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Brazil striker Jesus signed for City in August 2016, moving to Manchester the following January after completing the domestic season as a champion in his homeland with Palmeiras. The 21-year-old now has a second top-flight title of his young career after scoring 11 goals to help Pep Guardiola’s side to Premier League glory this term. Despite suffering injury setbacks with a broken metatarsal and knee ligament damage, Jesus has made a favourable impression at the Etihad Stadium and was offered fresh terms last month despite his current deal having three years to run....

Here are the five biggest spenders for 2015. Will their March makeover lead to September success? MORE: Free agency bargains, wallet-busters | Team-by-team signings, departures Buffalo Bills The Bills haven’t made the playoffs since 1999, and without a first-round pick in this year’s draft, they needed to focus on free agency to reverse the trend. New coach Rex Ryan favors an aggressive approach, anyway. Buffalo rebuilt its entire offense with QB Matt Cassel, RB LeSean McCoy, TE Charles Clay, WR Percy Harvin and FB Jerome Felton....

The young safety refused to wallow in disappointment. He hit the books — and his rehabilitation — with fierce determination. Nearly a year later, Middleton has a master’s degree in public administration from Appalachian State on his resume. He also created a nonprofit in honor of his best friend who took his own life last summer. And, he’s having another terrific training camp while competing for a job in Todd Bowles’ secondary....

Richardson was the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2013 and made his first Pro Bowl last season. While the Jets are dealing with Muhammad Wilkerson declining to attend the voluntary workouts because he wants a new contract, Richardson has completely different reasons. New Jets coach Todd Bowles was disappointed the St. Louis native decided to remain in the Gateway City this week. “It is voluntary, so there’s not much you can do,” Bowles said, via NJ....

The JSCA has in a press release asked people interested in becoming member of the association to take a written examination on October 16. JSCA President Amitabh Chaudhary has justified the decision. “This is an unanimous General Body meeting decision. The idea is to give a chance to the common man of the state in a transparent way,” the JSCA President told IANS. When asked whether the JSCA is the first association to adopt such method to select members, Chaudhary said, “That is not relevant....

Harbaugh even used the same phrase Bo Schembechler coined when the Wolverines were left out of the 1973 Rose Bowl. This loss will keep No. 3 Michigan (10-2, 7-2) out of the Big Ten championship game. MORE: Michigan-Ohio State box score “I’m bitterly disappointed with the officiating,” Harbaugh said multiple times in his press conference. Most of that frustration centered on a fourth-and-1 in double-overtime when Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett rushed for a first down....

The venerable veteran and beloved broadcaster has had quite a journey through the course of his wrestling career. Starting out in Leroy McGuirk’s Tri-State Wrestling territory in the mid-70’s as a referee, he worked for next to nothing just to get his foot in the door. He would also often serve as McGuirk’s driver, as the former wrestler turned promoter had lost his sight from a horrific car accident....

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross joined The Chad Dukes Wrestling Show today to promote his upcoming live show on May 16th in Baltimore, MD and to talk WrestleKingdom 9, Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, UFC Star Conor McGregor and more. You can check out the full interview here, they sent us these highlights: Global Force Wrestling / New Japan Pro Wrestling: “If they do another one I’m very interested in being involved....

On the announcement of Rock coming to WrestleMania 32, Ross wrote that his appearance on April 3rd,2016 is going to be huge, while making his doubts known with regard to the Rock actually wrestling or not. About Monday night’s RAW, Ross stated that the Becky Lynch vs Sasha Banks match was a welcome thing, but noted that the women’s scene seemed ‘flat’. The announcer also wondered if Big Show, who he labelled as the #1 entrant in the 2016 Royal Rumble, would be booked to last into the double digits....

Johnson has his detractors, especially those who compare him unfavorably to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. But that doesn’t detract from this: Johnson is the most successful driver of the Chase era. Period. MORE: Race results | Johnson wins | Gibbs drivers ticked … at each other He proved it at Martinsville, where on Sunday he won for the ninth time to match pal and teammate Jeff Gordon. He did it by overcoming penalties and the expected banging and the dominance of Toyota rivals who threatened to run away with the race....

Actors Billy Crystal and Ken Jeong have served as celebrity hosts in the 34-year history of ESPN’s primary news show, but no sports star has ever done so. “I don’t know if SportsCenter knows what they are getting themselves into,” Johnson said. “It’s probably a good thing I’m there pretty much all day preparing. “I’ve got some tough shoes to fill with Billy Crystal and Ken Jeong but I’ve met most of the anchors and I am really looking forward to becoming the first athlete to ever guest host....

“I think Jimmy and I have a really good relationship right now,” Hoiberg said (via ESPN.com), adding that any reports to the contrary are “completely false.” “That’s not the reality at all,” Hoiberg said. “Again, we have a very good relationship. Obviously, I have a lot of trust in Jimmy, putting the ball in his hands late in games to help us go out and finish games. I communicate with Jimmy as much as anybody on this team....

He ranks third in the league as per ESPN’s Player Efficiency Rating (PER) and fourth as per NBA.com’s Player Impact Estimate (PIE). NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) He left the Heat’s game against the Lakers in Los Angeles early with an ankle injury. What’s the status on the 32-year-old and the severity of his injury? Sporting News has you covered with the latest:...

After Embiid and Towns brawled in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game between the 76ers and Timberwolves, the two All-Star centers took their beef to social media. In his first post on the subject, Embiid tagged Butler on Instagram and said he “missed being part of the 3rd stringers,” a reference to Butler’s infamous practice last year with the Timberwolves. Butler reportedly took a group of third-string players and beat first-stringers like Towns and Andrew Wiggins....

Jimmy Fallon pitted his friends Hugh Jackman and NBA star Shaquille O’Neal against each other for the greatest (and most star-studded) game of phone booth trivia. If either guest answered a question wrong or their opponent got a question right, a mystery person was forced into said phone booth. MORE: 2015-16 NBA award predictions | Kobe still has ‘it’… Kinda ​Naturally, Hugh Jackman ended up with just one person in his booth, while all 7-1 of Shaq had to share the space with six people — including Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek and Mr....

Feigen has agreed to “donate” $10,800 in exchange for getting his passport back and being able to leave the country, Feigen’s attorney told reporters Friday morning. A Brazilian court on Friday afternoon returned Feigen’s passport after the swimmer made a donation of 35,000 Brazilian Real to Instituto Reação, a judo training center run by 2004 Olympic medalist Flavio Cantos. MORE: Top images from Day 13 in Rio “After a long deliberation, this agreement was reached … he will donate 35,000 real (approximately $10,800) to an institute, and with that the case is resolved,” the attorney, Breno Melaragno, told reporters, per NBC News....

Inn is survived by his wife Tela, who is also a Stockton police officer, as well as a 7-month old son, a 12-year-old stepdaughter and a 14-year-old stepson, Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said at a news conference. KMAX-TV reported that officers from law enforcement agencies across the region gathered at San Joaquin General Hospital on Tuesday to escort Inn’s body to the county coroner’s office. Inn’s friends and family also joined the procession....

Greene said she contacted Capitol Police to file a report while sharing a clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live to Twitter on Wednesday. The clip shows Kimmel recalling that Greene called three GOP senators supporting Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination “pro-pedophile.” He then refers to Will Smith’s Oscars slap of Chris Rock by asking, “Where is Will Smith when you really need him?” “@ABC, this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” Greene tweeted alongside the clip, taken from Kimmel’s Tuesday night monologue....

In the 48 hours after the launch of his platform on Monday morning, Lindell conducted what he described as a “Frankathon” to promote the site, which was pitched as a mix of YouTube and Twitter that would protect the free speech of its members. The website crashed almost immediately after going online and the ability for users to make accounts was delayed. Lindell blamed a “massive attack.” During the Frankathon, the MyPillow boss discussed voter fraud conspiracy theories and fielded calls from guests including former Trump adviser Steve Bannon....