It’s OK if you’ve never heard of Jack Black. He’s not a superstar. He’s not leading-man sexy. He’s short and kinda round, with eyes that make him look like a bird of prey. But don’t be fooled: this man can rock you like a hurricane. He can sing like Robert Plant–well, like Sammy Hagar at least–and he can act like John Belushi and tickle your soft spot like Elmo. Black doesn’t have fans, he has acolytes....
Source: Bruce Arena to be named U.S. coach Not only did Klinsmann do a worse job with the U.S. than he did with Germany, it can be argued that the U.S. team he was fired as coach from on Monday is in worse shape than the team he inherited in the summer of 2011. Perhaps it’s fitting that after a five-year courtship of Klinsmannn, Gulati finally pulled the plug on the grand project he sank millions of dollars into after five years of hoping his plan would bear fruit....
Barry Croft Jr., Adam Fox, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are facing kidnapping conspiracy charges, accused of planning to attack and kidnap Whitmer, a Democrat, at her vacation home in September 2020. Two other men, Kaleb Franks and Ty Garbin, previously pleaded guilty to related charges. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker told jurors to “find a good distraction” after completing the first day of deliberations, with the aim of returning on Tuesday “fresh” and “ready to engage,” according to the Associated Press....
Former Empire star Smollett had alleged that in January 2019, he was attacked by two men who doused him with bleach and placed a noose around his neck as they yelled that he was in “MAGA country,” in apparent reference to former President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” In a twist worthy of Smollett’s melodramatic TV show, brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo—known as Abel and Ola, respectively—later alleged that they had been paid $3,500 by the actor to stage the attack so that the star could land a pay rise for his role as Jamal Lyon on Empire....
Now GM is battling the government. The company last week accused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has asked for a “voluntary” product recall, of being little better than NBC in its testing habits. Regulators allege that GM made a design mistake by placing the gas tanks sidesaddle under its big trucks. (The company placed them outside the main support frames instead of between them in order to enlarge fuel capacity....
For the second year in under a year, the music icon took a pause from his golf round to do his best rendition of the dance made famous by “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro. During the final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, the two celebrity duffers entertained the crowd at Pebble Beach with the classic Tom Jones number. MORE: Celebs who own pro sports teams...
After the Grizzlies routed the Rockets, 119-93, on Monday, the pop star got called out for tweeting his support. MORE: Celebrities at NBA games | Shabazz Napier crosses up Deron Williams | Kevin Durant yells obscenities at Dwight Howard You might want to do a little fact check next time you try to call out JT.
He’s won Cy Young awards; he picked up his third on after his stellar 1.75 ERA in 2022. He’s even won an MVP award. He’s won two World Series titles now, but I can tell you from being there in the Astros clubhouse after his team closed out the Phillies in Game 6, the smile on Verlander’s face said, “This is my happy place.” MORE: Where will Jacob deGrom sign?...
Worley, the most experienced quarterback on the Vols roster, was named the starter Thursday, beating out Josh Dobbs and Nathan Peterman. “He’s playing the best football that he has in a long time,” Jones told reporters. “He brings different elements to the table. He’s managing the offense, he’s making good decisions with the football. He’s hanging in the pocket, he’s doing a lot of good things.” MORE: SN’s 10 greatest all-time UT Vols | Rivalries: hot or not?...
Mbappe & Dybala will show post-Messi-Ronaldo future Having won the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia in each of his first two seasons in charge, Allegri has guided Juve to the top of the league table again, while the Bianconeri are into the final of the domestic cup and the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they will take on Monaco. And Nedved was full of praise for the Juve coach at the Champions League last-four draw on Friday, insisting a new deal should be sorted without a hitch, despite reported interest from Arsenal....
That’s because Prota had, just a day earlier, made a permanent commitment to his favourite club… by getting the existing crest tattooed on his back. Diego Costa will stay at Chelsea - Conte “For me Juventus is a passion, a feeling,” Prota told Vice in Italy. “One day I found myself thinking how I could make the bond even stronger, and I said to myself: ‘Why not get a tattoo of the logo?...
The Bianconeri were the better of the two sides over the opening 45 minutes with Gonzalo Higuain and Juan Cuadrado both culpable for squandering good chances. Barca 6/4 to beat Juve But, after attempting only one shot in the first half, Sampdoria exploded to life after the restart as they raced to a three-goal lead by the 79th minute. Juve reduced the deficit to one with stoppage time strikes from Higuain and Paulo Dybala, but Allegri was made to pay for leaving the likes of Dybala, Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli out of his starting XI....
AC Milan completed the shock €42 million signing of Bonucci on Friday in a deal that has infuriated many Bianconeri fans. AC Milan confirm Bonucci agreement But Di Canio believes that Juventus were forced to take the decision following the much-publicised falling-out between the defender and coach Massimiliano Allegri. “Was I surprised by the transfer? In some ways, yes. In some ways, no, because obviously what happened last season to Bonucci with the manager and with the club – at a club like Juventus this can’t happen,” Di Canio told Goal....
Former Juve stalwart Tacchinardi played alongside current Madrid boss Zindedine Zidane in the 1998 Champions League final, which the La Liga giants won 1-0 courtesy of Predrag Mijatovic’s goal. Tacchinardi spent 13 years at the Turin club in total, and he believes that Juve have the quality in the likes of ex-Madrid man Higuain and veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to claim their first Champions League title since 1996. No rest for Dybala and Higuain...
The 30-year-old was handed a yellow card for a 64th-minute lunge on Luis Suarez during Wednesday’s 0-0 second-leg draw at Camp Nou, which sealed a 3-0 aggregate triumph. Messi made to look human by Juve giants That was Khedira’s third yellow of the competition after he had already been booked in last week’s Turin first leg and in the away group-stage win over Sevilla. However, the other two Juve players in danger of suspension – Juan Cuadrado and Mario Mandzukic – avoided the attention of referee Bjorn Kuipers against Barca, ensuring their semi-final availability, with previous bookings now wiped out ahead of the final four....
The 23-year-old’s contract is due to expire in June, but Massimiliano Allegri’s side would like to sign him during the January transfer window and are set to offer the Bundesliga club €3 million to push the deal through. Sevilla sign Jovetic from Inter Kolasinac is a former target of both Manchester City and Liverpool, having impressed for Schalke before the mid-season break with two goals in 12 league appearances for the Gelsenkirchen side....
Bet on the Serie A title race! The 23-year-old winger scored 11 league goals last season and has long been a reported target for the Serie A champions. And Juve have now agreed a deal to sign the Italy international for an initial fee of €40m, with the player set to sign a contract until 2022. Bernardeschi will earn around €4m-per-season at the Italian giants, with Juve having negotiated a fee below the €50m that Fiorentina hoped to receive....
Both sides come into the clash in buoyant form, with Spurs boosted by a derby victory over Arsenal at Wembley over the weekend. Juventus, meanwhile, have been playing with a ruthlessness that was lacking in their early-season displays and they have not lost a game since last November. However, that should not faze Tottenham, who comfortably topped a group containing Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, beating both. TV Channel & Live Stream In the United States (US), the game can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial)....
The Bianconeri lead the Colchoneros by three points going into Matchday Five and a further three points would guarantee them top spot, while Atletico would qualify with a win. On current form, the former seems a whole more probable than the latter. Juventus extended its winning streak to five games with a 3-1 win away against Atalanta on Saturday and has clinched a place in the round of 16 in the Champions League with two games to spare for the first time since 2008....
