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The simple gesture wasn’t so simple in its meaning. The two U.S. sprinters delivered the Black Power salute while standing with only black socks on their feet to represent poverty among members of their race. It was a time of upheaval in America wrought by the struggle for civil rights and to end segregation. MORE: Greatest American Olympians Both men faced immediate backlash for bringing political opinions to the Games....

On Monday evening, Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings of the Rio Grande Valley sector (RGV) tweeted that the second largest group of migrants this fiscal year had been apprehended by border agents in the area. “A group of 246 migrants were apprehended in Hidalgo, TX. This group included 189 family members, 48 unaccompanied children, & 9 single adults. This is the 2nd largest group encountered in the #RGV FYTD,” Hastings wrote....

After shooting an uninspiring even-par 71 on Thursday, Spieth has recorded 12 birdies, three eagles and just one bogey, en route to shooting 17 under over the last two rounds, including a 10-under 61 on Saturday. MORE: British Open winners | Watch Spieth nail a flagstick from 144 yards out | PGA Tour winners Spieth trailed by eight shots after the first round, but now leads by two heading into the final round....

John Fox will take over as Chicago’s head coach, the Bears announced Friday afternoon. Fox becomes the 15th coach in team history. MORE: Bears just hired another Lovie Smith Fox, 60 next month, comes from Denver, where he posted a 46-18 record. He’s also one of six head coaches to take two franchises to a Super Bowl. The Bears hope they have found their answer at coach. Last season under Marc Trestman the team went 5-11, well below expectations....

Ravens coach John Harbaugh was upset after Baltimore receiver Kamar Aiken was pile-driven to the turf by Redskins linebacker Keenan Robinson. The play took place near the end of the first quarter of Saturday night’s 31-13 Washington win and led to a brawl that resulted in the ejections of Ravens receiver Steve Smith and Redskins cornerback Chris Culliver. Harbaugh, who ran across the field to confront Washington coach Jay Gruden following the melee, was still irritated at halftime....

Depp and Heard are set to battle it out in court in Fairfax County, Virginia, where the trial is being held because of its proximity to the Post’s offices. The Pirates of the Caribbean star sued Heard for libel in Virginia after The Washington Post published her opinion piece in which she claimed that she was a victim of domestic abuse and while she didn’t name Depp, Depp’s legal team argues it was clear who she was referring to....

The actress recounted the story during an interview on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live show to promote the new season of the Showtime drama Yellowjackets and Wednesday, Netflix’s coming spinoff series of The Addams Family. She explained to Cohen the talk with Depp occurred after an incident on the set of the 1990 drama Mermaids when she was only 9 years old. “There was something going on on-set and someone was not being nice to someone else,” Ricci said....

Gaudreau and the Flames announced a six-year contract extension Monday, two days before they open the regular season against the Edmonton Oilers. The deal is worth a total of $40.5 million ($6.75 million average annual value), according to TSN, and includes a $3 million signing bonus. It’s a bit of a bargain for the 23-year-old, who finished tied for sixth in the NHL with 78 points last season — his second as a pro....

He stopped by his favorite bar -- Chimy’s Cerveceria -- last week to set up a system to thank Aggie fans for their support. Manziel left his credit card number with the manager at Chimy's with orders to buy everyone (of drinking age, of course) a shot of Fireball whisky and a Miller Lite when his name was called. Petro Robledo, the bar's general manager, told the Dallas News that about 122 people got to imbibe on Manziel's tab -- even after the quarterback fell to the No....

After spending 10 weeks in rehab earlier in the offseason, Manziel is now living with a former high school coach, teammate Joe Haden told First Take on Wednesday. MORE: Josh McCown wants to help Manziel | Joe Thomas says Manziel is ’night and day from last year’ | Classic Manziel photos Haden didn’t name the coach, but Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, confirmed that coach is former offensive coordinator Julius Scott, according to ESPN....

The lawsuit, obtained Thursday by TMZ Sports , alleges Manziel and his associates “broke doors and mirrors, and failed to clean up and immense amount of dog feces and urine” at the Weidlake Mansion, a property rented by Manziel during the summer for $25,000 a month. The owner, Danny Fitzgerald, is seeking more than $350,000 for damages, the report said. He told TMZ that Manziel took responsibility for the damage and promised to pay for repairs, but Fitzgerald claims Manziel has not yet done so....

Two people familiar with the major settlement, choosing to remain anonymous since they were not authorized to comment, confirmed the plans to the AP. The settlement also involves drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson and is expected to be the biggest single settlement yet over the U.S. opioid epidemic. In a statement, Johnson & Johnson said it is ready to put up to $5 billion toward the giant settlement....

About 100 preliminary cases of the syndrome have been reported after the distribution of nearly 13 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States. Of these cases, 95 were serious and required hospitalization and there was one death, per the FDA statement. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system. It can cause full-body paralysis and can lead to death, though most people fully recover....

This article discusses joint laxity and hypermobility in relation to osteoarthritis. It also discusses joint instability and flexibility. If you have osteoarthritis, it is helpful to recognize the signs of joint laxity. Early diagnosis, exercises, and joint stabilization may help protect you from an injury. Variations in Joint Flexibility The normal range of joint flexibility varies among individuals and over time. Some people are born more flexible than others, while others may have consciously worked at expanding their range of motion by participating in activities such as yoga or stretching exercises....

But viewers didn’t get to see the behind-the-scenes moments that led Siwa to feel inspired in her growing career. She explained the show gave her a new level of confidence in her voice and an eagerness to continuing developing her career. “It actually helped me a lot with my singing,” she told Newsweek. “There was an incredible singing coach on the show named Tamera [Beatty] who I still talk to....

The Raiders head coach was spotted on the CBS broadcast and in still photographs taken at the game with his facemask functioning as no more than a chin strap. The NFL warned teams ahead of Week 4 that a loss of NFL Draft picks could be the latest punishment for personnel who fail to follow the required COVID-19 sideline protocols. MORE: Loss of draft picks could be latest punishment for coaches without masks...

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Wednesday night that Jones’ suspension for a second failed drug test will be for 15 months, retroactive to July 28, 2017. Jones will be eligible to return Oct. 28, meaning he can fight at UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in his home state, New York. UFC 230 is without a main event at the moment. Jones, 31, was facing a four-year ban when he tested positive in 2017 for the steroid Turinabol after regaining the light heavyweight title from current light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 214....

Opposition to him is not so much old-fashioned racism as fear of the “other,” with the subtext not just our tortured racial history, but tangled views of class and patriotism. Fortunately for him, different strains of the American character often work to ease our anxieties: openness, optimism, hope. Every election of the past four decades has turned on the tension between hope and fear. In 1964, Lyndon Johnson won by using fear that Barry Goldwater would blow up the world....