In this new experience, the 24-year-old Penske driver finds his blue (yes, blue) No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford sitting in garage stall No. 50 in the Charlotte Motor Speedway garage, right next to Kyle Busch’s No. 18 in stall No. 49. MORE: Busch wins pole | Charlotte lineup | Charlotte picks | What Earnhardt has to look forward to in his 40s When the series visits Charlotte, stall No. 50 is home to the car at the top of the points standings....
Virginia Wade was the last British woman to feature in the semi-final and remains, to this day, the last woman from her country to win the tournament, which she did in 1977, by beating Dutchwoman Betty Stove. Messi hails new Barcelona boss “I’ve always believed in my own ability and I’ve always dreamt big,” Konta told BBC Sport . “But I’m much more process orientated, so I don’t give myself too much time to dream....
McGary averaged 14.3 points and 10 rebounds during that run, but neither number has been eclipsed or even reached this season by the sophomore. Wolverines coach John Beilein revealed during an interview Thursday on WTKA-AM in Ann Arbor that a variety of nagging injuries are holding him back. McGary missed the first two games of the season because of a back condition, and MLive.com reports that McGary has tweaked an ankle at least twice in the early part of the season....
Bolton, who President Donald Trump said he fired, although the former Trump aide has said he resigned, is believed to have firsthand knowledge of the president’s Ukraine dealings and decision to withhold $400 million in military aid from the U.S. ally. “Accordingly, since my testimony is once again at issue, I have had to resolve the serious competing issues as best I could, based on careful consideration and study,” Bolton said in a statement....
John Sipher, who worked in the Central Intelligence Agency’s National Clandestine Service for 28 years before retiring in 2014, took to Twitter on Tuesday and offered a terse response to Bolton’s claim. Bolton told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s actions surrounding the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, did not amount to a coup but also said they were not “defensible.” When Tapper pushed back on Bolton’s comments and suggested that a person doesn’t “have to be brilliant to attempt a coup,” Bolton claimed he had been involved in coups himself....
Bolton was fired from the Trump administration in September 2019, and penned an explosive memoir of his time in the White House, The Room Where It Happened, which pulled no punches in his criticism of the outgoing president. On Saturday, Bolton shared on Twitter a CNN article that focused on Trump’s attack on Sen. John Thune, the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate. Trump started the New Year by tweeting how he would like to see South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem take on Thune in the 2022 primary and that “South Dakota wants strong leadership, NOW!...
According to documents released as part of a public records request from USA TODAY, Currie’s communication with Tennessee administrators, national media and prospective coaches ranged from disorderly to nonexistent. Currie, who was put on paid leave and replaced by former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer on Dec. 1, reached a $2.5 million settlement with the university this week. MORE: Tennessee search timeline: A series of wild events Fulmer hired Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt a week later to lead the Volunteers program, ending a very public coach search that repeatedly embarrassed the university....
The beloved Matt Groening animation is set to return to screens again with the streaming platform announcing the news on Wednesday and heralding the return of the majority of the series’ voice cast, including Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr and David Herman. Hulu tweeted a drawing of the character Bender holding a banner reading: “We’re back, baby!” However, one key cast member is missing from this line-up—and DiMaggio is making his frustrations known on social media as fans of the cult show rally around the “irreplaceable” Bender star....
NEWSWEEK: When did you meet Edwards and how would you describe your relationship? David Bonior: I knew him in the Congress, but we were not close. We didn’t work closely on many things. Then one of my top people, Miles Lackey, became his chief of staff. That was one connection. Then, after the Iowa caucus [in 2004], I went with my wife to New Hampshire to visit and actually look for a candidate....
Kirby told ABC’s This Week co-anchor Martha Raddatz that Griner was now recovering in Texas after being freed in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday. “She’s [in] San Antonio at the Brooke Army Medical Center, getting appropriate mental health care as well as physical health care, just to make sure that she’s ready for her reintegration back into American society,” Kirby said. “They’ll work that out with the doctors and the family as to how much longer she’ll need to be out there....
McAfee, who was wanted on charges of tax evasion, was detained in the Spanish prison last October and was held awaiting the outcome of a hearing on extradition. This is a breaking news story, more will be added to as the Associated Press updates. Spain’s National Court has approved the extradition of the entrepreneur to the United States, where he was wanted on tax-related criminal charges that carry a prison sentence of up to 30 years....
The comedian was asked by Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in February 2018 whether he was excited about the royal wedding which was due to take place that May. Oliver, also a Brit who married an American woman, said: “I would not blame her if she pulled out at the last minute. I don’t think you need to have just seen the pilot episode of The Crown to get a basic sense of she might be marrying into a family that could cause her some emotional complications....
Verrett will replace John Saunders, who died suddenly earlier this month at 61, on ABC’s Saturday college football coverage, ESPN announced on Thursday. Saunders had done that job since 1992. Verrett has been with ESPN since 2000. MORE: Predictions for a wild Week 1 in the NCAA “John Saunders was a mentor and friend who helped me navigate my career at ESPN and was always ready with a kind word and timely advice,” Verrett said in an ESPN release....
Take what happened last week, when AT&T introduced its new president, John Walter. AT&T stock lost more than $5 billion of market value in two days. How come? Mainly because Walter isn’t a techno-wizard. Until his ascension to the top of AT&T, he was chairman of a Chicago printing company, R.R. Donnelley and Sons, whose closest connection to the phone biz is producing the Yellow Pages. This reaction, in my humble opinion, is every bit as silly as the giddiness of September 1995....
Picking Johnny Manziel to finish the season, whether it’s this week for the game against the Colts or in any of the final four games, does a lot more than hand the most important position on the field to a rookie with less than a quarter of real experience. It effectively ends Brian Hoyer’s tenure with the Browns. MORE: Tucker says Browns should start Manziel | To buy or not to buy, that’s the Hoyer question | Manziel turns up heat on Browns...
Manziel clearly gave the Washington bench the finger. After a disappointing night where the Browns rookie traded series with Brian Hoyer, his frustration finally bubbled over and turned into something more concrete. MORE: Browns’ QB situation still not settled | Manziel his own worst enemy | Rookie QBs: Start or sit ’em? Looks like fine No. 2 could be on the way for ol’ Johnny. Source: @CJZero
Nike confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday it dropped the former Browns quarterback following a string of incidents off the field. The company did not make the decision to terminate its multiyear deal with Manziel on Tuesday, but rather “some time” following the 2015 NFL season. As of mid-January, Nike was reportedly “on the fence” about keeping Manziel with the “Swoosh” brand. MORE: 18 incidents of Johnny Manziel’s career | Johnny Manziel hopes to ’take care of issues'...
His third TD pass of the second half -- and the game -- a 9-yarder to Mike Evans was followed with a flag on Manziel for an unsportmanlike conduct penalty, when he pointed toward the scoreboard in taunting the Owls. But by that point, the Aggies held a 52-28 advantage and would go on to win, 52-31. Manziel completed 7 of 9 passes for 103 yards and three scores and gained 18 yards on the ground -- he was sacked twice -- on six carries....
The Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews were murdered by Germany’s Nazis during World War II, has become, for many, a historical event without relevance to their lives. It is something they will study for a few weeks and forget about as soon as the semester ends. A 2020 survey released by the nonprofit Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany revealed that one in 10 adults under 40 say they have never heard of the Holocaust....
