“I wanted to change both the perception and conversation,” Deutsch said. “My work background and personal history served as the catalyst for the current platform. However, I didn’t want to change the narrative with the same strategy, i.e. positive articles to neutralize negative articles.” MORE: Teamworks App | Digital audience profiling | Student-Athlete experience | GIF Keyboard So, Jeff decided to set out to build a website that would showcase the positive impact of athletes through the unique lens of a player representative....

On January 26 Kemp activated 1000 National Guard Troops in response to protests and violence in the city. The protests follow on from the shooting of activist Manuel Esteban Paez Teran on January 18 at Intrenchment Creek Park, a planned site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a location critics have named “Cop City.” Teran was killed by law enforcement after authorities said he had shot and wounded a Georgia state trooper during a planned multi-agency operation to remove protesters from the area, according to a CBS News report....

A hat trick from Josef Martinez along with goals from Anton Walkes, Hector Villalba, Yamil Asad and Kevin Kratz saw Atlanta easily dispatch the nine-man New England Revolution on Wednesday evening by a lopsided 7-0 scoreline. That margin of victory tied an MLS record, set three times in the past. The LA Galaxy beat the Dallas Burn 8-1 in 1998, the Chicago Fire delivered a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Wizards in 2001 and last season saw the New York Red Bulls hand New York City FC an identical 7-0 defeat....

It’s the first time the two sides have met since last season’s MLS Cup Playoffs matchup and comes with the two teams second and third in the Eastern Conference standings. Atlanta United sits on 39 points, with NYCFC a point behind but with two games in hand. Statistics suggest there should be very little between the two teams, who have conceded the same amount of goals—29—and have similarly prolific attacks—Atlanta has scored 41 goals to NYCFC’s 40....

Literally. It’s a more patriotic approach to the baseballs themselves. MORE: Reimaging MLB logos as area codes The league will announce soon that it is switching to red, white and blue baseballs for the second half of the season, and it will use them going forward. The baseballs, of course, will remain primarily white, but the Rawlings balls will have red-and-blue stitching, instead of just red stitches. “In all things we do,” Atlantic League president Rick White told Sporting News, “we’re trying to say, ‘How can we re-think the entire premise upon which we operate, yet not change the game?...

Carrasco damaged his right clavicle and had to be replaced just 16 minutes after coming on as a substitute for Nico Gaitan, with Fernando Torres replacing the Belgium international at the Vicente Calderon. The winger will need to undergo further tests before a prognosis can be confirmed and midfielder Koke accepted Villarreal’s game plan worked to perfection as Atletico’s 11-game unbeaten run in all competitions was ended on Tuesday....

Atletico 7/4 to beat Las Palmas -1 handicap Atletico Madrid’s 68,000-seater Wanda Metropolitano is set to open in September, and is one of the final two venues in the running to host the 2018-19 Champions League final. It appears in FIFA 18, as well as fellow newcomers the StubHub Center (LA Galaxy), Amex Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion) and Kirklees Stadium (Huddersfield Town). FIFA 18 launches on September 29, and will allow football fans to play in 75 grounds from around the world, including over 50 licensed venues from the Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1 and further afield....

The La Liga outfit are not just changing the badge on their shirt, they are also heading into a new home. ‘Ban makes Costa Atleti move difficult’ After many successful years at the Vicente Calderon, Atletico will be turning out at the Wanda Metropolitano from next season. As the club continues to evolve on and off the field, the hope is that a new chapter in an illustrious history will bring further success to a side that has impressed both in La Liga and the Champions League in recent times....

The Catalan manager guided Barcelona to Champions League glory in 2008 and 2011, but has been unable to add a third success, either with Bayern Munich (2013-16) or with City (since 2016). Kevin De Bruyne’s second-half goal last week has given them the edge in their tie with Atletico, as they triumphed 1-0 at Etihad Stadium, taking a slender advantage to Wanda Metropolitano. Standing in their way is Diego Simeone’s Rojiblancos, who defended with what Guardiola and De Bruyne labelled a “5-5” formation in the first leg....

Caught up in the relegation zone, the Magpies currently sit third from bottom of the table, having succumbed to successive defeats in their last nine games. “We were good at the start of the league - maybe we are unlucky or maybe we are doing something wrong,” Atsu said, as reported by The Northern Echo. “We have also had injuries, but I believe in the squad and the team. “The players we have, we know we can overcome [their recent poor run]....

On the heels of the 25-year-old missing multiple practices over the past week, ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Tuesday reported that the Saints were “open to trading” Kamara. According to Pro Football Talk, New Orleans indeed gauged other teams’ interest in a deal, but not necessarily because it wanted to move him. “It seems that this was part of an effort not to actually trade Kamara,” PFT reported, “but to demonstrate that there’s no other team that currently would give the Saints what they’d want for Kamara (presumably a lot) and also pay him what he wants (presumably a lot more than what the Saints are offering)....

For example, these instances could be symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or another concerning cognitive issue: You lose your keys. When they’re found, you have no recollection of how they might have gotten there. You always were a fantastic cook, but lately even making coffee seems more difficult. You wonder who has been messing around with your coffeemaker. You’re great at covering for yourself. For example, when someone asks you a question to which you don’t know the answer, you turn the question around by saying with a chuckle, “I’m not sure....

Knox was acquitted of murder in 2011. Her trial ended in 2015. She has since written for Vice, and The LA Times, among other outlets, and penned the New York Times bestseller Waiting to Be Heard. Knox’s tweet has been praised by many for shedding light on some of the ignorance is Gaga’s tweet. Her stance was similar to one from Huffington Post contributor Jesse Benn. He wrote, “prison is prison....

Amari Cooper was placed on the team’s COVID-19 reserve list Friday. That makes him unavailable to play at Kansas City in Week 11. The timing also jeopardizes his availability for the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Raiders. Sporting News has everything you need to know about Cooper’s status, including whether he is vaccinated: NFL Week 12 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread How long is Amari Cooper out?...

These are the best Prime Day TV deals you can buy. All of these deals are available now, and new deals will go live on October 14. Samsung QLED 8K Q900 Series With Alexa—$2,958.95 (Save $1,535) The Samsung QN75Q900RBFXZA 8K TV offers an 8K display with technology to make HD and 4K content look better, Quantum HDR 32X technology, Alexa support, and a sleek no gap wall mount option. This is the 2019 model, but the feature set is very impressive, and this price is a great deal....

The online retail giant, which also manufactures its own products, has previously said that the files are only handed over to American law enforcement officials if it’s demanded by a court order, or if the owner specifically gives their permission—unless the situation is an “emergency.” In a statement posted online on Wednesday, Markey claimed that the increasing level of “law enforcement reliance on private surveillance creates a crisis of accountability....

The actress, who recently lost a high-profile defamation case brought by her ex-husband, gave her first post-trial interview to Today’s Savannah Guthrie, which is set to air in full as a primetime special on NBC this Friday. All week long the network has been sharing previews of the highly anticipated interview which will see Heard discuss Depp and the media circus surrounding the trial. In one preview, Heard explained that she had been recording alleged physical abuse within her relationship with Depp since 2011....

During the recent defamation trial between Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp, Milani Cosmetics posted a TiKTok video that went viral, seemingly contradicting testimony presented by Heard’s legal team. Attorney Elaine Bredehoft had suggested Heard used a certain product by Milani Cosmetics to cover bruises caused by Depp, but Milani said that the product she presented during the trial wasn’t in existence until a year after the pair divorced....

It’s funny, but I don’t feel so different as a citizen. That’s probably because ever since I left India to study in the United States almost two decades ago I have involved myself deeply in this country’s life. I can still remember, years back, the first time I used the word “we” when writing about the United States and wondering whether anyone would object. No one ever has. Every immigrant has his own corny sense of why America is special....