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When deployed properly in lacrosse, it can lead to the easiest goal in the sport. MORE: Albany goalie scores on coast-to-coast goal On Sunday afternoon Johns Hopkins executed it to perfection, fooling all of Virginia’s defense during the second quarter of their NCAA Tournament game. It’s actually a double hidden ball trick, with two fake handoffs taking place. The midfielder sweeps down the side, acting like he got the exchange from the attackman moving up the field....

The contract between ICE and Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, expired on Wednesday and was not set to be renewed. It was listed as closed on the U.S. government’s federal business opportunities website this week. An ICE spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek on Thursday that the contract had been “closed and was scheduled to close at this time,” bringing more than 15 years of collaboration to an end....

An out-of-competition sample provided June 16 by Jones came back positive for hydroxy-clomiphene, “an anti-estrogenic agent,” and letrozole metabolite, an “aromatase inhibitor,” NSAC attorney Caroline Bateman said during a hearing in Las Vegas (via USA Today). MORE: 37 astonishing UFC photos The substances are banned year-round by the World Anti-Doping Agency because they can be used along with performance enhancers to minimize their side effects, as well as possibly restart natural testosterone production....

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The second interview will likely be in New York City or California the first week in December, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details about the investigation are confidential. Martin alleges he was harassed daily by teammates, including Richie Incognito, who has been suspended. Martin was interviewed for nearly seven hours by Wells on Nov. 15 in New York. Wells spent the past week interviewing Dolphins players, coaches and staff in South Florida, and he also met with Incognito....

Footage went viral of Army Sergeant Jonathan Pentland confronting the man who was walking in front of his home near Columbia in Richland County. Pentland is seen threatening him with violence, at one point, shoving the young man hard in the shoulder, causing him to almost fall to the ground after telling him to leave the neighborhood. Pentland, 42, who was an active U.S. Army Sergeant assigned to Fort Jackson, has been charged with third-degree assault and battery and has been released from jail on a $2,125 personal recognizance bond....

Meanwhile, NEWSWEEK has learned that Clinton may soon face another legal headache. Arkansas trooper L. D. Brown is preparing a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Guy Tucker that may also name Clinton. Brown claims that the two conspired to transfer him out of his job after he made statements accusing Clinton of womanizing, and after Brown spoke to Whitewater investigators. The White House denies Brown’s charges. Tucker says the trooper was transferred for shoddy work....

The 21-year-old former Texas Longhorn shared a chartered flight back to the States with Zach Johnson, who won his second major Monday at St. Andrews. Things got a little crazy on the plane. MORE: Wild and windy photos from British Open | Spieth will defend Australian Open title Damon Green, Johnson’s caddie, posted a photo of Spieth drinking an adult beverage out of the coveted Claret Jug to his Facebook page....

The defending champion recovered from a horrible start on the front nine to boost his title chances with a 4-under-par 67 in the third round. MORE: Masters triumph | Olympics are 2016’s fifth major | Player of the year Jordan Spieth (Getty Images) Spieth was four shots back when he began the third round. But then he bogeyed three of his opening four holes at The Australian Golf Club....

Playing a round of golf recently, Brady hit his tee shot in an undesirable spot behind two trees. His response was to ask Jordan Spieth, via Facebook, how to curl in around the trees. MORE: Donald Trump wants Tom Brady to speak at GOP convention “Hey Spieth, how do we make this son of a gun turn???” Brady wrote. Spieth responded with a joke: “Need to use your arm buddy!...

In light of the sign-stealing, cheating scandal by the Houston Astros in 2017, and many current athletes saying the Astros players should have been punished for their involvement, Canseco said he would have rather known which pitches were coming to him instead of taking performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), if he had a choice. Canseco tweeted his thoughts Wednesday evening. “It is a huge Advantage knowing what pitch is coming if I had a choice between using Peds and knowing was Pitch was coming I would pick knowing what Pitch was coming,” Canseco wrote....

Martinez and Arozarena make three new outfielders for Tampa Bay this offseason, joining Hunter Renfroe, who was obtained from the Padres in a trade that sent Tommy Pham to San Diego. (Offseason signee Yoshitomo Tsutsugo played the outfield in Japan, but the Rays list him as an infielder.) Liberatore, 20, becomes the Cardinals’ No. 3 minor league prospect according to MLB Pipeline, one spot behind childhood friend Nolan Gorman....

“Expanding NATO does not make America safer. That’s the bottom line,” Hawley said Wednesday night. “Our priorities now should be to defend against China abroad and our own border at home.” Hawley is now getting ripped by both Democrats and Republicans for casting his lone “Nay” to more than 90 “Ayes.” Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton seemed befuddled that the senator in his neighboring state to the north would vote against Finland and Sweden admissions, particularly in light of the fact Russia is against the admittance of those two countries....

Hawley, who objected to President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win hours after the Capitol was violently breached, made the remarks on the day of a joint hearing on the riots by the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Critics of Hawley have alleged that he helped to incite the riots by supporting falsely claims that the election was “stolen” from former President Donald Trump due to massive voter fraud....

Footage of the incident, which occurred on January 30, was obtained by KSAT 12 on Tuesday and appears to show San Antonio Police Detective David Pantoja and Officer Robert Ferguson dragging Joshua Coney by his handcuffed arms as Coney lies limp with his back on the ground. Pantoja, a veteran detective, was suspended from duty for 20 days without pay for his role in the event. His suspension paperwork states that Coney was “unnecessarily dragged” and that he was refused medical help after asking for care....

The 28-year-old Briton climbed off the canvas to dramatically halt Wladimir Klitschko in the penultimate round at England’s national stadium in April last year. MORE: Join DAZN and watch the Joshua-Povetkin fight for free On Saturday, he defends his IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin who, like Joshua and Klitschko, also reached the peak of the amateur boxing world before turning professional. But starring in national colors on the biggest stage is no guarantee of glory in the paid ranks, as our rundown of the previous six big men to stand on the top step of the podium shows....

In April, The Hollywood Reporter reported that a source said Gadot had “concerns” with her character being “more aggressive” than in Wonder Woman. The source claimed Whedon “threatened to harm Gadot’s career and disparaged Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.” The publication said that Cyborg actor Ray Fisher requested an investigation into allegations of misconduct on the set of Justice League. A production witness reportedly told investigators: “Joss [Whedon] was bragging that he’s had it out with Gal....

MORE: Top 25 USA Soccer stars | Mario Balotelli, a history of hairstyles Later, it was confirmed that the forward will not play any part in the team’s run to the 2015 Gold Cup final. He didn’t score in the two games he played against Honduras and Haiti. He was replaced by Gyasi Zardes at halftime of the Haiti match and wasn’t used in the match against Panama. Altidore, 25, suffered a hamstring injury in May and it could be a factor in his poor play....

Juan Soto and the Nationals might be occupying the cellar of the NL East at 64-89, but that has certainly not been because of Soto. In September, he leads all MLB hitters in WAR, according to Fangraphs, and with the recent success he’s surged into a tie with the Phillies’ Bryce Harper among the fWAR leaders this season in the National League at 6.5. Coming into September, the front-runners for NL MVP had been Harper, Tatis and Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy....

Hofstra junior guard Juan’ya Green posted 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his team’s 88-62 win over LIU Brooklyn on Dec. 28 at the Barclays Center. Surprisingly, Green’s triple-double performance was the first posted at Barclays. Before Green’s big night at the arena, which has been home to the Brooklyn Nets since 2012, no NCAA or NBA player had ever produced a triple-double there, according to the school’s athletic department....