Hearts were broken for Argentina fans, who had to watch their team lose a third straight major tournament, the last two by way of penalty shootout to Chile in the Copa America. And Messi, the world’s greatest soccer player, who has won FIFA Ballon d’Ors, the Champions League and countless La Liga titles, is still searching for international greatness. MORE: Messi’s miss dooms Argentina against Chile Yet, the Barcelona and Argentina star made a lasting impact on the host United States — a country starving for a soccer star....

Lions defensive back Darius Slay and defensive lineman Damon “Snacks” Harrison have been absent from one day of minicamp already, and Slay doesn’t sound like he has any intention of showing up at all. “I ain’t going,” Slay said on Instagram live when asked if he was in Detroit for minicamp, via the Detroit Free Press. He continued: “Hey, man, I’m chilling, man.” Slay already forfeited a $250,000 bonus by not showing up to voluntary OTAs last week and would give up a maximum of $88,650 if he were to miss all of minicamp....

It looked like Tulloch was hitting a “Discount Double Check” imitation after dropping the Packers’ quarterback when he suddenly fell to the ground from an apparent knee injury. MORE: Week 3 scoreboard | LeBron TD celebrations | Manziel goes long…as a receiver Tulloch is listed as questionable to return. Hopefully he keeps the celebrating to a minimum on the sideline. UPDATE: The Lions announced on Monday that Tulloch tore his ACL during the celebration and will be placed on the injured reserved list....

Detroit is on a run of four straight seasons occupying the cellar of the NFC North. In that time, the Lions have gone 22-47-2, including their Week 1 loss to the Eagles. But as the Lions prepare for Sunday’s contest against the Commanders, they find themselves in rarefied air: they’re favorites to win. Yes, the Lions are expected by oddsmakers to come away with the victory against Washington at Ford Field on Sunday....

Seriously. The Lions finished 3-13-1 last season, but a strong showing in the 2022 NFL Draft landed Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and Alabama receiver Jameson Williams. Jared Goff returns at quarterback, and Detroit has one of the youngest rosters in the NFL. After four straight last-place finishes in the NFC North, there is nowhere to go but up. The Lions still are a long-shot to win the division, but they are the same long-shot as the Bears....

“I saw it happen out there. I didn’t think it was a penalty. I don’t think it was a penalty today,” Caldwell told reporters Tuesday. MORE: Week 17 Power Rankings While officials thought the rookie from Alabama went too far in picking up Elliott and driving him to the ground, many who saw the play thought it was a clean, albeit hard, tackle. Yet Caldwell did not want to dwell on the questionable penalty Tuesday....

Despite its relative newness, lipidology is considered an increasing relevant specialty. Today, nearly one-third of Americans over age 20 have high cholesterol, a risk factor for both heart attacks and stroke. With the cost of treating cardiovascular diseases expected to double by 2030, according to the American Heart Association, a greater impetus may be placed on establishing practices solely dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia (lipid disorders)....

What makes Naipaul such a challenge for both his fans and his detractors is that this 67-year-old author’s opinions would not carry the weight they do were he not such a fearsome writer. Reviewing the latest Naipaul novel, “Half a Life,” Paul Theroux, who recently devoted an entire book to his fractious–and finally broken–friendship with Naipaul, wrote, “Even though I have suggested that personally Naipaul is a sourpuss, a cheapskate and a blamer, I have the highest regard for his work....

To date, Biden has canceled over $25 billion of loans for 1 million student borrowers, a small dent in the $1.7 trillion collectively owed by graduates. The scheme will see upwards of 43 million student loans reduced or forgiven entirely in the coming months, with as many as 8 million borrowers automatically qualifying for the support. The cost of a 4-year public or 4-year private college has almost tripled in the last 40 years, but federal support has failed to keep up, forcing millions of Americans into borrowing to pay for their education....

The former president rallied in Minden near Lake Tahoe to shore up support for Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo. Trump spoke for about 90 minutes, with many of his remarks centered on himself. During his speech, he bragged about the size of the crowd he drew on January 6th and suggested the Department of Justice may prosecute President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as a pretext to prosecuting him....

Recent survey data from Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin shows that majorities of voters in the states disapprove of the president’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State polls from the six key battlegrounds have also consistently found former Vice President Joe Biden to be ahead of President Trump as many local voters said the coronavirus pandemic was the most important problem facing their communities. “The central question of this election will be who do voters trust more to help America recover from the coronavirus,” Firehouse Strategies Partner Alex Conant told Newsweek....

For a true believer in the war on drugs, Goldstein’s court might seem like a standing memorial to Hunter-Thompson-a nightmare of junkie-coddling gone wild. But Goldstein, 64, is an ex-cop presiding over a last-ditch program designed in part by former state attorney Janet Reno in the crime-ridden heart of a law-and-order state. Goldstein’s Drug Court, as it’s known,is being studied and imitated around the country, and it’s emblematic of a growing realization in the criminal-justice system:-that the lock-’em-up strategy of the 1980s has failed and that the goal of drug enforcement should be to get people off drugs, not fill up prisons....

Hussey, 83, made headlines last year when a British charity boss published an account of a meeting with the courtier at a Buckingham Palace function, where she was repeatedly asked where she came from and from what part of Africa. Ngozi Fulani, co-founder of the London based women’s domestic abuse charity Sistah Space, was born in Britain to Caribbean migrant parents who were part of the Windrush generation. After the event, which was hosted by Queen Camilla to raise awareness of violence against women, Fulani took to social media to give an account of the conversation with the courtier she identified as “SH” and to voice her disappointment, writing: “This event remains a blur after the violation....

He’s back for World Cup qualifying, as Brazil host Ecuador on Thursday before heading to Colombia next week. READ MORE: Coutinho fit for Brazil | 5 great Brazil-Ecuador clashes | Brazil’s WCQ campaign so far After six years of consecutive international tournaments, the PSG man was given a much-needed break earlier this year, when Brazil coach Tite granted him a long-awaited summer holiday by leaving him out of a Brasil Global Tour double-header in Australia....

That’s an apt description of the busy McAvoy. He got his start in 1995, when director David Hayman offered him the part of a pimp’s son in his film “The Near Room” after McAvoy coolly approached him following a speech at the boy’s Glasgow school. McAvoy followed up with formal training at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, earning a living icing cakes at a nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket....

A public service announcement featuring players from both teams aired during their Sunday matchup. Kings players also wore custom warmup shirts that called for unity and accountabiltiy on the front and had Clark’s name in the back. MORE: Images of athletes taking political stances Clark, 22, was shot 20 times in his grandmother’s back yard by Sacramento officers when his phone was confused for a firearm. Protests broke out the Thursday after the incident in Sacramento....

NHL teams prepared for July 1’s start of free agency and a new league year by shedding underperforming players with bloated contracts. Among them: Anaheim Ducks defenseman Mark Fistric and Montreal Canadiens forward P.A. Parenteau, who were put on waivers on Sunday. MORE: Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup adventure | Chris Pronger traded in salary-cap move Richards could be the poster boy for painful decisions. To the tune of “Money for Nothing,” the Kings will pay Richards $14....

The Los Angeles Kings were in Montreal on Thursday night in a tight bout with the Canadiens, and both teams were approaching the end of the first period without having scored a goal. Then, within just 11 seconds, the Kings were up 2-0. With only 61 seconds left in the first period, winger Adrian Kempe capitalized on a Montreal turnover, finding the back of the net. Eleven seconds later, center Tyler Toffoli stole the puck and slid one past goalie Carey Price from the circle to score a goal with only 50 seconds left in the period....

MORE: Player endoresement deals make sense for NCAA | Dabo cashes in What it will try to hide, we don’t know. New Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart denies having much to do with this, and says calling it “Kirby’s Law” is ridiculous. But Smart, who left Alabama to become Georgia’s new head coach this year, met with lawmakers before it passed and a Georgia senator’s chief of staff admitted Smart was the driving force behind it....

The non-exclusive tag will pay Cousins $19.95 million, the highest base salary of any quarterback in the NFL next season. Once he signs, all other teams will lose the right to give Washington two first-round picks to sign the 27-year-old quarterback. MORE: Boom or bust free agents | Pick-prone Cousins stayed the course The fourth-year quarterback threw for 4,166 yards in 2015, with 29 touchdowns and just 11 interceptions. He also completed 69 percent of his passes en route to the Redskins’ first playoff berth since 2012....