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Austin Beam, 24 was one of those who found a copy of the KKK’s Crusader newspaper outside his home while taking out the trash on Tuesday morning in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood Louisville. Speaking to the Louisville Courier Journal, Beam said he took a few photographs of the self-described “premier voice of the white resistance” before throwing it away. Beam said he believes the white supremacist hate group are attempting to capitalize on the racial tensions in the area amid the weeks of Black Lives Matter protest that have occurred in Louisville in the wake of the death of Breonna Taylor....

Although Premier League sides Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Terengganu have recently confirmed their top-two finish in the league, their promotion to the 2018 Super League is not confirmed yet. This is due to the club licensing requirement that needs to be met by all Super League (MSL) sides beginning next season. M-League organiser Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP) told Berita Harian that the two sides need to obtain their licenses first....

“Not at all,” Thompson said via ESPN when asked if his struggles have anything to do with Durant. “I struggled last year for the first 20 games, and Kevin wasn’t here. So it has nothing to do with Kevin.” NBA PREDICTIONS: Mapping out the Warriors’ path to the title After finishing second in 3-pointers made the past three seasons, Thompson has shot only 19.6 percent from beyond the arc through the Warriors’ first six games....

The attacking quartet was in devastating form against Spartak Moscow on Wednesday, with Coutinho netting a hat-trick and the other three also on target in an emphatic 7-0 win at Anfield. The performance led to some sections of the media dubbing them the ‘Fab Four’, a reference to the nickname given to the iconic Liverpudlian band The Beatles. Klopp, however, feels it is unfair to single out those four and ignore the contributions of the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Lallana....

The Brazilian star has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Anfield, with the Reds keen to reward the progress of a player who is central to what Klopp is looking to achieve at the club. Firmino, speaking on Sunday, said that it was an “easy” decision to commit his future, and Klopp is clearly delighted to have tied down one of his star performers. “It’s unbelievably important news for us,” he said....

The Reds rehearsal for their midweek Champions League clash with Roma did not go according to plan as they were held to a 2-2 draw at the Hawthorns, throwing away a two-goal lead in the process. Klopp made it clear he was not happy with the outcome of the game and was particularly critical about the refereeing. One of the incidents that incensed him most, however, was Hegazi’s cheeky jab at Ings while both were prone....

Liverpool: Injuries, suspensions & line-up vs Swansea The 24-year-old scored his second goal of the tournament in Thursday’s 2-0 win over Zimbabwe to secure Senegal’s second win in a row and a place in the second round. Klopp is thrilled to see the pacy forward continue his excellent form for this season but could not hide his frustration that he will remain unavailable for Liverpool for at least a little longer....

The Brazil playmaker was hurt during a clash of legs with Adrian Mariappa in the early stages of the contest at Vicarage Road and had to be replaced by Adam Lallana, who himself was returning from a five-week injury absence. Zlatan undergoes knee surgery Coutinho was later seen with heavy strapping on his thigh as the Reds secured a vital three points in their top-four ambitions in the Premier League courtesy of a sublime Emre Can bicycle kick....

Lallana has missed Liverpool’s last three matches with a groin injury sustained on international duty with England last month, while Firmino was absent for Tuesday’s EFL Cup win over Leeds United after picking up a knock against Sunderland last weekend. However, midfielder Lallana returned to training on Thursday and Firmino also came through unscathed during the session. “[There will] probably be a few changes,” Klopp told a pre-match news conference....

Liverpool are at a crucial stage of a campaign that has promised much, with the Champions League quarter-final second leg to come against Manchester City after this weekend’s short trip across Stanley Park. And having seen Mohamed Salah fall victim to a knock in the stunning 3-0 home win over City, making the Egyptian a doubt, Klopp does not want to see any further injuries on Saturday. While he says he understands the passion of a local rivalry, he believes Everton have not always played the game fairly in his time at Anfield....

WATCH: Ozil loses it with Alexis and Monreal Goals from Alfred N’Diaye and Oumar Niasse inflicted a second league defeat in three games for the Reds - a result that means they have now won only one of their last 10 matches in all competitions. Liverpool will drop out of the top four if Manchester City defeat Swansea City on Sunday, while Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Arsenal means Klopp’s side are now 13 points behind the league leaders....

The Bay Area and Cleveland are two very different places, and the logos and uniforms of their NBA teams reflect some of these differences. Let’s take a look at how these teams match up from a purely visual perspective: MORE LOGO HISTORY: San Antonio Spurs | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Clippers 1) Their current look Warriors The Warriors unveiled their present look in June 2010. The logo and uniforms pay homage to the team’s classic “The City” uniforms, worn from 1966-71....

Bryant turns 36 next month and is under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for two more years. He was limited to just six games last season because of two major leg injuries, leaving him with the kind of idle time he never had before in his career. Bryant gives a peek into his life in a Showtime documentary airing in November. “Kobe Bryant’s Muse” covers much of last season, when Bryant was sidelined and the Lakers finished 27-55, the most losses in club history....

Although he wasn't playing on this night, Bryant was aware of the significance held by Collins' first game as an openly gay man. “His impact (Sunday night) is greater than what people think,” Bryant told Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports. “You look at it from the context of having the first openly gay player. But they missed the domino effect that it has way beyond sports." The most impressive part of Bryant's statement is the progress he has made on the subject....

The Lakers star was forced to sit the first two games of the new year after elbowing Grizzlies guard Mike Miller during a Los Angeles loss on Dec. 30, 2005. Bryant was “shocked” by the NBA’s ruling and noted that opposing players had previously hit him with hard flagrant fouls but avoided punishment. “I wish I could go back in time and take that foul back knowing what I know now, getting two games for it,” Bryant said....

The Santiago Bernabeu side have won three European titles over the past four seasons following their most recent success and some have suggested their current crop of players is among the best ever. Lacazette leaves door open for Arsenal Nevertheless, Koeman believes Barcelona were on another level during Guardiola’s spell in charge between 2008 and 2012. “Real Madrid are the champions. They have been the best team in the Champions League this season and they played an excellent second half against Juventus in the final,” the Everton manager told reporters....

Amico and his buddies are part of KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force sent to protect Kosovo’s ethnic Albanians from the security forces of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. Their current mission: to help seal the porous border area and prevent armed guerrillas from using the Kosovo side as a staging base for insurgencies into Macedonia, where a growing rebellion is threatening to plunge the region into another war. A month ago KFOR troops barely paid any notice to the quiet mountain village of Debelde....

Former unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev returns to the ring on Saturday, Aug. 4 to defend the WBO title for the second time against Eleider Alvarez from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. Kovalev (35-2-1, 28 KOs) has rebounded nicely since back-to-back losses to Andre Ward in November 2016 and June 2017. He regained his WBO belt by knocking out Vyacheslav Shabranskyy in November, followed by a seventh-round TKO vs....

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Moscow does not accept Biden’s requirement that Russian forces withdraw completely from Ukraine before he speaks with his Russian counterpart. Peskov was responding to Biden’s comment on Thursday that he would talk to Putin about the Ukraine war if the Russian leader is serious about putting an end to the conflict. Biden said that the only way the war could end was for Putin to pull out his troops....

The actress who rose to fame playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway faced off against Sister Act star, Kathy Najimy. She had hoped to win big to raise money for the Arts & Education Fund, but ended up going viral with her NSFW response. In Celebrity Family Feud the famous contestants must guess the most popular responses to questions based on answers given in a 100-person survey. Host Harvey asked the two stars: “We asked 100 women, after the lips, what is your favorite part of a man to kiss....