[ad_1] Photograph: Ben Hendren/Rex/Shutterstock Attorneys for Jacob Blake said on Friday the the 29-year-old who was shot seven times by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer over the weekend was no longer shackled to his hospital bed. Blake’s father had revealed earlier that Blake had spent the week shackled to his ...
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Michael Irvin calls COVID-19 battle ‘three weeks of hell’
[ad_1] Longtime Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin announced on Friday that he had contracted COVID-19 earlier this summer. His battle with the coronavirus, Irvin said on the Rich Eisen Show, was “three weeks of hell.” Michael Irvin contracted the coronavirus Irvin said he became sick ...
Read More »Democrats bring out the small guns in hyperlocal key-state push
[ad_1] During this week’s Republican National Convention, Joe Biden’s campaign did not push counterprogramming as hard as its opponents did last week. While President Trump held multiple events in multiple states during the Democratic National Convention, Biden did a round of television interviews, and his running mate, Kamala Harris, gave ...
Read More »No. 1 Djokovic, Pospisil would lead new men’s tennis group
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and former top-30 member Vasek Pospisil would be the co-presidents of a new group they are trying to set up to represent men’s professional tennis players. A letter emailed to players — and obtained by The Associated Press on Friday — ...
Read More »Chinese national arrested in U.S. probe of possible transfer of software to China
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese national who is a researcher at a California university was arrested and charged with destroying a computer hard drive during an FBI investigation into the possible transfer of sensitive software to China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Guan Lei, 29, of Alhambra, ...
Read More »49ers defensive line depth continues to stand out in camp
[ad_1] The 49ers’ defensive front was the catalyst to the club’s run to the Super Bowl last season. While the starting unit was strong, it was the depth that allowed the line to be relentless and impact quarterbacks for all 60 minutes. Despite losing defensive tackles DeForest Buckner and Sheldon ...
Read More »In wake of shootings, Kenosha mayor backs police brass despite calls for resignations
[ad_1] Kenosha, Wisc., Mayor John Antaramian told reporters Friday that he has no intention of requesting the resignations of Police Chief Daniel Miskinis or County Sheriff David Beth, despite calls from various civil rights groups for both men to step down following the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake and ...
Read More »No. 18 Xfinity team penalized at Daytona, car chief ejected
[ad_1] NASCAR has issued the Xfinity Series No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team a pre-race inspection fraction Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 18 JGR Toyota, driven by reigning Riley Herbst, was found with an improperly mounted ballast. RELATED: Daytona schedule The at-track penalty for this infraction is the ...
Read More »Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: ‘If Biden wins…’
[ad_1] LONDONDERRY, N.H. — One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at an airport hangar. But with the virus looming over the race, the president for the first time ...
Read More »No cut at BMW Championship, but after 36 holes these players have work to do
[ad_1] There’s no cut this week at the BMW Championship, the second leg of the 2021 FedEx Cup Playoffs. But after 36 holes, the projected FedEx Cup standings are sorting some things out. Namely, we’re getting a sense of who needs to do what over the weekend if he wants ...
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