OK, maybe that’s not entirely true. But it didn’t stop Italians from taking to their balconies to sing the Blues’ anthem recently — in Italian. Last season, the Laura Branigan song “Gloria” became the rallying cry of the NHL team that went from worst in the NHL on Jan. 3 to Stanley Cup champions. The hashtag #PlayGloria became popular as the team defeated the Boston Bruins in a Game 7 Stanley Cup Final for the ages....

Guede was arrested early Tuesday morning on a train near Mainz, Germany. An Interpol spokesman said that they were able to track Guede’s whereabouts after tracing the computer IP address he used to respond to a journalist from Britain’s Daily Telegraph via his Facebook page late last night. Under Europe’s Schengen Agreement, Guede will automatically be extradited to Perugia, where he will be questioned by investigators about his involvement in the murder....

Crucial U.S. Senate elections are taking place in Georgia today and President Trump headed to the state to support the Republican campaign with daughter Ivanka, with the latter posting a snap of their flight there. “Off to Georgia with Dad! Get out and VOTE Georgia!!!” Ivanka captioned the selfie. While the accidental Meatloaf tag has been removed, several people managed to capture screenshots of the humorous error. Unsurprisingly, the gaffe has sparked a flurry of memes and jokes as Twitter users mocked Ivanka Trump for the mix-up....

“White supremacy, like all other forms of terrorism, is an evil that must be destroyed,” the president’s daughter tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “As your nation mourns the senseless loss of life in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio and prays for the victims and their loved ones, we must also raise our voices in rejection of these heinous and cowardly acts of hate, terror an violence,” she added in another tweet....

Barcais looking to sign a right back in January as a replacement for Aleix Vidal, who is considered surplus to requirements. However, a source has told Goal that rumours linking Ivanovic away from Stamford Bridge are “rubbish”. Gerrard in advanced talks with Liverpool The Spanish champions will instead look to sign Shakhtar Donetsk’s Darijo Srna to replace Vidal on a short-term basis in January before targeting a bigger deal in the summer, with Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin, Southampton’s Cedric Soares and Valencia’s Joao Cancelo on their list....

J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans The injury: Watt had surgery in July to repair a herniated disk and missed training camp and all of the preseason. While he returned for the opener, he clearly wasn’t himself, and after playing three games he underwent another back surgery and was done for the season. What might have been: The Texans’ defense has been OK, especially considering Watt’s absence. The Texans have played to 20....

“History will judge whether Dr David Bell was a hateful transphobe or trying to alert people to a medical scandal, but he’s far from the only health professional raising these concerns (and I have the letters and emails to prove it.),” Rowling said as she tweeted a clip of Bell’s interview on BBC News that was posted by a former BBC journalist. Bell, who is a former staff governor at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, was speaking about children who suffer from gender dysphoria....

But almost doesn’t count and now we get to laugh at your fail. The Cavaliers guard rose up to grab a lob and as he attempted to throw down the alley-oop behind his head, he was brought back to reality with a quickness. MORE: Nate Robinson signs with Clippers | LeBron James: ‘I suck’ | Classic Craig Sager suits Yikes. Yikes, yikes, yikes. Source: SB Nation

There are many ways one can go about this. You can hit up a club and ask a girl out, or you could send a direct message on Twitter to a girl who is attending the game you’re playing by asking, “You trying to get the pipe?” MORE: 23 most hated players in NBA history The direct-message screenshot has been shared thousands of times, and the phrase has gained popularity since we first saw it in 2013....

Barrett’s injury late in the season catapulted Cardale Jones into superstar status. Now they’re all starting to heal and that means trouble for opponents and Ohio State coaches. MORE: SN Top 50 for 2015 | Heisman watch | 20 key players returning On Tuesday, Barrett posted a photo on Instagram of two screws that were removed from the ankle he fractured in the regular-season finale against Michigan. Jones stepped in, finished off the Wolverines, then led the Buckeyes to the Big Ten title over Wisconsin, a College Football Playoff victory against Alabama in the semifinals and the national championship win against Oregon....

Near the end of the first half of the Western Conference clash, Memphis star Ja Morant could be seen talking to a fan while Oklahoma City forward Eugene Omoruyi was standing at the free throw line. As OKC was making a substitution, referee Ray Acosta blew his whistle and hit Morant with his second technical foul. (He had earned his first for arguing a no-call.) NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to watch every game (FREE 7-day trial)...

In a lengthy statement he posted on Twitter, the Golden Bear acknowledged the traits of Trump’s personality he did not agree with, but explained he was happy to look past them as he claimed Trump had done more than anyone else to ensure American families could still pursue the same American Dream Nicklaus chased. “I have had the privilege over the last three-and-a-half years to get to know our president a little more as his term has progressed,” wrote the 80-year-old, who won a record 18 majors....

The mother of a boy claims her son was not only recruited to play for Evergreen Park Little League, but someone forged residency papers despite the family living outside the district. “The paperwork was filled out for me,” Renee Cannon-Young told Chicago’s ABC7 News. “I was told that although he was not a resident of Evergreen Park, they were going to fix that so that he could play. Just use another address, and he would be able to play....

First-year Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez on Tuesday accused the Gamecocks’ Week 1 opponent, Stephen F. Austin, of spying on their practices. Rodriguez said the school first noticed the Lumberjack contingent watching their spring game in April. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Rodriguez said Jacksonville State found another spy peering in on the team’s practice ahead of the Week 0 matchup, which takes place in Montgomery, Ala.: MORE: Top 25 QBs for 2022 | Preseason All-Americans | Buy NCAA football tickets...

First, it was No. 9 Notre Dame in a thrilling overtime finish. Then it was . . . Jacksonville State at the end of the fourth quarter? The final play Satutrday night began with six seconds left. Quarterback Zerrick Cooper threw to wide receiver Damond Philyaw-Johnson at the FSU 20. Philyaw-Johnson stutter-stepped to shake one defender before his teammate, wide receiver Ahmad Edwards, came up the field to throw a block....

Their ace, Jacob deGrom, is officially fed up. “I’m tired of losing, to be honest,” he told reporters in Miami after his team dropped to 32-48 overall, 5-21 in June and 21-47 after an 11-1 start. About 90 minutes after deGrom spoke, Yankees right-hander Sonny Gray was plumbing his own dark depths. He was booed off the mound in the Bronx after allowing six runs (all earned) to the Red Sox in 2 1/3 innings....

Alvarez’s Dec. 15 bout against super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding further fuels that thinking, considering the timing for a possible Canelo-Jacobs fight during the spring would make sense. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year But there are no certainties in boxing and things that make sense on paper don’t always make sense to the promoting powers that be. “It’s set for a Canelo fight [if Jacobs defeats Derevyanchenko], but the thing you have to realize is nothing is set in stone in boxing,” Jacobs’s trainer Andre Rozier told Sporting News on Thursday at the Garden following the final press conference for the Oct....

Shorts got the diagnosis Saturday, one day after feeling tightness in his hamstring during the team’s first training camp practice. Shorts, who has a history of injuries, says he “can’t catch a break right now. My frustration level might be at an all-time high.” The fourth-year pro missed most of organized team activities with a calf injury and hasn’t made it through a full season since college. He missed six games with a hamstring injury in 2011, missed two games because of a concussion in 2012 and sat out the final three games in 2013 with a groin injury that slowed him all season....

Ramsey, who was selected No. 5 overall, is a cornerback/safety tweener who plans on playing corner in the NFL. Many believe Aaron Rodgers will try to pick on the rookie in Week 1. Ramsey hopes he does. MORE: Best images from NFL Week 1 “I’m not scared,” Ramsey said, via ESPN.com. “Throw my way if you want to.” The Jaguars were impressed with Ramsey during the preseason and feel he’s ready for whatever challenges come his way....

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports the Jaguars will interview Tom Coughlin this week for their head coaching position left vacant by the recent firing of Gus Bradley. It also is possible Coughlin is being considered for some type of football operations job within the organization, according to the report. Coughlin, 70, served as the Jaguars’ coach during their inaugural year in 1995 and he went on to lead the team to the playoffs four times in eight seasons in Jacksonville, where he compiled a 68-60 record....