Bloomberg, a former Republican who spent more than $1 billion on his failed Democratic presidential nomination bid, transferred $18 million from his campaign to the DNC in March, The Wall Street Journal reported. In total, the party brought in $32.7 million, making Bloomberg’s single contribution more than 50 percent of the DNC’s total haul. A spokesperson for Bloomberg told Newsweek that the campaign had also transferred 13 office leases to state Democratic parties....

For Irish coach Mike Brey, however, this week is about more than just the potential for three “one-game win streaks” in one of the nation’s most brutal basketball conferences. As part of Coaches vs. Cancer Suit and Sneakers Week with the American Cancer Society, this week will be “personal” for Brey and the Irish. “Many of my current players are part of my charity events,” Brey told Sporting News. “I get them involved....

Evans, entering his ninth season in the NFL, had a picture of the titular Harry Potter as well as Hermione Granger on his calf. Here’s the picture of the tattoo, courtesy of the Buccaneers: Per a report from TMZ.com, Evans captioned the photo with a quote from the sixth movie in the series, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” MORE: Mike Evans thought Tom Brady was ’trolling me’ when QB said he would unretire...

With just under seven minutes remaining in the game and the Maple Leafs leading 2-0, Fisher pushed Franson from behind, sending him face first into a stanchion holding the glass together. More: Dirtiest players in sports | Shark’s Stuart suspended three games for hit on Nash | Islanders’ Nielsen fined $5K for slashing Fisher earned a five-minute major and was ejected from the game. Franson was attended to by the Toronto training staff before leaving the ice....

“As I was growing up, and even until the last several months, all of my heroes — my biggest heroes — were my teachers that I had all the way through high school and college, and mentors that I’ve had,” Williams said. “But now my heroes are all those health care people and providers. I just can’t imagine those doctors and nurses going to work every day worried about their own health and how it’s going to affect their families....

The Celtics rookie made good on his promise to buy his mother a house once he made it to the league. According to masslive.com, Smart got to visit the suburban Dallas house for the for time Sunday. Although his mother won’t move in until after Thanksgiving he said he couldn’t be prouder of the job she did in choosing it. A photo posted by Marcus Smart (@youngamechanger) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:29am PST...

“We won’t beat [President Donald] Trump only on the issues; if that were the case, he wouldn’t be president today. We will beat him by forging an emotional connection with the American people that is more compelling than his,” Williamson wrote in a series of Instagram posts on Wednesday. Williamson dropped out of the presidential race on January 10, but those who are still in the running will face their first major test on February 3 at the Iowa caucuses....

Arizona Senate Republicans contracted Florida-based Cyber Ninjas in the spring to audit Maricopa County’s election results due to Trump’s groundless claims of widespread fraud. The audit was widely mocked and criticized, including by many Republican officials in the county. In the end, the full recount showed a minor net gain in votes for Biden and less votes for Trump. In a Friday interview with KTAR News’ The Mike Broomhead Show, Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman, a Republican, urged Arizona’s GOP Governor Doug Ducey as well as Treasurer Kimberly Yee to push Ward to resign....

The minor leaguers were infielder Jack Reinheimer and outfielder Gabby Guerrero, the nephew of former star outfielder Vladimir Guerrero. MORE: D-backs’ Inciarte, Peralta among top fantasy pickups | Tanaka dominates Mariners in return from DL Trumbo, who did not play in Arizona’s 9-8 victory over the Braves on Wednesday, is hitting .259/.299/.805 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs in 46 games this season. He will give the Mariners (24-29) some flexibility in the lineup with his ability to play in the outfield or at first base....

Pelosi, 81, instated a rule last year requiring all representatives to wear masks on on the House floor to stop the spread of COVID-19 among lawmakers. Pelosi’s office confirmed to Newsweek on May 13 that the rule would remain in place until all representatives and staff members in Congress are vaccinated. Several Republican representatives, including Greene, 46, were fined $500 each for entering the House floor without a mask on Tuesday and received a warning letter from Pelosi....

Greene made the remark during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last month, but a video of the remarks were uploaded on Tuesday drawing new attention to her inaccurate statement. “I wanted to take my regular, normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: We love our country. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America—not for what, China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam—whatever, wherever,” the GOP lawmaker said....

After visiting the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., Greene held a press conference outside Congress, where she apologized for the remarks. After noting that her father passed away in April, and he taught her to own up to her mistakes, she added that she was “a very normal person.” “I’ve made a mistake, and it’s really bothered me for a couple of weeks now, so I definitely want to own it,” Greene said outside of Congress on Monday morning....

On Saturday, the Georgia Republican addressed claims that she and Bannon, formerly Trump’s chief White House strategist, were involved in planning the disorder. “And I will tell you something, if Steve Bannon and I had organized that, we would have won. Not to mention, it would’ve been armed,” she said. White House spokesman Andrew Bates condemned Greene’s remark on Monday, describing it as “a slap in the face to the Capitol Police....

Greene’s post came while the House chamber was adjourned Friday after a 13th vote failed to produce a new speaker. McCarthy has been slowly wearing down his Republican colleagues, however, with 15 of the 20 dissenting lawmakers flipping as of Friday afternoon. But McCarthy’s chances of becoming speaker continue to be thwarted by a small pack of conservatives. In Friday’s latest vote, six representatives—all closely related to the House Freedom Caucus and the MAGA movement—voted for Representative Jim Jordan....

The Republican who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district posted a video to her Twitter account on Wednesday showing her putting the letter through a shredder. Greene was one of seven GOP members of the House who received warning letters for a first offense of not wearing a mask in the House chamber, following their involvement in a protest against the rule on Tuesday. “This is what I think of Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi’s letter,” Greene tweeted, adding the hashtag #FreeYourFace....

Now, Judge Charles Beaudrot will make a recommendation to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger whether Greene should remain on the 2022 ballot. Raffensperger will then decide if the Republican Congresswoman can appear on the ballot and continue her bid for re-election. Georgia’s primary is scheduled for May 24 ahead of the November 8 general election. Raffensperger, also a Republican, is up for re-election this year as well. Earlier during the hearing, the prosecution asked if she ever advocated to Trump to impose martial law as a way to remain in power....

The Mavericks have just two wins and are in the midst of their worst losing streak since Mark Cuban bought the team in 2000. MORE: All-time Mavericks players Despite the troubles with the current team, Cuban is still regretting what happened in 2004 with Steve Nash. Cuban wanted Nash to re-sign with the Mavs on a shorter deal and didn’t match the Suns’ six-year, $63 million offer despite Nash wanting to stay in Big D....

The former president has been under investigation by the department for his actions leading up to the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection, when pro-Trump rioters stormed the building to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump repeatedly asserted, without evidence, that the election was stolen and that he defeated Joe Biden. For months, the House’s January 6 select committee has been investigating the attack and those involved, and it is looking into whether Trump committed any crimes in connection with the riot....

“Coach Richt and I met Sunday morning to discuss the status of our football program,” UGA athletic director Greg McGarity said in a statement, “and we mutually agreed that he would step down as head coach and would have the opportunity to accept other duties and responsibilities at UGA following the bowl game.” MORE: Fired, resigned, retired coaches in 2015 | Georgia 13, Georgia Tech 7: Five things we learned...

I just happened to corner a fair share of the vitriol market last week, most of it coming from foreign sources. It came to me after I suggested, in the wake of l’affaire Zidane , that European soccer players might actually have something to learn from America , at least in terms of handling trash talk. Perhaps my tongue wasn’t planted quite firmly enough in my cheek. The result of my musings was significant outrage: about the notion that we have anything to teach Europeans regarding soccer; about the bad behavior of our athletes in general; about the bad behavior of our government leaders in general, and about a host of other sins ascribed to those of us who dare to set America up as an example of anything at all....