“While many accusers will no doubt be disappointed that the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will stand and that Cosby will not be sent back to prison in that case, they should also know that Mr. Cosby may still face other consequences in the justice system,” Allred said in a statement shared with Newsweek. “On May 9, 2022, just two months from now, we will begin our civil trial against Mr....
“I think more and more people are going to be talking about what they’ve experienced,” de Blasio said during a Monday morning news briefing. “And I think as people see more and more evidence, it’s going to be clear this is not the way any leader should treat anybody.” De Blasio added, “What these two women went through was absolutely unacceptable,” referring to Charlotte Bennett and Lindsey Boylan, two former Cuomo staffers who have accused him of sexual harassment....
Hamid’s contract with D.C. United is set to expire this winter, and it appears all talks regarding a contract extension with the team have ended as he looks for a new opportunity in Europe. “I want to push myself and see how far I can go because I know I have the work ethic and the hunger to take myself very far in this game," Hamid told the Washington Post....
On Thursday, the two worlds crossed. Murray was in Jacksonville, Fla., for a golf tournament and was photographed in some rather vibrant Pabst Blue Ribbon pants. Carl Spackler would never be caught dead in those pants.
O’Brien took another stab at justifying the deal on Thursday. He again underwhelmed and confused his critics. “When you’re trading a player like DeAndre Hopkins, who has three years left on his deal, and you’re trying to find a trade partner, you’re not talking to 31 other teams,” O’Brien told reporters. “You’re finding a trade partner, No. 1, that’s gonna be able to pay DeAndre Hopkins.” MORE: NFL uniform rankings...
According to a study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, these remains—which measure just two millimeters in length—represent the earliest green seaweed ever found, being around 200 million years older than the previous record holder. The team identified the microfossils while using an electronic microscope to investigate rock samples collected near the city of Dalian, northern China—an area that was home to a shallow ocean when these organisms were alive....
New coach Sean McDermott understands the concerns around the gutsy moves he and new general manager Brandon Beane have made of late. Former NFL GM Jeff Diamond, a Sporting News contributor, went as far as to write that McDermott and Beane are risking their jobs in overhauling the roster they inherited. Buffalo on Monday announced the signing of a fourth quarterback, Joe Webb, with whom McDermott and Beane are familiar from their days in Carolina....
MORE: 18 impact NFL rookies | Way-too-early 2017 NFL Mock Draft Shortly after the Bills made him the 19th player taken in the 2016 NFL Draft, Lawson maintained that the shoulder, which bothered him at Clemson but never sidelined him, wouldn’t be an issue and wouldn’t require surgery. The Bills, however, decided on the pre-emptive measure. General manager Doug Whaley said he was particularly pleased that Lawson agreed to take this proactive measure: “By doing so, he’s forsaking personal goals to be 100 percent healthy when we will need him most during the regular season....
The report said Ragland is scheduled to receive a second opinion Monday, which will determine how much time the rookie second-round pick is expected to miss. MORE: Must-see photos from 2016 NFL training camps Former Bills linebacker Brandon Spikes, who sat out all of last season, was just signed by the team Sunday for insurance purposes. It looks like he may be pressed into duty sooner than later. The Bills also signed ex-Saints linebacker David Hawthorne on Sunday....
After spending the last six seasons with the Jets, the Bills welcomed Ryan to his new home on Tuesday in a rather unusual way. Instead of giving him a standard cheese pizza, they added their own touch by putting, “Welcome Rex” on top. Only thing is, it didn’t look all that appetizing. MORE: Ryan leaves Falcons empty handed | Bills lose defensive coordinator | Controversial NFL calls The good news is the entire pizza is edible....
Other names being considered, according to Yahoo, are Bulls assistant Andy Greer, Trail Blazers assistant Nate Tibbetts and Knicks assistant Brian Keefe. MORE: How the 76ers can ruin free agency | Allen Iverson sets the record straight | Paul Pierce unsure about his future Donovan is reportedly keeping Thunder assistants Mark Bryant and Darko Rajakovic. Another addition to his staff could also be Billy Schmidt. He was on Donovan’s staff in Florida and could be in a player development role for Oklahoma City....
This comes shortly after another leak, when Afghan media revealed a U.S.-authored plan to “accelerate peace talks” to end the war in Afghanistan. What both of these revelations expose is that Washington still has not come to grips with the stone-cold fact that our Afghan war is unwinnable—and it remains unwilling to do what is necessary: end the war and bring the troops home by May 1, as agreed to in the February 2020 agreement the U....
Will that be a sign of things to come when the Sooners and Longhorns ultimately leave for the SEC? The Bears also are the Big 12 Preseason Media Poll pick to defend that conference championship under rising coach Dave Aranda. It’s a tough conference to predict in 2022. Sporting News bunched Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State together in our Preseason Top 25 in the Nos. 10-12 spots. Those are the preseason favorites again....
The 2017 Big 12 Tournament, taking place at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., hasn’t been much of contest in recent years. The defending champion Jayhawks had won seven of the last 11 Big 12 men’s basketball tournaments, and they looked more than ready to repeat. Before Thursday’s loss, Kansas had advanced to the tournament semifinals every year since 2009. MORE: Josh Jackson must stand tall for KU to become title challenger...
There have not been many decent or realistic cricket games since Codemasters’ Brian Lara/Shane Warne Cricket ’99, which is claimed to be most realistic game till date by many critics. Recent games like Ashes Cricket ’09 and International Cricket ’10 got mixed response for their gameplay and animation. While they were upgrades from the earlier versions during the past decade, they have been also criticized on a number of other points....
In the first full week roundup of gaming news for 2021, the Nintendo Switch Store’s servers buckle under pressure for one specific game demo, more than likely caused by the sheer amount of Switch sales that continue to break records. A new reveal from SNK brings some exciting news for fighting game fans. The after-effects of the US Capitol attack reverberated throughout the Twitch community. Some interesting early history of Xbox (and Nintendo) was recently revealed....
In this week’s roundup of gaming news, both EA and Activision have announced sequels to Call of Duty and Battlefield coming in 2021. Users and moderators on the r/wallstreetbets subreddit are dealing with drama, while investors continue to sell huge profits on GameStop. Sony’s PS5 meets its short-term sales goal, but may not reach its long-term fiscal year sales goal due to a recurring issue in 2021. Google’s Stadia branch enacts several pretty significant internal changes as the company refocuses its gaming strategy....
All of this leads to players returning to Skyrim frequently, while many new gamers jump into it for the first time every year. Skyrim can be a long game, however, and some players may want to look for ways to get a step ahead at the early levels; especially if it is not their first time playing through it. There are countless mods available for Skyrim to improve aspects of the game or make the early levels go by faster, but not all players want to use mods or have access to them on their platform of choice....
Longhorns’ coach Steve Sarkisian announced that star running back Bijan Robinson will miss the remainder of the season with a dislocated elbow. MORE: 5 incredible stats from Kansas’ upset over Texas Robinson has been one of Texas’s few bright spots in an otherwise underwhelming season. The sophomore has 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground in 10 games so far this season, to go along with 295 yards and four touchdowns in the air....
Less than 24 hours after downing the Jets and handing them their ninth loss of the season, the Patriots head coach handed the Jets yet another loss, clowning them, telling WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria” on Tuesday that the moment he resigned from the Jets is one of the “great moments” of his career. WEEK 10 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread “One of the — not only most defining — but one of the great moments of my career,” Belichick said....
