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With Tampa Bay’s 1-0 victory over the Canadiens in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, Maroon became just the fourth player in the history of the league to win three straight Stanley Cups with two different teams. He was also on hand for the Lightning’s title in 2020, as well as the Blues’ Stanley Cup-winning team in 2019. MORE: Alex Killorn reveals broken leg kept him out of Stanley Cup Final...

Chicago is a substantial favorite to close out the series at home in Game 6 on Monday night. Odds here are current as of Sunday night. Check our live odds page for updated lines from Las Vegas. Lightning at Blackhawks, 8 p.m. ET, NBC (Chicago leads 3-2)Best Tampa Bay line: +155 (Vegas consensus)Best Chicago line: -165 (Westgate)Total: 5 (over -140) Analysis: The sample size is small, but you never want to face the Blackhawks in Game 6 when they’ve got a chance to close things out....

We know he’s found the woman of his dreams. But the sophisticated screenplay by Richard Curtis piles clever comic roadblocks in their path, not the least of which is the third wedding Charles attends-Carrie’s marriage to another man. If this breezy and bawdy tale has a flaw, it’s in the depiction of its enigmatic heroine. Actually, she’s incomprehensible, and the winsome MacDowell hasn’t enough resources to flesh her out. Fortunately, there are too many other delicious distractions to’ make this a serious bother....

The rapper tweeted Thursday that he approved of the White House’s Platinum Plan for Black Americans after a positive meeting with the president. The “Lollipop” hitmaker shared a photo of himself alongside Trump with the caption: “Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done....

In the His Dark Materials TV show, Miranda plays Lee Scoresby, a Texas aeronaut who uses his gunslinging and hot air ballooning skills to aid Lyra Silvertongue in her journey to the Arctic to save her friend, who was kidnapped by a group conducting experiments on children in the hopes of unlocking cosmic secrets. While Scoresby brings a lot of Texas flavor to the adventure, we never visit Texas in The Golden Compass or in any of the other books in the two trilogies set in Pullman’s parallel world....

Political strategist Reed Galen, who has a background in advising Republican campaigns, said that despite the attention the group’s actions garner Biden himself must be on the front foot arguing his own cause as well. “We can do what we do but, one, we’re not on the ballot,” he told Newsweek. “And we’ve raised a fair amount of money, and are doing well with it, but we’re never going to have the resources that they [the Biden campaign] are going to have....

“If Biden winds up winning, yeah, I think so,” the Trump confidant told congressional reporters as he exited the Capitol. “I just think it’s good for the country, it’d be good for [Trump]. I hope Biden will come to his,” he added with a slight chuckle. Graham’s remarks were yet another step toward the realization that Biden won the election, even as he added a caveat. Like many of his fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill, Graham has yet to acknowledge that Trump lost, as the president and his campaign continue to sow doubt in the democratic process and try to overturn Biden’s victory through legal filings lacking evidence....

Fancied by many people to not just win their opening Group C game in Lusail, but the whole tournament, the Albiceleste appeared to be closing in on the international football world record. Their victory in a 5-0 pre-World Cup warmup over the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 16 took them to the brink of history and the chance to match Italy’s record streak. But Saudi Arabia did not read the script....

His first instinct is to score. He has accumulated 444 league goals and 70 senior international goals for Argentina. His second instinct is to pass. He has recorded 184 assists for Barca in La Liga and 35 more in Champions League. His third instinct is to run — and not with the ball at his toe, not to recover in defense, not into the open to field a ball launched by Sergio Busquets or Javier Mascherano....

The Argentina international already became the top goal scorer in the club's history in official matches two years ago, erasing Cesar Rodriguez from the record books, but Paulino Alcantara's number had stayed out Messi's reach until this weekend's encounter. Alcantara, born in the Philippines, scored 369 goals in 357 games as a Barca player between 1912 and 1927, but the Blaugrana legend has now been overtaken by Messi. The 26-year-old has been in sublime form in 2013-14, netting 17 goals in 21 La Liga encounters....

The Lions running back hit Saints linebacker Dannell Ellerbe with a nasty juke move Monday night that shook Ellerbe so bad he did a complete 180. Riddick took the second-quarter pass from Matthew Stafford 21 yards into the red zone while Ellerbe tried to figure out where he was. MORE: Best of Week 15 | Steele: OBJ deserved a stiffer penalty Jon Gruden is right. We are going to see this again later....

“Cruise the Zoo” is a drive-thru experience offered for a limited time. The route will feature a few exhibits, including Asian Highlands, African Elephant Crossing and Rosebrough Tiger Passage. “Guests can expect to see many of the zoo’s animals including tigers, grizzly bears, snow leopards, takin, reindeer, lions and kangaroos,” officials said in a press release. “Cleveland Metroparks Zoo employees will help guide families along the specified route that will also feature animal ambassador experiences....

New Orleans is a 3-point favorite to upend Detroit in the Superdome (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), with a game total set at a steep 51.5 points. Check our odds page for updated NFL lines. Fantasy Alarm predicts Stafford will accumulate 280.3 passing yards, a shade UNDER the 294.5 listed at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. However, for the most value, bettors should look to Hightower, according to the DFS site....

The platform, which slightly resembles The Lion King’s “Pride Rock,” can also be heated in winter and is made to provide shelter from sun and rain, as well as entertainment for the big cats. In Disney’s The Lion King, Pride Rock represents an ancient and massive rock formation located in the African Savanna. As reported by the Tiergarten Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna on August 18, the lions could also use the spacious rock landscape as a viewing platform....

General manager Martin Mayhew told the team’s website the Lions have no plans on moving on from their 2009 first-round pick. MORE: Who’s the best of the unbeatens? | Why you don’t want a backup, Detroit “That’s comical, really,” Mayhew said of benching Stafford. “This guy’s a phenomenal talent. You can go look at his production over the course of his career in some tough situations having missed most of the first two years of his career and his numbers are up there with the top guys who’ve ever played the game....

Just ask the Chicago Bears, whose hiring of Marc Trestman has put their quarterbacks and receivers into overdrive. Or the Philadelphia Eagles, who have been recharged with Chip Kelly. Then there have been the cleanup acts. The San Diego Chargers got what they needed from Mike McCoy, reviving Philip Rivers and reducing his mistakes. The Kansas City Chiefs have seen all their discipline and turnover issues go away with Andy Reid working with Alex Smith....

Cooter took over play-calling duties from Joe Lombardi — who was relieved of his duties — following last week’s 28-19 home loss against the Vikings. And it was recently learned that Cooter’s arrest records have vanished, according to the Detroit Free Press. MORE: 10 worst NFL decisions | Week 8 picks | NFL Power Rankings “What I may have said with regard to an incident years ago does not mean that I can confirm that record again,” Knoxville police spokesman Darrell DeBusk said....

This sounds familiar. But Detroit had a similarly favorable schedule in 2016 and had to conjure up some fourth-quarter magic and late-season luck to squeak into the playoffs at 9-7. This season, they’re down a couple of impact linebackers in Stephen Tulloch and DeAndre Levy and are thin on the offensive line even with the addition Ricky Wagner, so no game on the schedule is an absolute guarantee (minus the Browns, because obviously)....

Releasing the documentary—including the footage of Lopes’s last few seconds—was a wrenching, but ultimately satisfying, decision for her family. “It gives us a chance to be with her again, and I think that outweighs the pain of seeing some of the unpleasant moments,” says Lisa’s brother, Ronald, who adds that VH1 wanted to use more film of the accident, but the family vetoed that. The film was directed by Lauren Lazin, who also directed the acclaimed posthumous documentary “Tupac Resurrection....

Murkowski made the remarks as Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial continued in the Senate. The senator is one of a handful of Republicans in the upper chamber who may vote to convict Trump, although she voted against his conviction at the conclusion of his first impeachment trial in February 2020. “Frankly, I don’t see how, after the American public sees the whole story laid out here… I just don’t see how Donald Trump will be reelected to the presidency again,” Murkowski told reporters....