But Best, representing the island nation of Saint Lucia — his father has dual citizenship — was undaunted by the result. A former first-round pick as a running back from Cal, Best played three years with the Lions and is now the first former NFL player to compete in the Olympics. MORE: Greatest two-sport athletes “It’s a blessing man,” Best told a small group of reporters. “I only decided to try and run track last year....

LAS VEGAS — If nothing else, 21-year-old Jamie Munguia proved Saturday that he’s going to bring excitement to the super welterweight division. Munguia pounded out a unanimous 12-round decision over Liam “Beefy” Smith in a wildly entertaining fight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the main event of HBO’s “Boxing After Dark.” He may be a little rough around the edges and his defense has some holes, but Munguia showed that style of pressing forward and launching punches can be punishing....

What Is Polycythemia Vera? Polycythemia vera is an uncommon blood disorder. It’s an insidious disease that usually presents later in life (people in their 60s) and eventually causes thrombosis (think stroke) in one third of all people affected. As we all know, stroke can be deadly thus a diagnosis of PV is pretty serious. The story of how PV works begins in the bone marrow. Our bone marrow is responsible for making our blood cells....

Police have not disclosed a cause but they do not consider the death to be suspicious, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Ehlinger’s body was discovered in the 1200 block of W. 22nd Street in Austin, less than two miles from the center of campus, at 12:18 p.m. CT, police said. Jake Ehlinger followed his older brother to Austin in 2019, walking on to the Longhorns football team after his prep career at Westlake (Texas) High....

The Chiefs running back attended to the opening ceremony for the 2015 Special Olympics and gave the athletes a touching speech about his own trials and how competing in the games changed his life. MORE: NFL players doing good | Week 2 waiver wire pickups | RB injury updates “When I was a boy, I had trouble reading. I found out I had learning disabilities,” Charles said. “People made fun of me....

“The Republican Party has to be burned to the ground, in some form or fashion,” Comey said in an interview with Australia’s ABC “7.30” news program. “It doesn’t stand for anything that is valuable to our country. It doesn’t stand for anything, that is other than a cult of personality around a man who is a demagogue and a liar,” he said. The former Republican, who now describes himself as an independent, served as the head of the FBI under the Trump administration before being fired in 2017....

In an interview with KCRA, an NBC affiliate in Sacramento, Comey said that Trump’s actions in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report were “deeply concerning” but that Americans need to “take responsibility” at the ballot box in the upcoming presidential election. “He definitely engaged in conduct that is laid out in the Mueller report that is deeply concerning, instances of obstruction of justice,” Comey said. “But really, Congress should figure out whether that would trigger impeachment....

When the Packers were in a pinch at receiver last season following a season-ending injury to Jordy Nelson, they turned to Jones. The 31-year-old veteran had been cut by the Giants during training camp after spending a season with the Raiders. MORE: 2016 Combine photos | Almost half of NFL interested in RGIII Jones, who was with the Packers from 2007-2013, caught 50 passes for 890 yards and eight touchdowns in his return to Green Bay....

As a member of The MMA Lab in Glendale, Arizona, he’d watched numerous teammates and training partners parlay success on smaller shows into an opportunity to compete on the big stage and working in the gym with them, he knew he had the talent and mindset required to follow in their footsteps. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Spending the majority of his career competing under the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) banner felt like it bolstered his chances as well, as a number of athletes who earned championship gold with the standout promotion headquartered in Houston, Texas scored contracts with the UFC....

Spears, 40, married Sam Asghari, 28, in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home on Thursday. The guest list included Drew Barrymore, Madonna, Donatella Versace, Selena Gomez and Paris Hilton, according to People. However, the bride’s younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears was not at the wedding, which took place a few months after their tattered relationship exploded into a public war of words. On Instagram this week, Jamie Lynn Spears, 31, has instead been talking about her closeness to another family member—her mother-in-law....

Alabama is split between fans of Auburn and the University of Alabama, and fans at Talladega are equally split between the Tigers and the Crimson Tide, the two bitter SEC rivals. When McMurray took the checkered flag in his No. 1 Chevrolet with the Auburn logo on the hood, it was a popular victory with many Talladega fans. Even if favorite son Dale Earnhardt Jr. (a South Carolina fan) did finish second....

From 1972 until 1976, Robert ‘B’ Berchtold groomed and sexually abused Broberg, making her believe that she had to let him abuse her in order to save an alien civilization, and he also kidnapped her twice at the ages of 12 and 14. At the same time he had manipulated both her parents, Mary Ann and Bob, into having sexual relationships with him as well. Berchtold abused Brewer in a similar way after he had targeted the Broberg family....

Boric posted his unboxing of the toy on Twitter in a video with 870,000 views. He was visibly delighted with the gift, crying out: “Squirtle!” as chuckles broke out behind the camera. The president also posted the clip on Instagram to the tune of Pokemon’s Spanish-language opening theme song, captioning his post with the Spanish lyrics: “I will travel from here to there, searching until the end […] Thank you Japan for this Squirtle!...

Japan’s next leader will encounter significant headwinds—a demographic crisis, an overtaxed health care system fighting a pandemic, vexing relations with the Chinese Communist Party as well as a damaged economy. Amid these significant challenges, we wish our Asian ally well. Given all that is on the line, Japan will need a prime minister who can govern the country ably during this turbulent period. This will require an individual who possesses both requisite leadership skills as well as a moral compass....

Visitors often feed the deer but now authorities are urging people to stop giving them unauthorized snacks after several of the animals were found dead with significant quantities of plastic waste in their stomachs, Kyodo News agency reported. Local conservation group, the Nara Deer Preservation Foundation, say that of the 14 deers that have died since March, nine had plastic waste in their system, including plastic bags and snack packaging....

The Taigei—or “Big Whale”—submarine was unveiled at a shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, on Wednesday with around 150 people in attendance, including Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and naval Chief of Staff Hiroshi Yamamura, the Kyodo News Agency reported. The 3,000-ton attack submarine is built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and is the first of seven planned Taigei-class warships. The Taigei is scheduled to enter service in March 2022 and will be the 22nd submarine of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force....

Ronaldo responds to Michael Owen’s fat joke Miura, who made his professional debut in 1986 and retired from international football 17 years ago, will turn 50 in February and has renewed his contract for the 2017 season. “I hope to keep fighting with all my might together with the people involved with the club, my team-mates and supporters who have always given me support,” Miura said in a statement....

It marks the day No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff starts to try and show the entire team what all the NFL Draft hubbub was about. Goff has said he intends to keep his head down, work hard and lead by his actions, not words, the Los Angeles Times reported. MORE: Should rookie QBs start or sit? “Just kind of stay low and gain their respect,” he said. Case Keenum, Nick Foles and Sean Mannion are the other QBs on the Rams’ roster as coach Jeff Fisher and his staff will oversee six noncontact practices that will be closed to the public....

Rams coach Jeff Fisher has said all along that Case Keenum is the starting quarterback for the Rams and that likely won’t change before their regular-season opener against the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 12. “Case is still clearly ahead and Jared’s getting better,” Fisher said Wednesday. “Again, I keep talking about it, there’s no timetable, it’s patience, things are moving along in a good fashion right now and we’re pleased with that....

Jared Goff is quickly learning that because the Los Angeles Rams forgot. MORE: 2016 NFL All-Breakout Team The franchise’s giddiness when making Goff the top pick in April’s draft was way too evident when coach Jeff Fisher spoke from his heart and not his head following the selection. Although he wouldn’t immediately name Goff his starting quarterback like other clubs have when addressing the position with the No. 1 overall choice, Fisher did little to temper such expectations heading into the 2016 season....