Players Conventional Wisdom Ito down arrow Like a weak parent, he lost control of the courtroom early on, allowing the lawyers to turn the trial into a marathon of minutiae. Next time, sideline those sidebars. Cochran up arrow The black community’s new superstar beat The Man at his own game. But that Fruit of Islam escort was rotten. Clark down arrow Ignored jury consultants’ advice, hung on to Fuhrman much too long....
A Billy Joel tribute band abruptly ended their performance at an extravagant island wine tasting organized by Brennen’s big brother’s company. Nervous but determined not to let the event go to ruin, Brennen takes to the stage where he starts softly singing “Por Ti Volaré,” the Spanish version of Andrea Bocelli’s Italian-language “Con te Partiro.” People begin to boo him, throw things even, when finally his ex-best friend and stepbrother Dale Doback joins him on stage and starts to play the drums....
The WTO cracked Japan’s rice market open in the name of free trade. By protecting local growers with heavy subsidies, went the logic, Tokyo and its neighbor South Korea had forced their consumers to pay three to four times the world average for a sack of their main foodstuff—a product farmers in, say, Thailand, with its lower costs, could deliver much cheaper. Such closed-door policies denied farmers in developing countries access to the world’s premier rice market, thus limiting their ability to farm themselves out of poverty....
I was wrong. We in the scientific community were wrong. And it cost lives. I can see now that the scientific community from the CDC to the WHO to the FDA and their representatives, repeatedly overstated the evidence and misled the public about its own views and policies, including on natural vs. artificial immunity, school closures and disease transmission, aerosol spread, mask mandates, and vaccine effectiveness and safety, especially among the young....
The Azzurri fell behind at the Amsterdam Arena when Alessio Romagnoli deflected a cross into his own net but whole-hearted performances from the likes of Ciro Immobile and Marco Verratti ensured the visitors bounced back. Eder rifled home an equaliser within seconds of Italy falling behind and Leonardo Bonucci was on hand to score a second after Marco Parolo’s close-range header was saved. Video referee decides Spain-France Ventura, whose side are now unbeaten in their last seven matches, told Gazzetta dello Sport: “Winning tonight was important for the image that we’re trying to build and the mentality that we’re developing....
Draghi announced his resignation after a political party in his ruling coalition, called the 5-Star Movement, failed to support him in a parliamentary confidence vote earlier on Thursday over his plan to address rising living costs, Reuters reported. “I will tender my resignation to the president of the republic this evening,” Draghi told the cabinet, according to a statement from his office cited by Reuters. “The national unity coalition that backed this government no longer exists,” added Draghi, who has served as Italy’s prime minister since February 2021 and previously served as president of the European Central Bank between 2011 and 2019....
Verratti impressed during the Azzurri’s first game under interim boss Luigi Di Biagio but limped out of the action after 72 minutes to be replaced by Bryan Cristante. Italy had looked the most likely winners after half-time but their poise deserted them in the 25-year-old’s absence, with Ever Banega breaking the deadlock 15 minutes from time and Manuel Lanzini blasting into the roof of the net to make sure of the win....
The Italian revealed the news during a news conference on a rest day for the Tour on Monday. MORE: Incredible photos from this year’s Tour | Leader, results after Stage 9 “Unfortunately I have a bad announcement,” Basso said. “I have a small cancer in my left testicle, so you can understand that I have to go back to Italy.” Basso, a two-time winner of the Giro d’Italia, was part of a Tinkoff-Saxo team supporting lead rider Alberto Contador....
In the panel, CNN anchor Don Lemon laughed as regular guest Rick Wilson and New York Times op-ed writer Wajahat Ali mocked the president and his supporters over their intelligence. “Donald Trump couldn’t find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter ‘U’ and a picture of an actual, physical crane next to it,” Wilson quipped during the exchange. He then laid into the “credulous boomer rube [demographic] that backs Donald Trump, the ones that think that, ‘Donald Trump’s the smart one…y’all elitists are dumb,’” as he adopted a Southern accent while tearing into the president’s base....
Arsenal Team News: Injuries, suspensions and line-up Giroud opened the scoring in Arsenal’s 2-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace on Sunday, flicking his left boot behind him as he guided Alexis Sanchez’s cross beyond goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and in off the post. The sensational goal was compared to Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s effort for Manchester United against Sunderland on Boxing Day and as Arsenal prepare to face Bournemouth on Tuesday, Iwobi and Co....
Yet it wasn’t even the most reckless thing about his day. MORE: Faces of the NFL’s head trauma crisis | Shocking early retirements That honor goes to his comments to TheMMQB.com that he, J.J. Watt, super tough guy, never stopping for groin tear or biblical-level flood, was “not one of those guys who’s out here, mad at the world because I am getting my head hit." He can say whatever he wants about himself, of course....
That’s probably part of the reason J.J. Watt has requested to line up at fullback during the Texans’ Christmas Day matchup against the Steelers this year. That way, he can get a piece of his brother, who also plays defensive end. MORE: T.J. Watt thinks Christmas game against J.J. will be ‘weird’ “(J.J.) is hoping he can play fullback once or twice when we play them this year so he can try to run over his brother,” Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler said in an interview posted on the team’s website....
The UK native, noted tennis fan and author of the Harry Potter series is a big fan of Serena Williams, arguably the greatest player in the history of women’s tennis. And if you make comments like the one below, she will publicly destroy you. MORE: American winners in Open Era | Champs since 2000 | Grand slam is Serena’s to lose Williams won her 21st major tournament title, fourth consecutive and third this calendar year by defeating Garbine Muguruza in Saturday’s Wimbledon final....
Back on Jan. 7, the Cavaliers were in the midst of a six-game losing streak that would drop their record to 19-20, when they pulled off a deal that brought in two disgruntled Knicks, guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert. MORE: Predictions for conference finals | Does LeBron have enough help? For the Cavs, the hope was that Smith could add a wildcard outside threat and Shumpert could shore up the team’s awful perimeter defense....
In what was one of the most thrilling games of the playoffs, there was no shortage of must-see highlight-reel plays, all the way down to the final two possessions of the game. The Grizzlies trailed by 11 points going into the fourth quarter but Ja Morant’s poster dunk of the playoffs revitalized the All-Star into turning his game up a notch in the fourth quarter. Before that dunk, Morant had just 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting from the field and the Grizzlies were trailing by 13 points, in danger of having to go back to Minnesota with their season on the line for Game 6....
Former Duke forward Jabari Parker stopped to see Embiid while he was recovering, presumably to lift his spirits. MORE: Latest mock draft shakes up Top 10 | NBA GM: “You can’t use a Top 5 pick” on Embiid “Had to check up on my boy @joelembiid and give him his meds. He’s in very good spirits. s/o to @arsnyder1for taking the photo. #GodspeedJOJO,” he wrote. With the NBA Draft just four days away, Parker’s schedule is undoubtedly full but he still took time out to visit a fellow baller....
Twitter user Hamish Steele, or @hamishsteele on the platform, posted a clip on Sunday from the hit 2003 movie about a guitarist down on his luck who pretends to be a music teacher at a private school and forms a rock band. The clip begins just as Maryam Hassan’s character Tamika expresses her fears associated with being a lead singer due to her weight. “Hey, you’ve got something everybody wants....
In a video posted to Twitter, the Rush Hour star told fans to stay home, but wear face masks and wash their hands if they absolutely have to leave their homes. “I know it’s a very difficult time for everyone right now, and we all face the same problem: the coronavirus. It’s very important to stay at home with your family and follow the rules of your government,” he said in the video....
For its part, Jackson State said late Tuesday night that its losses over canceling its homecoming game Saturday could cost the school and the city millions and that it "plans to pursue litigation against Grambling State and others," which could cause Grambling even more headaches. MORE: Muscle Milk helps Grambling State | Spokesman unsure of Grambling’s football future Grambling President Frank Pogue told the University of Louisiana System board that oversees the historically black college that "it's a rarity for any athletic team to come together to abandon their commitment to an institution by walking off the field....
Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, is in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot several times in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday, Ben Crump tweeted. A video circulating on social media showed Blake walking around the front of a vehicle parked on the street as three officers point their weapons at him. One of the officers is seen grabbing the back of Blake’s shirt and apparently opening fire at close range....
