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Miami reportedly wanted to move him inside to guard … not exactly a good idea. Now, the former Ole Miss star wants to try his hand at tight end. Kind of. MORE: Teams’ post-draft to-do list | Jets reportedly tried to trade to draft Tunsil Tunsil’s lobbying will likely fall on deaf ears, but it’s not like he doesn’t have experience catching footballs. Just look at this highlight from Ole Miss’ blowout victory over Oklahoma State in the Sugar bowl....

In a statement sent to Newsweek on Friday, a spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol said that on June 20, a state trooper conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 70 when the trooper discovered 114 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside the vehicle. The Denver Gazette was first to report on the incident Friday and said the fentanyl was found hidden underneath the car’s driver and passenger seats, which was reachable by a trap door....

Is Murray unhappy with the Cardinals? Will he demand a trade away from Arizona? These are the questions that Cardinals fans are asking after Murray’s stunt, and they are looking everywhere for potential answers. MORE: Why exactly did Kyler Murray unfollow the Cardinals? Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald doesn’t have any. The longtime Arizona receiver was asked about Murray at the Phoenix Open on Tuesday, and he admitted that he doesn’t know why Murray scrubbed his social media accounts....

Three weeks after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval met with Raiders owner Mark Davis to discuss relocating the team from Oakland to Las Vegas, the Nevada Senate on Tuesday approved $750 million in public funds for a proposed 65,000-seat domed stadium. The Senate approved the bill by a 16-5 vote; the legislation will head to the state Assembly on Thursday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. MORE: Week 6 Power Rankings Sandoval called a special session that began Monday in Carson City....

Heading into the 2022-23 edition of England’s oldest knockout tournament, Chelsea will be eager to erase the bad taste from recent seasons of falling at the final hurdle. The Blues became the first team in the history of the competition to lose three consecutive finals, dropping a heartbreaker to Liverpool in a penalty-kick shootout in 2022. The three straight final losses will not be remembered fondly, but they do point to Chelsea’s standing as a perennial power on the English football scene....

Now they’re entering the world of TV. Last week the brains behind the online telephony service introduced Joost, which claims to be the world’s first broadcast-quality service on the Internet. Although no precise launch date has been set, the site, joost.com, is currently operating in order to inform prospective customers of the service’s potential. Joost CEO Frederik de Wahl, a Swede who previously ran a peer-to-peer software business and who holds a master’s degree in both electrical engineering and economics, held a press conference last week in London to announce the service....

The college basketball player got a chance to play in her first college basketball game, only to miraculously gain the strength to play in a second. Hill has recently been signed up for hospice care, but that doesn’t mean she’s given up. She’s still trying to raise money for the DIPG cancer research. Through all that she has going on, Hill is trying to help others who may be in similar situations....

The incident happened during the second singles match of the 2022 competition, just hours before Roger Federer was due to play for the final time in a doubles contest alongside long-time rival Rafael Nadal at London’s O2 Arena. MORE: Laver Cup 2022 prize money: How much do winning teams and individuals earn? Laver Cup protest: What happened? Team Europe’s Tsitsipas was leading the match after taking the first set 6-2 before play was halted at the change of ends after a man gained access to the court....

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a group of religious schools, churches and families opposing Beshear’s decision to temporarily ban in-person classes and limit indoor gatherings to eight people or less. Two families from Scott and Boone counties with seven and nine children, respectively, charge that the governor is criminalizing their immediate family’s gatherings. “Governor Beshear has criminalized their daily family dinner and other in-home family activities,” the lawsuit states....

Jensen, a criminal defense attorney out of Huntsville, Alabama, was representing McCoy, 28, on a capital murder charge in the Jan. 7 killing of McCoy’s girlfriend Courtney Spraggins, 26, who was seven months pregnant. Her cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, according to NBC 15 News. When reporter Brittany Harry of WAAY 31 ABC contacted Jensen for an interview regarding the case, Jensen agreed to an interview if, in exchange, the station agreed to cover his low-budget film he wrote, directed and stars in called No Man’s Law....

The unicorn, which allegedly cost $1.5 million to build, is a custom blend of old school body styles and modern racing mechanics. It was built by Detroit Speed in Mooresville, North Carolina, with guidance from Block and the Hoonigan team. Changes to the model from its original form include a stripped cabin, repaired and reinforced structure, and a custom tube-frame chassis. It now wears hand-hammered aluminum bodywork in Block’s signature matte black and gray color scheme, which includes the Hoonigan logo up front on the hood....

Those hopes were crushed Friday when the team announced on its website that Bell will miss Saturday’s game. The Steelers will use three different backs to replace him. The most experienced option is veteran Ben Tate, who signed with the team Tuesday. Also figuring into the backfield-by-committee will be rookies Josh Harris and Dri Archer, who combined for 19 rushes for 56 yards all season. MORE: Torrey Smith rips Heinz Field | Playoff predictions...

On balance, aides to both Bill and Hillary still see Bill as a huge net plus in fund-raising, attracting large crowds and providing a megaphone to raise doubts about Obama—even if some of those doubts are distortions. But there’s concern that in hatcheting the Illinois senator and losing his temper with the news media (last week he thrashed a San Francisco TV reporter for asking about a lawsuit filed by Clinton-backing teachers union members to limit the number of Nevada caucuses), Clinton is drawing down his political capital and harming his role as a global statesman....

Homeland Security spokesperson Alexei Woltornist wouldn’t confirm the authenticity of the document. “DHS does not comment on leaked documents, especially ones that are alleged to contain information that puts our front line workers in danger,” Woltornist told Newsweek. Thousands have been demonstrating in the streets of D.C. following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a police officer pinned him to the road via a knee on Floyd’s neck....

Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor’s foreign minister and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, believes the media, in a sense, created his nation. In the aftermath of the Indonesian invasion, an estimated 200,000 people died in East Timor (out of a population of less than 700,000), and the world was largely silent. “We did not make it into the prime-time news of global television because there was no global television at the time,” recalls Ramos-Horta....

But what you are about to read likely is an opinion you will not agree with. All I ask is that you read the entire article and if you still disagree, we will agree to disagree. MORE: NFL’s questionable calls | STEELE: Bad officiating helped lead to bad NFL season First let me state openly, I officiated high school and college basketball for 23 seasons. I coached three NCAA Division I tennis teams and was a college tennis and high school basketball player....

The Cleveland Cavaliers forward moved into 10th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list Saturday night, passing former MVP Hakeem Olajuwon with a first-quarter basket against the Philadelphia 76ers. James isn’t usually very introspective about his achievements, publicly, but he did celebrate the moment in his own, humorous way. MORE: 2016-17 NBA award predictions On Sunday, James reposted a Bleacher Report animation of him being welcomed into an imaginary “Top 10 Scorers Party” with his own special caption....

Thanks to a softer spot in their schedule, the Lakers have won five of their last six games despite both LeBron James and Anthony Davis missing time due to injuries. In LA’s most recent win — a 143-138 victory over San Antonio — a flagrant foul that left Russell Westbrook bloodied brought the group together in a way that Ham has long envisioned for his team. Late in the third quarter of the Lakers’ win, Spurs big man Zach Collins struck Westbrook on the forehead, drawing the former MVP’s ire....

In the 16 games he’s played since serving a one-game suspension, James is averaging 30.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per contest. He’s been incredibly efficient, posting those numbers on .544/.390/.782 shooting splits. James has 11 30-point games during that stretch, giving him 16 such games on the season, which is more than anyone else in the NBA. He’s not far removed from going off for 43 points and 14 rebounds in a win over the Trail Blazers, making him the fourth oldest player in NBA history to post a 40-10 game....