MORE: Heinous crimes connected to athletes The 29-year-old reportedly has also been fined more than $2 million (1.7 million Euros) for three counts of tax fraud. His father is believed to have been handed the same prison sentence and a smaller fine of close to $1.6 million. Under Spanish law, neither Messi nor his father would be required to spend any time in prison if the sentence is shorter than two years....
Within this fixture, two superstars of the game will go head-to-head, as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe look to fire their nations to glory. Both have shone brightly in Qatar so far and enter the final as joint top scorers with five goals to their names. Unlike Mbappe, Messi is yet to win a World Cup and has confirmed the final will be his last match at the tournament. While at very different points in their careers, the duo are no strangers to one another and will face off once again in their biggest match to date....
The Lions said in a release that McCord died at home in Bloomfield Hills. The team didn't give a cause of death, but the Detroit Free Press reported that McCord was diagnosed in March with pancreatic cancer. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2013 "Darris will not only be remembered as a cornerstone to the Lions' great Fearsome Foursome defensive line of the 1960s, but also as someone who made many positive contributions to the Detroit community over the last five decades," Lions President Tom Lewand said....
Tulloch was informed in February that he was no longer in the team’s plans for the 2016 season, but it didn’t make any immediate move and paid him a $500,000 roster bonus in March, leaving many wondering what the Lions’ plans were, exactly. MORE: Surprising NFL retirements | Marshawn Lynch lifted Lockette Lions head coach Jim Caldwell bid Tulloch farewell and wished him luck on his future endeavors. “As I have said numerous times since I became head coach of the Lions, Stephen Tulloch has been a consummate professional on and off the field,” Caldwell said in a statement....
MORE: NFL players doing good deeds | When the sports world responds to tragedy Ansah wants to help out his state by delivering 94,000 bottles of water to Flint. He’s not the only NFL player to help out. The Redskins defensive line donated 3,600 bottles of Fiji water as well. Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls, a native of Flint, says he plans to help during the offseason when he returns....
Anton Herashchenko, advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, published the “very important” list of POWs on Facebook on Friday. The post included a spreadsheet containing personal details of the Russian soldiers, as well as specific details on how their families can travel to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to collect them. “After the invasion of Putin’s fascist army and closing the airspace, it can only be done this way,” Herashchenko wrote in English....
On Dec. 12, in an interview with NFL Network’s Kurt Warner, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield cited “internal things” as an obstacle he’s had to overcome this year. What he meant by that was a bit vague, but it didn’t exactly paint a rosy picture of the situation in the ‘Land: “It comes down to trying to find an even balance of listening to those opinions around you that truly matter — friends, family, teammates,” Mayfield said....
The yield curve, which measures the yields rates on bonds with different maturity dates, has inverted prior to every recession in the last 40 years. Typically, short-term bonds provide investors lower yields because they present less risk. But the yield rate on three-month bonds rose above the yield rate on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds this week, trading with a gap larger than any since March 2007. Yields on the 10-year bond fell below 1....
The former president began with a message of support for those affected by Hurricane Ian before quickly moving on to some of his often-mentioned issues, including repeating his baseless claims about the 2020 election being stolen from him. Speaking at the Macomb County Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren for about an hour and 40 minutes, Trump hit out at the FBI for executing a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home and called the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U....
Not everyone rushed to defend Gruden, however. Notably, wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson — who made the Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl under Gruden with the Buccaneers in 2001 and 2002, respectively — put his former coach on blast. MORE: Gruden emails explained Johnson — in a segment on his ESPN show “Keyshawn, JWill & Max” — tore into Gruden, saying the emails and their contents didn’t surprise him....
Four-piece durian chicken nuggets meals are available for 11.50 Chinese yuan ($1.60) or as part of a snack platter including wings, fries, and a Pepsi for about $8.30. The name is a little misleading, though: While they’re fried and breaded on the outside, the nuggets are filled with a hot, oozing durian paste, not of chicken. Reaction has been mixed: On Chinese social media platform Weibo, one user liked how the savory nugget balanced with the sweet durian....
Big Walnut Intermediate School, located in Sunbury, Ohio, had its picture day the same day as the National Championship game. Of course all the students there wore Ohio State jerseys. All except one. This Oregon fan wasn’t going to let the crowd sway him, as he proudly sported his Ducks jersey. MORE: Nike unveils championship jerseys | Ohio State-Oregon sports book report | OSU-Oregon fans face off on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’...
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified Potter as the offending officer on Monday night. Until her resignation, Potter had been placed on standard administrative leave. During a Tuesday press conference, Elliott said the city received a letter of resignation from both Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon. The mayor said Potter chose to resign on her own accord....
The recall affects the brand’s 5-pound bag of unbleached all-purpose flour, which sampling revealed could be contaminated with Escherichia coli O26. According to the update, published on November 1, 2019, the newly affected batches are bags with lot codes L18A09A and L18A09C (best used by date: 12/09/19) and lot code A19A08A (best used by date: 01/08/20). Lot codes and best used by dates can be found at the bottom of the ingredient side panel on the packet....
The 73-year-old used his first public broadcast as head of state to offer his younger son an olive branch after an emotionally intense 24 hours, which saw Elizabeth’s death announced minutes before Harry’s plane landed in Aberdeen. He said: “I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their life overseas.” Royals including Harry, Prince William and Prince Andrew scrambled to Scotland on September 8 in an effort to say goodbye before the queen’s passing....
The account was strongly denied by Buckingham Palace to NBC News but biographer Christopher Andersen doubled down during an interview with The Today Show. The palace told the show the book’s account was “nonsense,” adding it was “unsourced and categorically untrue.” Newsweek approached Buckingham Palace for comment. He said: “It wasn’t out of the blue. It was again an unspoken arrangement between the two of them done behind the scenes by these men in gray that Diana used to talk about....
The Dallas-born Asian Da Brat, who formerly went by the stage name Asian Doll until 2019, posted a cryptic tweet after Von’s death made headlines on Friday. “I wanna die 2 Shid it feel like I’m dead already,” she wrote along with broken-heart and peace sign emojis. Asian Da Brat and Von were a couple for some time before they called it quits romantically in August. However, they remained close in the months after, and in early October fans thought the pair were reconciling after Von posted a series of tweets about being in love....
After the Kings’ 116-111 win over the Celtics on Wednesday night, Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox was asked whether he was surprised by the discussions surrounding the All-Star Game considering that the league had to postpone several contests over the past month because of COVID-19-related issues. He didn’t pull any punches with his response. MORE: “Courtside Karen” apologizes for LeBron James rowdiness “If I’m gonna be brutally honest, I think it’s stupid,” Fox said....
On The Athletic’s “Point Breakaway” podcast, the Kings’ Ben Hutton discussed the team’s 2019 Secret Santa exchange in which he poked fun at Doughty. In the holiday spirit, a time when people put their differences aside, Hutton asked Tkachuk if he would sign a hockey stick for Doughty, two longtime nemeses. The Flames winger, of course, loved the idea. “I got our trainers to do it,” Hutton said on the podcast....
With two weeks left in the regular season, Herbstreit is still presenting a strong case for the Sooners, who improved to 9-1 with a 44-34 win at Baylor on Nov. 14. Oklahoma is ranked No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. MORE: Week 12 picks | Heisman odds | Will LSU win another game? Herbstreit said the Sooners still could lose against TCU on Saturday and should be penalized for an Oct....
