Irvin, never one to shy away from the spotlight, will once again put on his dancing shoes for an upcoming episode of the Nickelodeon show “Bella and the Bulldogs.” MORE: Athletes turned actors | Best Cowboys of all-time In the episode, Bella, the main character who went form cheerleader to quarterback, suggests to teammate Troy that he practice ballet to improve his footwork on the fied. During a moment of conflict, Irvin appears in full leotard to provide sage advice....

The Miami Heat star had said in an ESPN interview that he's like to connect with Jordan and pick up some advice. "Sure, I would be willing to talk to a bunch of the kids," Jordan told The Associated Press on Friday. "And actually I do. I don't advertise it because I don't want it to be misconstrued or to be viewed as tampering with other stars. I'm in a more difficult position than other owners because it can be viewed in a different way....

Midway through the fourth quarter, the Bobcats announced that he would not return to the game after X-rays determined that Kidd-Gilchrist suffered a fracture to his left hand. Though his timeline for recovery is unknown at present, the fracture comes just two days after he returned to the court after battling plantar fasciitis in his foot.

The 28-year-old defenseman, making his debut for the Rangers, was part of a 2-1 lead over the Islanders. He had a positive Corsi number, the Rangers were dominating play, and it looked as though Kostka would be looked at as one of the positive changes coach Alain Vigneault had made prior to the contest. GALLERY: NHL Ice girls 2014 Then this happened: Kostka was pressured into the giveaway by Josh Bailey and Nikolay Kulemin, but the pass was weak, which made it not only easy to intercept, but to control....

One, a star defensive end at the University of Missouri who became the first publicly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. The other, a wheelchair-bound father who’s portrayed as the homophobic man who left his family. One is portrayed as the courageous athlete. The other is framed as the angry father who’s “a man-and-woman type of guy” who doesn’t “want his grandkids raised in that kind of environment....

Schumacher's condition remains critical but stable, manager Sabine Kehm wrote in an e-mail Saturday. He has been in a medically induced coma since Sunday, when he fell while skiing and struck his head on a rock. Kehm also sought to play down media speculation about Schumacher's health, and requested respect for the family's privacy. Citing consultations with Schumacher's doctors, she said no press conferences were expected before Monday. Schumacher's wife, Corinna, his father Rolf and brother Ralf together with family doctor Gerard Saillant and the FIA President visited the hospital in southeastern Grenoble on Saturday....

Thomas’ expected return comes at a crucial time for New Orleans (5-2) as it hopes to keep pace with Tampa Bay (6-2) in the NFC South. A “Sunday Night Football” stage brings last year’s league-leading receiver right into the spotlight once again, and both Saints fans and fantasy football owners of Thomas are likely rejoicing. It certainly hasn’t been as fun a season as 2019 for Thomas, though, who tweaked his ankle late in Week 1 against the Buccaneers before a reported fight with C....

Organizers of the prayer circle asked the roughly 100 participants to bring a candle at Fruitland Community Park at 6 p.m. and pray for Michael, his family, law enforcement and search and rescue while the fate of the boy remains unknown. Sarah Wondra, who lives with her husband just minutes away from the boy’s family home in the rural community of Fruitland, was arrested on November 12 and charged with failure to notify authorities of a death....

That would be the Madden Vick. This is the Madden Vick. MORE: Top photos from Week 4 | Iyer’s picks for the rest of the week Madden Vick didn’t show up at Heinz Field on Thursday night during the Steelers’ 23-20, so-ugly-it-was-funny overtime loss to the Ravens. “You know, things have just happened so fast over the last month and a half," Vick said a few seconds after saying “it felt great” to start again, and a few minutes after finishing 19 of 26 for 124 yards passing and one touchdown....

Michigan won, of course, and coach John Beilein’s Wolverines advanced to the championship game with an opportunity to record consecutive conference tournament championships. The capacity crowd of 19,812 contained “a lot more blue, from what I could see,” said freshman wing Isaiah Livers. UM earned a second victory this season over its in-state rival, by a combined 21 points. It certainly didn’t hurt to deny the Spartans’ pursuit of Big Ten championship sweep....

Trump lashed out at Whitmer at a rally in her state today. He criticized the governor’s mask mandate and urged the crowd to get her to “open up your state” amid the pandemic. “And get your schools open,” the president continued, as the crowd began chanting “lock her up.” “Lock ’em all up,” Trump added, pausing as the chants grew. Hours later, Whitmer responded by accusing the president of putting her life in danger....

The new measures ordered by the Democratic governor are set to take effect this Wednesday, November 18. Michigan has seen an uptick in recent new cases of COVID-19, including a new daily record of 8,516 cases and 118 deaths from the virus last Friday. In the last four days, there have been 28,536 new cases and 270 deaths in the state. The last week in Michigan was the state’s worst seven-day stretch since the virus began spreading there....

During an appearance on NBC News’ Meet the Press Sunday morning, Whitmer likened the president’s encouragement of rally attendees’ chants to “inciting domestic terrorism,” and said his behavior endangers her and other public officials. “It’s incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States, 10 days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial, and execute me…10 days after that was uncovered, the president is at it again, and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism,” Whitmer told moderator Chuck Todd....

The demonstration, dubbed Operation Haircut, is being organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition. The group is made up of Republicans “who want our party to stop moving left,” according to their Facebook page. “This is about our governor overreaching, it feels tyrannical what we are living under, here in Michigan right now,” said Meshawn Maddock, of the coalition, according to FOX. And “to show people we are not unintelligent, the workers and the business owners of Michigan, we all know how to behave in this new world....

On March 29, Ebone Ni’Cole McCray taped the nurse singing at St. Marcy Mercy Livonia Hospital. The hospital is located about 22 miles west of Detroit, according to Fox 32. In the video, Key’s coworkers can be seen sitting in chairs and benches. They all appear exhausted and worn out, as they take a break from treating patients. The pandemic has taken so much energy from these heath care patients....

MORE: Decisions that would have changed college football If you look way up in the image, right underneath Harbaugh’s hand, you can see Shazier in his Steelers helmet; a quick Google search of “Ryan Shazier Steelers” shows the image of Shazier used in the graphic. Shazier, of course,never played for Harbaugh — he never even played against him in college, leaving Ohio State for the NFL as a first-round selection in 2014, a full season before Harbaugh returned to Michigan....

The junior running back looked to be stuck in a rugby scrum before bursting out and stiff-arming his way for a score. MORE: Snapshots from Saturday’s games | Power running is the Michigan way Smith’s run put Michigan up 21-0 in the second quarter against No. 22 BYU. He has nine carries for 104 yards.

The Illini had played their way to the outer edge of NCAA Tournament inclusion with a 19-12 regular season that included victories over Baylor, Maryland, Michigan State and Purdue, but the team’s unconvincing performances since the return of senior wing Rayvonte Rice forced them conspicuously into the conversations about about “last four in” and “first four out.” At least they won’t have to endure that any longer. Needing at the very least to defeat Michigan in the Big Ten second round to remain in contention for an NCAA at-large bid, and obviously to continue any ambition toward winning the automatic berth awarded to the tournament champion, Illinois departed the United Center meekly Thursday afternoon with a 73-55 defeat to the feisty Wolverines....

The two schools have played twice before, splitting back-to-back meetings in 1985 and ’86. The first matchup of the series will be Sept. 8, 2018, in Tempe, Arizona, and the second meeting is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2019, in East Lansing, Michigan. MORE: Big Ten coach rankings | Pac-12 coach rankings | Week 1 best games | Worst “I am excited that we are able to announce the series with Michigan State University,” Arizona State coach Todd Graham said in a statement....