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Speaking at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. on Tuesday, the West Virginia Democrat addressed recent reports that he’s been encouraged to join the Republican Party. “Would it be easier for you to do that?” the moderator asked. “It would be much easier, my goodness,” Manchin replied. “But is that the purpose of being involved in public service, because it’s easy?” But Manchin dismissed a question about whether he’s considering such a move, telling the audience, “No....

Ronald Gasser, 54, was held overnight by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office authorities. Col. John Fortunato, a JPSO spokesman, told the New Orleans Advocate Gasser is free for now. “Gasser was released overnight and has not been charged as of yet. The matter remains under investigation,” Fortunato said. The incident occurred in Terrytown, a suburb of New Orleans near McKnight’s hometown of River Ridge. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2016...

According to the report, the would-be kidnapper entered the the house through an unlocked door, grabbed one of their infant grandchildren out of a woman’s arms and took them to another part of the house. MORE: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson endorses Joe Biden for president: ‘Best choice to lead our country’ From TMZ Sports: “At 5 p.m. Saturday a 39-year-old woman entered the home where Joe and Jennifer Montana were staying — she got in through an unlocked door....

The line was drawn and still remains, shown by the current Penn State Board of Trustees race set to begin in two weeks. Joe Paterno has turned from a legendary coach surrounded in scandal to a platform for which candidates can run for an office. The biggest name is Joel Myers. An incumbent running for alumni seat, he was under fire last week after emails surfaced that suggested he was against a university-wide email to pay tribute to JoePa following his death....

Embiid called out his teammate following the 76ers’ exit to the Heat in the second round of the NBA playoffs, saying that Harden is not the player he was during his days in Houston. “Obviously, since we got him, everybody expected the Houston James Harden, but that’s not who he is anymore,” Embiid said. “He’s more of a playmaker. I thought at times he could have been, as all of us could have been, more aggressive....

He tagged castmates Alison Brie, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Donald Glover and Gillian Jacobs in the post. Additionally, McHale tweeted the account for NBC’s Peacock streaming service. Jeong tweeted the same post. Peacock later confirmed to Newsweek in a statement, “‘Six seasons and a movie’ started out as a cheeky line from Community’s early seasons and quickly ignited a passionate fan movement for this iconic, hilarious and cool (cool, cool) NBC comedy,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming....

John Beilein as an NBA coach? MORE: Charles Matthews withdraws from NBA Draft, returns to Michigan Of course. He’s got one of the best offensive minds the game has seen and an understanding of the value of spacing that significantly predates the current 3-point obsession. Coaching pros would be the ultimate facial to the folks who once suggested he would struggle to work with A-list talent. Of course not. He’s perfectly suited to coaching in college, and he has found an ideal home at Michigan where he makes lots of money, wins big and is allowed to recruit and coach the types of players he believes fit his program....

He’s done all of that in just the two days USA Basketball has been holding trials for the 12-member team. And he’ll keep doing it, no doubt, until the U.S. either wins the tournament for the fourth time in its last five attempts or falls along the way. MORE: Ranking the greatest Kentucky players of all time There are six prep players among the 27 on the trials roster, and Kentucky is recruiting five of them....

Calipari, Wall’s former coach at Kentucky, went on Cowherd’s radio show The Herd and defended the young NBA player. Things didn’t get as heated as coach Cal’s appearance on the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday, but he had a strong defense. MORE: Does Cal regret turning down the Cavs job? | 15 best coaches in recent history Cowherd often brings up the fact that Wall did a dance called “The Dougie” in 2010....

Oz, a Donald Trump ally, is going up against Democrat John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor. A Trafalgar Group poll of 1,097 registered voters, conducted between November 1 and 3, put Oz on 48 percent versus 46 percent for Fetterman, giving the GOP candidate a two-point lead. Analysis by polling website FiveThirtyEight still favors Fetterman, who they found has a 53 percent chance of winning, but this is a dramatic fall from September when Fetterman had an 83 percent chance of victory on the site....

One of the stars of the first season of “Last Chance U,” Franklin is hoping to sell NFL teams on his potential to make a position switch. A former quarterback at Florida State who went the junior college route at East Mississippi State and then Auburn, Franklin transferred to FAU last year to hone his skills at wide receiver. He had seven catches for 95 yards and a touchdown while also rushing 16 times for 229 yards and two touchdowns....

The legendary actor returns as Dr. Eli Gemstone, the patriarch of the pop-Christian Gemstone family in the second season of the HBO Max show. His onscreen children Danny McBride (also the creator), Edi Patterson and Adam DeVine are all back too. Straight from the off, a lot was asked of 69-year-old Goodman as a stunt-gone-wrong filmed for the first episode, landed him in hospital. TV icon Goodman spoke to Newsweek about his incredible weight loss, remaining healthy as he approaches his 70th birthday, and how an incident on the set of The Righteous Gemstones Season 2 ended with a trip to the emergency room....

The Ravens lost Poe for the season with a knee injury suffered in the preseason, according to Baltimore coach John Harbaugh in a press conference. While Poe rehabs, the team is expected to hold tryouts to find a backup mascot. Poe suffered the injury while being ridden to the ground during an exhibition mascot game against an AAU team, in which he immediately started clutching his knee in pain....

So he knows that Pete Carroll’s play call in the closing seconds of this year’s Super Bowl will haunt him always. MORE: Carroll defends Super Bowl play call | Carroll admits trouble sleeping after Super Bowl “That will torment him forever,” Madden told the Los Angeles Times. Carroll, of course, was widely criticized for his controversial late-game call. With 26 seconds remaining, the Seahawks had the ball on second-and-goal a yard away from the end zone....

In his second game as a visitor against the Islanders, Tavares netted his 46th goal of the season, a one-timer from the circle off a Mitch Marner feed. The marker gave Toronto a 2-0 lead and was the decisive score in Monday night’s 2-1 victory at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tavares’ goal was his 87th point of the season, eclipsing his previous career-high of 86 with the Islanders during the 2014-15 season....

By the end of July 1, the first day of free agency, teams had committed more about $1.4 billion in new deals, ESPN calculated. That number, of course, doesn’t include players who have signed since then, like LaMarcus Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan. MORE: Free agency winners and losers | Lawson arrested again | Curry’s new daughter It’s enough to leave a person dumbstruck, and that’s exactly how John Wall sounds in this nugget offered to the Washington Post on Tuesday....

“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment. We are therefore appealing the verdict,” a spokesperson for Heard said in a statement. “While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.” A spokesperson for Depp responded to the motion, telling Newsweek on Thursday that his team is “confident” in the jury’s decision....

Attorney Bob Hinton said Monday that Manziel will plead not guilty to the charges related to a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley, earlier this year. He is accused of kidnapping, hitting and threatening her and, if convicted, faces a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $4,000 fine. MORE: Every off-the-field misstep of Manziel’s career Attorneys will appear before a judge once the indictment becomes official Tuesday, Hinton said, who told The Morning News what he plans to say in court: “Judge, set the bond at whatever you think is right....

According to the Orange County Register, that’s why former NFL quarterback Todd Marinovich was arrested Friday in Irvine, Calif. It was later discovered that Marinovich also had meth on him. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong Marinovich is 47, and in his mug shot, he looks at least 10 years older than that. You don’t have to be all that old to remember Marinovich’s story — older than the average Twitter user, which largely was unmoved by the sad report on him Monday, but old enough to remember the start of the Jerry Jones-Jimmy Johnson-Cowboys era....