Alves had a hand in all of the Italian champions’ goals as they beat Monaco 4-1 on aggregate to secure a place in the Cardiff showpiece via Tuesday’s 2-1 second-leg victory. The 34-year-old is now eyeing up a fourth Champions League title, after winning three at Barcelona, and said his studious way has helped him hit his peak with the Italian giants. Why did Barca let Alves go? “Am I surprised to be at my best level?...
The South Korean boy band and their famously devoted fans made sure to celebrate the overdue recognition online. BTS shared a video on their official Twitter account of some of the members gathered together and reacting to Megan Thee Stallion reading their names for the category. Jimin, Jungkook, RM and V appear in the clip, and they can’t hold back the excitement at being nominated. (Absent were Jin, J-Hope and Suga....
Thornton and Kadri squared off and exchanged punches less than two seconds into the Maple Leafs’ matchup with the San Jose Sharks at the Air Canada Centre. The fight occurred directly after the game’s opening faceoff. MORE: The evolution of Auston Matthews Thornton and Kadri each landed one big punch and both ended the fight falling to the ice. Both players received five-minute major penalties. Kadri has tallied 13 goals and 10 assists for Toronto this season, while Thornton has totaled 27 points to lead San Jose....
As California Senator Harris and sitting Vice President Pence went head-to-head in the only vice presidential debate of the series, key moments included a fly that sat on Pence’s head for two minutes, and Harris’ meme-able expressions and her shut down of Pence’s interruptions. Pence continuously interrupted Harris throughout the debate. But Harris said would not allow it, and challenged Pence multiple times, like when she said: “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking....
The vice president made the remarks in Texas during her first trip to the border since President Joe Biden tasked her with spearheading the administration’s response to the wave of immigrants. Harris has received substantial backlash from Republicans as well as some Democrats for not visiting the border earlier. “The reality of it is that we have to deal with causes and we have to deal with the effects,” she told reporters Friday morning as she arrived at the El Paso Central Processing Center, a U....
Harris was speaking at the 113th NAACP National Convention when she called for steps to be taken in order to protect “fundamental freedoms,” which she said included women being able to make decisions about their own bodies. “On this subject, it’s important to note that to support a woman’s ability—not her government, but her—to make that decision does not require anyone to abandon their faith or their beliefs,” Harris said....
On Thursday, Harris said she would spend $1 billion in order to help states clear rape kit backlogs. The money would also help law enforcement reform their approach to sexual crimes, including testing rape kits earlier and regularly updating victims with information about the status of the testing. “The federal government can and should prioritize justice for survivors of sexual abuse,” Harris said in a statement. “As California’s Attorney General, I committed resources and attention to clearing a backlog of 1,300 untested rape kits at state-run labs, and we got it done within my first year in office....
Kansas is no stranger to that top seed, but it’s come with mixed results. In those 11 previous seasons, Kansas compiled a 358-45 record. That’s a winning percentage of .889. Only one of those seasons resulted in a national championship. MORE: 10 best schools without Final Four trip | Print your bracket now The Jayhawks, as a No. 1 seed, have never lost in the first round in the tournament (to be fair, nobody has)....
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund brought the concern to the insurance company after Osman was rejected pre-authorization for two surgeries in June. “Policies are important to ensure we keep costs down and insurance affordable,” the company said in a statement. “However, we are constantly reviewing and updating these policies to meet the evolving needs of our members, and this is a good example of that process working....
The rapper’s announcement of his 2020 campaign on Saturday inspired some celebrities to give current nominees President Donald Trump and Joe Biden some more competition by throwing their names in the ring for the upcoming election. Just a few hours after West revealed his plans to join the race to the White House, Paris Hilton posted her campaign catchphrase. “PARIS FOR PRESIDENT,” Hilton tweeted on Saturday. Comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish revealed her bid for the presidency too in a copycat post of West’s announcement....
Kardashian, 41, filed for divorce from West—who has legally changed his name to Ye—in February 2021, and she was declared legally single in March 2022. The stars, who have four children together, tied the knot back in 2014. West, 45, appeared still to be thinking of his ill-fated relationship with Kardashian, 41, on Sunday night, when he shared a post on Instagram referring to the widespread mourning following the September 8 death of Queen Elizabeth II....
West’s campaign sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission over its decision that the star could not go on the state’s ballot because he did not file his nomination papers by 5 p.m. August 4. West’s papers were submitted 14 seconds too late but in his ruling, the Brown County Circuit Court judge John Zakowski said that moments matter. “The court believes at the time a grandfather clock rings out five times is the moment it is 5 p....
MORE: Kanye name-drops Swaggy P and James Harden in Nike diss In the meantime — sports! (Kanye deleted the tweets, so you’ll have to bear with us.) “You have distracted from my creative process.” “I screen grabbed those pants and sent it to my style team” “I made it so we could wear tight jeans” “me and Cudi created this s—” “Don’t ever ever ever come out the side of your (swear word) neck bro or bruh or however you say it Mr....
The “DONDA” rapper—who has legally changed his name to Ye—and one time presidential candidate took a pop at the vice president during his wide-ranging interview on the Revolt TV show—while also insulting his nemesis, Drake. “You know Pusha [T] voted Democrat—voted for Kamala—we ain’t seen her since the election either,” West said. He then joked of the election results: “They got 94 of the black female vote you would have thought Drake was running....
“In my life, I have always been focused on the work and you can look through my past and I think it’s pretty clear that I didn’t set out in my life to run for president. I have focused on doing the work in a lot of different ways,” Bass, 66, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus, told NBC News’ Meet the Press. “My focus has been on trying to do everything I could to make our nation a more perfect union, especially for those people who are the most marginal....
In a video posted to her Twitter account, Lake said that the “2022 general election in Arizona was botched and broken beyond repair,” continuing claims that voters who went in person on Election Day were “disenfranchised” by broken machines and long lines. “This isn’t about Republicans or Democrats,” Lake said in the video. “This is about our sacred right to vote, a right that many voters were sadly deprived of on November 8....
Democrat Katie Hobbs, who beat Lake by more than 17,000 votes, is scheduled to take her oath of office later on Monday. Lake is continuing to claim the Arizona gubernatorial election was stolen from her, though last week a Maricopa County judge rejected her claims of malpractice. In response the Donald Trump-endorsed candidate filed a petition, seeking to put her case before Arizona’s Supreme Court. On January 1 Lake tweeted an image of herself, along with fireworks and text saying “happy new year....
Republican Kari Lake, a former local news anchor who has been endorsed by previous president Donald Trump, is said to be ahead with 48.9 percent of voters backing her. Her Democratic rival, Katie Hobbs, sits on 46.4 percent, before polling starts on Tuesday. The most up-to-date statistics were revealed by opinion poll analysis website FiveThirtyEight on November 4, which has been creating aggregate polls with data from various surveys....
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Towns signed a four-year, $224 million supermax extension with the Timberwolves. The deal will keep Towns under contract with the Timberwolves through 2028. Towns was instrumental in leading Minnesota back to the playoffs in 2021, the team’s first postseason berth since 2018. He averaged 24.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 blocks and a steal in 33.5 minutes a game. The 26-year-old big man shot 52....
SNL’s opening sketch, lampooning Thursday night’s presidential debate, saw Maya Rudolph as debate moderator Kristen Welker, rather than in her usual role of Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Alec Baldwin and Jim Carrey reprised their roles as President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. McKinnon’s appearance as Giuliani came as Baldwin and Carrey sparred over healthcare plans. “My plan is perfect, it’s a beautiful, beautiful plan… I mean, this plan is an LA ten,” Baldwin’s Trump declares....
