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Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, made the remarks during a Monday night broadcast with host Wolf Blitzer, shortly after the letter was issued. He cited an unnamed White House official who said that staff had not been aware of the letter or President Donald Trump’s apparent approval of the transition moving forward before watching the channel’s reporting. “I just spoke with a senior White House official in the last couple of minutes who said that this news came as a surprise to some inside the building,” Acosta said....

The formal deadline for dealmaking is now only a week away, and the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the Persian Gulf crisis are not good. Last week more than 1 million troops on both sides were squaring off for battle. As time ran out, there was a spate of freelance diplomacy, with interested parties in Europe and the Middle East groping frantically for a last-gasp solution. In Washington, a new Congress wrung its hands....

Speaking Wednesday in Syracuse at an annual Associated Press meeting of New York newspaper editors, Boeheim said he's heard the most recent talk about paying college athletes and doesn't agree with it one bit. "That's really the most idiotic suggestion of all time," Boeheim said. "I don't believe players should be paid. I believe they are getting a tremendous opportunity." Boeheim took exception with retired NBA star Chris Webber's complaint he received nothing after his team shirt was sold....

Democrats and Republicans have been in talks to pass major police reform legislation since the massive anti-racism and Black Lives Matter demonstrations of last summer, which were spurred by the murder of unarmed Black man George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. President Joe Biden previously set a May 25 deadline—marking the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death—for Congress to get a bill passed. But negotiators blew past that deadline, leading some to question whether a bipartisan agreement is achievable....

The Atlanta Braves said they were notified by a family member that Fregosi died early Friday in Miami, where he was hospitalized after the apparent stroke while on a cruise with baseball alumni. MORE: Initial report | Notable sports deaths of 2014 In 15 seasons as a manager, he was 1,028-1,094. James Louis Fregosi was born in 1942 in San Francisco and starred in baseball, football basketball and track and field at Serra High School....

Mlive.com reported that Harbaugh told players he wasn’t leaving Ann Arbor and that people were trying to sabotage him and the Wolverines program by tying him to the now-open LA Rams job. MORE: 20 great Jim Harbaugh faces “He said (the NFL rumors) are ’lies made up by our enemies,’ " Wolverines defensive Ryan Glasgow told the website. And who might those enemies be? Well, Harbaugh had a ready answer for that, of course:...

Harbaugh’s given shoutouts to rapper Big Sean and television personality Judge Judy within the first few months of joining Twitter and has now taken aim at an even bigger fish, Nicki Minaj. MORE: Best Wolverines of all time | With Harbaugh, observe, watch and wait for next act Who knows if Harbaugh is trying to boost the school’s image by appealing to recruits or if he truly enjoys interacting with celebrities?...

The word stirred all those stomach-swirling emotions through a nine-month attachment to Jim Harbaugh’s arrival at Michigan. Despite a season-opening loss to Utah, a crowd of 109,651 descended upon Michigan Stadium on Saturday not knowing which combination to expect. MORE: Saturday’s best players | BENDER: Michigan looks for, finds power run game Would there be a hangover? Would the hype and hysteria continue? What would Harbaugh do in his Big House debut?...

In late July, Jordan told Fox News he spoke directly with Trump during the events of January 6. Then on Sunday, Politico reported that the staunch Trump loyalist had spoken with the former president multiple times amid the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jordan admitted to the publication that more than one phone call had occurred. Following a Republican fundraising event in Ohio this week, the congressman was asked by Toledo’s The Blade newspaper about the phone calls....

A term uttered by every athlete who overcomes controversy, media criticism or the common cold, it ranks high on the pantheon of the most misused clichés in sports. You’ve heard it said by and about quarterbacks with histories of behaving badly. MORE: Jim Kelly gets standing ovation at Draft | Bowden: Winston an ’embarrassment’ | Manziel ‘fantastic’ When Jameis Winston, on the heels of sexual assault allegations, earned a suspension for yelling lewd and obscene comments from a tabletop, he offered this gem in his official statement: “You’ve got to overcome adversity , and that’s one thing at Florida State we do....

Not Jim McElwain. The former Florida coach — McElwain, not Spurrier — reportedly refused two offers of help from the Hall of Fame coach this fall while his team floundered to a 3-4 record. Spurrier, who coached the Gators from 1990 to 2001, has an ambassador role with Florida’s athletic department. MORE: Nine replacements for Jim McElwain at Florida It’s unclear what kind of help Spurrier reportedly offered, but that likely doesn’t matter: When the Head Ball Coach offers help, it’s probably wise to take it....

Fredette, 30, informed the Warriors of his plan after a loss Tuesday to the Lakers in the California Classic. He wasn’t with the team for Wednesday’s game in Sacramento against the Heat and won’t travel with the Warriors to the Las Vegas Summer League from July 5-15, according to the report. “He still can play. I think he should still play,” said Warriors summer league coach Aaron Miles, who spoke with Fredette....

David Ragan brought out the first caution of the day, getting loose in the very first turn of the race, but it was Timmy Hill’s mistakes that caused the most conversation among crew chiefs and spotters. MORE: Pure Michigan excitement, in photos | Michigan Winners & Losers | Danica staying with SHR Hill had an oil leak before the race started, but the team failed to remove a plastic oil pan placed under his car while repairs were made....

The 24-year-old's dance to Swift's song "22" after the Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night was quite an interesting spectacle. [via Eye on Basketball]

Castro was one of several members of the House of Representatives who made the trip to Texas Monday. The 38-member Hispanic Caucus led the trip for congressmen and women such as Castro, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, California Rep. Judy Chu, Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy and others. “Our border patrol system is broken. And part of the reason it stays broken is because it’s kept secret. The American people must see what is being carried out in their name,” Castro said to begin a lengthy Twitter thread where he documented what he and other delegates had seen during their visit....

The U.S. women’s hockey team put to rest short-lived questions about a lagging offense, serving up a heaping helping of goal-scoring in a 5-0 romp of the Olympic Athletes from Russia contingent Tuesday morning. In the Americans’ final tune-up before their Group A finale against rival Canada, the onslaught was exactly what they needed. MORE: USA vs. Canada, one of sports’ great rivalries, takes center stage Thanks to Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson, the goals came early and often against the Russians, whose roster was racked by the doping scandal that landed the nation in IOC purgatory at the 2018 Games....

On Tuesday afternoon, Florida political reporter Jay O’Brien reported on Twitter that Biden had yet to contact DeSantis about plans for the state to handle the hurricane, but that he had been in touch with mayors in several cities set to be hit by the storm. This included Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, both Democrats, with O’Brien including a tweet from the latter about his call with Biden....

Biden portrayed Trump as a chaotic and ineffective leader in the fight to curb the COVID-19 illness, ridiculing the president on social media by saying “a wall will not stop coronavirus” and arguing that his re-election would “forever” hurt Americans. He pointed to several seemingly conflicting remarks made by Trump in response to the coronavirus as he pitched himself to voters as the steady hand who could help guide the country through the crisis....

Abbott and Biden are already clashing over what the administration says is the governor’s delay of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to provide COVID-19 coronavirus tests and quarantine facilities for migrants arriving at the border, while also complaining about the danger of new arrivals exposing Texans to the virus. Biden has now approved a FEMA deployment to the southern border, possibly opening up a new front in the conflict between Austin and the White House....

In most cases, asylum seekers will be allowed to continue into the U.S. while their cases are processed. This policy, which was terminated in a memo issued by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, was the center of President Donald Trump’s immigration program known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). In the memo, Mayorkas said the MPP “does not adequately or sustainably enhance border management in such a way as to justify the program’s extensive operational burdens and other shortfalls,” and said that the policy known as “remain in Mexico,” had “mixed effectiveness....