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Jose Mourinho’s visitors have picked up successive wins so far in league action, while Massimiliano Allegri’s hosts have racked up four points from a possible six. Both coaches are under pressure to break the recent Milanese stranglehold on the Scudetto with this match offering a potential indication of their expectations for the campaign. Mourinho’s success in the UEFA Europa Conference League last season eased some of the pressure on the Portuguese boss but Allegri needs to prove he can lead Juve back to league glory....

That Animal Planet fantasy came to life on Sunday afternoon, when Michigan coach Juwan Howard slapped Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft after a verbal altercation with Greg Gard. The slap led to a brawl between the two teams. Howard was apparently upset with a late timeout that Gard called during the Badgers’ 77-63 win over the Wolverines in the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc. Howard’s right hand at the assistant led to a bit of a kerfuffle between Michigan and Wisconsin players, though the situation was ultimately diffused soon after the final whistle....

An Afghan man who witnessed the attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday said a 5-year-old girl died in his arms following the attack. Describing the incident at the airport, he told Fox News’ America’s Newsroom that there was an “explosion that happened inside the crowd.” “A lot of people got hurt and I got a baby girl. She was 5 years old, she died right in my hand....

Kgotso Moleko, Sibusiso Khumalo and Siyabonga Ngenzana have all reported for training following 10 withdrawals from Stuart Baxter’s initial squad. Baxter and his assistant Thabo Senong were last week made aware that Menzi Masuku, Shane Thompson, Tshepo Mabua, Keegan Pool and Gift Motupa will not form part of the Bafana squad for the trip to Zambia. Tercious Malepe is suspended for the encounter, while Asavela Mbekile has been excused due to family bereavement....

The woman, in describing Chancellor in his friends to the 911 operator, said, “I don’t know if they’re homeless kids. I know that there used to be a lot of heroin addicts around here.” MORE: NFL coaching index | Police release 911 call After hearing the audio from the call, Chancellor posted a picture on Instagram Friday to compare his “crew” to actual homeless meth addicts. Then on Twitter he called for “patience and understanding....

“Doug and I join Joe Biden and Dr. Biden in wishing President Trump and the First Lady a full and speedy recovery,” Harris said in a tweet. “We’re keeping them and the entire Trump family in our thoughts.” The president announced that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19 on the early house of Friday and would quarantine at the White House. Both were tested after Trump confirmed that Hope Hicks, who travelled with Trump to numerous events this week including the presidential debate, had a positive result in her test for the illness....

Kane, 24, has made another bright start to the campaign with six goals in seven games in all competitions. Kane 7/4 to score first vs. Apoel The England international has reached the 30-goal mark in two of the past three seasons and netted 28 in the other, leading to discussions over where he stood among the world’s best forwards. Kane said being compared to Real Madrid star Ronaldo and Barcelona maestro Messi gave him plenty of motivation....

Too bad for him and them, recovery from surgery on Kane’s left shoulder will take until late May. The rest of the 2014-15 NHL season and the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs will be over before Kane is expected to return. “The timetable is still the same,” Kane told NHL.com on Sunday. “Whatever the doctor said, we’re still on that pace. For me right now, I’m just trying to work as hard as I can to get as healthy as possible....

The former member of K-pop group Wanna One opened up about his health in a handwritten letter addressed to his fans—collectively known as Danity—posted on his official fan forum where he apologized for “leaving without a proper goodnight,” Allkpop reports. “I should have at least said goodbye to our Danity, and I’m so sorry that instead, I am apologizing to you so late right now,” he said. “For me, this winter has been especially cold....

The Kansas Board of Education voted in a Friday meeting to unanimously reject Watson’s resignation and instead issued a 30-day unpaid suspension set to begin on Monday, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. Watson was not present at the board meeting, but Chair Jim Porter confirmed during the meeting that Watson had submitted the letter of resignation and later said that the board met with him during a closed-door private portion of Friday’s meeting....

The rapper and fashion designer, 45, drew criticism after he and conservative commentator Candace Owens appeared Monday at his show donning tops emblazoned with the words “White Lives Matter.” Models were also seen wearing the slogan. West’s revision of the Black Lives Matter message has angered many who have advocated for social justice. For years, Black Lives Matter supporters have protested against systemic racism and police brutality, but some white supremacists have distorted the group’s well-known slogan to espouse racist views....

Representatives from Right Wing Watch—a project of People for the American Way that monitors conservative organizations—and watchdog group Media Matters for America spoke with Newsweek about a number of issues their organizations are concerned about in regard to West’s Parler deal. But both groups agreed that West, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, might not find Parler to be the open forum of free speech he is anticipating....

The rapper expressed frustration at Forbes magazine for not designating him billionaire status, despite his Yeezy shoe line expecting to exceed $1.5 billion in sales this year. In June, Forbes put West’s net worth at $240 million. West told attendees at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York Thursday that he wants to show other black Americans that it’s possible to achieve billionaire status, even if he has to change his name to do it....

West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, was openly critical of Davidson in his Instagram posts, nicknaming the Saturday Night Live star “Skete” during the several months that the TV personality dated Kardashian. And West continued to weigh in on the relationship, even in its apparent demise on Monday, when he made a rare return to Instagram to post on the matter. The rapper and fashion designer shared a mock-up of a New York Times front page that was emblazoned with the words: “SKETE DAVIDSON DEAD AT AGE 28....

The rapper told Forbes in a wide-ranging interview that it was also “white control” to assume that his floated run for the presidency this year was an effort to split the vote and secure President Donald Trump’s re-election. Although he has not yet filed paperwork required to enter the 2020 presidential race, West announced that he intended to run in a July 4 weekend tweet backed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk....

Jose Holebas’ stunner sealed all three points for the Hornets at the Riverside, though Nigeria striker Isaac Success was man-of-the-match for an all-action display, which Barragan totally failed to handle. The summer signing from Valencia ought to have been dismissed just past the half-hour for a foul on Success, having earned an earlier booking for a similar offense against the same player. East drew the ire of both sets of fans during the game, with Boro having three penalty appeals turned down, but Karanka was frustrated by the official’s perceived acceptance of time-wasting tactics from Watford as Boro were chasing the game late on....

Boro sit 16th after 20 matches, four points above the bottom three and their 17 goals scored is the joint worst in the division alongside bottom club Hull City. Wenger: Xhaka is not a dirty player Karanka brought in striker Rudy Gestede from Aston Villa this week on a three-and-a-half-year deal and the former Real Madrid assistant is now keen to add someone to supply ammunition from the flanks....

The list is led by potential No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns (a freshman) and likely lottery picks Willie Cauley-Stein (junior) and Trey Lyles (freshman). Potential first-rounder Devin Booker (freshman) and likely second-rounder Dakari Johnson (sophomore) entered despite not starting, while twin guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison (sophomores) also entered. MORE: Is Jahlil Okafor still No. 1? | Kansas big man declares for draft “We just wanted to chase our dreams,” Towns said at the news conference....

They were far less geeked when the next batter, Jonathan Lucroy, launched a go-ahead grand slam. MORE: Spector’s Screwball | #AskSpector Then again, that result might not matter too much given Gibson's publicly stated animosity toward Braun. (UPDATE: OK, it probably does, because the D-backs lost the game.) Arizona made no secret that it wanted a piece of Braun when he came to bat with runners on second and third in the top of the seventh inning....

Kahne, who finished a disappointing 15th in the Cup standings in 2014, can worry solely about going fast and not his job status as the team announced Wednesday that he had signed a contract extension through 2018. MORE: Final 2014 Power Rankings | Stenhouse penalty | Kurt Busch investigation update | Team Penske gets ‘Keselowskied’ “It seemed like things were always going all right (internally),” Kahne said Wednesday afternoon. “We definitely haven’t been happy....