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El Tri have won three of their last nine matches, leading to pressure on head coach Gerardo Martino to deliver results at the World Cup in the hope of salvaging his job. Poland were in the same boat during the summer but managed to lift spirits with a few positive friendly results just before the finals – and they could be primed for a positive showing. Here’s how you can watch all the action in the major global territories....

El Tri have reached the last 16 in the last seven consecutive World Cups — stretching back to USA ‘94 — but they have not reached the quarterfinals since their hosting of the tournament in 1986. Gerardo Martino’s side powered through CONCAF qualification, with 28 points from 14 games, finishing in second place behind Canada. However, they face a battle to get out of Group C, alongside Argentina, Poland and Saudi Arabia, with the likely prospect of France in the last 16....

Chip Kelly, then the Ducks’ coach, introduced Meyer to his team and made the mistake of calling him a “retired coach.” “Urban stops him right there,” says longtime Oregon running backs coach Gary Campbell, “and says, wait a second, I’m not retired. Right then, the red flag goes up for me.” Right there is all you need to know about Meyer and the cost of winning. The same guy who left Florida in December of 2010 and took a $1 million bonus as part of resigning his position because of “medical issues,” was imbedded with the Oregon football team a few months later and trying to, as he says now, “understand their culture....

Walker, a five-star recruit who was ranked No. 18 on Sporting News’ way-too-early 2018 NBA Draft big board, will have surgery this week, The Associated Press reported. The school didn’t provide a timetable for his return. MORE: Arizona solidifies No. 1 spot in 2017-18 Top 25 Walker also confirmed the injury. Miami was ranked No. 21 in SN’s latest preseason Top 25.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers could have hardly gone worse for the Heat, who lost veteran guard Goran Dragic and All-Star big man Bam Adebayo to foot and shoulder injuries respectively, while Jimmy Butler, Miami’s leading scorer in the playoffs, was in clear discomfort after rolling his ankle. While Butler is expected to play Game 2, the presence of Adebayo and Dragic remains in doubt and there are concerns the latter could be out for the remainder of the series....

Bloomberg and The New York Times reported that Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., has looked at office spaces near Miami and may move part of its asset management arm out of New York City, the de facto hive of banking and finance in the U.S. The timeline for and breadth of the potential move is unclear—and, as the Times noted, the move itself is not guaranteed—but Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told Newsweek the move could enhance a “thriving entrepreneurial community” in south Florida....

Steve Simeonidis, chairman of the Miami-Dade Democratic party, tweeted an image of the officer, describing the situation as “city funded voter intimidation.” Simeonidis told the Miami Herald that he spotted the officer “well within” the 150-foot area that police officers and non-voters are not permitted under state laws during an election. “He may have been going to vote. But he was in full uniform with the mask and a gun....

The Scottsdale, Ariz., police video of events leading up to his arrest on charges of DUI were made public this week, as was the fact that his blood-alcohol content at the time was .217, three times the legal limit in Arizona. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong “I think in life everyone makes mistakes, and I think right now it’s about learning from that mistake,” Floyd told reporters Thursday (via the Boston Herald)....

“Biblically speaking, at the age of 13, Jesus Christ went into the temple and he ransacked it. They would call him a domestic terrorist today,” Flynn said Saturday during Mastriano’s official campaign launch. The former Trump administration official appeared to be making a nod to the January 6 event while endorsing Mastriano for being a “warrior and fighter” in politics. “Doug Mastriano is exactly the kind of leader we need....

Flynn tried pulling at the patriotic heart strings of those gathered at the Honkeytonk Saloon in Ladson, South Carolina on Sunday. He was appearing at a campaign event in support of Lin Wood who is bidding to become the South Carolina GOP chairman. Wood is an ally of former President Donald Trump. But after telling attendees to “hear, not just listen” to “every single word,” of the 31-word paean to American liberty and justice, it seemed that Flynn could not quite deliver on what he was asking other people to do....

Phelps, who trained with Bowman since he was 11 years old in Baltimore, decided to pack up and move west with the coach that led him to the past four Olympics, where he won 22 medals — 18 of them gold. “It is different, but I am somebody who loves changes. If we do the same thing in training month after month, I get sick of it,” Phelps said. “If I do the same thing in the weight room day after day, month after month, I get sick of it....

In an interview with Yahoo Finance, the Saints quarterback reiterated his stance against kneeling during the national anthem, saying he’ll “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America.” Meanwhile, Brees completely ignored the issue — police brutality and racial injustice against black people — of which those protests, as well as the ongoing protests in the country, have been trying to address. New Orleans safety Malcom Jenkins was particularly frustrated with Brees’ later self-admitted lack of awareness, saying that he once had respect for Brees, “But sometimes (he) should shut the f— up....

With a five-year deal worth $100 million that includes $61 million in guarantees, the 26-year-old Saints star is now the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. Thomas’ new average annual salary of $20 million places him among the NFL’s 25 highest-paid players in the league, which, for a receiver, says a lot. As pointed out by Sporting News NFL contributor Jason Fitzgerald, the founder of Overthecap.com, Thomas now has something in common with all-everything receivers Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson....

After an 8-2 loss to the Royals on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader, the Cardinals had lost five of their last seven and 13 of 19 in May. And this all comes after St. Louis won its fifth game in a row — and 10th in 11 games — on May 1 over the Nationals. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN...

This strategy has been in place for a while as Spotify has also pursued deals with The Ringer, Kim Kardashian West, and DC Comics since they acquired Gimlet Media in 2019. “Wall Street seems to be handsomely rewarding Spotify for aggressively pursuing an original content strategy. They seem to be trying to emulate what Netflix did in TV and film,” Sven Carlsson told Newsweek. “This is not a new idea for Spotify....

The Wolverines announced Wednesday that they'll host Central Florida in 2016, Air Force the next season and SMU in 2018. Michigan won't play Ball State in 2016 as it previously planned and says the matchup will be moved to a later date. Michigan announced last week a home-and-home contract to play UCLA in 2022 and 2023.

After No. 4 Michigan’s 14-7 victory against No. 8 Wisconsin at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, it’s obvious what most fans want to see at the end of the season. MORE: Top 25 live updates | Top performers We want to put Michigan and No. 2 Ohio State together in Ohio Stadium on Nov. 26 with matching 11-0 records, just like in 2006. The Wolverines beat a top-10 team for the first time since 2008 with the win against the Badgers....

Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray issued the decision in response to a directive that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced earlier this month. While Michigan is an open carry state, Benson and Nessel said in announcing their directive that the intention of the temporary ban was to make sure that “all eligible Michigan citizens can freely exercise their fundamental right to vote without fear of threats, intimidation or harassment....

Emergency services said they gained entry into the home of the man identified as Arnoul Jaros on Saturday, February 15, after relatives became concerned that they hadn’t heard from him in at least two months, reported MLive. When Tittabawassee Township police officers and firefighters got inside the house in Freeland, Saginaw County, they found the 62-year-old’s body “in a frozen state.” The cause of Jaros’ death was ruled as hypothermia....