him ‘cheating f—’,” Jon Stewart said in the opening of his show. “Well, now it’s payback.” MORE: Ted Wells fires back | Shorter suspensions than Brady | Fans start GoFundMe page That’s when Stewart went in to talking about Brady’s four-game suspension and how it’s not really a punishment. “Four games! Without pay! And at his age, maybe the break will help preserve his career and he’ll probably spend that time on the beach with the family he loves,” Stewart says before cutting to a photo of Brady, on the beach, with supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen....

In the six-minute video posted by The Problem with Jon Stewart, Rutledge is grilled by Stewart over her state’s ban on gender-affirming care, which the talk show host argues “overrides” the guidelines laid out by health care professionals. Early in the clip, Rutledge claims that the state law was based on several doctors who testified before the Arkansas legislature who claimed “98 percent of young people” have gender dysphoria, and that “they are able to move past that” once they “have the help that they need....

Eighty-two-year-old Voight, a conservative and Donald Trump supporter, gave the endorsement of Elder in a video uploaded to Twitter on Sunday. In it, Voight took aim at Newsom’s vaccine mandates and “leftist rules that will destroy our young.” “My fellow Americans, we are in a disgusting war of left-wing mentality,” the former Midnight Cowboy star said. “How can we live with our children being exposed to this left? Our Governor Newsom, his demands for shots, how can we be taken down by such wrongdoing against our freedom, our rights as humans, as Americans?...

“Jonas’ contributions continue to improve with each season and we view him as a significant part of what we are building in Toronto," said Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri in a statement. MORE: Free agency winners and losers The Raptors didn’t disclose the financial details of the contract, but ESPN reported it’s a four-year, $64 million deal with a player option to return to free agency entering the fourth year....

One that probably shouldn’t surprise people is their leading scorer: Jonathan Marchessault, who cashed in last week as Vegas identified him as a core piece to its present and future. Scoring at over a point-per-game pace might be a little lofty, but Marchessault has been showing signs that he was a high-end offensive player all the way back to his American Hockey League days. In the AHL, it’s a general rule that if a player is compiling three or more shots on goal per game, there’s a good chance they’ll produce at the NHL level....

OK, that didn't actually happen at all, but Quick absolutely robbed Winnipeg Jets' forward Blake Wheeler with what is being described as a "Scorpion save." No, it does not matter that Wheeler was shooting from an impossible angle. Quick robbed him with a move only used during games of "Twister." All hail the Scorpion King. 

Hoffman received two yellow cards in as many minutes to be sent off just past the half-hour mark on Sunday and Jones followed him into the stands for protesting the decision by referee Jarred Gillett. Newcastle led 1-0 when Hoffman was dismissed but couldn’t hold on against Roar, who triumphed 3-1 at McDonald Jones Stadium - a very damaging blow to the Jets’ hopes of qualifying for the A-League finals....

The 28-year-old goaltender has had an up-and-down season, but has come through for the Blues when it has mattered most. He made 51 saves on 54 shots faced, keeping the Blues’ in a game that they were thoroughly dominated in. While Ville Husso started the playoffs as St. Louis’ netminder, the club has turned to Binnington instead. After falling behind 2-1 in their first-round series against the Wild, coach Craig Berube went with Binnington in Game 4 and the goalie rattled off three straight wins, helping the team advance to the second round....

When Jordan Henderson leads Liverpool out at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium on Saturday evening, he will be looking to join an elite club. Only four men have captained the Reds to European Cup glory. Emlyn Hughes did it twice, Phil Thompson, Graeme Souness and Steven Gerrard once each. Legends, one and all. Were Henderson to add his name to that list, it would confirm his place in Anfield history. And as supporters prepare for long, tiring, expensive trips this week, it is worth reflecting on their captain’s own journey to Kiev....

So Tuesday at Whistling Straits Golf Course ahead of this weekend’s PGA Championship, Spieth will try to beat Lefty at his own game during one of Mickelson’s infamous Tuesday money matches — he and Rickie Fowler against Spieth and Justin Thomas. MORE: PGA Championship winners since 2000 | Mickelson’s history of second in U.S. Open “I’m going to try to get the U.S. Open trophy flown in so I can sit it on the front of each green for Phil so I’ll have something for him to — that’s just dishing it back,” Spieth told reporters following the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational....

ZAKARIA: Are you worried that at some point the security condition in Iraq will become so difficult that you will have to start considering permanently withdrawing Spanish personnel? AZNAR: I am very worried about this situation. But we haven’t taken a decision about withdrawing personnel. The Spanish Embassy is still open. And we have our forces deployed there. Our commitment is the same. We entered together and we shall leave jointly....

Speaking to multiple news outlets after the incident, Borgen described being kicked, punched, maced, and beaten to the ground by a group of several men. The suspects also reportedly directed antisemitic comments toward him. “They were macing me for like a minute straight,” he said. “Kicked me, punched me, beat me with crutches, hit me with flags. My whole face… felt like it was on fire for hours,” Borgen told CBS2....

One man who couldn’t be happier playing alongside the former Gonzaga standout is point guard Josh Giddey, who is already developing intuitive chemistry with the 7-foot-1 unicorn. “He’s the ideal person for me to play alongside and he stretches the floor, he finishes at the ring, there’s not a lot of holes in his game if you zoom out to look at his game. There’s not many things he can’t do,” Giddey told The Sporting News at the launch of NBA 2K23 in Las Vegas....

The controversial Cleveland Browns wide receiver has been released from an in-patient rehabilitation facility after beginning therapy last month, Cleveland.com reported Sunday. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Gordon remains on the reserve/suspended by commissioner list after finishing a 30-day intensive program in New Hampshire. Browns coach Hue Jackson has made it clear he’s ready to “move on” from Gordon, though the team can’t trade him until he’s reinstated....

Thousands of people in Miller Park stood and applauded for him multiple times during his two-inning stint, his first action since racist, homophobic and misogynistic tweets he posted in 2011 and 2012, when he was a teenager, resurfaced during Tuesday’s All-Star Game. Hader publicly apologized for the tweets after Tuesday’s game and before the Brewers’ game Friday. The hometown reception likely made it easier for Hader to negotiate the Dodgers’ lineup....

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, citing anonymous sources, reported Sunday (subscription required) that Milwaukee is making available the left-handed relief ace, who will be due a big salary bump this offseason through the arbitration process. Brewers general manager David Stearns, in quotes to Rosenthal, refused to confirm or deny whether Hader was on the block. MLB Trade Rumors projects Hader, 25, will make $4.6 million after recording 37 saves and averaging 16....

Speaking to Fox News on Tuesday, Hawley (R-MO) said officials had to “get all of the facts.” He said trading app Robinhood’s decision to block new positions in GameStop looked “like collusion” with big hedge funds hurt by the increase in the retailer’s stock price. He added that it would be a “big, big problem” if a probe were to find that tech platforms had been “acting in concert” with Wall Street players against retail investors organized on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit....

Not only did the Raiders emerge with a 34-32 victory over their division rival, but Jacobs liked what was happening on the Las Vegas sideline. “Man, the sideline … it was like [there was no] anxiety,” Jacobs said, per Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It was weird. It was like everybody was calm. You didn’t have somebody cussing at you, or going crazy at the refs. None of that....

At one point Sunday, it looked as though Rosen was staring into the void that his career has become, wondering what other calamities may lie ahead. Or maybe Fox’s camera just captured him at a random moment and he was actualy taking mental reps. “Hello darkness, my old friend . . . " IYER: Brady showed rust, no age, in Tampa Bay debut Either way, the look summed up Rosen’s retreat a from top-10 draft pick to an extra arm who’s around only because of COVID-19 roster rules....