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Police in Quintana Roo state said that two Canadians died of gunshot wounds after an argument at the Hotel Xcaret resort on the Riviera Maya near Cancun turned violent on Friday, Reuters reported. Authorities said those killed in the incident had criminal records linked to drug trafficking, citing information from Canadian law enforcement. Video from a camera perched above the resort between Playa del Carmen and Tulum captured the terrifying moments of the incident at around 2....

Playing a Honduras team that hadn’t scored a goal in the entire tournament and made the quarterfinals by virtue of its defense and a 3-0 win awarded thanks to French Guiana’s forfeit, that was enough. Report: Mexico returns to semis Heading into the match, the question was whether Mexico would be able to get around a Honduran team that was likely to park the bus in front of the goal....

Corona is set to take up his spot on the left wing where he’s played regularly before missing this summer’s Confederations Cup because of a personal issue. He’s joined up top by Chicharito and Carlos Vela. Hector Herrera and Andres Guardado are in the midfield, but the Europe-based midfielders are joined by surprise starter Jurgen Damm. And in defense, Pumas winger Jesus Gallardo will reprise his role as left back, where he’s regularly played for the national team....

El Tri find themselves under pressure to impress in Qatar ahead of hosting the competition in 2026, alongside their neighbours the US and Canada. However, despite the solid streak of consistently making it to the World Cup, Gerardo Martino’s side have bowed out at the last-16 stage at each of the previous seven tournaments. Despite boasting talented squads that can dominate at continental level, Mexico have struggled to break the barrier of really threatening the established order....

A section of Champlain Towers, located at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, collapsed at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, killing at least four people. The search is continuing for survivors, and the number of people unaccounted for is at least 159, according to Florida Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. In a study published in 2020 focusing on the sinking of buildings in Miami and the coastal town of Norfolk in Virginia, Shimon Wdowinski, a professor at the Department of Earth and Environment at the Florida International University, found that the condo building had been sinking since the 1990s....

She’s only partly right. As Castro celebrates his 40th anniversary in power this month, the stalemate between Havana and Washington shows no sign of easing. The communist leader, now 72, has defied all predictions of his demise, and the embargo is locked in place by a dogged U.S. Congress. The new measures were not designed simply to ““help the Cuban people without strengthening the Cuban government,’’ as Clinton said. They were also meant to quell the growing chorus of senators, statesmen and academics calling for a review (read: removal) of the embargo....

The game is at the United Center in Chicago. Tip off is scheduled for approximately 9:59 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on TBS. Miami (25-10) is making its second Sweet 16 appearance under Jim Larranaga, the 72-year-old coach who took George Mason to the Final Four in 2006. The Hurricanes are an experienced team with three senior starters and are the unexpected favorite in this matchup. DECOURCY: Ranking the remaining 16 teams in the NCAA tournament...

Flatley himself stars in his debut film as Victor Blackley, an ex-MI6 operative who is drawn back into the job he left after retiring to the Caribbean to open a nightclub. “I doubt that the Michael Flatley produced and directed movie written by Michael Flatley starring Michael Flatley which is made by Michael Flatley’s production company and financed by Michael Flatley is going to return any money to Michael Flatley,” one person predicted of the flick via Twitter....

Flynn, best known for a short stint as former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, made the remarks during a recent interview on The Alex Jones Show. Flynn told host Alex Jones that there would be a planned surge of COVID-19 despite sleuthing by “digital warriors” having uncovered the “truth” about the virus, although no credible evidence that would prove the sinister plot has been publicly presented anywhere. “We’re going to see an uptick in other aspects of the COVID,” Flynn said....

Michael Jordan is everywhere on the Internet, too. And he’s crying. The Associated Press photo of his Basketball Hall of Fame speech, tears in eyes and brow furrowed, has become the most ubiquitous meme of the past six months, Photoshopped onto the faces of anyone who lost anything, from Cam Newton to Donald Trump. Sporting News discussed Jordan — and his crying face — with Hornets players and found a dichotomy of descriptions: the former legend who both teaches younger players and expects the most out of them, while also keeping things light....

In the second day of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament off the coast of Morehead City, North Carolina, the crew on Michael Jordan’s Catch 23 yacht reeled in a 442.3-pound blue marlin, and the retired NBA star was there to light cigars and enjoy the moment with the crew. Here’s a 2-hour video from facebook that records the boat pulling in, the crew stringing up the marlin and Jordan overseeing the events from the weigh-in until his interview....

The fifth-year Hornets forward is excited to be back on the Spectrum Center court, but he would prefer to be lining up for the season’s opening tip. After what he went through last year, it’s tough to blame him. MORE: Eight players with the most to prove in 2016-17 Kidd-Gilchrist missed the first three months of the 2015-16 season after tearing the labrum muscle in his right shoulder a year ago....

Pat Neshek came on to relieve him in the bottom of the eighth with the score 3-2. Just two pitches later, the game was tied courtesy of pinch hitter Michael Morse. MORE: NLCS photos | Wacky homers in San Fran You can say that he was just a tad bit happy. 

Michael Pineda will be scratched from Thursday night’s scheduled start with forearm tightness, the New York Post confirmed. WFAN first reported Pineda was injured but said his elbow was the problem. MORE: Most memorable trade deadline deals | Best destinations for Carlos Gonzalez Pineda was slated to face the Rangers, who acquired Phillies ace Cole Hamels on Wednesday night. That came days after the AL-best Royals added Johnny Cueto to their rotation and the Blue Jays swooped in to land David Price....

The “Good Morning America” co-host said frustrated black players feel as though Trump ordered them to “stay in your place” with his comments about firing “son of a bitch” players like Colin Kaepernick who protest during national anthem. NFL teams and players and owners have been largely disapproving of Trump’s comments, complete with a number of on-field demonstrations Sunday. DeCOURCY: Steelers don’t take Trump’s bait “A lot of them have taken exception to being called SOBs....

The Steelers quarterback will travel from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg on Tuesday and use his status to make change, Yahoo! Sports reports. The piece of legislation he’ll introduce is the “PA House Bill 1516,” nicknamed the “Pets in Cars” bill. MORE: NFL players doing good | Honeybadger locks himself in hot car The bill allows an official (such as police officer, firefighter or security guard) to remove pets from hazardous conditions in vehicles, such as “extreme heat” or an “unattended motor vehicle,” meaning the vehicle is out of the operator’s sight....

Vick, who wore No. 7 in college and most of his professional football career, did not win the Heisman Trophy himself, but as a freshman finished third in the 1999 Heisman race behind winner Ron Dayne (Wisconsin - RB) and runner-up Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech - QB). He finished sixth in Heisman voting during the 2000 season, but was not a finalist, which made 1999 his only appearance at the awards as a candidate....

The reason for this: she called out Floyd Mayweather for his history of domesic violence (as did Nichols in an interview conducted last September). MORE: Five things we learned on Raw | Sami Zayn injured on long awaited debut | WWE Hall of Famer passes away Following the fight, WWE CEO Paul “Triple H” Levesque congratulated his friend Mayweather on Twitter for his big victory. That didn’t sit well with Beadle — a longtime WWE fan — and she decided it was time to give up being a WWE fan....

Last week at Bristol, all three circuits competed at one track. This weekend, the Sprint Cup and Camping World Trucks will be at Michigan International Speedway while the Xfinity Series will be at Road America in Plymouth, Wisc. MORE: Larson, Blaney take Chase hits | Good finish for Gordon Kevin Harvick will be going for two in a row after he won the rain-delayed Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol....

One moment did not come off very smooth, though. While designated hitter Jordan Nwogu will someday laugh at the fifth-inning faceplant he delivered when attempting to dive into third base, for now he’ll likely be the butt of jokes from his teammates. He came up several feet short of the bag here. He also ate some infield dirt. MORE: Schedule, times, TV channels for College World Series Nwogu made it safe into the base, though, and wound up scoring Michigan’s second run....