Arena returned as US coach on Tuesday, leaving the LA Galaxy to reclaim a position he held between 1998 and 2006, during which time he led the States to their best finish at a World Cup in more than 80 years – a quarter-final appearance in 2002 in Japan and South Korea. The 65-year-old replaces Jurgen Klinsmann, who was dismissed on Monday after World Cup qualifying defeats at the Hexagonal stage to Mexico and Costa Rica....

Arena named USA national team manager Arena was responding to a comment he made in 2013, which has resurfaced now that he is back at the helm of the U.S. national team. Speaking to ESPN The Magazine, the then-LA Galaxy coach remarked: “Players on the national team should be — and this is my own feeling — they should be Americans. If they’re all born in other countries, I don’t think we can say we are making progress....

The secret clause in Tevez’s CSL contract Tevez became the latest big name to join the lucrative CSL last month, moving to Shanghai Shenhua in a deal reportedly making him the highest-paid player in the world. It remains to be seen whether Tevez’s departure from Buenos Aires will affect his international chances but Bauza refused to rule out the 32-year-old from his World Cup qualifying plans. “I would have liked him to continue in Argentina,” Bauza told Radio Continental of the 76-time international forward....

Fresh off his World Cup debut and 45-minute cameo which helped the Super Eagles coast to a 2-0 victory over Iceland at the Volgograd Arena, the Benfica wing-back is getting ready for Tuesday’s crucial tie against La Albiceleste in Saint Petersburg, which determines whether or not they qualify for the knockout stages. Gernot Rohr’s men need to, at least, avoid a defeat at the hands of Jorge Sampaoli’s side - yet to pick a victory in Russia and are rooted to the bottom of the group - and hope proceedings between Croatia and Iceland at Rostov Arena end in their favour....

Major, NEWSWEEK has learned. Adams, who heads Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA. is also secretly a member of the IRA’s ruling Army Council and one of the strategic commanders of its terrorist campaign, U.S. sources say. Because of his terrorist ties, Adams has long been on the U.S. list of individuals legally banned from the country. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Attorney General Janet Reno both opposed waiving the ban for Adams....

Davis is giving up 10 percent of his earnings on and off the field that include salary and endorsements for $4 million. With the stock offered in Davis, those who buy shares in his brand can trade them based on his performance. Fantex, in early October had given Foster $10 million to secure the rights to 20 percent of his future earnings. With the 49ers on a Week 9 bye, it's good timing for Davis, who's having an outsanding 2013 season....

Brnovich said Tuscon’s vaccine mandate violated newly passed state legislation that prohibits local governments from implementing vaccine requirements for employees. He also cited an executive order implemented by Republican Governor Doug Ducey in August, which further outlaws coronavirus vaccine mandates. “Tucson’s vaccine mandate is illegal, and the city could be held liable for attempting to force employees to take it against their beliefs,” Brnovich said in a statement. “COVID-19 vaccinations should be a choice, not a government mandate....

The former New York City mayor and current personal lawyer for President Donald Trump recently visited Arizona to discuss allegations of voter fraud during the presidential election. Less than one week later, Trump said Giuliani tested positive for the virus, an announcement that triggered a temporary shutdown of the Arizona Legislature because of Giuliani’s in-person interactions with Republican legislators. In a tweet posted Sunday, state Senator Martín Quezada, a Democrat, said the behavior of Arizona House and Senate Republicans during their interactions with an unmasked Giuliani was “the epitome of COVID-19 irresponsibility....

Jairo Adair Contreras Quintero was responsible for the death of Phoenix Police K-9 officer Bane after committing a crime spree with co-defendant Laura Dagnino. As reported by AZ Family, the pair was spotted in a stolen vehicle on 51st Avenue and Broadway Road on April 17, 2018. The pair then sped off, before stealing another car on 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road and then carjacking a third vehicle at gunpoint in the Arizona Biltmore area....

Tucson Police Air said in a tweet that they helped local air traffic controllers search for an overdue aircraft, which was last seen southeast of Kitt Peak. They said they located the downed aircraft, landed to search for survivors and found none, as reported by ABC15 on Sunday. The police force didn’t release any details on the location of the downed plane, but local news source Whats Up Tucson said on Twitter that the crash was near Arivaca Lake, southeast of Arivaca, Arizona....

Arizona couldn’t get it done. The most interesting play from the Wildcats probably came when center Carter Wood vomited on the ball right before snapping it. MORE: Gallery | Bryce Petty cleared to play | Columbia coach resigns amid allegations Oregon didn’t intercept the ball on that play, and I don’t blame them.

MORE: The 15 best baseball movies of all time, ranked In a clever promotional video for their 2017 season, the Wildcats channel the cult 1989 baseball film in a near-shot-for-shot remake of the famous spring training arrival scene at Hi Corbett Field, which long-served as the spring training home of the Indians and is now the home of the Wildcats. Arizona coach Jay Johnson does his best Lou Brown, freshman outfielder Matt Frazier faithfully(ish) embodies the persona of Willie Mays Hayes, and other players and personnel lend their acting talents to produce a spoof that’s pretty much spot on....

SB 289, the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act, would allow doctors and other health care workers to deny any non-emergency services based on religious, moral or ethical objections. The bill was passed by the Arkansas state legislature last week. Health care organizations would be banned from taking any disciplinary actions against workers who refuse services based on “conscience” under the law. It is not clear whether Hutchinson supports the bill....

Hatcher sustained the injury in the second half of the Razorbacks’ 16–12 upset loss Saturday to Toledo. MORE: SN Power Poll | Bowl projections The senior from Owasso, Okla., led Arkansas with 558 receiving yards on 43 catches, six for touchdowns, in 2014. He leads the SEC in receiving yards with 198 through the first two weeks of the 2015 season. With Hatcher sidelined, tight end Hunter Henry — the team’s’ second-leading target in 2014 and so far in 2015 — could see more passes, while sophomore Jared Cornelius is the only healthy wideout on the Hogs roster with more than 15 catches last season....

FBI agents arrested Shenker on May 18 and formally charged him on May 20. During the investigation, they learned that he worked as a teacher’s assistant at Miss Selma’s School in Little Rock. The school is a private institution providing education for children ages two through sixth grade. The school hired him in 2017. Though Shenker was released on conditions of bond, he’ll be arraigned this week before Magistrate Judge J....

John Fitzgerald Johnson, also known as The Real Grandmaster Jay, leader of the Not F***ing Around Coalition (NFAC), posted videos online to announce the group are planning to be in Louisville next month. In one clip, Johnson said that he has a “strategic date in mind” for when NFAC will be returning before confirming it will be September 5—the day of the Kentucky Derby. Johnson explained that they have chosen September 5 as Kentucky Gov....

Saturday’s game is set to be played at 2 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, marking the 87th time Philadelphia will host the game. With West Point located in New York and the Naval Academy in Maryland, the City of Brotherly Love is about equal distance from both schools, serving as an accessible, neutral location for both teams. The rivalry is one of the longest in college football history and is one that at least 10 U....

The Midshipmen were ranked 23rd in the final College Football Playoff ranking last week and arrive into the game as a 10.5-point favorite, after going 9-2 this season and finishing second in the American West division of the AAC. Navy will play Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl on December 31 and could end the season with their best record since 2015 with a win on Saturday. As far as Army is concerned, meanwhile, another win over the Midshipmen would give them a four-game winning streak for the first time in over two decades—the Black Knights won four in a row between 1993 and 1996....