Despite the Ligue 1 champions being thumped 5-1 by the current leaders, the 21-year-old was shocked to find Argentina legend Lionel Messi asking to swap shirts with him. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner had been one of the stars of the game, finding the scoresheet himself with a delightful chip after setting up Presnel Kimpembe’s earlier goal. MORE: Messi, Mbappe score as PSG routs Lille 5-1 While the Lille and PSG players were walking back to their dressing rooms, Messi stopped Gomes and asked him to swap shirts....

Most recently, Levy called out Colts owner Jim Irsay for comparing the injury risks of football to taking aspirin by asking Irsay a question: “Frequent trips to the pharmacy makes you a medical expert on CTE?” Levy on Wednesday expounded on his CTE concerns with a lengthy, well-crafted email to the Detroit Free Press. MORE: Faces of the NFL’s crisis | Why Bruce Arians is the fool Here are several excerpts from Levy’s email....

First Tom Brady is just jumping off cliffs, now DeAndre Levy is hanging out on a plane. The Lions linebacker seems to be a bit of a thrill-seeker. From rock climbing to horseback riding, this guy is making the most of his time away from the field. MORE: Surprising NFL retirements | Lions QB’s fiancee comes after Detroit paper | Retro NFL cheerleaders Levy is right, he’s clearly won at life....

The incident took place at South Africa’s Lion Tree Game Lodge, around 300 miles north of Johannesburg, where Mathewson worked as a conservationist. Mathewson’s wife witnessed the lion attack on her husband, who was pronounced dead at the scene. “It is believed that the two lionesses attacked the deceased during one of their usual walks. The incident allegedly took place while his wife was helplessly watching,” said Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, reported Times LIVE....

“I mean, that’s just — I didn’t make a conscious decision,” Cooter told the Detroit Free Press when asked about his name. “I think maybe my parents were really into marketing, so we were trying to sell some T-shirts from an early age.” MORE: 10 terrible NFL decisions | Fantastic NHL names Cooter can appreciate Cooter, whose birth name is James Robert Cooter, became the Lions offensive coordinator after Joe Lombardi and two other offensive line coaches were fired on Monday....

A surge in migrants at the border has posed problems for the administration, with GOP lawmakers rounding on the issue. Biden is expected to visit the border himself but plans have not been confirmed. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX) are due to lead a delegation of their Senate colleagues on a visit to the border in Texas on Friday. At a press conference on Wednesday, Cruz said senators were making the trip to “see firsthand the crisis that is unfolding....

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack in a statement posted to Twitter on Monday, writing that state institutions had been targeted by an “intense DDoS attack.” A DDoS, or distributed denial of service attack, is when an attacker attempts to overwhelm the servers of a given platform, service or website by flooding it with traffic. Tensions between Lithuania and the Kremlin have escalated in recent days as Lithuania imposed EU sanctions on certain Russian goods, including steel and iron ore that were headed for Kaliningrad, a Connecticut-sized Russian exclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland....

A cybersecurity assessment of three 5G-capable devices—manufactured by Chinese phone makers—concluded with the nation’s Deputy Defense Minister Margiris Abukevicius, telling Reuters on Tuesday: “Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible.” A report released by the Defense Ministry’s internet security body detailed the results of an August investigation that looked at the Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G, Huawei P40 5G and OnePlus 8T 5G—devices supplied to Lithuanian customers since 2020 and “identified as somewhat risky by the international community,” said Abukevicius....

Key West Public Works staff said they finished repainting the red, yellow, black and white striped buoy on Thursday night. Two men—22-year-old David Perkins Jr. and 21-year-old Skylar Rae Jacobsen—have been charged in the fire. So far, the motive is not clear. WPLG Local 10 reported that Perkins, a Leesburg, Florida man, turned himself in on Thursday. He faces a felony charge of criminal mischief resulting in property damage. Jacobsen, of Henrietta, Texas, has also reportedly made arrangements to surrender to the police....

Talk to your children about guns and violence. Explain that weapons are not toys and that kids should never play with them. Tell your kids that if they see an unlocked gun in a friend’s house, they should stay away from it and inform you about it immediately. If you have a gun in your home, unload it and lock it away; store the bullets in a separate place, also under lock....

In a post on Reddit on December 22, Alyssa shared the note that her mom received after her ex-husband came to visit. With over 70,000 upvotes, the handwritten note was put together by a group of local kids who were concerned after they noticed Karen Holt’s ex heading into her home. The note read: “Ms. Karren we saw a strange man walk in your house, and we would like to know if you are OK....

Not just Chinese, either. Look anywhere in New York this year, and you could see an Asian influence on culture, fashion, food–even, during those fall days when everyone wanted to know the level of the Hang Seng index, the conversation of cabdrivers. Video stores stock manga and kung fu; Nobu, a downtown restaurant serving Japanese food, is stuffed with celebrities, and Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian martial-arts star of the new James Bond movie, ““Tomorrow Never Dies’’ (and ex-wife of Poon), does her ““don’t mess with me’’ look from billboards....

According to Kim, senior officials “neglected the implementation of the important decisions of the party on taking organizational, institutional, material, scientific and technological measures as required by the prolonged state emergency epidemic prevention campaign,” the Korean Central News Agency reported. This “caused a crucial case of creating a great crisis in ensuring the security of the state and safety of the people and entailed grave consequences.” North Korea has not officially reported any COVID-19 infections....

“Kim Jung Gi passed away quite suddenly at 47 years old. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, you literally should take time to experience his genius. May his memory be a blessing,” cartoonist Judd Winick wrote on Twitter. “After having done so much for us, you can now put down your brushes. Thank you Jung Gi,” frequent collaborator Hyun Jin Kim wrote. Kim was born in South Korea and served two years in the Republic of Korea Army before embarking on a celebrated career that saw him work on projects for both Marvel and DC Comics....

Starting earlier this month, Ye spread his antisemitic rhetoric several times, and his Twitter and Instagram accounts were locked. To counteract being banned from social media sites, he announced last week he would buy the alt-tech conservative social networking app Parler. Meanwhile, major brands such as Gap and Balenciaga, along with Adidas, have dropped Ye, and the host of celebrities coming out against his remarks includes actress Amy Schumer, Ye’s ex-in-laws Khloé Kardashian and Kris and Kendall Jenner, David Schwimmer and Florence Pugh....

An October 3 release from the SEC stated that Kardashian, 41, settled the charges without admitting to or denying the allegations. She will pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement (repayment of profits from illegal transactions) and interest, and she has agreed to cooperate with the agency’s ongoing investigation. The SEC alleged that Kardashian failed to disclose a $250,000 payment to publish a post on her Instagram account promoting EthereumMax’s crypto asset security EMAX tokens....

Most widely known for the wildly successful reality television show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kardashian West is also well established in the business world. However, her success has has also prompted criticism, including that her concealer catered predominately to light skin tones and that she allegedly committed trademark and patent infringement. Her most recent endeavor, a shapewear line named Kimono, was met with criticism for cultural appropriation. On Monday, Kardashian West addressed the fallout on Twitter, crediting her success partially to having a direct line of community with her fans and the public....

Potter, who is white, was convicted on Thursday of first- and second-degree manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of Wright, a 20-year-old unarmed Black man, during a traffic stop in April. She is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 18, 2022, and could face a maximum of up to 15 years in prison for the first-degree charge and 10 years for the second-degree count. Minnesota sentencing guidelines recommend that Potter be given a sentence of about seven years for the first-degree charge and four years for the second-degree count....

Maybe not, but it's entertaining to watch the two superstars square off. It's Heat vs. Thunder, not James vs. Durant, 1-on-1. But James will be guarding Durant at times on Wednesday night when Miami plays host to Oklahoma City in a matchup of the teams who met in the 2012 NBA Finals. It's an unenviable task, especially when considering that Durant is on career-best paces this season and that he's scored at least 30 points in his last 11 games....

Sacramento has agreed to give the shooting guard a four-year, $94 million extension, according to multiple reports Monday, the deadline day for Hield to agree to an extension or become a free agent next offseason. The contract could be worth as much as $106 million with bonuses. This agreement comes after Hield shot down a previous offer for a less money last week, claiming he might explore “finding another home” if a deal didn’t get done by Monday....