On the left side, list all the people who just the thought of their name causes you to feel a knot in your stomach, chest or throat because they are the people who frustrate and exasperate you. You avoid them because nearly every interaction leads to a disagreement and conflict with them which rapidly escalates and that you deal with by either becoming angry or just avoiding them. There is another reason that causes you to avoid them called the “outrage enrage bifurcate....

By all accounts, the 63-year-old Zeng is much stronger than his ranking would suggest. For more than a decade he served as Jiang Zemin’s leading protege and hatchet man, playing a major, if behind-the-scenes, role in Beijing’s corridors of power. Zeng now heads the party secretariat, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the party, and in December was handed control of the Central Party School, the top training ground for up-and-coming cadres....

Farfetched? Try this on for size: Levi Strauss jeans made in the early 1950s are now selling in Japan for nearly $2,000. Wearing 40-year-old jeans is the height of fashion in Tokyo. The craze supports a vast and growing industry involving almost 100 shops selling used American clothing. According to Japanese customs officials, 1,016 tons of used clothes were imported into Japan in the first five months of 1991-almost as much as was imported in all of 1990....

In deciding on an advance in Iraq, Army commanders justify throwing centuries of military doctrine into the trash heap by citing a couple of fairly new and relatively untested theories–the “Rolling Start” deployment and the “Bypass Criteria.” Both are departures from Colin Powell’s doctrine of massive, overwhelming force. Rolling Start, in which attacks are launched while additional forces continue to arrive, is based on the assumption that the Iraqi Army was so inferior that the United States could begin the ground campaign even though the Iraqis had a 10-to-1 numerical advantage in ground forces (it may even be more than that, though actual figures on how many combat troops are now inside the country are a bit murky)....

The housing of 10,000 fire evacuees at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium drew comparisons with New Orleans’s post-Katrina chaos. The Superdome had death and mayhem; Qualcomm had Starbucks and free massages. The unspoken (and bogus) insinuation: affluent, white San Diego behaved better than poor, black New Orleans. New Orleans tragically assumed citizens would flee the area altogether rather than stay in the stadium, even though 100,000 residents didn’t have cars or any transport out....

Both the Blaugrana and the Blancos are safely through to the quarter-finals of this season’s competition. Their talismanic forwards have led the charge, with Messi bagging a brace against Chelsea in the last-16 to take his goal tally to six while eternal rival Ronaldo leads the scoring charts on 12. Both men are now members of the elite 100-goal club in the Champions League and Ancelotti, who has conquered Europe as a player and coach, believes they will prove to be the difference once again in the pursuit of continental glory....

Sarri’s departure was confirmed after president Aurelio De Laurentiis said time had run out for the coach to commit his future to the Partenopei, amid links to Chelsea. Napoli collected a club-record 91 points but missed out on the Serie A title to Juventus, who won a seventh successive Scudetti. Ancelotti will be charged with ending Juve’s dominance in Italy, Massimiliano Allegri having led the Bianconeri to four consecutive domestic doubles....

Bayern boss Ancelotti open to Sanchez move After he missed out on last season’s Bundesliga’s top goalscorer award to Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Manchester United and Chelsea target’s representative Maik Barthel told Kicker that the player was “disappointed” he was not helped to score more goals by his Bayern team-mates, but Ancelotti rejected suggestions the striker is unhappy at the club. “Lewandowski has never complained to me, I finally congratulated him on his good season,” Ancelotti told reporters on Saturday....

Neymar suspended for Clasico Poland international Lewandowski took his goal tally for the season to a phenomenal 38 in 40 matches with a double as Bayern dispatched his former employers Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. But the 28-year-old was substituted after 72 minutes with a shoulder injury during Der Klassiker and only returned to training on Tuesday. Although Ancelotti told a pre-match news conference at the Allianz Arena that Lewandowski came through the session well, he explained he undertook just 20 minutes of work and must be assessed again before kick-off....

There are so many dead spots in the Oscar broadcast that complaining about them stopped being fun a long time ago. It’s way too easy. The most common complaint is that everything goes on too long–the speeches, the tributes, Nicholson’s leering gaze at Kirsten Dunst. But honestly, would three hours of junk really be that much better than four hours of junk? At least the long version affords you the sensation of witnessing truly epic junk....

Buried deep on coach Lionel Hollins’ bench, for reasons unknown, Kirilenko stayed behind Friday as the Nets began a road trip. The Russian veteran, a favorite of Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, will remain idle until Hollins relents or Kirilenko is traded. A trade is much more likely, according to reports. From the Nets blog The Brooklyn Game: And this from ESPNNewYork.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk: Karasev is young wing Sergey Karasev....

Family attorneys said that while the public may have known from the death certificate that Brown died of “a penetrating gunshot wound to the head,” the independent autopsy found that “it was a kill shot to the back of the head.” The autopsy showed that there were five penetrating bullet wounds to Brown’s body, the first being through the front windshield of the vehicle he was sitting in. Family attorney Wayne Kendall said the early shots were not fatal, as Brown was able to back up the car as the shots were coming into the vehicle....

“It’s going to be a big number. It’s going to be a shocking number, nine figures and probably a 20 (million) starting point per year, but again we will find the right number to get to,” Irsay said (via WISH-TV). “The question again remains how can you build that roster around him.” MORE: SN’s latest mock draft | 2016 Fantasy QB rankings Luck is still highly regarded in the NFL despite a disappointing 2015 season where he played in just seven games as he dealt with a lacerated kidney and an abdominal tear....

With that in mind, here is a bit from a pre-draft scouting report on one of the most prominent sites that covers the NBA draft: “Does he have the fire inside to maximize his abilities and develop a killer instinct? He has a laid back demeanor; will he continue to work hard after he starts cashing 7-figure checks?” MORE: Wiggins declares for NBA draft | GM: Harrison twins could leave early | Early entry list...

Over the past few years, Cohen and his longtime friend and colleague Anderson Cooper have become known for drinking copious amounts of alcohol while hosting New Year’s Eve Live on CNN. This has led to some hilarious but often controversial moments, with Cohen speaking his mind. In November, new CNN chief Chris Licht said that hosts will sober up on the New Year’s Eve broadcast, but Cohen replied at the time that he and Cooper plan to “party harder....

The 52-year-old parted ways with his nation after successfully seeing them through to World Cup qualification in Russia, citing that the role had taken a toll on him ‘‘both personally and professionally’’. The Herald Sun reports he rejected a late bid from a Chinese Super League club to join the three-time Japanese champions. Yokohama is part of the Manchester City football conglomerate, meaning he will spend time under Pep Guardiola’s wing before taking charge at his new gig....

The 17-year-old made his first-team debut against Crystal Palace on the final day of the 2016-17 campaign. That outing saw him replace outgoing club icon Wayne Rooney, with Old Trafford witnessing a changing of the guard. Gomes has been billed as a superstar in the making for some time and is now being challenged to make good on that promise and force himself into contention under Jose Mourinho. After seeing the youngster join training on Thursday, fellow academy graduate McTominay told MUTV: “Ultimately, it’s about working hard and listening to his coaches....

General manager Perry Minasian told reporters Thursday that cutting Pujols was “more about Jared Walsh playing the right position (and) Shohei Ohtani being in the lineup on a daily basis.” Ohtani will be LA’s primary designated hitter when he isn’t pitching and Walsh is moving to first base full time after shuttling between there and right field. FAGAN: Best fits for Pujols likely don’t include Cards, White Sox “For us, now and moving forward, we feel like that’s the best club we have and that’s about the organization moving forward,” Minasian said....

On Monday night, both an inflatable garbage can and a real garbage can made their way onto the field at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California, during the Astros’ 7-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. With the Astros leading 5-3 at the end of the sixth inning, a life-sized inflatable garbage can was launched onto the warning track from over the right-field scoreboard. Shortly afterward, as Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was up to bat, a real garbage can landed almost in the same place....

With the Royals batting in the seventh inning trailing by two runs and with runners on first and second, Raul A. Mondesi landed a bunt toward the mound. A wild throw by pitcher Matt Shoemaker to first base allowed both runners to score. Mondesi moved to third on the error. MORE: Worst in-season trades of every AL franchise Angels manager Mike Scioscia argued Mondesi obstructed the throw to first base as he ran inside the basepath, but the call stood after nearly a 15-minute argument from Scioscia and a video review....