He earned Senior Bowl MVP honors and was taken in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Lions, behind running backs Melvin Gordon, Todd Gurley and fellow Alabamian and former Crimson Tide standout T.J. Yeldon. MORE: Ameer Abdullah in photos | Stafford already a fan of Abdullah | Iyer’s fantasy sleepers and busts for 2015 Thursday night, the now 5-9, 205-pound Abdullah made his presence felt in the NFL with a 46-yard run in his first exhibition, against the Jets....

Last month, after a Massachusetts court declared that the state must allow gay couples to marry, the country finally confronted his cause. The “Federal Marriage Amendment” now has more than 100 bipartisan cosponsors in the House and, last week, three Republicans introduced it in the Senate. But Daniels is not exactly thrilled about all his new allies. A registered Republican, Daniels generally sees himself as steering a moderate course–reserving marriage for opposite-sex couples, while allowing gay partners civil benefits....

Until last week, anyone who wanted to view the world’s largest collection of Rockwell’s original oils had to visit Stockbridge, Mass., where a small museum had grown up in an old house around the corner from where Rockwell lived and worked from 1953 until his death in 1978. Now, you still have to go to Stockbridge, but you can view a permanent collection of around 60 paintings, plus revolving exhibitions, in a beautiful new museum a few miles outside of town designed by Robert A....

When Aadeel Akhtar was 7 years old, he met a little girl who changed his life. His parents took him to see family in Pakistan, where they’d been born, and they were walking into a store when he saw her. She was missing her right leg. “That was actually the first time I had met someone with a limb difference,” he says. “She was about my age, using a tree branch as a crutch, living in poverty....

MLS Talking Points: Rivalries lead Week 7 With no games Friday because of the crowded schedule and just two Easter matchups Sunday, Saturday night will be the meatiest day of the schedule by far. Let’s take a look at the Saturday games generating conversation ahead of Round 14 of the Liga MX Clausura: It’s a big weekend for … Lozano’s Gallos Blancos Queretaro has a daunting task ahead of it this weekend....

These amateur disaster movies, America’s Scariest Home Videos, have gone from storm-cellar oddities to Blockbuster hits. National Geographic’s “Cyclone!” video, a mixture of amateur footage and science, is one of it stop sellers. When NBC ran this hourlong National Geo special in November, 13.6 million households tuned in. The Weather Channel has sold 60,000 copies of its “Enemy Wind” video since 1992. Smelling a franchise, the channel has also put out a video called “Tornados ‘95,” a CD-ROM and a 1996 tornado wall calendar....

Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah say American Airlines should be investigated over a “humiliating” incident that took place while waiting for take-off on board a plane in Birmingham, Alabama, bound for Dallas, Texas on September 14. The men, both members of the local Muslim community, were traveling separately. When onboard the flight operated by regional carrier Mesa Airlines, they spotted each other and waved. There was then a cabin announcement that the flight had been delayed....

American will be the last major U.S. airline to resume selling alcohol on flights, CNBC reported. Carriers paused alcohol sales in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as travel plummeted, but services have been gradually resuming as demand recovers. American Airlines initially planned to resume sales of beer, wine and spirits earlier, but it delayed the plans last May after an increase in the number of unruly passengers, CNBC reported....

Who will be standing as champion on Saturday? We shall see. (All times ET) MORE: Seniors we’ll miss | Tournament Week results & schedules | Live scoreboard CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS: ACC | American Athletic | Atlantic 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC Wednesday, March 12 No. 7 Rutgers 72, No. 10 South Florida 68 No. 9 UCF 94, No. 8 Temple 90 Thursday, March 13 No....

After the operation, he and the “doctor” share a few laughs over a slice of pie. Laughter may be good for the soul, but it’s not good for a man’s surgically scythed scrotum, so the guy starts bleeding uncontrollably. Unable to stanch the flow, the “doctor” calls 911. The cops get there and send the 48-year-old patient to get patched up in a real hospital. Meanwhile, the “doctor,” a 29-year-old Taiwanese man who said he learned the procedure from his genuine doctor parents, tells police that he can’t imagine why the operation went awry–after all, he’s done fifty of ’em!...

“Norway will donate Hellfire missiles to Ukraine. The donation includes approximately 160 missiles, launching pads and guidance units. Ukraine will also receive night-vision equipment drawn from Armed Forces inventories,” the Norwegian Ministry of Defense said Thursday in a statement. The Hellfire missiles from Norway were manufactured by American-based Lockheed Martin. The Scandinavian country’s donation comes as the Ukrainian Armed Forces are battling Russian troops in an attempt to regain control of the Kherson province....

Right hander Liam Hendriks will take the mound for Oakland against New York 19-game winner Luis Severino. The Yankees finished in the top wild-card spot after falling short of an East Division title behind the arch-rival Red Sox. The Athletics began the season 31-32 but went 66-33 over their final 99 games to finish second in the West behind the Astros. The winner of Wednesday’s game will face the Red Sox in an AL Division Series that will begin Friday in Boston....

This may be the last ride of American Pharoah’s career. Owner Ahmed Zayat said after the race his “gut feeling” is to retire Pharoah. If this is the last we see of this horse, he gave us some races to remember. MORE: Triple Crown winners post-TC | Ride aboard American Pharoah | What’s in Pharoah’s future? Here’s the full finishing order with payouts from the Travers Stakes. Keen Ice cashed some nice exactas and trifectas when placed with American Pharoah and Frosted, the two pre-race betting favorites....

“I have discussed all aspects of American Pharoah’s race last Saturday in the Travers — and his condition since the race — with our whole team, and have decided American Pharoah deserves another chance, so we are pointing to the Breeders’ Cup Classic,” Zayat told ESPN.com and the Daily Racing Form. MORE: Triple Crown winners post-TC | Ride aboard American Pharoah | What’s in Pharoah’s future? Zayat and trainer Bob Baffert had an extensive meeting Wednesday to discuss Pharoah’s future....

However, opportunity knocked for the teenager Saturday as Marco Reus went down toward the end of the first half of Dortmund’s match with Bayer Leverkusen with a leg injury. Pulisic took advantage, scoring a goal and adding an assist in a 6-2 Dortmund win. With Dortmund returning to full health and the scorching hot form of Ousmane Dembele, Pulisic was relegated to a substitute role. But with Reus out until April, the American will likely have a chance to reclaim his spot....

On a day when fellow teenager Jadon Sancho proved the star and Marco Reus delivered a double, Pulisic nonetheless got things started with an assist and later won a penalty for his side in a strong 72 minute performance. The opener came in the 13th minute as Pulisic and Mario Gotze won the ball along the sideline near the halfway line. Pulisic drove forward, using his pace to keep ahead of the chasing defenders, then played an aggressive early ball to Sancho, who finished the chance....

Poyet started Fabio Borini as his lone striker on Sunday, and included Steven Fletcher and Ignacio Scocco as bench forward options, leaving out Altidore, who last appeared in the team’s loss to Arsenal last Saturday. In that match, Altidore was pulled at halftime, and now appears to be in danger of being stuck on the Sunderland bench for the foreseeable future. It was a better weekend for other Americans Abroad, particularly American goalkeepers in England, with Tim Howard and Brad Guzan enjoying victories....

In a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 70 percent of Americans said the outbreak poses a “major threat to the nation’s economy.” (Democrats were 15 percentage points more likely to think this.) An additional 25 percent of Americans view it as a “minor” economic threat, meaning that virtually all Americans agree the disease caused by the novel coronavirus will impart at least some impact on the economy....

In the span of these years, ​​which were marked by Donald Trump’s presidency, the American Community Survey (ACS) reports that the median household income across the U.S. increased to $64,994, compared to about $58,844 reported between 2011 and 2015. Such an increase was reported by 48 states and the District of Columbia, while the median household income didn’t change in Wyoming and Puerto Rico. Only one state—Alaska—suffered a plunge in median household income....