Terms of the deal announced Thursday weren’t released, but it is reportedly a one-year contract for the team’s salary cap exception of $2.7 million. Nelson spent his first 10 seasons with Orlando after the Magic acquired his rights from Denver, which took him with the 20th overall pick in 2004. The 32-year-old has career averages of 12.6 points and 5.4 assists. Orlando waived its career leader in assists on June 30....
The Nationals right-hander tossed a no-hitter in his final start of 2015, striking out 17 batters in Washington’s 2-0 win over the Mets at Citi Field. MORE: No-hitters in 2015 The no-hitter was Scherzer’s second of the season and baseball’s seventh. He’s the first pitcher to toss two no-hitters in a season since Nolan Ryan in 1973. Scherzer had a perfect game through six, but lost it on a throwing error by third baseman Yunel Escobar....
Speaking of prospects, it will take a couple of those (at least) to land Scherzer. Sure, he’s 37 and will be a free agent after the year and has no-trade rights and his agent, Scott Boras, made noise a few weeks ago about compensation (in the form of an extension) to waive those no-trade rights. But, despite those complications, every World Series hopeful will see whether they have what it takes to land the Cooperstown-bound right-hander....
Marcos Maidana did everything Saturday night but beat Mayweather, taking him 12 tough rounds before losing a majority decision. Mayweather remained unbeaten, but not by much. Maidana swarmed all over him from the opening bell and gave him perhaps his toughest fight in a 16-year professional career. Cut over his eye and temporarily blinded by a head butt in the fourth round, Mayweather had to rally in the last half of the fight to avoid losing for the first time since he was beaten on a controversial decision in the 1996 Olympics....
Teenage striker Mbappe is reportedly on the verge of joining title rivals PSG on an initial loan deal that includes a compulsory purchase option of €180million. Neymar 9/2 to win Ballon d’Or in 2018 The transfer would make the France international the second most expensive player in history after Neymar, who joined PSG from Barcelona for €222m this month, with the Parisian club believed to be structuring the deal so as not to fall foul of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations....
With Monaco enjoying a fine season, a contingent of their young stars were selected for international duty last week and Benjamin Mendy, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Kylian Mbappe were all involved for France for the first time. And Jardim is fearful that these new experiences could have a negative impact on his side against PSG. Pires offers Mbappe transfer warning “A final is always balanced, there is no favourite,” he told a pre-match news conference ahead of Saturday’s clash....
The video interview, aired Tuesday by WJLA-TV, lasted for about 11 minutes and was shared on the station’s website as part of a set of interviews the station conducted with Virginia’s top two gubernatorial candidates. While McAuliffe’s October 13 interview segment clocked in at around 11 minutes, WJLA’s October 14 interview with Republican Glenn Youngkin lasted more than 20 minutes. An article published online to accompany the interviews said the station offered each candidate a 20-minute interview....
Democrats plan to pass the massive bill using the Senate’s budget reconciliation process, which could allow the legislation to become law without any Republican votes. However, every Democratic senator would need to vote for the bill due to the upper chamber being evenly split along party lines. Manchin has called for placing a “strategic pause” on the proposal, while Sinema has also said that she will not support the bill due to its high price tag....
But there were a handful of top members of the GOP who showed a willingness to correct the record—even as the vast majority of Republican lawmakers stayed silent—and advocated for local elections officials to be able to finish their work. “Claiming you’ve won the election is different from finishing the counting,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters in his home state of Kentucky after decisively beating his Democratic challenger, Amy McGrath....
The polling, which was conducted by the groups Data for Progress and Civiqs, shows McConnell has the support of 53 percent of voters compared to McGrath’s 33 percent, and the approval of 52 percent over Booker’s 38 percent. This is a change from a poll earlier in June that placed McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot, narrowly ahead of McConnell. Representatives for McGrath and Booker could not be immediately reached for comment....
The longstanding Kentucky senator confidently made note of this while speaking to reporters amid Monday’s congressional session at the Capitol, where lawmakers confirmed President Joe Biden’s education secretary nominee, Miguel Cardona, during a hearing. Responding to an inquiry that asked whether the GOP intends to back Murkowski—one of just seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump during February’s impeachment trial—in 2022, McConnell told CNN, “Absolutely.” He went on to reject any suggestions that Donald Trump’s demands to oust GOP congressional leaders who supported impeachment would pose challenges for Murkowski as she pursues a fourth term in the Senate, according to the news outlet....
In April 2019, Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to begin an investigation into Biden’s employment with Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings in exchange for military aid. That alleged quid pro quo request became a central issue in the impeachment proceedings against Trump. “Our understanding is that the House is likely to finally send the articles over to us [Wednesday],” McConnell said, “and we believe if that happens in all likelihood go through some preliminary steps here this week, which could well include the Chief Justice coming over and swearing in members of the senate and some other kind of housekeeping measures....
The clip, shared on TikTok by one of two viral employees earlier in September, under the username Aalexaconcepcion, shows the two dancing to the music of “Super Freaky Girl” by Nicki Minaj, which was released on August 12 of this year. The viral clip comes with a caption that says: “we are those girls.” And the poster, later tagged Nicki Minaj herself in the post, asking “can we dance backup for [you?...
The trio were suspended from the Bianconeri’s matchday squad for Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Torino after the USMNT international hosted a gathering that was closed down by police for breaking Covid-19 regulations last week. Both Dybala and Arthur were in attendance at the event and the three were sidelined by coach Andrea Pirlo ahead of the weekend, but they will now be in line for a return this week as Juve aim to bolster their flagging title hopes...
The incident has sparked an uproar both on and off the campus. Six sorority members who were not ousted quit anyway to show solidarity with the sisters who received the letters telling them to vacate their sorority house rooms by Jan. 29. The university administration also stepped in, with DePauw president Robert Bottoms announcing that the university is moving to prevent future flaps by requiring sororities and fraternities to allow students to continue living in their houses for the entire school year unless a behavior issue warrants removal....
A Siena student who traveled to Puerto Rico contracted measles in February 1989. When the student returned, the virus spread. More than two dozen cases were reported at the Loudonville, N.Y., campus, prompting a shutdown at Siena and the nearby University of Hartford. One player from each school had confirmed cases, and that was enough to trigger the quarantine. MORE: Baltimore gives Willie Horton flashback to 1967 Detroit | Orioles to resume play without fans...
But even with the new docu-dramas and firsthand looks, scoop-hungry consumers are still unlikely to be satisfied. The Elizabeth Smart projects were with the cooperation of Ed and Lois, who keep the accounts vague. They do acknowledge the stress the kidnapping caused in their family and marriage, and the book offers a poignant account of the family’s Christmas without their daughter. But neither the book nor the TV movie addresses alleged sexual abuse by Smart’s abductor....
