At the state fair, where more than 20 Democratic presidential candidates have or are set to speak on the political soapbox stage, NBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard asked Kate Miller why she is leaning towards Kamala Harris, who spoke on Saturday. “Well I’m a life-long conservative — I actually campaigned door-to-door for Chuck Grassley his fist year as a Senate campaign, Senate candidate,” Miller said. “But I cannot vote for Donald Trump....

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Riley Conner’s life sentence was too severe due to the fact he was only 15 years old at the time of the crimes against his aunt, Felicia Porter, and because of the nature of his upbringing. Conner’s case will be returned to a lower court that will decide on a more appropriate sentence for the man who is now 21 years old and whom the court described as being a “free agent” when he was child who was not properly educated....

The first leg of the final, which aired Dec. 22, drew 2.8 million total vewers in a combined broadcast on Univision and Univision Deportes Network. The match was the most-viewed first leg of the Liga MX final in Univision’s history. Yedlin: ‘Klinsmann should be remembered as a great coach’ The second leg, which aired on Christmas, surpassed the first leg with 3.3 million total viewers. It was the top-rated Apertura final match in 10 years....

The Avalanche defeated the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final to win the championship. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Artturi Lehkonen scored the game-winning goal and Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves in the winning effort. MORE: Watch the NHL playoffs on fuboTV (free trial) It’s the team’s first championship win since 2001 and third in club history. The win stops the Lightning’s hope at an historic three-peat....

Too bad. Alex Rodriguez the Mariner was a lot more fun, and a lot easier to like. As he walks away from his complicated major-league career, that A-Rod shouldn’t be forgotten. MORE: The 11 most controversial players in Major League Baseball history And yeah, the fun A-Rod, the likable A-Rod is a big deal — because being liked goes to the core of who he was and who he wanted to be, and why he did the things he did, for better or worse....

The 12-year-old son of the four-time NBA MVP’s prodigious ability on the court have long been chronicled. Though he doesn’t wear his famous father’s No. 23, James Jr., who prefers No. 0 (a nod to his personal favorite player Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook), has a game that mirrors his pops’. From the deft dribbling skills to the pinpoint passing that makes his teammates better, the kid is a chip off his old man’s chiseled block....

Kroenke is Arsenal’s real problem The Imps’s run to the quarter-finals of the competition has captured the imagination of the public, with the non-league outfit now just one win away from the semi-finals and a trip to Wembley. However, they face the toughest test of their cup run thus far at the Emirates Stadium, with Wood well aware of Alexis and the rest of team-mates’s capabilities. But the full-back insists he is prepared for the threat of the Chile international and is set to take an aggressive approach when it comes to keeping the winger at bay....

The Lincoln Project relentlessly mocked Trump throughout his election campaign, its aftermath and right up until the inauguration of Joe Biden. But in the Texas political podcast Y’all-itics, Wilson talked about other GOP lawmakers who supported Trump’s claims that the election had been marred by fraud and who challenged the certification of the Electoral College votes. Trump has been impeached on an article that says he incited his supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6....

Ivanka Trump, the president’s eldest daughter, and her husband Jared Kushner appear on billboards in New York’s Time Square. One billboard shows Ivanka smiling and gesturing to numbers showing 33,000 New Yorkers have died from COVID-19 along with 220,000 Americans. Kushner, who is also a senior adviser to the president, is depicted on an adjacent billboard with body bags and is quoted as saying New Yorkers “are going to suffer and that’s their problem....

“To the Trump legal team: You’re making all these claims. You got to prove it,” Graham told Fox News interviewer Martha MacCallum. “Doing a video is not proof,” Graham continued. “You need to take these claims in to a court of law and get relief.” Graham’s comment about “doing a video” is a possible reference to several recent press conferences held by Trump’s legal team or the 46-minute video released by Trump on Wednesday in which Trump repeated voter fraud claims for which the legal team has yet to provide evidence....

Graham defended Trump’s tweets from Sunday stating that “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen’” — referring to Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley — should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came” and that they “can’t leave fast enough.” The South Carolina senator’s reasoning for claiming that the president’s tweet wasn’t racist was that Trump only wanted his opponents to go away, not all people of color....

What was not immediately clear: When Vonn might be able to compete and how Tuesday's injuries might affect her hopes of competing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Along with a mild strain in the knee Vonn injured in a high-speed fall at the world championships in February, she has "minor facial abrasions" and a bruised shoulder blade, Lewis Kay said in an email Wednesday. Sports Power Couples: Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods; see who else...

The Paris Saint-Germain star was given the Ballon d’Or this week for the seventh time, extending his record as the man with the most wins in the history of the award. BALLON d’OR: Why Messi’s win was a snub of Lewandowski The Argentina international has been hailed as an example for young players to look up to throughout his career, but Messi admits he does not see himself as a role model....

But that special bond has not always necessarily translated into success on the football pitch. Although the pair have achieved brilliant things for their respective clubs, their record together with Argentina is less than overwhelming. In the 10 years they have played together for the national team, the pair have assisted each other’s goals on a paltry 10 occasions. Messi has fed the City striker five times, with Aguero equally returning the favor with five assists for Argentina’s all-time top scorer....

Raiola, a 14-year veteran out of Nebraska, was was caught jumping over and stomping down on Ferguson’s leg at the conclusion of a play in the third quarter during the Lions’ 20-14 win over the Bears. Raiola denied doing it on purpose, but his history of rules violations influenced the NFL enough to suspend him for Sunday’s game against the Packers. PHOTOS: Must-see Week 16 images | MORE: Lions-Packers for NFC North...

No franchise has provided less ground support to its starting quarterback than what the Lions have given Matthew Stafford since he entered the NFL in 2009. Detroit running backs have produced only seven individual 100-yard performances during Stafford’s 125 career starts, the last one coming by Reggie Bush during the 2013 season. Detroit’s collective production is just as putrid. The low point of the Stafford era came in 2017, when the Lions ranked last in average rushing yards per game (76....

Marko Beslach, 18, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in November. He was fined $235, given a one-year suspended sentence and ordered to perform 80 hours of community service, according to the Detroit Free Press. MORE: Biggest training camp battles in AFC East | Lions’ worst first-round draft picks Beslach paid the fine in February and was given 120 days to complete the community service. After the Bills played the Lions last October at Ford Field, Orton said he noticed the laser several times throughout the game, and then-Bills coach Doug Marrone said kicker Dan Carpenter had a laser pointed at him on the 50-yard field-goal attempt he missed early in the third quarter....

During his Thursday press conference, Lynn explained the coach, whom he did not specifically identify, had to go home to be with his 14-year-old daughter because she was afraid to go to school following the Oxford High School shooting on Tuesday. He told the coach to go spend as much time as he needed to with his daughter. “That’s the world we live in today. That’s sad,” Lynn said. “I hope we can do something about that....

With the Seahawks already up 31-23 late in the third quarter, Geno Smith’s offense was facing a third-and-16 after an intentional grounding penalty. Smith spiked an incompletion on what looked like a miscommunication with his receivers, and it looked like the Lions were going to get the ball back in a one-possession game. The officiating crew, however, congregated shortly after and conversed about the prior play. Instead of it being fourth-and-16 after the incompletion, referee Clay Martin announced they would replay the down because the clock wasn’t properly set on the previous play....