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The former Asante Kotoko left-back, who was linked with Spanish heavyweights Barcelona in 2016, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his left leg last year. Due to the injury his contract with Bulls was not renewed when it expired last November. However, Baah, who had trials at Chelsea in the past, believes he will hit top form again with the opportunity offered him in Kazakhstan. “I think it’s a very good opportunity for me as a person and as a player,” Baah told Kairat TV....

On October 27, 2020, Raniere was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking, forced labor conspiracy, and wire fraud conspiracy and he was sentenced to 120 years in prison. He was also fined $1.75 million. Raniere has always denied all of the charges against him. Since his incarceration, Raniere has had a host of supporters campaigning for his release and, in recent months, has attracted the attention of a new legal team and experts who have raised concerns about key evidence presented at his 2019 trial....

The run continues on Saturday afternoon live on Showtime starting at 4:15 p.m. ET in a battle of the No. 2 and No. 3 147-pound fighters in the world. Kell Brook is defending the IBF welterweight title against Errol Spence Jr. from soccer stadium Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, in where 30,000 people are expected to be in attendance. “Brook versus Spence is a fight that pits two of the best, if not the best fighters in the welterweight division,” executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports Stephen Espinoza told Sporting News....

“We are pleased to announce that Kellogg Company and the union have reached a tentative agreement for a new five-year labor contract covering 1,400 employees at our U.S. cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Penn., Memphis, Tenn. and Omaha, Neb.,” said Kellogg’s spokesperson Kris Bahner. The deal made between Kellogg’s and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union is expected to last for five years. It will entitle all workers to a 3 percent wage increase, as well as maintenance of workers’ current health benefits....

In a recent interview with The Athletic during his visit to Japan, Walker explained he hopes he will be able to reach a new deal with the Hornets. “Charlotte’s definitely my first priority,” Walker said. “That’s where I’ve been for eight years and that’s all I know. Not many people get a chance to play for one NBA team throughout their career. When I go on my Instagram, I see, ‘Kemba leave!...

Feinberg, 75, an attorney specializing in mediation and dispute resolution, oversaw the VCF for 33 months following the attacks, personally evaluating claims and deciding compensation values while helping to craft the administrative structure of the fund. Working entirely pro bono, he heard almost 1,000 cases in person, and worked hand in hand with the bereaved families to settle their claims. Feinberg spoke with Newsweek senior reporter David Brennan about the effort he describes as an “unqualified success”—though not one without controversy....

Michaels, who created the show in 1975, and has been the executive producer for the majority of its time on air, has suggested he could retire from the show when it reaches its 50th anniversary. Thompson, a longtime SNL cast member recently discussed a rumor that the show could end when Michaels leaves. During Thompson’s recent appearance on Comedy Central’s Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God, Charlamagne informed him of the rumor about SNL ending after its 50th season....

Chairwoman Erin Decker discussed Rittenhouse and President Donald Trump’s anticipated visit to Kenosha during an interview with Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning. “It looks like it was self-defense, and, talking to people around the area, I would say about 80 percent of the people support what Kyle did,” Decker said. The remaining 20 percent of Kenoshans are “probably the people that can’t stand Donald Trump and can’t stand anything conservative or Republican, so they’re just going to attack anything that resembles that,” she said....

Nothing personal against Jimmie Johnson, of course, but Johnson is the guy who won five championships from 2006-2010, and he has almost embraced the battle of himself against the “48 haters.” So with Johnson and Kenseth tied atop the Cup standings — with a 27-point edge on Jeff Gordon, 28 on Kevin Harvick and 36 on Kyle Busch — Kenseth has a chance to be the guy to continue in the footsteps of 2011 champion Tony Stewart and 2012 champion Brad Keselowski to break the Johnson dynasty....

The Doug O’Neill-trained colt will in all likelihood be the favorite when post positions are drawn on Wednesday afternoon and morning lines from Churchill Downs are announced. MORE: Biggest long shots to win Kentucky Derby | Best Derby hats As of Tuesday, there were four other horses listed under 10-1, with Mohaymen leading the way. He took a good deal of betting money in Las Vegas before finishing fourth to Nyquist in the Florida Derby....

The 147th instalment of the Run for the Roses takes place Saturday, May 1, almost a year to the day after its scheduled 2020 iteration, which organizers were forced to postpone, for the first time since 1945, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. When the race was eventually held on September 5, the stands were desolately empty at Churchill Downs as horse racing followed in the steps of the NBA and MLB and held events behind closed doors....

Starlight Racing horse Itsaknockout will be a walking advertisement prior to Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The horse’s pre-race blanket has an ad printed on it and during the race, jockey Luis Saez’s pants will have “Mayweather” on one leg and “Pacquiao” on the other. Several hours after the 141st Derby winner is crowned — Itsaknockout is projected to be a 30-1 longshot — the two boxers will square off in Las Vegas....

The Biden administration is working on a vaccine passport program that would allow people to prove that they had been inoculated against the disease before entering venues been closed during the pandemic. But the Kentucky branch of the political party that promotes civil liberties and non-interventionism has criticized the scheme. It tweeted: “Are the vaccine passports going to be yellow, shaped like a star, and sewn on our clothes?” in a reference which compared the program to the yellow stars that were sewn on the clothes of Jewish people to identify them during World War Two....

Wait, let him explain. He makes more sense of it. “It would be good for college basketball if we start playing in August,” Calipari told reporters following Kentucky’s victory over Michigan State in the 2019 Champions Classic. “Each of us get seven days, play against each other in exhibition games … like spring football. We do college basketball in August. I’ve been begging for it for years.” CHAMPIONS CLASSIC: Maxey shows star quality in win over Michigan State...

It’s unclear what specifically ails Lyles, though it forced him to sit out Saturday’s game. Calipari said on Monday he was uncertain when to expect Lyles’ return to the court. MORE: Kentucky’s season in photos | Calipari saving Harrison from himself | UK helping SEC resurgence “We don’t know after (Tuesday),” he said. “We’re never going to be as good without him.” Over the summer, it was reported that Lyles was held out of some AAU games due to meningitis, but his father told the Louisville Courier-Journal at the time that it was extreme dehydration and exhaustion, not meningitis, that kept him on the sidelines....

“A violation of ‘preferential treatment’ occurred when a UK player attended a Drake concert after-party and a member of the famous rapper’s management team recognized the player and invited him back to say hello,” the school said (via SECCountry.com). “Tyler Ulis, UK’s started point guard at the time, posted a photo with Drake on Instagram the night of the concert, May 29, 2015, in his hometown of Chicago.” MORE: NCAA tournament records that will never be broken...

You can believe that or not, but it’s true. MORE: Top 10 Wildcats of all time | Top 10 Cardinals | Best basketball rivalries Kentucky earned a 75-73 victory Saturday afternoon at Rupp Arena because it transformed itself from a team that couldn’t hit 3-pointers in an empty gym into one that made 11-of-23 on a floor filled with Louisville Cardinals. UK was shooting 29.7 percent on 3-pointers and had only 54 makes in 10 prior games, which means it converted double its average output....

But never both on the same weekend. MORE: Kes win puts 2013 behind | Earnhardt crew chief update | Bristol TV schedule Then came Vegas, where Keselowski won the Nationwide race on Saturday and followed that up with the Cup win Sunday. Check off another item on Keselowski's bucket list. They were two very different races for Keselowski, who led the final 38 laps in the Nationwide race but passed running-out-of-gas Dale Earnhardt Jr....