Messi was a late withdrawal for the Albiceleste, who will not risk their captain. The Barcelona star is struggling with a sore adductor muscle and will be saved for Tuesday’s meeting with Spain, and does not even make the bench. “I came here already feeling discomfort… I was training normally but on the last day I felt the discomfort and decided to ‘clean up’ everything for what is coming,” Messi said prior to the game....
Poland started the day top of the section but barely threatened against a dominant Argentina, for whom Lionel Messi also missed a first-half penalty, and only progressed to a tie against holders France on goal differential thanks to Mexico’s 2-1 win against Saudi Arabia in the section’s other fixture. Group C winners Argentina will take on Australia in the last 16. Messi twice went close in the opening 10 minutes, setting the pattern for a first half dominated by Argentina....
Peru (3-6-2, 11 points) is four points out of fifth place in the South American qualifying standings, which would guarantee advancement to a World Cup play-in series against a team from another region. A narrow 1-0 loss in Bolivia on Sunday was a serious blow to the Peruvians’ qualifying hopes and a trip to Argentina’s Estadio Monumental will prove even more daunting. The reigning Copa America champion Argentina (6-0-4, 22 points) is unbeaten in 24 consecutive games since July 2019....
The speculation was fueled after she unfollowed Starbucks on Instagram and shared pictures of iced coffee from black-owned coffee shops in Los Angeles. Starbucks was vocal on social media about their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement after the death of George Floyd. They also donated $1 million to organizations that promote “racial equity and more inclusive and just communities,” in early June, CNBC reported. However, on June 10, Starbucks revealed in an internal memo that they would not allow their employees to wear any Black Lives Matter garb....
The situation quickly escalated after pop star Grande attended a drive-in screening of Borat 2 (or, officially, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery Of Prodigious Bribe To American Regime For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan). Along with fellow A-listers Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and Josh Gad, Grande posed with a photo of a cardboard cutout of Borat. The picture of Borat on the cutout was practically naked, save for a modified medical mask covering his most privatest of areas in a callback to the fluorescent swimsuit he sported in the original Borat movie....
Gordon entered college as a potential one-and-done player, and he will leave after exactly one season with the Wildcats. He will do so alongside a slew of players with similar hype and NBA expectations, including Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid. The others, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle, have yet to announce their entry, but are expcted to go pro as well. MORE: Aaron Gordon listed in SN mock draft | NBA draft early entry list...
The bill, SB1007, which previously passed the state congress, also passed the state senate unanimously on Monday, with four senators abstaining. The bill will now move on to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk to be signed. Democratic State Sen. Victoria Steele, who introduced the bill, celebrated its success in a statement obtained by Newsweek: “Women shouldn’t be forced by law to share parental rights with rapists. Words cannot express how elated and grateful I am to my Republican and Democratic colleagues in the House for passing my bill and finally sending it to the Governor,” said Steele....
The anti-Trump billboard was created by Santa Monica artist Karen Fiorito, according to local news reports and social media posts, who was commissioned by the billboard’s owner Beatrice Moore. A ticker below the image displays the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths across the country. Fiorito yesterday posted images to her Facebook account of the artwork being installed on the billboard with a message asking: “What should we call it? 1....
Bill Gates, a Republican member of Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors representing District 3, spoke with CNN on Friday regarding the threats he and other county leaders have received as they’ve pushed back against lies and misinformation being spread about the last election. Arizona’s state Senate Republicans have been working with Florida-based Cyber Ninjas to conduct a widely panned audit of the state’s 2020 election results, driven by former President Donald Trump’s debunked allegations that President Joe Biden won there through fraud....
Ducey indicated in July that his cell phone is set to play “Hail to the Chief” when receiving a call from Trump or Pence. In a video of Ducey signing documents cementing Biden’s win on Monday, the song can be faintly heard before the governor is shown pulling a phone out of his coat pocket, putting it on his desk and slightly shaking his head. “I’ve got a relationship with the president and when there’s a need in Arizona, I talk to him directly,” Ducey said during a July 9 press conference....
“The news of Brandon’s season-ending surgery is beyond disheartening," coach Sean Miller said in a statement (via the Arizona Daily Star). “All of us that comprise Brandon’s Arizona basketball family, as well as our own loyal and passionate fan base, will rally around him and support him as he begins his journey to recovery.” Williams has dealt with knee issues for more than three years as a result of a joint condition....
No. 7 seed Michigan State, meanwhile, had its odds adjusted to 12-to-1 upon the Sweet 16 field being set. That puts the Spartans ahead of Oklahoma and Louisville, the No 3. and No. 4 seeds in the East, respectively, on the Westgate board. Despite a lower seed, Michigan State is a short favorite over the Sooners in their regional semifinal on Friday. Kentucky remains even-money to win the Tournament, a price unchanged from Selection Sunday....
FOX10 Phoenix reported that Pablo Martinez, 31, told federal investigators that he poured hot water down the boy’s throat from the bath faucet on September 26 and held him underwater for five to 10 minutes. A criminal complaint filed by the FBI’s Phoenix office says he Martinez was trying to “cast the demon out.” The child’s adoptive mother, Romelia Martinez, reported the incident when Pablo Martinez was giving the boy a bath, CNN reported....
However, in northern Arizona, “monsoonal moisture typically does not reach the region until the first week of July,” the NWS says. “Many different factors throughout the spring and early summer influence when exactly it begins each year. Much of the area receives 40 to 50 percent of it’s annual precipitation during monsoon season,” it adds. Due to the higher humidity level, the season can cause thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightning, hail, high winds, flash flooding, dust storms and extreme heat, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) says....
If HB2495 passes the state’s full House of Representatives, it will apply to textual, audio and visual materials. The bill defines sexually explicit materials as those that show sexual conduct, including “masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person’s clothed or unclothed genitals.” Representations of pubic areas, buttocks and breasts are also forbidden, as well as materials that cause “sexual excitement.” There has been controversy over the inclusion of homosexuality and the Arizona House’s education committee debated this week whether this was an attempt to erase all references to LGBT communities in schools....
Biggs, who praised Fauci for helping slow the spread of coronavirus, said the long-term continuance of nationwide self-quarantines had put the U.S. economy at a standstill for far too long and could have a more significant impact if quarantines continue. “I mean, he has said he has not considered economic or societal or social fallout for his remedy for the epidemic. And if that’s the case, I think he gets some credit for where we stand today, but I think it’s time for him to move on,” Biggs said according to an AZCentral report....
MORE: Thomas to start in Week 17? | Seahawks dominate Lindley-led Cardinals Let’s all calm down. Following the Cardinals’ 32-0 preseason opening rout of the Texans, veteran wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said it best: “It’s preseason, man. We’re just going out there and lining up. We’re not really game planning or doing anything special.” While Thomas was impressive playing the entire second half against Houston’s third stringers (or worse), Arizona’s other QBs were equally impressive against first and second stringers....
In nine seasons, Sendek led the Sun Devils to the NCAA Tournament twice. He had a meeting scheduled earlier Tuesday with Arizona State athletics director Ray Anderson and the expectation was he’d be informed of his release. Arizona State went 18-16 this season, which ended for the Sun Devils on Sunday with a 76-70 overtime loss to Richmond in the second round of the NIT. Arizona State did beat rival Arizona each of the last two seasons in Tempe, including an 81-78 win over then-No....
Rogers, who has been a public proponent of Arizona’s multiple election audit efforts, took to Twitter Thursday to voice her opinion that, following updates from an election audit many believe to be without merit, if Arizona is to “get this right” a new election must take place. “I call for the Biden electors to be recalled to Arizona & a new election must be conducted. Arizona’s electors must not be awarded fraudulently…” she tweeted Thursday afternoon....
The news is quite important for a team lacking its own practice facility. Still, Razorbacks coach Mike Anderson is getting his team to make the best of the situation. It will be open practice in the school's Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) building on Saturday, ArkansasNews.com reports, and it already has held workouts at Barnhill Arena, the school's old stadium. "What do you do?" Anderson said, per the report....
