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British trade minister Liam Fox told BBC radio that he would apologize to senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump for the memos from Ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch when he meets Trump in Washington, D.C. “I will be apologizing for the fact that either our civil service or elements of our political class have not lived up to the expectations that either we have or the United States has about their behavior, which in this particular case has lapsed in a most extraordinary and unacceptable way,” Fox said....

The Ivy League announced Thursday it will hold a four-team postseason tournament starting in 2017 for both men’s and women’s basketball. The tournament will be held at March 11-12 at The Palestra in Philadelphia. MORE: Which teams have most to gain in conference tourneys? | SN March Madness coverage With the tournament, each school’s regular season will be reduced by one game. The teams that finish with the best records from the 14-game, regular-season conference schedule will continue to be recognized as Ivy League champions....

The 26-year-old goal keeper for Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) isn’t worried about the return of Figueroa despite the Argentine having previously retired from competitive football for two years now. Instead, Izham is more than delighted to have the fan favourite, Figueroa back in the team and is confident that the 36-year-old forward still has what it takes to propel the JDT side to a higher level when the new season starts....

President Joe Biden nominated Childs to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in December and a hearing on that nomination was scheduled to take place Tuesday but was removed from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s docket. That led to speculation that the Biden administration was considering Childs as a potential successor to Breyer, and a White House spokesperson later confirmed she was being considered. “Judge Childs is among multiple individuals under consideration for the Supreme Court, and we are not going to move her nomination on the Court of Appeals while the president is considering her for this vacancy,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said on Friday....

In his day, Morgan (1837-1913) was admired and reviled for his immense influence. In the 1880s and 1890s, he reorganized many railroads to restore their profitability by curbing competition. (Railroads so rearranged were said to be “Morganized.”) Later, Morgan consolidated the steel industry by merging Andrew Carnegie’s operations with competitors and creating U.S. Steel. In 1895, when the government’s gold reserves were falling rapidly, Morgan replenished them with a $65 million loan....

Martinez connected against Dodgers reliever Wilmer Font in the top of the ninth inning for homer No. 4. He homered earlier vs. Rich Hill, Pedro Baez and Josh Fields. VIDEO: Relive the four-homer games in MLB history “It’s kind of one of those things where you’re kind of laughing about it,” Martinez told reporters, per MLB.com. “Was I shocked? No. Going up there and hitting it, it didn’t really shock me....

The day after winning the Pro Bowl defensive MVP, Watt appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and, yet again, proved just how likeable he is. MORE: Watt’s Pro Bowl warmup catch | Watt kicking FGs | Super Bowl MVPs ​The Texans defensive end, who inked an impressive $100 million contract before the season, discussed what he did — er, didn’t do — with his sizable raise. He also explained why he actually tried to play well in the Pro Bowl game....

Players from the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and the Texans linked arms prior to Thursday’s contest, which the Chiefs won 34-20 at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs are among the teams letting supporters into their arena during the coronavirus pandemic and, despite fewer than a quarter of the seats being filled, boos could be heard from pockets of the stands. “The moment of unity I personally thought was good,” Texans defensive end Watt told NFL Media....

The Harry Potter author shared a screenshot of the offending tweet, which was directed at her on Sunday, as she slammed the efforts of some trans activists to get her “cancelled.” Responding to the post—which read, “I wish you a very nice pipebomb in the mailbox”—Rowling wrote: “To be fair, when you can’t get a woman sacked, arrested or dropped by her publisher, and cancelling her only made her book sales go up, there’s really only one place to go....

Against the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday, Smith got his fill with a spinning, wild, no-look assist to Knicks center Cole Aldrich. With 6:20 left in the second quarter against Brooklyn, Smith drove easily around Joe Johnson with a spin move to his right. That left Aldrich down low as the New York defense sucked up the paint. Smith looked the other way and gave Aldrich a low pass which he finished for a layup....

Barkley shredded James during a TNT segment last week. After James’ public statement on his teams’ need for playmakers last week, Barkley said the ordeal was “Whiny. Inappropriate. All the above.” MORE: LeBron and the “Banana Boat Crew” will be fine despite major drama He continued, “the Cleveland Cavaliers have given him everything he’s wanted. They have the highest payroll in NBA history. He wanted J.R. Smith last summer, they paid him....

The dark comedy premiered on Wednesday, October 5, and follows Batalon’s Reginald, a college graduate wracked with debt who works a dead-end job at a slushy shop and is too scared to ask out the girl he likes, Sarah (Emily Haine). In comes Maurice (Mandela Van Peebles), a vampire who takes a shine to Reginald and turns him into a creature of the night after Reginald is attacked by other vampires....

Brissett went down early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Steelers after guard Quenton Nelson stepped on his left ankle. Nelson then appeared to fall on Brissett’s left leg. After going down briefly, Brissett left the field under his own power but did not return. “I think it looks like a sprain, but we’ll see to what degree,” Reich said (via 1070 The Fan). “We have to see how it responds....

Clowney practiced Friday in a limited capacity for the first time since the defensive standout at South Carolina had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. MORE: Week 7 picks | Fantasy rankings: overrated, underrated players “I’ve always been looking forward to making plays for my team and helping us win,” Clowney said. “I hope I can play, but we’ll see.” Coach Bill O’Brien said they’ll decide before the game on Monday if he can play, and while hopeful that he can go, Clowney said he wouldn’t be surprised if he can’t....

Clowney, speaking with Houston Fox affiliate KRIV, said he feels he is still on the market due to social distancing restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless, he said he enjoyed his one season with Seattle and is open to returning to the team. He was traded to the Seahawks in September by Houston. “I loved Seattle when I was there this last year,” Clowney said. “I love the coaching staff....

NFL fans first noticed de Ville’s strange attire during a Justin Tucker field goal attempt early in the game. He stood by the goalposts and appeared to be wearing minimal clothing. MORE: Why the Browns are playing on damaged turf in Week 12 Indeed, de Ville was clad only in an American flag Speedo. Despite this near-nude look, Justin Tucker wasn’t distracted by de Ville. He was able to make kicks of 27- and 29-yards to give the Ravens an early 6-0 lead....

LIVE: Follow SN’s updates for Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley Paul has gone 3-0 with three knockouts in his young boxing career by taking out AnEsonGib, Nate Robinson and Ben Askren in short order. But unlike his previous opponents, Woodley is, by far, the best striker of the bunch and demonstrated his skills during his UFC career where he held the UFC welterweight title with seven of his 19 wins coming by way of knockout....

Woodley was pictured with pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather Jr., who jokingly said he was the best at “legalized bank robbing” following his eight-round exhibition against Logan Paul in June, a snoozefest that still earned Mayweather $30 million guaranteed. Paul had no business being with Mayweather in the ring that night, and Woodley is claiming that his younger brother, Jake Paul, does not either against him in their fight on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio....

Hurts, a two-year starter who compiled a 26-2 record for Alabama, was benched in favor of Tagovailoa in the second half of the Tide’s College Football Playoff title game against Georgia. Tagovailoa led Alabama to a 26-23 overtime win after Georgia jumped out to a 13-0 halftime lead. MORE: What’s next for Hurts after advent of Tagovailoa? “I told Jalen, you f—ed up, you opened the door and put yourself in this situation,” Averion Hurts told Bleacher Report in Hurts’ hometown of Channelview, Texas....

The Rams’ newest defensive back has promised the team that even if both parties don’t agree to a long-term deal in the upcoming offseason, he will not hold out for the 2020 season, according to ESPN, which cited unidentified league sources. However, the promise does come with conditions. Ramsey, who will be entering the final year of his rookie contract next season, told the Rams if they aren’t able to reach an agreement on “a long-term deal” and “Los Angeles then uses its franchise tag on him in the winter of 2021, all bets are off and he could hold out,” according to sources....