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McDermott will miss at least the Bluejays’ regular-season finale Saturday against Big East opponent Butler. Athletic director Bruce Rasmussen said in a prepared statement that McDermott’s remarks “were not in alignment with Creighton’s commitment to racial equity, diversity and respect.” Rasmussen said that he and university president Rev. Daniel Hendrickson met with players to determine “appropriate sanctions” against McDermott. McDermott said this week that the players turned down his offer to resign over what he said to them following a loss to Xavier on Feb....

Steve Smith top-scored with an unbeaten 141, with Stuart Broad capturing 3-49 for England. (Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty) 0 votes

This year, during each game, they have a player wired up through the course of the match for them to elicit their views at different points, thus keeping fans engaged at all times. During a BBL contest between the Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder, this caused a whole lot of trouble. With the commentators nowadays being good friends of players, quite often having been their contemporaries at one stage, there is plenty of banter during the game....

But there was Shawn, on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” His hair had been cut, the rings were gone from his lip and ear and he looked “embarrassed,” Tony said, by all the hugging and carrying on over his rescue. When Winfrey asked Shawn whether he had friends while he was in captivity, and Shawn shyly said “yes,” a slight smile played across Tony’s face. When Winfrey asked Shawn’s parents, Pam and Craig Akers, if Shawn had been sexually abused during his captivity, and they nodded yes, Tony bit down on his fingertips....

“We’ve been waiting for someone to notice that,” said one of the Senate Judiciary Committee staffers who wrote the bill. “We figured this was the only piece of social legislation we’d pass this year, so we threw everything in.” Some of the stuff “thrown in” is solid, worthy and honorable. There is $300 million for prison drug-treatment programs (recent studies show that jail may be the only place such regimes have significant success rates)....

The development of Crime Boss: Rockay City is handled by Ingame Studios, a Czech Republic-based company founded in 2020. According to the studio’s website, its current staff encompasses over 70 people, including game industry veterans who previously worked on some globally successful projects such as Kingdom Come Deliverance and the Mafia series. The company appears to be much better-funded than an average indie venture, as underlined by the fact that its offices are in what it describes as a downtown “palace” spanning more than 3,200 square feet....

Ronaldo has earned an estimated $88 million over the past 12 months from salary, bonuses and endorsements making him only team the second team athlete since Michael Jordan to head this list ever since it was started by Forbes in 1990. The Real Madrid superstar’s contract is worth an astonishing $50 million a year in salary and bonus and runs through 2018. His contracts with popular brands like Nike, Tag Heuer and Herbalife have earned him a sizeable fortune....

Ronaldo left Madrid ahead of the 2018-19 season, joining Juventus in a blockbuster €112million deal after three consecutive Champions League titles under Zidane. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner enjoyed great success during his time with Zidane at the Santiago Bernabeu, also winning LaLiga in 2016-17. Ronaldo heaped praise on Zidane – who is in his second stint in charge of Madrid – as he discussed the pair’s relationship. “The confidence that a player needs doesn’t only come from himself but also from the players around him and the coach,” Ronaldo told DAZN....

In case you didn’t know Ronaldo enjoyed a trophy-laden nine-year stint at Real Madrid, during which he shared one of the greatest individual rivalries in modern football with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi. In the process, the Portuguese talisman also found himself in the midst of the historic collective rivalry between the Madridistas and the Catalans. At Los Blancos, the 34-year-old proved himself to be a class above everyone else, scoring a staggering 451 goals to become the club’s all-time top-scorer....

“[Feeling] good and healthy,” the 35-year-old wrote, captioning a photo of himself. “Forza Juve! #finoallafine.” Portugal’s Football Federation revealed Ronaldo tested positive for the virus on October 13. Ronaldo was considered asymptomatic and had not experienced the myriad of symptoms associated with COVID-19. However, the Juventus forward was still ordered to quarantine. He kept busy while isolating, and shared a number of photos of how he’s been spending his time: working out on a stationary bike, swimming laps in his pool and supporting his fellow Juves teammates from a distance....

Earlier in the match, Ronaldo had been hard done by as he was denied a clear penalty and booked for diving by referee Mario Melero Lopez. That decision, after he had been scythed down in the area by Antonio Amaya, means Ronaldo is suspended for the weekend game against Eibar at the Santiago Bernabeu. MORE: Ronaldo scores five in match | Ibrahimovic scores incredible goal Ronaldo later headed home No....

Messi and Argentina were placed alongside Croatia, Nigeria and tournament debutants Iceland in a tough-looking Group D at Friday’s draw in Moscow. Argentina were beaten finalists when Germany triumphed at Brazil 2014, but they needed heroics from Messi, who scored a hat-trick in their final qualifier against Ecuador, to get to the finals this time around. Rakitic is part of a celebrated Croatia generation who are likely to have their final collective shot at a major tournament in Russia....

There are several types of surgery used to treat Crohn’s disease. Which type of surgery is used and when will be based on a number of factors, including where the inflammation from Crohn’s disease is located and if there are any extraintestinal manifestations (complications) of the disease. What Is Surgery for Crohn’s Disease? Each type of Crohn’s disease surgery serves a different purpose. In some cases, surgery is used to remove inflamed or damaged parts of the intestine....

Cromartie, a former Pro Bowl cornerback released two Sundays ago by the Jets in a salary-cap move, signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals on Thursday, the team announced. Cromartie spent four seasons with the Jets, picked up the burden left last year when they traded Darrelle Revis, and then expressed optimism that the Jets would bring him back when the free-agency period began. He thanked the team and fans on Twitter the day he was cut....

Curious about needlepoint? Doing needlepoint is very similar to doing cross stitch, although it uses more stitches than cross stitch does. As you get more advanced in cross stitch, you can even make your own cross stitch pattern out of your own unique design. Similarly, cross stitch designs don’t usually blend colors together. Instead, you’ll create small stitches using multiple different colors to form a color gradient. Hand embroidery is commonly compared to cross stitch, since it uses very similar materials....

The couple, Keith Turner, 86, and Rita Trickett, 83, first met while working for the Red Cross in 1969, BBC reported. At the time of their first meeting, Trickett was friends with Turner’s wife. “When my wife passed away from cancer, Rita was there to look after me and we’ve been together ever since,” he told the BBC. “However, the thought of getting married never was on our mind. I didn’t care too much about labels and we’re both quite independent people....

Courtois completed his long-mooted switch from Chelsea to the European champions on a six-year deal and was presented at the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday. The 26-year-old Belgium international penned his six-year contract before an audience that included his two children, both of whom live in the Spanish capital with his former partner. “Today I fulfil a dream,” Courtois said. “You cannot understand how happy I am. Those who know me know the effort I have put in to get here....

LaLiga was suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Barcelona holding a two-point lead over Madrid when the campaign was stopped. With a potential resumption in mid-June, Courtois said he was eager to win LaLiga. “Everyone is looking forward to restarting LaLiga and keeping fighting to win it,” he told Real Madrid TV on Tuesday. Courtois said he was delighted to return to training, welcoming being able to face shots from team-mates once more....