“It is important to me that our fans and the public be aware that I do not tolerate the type of behavior that was captured on video and that was most recently alleged,” the Florida State coach said in a statement Friday evening, via the Tallahassee Democrat. “We will do better. I will not tolerate anything less.” MORE: Cook turns himself in | Johnson was not the aggressor, lawyer says...
Johnson called the 26.2-mile race “challenging,” but said it was an incredible experience he was thrilled to be part of. Johnson originally said he wanted to finish in under three hours, but his unofficial time of 3:09:07 isn’t too shabby. Not only was this Johnson’s first Boston Marathon, but it was his first marathon ever. Previously, he had only run half marathons. “It’s been an amazing experience. I’ve learned so much about myself....
Garoppolo’s high-ankle sprain kept him off the field in the second half of San Francisco’s 31-13 victory, and coach Kyle Shanahan suggested it would also sideline him for the team’s upcoming matchup with the Giants. The 49ers have been ravaged by injuries of late, losing Nick Bosa, Solomon Thomas and Raheem Mostert on Sunday, all to knee issues. George Kittle (knee) was inactive for the game. MORE: 49ers players complain about MetLife Stadium turf...
Jimmy Garoppolo had a solid showing in his team’s second preseason game, getting off to a hot start and leading a game-winning drive in the Patriots’ 26-24 victory over the Saints. MORE: Tom Brady pretty flat in limited action | Week 3 preseason schedule The second-year quarterback completed 28 of 33 passes for 269 yards and one touchdown, and his deep pass to Jonathan Krause helped set up a 35-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski for the win....
To that, Jimmy Kimmel has responded: What about guns? In his monologue on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late-night talk show host pointed out the irony of the plan to save children’s lives by banning vaping, while gun-based violence, including mass shootings on school campuses, continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. The proposed ban on non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes comes after a sixth person in the U.S. is thought to have died this week from an illness related to vaping....
ESPN’s “First Take”, like much of the network’s programming nowadays, is a spectacle. Shows fuel the hot take machine with a cast of Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, to name a couple, adding logs to the fire one by one. It can be the site of numerous awkward diatribes and forced talking points– anything to create engagement. All this is to say, the show is a soap opera....
Dealing with a 36-year-old pitcher, the inclination is to believe that this is some of the random fluctuation that happens with relief pitchers. In this case, that is only part of the story, according to data from fangraphs.com. While it is true that the rate of fly balls against Benoit that went out of the park was a particularly high 18.2 percent in 2012, and 8.1 percent in 2013 (his career rate is 9....
Representing the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against the Nationals, he got a full-count slider from Washington closer Rafael Soriano. Pederson took it and tried to sell it as Ball 4, but the pitch clearly was a strike. Game over: Nats win, 6-4. MORE: Cubs’ rookies provide hope | Building the perfect playoff rotations | NL turning points A breaking ball on 3-2 to a rookie with the game on the line, even if Soriano does throw his slider a lot (28....
The controversial broadcaster wrote of Meghan in his regular column for The Sun newspaper on December 16, saying: “I hate her. Not like I hate [First Minister of Scotland] Nicola Sturgeon or [convicted serial killer] Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level. “At night, I’m unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, ‘Shame!...
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to restore the whip to Corbyn, the act of allowing him party legitimacy, which would allow him to continue sitting as one of the party’s MPs. Starmer said: “Jeremy Corbyn’s actions in response to the EHRC [Equalities and Human Rights Commission] report undermined and set back our work in restoring trust and confidence in the Labour Party’s ability to tackle antisemitism. In those circumstances, I have taken the decision not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn....
He can be seen saying “I’m done” multiple times. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, there is serious concern regarding the fall: Unlike Hayward, Lin did walk off the floor by himself as he headed towards the locker room. He even took to Twitter to post this message: While the severity of the injury was yet to be known and announced, a couple of Lin’s teammates tweeted prayers and good wishes:...
The complaint filed in Lynchburg Circuit Court in Virginia alleges that Falwell crafted a “well-resourced exit strategy” from his role as president and chancellor in the form of a 2019 employment agreement while withholding from the school key details about a personal scandal that exploded into public view last year. “Despite his clear duties as an executive and officer at Liberty, Falwell Jr. chose personal protection,” the lawsuit says....
The New Yorker profiled the Kendall Roy actor in a lengthy piece that has drawn mixed reviews from fans of the hit HBO series. “On Succession, Jeremy Strong doesn’t get the joke” was published on December 6 by Michael Schulman and immediately drew a huge reaction from fans. In the piece, Strong, 42, detailed his intense immersion into playing the character—typically to the annoyance of his co-stars and crew members and even to the point of causing injury to himself....
For the last few weeks, casting announcements for Knives Out 2 have been taking the internet by storm. Considering the amazing cast of the first film, Johnson’s sequel to his modern-day Agatha Christie-style murder mystery has a lot to live up to. So far Daniel Craig is the only confirmed returning cast member, which makes sense since the sequel will likely follow a new mystery for Craig’s southern drawl detective Benoit Blanc to solve....
Boom! Fumble recovery. And that merely set the tone for the first-round draft pick’s NFL debut. “A lot of guys, they questioned me because I had a concussion,” Pryor said of the media after the Jets’ 25-17 win at Cincinnati on Saturday night. “They felt like I wasn’t going to be as aggressive when I came back. That’s the way I play football. I try to play lights out....
Last week’s performance against the Oakland Raiders was a highlight. He threw a touchdown pass for the first time since Oct. 20. Most of his pass attempts fell into the right hands. And, he left with his head held high. His explanation: “I think I’d gotten to this zone where I just tried to be way too perfect,” Smith told the New York Daily News. “…You’re not a robot out there, and at times I was playing like a robot....
For the first time with Mike Smith as their coach and Matt Ryan at quarterback, the Falcons lost a second straight home game. The Jets followed their AFC East rivals, the Patriots, in upsetting one of the NFL's strongest home teams, 30-28, Monday night. MORE: MNF recap | Highlights | Stats | Week 5: What you missed It was supposed to be the Jets sitting at 1-4 five weeks into the season, not the Falcons....
