In his final season as an active Sprint Cup driver, Gordon made his 789th consecutive start in NASCAR’s premier series. MORE: Five to watch at New Hampshire | Chase field | Harvick’s challenge “I remember when Ricky Rudd did that and Terry Labonte and other guys that had these incredible records and streaks. I thought, ‘Man, they are old. I will never be around long enough to set that record or achieve that,’ " Gordon said this week....

Tanden has been criticized for previous comments made towards figures from both sides of the aisle on social media. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) previously referred to this when he outlined he would not support Tanden, as did Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) as she also confirmed she would not vote in favor of her appointment to the role. These positions heighten the chances of there not being enough votes to see Tanden confirmed....

Lopez, 53, and Affleck, 50, married in Las Vegas in July, some 20 years after they first started dating and 18 years after they called off their engagement. Last weekend, they celebrated their wedding in the grounds of Affleck’s Georgia mansion, with loved ones including Lopez’s 14-year-old twins Max and Emme, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, and Affleck’s children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10....

Nearly two decades after the stars called it quits on their previous engagement, Lopez, 52, announced the news in a short video on her “On the JLo” fan newsletter late Friday. Lopez and Affleck, 49, were previously engaged back in 2002 before they split in 2004. The pair parted ways before reuniting last year. “So I have a really exciting and special story to share,” the actress and singer said in a short clip posted to her social media pages, captioned,“Major announcement!...

Maclin, an impending free agent, told Philly.com’s Les Bowen that both sides have expressed interest in a multi-year contract. MORE: Jackson to stay with Bucs without pay cut | Lynch opens up on Super Bowl ending “I’ve always said I want to be here in Philadelphia, but I’ve also always said I understand it’s a business,” Maclin said on Saturday. “Both sides have made it known that we both want each other back, so the rest of it is in God’s hands....

After being interviewed by officers, Jeremy Reagan told media company NewsNation that he had decided to be “proactive” and go to the police station on Thursday and submit his DNA. “I just went in, they never contacted me,” he said. “I just figured it’s easier to just try and be proactive and get it all out of the way sooner rather than later.” Reagan said he did a mouth swab and left the police station....

MORE: Papelbon suspended | Jonathan Papelbon at his worst | Best Yogi Berra quotes The report, citing unidentified sources, said Dipoto will be offered the job. He began the season as the Angels’ GM but resigned in July after numerous reported clashes with manager Mike Scioscia. Also citing unidentified sources, the Seattle Times reported that there would be an official announcement Monday afternoon. Another Times source said Dipoto was in Seattle over the weekend interviewing with Mariners top executives....

Comstock Resources chief financial officer Roland Burns acknowledged that the company had “hit the jackpot” as it sold gas from its Haynesville Shale wells in East Texas on the spot market for a price between $15 and $179 per cubic feet. The price amounts to between $15.55 and $186 per million British thermal units—a unit of heat that measures the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit....

Now Tony Romo falls into that category, as Dak Prescott surpassed expectations and led Dallas on an 8-1 run while Romo was out with a back injury. IYER: Romo displayed his perfection in speech “I paid a lot of money for a backup quarterback, as you well know, and this, by the way, is going to be the record for having paid this for the backup quarterback,” Jones said on 105....

So after 12-year-old Cade Pope from Yukon, Okla. wrote a letter to all 32 NFL owners asking why he should be a fan of their team, it’s no surprise Panthers owner Jerry Richardson responded. MORE: Super Bowl rings through the years | 2015 NFL Mock Draft | Upsets in the making? Preview Saturday’s playoff games Pope, formerly a Rams fan, considers himself a “free-agent” fan. There are no professional football teams in Oklahoma, so deciding which team to root for can be a tough decision....

Fauci had reacted with horror to Watters’ comments on Monday at the conservative AmericaFest event in which he called for attendees to approach him and go for a rhetorical “kill shot” over how he handled the pandemic. Watters told those at the event organized by right-wing group Turning Point USA that Fauci should be challenged in public about how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had allegedly funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, before the pandemic....

Beauvais, 32, uploaded a nearly two-hour long livestream on her Facebook page, under the name Phoenix Michel, on Monday evening, which opened with the N.W.A song “F*** Tha Police.” She went on to share her views on the Derek Chauvin trial, police violence against Black people and how she wanted others to fight police. Beauvais said: “We can fight the police too. If you’re going to shoot me, get it over with....

Looks like this student reporter from O’Hara Catholic School in Eugene, Ore. has quite a bit of confidence. MORE: Ducks WR makes insane catch | Nick Saban yells at Lane Kiffin | Melvin Gordon tops 2,000-yard rushing list “Do you know anything about Marcus Mariota, if he’s staying or leaving,” asked the student. “That’s the talk around school, ‘Is he staying or is he leaving?’” Helfrich took the question in stride, and flipped it back on the young journalist....

Brazil striker Jesus has four goals in as many top-flight starts for City – a streak punctuated by more than two months on the sidelines with a broken metatarsal suffered at Bournemouth in February. Kompany: Stats can’t show City progress Sergio Aguero’s absence with a groin problem means the 20-year-old is expected to lead the line when Crystal Palace visit the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and Guardiola is impressed by how quickly he has settled....

The Jets’ playoff hopes took another blow with a 19-3 “Thursday Night Football” loss to the Jaguars. A season that began with real promise for the Jets, who were three games over .500 just one month ago, has reached a critical point after four consecutive losses. The streak began with competitive losses to the Bills and Vikings but continued with a blown fourth-quarter lead against the Lions in Week 15....

The Jets released the veteran cornerback Monday, less than a year removed from the four-year, $32 million deal he signed last spring. The move saves the Jets $8 million against the salary cap for 2016 and won’t result in any dead money, as the only bonus in Cromartie’s contract was paid last year. MORE: Every team’s worst contract | Top 25 free agents Cromartie turns 32 in April and is in the latter stages of his career, but he still managed to start 15 games in 2015 and return a team-high 15 kickoffs for a 25....

Really, at this point there’s nothing left to say about the Jets’ 2020 season, but we’re gonna try like hell anyway: The team is bad, the offense is atrocious, Sam Darnold is broken, Frank Gore is 137 years old, and when you throw that all into a cauldron, what you get is an 0-11 disaster. But for however awful the Jets are to watch (and no one would blame you if you don’t), coach Adam Gase is the gift that keeps on giving....

The TikTok recounting events, captioned, “Much better than Easter eggs #fyp #foryoupage #boostofhope #foryou,” has been viewed 6.5 million times and liked 1.3 million times since it was posted on April 17. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, in the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 85.6 percent of people 18 and older have consumed alcohol at some time in their life. Of those, 69....