With Kenya’s disputed election crisis showing no signs of easing, the once serene Rift Valley is awash with disturbing signs of mayhem and destruction. Amid the verdant greenery of the plains and the picture-postcard views of lush pastures is the debris of countless homes and shops burned to the ground by gangs of angry, vengeful men whose loyalty appears to lie largely in the chaos that has descended over much of this part of the country....
Stars will entertain Zanzibar at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos and coach, Paul Put has laid out a plan to extinguish the bright flames of the inform Zanzibar Heroes. “I hope we score early in the game but if we don’t, then we’ll have to be patient and play the same way we did against Burundi,” Put said after his last training session. Kenya needed extra time to sail past a gritty Burundi in the first semi-final....
“We’re fighting for the soul of this country and for our lives,” Washington said in her rousing address. Washington also gave a shout out to her eighth-grade constitutional law class, prompting a shocked response from her then teacher, who reached out to the star on Twitter. “When I was in 7th or 8th grade we memorized the preamble of the constitution and I’ve never forgotten it,” she said. “The first 15 words of our constitution are, ‘We the people, of the United States in order to form a more perfect union … we say more perfect because our union is not without flaws....
Johnson recently poked fun at Madden developers, saying because of the coronavirus situation, they now should have more free time to create a better game. Johnson has long been critical of Madden, often tweeting his complaints about the video game franchise. MORE: How Lamar Jackson is dominating Madden (And there’s more where that came from.) Johnson got back to voicing his concerns recently. MORE: The XFL is in ‘Madden 20’ thanks to a dedicated team that made it happen...
In his eighth start in Vegas, Keselowski earned his 28th career Nationwide win on his 20th track. The 2012 Sprint Cup champion did it despite a remarkable series of setbacks and challenges that left him more relieved than excited. "We found every way we could to make it hard," Keselowski said. "This Ford was flying today. These races aren't getting any easier to win. I drove as hard as I could, every lap....
Kessel's hat trick was the result of Team USA's best line in the Sochi Games, built of Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs linemate James van Riemsdyk and Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks. The combination is all the better for reuniting Kessel and Pavelski, linemates in the Vancouver Games. On Saturday, the Americans defeated Russia 3-2 in a shootout, with four goals by T.J. Oshie . Like Kessel, Pavelski was hot in the final weeks of the NHL season, and on Sunday contributed to another solid U....
Monmouth University found 55 percent of U.S. adults said Jackson should be confirmed by the Senate after being named by President Joe Biden to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. Just 21 percent of respondents said she shouldn’t be placed on the Court, while nearly a quarter of Americans had no opinion. The findings show Jackson is entering the first day of her confirmation hearings with a higher level of support than former President Donald Trump’s three nominees to the bench....
Background The ketogenic diet for epilepsy was developed in the 1920s by a Michigan healthcare provider named Hugh Conklin. However, once effective medications were developed, the diet was used less and less frequently. It has regained recognition and has become a standard backup plan for children whose epilepsy symptoms are difficult to control with medication. With more than 470,000 children living with seizure disorders in the United States (according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics), it’s an important addition to the arsenal of treatments for epilepsy....
With just under seven minutes to play in the third quarter and Golden State trailing 73-56, Durant dribbled up court and attempted to blow by Westbrook, who knocked the ball out-of-bounds. MORE: Thunder must fix third-quarter problems to become contender Following the play, the two exchanged words and ended up face-to-face before teammates and an official broke up the discussion. The pair also appeared to jaw with one another late in the second quarter....
Chris Paul clearly doesn’t care about the score. During the Clippers-Thunder game, Paul hit a jumper and stared at Kevin Durant on the sideline. It’s not the most blatant form of boasting, but on the court it is something. Something that Durant wasn’t having. The Clippers were down big at the time, and the Thunder star fired back with a response of his own. “You’re down 20 right now, homie,” Durant mouthed....
The All-Star game, which has a draft for the first time in 2018 in lieu of the traditional East-vs.-West format, now pits the Warriors’ Kevin Durant against teammate and team captain Stephen Curry, one of two selectors for this year’s teams. Of course, LeBron James, the other All-Star selector, took Durant for his own team. MORE: Full NBA All-Star rosters The 2017 NBA Finals MVP seemed to have some fun with the thought of switching things up, and made a self-deprecating joke about it on his Instagram story:...
Durant was called for the technical with 27 seconds left in the second quarter after tangling with Toronto's Jonas Valanciunas on a free throw. That call has since been rescinded, placing Durant back at 14 technical fouls for the season and two away from suspension, Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman reports. MORE: Westbrook’s knee is OK | Durant scores 51 points Durant was called for only 12 technical fouls in his first five NBA seasons, including a rookie season in Seattle during which he wasn't called for a single technical....
“First of all, this meme of me and Draymond is hilarious,” laughed Durant in the episode. MORE: Steve Kerr’s coaching career ‘in jeopardy,’ reports say The meme went viral after the moment was captured by TV cameras during the Warriors’ 121-109 win over Portland in Game 1 of the playoffs.
MORE: Stewart investigation update (NEW) | Chase picks | Chase teams ponder strategy | Earnhardt anxious to start Since joining Stewart-Haas Racing this year, Harvick has seen several potential wins slip away in part because of an inconsistent pit crew. Harvick won two races in March and April but hasn’t won since, despite leading the second-most laps. He led a race-high 195 laps at Atlanta Aug. 31 but repeatedly lost the lead on pit road and wound up 19th after a late wreck....
An on-track feud between Kevin Harvick and six-time champion Jimmie Johnson spilled over into motor home lot after the race, with both racers shoving each other after some rough racing. “The screwed up part about it was the 48 was off of him, then turned back into him right in front of me — on purpose,” Harvick’s crew chief Rodney Childers said on the team’s radio. MORE: Memorable photos of Chicagoland Speedway | Harvick-Johnson feud could be highlight of 2015 Chase...
“They just need to be ready to race. They’ve done it all year. You can’t just show up and have it be a disaster. They’ve been great all year. Tonight wasn’t great. That’s for sure. Spotted the whole field, started the tail back with 15 laps to go," Harvick said, per NBC Sports. “All you’ve got to do is the same pit stop you do every week. It is not any different....
Harvick will run the teams’ No. 5 car with Hunt Brothers Pizza sponsorship at Bristol, Charlotte and in both races at Texas. The remainder of his schedule, as well as the entire lineup for the No. 5 car, is still to be determined. Hunt Brothers also will be an associate sponsor on Harvick’s Stewart Haas Racing car next season, the team announced Monday. MORE: Best moves at Charlotte | Winners & Losers | Kenseth holds Chase lead | Busch frustrated...
Love made it clear publicly he was not pleased with Olynyk’s actions, and now he’s making it clear privately. MORE: Cavs can survive Love injury | Love posts photo after surgery He has been ducking Olynyk’s phone calls, according to Yahoo Sports: After the initial injury Love told reporters, “I thought it was a bush-league play … I have no doubt in my mind that he did it on purpose....
Granholm chartered a military jet to attend Monday’s inaugural Crimea Platform Summit in Kyiv, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The White House defended Granholm’s use of a military plane. “It is standard protocol for Cabinet Members serving as dignitaries representing POTUS to use Military Air on international travel—not just Granholm, but any Cabinet Secretary,” a spokesperson told Newsweek. However, the flight’s timing raised questions as it came amid the frantic bid to airlift thousand of people from Kabul airport ahead of the August 31 deadline to pull troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover of the country....
A day after the Tigers announced Kevin Steele had been hired from Alabama as their new defensive coordinator, former Ole Miss and USC head coach Ed Orgeron came aboard as defensive line coach. Steele has been on Alabama’s staff the last two years and previously served as defensive coordinator at Clemson and was the head coach at Baylor, in addition to assistant coaching jobs with the Carolina Panthers, Florida State, Nebraska, Tennessee, Oklahoma State and New Mexico State....
