It’s what has gone on behind the scenes in Cincinnati that has Bengals coach Marvin Lewis just as pleased entering Sunday’s game against Washington in London. MORE: Track game live | Full Sunday NFL scoreboard Lewis asked Dalton to assume a different type of leadership role this year than in his previous five NFL seasons, holding teammates even more accountable to put in the same kind of work that Dalton does to succeed....
In an interview with the Cincinnati Enquirer, Dalton’s wife J.J. said The Dalton Foundation received about 900 donations totaling more than $25,000 in the day since the quarterback’s release. J.J. said many of the donations were either $14 to show respect to Dalton’s number, or represented the number 14 in some way. Dalton was drafted by the Bengals in 2011 and started the foundation that same year with his wife....
Comedian Richter served as an announcer, writer and trusty sketch participant on O’Brien’s TBS show, Conan, from its 2010 debut until it came to an end in June 2021. The pair first worked together on Late Night with Conan O’Brien back in 1993. With decades of memorable comedy moments under their belts, Richter has revealed in an interview with Newsweek that their working relationship is far from over. Stating he will “certainly” collaborate with O’Brien again, Richter said: “We’re gonna do something together again....
Red Devils 9/5 for derby defeat Jose Mourinho’s men visit Liverpool on Saturday looking to continue their fine start to the season, which has seen United win six of their opening seven Premier League games. But Silvestre, who won five league titles and a Champions League with United, has told his former club to expect a huge test against Jurgen Klopp’s side. “You feel like you’re going to hell. You are not welcome and you can feel the hate for sure,” said Silvestre, speaking exclusively to 888sport....
Up 4-0 in the top of the sixth inning, the Royals appeared to be cruising to a comfortable win when Singer threw a sinker inside to Cleveland batter Jose Ramirez with one out and a base runner on first. Hernandez ruled the ball hit Ramirez’s hand, but the Royals challenged the call with Singer adamant the ball had in fact hit the bat. Replays showed the pitch appeared to have brushed the bat and ricocheted into the mitt of Royals’ catcher Salvador Perez for what would have been a third strike....
Richards’ short bullpen session (all fastballs, and all from the stretch) were an encouraging sign. Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher, who watched the session in Tempe, Ariz., told the Orange County Register that Richards “looked good, felt good.” MORE: Jason Giambi retires | Maier’s glove for sale | Knoblauch not happy | PHOTOS: New faces, new places The 26-year-old right-hander was having a breakout campaign in 2014 (13-4 record, 2....
After an utterly historic season by any measure of the word, the Angels’ two-way superstar almost instantly surpassed teammate Mike Trout to become the preeminent (and somewhat mythical) “face of baseball” in 2021. Ohtani, winner of the 2021 Sporting News Player of the Year award, the 2021 Athlete of the Year award, also added a unanimous AL MVP selection for his efforts on the field. Those awards join his 2018 Rookie of the Year award on the mantle....
But sometimes, road rage spills over into violence. Last month 48-year-old Jean Claude Lewis was arrested in California, after allegedly opening fire at another driver. While Kaylynn Heatley, 21, was also arrested in August after she allegedly rammed her Jeep Wrangler into a Tesla, forcing two cars off the road. The injuries sustained were so severe one woman needed her arm amputated after the crash on State Route 91....
The billboards depict the referees doing a “hands to the face” call while wearing a giant cheesehead, indicating they were Packers fans. According to some reports, there are at least seven billboards around the metro Detroit area. The billboards are expected to run until the end of the week. The Lions lost a heartbreaker Monday against the Packers, with the NFL later admitting its late fourth-quarter call on Trey Flowers for hands to the face shouldn’t have been a foul....
Last June and just a few weeks ago, men dying of a strain of hepatitis that would most likely have destroyed a human organ received livers from baboons. Both times, the activists sprang into action. I am an animal-rights supporter. I donate money to groups opposing some forms of medical experimentation on animals. I have argued for years, and will today, that animals are sometimes mistreated in such experiments....
“It was disappointing. We knew it was possible [to go far in EuroBasket] but the whole tournament is one of the most difficult things we’ve ever done,” said the team’s leading scorer Emma Meesseman. But she said there was one person they would look toward for inspiration. “Ann Wauters is our coach and player on the team. She keeps us calm and together, especially for our young group. We need somebody to keep us together....
Congress chips away at legislation, then sends some lowest-common-denominator version to the White House, to be signed or vetoed or later redesigned by the next president to take up temporary residence in Washington. But the work of the high court has had vast systemic influence over the lives of all Americans, an effect that lasts through generations. In the tripartite tussle, it’s no contest: SCOTUS rules. The display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings....
According to Florida officials, the $12.5 million donation will be matched to provide $25 million to enhance the program for tutoring, studying, academic advising, job placement and other services for UF’s 480 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports. MORE: 39 bowls, 39 questions | Top 10 bowl games of all time “This gift was made in honor of Otis Hawkins and his family,” the donor said to Florida officials. “Otis was one of the earliest Gator boosters and fervently believed each student-athlete should be fully supported in their academic as well as their athletic pursuits....
It can take several weeks or months to recover after surgery, and most people experience significant relief of symptoms after healing. However, you might have persistent neck pain or a permanent decrease in your neck mobility, and there is a risk of complications, including nerve damage. What Is ACDF? Your spine (backbone) is a column of individual vertebral bones separated by cartilaginous discs and stabilized by muscles, ligaments, and tendons....
Carmelo Anthony had 28 points and eight rebounds, Andrea Bargnani added 25 points and the New York Knicks beat Ewing's Bobcats 101-91 Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Ewing, the former Georgetown star who spent 15 seasons with the Knicks, filled in as Charlotte's coach after Steve Clifford underwent a successful procedure earlier in the day to have two stents placed in his heart. Clifford checked himself into the hospital late Thursday night with chest pain....
During a sunrise photo shoot for Red Bull, the Pelicans star, dunked, blocked, shot and palmed the flaming ball of fire and the result was a bunch of phenomenal photos. Davis is a rising star in the NBA, but the things he can do with a rising sun is pretty crazy. MORE: NBA big men stretching the floor | Steph Curry pokes fun of Warriors coaches What we’re trying to say is Davis is obviously superhuman and his opponents should watch out before he sends us into an age of darkness....
The fight lived up to its billing. In one of the greatest fights in heavyweight history, Joshua defeated Klitschko by 11th round TKO to retain the IBF heavyweight championship and gain the IBO and WBA Heavyweight championships in front of a raucous crowd of 90,000 people who were into the fight before it even began at Wembley Stadium in London. Sporting News scored the bout 95-94 Klitschko heading into the 11th round....
Over the course of centuries, Jews have alternately been hated as being too rich and too poor, too strong and too weak, too religious and too secular, too conservative and too liberal, too alike and too different. Since Roman conquerors forced most into exile nearly two millennia ago, Jews have also been hated for being dispersed. And since 1948, they have been hated for the revival of their small ancestral homeland: Israel....
