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Recently, 24 years after his conviction, 51-year-old Fleming was released from prison after a New York City judge overturned the ruling based on evidence that showed he was in Florida when Rush was murdered in Brooklyn's Williamsburg Houses. MORE: Pistons’ Joe Dumars out as president | Adam Silver will take ‘fresh look’ as playoff format Friday, Fleming, a Brooklyn native, enjoyed a Brooklyn Nets game for the first time, the Brooklyn Game noted....

Manchester United defender Jones has struggled with fitness issues throughout his career and is now nursing another knock. 8/1 - England to beat Slovenia 2-1 He will play no part in 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania as a result. Delph has also been ruled out, with the Manchester City midfielder having to give up his spot after earning a recall under Gareth Southgate. A statement on the Football Association’s official website read: “Delph and Jones had reported to St....

Peterson, 59, alongside other guests, was discussing whistleblower Azeem Rafiq’s ordeal with the racism he experienced while he played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Rafiq, 30, who is of Pakistani descent, told a British parliamentary on Tuesday committee that he experienced “inhuman” treatment during his time with the club. He played for Yorkshire from 2008 to 2014. “This cricket player was experiencing racism, by his own account,” said Peterson in a clip that has at the time of writing amassed more than 400,000 views....

Headlining the first two rounds are the “Big Three” of Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy. None among the group is in particularly great form — Spieth and McIlroy are coming off missed cuts — but playing alongside each other could bring out the best from these talented golfers. They tee off at 11:32 a.m. ET on Thursday. MORE: Sports photos of Feb. 21-27 | Tiger on mend, but has ‘work ahead’...

Thompson, 24, an opposite hitter who played for the University of Cincinnati from 2015 to 2019, was already praised by many on Sunday as Team USA defeated Argentina 3-0 in their first match of the games. The fixture against Argentina was Thompson’s debut at the Olympics and she posted impressive statistics, including a team-high seven digs, 18 kills with three errors and two blocks as Team USA cruised to victory....

President Sarkozy has talked about encouraging a market-oriented agriculture in France, but he has also talked about protecting French farmers. Do you believe him? I don’t really know what to expect anymore. Traditionally, French presidents have always maintained a rather demagogical speech regarding French farmers. They want to protect them locally, and at the same time they wish to export more. What I believe, independent of Sarkozy’s will, is that the talks about agricultural reform are connected to the European service sector reforms....

The Cuban slugger, who was signed as a free agent in the offseason, hit .317/.383/.581 with 36 homers and 107 RBIs. His slugging percentage and OPS+ (169) led the AL. SN AWARDS: Player of the Year | AL rookie | NL rookie | Managers | AL All-Stars | NL All-Stars Abreu received all 30 first-place votes. Finishing second was Angels right-hander Matt Shoemaker, who got 12 second-pace votes and seven third-place votes....

On Saturday, Astros shortstop Carlos Correa defended teammate José Altuve over the Astros buzzer controversy. The team has been accused of wearing buzzers under their jerseys — in addition to their trash can and video schemes — to learn what type of pitch was coming. A widely circulated video — which shows Altuve asking teammates not to rip his shirt off after a game-winning home run in the 2019 ALCS — fueled these rumors....

Parker is coming off the first loss of his professional career after his blockbuster title fight with Anthony Joshua in March. Parker dropped a unanimous decision and relinquished his WBO heavyweight title. Prior to that, the Las Vegas-based Parker was 24-0, with wins over Hughie Fury, Andy Ruiz and Carlos Takam. MORE: How to watch Horn-Crawford Whyte’s last outing was a brutal sixth round knockout win over Australian Lucas Browne in March....

Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau was a Belgian scientist known for inventing the phénakistoscope. His invention created the illusion of a moving image, which led to the birth of cinema. Born in Brussels on October 14, 1801, Plateau studied law before becoming a scientist, researching physiological optics. Plateau was interested in the effect of light and color on the human retina and his work resulted in him becoming one of the best-known Belgian scientists of the 19th century....

Well, Childress is now playing in Australia’s NBL and he still has the afro. The mild-mannered part is a different story. In a game with his Sydney Kings, an angered Childress charged toward an opponent and leveled him with a vicious elbow. MORE: Nash out for season | Firm helping Hawks sell team | NBA figures under pressure The video provides some context, as Jesse Waggstaff of the Perth Wildcats knocked Childress down on a hard screen....

“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley said in the statement posted to his Twitter page on Wednesday morning. According to Hawley’s tweet, the decision was made on behalf of the “millions of voters concerned about election integrity,” who, the senator wrote, “deserve to be heard.” Other Senate Republicans, including Alabama Senator-elect Tommy Tuberville, have hinted that they’ll object to the certification of the Electoral College votes, but Hawley is the first senator to formally announce that he’ll do so....

Jackson took a big first step in the right direction in No. 21 Virginia Tech’s 31-24 victory against No. 22 West Virginia at FedEx Field on Sunday. Jackson rushed 11 times for 101 yards and finished 15-of-26 passing for 235 yards and another TD for the Hokies. In his first career start, he outdueled West Virginia’s Will Grier (31 of 53, 371 yards, 3 TDs, INT) in a thriller between two old rivals that lived up to expectations....

The Hulu show is a spin-off and sequel to the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother which ran for nine seasons and catapulted Radnor into the mainstream. The show followed Ted Mosby as he told the story of how he met his kids’ mother, while the new version stars Hilary Duff as Sophie as she tells her children how she met their father. HIMYM ended in 2014, and its controversial ending divided the opinions of fans at the time....

Before a decision was reached, though, boxing fans were reacting to the fight in disgust on Twitter. They weren’t so upset with Joshua’s win, but with the referee who officiated the fight. The ref, Giuseppe Quartarone was the recipient of a lot of harsh criticism for the way he kept breaking up the two fighters. JOSHUA VS. PARKER: Results, updates and highlights Just take a look at some of the viewers’ complaints about the ref:...

Journalist, political scientist Darya Dugina dies in Moscow region Darya Dugina, a well-known journalist and political scientist, has died. This tragedy came as a shock to millions of people. She was only 29 years old, beautiful, ambitious and successful. Just three days ago she acted as an expert on a political talk show on Channel One. In the late evening, on the Mozhaisk highway, there was a powerful explosion. The car flew into the air, right in front of Darya’s father, the philosopher Alexander Dugin....

Altidore, who will be playing for the MLS Cup on Saturday with Toronto FC against the Seattle Sounders, scored six goals and assisted on two others in his 10 national team appearances in 2016 to take home the award with 32 percent of the vote. The big striker missed out on the Copa America Centenario with a hamstring injury but rebounded strongly afterward. In addition to his performance for the national team, Altidore scored 10 goals in 23 games for Toronto in the regular season and has netted five more in the MLS playoffs....

The 19-year-old midfielder has become an increasingly dominant force for Borussia Dortmund, scoring 10 goals in 22 games this season, a tally that includes four in five Champions League outings. “Maybe I’m saving it,” he joked after being asked when he would bring this thirst for the big occasion to bear for the Three Lions. In the 35th minute of what had been a stop-start encounter at Khalifa International Stadium, Bellingham made his grin look like an incredibly knowing one as he timed a run into the penalty area to perfection and headed home Luke Shaw’s cross....

In Dr. A, et al. v. Kathy Hochul, health professionals, including doctors and nurses, are suing the state of New York for violating their Title VII and Constitutional rights with the Covid-19 vaccination mandate while disallowing religious exemptions. By order of Judge David Hurd, the state now has until September 22, 2021 to respond. “For months our clients worked as heroes on the front lines of stopping COVID-19 at great personal and professional risk, only to be nearly kicked to the curb by a flagrantly illegal mandate from constitutionally clueless government bureaucrats,” attorney Christopher Ferrara, special counsel for the Thomas More Society told Newsweek....

Federal Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District of Georgia hinted that she might allow the challenge to proceed, stating in a hearing that she had “significant questions and concerns” about the recent decision in North Carolina to block the same legal challenge against GOP Representative Madison Cawthorn. Totenberg also added that she will make her ruling sometime next week, likely on Monday, CNN reported. The state-level challenge to Greene’s fitness for office comes from a group of voters in Georgia who claim that she is not fit to hold political office due to her alleged aiding of the Capitol rioters....