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While the NBA and the NHL have been forced to suspend their respective seasons and the MLB had to push back Opening Day indefinitely, football has gone through the two-month nationwide lockdown relatively unscathed. The NFL plans to begin the season as scheduled on September 10 and earlier this month released a full 256-game schedule for the regular season. So far, it has been widely accepted that the 32 franchises will have to play behind closed doors to meet social distancing measures....

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“Dopey Donald gets it wrong AGAIN and AGAIN! First, the SOL has not expired. Additionally, Donald is so angry he can’t even get his spelling correct. The proper word is Counsel…not Council. Either way…love the all CAPS,” Cohen wrote in a tweet, which included a screenshot of Trump’s Truth Social post on Tuesday. In the Truth Social post, Trump railed against the Manhattan DA’s office and said, “With respect to the ‘Stormy’ nonsense, it is VERY OLD & happened a long time ago, long past the very publicly known & accepted deadline of the Statute of Limitations....

Conlan unloaded on Ruiz and backed the Argentinian up against the ropes during the eighth, but it was in the ninth round where Conlan managed to land to the body and that was enough to make the 25-year-old take a knee. Conlan landed another body shot and Ruiz’s corner threw in the towel with 1:34 left in the round to give Conlan the ninth-round TKO. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year...

Teigen shared a lengthy apology in which she branded herself an “insecure, attention seeking troll,” after private messages of her telling model Courtney Stodden to kill themselves surfaced earlier this year. Television personality Costello highlighted the importance in change via action in a statement to ET Online. “I want to be clear—I do not wish ill on anyone,” he said. “We are all works in progress and we deserve the opportunity to prove that we can do better....

In the anti-Trump ad, Hayden who was director of the NSA between from 1999 to 2005 and the CIA from 2006 to 2009, describes how he served 40 years in the military and that Trump was threatening to undo all the alliances that the U.S. had enjoyed until now. At the start of the video which debuted on MSNBC, a caption explains that Hayden has aphasia following a stroke in 2018 and says that “though it’s difficult, he feels it’s important to speak out....

Supercharged: Now, at 24, Jackson seems poised for another surge. He wrote and produced Diana Ross’s recent Top 10 hit, “Muscles.” He narrated and sang a song for the storybook album of “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.” And for “Thriller,” his long-awaited sequel to “Off the Wall,” he has fashioned a supercharged pop classic for the ’80s—flashy, futuristic, floridly upbeat. Despite his showy style, Michael Jackson remains something of an enignia. Onstage in one of his sequined jump suits, he’s a flamboyant picture of grace, a sleek jaguar ready to pounce....

Kind of. Rod Higgins, Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin, who all were a part of the Warriors teams in the early 1990s, said on NBC Sports’ Sports “Uncovered” podcast that prior to Jordan’s practices with the Bulls and subsequent two-word “I’m back” announcement in 1995, His Airness spent time practicing with Golden State over a two-day period — and whooped some butt in the process. MORE: Seven “The Last Dance” topics we wanted more of...

Saturday, the team released a pair of statements on the former All-Star’s passing. MORE: Mason passes at age 48 | Basketball world reacts | Remembering those who have passed in 2015 From Hornets chairman Michael Jordan: “I’m deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Anthony Mason. Mase was one of the toughest competitors of his era. While on the Hornets, he was beloved by fans throughout the Carolinas for his hard-nosed play and skill on the court....

The Charlotte Hornets’ owner, arguably the greatest basketball player ever to lace up a pair of mid-tops, has never lacked confidence. So, should we really be surprised at the fact he told a French media outlet he’s certain he can beat his players 1-on-1 despite being 52-years-old? Probably not. MORE: Can Michael Jordan palm a pumpkin? | Cavs fans can’t spell Matthew Dellavedova Jordan said he used to go down and play with his players, but he doesn’t anymore though he still lends his advice from the executive suit when asked....

Heritage Auctions in Dallas is offering the card from 1986 in an online auction where it’s expected to sell after midnight Thursday. The consigner wishes to remain anonymous. Chris Ivy, Heritage’s director of sports collectibles, says the Fleer card is one of only five Jordan rookie cards to get Beckett Grading Services’ top grade of “Pristine 10.” Ivy says the card is dated to 1986 even though Jordan’s first year in the league was 1984 because basketball cards weren’t manufactured between 1982 and 1984....

The 23-time gold medalist and Baltimore native on Sunday jokingly dissed a reporter wearing Steelers gear and shuddered at the sight of the black and gold colors. MORE: Phelps’ lasting legacy | Classic photos of Michael Phelps “Is that a Steelers?” Phelps asked. “Oh man. Golly. There we go, there’s some Ravens … man, Steelers … Football season is back.” When asked about the heated rivalry between the Steelers and Ravens, Phelps replied, “I always think we’re going to beat Pittsburgh....

The seven-time F1 champion suffered a serious head injury while skiing in France at the end of December. “Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months,” his manager, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement. “There is still, however, a long and difficult road ahead.” Schumacher was transferred to a hospital in Lausanne in June, after six months at a hospital in France....

MORE: Players with most to gain on ‘prove it’ contracts | Big Ben gets his due in QB rankings OK, then. No word yet from the Pirates’ sponsor. Do they have one? Does it matter? Vick, 35, visited signed with the Steelers on Tuesday. They need a backup for Ben Roethlisberger because of Bruce Gradkowski’s finger injury. Right now, they’d open the season with Landry Jones as the No. 2, and he hasn’t taken a regular-season snap....

The decision was made by a unanimous vote on Wednesday among board members of the West Contra Costa Unified School District after considering a proposal from the school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) for the school to be renamed in honor of Obama, who is known for her support of education and children’s health programs, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “Naming this school after Michelle Obama is a sign of the school’s rebirth,” Stephanie Hernandez-Jarvis, the president of the board, said in a statement....

“People often reach out to me seeking relationship advice. They remark on photographs they’ve seen of me and Barack together—the two of us laughing, or sharing a look, appearing content to be side by side—deducing that we enjoy each other’s company,” Obama shared in The Light We Carry, the follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir Becoming. “They ask how we have managed to stay both married and unmiserable for thirty years now....

Deven Free, of Galesburg, was playing with other boys outside his home on Monday when the incident took place. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting appeared to be accidental, according to Michigan NBC affiliate Wood-TV. Lisa Shirley, who is the boy’s great-aunt, told the news outlet that the BB struck Deven just above his right eye and had lodged in the back of his brain. As he lay on the ground, he was initially able to talk but later became unresponsive....

A state of emergency has been issued for Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford dams both collapsed. Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate as a result of the flooding, with officials warning parts of Midland could be under nine feet of water. The National Weather Service said that the Tittabawassee River, which runs through Midland and into Saginaw County, could reach record-level highs following the collapse of the two dams....

This week, the Michigan Democratic Party deleted a weekend Facebook post that suggested parents shouldn’t dictate what their children are taught in public schools. The post, which appeared to be a screenshot, suggested that parents who want control over curriculum should switch their kids over to private schools “at their own expense if this is what they desire.” “The purpose of a public education in a public school is not to teach kids only what parents want them to be taught....

In a 20-page motion filed Christmas night, the attorneys claimed that the federal government invented a conspiracy theory about the alleged kidnapping plot in order to entrap five men who now face up to life in prison. The attorneys are requesting that U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker dismiss a conspiracy charge against the defendants, which would effectively dismantle the government’s case, The Detroit News reported. “Essentially, the evidence here demonstrates egregious overreaching by the government’s agents, and by the informants those agents handled,” the defense attorneys wrote....