The Washington Redskins quarterback was not happy when an opposing player tried to waste time during the game’s final seconds. Cousins was so mad at the lack of a penalty, he shoved a referee for not throwing a flag. MORE: Kirk Cousins shows off wheels in Pro Bowl According to Deadspin, the official said Cousins never apologized after the shove: “I’m the official that Cousins shoved. He was fired up because he was losing and running out of time....

Racist propaganda was distributed on people’s driveways in a St. Joseph County neighborhood. The fliers, which were reported to have come from the Church of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, claimed to be religious materials even though they had application forms attached and were clearly seeking new KKK members. The forms asked those wanting to join for their blood type, race, and home address, as well as confirmation that they are white, not Jewish, and that they support the segregation of races....

Why did Murdoch unload his publishing empire? News Corp. Ltd., Murdoch’s media conglomerate, is mired in $8.2 billion of debt, a big chunk of it stemming from his $3 billion purchase of TV Guide in 1988. Knowing that some of his less than-profitable magazines –among them Premiere-would be hard to peddle in the current market, Murdoch wanted to sell the publications as a group. For KKR, the deal enlarges its media interests, which include Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias and The Weekly Reader....

European Team of the Season so far The Reds have not been champions of England since 1990, two years before the Premier League was launched. Under previous managers they have challenged for the title but have always fallen short - most recently in 2013-14 under Brendan Rodgers when Manchester City finished two points clear of Liverpool. Since Klopp replaced Rodgers at Anfield in October 2015 the club have moved back into contention for major honours and the German believes this could be their year....

It will be an all-Premier League blockbuster as Liverpool and high-flying City go head-to-head for a place in the semi-finals of Europe’s premier club competition. Liverpool are the only team to have beaten runaway leaders City in the Premier League this season – prevailing 4-3 in January. Klopp is ready to take down Guardiola again, but knows exactly how hard his side will have to play to beat City over two matches....

Everything points to Manchester United winning The 24-year-old, who has already managed six goals in all competitions this season and has been one of the Premier League’s standout performers, is the latest target of a charm offensive from the Spanish giant. Having scouted Coutinho when he was at Vasco, before more heavily monitoring his progress on loan at Espanyol, Barcelona feels the spellbinding star has developed enough to make the switch to Camp Nou....

“I think his agent is pushing him towards the exit,” he said on Ziggo Sport ’s talkshow ‘Rondo’. “We’ve had talks with Kluivert about extending his contract. It’s often not the player, because he is a real Ajax boy. We would really like to keep him, but you have to deal with agents.” A controversial figure, Raiola is known for stirring up disputes between players and clubs to extract either a lucrative contract or a big move for his clients, pocketing a hefty sum along the way....

Line: Toronto -9.5 Total: 200.5 The Raptors (30-15 SU) are the hottest team in the league with a nine-game winning streak. They’ve opened a five-game lead over Boston in the Atlantic Division, with the Knicks nine-games back. Toronto (26-18-1 ATS) has also made its backers happy of late with five straight covers and eight-of-nine. The team now ranks fourth overall in the ATS standings for the year. Point guard Kyle Lowry was recently named an All-Star starter, well deserved with his 20....

As the Knicks continue their head coaching search, the former Cavaliers coach is considered a potential candidate, ESPN.com reported Monday. According to the report, Knicks president Phil Jackson considers interim head coach Kurt Rambis a front-runner for the job, but “views Blatt favorably.” MORE: Latest NBA Draft 2016 prospect rankings Blatt was fired by the Cavs in January after a 30-11 start to the season and promptly replaced by assistant coach Tyronn Lue....

MORE: 25 best NBA stars to switch teams in their prime Dwyane Wade went to Chicago? What’s the big deal? He came oh-so close to being a Knick! You think Golden State has the only super team in the NBA? Just wait ‘til 2017, when Anthony, Wade, Chris Paul and LeBron James join forces in New York! Golden State won 73 games a year ago? Dig this: The Knicks could run the table this coming season!...

Yes, the logical answer is for Richard Childress Racing. But it’s not an easy answer. Even if family ties make Dillon seem a shoo-in. MORE: How much longer will Jeff Gordon fill in? | 10 drivers to watch at Pocono An answer could come in the next few weeks as a knot of strings, most notably involving sponsors, is unraveled. Team owner Richard Childress is, after all, Ty’s grandfather. And grandpa already has Austin Dillon as a full-time Cup driver....

Following Bryant’s tragic death in 2020, the award was renamed as the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award. In 2022, the award was redesigned to pay homage to Bryant’s many achievements during his 20-year NBA career, many of which happened on the NBA All-Star stage. MORE: NBA unveils Kobe Bryant trophy for All-Star Game MVP As it turns out, the All-Star Game MVP is the perfect award to be named in Bryant’s honor and the redesigned trophy is a reflection of that....

It’s a characteristic so many great NBA players have had, but where did Bryant develop his inner beast? It wasn’t when the Black Mamba came to be in the early 2000s. It was all the way back at Bala Cynwyd Middle School in Pennsylvania when a poor kid named Victor stepped to Bryant when he heard about his on-court rep. MORE: Kobe not amused by teammates | Kobe turned down trade in 2007...

During his exit interview Thursday, Swaggy P. was all smiles as he recalled moments that happened during Kobe Bryant’s retirement game. One moment in particular was after the game as a line of Lakers players formed to get the Mamba to sign gear. MORE: SN’s NBA Playoff predictions Young, who has a sponsor deal with adidas, brought his brand shoes. Bryant, who famously wore weird adidas shoes for the first half of his career, wasn’t about to put his signature on those....

Bryant is in the last season of his contract with the Lakers, and Fisher is on a one-year deal with the Thunder. Fisher is expected to retire after this season, but if Bryant has his way they'll play together down the road (via ProBasketballTalk). "My all time favorite teammate has always been Derek Fisher," Bryant said. "He's been my favorite teammate, I would love to see him back in a Lakers uniform so we could kind of finish out together....

The Los Angeles Lakers star is near the end of a career marked by determination and sheer will, so there is no way that Bryant will not go down shooting. That mentality is especially interesting after ESPN ranked Bryant as the No. 40 player, at which point the publication revealed that Bryant sits only 99 missed field goals away from the all-time record. Boston Celtics great John Havlicek now owns the record, at 13,417 missed field goals, while Bryant sits at 13,319 missed field goals....

The Toffees were defeated by Tottenham last time out, ending a nine-game unbeaten top-flight run, but offered a spirited response against a side who started the day only four points behind them. Kevin Mirallas, Morgan Schneiderlin and Romelu Lukaku - a former West Brom loanee - were on target at Goodison Park, leaving manager Koeman delighted. Arsenal rout buys Wenger time “It was an outstanding team performance. In the second half, we controlled it....

Lukaku named in PFA TOTS The Belgium international leads the Premier League scoring charts with 24 goals in 32 appearances and has been named in the PFA Team of the Year for his performances. Koeman stated this month that Lukaku told him he will not sign a new contract, prompting increasing speculation that he could be signed by a European powerhouse in the next transfer window. Old club Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are among those to have been linked with a bid of as much as £100million for the 23-year-old....

Barkley, 23, has long been touted as England’s next Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard, having come through Everton’s youth academy. However, Koeman is desperate to see more from Barkley, who was lucky not to be sent off for a rash challenge on Jordan Henderson in his side’s Merseyside derby loss on Monday. “First of all I don’t like to say because every word I say about Ross is used by the media in a negative or positive way,” the Dutchman told UK newspapers....

The attendance was better than expected. A three-month long political turmoil in the North Bengal had resulted in some trains from Kolkata getting cancelled, while the recent spate of violence at the Maidan kept many away from the ground. Rain could have also played spoilsport, but what panned out at the end was two hours of nail-biting drama. Not because it had top-class football, but because it was replete with school-boy errors, controversial referring and patches of brilliant counter-attack....