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There he was, before the game at Pitt on Wednesday night fraternizing with the enemy. Or was it, the enemy was fraternizing with him? — Can Orange go undefeated? St. Joe’s coach hopes so Whatever the case, you cannot blame any member of Pitt's student section for wanting to get a picture with the guy that’s No. 2 on college basketball’s all-time wins list. The fact this moment even occurred is a credit to Boeheim, perhaps mindful of what happened in the sport just days ago with Marcus Smart pushing a Texas Tech fan....

Part of taking over a program with a problem, though, is acknowledging that problem. Art Briles didn’t lose his job for nothing. The Pepper Hamilton investigation didn’t turn up nothing. On the contrary, it turned up a pattern of sexual violence by football players, and a disturbing lack of interest from the administration in addressing it. MORE: College football’s 40 best players | Ranking Big 12 coaches So, to see Grobe’s comments at Big 12 media day — in which he said, flat-out, that “we don’t have a culture of bad behavior at Baylor,” and that the issues they experienced there are commonplace — was depressing....

The 2019 college football season is no different. Fans have their opinions about Alabama-Clemson, hot-seat coaches … even the potential return of Urban Meyer. Opinions are just that, and Sporting News has a few to share before the 2019 season. MORE: College football 2019: All-Americans, rankings and more Our list last year included opinions about Jalen Hurts, the College Football Playoff format and the Pac-12. How different — or similar — will this year’s opinions be?...

Harbaugh took responsibility for the loss. That was the default response in his news conference. “When things go great, it’s good, if it doesn’t you take responsibility for it,” Harbaugh said. “I take responsibility for it.” MORE: Ohio State reminds its Playoff material When asked later if this was a step back after Michigan’s 10-1 season imploded with another big loss to the Buckeyes (11-1), Harbaugh fell back on that device one more time....

Jordan, also an outspoken critic of President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, asked whether Americans would “have to show your vaccine passport to get your crack pipe” in a tweet on Wednesday. The congressman made the remark after a number of conservatives expressed outrage over claims that crack pipes would be included in a Biden administration program for harm reduction among drug users. A Monday report from the Washington Free Beacon cited an unnamed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesman who allegedly said that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) $30 million harm reduction grant program would “provide pipes for users to smoke crack cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and ‘any illicit substance....

On Saturday, Kirschner tweeted a video of himself explaining his forecast about what he’s derisively dubbed the “Republican clown show.” He cited a Politico article that revealed certain GOP representatives are pushing for a subcommittee that would investigate what they call the federal government’s “weaponization.” In addition to reviewing ongoing criminal probes, the proposal would allow the panel broad access to “information shared with the House Intelligence Committee.” Kirschner appeared floored by the proposal....

Jordan Janway, the brother of Johnson’s wife Chandra, was 27. “The Johnsons are saddened by the tragic passing of Chandra’s brother, Jordan Janway, 27,” a statement on the six-time Cup champion’s website said. “Jordan was an incredible son, brother, uncle and friend and will be dearly missed. “Please keep the Janway family in your thoughts and prayers.” According to the San Diego NBC affiliate, Jordan Janway, who had more than 1,000 jumps, was training other skydive instructors when he was killed in a midair collision and a free fall without a chute....

The race ended under caution after an attempt in overtime. Johnson was in the lead after the restart, maintaining a lead he built in the final 40 laps. MORE: Kenseth’s anger | Truex’s finger | Images from Atlanta The season’s first race under low-downforce rules surprised by having one caution — for debris on the track — until late in the race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second. Kyle Busch was third, with brother Kurt fourth....

Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists in a triple-double. He even added two blocks and two steals in his performance. Even more impressive is that he did all of this without even attempting a 3-point shot (he’s the first player to score 40 points without attempting a 3-pointer since Shaquille O’Neal in 2002). The Heat jumped out to an early 22-9 lead in the first quarter, but the Lakers went on a scoring run of their own, ending the first quarter at a much closer 26-23....

The late-night host’s comments came amid the Wall Street frenzy that saw amateur investors from Reddit’s WallStreetBets community disrupt hedge funds last week by taking on those short-selling GameStop stocks. “GameStop, if you don’t know, is a video game store and like a lot of businesses they’ve been struggling because of COVID but also because most people buy games online now,” Kimmel said as part of his Friday night monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!...

On Monday, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year took to social media to announce his decision to sign with the Arizona Cardinals. The announcement was brief: It consisted of a photo of Watt lifting weights in a Cardinals shirt with the caption, “source: me.” The new deal is reportedly for two years, worth $31 million and with $23 million guaranteed. So the 10-year veteran is getting paid and is reuniting with his former teammate in Houston, Deandre Hopkins....

With the permission of her manager, store employee @essiebiecos on TikTok used the intercom system to send a special message to the apparent frequent shoplifter still in the store after closing. Sharing the video on December 5, Essie recorded herself making the announcement and captioned it: “One of our frequent shoplifters thought they were slick by hiding in the bathrooms, so my manager gave me permission to make a special announcement....

Irish software developer Cat McGee first alerted social media to the man’s unique resume/CV application in a Tweet posted on Friday, July 23. “Got a CV today and the guy literally listed one of his skills as ‘googling,’” she wrote. “We’re interviewing him.” The post went viral, racking up more than 15,500 retweets and 182,000 likes as well as over 1,900 comments. It also sparked off a big debate about the validity of including this kind of skill set in a professional job application....

Much to delight of NHL fans, the exchange that led to the two placing a wager on the series unfolded on the most public of platforms—Twitter—shortly before Game 1 of the series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens got underway on Monday night. “Two of the best teams in the NHL are facing off right now. How about a friendly wager, @POTUS?,” Trudeau, a die-hard Canadiens fan, tweeted....

The current president said Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election result and the violence that followed on January 6 had been a “sad chapter” that provided a reminder that “democracy is fragile.” A majority of Senators—57 (including seven Republicans) to 43—voted to convict Trump for his involvement, 10 short of two-thirds majority needed. In his first remarks on the result, President Biden said the “the substance of the charge is not in dispute,” citing comments by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who voted to acquit but also accused Trump of a “disgraceful dereliction of duty” and “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the mob....

Biden met with the GOP lawmakers on Monday to discuss a framework which they believe would muster bipartisan support, which would include cutting several aspects of Biden’s proposals. They pitched a scaled-back proposal for a relief package—a $618 billion bill that is roughly one-third the size of what the president has put on the table. A statement from the group after these talks said: “It was an excellent meeting, and we are very appreciative that in his first official meeting in the Oval Office, President Biden chose to spend so much time with us discussing the response to the COVID crisis....

With long-serving German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaving office and U.S.-French ties strained, the White House’s direct line into the European Union is blurrier than ever, despite Biden’s vow to reinvigorate America’s traditional alliances. The U.S.-U.K.-Australia defense pact has embittered the French, while anti-Americanism is alive and well in Germany, particularly on the left. France and Germany are the EU’s pillars, and neither is currently enamored by the U.S. The U....

Biden is leading Trump in the most recent Morning Consult polls conducted in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — with those numbers remaining largely unchanged despite the recent party conventions. But in Arizona, the former vice president has surged 12 points since early August and now leads Trump by 10 points after trailing him just three weeks ago. And in Wisconsin, where the August 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake sparked racial unrest throughout the state, Biden has also increased his lead....

The president said in statements issued overnight that he would meet with the leaders of the G7 - the group of the world’s wealthiest democratic nations - and they would be “imposing severe sanctions on Russia.” Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized what he described as a “special military operation” against Ukraine late on Wednesday night after the U.S. had warned for weeks that Russia was poised to invade the country....