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WATCH: Chicharito’s diving header Mexico twice came from behind to open its Confederations Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw against Portugal on Sunday, with goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez among the standouts. Here are Goal’s full player ratings from Mexico’s draw with Portugal in Kazan, Russia: GK GUILLERMO OCHOA, 7: Made a couple of key interventions to limit Portugal before halftime, including an athletic denial of a deflected long-range strike....

The Attorney General’s office, Defense Department and National Intelligence Center announced the arrest of Rosalinda González Valencia on November 15. Mike Vigil contributed to the statement, calling her a “narco queen” with previous familial ties to drug trafficking. Vigil previously served as an international operations chief in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. González Valencia is the wife of cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, and the government considered it a significant hit in their operation against the cartel....

Among those being sued are big names in gun manufacturing, such as Smith & Wesson Brands, Barret Firearms Manufacturing, Beretta U.S.A. Corp., Colt’s Manufacturing Co. and Glock. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Boston. It names as another defendant Interstate Arms, a Boston-area wholesaler that sells guns from all but one of the named manufacturers to U.S. dealers, the AP said. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below:...

Part of Champlain Towers, a condo building located at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, collapsed early Thursday morning, the Miami Beach Police Department confirmed on Twitter. “Multiple police and fire agencies from across Miami-Dade are assisting,” the department tweeted. Miami Dade Fire and Rescue (MDFR) said crews were at the scene at 88th Street and Collins Avenue. “#MDFR is on scene of a partial building collapse near 88 Street & Collins Avenue,” the agency tweeted....

Satchell, who was four months pregnant, later miscarried. The video was recorded by her friend. Martel, who is Latino, served as a law enforcement officer for two years. He now faces charges for battery and official misconduct after he allegedly filed two reports on Satchell’s arrest containing falsehoods. He also has two unrelated complaints pending against him in the police department’s division of internal affairs. Satchell’s arrest happened outside of Tootsies Cabaret, an adult club in Miami Gardens, a Florida city about 18 miles north of Miami....

In the 73 NBA Finals that have been played up until this year, the same team has won the first two games of the series in 34 occasions, with 30 of those teams going on to win the NBA title. To put the figures into context, that means that on 88.2 percent of occasions, the team that has taken a 2-0 lead has gone on to win the NBA Finals....

Larrañaga — speaking to reporters after the Hurricanes’ second-round victory on Sunday — opened the press conference by joking that he was extra motivated to win the game. Why? To keep studio analyst Charles Barkley from taking his shirt off; the Auburn alum suggested earlier Sunday that he would celebrate the Tigers’ victory by taking his shirt off and doing the Griddy. MORE: March Madness bracket: Full schedule, TV channels, scores...

Miami beat Nebraska 37-14 for its fifth (and last) national title, and while much of the luster is off both programs, this is still a compelling non-conference matchup. The Line: Nebraska -7, Total: 58.5 Line movement: Big Ten Nebraska opened as a 7.5-point favorite at The Wynn Las Vegas on Sunday, and the spread has been hovering between 7 and 7.5 at betting locations throughout the week. The total sat between 58....

The Seahawks-Lions subplot that deserves a second look is defensive end Michael Bennett calling out his team’s owner. MORE: Week 4 in photos | Officials’ gaffe to end game produces domino effect During former holdout Kam Chancellor’s postgame interview on ESPN about his game-saving play Monday against the Lions, Bennett popped his head into view and had a few words for Paul Allen. “Pay him, pay him. Paul Allen’s the 17th-richest man in the world....

Speaking with The San Diego Union-Tribune while campaigning in San Diego County, the former New York mayor said that while he supports welcoming immigrants into the U.S., he believes the country still needs to “be in control of our borders.” “I think two things are true. One, this country needs more immigrants and we should be out looking for immigrants,” he said. “For those who need an oboe player for a symphony, we want the best one....

The disbarred attorney did not hold back on commenting about Sunday’s Times story, which alleged that President Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017. The Times has not released the documents which form the basis its report to protects its sources, and the information has not been independently corroborated. Speaking to MSNBC via phone, Cohen said: “I also want to say in 2016 and 2017, while he paid $750, I paid in excess of $3 million in taxes to the IRS, and that’s verifiable too....

“I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can’t happen here?” an attendee asked Flynn during a Q&A session at a conference called the “For God & Country Patriot Roundup” in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday. “No reason. I mean, it should happen here,” Flynn responded, to cheers from the crowd. In a tweet on Monday, Vindman branded Flynn’s remarks “seditious.” “With these seditious remarks Comrade Flynn may have crossed the line for recall to active duty and court-martial,” he wrote on his personal Twitter account....

They have already signed Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, and Austin Riley long-term, voiding a ton of team control in the process in lieu of big-time contracts that will keep their home-grown players around. The Braves continued that trend Tuesday, signing budding star center fielder Michael Harris II to an eight-year, $72 million with two team options that could bring it up 10 years, $102 million. It’s the third-largest contract for a player with under a year of service time, trailing only Acuña $100 million and the Rays’ Wander Franco ($182 million)....

Johnson was part of a gold-medal 4x100 relay team that set a world record in the 1992 Olympics, then became a legend in the 1996 Olympics, when he set a world record in the 200-meter sprint, and followed that with an Olympic record in the 400-meter. He added a gold medal in the 400 in Sydney in 2000. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong He knows something about doping cheats, too....

During an appearance on CNN, the Turkish NBA player, who has made headlines for his continued criticism of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses, took aim at Jordan. Kanter accused the 59-year-old of not doing enough to assist the Black community. “Not many people are talking about Michael Jordan,” Kanter began. “Michael Jordan hasn’t done anything, nothing, for the Black community in America besides just, you know, giving them money....

Forbes released their annual billionaires list and the Charlotte Hornets owner is a part of the incoming class of 290. This is a record number of newcomers, but the most famous is undoubtedly his Airness. It has already been reported that Jordan is a billionaire, but that is now cemented with the unveiling of the list. Jordan’s career, sneakers, and brand in general keeps the iconic player financially soaring....

So when Jordan told Denny Hamlin that he would admit that the Sprint Series star was a better driver than him if he won his next race, Hamlin was pretty surprised. MORE: Chase for the Sprint Cup standings | MJ’s monstrous shoe money Hamlin said Jordan texted him from Monte Carlo on Tuesday with an unusual message. “And then he says, ‘I know you’re headed into the playoffs and I just want you to know I’ve never admitted to anybody that anyone is better than me at anything, my whole life,’” Hamlin recounted, via NASCARTalk....

The Yankees (24-10) and Red Sox (25-9) bring the two best records in baseball into the start of a three-game series Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium (YES; 7:05 p.m. ET). Led by Mookie Betts and key free-agent signing J.D. Martinez, the Red Sox got off to a blistering start. MORE: Yankees look good in SN’s May Power Rankings But the Yankees, led by Didi Gregorius, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez, are coming on strong, Kay said....

The DC superhero has been portrayed by only a select few over the decades, like Christian Bale, Adam West, and Val Kilmer. Robert Pattinson is set to portray the Dark Knight next in Matt Reeves’ take on the character. It’s been almost two decades since Keaton played Bruce Wayne, but the actor confirmed on Wednesday, December 22 that he will reprise the role in The Flash movie and he is also reported to be in HBO Max’s Batgirl....