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In an interview with Fox News’ Dana Perino Tuesday, Jill Biden responded to several Democratic strategists and pundits who have for months suggested the former vice president not share a debate stage for their three scheduled face-offs this fall. Biden said she had not even heard the recommendations from former White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and others who advised her husband, “whatever you do, don’t debate Trump.” Several Biden supporters, and even some conservative critics of Trump, have urged Biden not to allow Trump to pick up steam as he did against Hillary Clinton in 2016 when the two met for several debates during that election cycle....

Cincinnati officials have every intention of giving him a contract extension sometime in the 2023 NFL offseason, ahead of the fifth-year option year that’s at the back of his rookie deal. As the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2020, Burrow got $36.190 million all guaranteed over his first four years. Going forward, Burrow will soon make much more than that in terms of average annual salary. Based on his early-career play, he deserves to paid at the top of the always most expensive QB market....

The first overall pick of the NFL draft showed promising signs in his professional debut last week against the Los Angeles Chargers and there were more flashes of brilliance on display at FirstEnergy Stadium as the two AFC North rivals collided for the first time this season. Burrow completed 37 of his 61 passes for 316 yards and three touchdowns for a 90.6 rating, adding 19 rushing yards over seven carries....

Burrow was sacked seven times by the Rams defense on Sunday, tying the Super Bowl record and totaling the second-most he has had throughout the year. One sack, in particular, appeared to be especially painful. After the play, the Comeback Player of the Year struggled to get up and hobbled to the sideline, clutching his right knee as the team prepared to punt on fourth down. But Burrow explained that there was no way he was going to leave that game....

The juror, named Kristin, explained she sat about 12-feet from the larger-than-life personality while he took the stand in his trial, she revealed in an interview with Law & Crime on Thursday. She saw his personality dim in comparison to Netflix’s documentary Tiger King. “He’s not a very good fake crier,” Kristin said. “There were no tears. It was obvious that he wasn’t actually crying, but he did give it a shot....

Maddon, notorious for his quirky managing style and his “will-try-anything-once-if-it-sounds-fun” attitude, was let go after starting 2022 with a 27-29 record. He was fired in the middle of a skid after a promising start for the Angels, who opted instead for Phil Nevin. Since then, the Angels have gone 26-38 and are going to miss the playoffs for the eighth straight season. All of this is in spite of Shohei Ohtani continuing to do things baseball has never seen, and Mike Trout sitting in the middle of his 12-year, $426....

Manchin wrote an opinion article published by the Charleston Gazette-Mail on Sunday, explaining why he plans to vote against the For the People Act and continues to oppose ending the filibuster. Biden and Democratic leaders have called for the passage of the major voting rights bill as Republicans in state legislatures across the country have pushed forward election changes that Democrats and activists have characterized as voter suppression. “The truth, I would argue, is that voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen,” Manchin wrote in his article....

The controversial podcast host recently said he felt business owners who were forced to close during the coronavirus pandemic should vote for GOP candidates in the fall. His comments came during a Saturday episode of Spotify’s The Joe Rogan Experience, which featured NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers as a guest. Occupy Democrats, a liberal political organization and media outlet urged people to boycott Spotify following Rogan’s remarks. The streaming giant has faced boycotts in the past over Rogan’s COVID-related content, including from prominent musicians such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell....

Slice “knocked out” Harris in the third round after 10-plus minutes of lackluster fighting. Both fighters were clearly out of shape, but Harris had the tougher time and was rushed to the hospital. The notorious street fighter was in critical condition and went into cardiac arrest, according to multiple reports. MORE: Fighters turned actors | Let’s talk about how bad Kimbo vs. Dada 5000 was “Yeah, his heart stopped,” Rogan said of Harris....

But while the musical flame lit by the Clash has only burned brighter in the 21 years since their tumultuous breakup, Strummer himself remained an enigma both before and after his death from a heart attack in 2005 at age 50. With “The Future is Unwritten,” filmmaker Julien Temple ventures behind the bluster and certainty of Strummer’s political sloganeering to find a fascinating, inconsistent and ultimately confounding character. The son of a British foreign service official, the man who would be known variously as John Mellor, Woody and Joe Strummer grew up globetrotting with his family from one diplomatic posting to the next, constantly reinventing himself to adapt to each new environment....

After trailing 40-25 at half-time, Kansas stormed home to win 72-69, with the 15-point deficit the biggest comeback in championship history. MORE: Jayhawks win fourth national championship behind record comeback Players around the NBA — past and present — were plugged into the game, sharing their reactions on Twitter to the crazy final. No one enjoyed it more than the Kansas alumni! Meanwhile, it was heartbreak for the North Carolina alumni....

Embiid’s new, four-year extension — which kicks in during the 2023-24 NBA season — will pay him $196 million over four years with a player option in the final season. Embiid became eligible for the supermax extension after making the All-NBA second-team for the 2020-21 season. During that campaign, Embiid averaged a career-high 28.5 points per game along with 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1 steal and 1.4 blocks. The 27-year-old was named an NBA All-Star for a fourth consecutive season and finished second in NBA MVP voting behind Nikola Jokic....

The Philadelphia 76ers center indicated the team medical staff was working to establish whether ligaments in his finger had been damaged, admitting he may have to sit out the matchup against the Sixers’ Eastern Conference rivals. “That’s a possibility,” he said in his press conference after Monday’s game when asked whether he could be forced to miss Thursday’s game. “I want to play. It’s a big game. […] Obviously, I’ll try to fight it, but they care about me, so whatever they [the team’s doctors] want to do....

Embiid would arguably be the ideal current-day cover athlete not named LeBron James. Not only does he fit the traditional mold to represent “NBA Live” as a young star still very much on the rise, his social media presence and commitment to personal branding almost guarantees the game will get a fair amount of publicity that it wouldn’t have otherwise. Considering its current position in the marketplace, “NBA Live” can use any help it can get in raising consumer awareness....

Last year the pair grabbed headlines after a series of incidents culminated with a crash at Martinsville Speedway during the Chase for the Sprint Cup. That crash essentially eliminated Logano from title contention. MORE: Can-Am Duels lineups | Danica says Stewart due for some luck Logano was asked where he now stands with Kenseth during Tuesday’s NASCAR Media Day at Daytona International Speedway. “Well, we didn’t throw any punches,” he said....

In what became a green-white-checkered finished, Logano won his second consecutive Chase race — Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. MORE: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup race winners Kenseth was fighting to hold off Logano after taking the lead on a restart with 20 laps to go. It was punch-counterpunch; for every move Logano tried, Kenseth answered. Until Logano got into Kenseth’s back bumper. In a cloud of smoke, Kenseth spun when Logano tapped his car as their battle got into lapped traffic....

Moss, who was born with Down syndrome, worked in the locker room of both the NHL’s Oilers and CFL’s Edmonton Football Team since the mid-1980s. He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Wayne Gretzky, who introduced Moss to the Oilers in the 1984-85 season, confirmed Moss’ death on Facebook. MORE: NHL free agency tracker 2020 Moss, whose stint with the Oilers long outlasted Gretzky’s, became a mainstay among Oilers faithful not only for his hard work, but also for his spirited rendition of “O Canada....

MORE: Marlins’ Dee Gordon returns from PED suspension This, of course, isn’t the first time Votto has turned down fans who ask too much from him. In May, against the Phillies, Votto teased a fan with a baseball by pretending to hand it to him before ultimately keeping it for himself. After the game he made it clear he was keeping the ball away from an adult, not a child....

In an interview with Axios on Wednesday, Bolton praised Barr for telling the truth about the present results of FBI and U.S. attorney investigations into allegations of mass voter fraud at the November 3 elections. He added that those making claims about a rigged or fraudulent election were not producing evidence “because they don’t have any,” adding that it was time for officials like Barr to “speak up” about the lack of evidence....

“We are a physical representation of our support for George Floyd. We are a physical representation of our support for Sandra Bland. We are a physical representation of our support for Trayvon Martin. We are a physical representation of our support for Stephen Lawrence,” Boyega told the assembled crowd, according to U.K. newspaper Metro. “Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process, we don’t know what George Floyd could have achieved, we don’t know what Sandra Bland could have achieved, but today we’re going to make sure that won’t be an alien thought to our young ones....