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Commenting on a “sullen” and “vengeful” president in the dying days of his term, the late-night host turned his attention to the former New York City mayor, gleefully telling his audience that Trump is “even lashing out at his No. 1 dirty deeds-doer Rudy Giuliani.” “Working for Trump and expecting to get paid is like having dinner with Chris Christie and expecting a doggie bag,” Kimmel joked. The comedian was referring to a report by the Washington Post that claims Trump instructed his staff not to pay Giuliani—whose rate is reportedly $20,000 per day—because he failed to overturn the election results....

MORE: Must-see photos from the NBA Finals Mariah Carey showed up in a ball gown and sat in a bubble bath with Kimmel where they were fed grapes by shirtless men. And Jimmy Butler attempted a full-court shot. (Hint: he failed.) MORE: Ranking the Finals key players The best part was the new set of NBA Mean Tweets: Watch Stephen Curry, Shaq and Russell Westbrook get dissed on the internet....

In a leaked extract from his soon-to-be-released memoir Spare, which was published by British newspaper The Guardian on Thursday, Harry describes an incident which allegedly took place at London’s Kensington Palace in 2019 with his brother and left him with “scrapes and bruises” after a clash about Meghan Markle. In his account, Harry says that William described Meghan as “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”—something the duke of Sussex describes as a “parrot[ing of] the press narrative” about his wife....

Jin scored 193.7 points in the final on Wednesday, in which the silver medalist Hoang shot 191.3 points, reports Xinhua. It was the fourth Olympic gold for the 36-year-old South Korean. He had participated in four Olympics, and managed to take at least one medal in each of them. “I have won three gold medals at the Olympics, but this one is the happiest and most valuable because this was the most challenging competition and I was under the greatest pressure,” said Jin about the gold medal and the breathe-taking final competition....

The Bulls are sitting comfortably in the fifth seed in the East and the Timberwolves are seven games out of the final playoff spot in the west. But the game wasn't meaningless to all. At least, not a certain Bulls fan who bears an uncanny resemblance to Joakim Noah. MORE: Playoff picture | Dirk passes “The Big O” | Nash passes Jackson on assists list OK, maybe he doesn't have an uncanny resemblance....

She suffered a torn ligament during the UFC 190 main card fight with former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 115-pound champion Jessica Aguilar of which she was facing a six-month medical suspension and for which she was told she has to undergo rehab by the doctor. “I partially tore a ligament in my middle finger. The doctor gave me three months to be 100 percent and do anything with that hand....

The Jockey Tournament is one for U-17 teams, where India are fielding their U-16 side in order to prepare them for the upcoming AFC U-16 Championship, which is due to take place in September this year. Heart of the Matter… Goalkeeper Biaka was constrained into action as early as in the 2nd minutes of the game itself, as he made a save, following which majority of the attacking plays were dominated by India, as the boys constantly charged forward into the opponents’ half....

“I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict—the evidence is overwhelming in my view,” Biden told reporters Tuesday, without elaborating on what he believes would constitute the “right” verdict. Biden spoke to Floyd’s family Monday evening, after the jury had been sequestered to begin deliberations. “They’re a good family, and they’re calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is,” Biden said. Chauvin faces charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death while in police custody....

Little did he know, that he would manage to beat his own world record live on GDQ. This has resulted in an outpouring of love and appreciation for the speedrunner, and gave Super Mario Galaxy speedrunning a much-deserved boost in visibility. Game Rant spoke to Jhay about finding speedrunning, the recent world record, the speedrunning community and game developers, future plans, and more. The following transcript has been edited for clarity and brevity....

Jeremy Dowdy wasn’t just contemplating retiring from being a professional baseball player, he was thinking about stepping away from something that had been a central part of his life since childhood. Making it tougher, the 27-year-old catcher had gotten to play in his home state of North Carolina for much of his professional career since signing with the White Sox out of Appalachian State in 2012, making it easy for friends and family to watch him play....

In an interview on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” Bettis was asked about selling crack while growing up. MORE: Top 10 Steelers of all time | Bettis’ favorite memory? Bowling a 300 The 43-year-old admitted he did: “The mind-set was, ‘We’re in the hood. Mom and Dad, they’re working their butts off. There’s no money around. We need to make some money.’ So we said, ‘You know what? Let’s give it a shot....

“We don’t need to get into that tonight,” the Cowboys owner and general manager told reporters after the game, via the Dallas Morning News. “We’ll obviously look at what we’re doing. We won’t do it tomorrow, we won’t do it the next day. But we’ll look at where we are relative to Tony and relative to other players. But not tonight.” IYER: Cowboys can trust Prescott to lead larger comeback...

A recent article released by TheSportster states The King revealed in a 2019 episode of ‘Dinner with The King’ - a podcast series fronted by Lawler - that his contract with World Wrestling Entertainment was set to expire at the start of January 2021. Specifically, if things still stand the way they did then, the contract is due to expire on January 8th, in four days. As there have been no official announcements regarding the resigning of Jerry Lawler, it is understandable to assume that he is yet to sign his name on the dotted line with WWE once again....

In an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jerry Seinfeld finally touched on the infamously memed film. In his opinion, the romantic and sexual undertones of the film, meaning the relationship between his character who is a bee, and the human female lead, was unintentional. He also says that he did notice this in watching the movie back, which means he’s on the same page as the rest of the world....

Aside from “The Decision,” which deserves all the criticism levied against it, James’ biggest blunder is, what? Losing in the NBA Finals to teams with more complete rosters. MORE: Kyrie’s injury explained | Barnes nearing contract extension James scored 44 points in the Cavaliers’ 100-108 loss to the Warriors in Game 1, yet the blame was still place squarely on his shoulders despite the series-ending injury suffered by Kyrie Irving....

The Hall of Famer and longtime NBA executive, who will turn 81 at the end of this month, agreed to a new contract to continue as the franchise’s consultant in a front-office advisory role, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited an unidentified source. West’s role with the Clippers began in June 2017 after he had served as an executive board member for the Warriors dating back to 2011....

Best known for his role on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, the actor’s life and prolific career are being celebrated by those who loved and admired him. Douglas’ co-star and fictional wife on the show, Jess Walton lead the tributes with a touching photograph of the on-screen couple from years ago. “Rest in peace my dear TV husband Jerry Douglas,” she tweeted. “Thank you for the laughter all those years....

British elite athlete and Olympic gold winner Jessica Ennis-Hill has confirmed her participation in the IAAF World Championships to be held in Beijing this August. The 29-year-old, who recently made her return to athletics following the birth of her son, confirmed the news via her Instagram account – Ennis-Hill gave one of the best performances of her career after her Olympics win at the recently concluded Diamond League Games in London, or the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games....

“We have seen this happening all over the country,” said Deacon Edivaldo da Saliva to Local 10 News. “This morning I found it on the ground, and we presume that it is vandalism. Worshippers and police in West Kendall, Miami-Dade County, are now wondering who would commit this act of vandalism on a church. The Archdiocese of Miami is calling for this incident to be investigated as a hate crime....

NFL DRAFT: Selections, analysis, more On Friday night, they came up with a fool-proof, extremely familiar solution: Throw another quarterback into their mix and make it the guy hardly anybody was sold on. Welcome to New York, Christian Hackenberg of Penn State, expected to go on Day 2 of the NFL Draft … but not as high as he was, and not above the other quarterbacks that were left waiting....