Still, Lions fans have a reason to watch the Super Bowl 56 matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. Matthew Stafford, Detroit’s No. 1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, has a chance to win his first Super Bowl in one year with the Rams. How did that happen so fast? Why are Lions fans rooting for Stafford? Here is a look back at Stafford’s career with Detroit, and how that move to Los Angeles led to Super Bowl success....

Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50 The France international was linked with a move away from the Parc des Princes during the last transfer window, with Juventus reportedly close to securing his signature. Matuidi admits he was interested in a switch to Serie A, but after discussions with Unai Emery he opted to remain in Paris and has been an ever-present this season....

The easy way out is to look at the Big Ten’s best hope for the College Football Playoff — wait, for resuscitating a conference that has just about flat-lined of late in big non-conference games — and shake your head in disgust. But that simplistic observation overshadows this one critical point: when Marcus Mariota is healthy, there’s no better player in the game. And when Mariota’s healthy, there’s no better team than Oregon....

After his 40-yard touchdown run for the Oakland Raiders in the first quarter of their game at Green Bay, Jones-Drew dropped the ball, raised both hands and bowed his head — repeating the pose used by protesters across the country after unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson policeman two weeks ago Saturday. Back on Monday, 11 members of the Redskins secondary walked onto the field with their hands raised as well, during introductions before their game against Cleveland....

Scherzer (12-3) tied teammate Rick Porcello and New York’s Masahiro Tanaka for the league lead in wins. He allowed three runs and six hits over seven innings and struck out 11. It was the fourth time this season and 22nd in his career that the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner had double digits in strikeouts. Scherzer, the winning pitcher in the All-Star game, is 4-0 with a 2.21 ERA in six starts since giving up 10 runs over four innings in an 11-4 home loss to Kansas City on June 17....

Greene introduced a bill on Tuesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two men and wounded a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020, during anti-racism protests sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. “I think that’s so ridiculous,” Waters said of Greene on MSNBC’s The Sunday Show, “but that is typical of who she is and how she acts and what she will say she has no respect for anything, anybody, the Constitution, the Congress of the United States, so we can expect anything from this crazy woman....

On Thursday night’s installment of the popular syndicated quiz show, the engineering manager was seen increasing her record-breaking win streak to 27 days and boosting her total earnings to $977,400. And with Schneider having secured her place as the highest-earning woman in the show’s history—with the longest run of consecutive victories, to boot—Bialik, who shares Jeopardy! hosting duties with Ken Jennings, has praised the super champ. “It’s been tremendous to have that kind of positive attention on Jeopardy!...

Ighalo, 27, was linked with a move to West Brom, while Chinese clubs are also reportedly interested. The Nigeria international has scored just one goal in 18 Premier League games this season, having struck 15 times last campaign. Should Ighalo consider West Brom switch? Having welcomed M’Baye Niang and Mauro Zarate into his squad in January, Mazzarri may be willing to let Ighalo leave. “I’ve just heard now that there is a very important offer that we are evaluating,” the Italian said....

Sprung from Central Casting for the role is Neal Lenarsky. As a human-resources executive, he grew disenchanted with outplacement and recruiting firms, whose clients, after all, are the companies footing their bills. Lenarsky wanted to work for the employee, and to forge lasting connections. “I really never had the time to get into people’s heads very deeply,’’ he says. He spent some beach time pondering what he really wanted to do with his life, and decided to (cue the soaring soundtrack) facilitate the careers of executives....

’No need to change’ for Griezmann Mbappe has been in stunning form in recent weeks and became the youngest player to make his France debut in over 60 years on Saturday when featuring against Luxembourg. The striker has been linked with a string of Europe’s leading clubs, including Chelsea, and current Blues forward Costa has been impressed by the 18-year-old. Costa said of Mbappe in an interview with Telefoot: “If he continues to progress at this speed… he is a phenomenon....

After a summer of intense speculation regarding his future, the 18-year-old finally secured a switch on transfer deadline day. An initial loan deal has taken him to Parc des Princes, with PSG committing to paying a big-money sum in 2018 as they seek to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations. Mbappe acknowledges that the situation has been far from ideal for the reigning Ligue 1 champions and their supporters, but he has taken the opportunity to thank those left behind in the principality for all that they have done for him and his blossoming career....

After a slow start in St Petersburg, Paul Pogba created the opening goal for Les Bleus and netted a stunning free-kick to make it 2-0. Russia pulled one back through Fedor Smolov, but Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe netted his second with seven minutes to go to make the result safe. The 19-year-old became the youngest player to score a brace for France in the post-war period and limped off in the final minutes, but he did not appear to be in any discomfort during his post-match interview, and also sought to play down his entry in the history books....

The Gunners are among those reported to be pursuing the teenage frontman ahead of the summer transfer window. A big-money bid from Emirates Stadium is reported to have already been knocked back, with Real Madrid another of those plotting an approach for a £100 million-rated talent. Madrid & Monaco hold Mbappe talks Petit is pleased to see a fellow Frenchman creating so much excitement, but has pointed to Manchester United forward Anthony Martial as an example of how high-profile moves can fall flat....

The Atlas Lions wasted numerous chances during the first half and were denied late on when Iran keeper Alireza Beiranvand produced a fine save from Hakim Ziyech. Iran’s winning goal came through Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz, who put the ball into his own net with a 95th-minute diving header at the near post for a heartbreaking defeat for the North Africans. “You could see that we should have won but that’s football....

McBroom is a former college basketball player who went undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft. McBroom owns Social Gloves, a global platform that streams events combining boxing and entertainment. In 2021, McBroom fought Bryce Hall and knocked him out. Talking to TMZ, McBroom believes this fight against AnEsonGib won’t last three rounds. AnEsonGib started his YouTube channel in 2012, providing content for FIFA. He started boxing in amateur bouts in 2018....

Two days before going on Fox News Sunday last March to announce that he was thinking of running, Thompson called McCain to alert him. Neither side will disclose exactly what the two men discussed, but McCain, speaking to reporters last week during his formal announcement tour, confirmed that he has spoken to Thompson about a potential bid a few times—though he has given Thompson no advice. “It’s obvious he’s giving it serious consideration, but I don’t know where he is in the decision making,” McCain said....

The most wishful scenario goes like this: McCain leaves the Republican Party and steals the Reform nomination–and its $12.5 million in matching funds–from Pat Buchanan. Smaller parties, like Ventura’s Independence Party and the Natural Law Party, lend their ballot slots to the reunited Reform movement. Money rolls in from disaffected donors, and McCain stages a Ventura-like coup. “McCain could be a unifying factor,” says another Ventura aide, Dean Barkley. “He might be the only one who could pull that off....

The Guns Down America group has published a scorecard that marks major companies on their efforts to keep customers safe from potential gun violence based on three categories: in-store gun policy, calls for gun reform, and whether they have donated money to the top 25 Congressional recipients of National Rifle Association (NRA) funding. Guns Down America said it had released the report in December to offer customers the opportunity to “shop their values” this holiday season....

According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, the teams had until 1 a.m. ET to restart the game, but the threat of ongoing thunderstorms caused LSU’s first cancellation of a game since 1918. MORE: Malik Zaire dazzles vs. Texas | Alabama runs wild on Wisconsin “It boiled down to player safety,” LSU athletics director Joe Alleva announced. “At the end of the day, we have to be concerned about the players’ welfare....

So, anti-Americanism sells? We have filled a market gap by being very critical of the American government. Some people felt we behaved very badly after September 11, but for a small weekly magazine to make an impact at all, one has to create interest and controversy. It is as simple as that, really. My immediate reaction was: “This will be good for us.” One of your columnists wrote a piece offering a £4,000 bounty to anyone who could “bag” President Bush....