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Following a poor start to the season, the Jack Army currently sit bottom of the table, a situation that prompted the recent appointment of Carvalhal as replacement for the misfiring Paul Clement. The Portuguese’s introduction looked like a masterstroke on Saturday as in his first game. He masterminded a priceless 2-1 away victory over Watford - a match in which Ayew registered an 86th minute equaliser. “The gaffer [Carvalhal] came in and asked me to be the leader in the dressing room,” the Ghana forward told BBC Sport....

MORE: PGA Tour winners of 2015-16 The two-time major champion has been put on the clock numerous times this season, and he was even penalized for slow play at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January. “I told Michael [Greller, his caddy] before the round, I’m going to start the rest of this year to be a lot stronger mentally than I have been and just not dwell in conversation on each shot,” Spieth told reporters at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational....

MORE: PGA tour winners of the season He’s looking ahead to the Dean & DeLuca Invitational this week in nearby Fort Worth at historic Colonial Country Club. “It’s really hard to win in general on the PGA Tour. Doesn’t matter where you are. Again, I didn’t feel any added hometown (pressure), didn’t affect my play,” Spieth told reporters Monday. “I had an off day today and, you know, we’re going to go to a golf course next week where I’ve had success....

“Things are great. Everything has gone smooth,” the Packers receiver told ESPN Thursday at the NFL Players Association meetings in Hawaii. “Everyone keeps asking if I’m 100 percent. I’m 100 percent of what the doctor will let me do. The rest is unknown, but we’re right where we want to be and will continue to progress once we get back to Green Bay in a week and a half.”...

Posada, promoting his new book “The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes,” talked about his comments on Boomer and Carton Thursday. He apologized for his comments and felt he was “cornered” into his response. MORE: What Chris Rock got wrong about blacks in baseball | A-Rod looks good, Yankees look bad | A-Rod’s act of kindness “I tried to text him yesterday,” Posada said of Rodriguez. “I feel like I was cornered into this answer....

UFC president Dana White said on “SportsCenter” that featherweight champion Jose Aldo had bowed out of the highly anticipated bout with Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11 in Las Vegas after suffering a rib injury in training last week. MORE: Seven pro athletes who would be good at MMA | McGregor stole Aldo’s belt White then announced former top contender Chad Mendes would step in and fight McGregor for an interim featherweight....

Altuve visited Phantom City Studio in Orlando to do a voiceover for the Cartoon Network’s “Uncle Grandpa,” the recording studio said (via the Houston Chronicle). MORE: MLB’s 2016 breakout stars | Every AL team has legitimate October shot Audio engineer Eric Ortiz, who worked with Altuve, told the Chronicle the session took about an hour. “He was great,” said Ortiz, who couldn’t reveal what sort of role Altuve played in the fantasy comedy series or when the episode would air....

The news came just hours after Mets manager Terry Collins said Reyes would not be joining the team so soon. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Reyes could make his season debut immediately after he arrives. ESPN.com reported he will likely replace Wilmer Flores as the team’s primary third baseman. Reyes is also expected to replace Curtis Granderson as the Mets’ leadoff hitter. RIVERA: Reyes brings nothing to Mets’ offense...

A Linux operating system installed on the computer allowed the device to evade being tracked by a program while a public-facing side was business related, the analyst told the jury. Child pornography found on the computer was downloaded from a used car lot in May 2019. Duggar had worked there at that time. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that James Fottrell from the Department of Justice said in court that the child pornography was found on the Linux portion of the computer....

But 2015 didn’t exactly get off to a great start either. Prior to Baylor’s Cotton Bowl matchup against Michigan State, Gordon took to Twitter to let t be known that he thought the College Football Playoff Selection Committee got it wrong. The problem for Gordon is that, well, Baylor didn’t win. They lost, and in crushing fashion. Michigan State blocked a field goal that would have put Baylor up nine and proceeded to demolish the kicker in the process....

Gordon spent 10 hours in the NFL’s offices in New York on Friday for his appeal hearing before the sides decided to stop and will resume on Monday, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press. MORE: How would reinstatement affect Browns’ odds? Gordon, who is contesting a possible one-year suspension for failing another drug test, and his legal team met with an arbitrator from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p....

Free-agent quarterback and active partier Johnny Manziel was a passenger in a vehicle that hit a light pole and left the scene, according to TMZ. The driver of the vehicle was Ryan Silverstein, a member of Drake’s OVO crew, and both he and Manziel spoke with the Los Angeles Police Department about the incident. The alleged hit-and-run reportedly happened at Sunset Strip around 10:45 p.m. Saturday night. MORE: Eight worst possible Manziel roommates...

Gordon will be making his debut in the Fan Controlled Football league on Satuday, March 6. Yes, that league is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a football league primarily run by the fans. The fans draft the players, call the plays and even control what type of pants the head coach wears. The league has already played three weeks with just one team remaining undefeated (Beasts). The other three teams are all tied with a 1-2 record....

In fact, it’s not clear when Hamilton, an outfielder the team expected to be a star — with a contract that includes $23 million this season — will see action. And it’s not because of his recent disclosure of cocaine use. MORE: Every club’s season opener | The Hamilton decision | Five bold Angels predictions Hamilton is recovering from surgery on his right shoulder. At 33, he has a way to go before he’s ready to play....

“Josh is physically and game-ready to get started,” general manager Jon Daniels said. “The team is playing well, and we’re looking forward to welcoming him to the club.” MORE: Spector on Will Smith’s suspension | Hidden ball trick works Hamilton’s final minor-league rehab game, with Triple-A Round Rock, was rained out Saturday. In 12 games with Round Rock and Double-A Frisco, Hamilton hit .364 with a home run and six RBIs in 44 at-bats....

Danforth, a Republican, represented Missouri in the Senate from 1976 until 1995 and is considered a political mentor of Hawley’s and strongly encouraged his political ambitions. The former senator told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday that he now regretted endorsing Hawley and said he bears responsibility for the deadly riot at the Capitol. “By his action, he was creating a time and a place that would be the focal point for what turned out to be the darkest day in American history, at least one of the darkest days in American history,” Danforth said....

Hawley voted nay on Denis Richard McDonough’s nomination to be secretary of veterans affairs on Monday. Hawley was one of seven Republican senators to vote against McDonough, who was confirmed in an 87-7 vote. The Missouri Republican’s vote marks the seventh time he has opposed a Biden nominee, making him the only GOP senator to do so at each juncture. Others have voted against the majority but have opted to approve on at least one occasion, such as Sen....

MORE: Josh McCown, Jets agree to 1-year deal The quarterback signed his contract electronically, which locked him in for another year with the team, for a reported $10 million. That could buy you a whole bunch of chicken sandwiches.

Norman autographed the cleats, which have “PROUDBRAVE” stitched on the sides, and turned them over to Panthers community relations for online auction. Proceeds will benefit troops at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. MORE: NFL playoff picture | Behind the scenes of the Panthers’ secondary “Just giving back to them and give them some hope. Let them know that we care about them and we love them as well,” Norman said, via Black and Blue Review....

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Norman was heard yelling at a team trainer in the locker room after being selected for the postgame drug test. When speaking to reporters shortly after, he called the procedure “stupid.” “I don’t like how the NFL has us drug test right after the game,” Norman said of the NFL’s new rule. “I don’t understand that. It’s crazy. I don’t have anything left in the tank, yet they want you to drug test....