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Steelers Hire Brian Flores as an Assistant Amid His N.F.L. Lawsuit
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Steelers Hire Brian Flores as an Assistant Amid His N.F.L. Lawsuit

The Giants called Flores’s claims “disturbing and simply false,” saying they had “concrete and objective evidence” that the team’s decision was not made until the day after Flores was interviewed.Flores also said in his lawsuit that he sat for a “sham interview” with the Broncos in 2019, a claim the Broncos said was “blatantly false.” Further, he alleged that Stephen Ross, the Dolphins owner, pressured him to lose games during the 2019 season to secure a higher draft pick, going so far as to offer him $100,000 for each loss. Ross called his claims “false, malicious and defamatory.”Understand the N.F.L.’s Recent ControversiesCard 1 of 5A wave of scrutiny. The most popular sports league in America is facing criticism and legal issues on several fronts, ranging from discrimination to athle...
Recap and highlights: No. 1 Gonzaga holds off Santa Clara 81-69 on senior night to win WCC regular season title |  Gonzaga University
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Recap and highlights: No. 1 Gonzaga holds off Santa Clara 81-69 on senior night to win WCC regular season title | Gonzaga University

Gonzaga has won the West Coast Conference regular season title for 10 straight years.The No. 1 Bulldogs beat Santa Clara 81-69 on senior night, playing in the Kennel for the last time this season with former Zags Jalen Suggs, Kelly Olynyk and Killian Tillie in attendance.Even with stars in the crowd, it was far from Gonzaga's (23-2, 12-0 WCC) most showstopping performance. The Zags shot 12 of 35 on 3-pointers and 40.3% from the field, as the Broncos (13-5, 8-5) trailed by as little as six points with 9:55 remaining.Gonzaga went on to outscore SCU 22-9 over the next six minutes.Drew Timme led the Bulldogs with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Andrew Nembhard added 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Chet Holmgren had a double-double with 10 poi...
Manifestantes antivacunas en Canadá se enfrentan a la policía mientras los arrestos siguen en aumento
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Manifestantes antivacunas en Canadá se enfrentan a la policía mientras los arrestos siguen en aumento

Algunos de los manifestantes tenían granadas de humo, fuegos artificiales y chalecos antibalas. Foto: Alex Kent / Getty Images Tras la intervención policial canadiense para neutralizar las protestas antivacunas, las autoridades afirmaron que se realizaron 47 arrestos este sábado en Ottawa mientras despejaban el centro de la ciudad. En una operación sin precedentes en el país que contó agentes municipales, provinciales y federales que inició el viernes por la mañana, manifestantes fueron sacados de sus camiones y automóviles, los cuales bloqueaban las calles. Se registraron más de 100 arrestos y 21 vehículos remolcados durante esa jornada. Se despejó la calle que está ubicada frente al parlamento y se espera que la policía siga restaurando la...
Keegan, Kris Murray lead Iowa basketball to critical win at Ohio State
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Keegan, Kris Murray lead Iowa basketball to critical win at Ohio State

Iowa's home loss to Michigan on Thursday placed a bigger importance on Saturday's road game at No. 18 Ohio State.Win and secure the much-needed marquee win for their NCAA Tournament résumé. Or lose and fall back to under .500 in Big Ten play, with those tourney hopes in a perilous spot. Despite the circumstances, doubt didn't exist within the locker room. "We definitely held that sour taste in our mouths coming into this game and I think that showed," Iowa senior forward Connor McCaffery said. "I kept saying in the pregame huddle to play pissed off and I think we did that."  In the biggest game of the season, rebounding, tenacious defense and standout performances by twin brothers Keegan and Kris Murray lifted Iowa to a 75-62 win in Columbus, Ohio. Keegan Murray led the team with 24 poi...
Game 49: Boston Bruins @ Ottawa Senators Lines, Preview
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Game 49: Boston Bruins @ Ottawa Senators Lines, Preview

The Boston Bruins (27-17-4, 58 pts) will complete their three-game road trip on Saturday night when they take on the struggling Ottawa Senators (18-25-4, 40 pts) at the Canadian Tire Centre. (7 PM ET, NESN, Sportsnet). The Boston Bruins got Patrice Bergeron back after a three-game absence for Thursday night’s road game vs. the NY Islanders, but struggled after building a 1-0 lead after the first period at USB Arena. After two straight trips to the Eastern Conference Final, the Islanders have had a nightmare season. Taylor Hall was really the only player that showed up and brought his A-game against the Islanders as the forwards struggled to generate offense, the defensemen made compound mistakes with the puck breaking it out of the defensive zone and Linus Ullmark probabl...
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European roundup: Asensio leads late Real Madrid charge against Alavés

Real Madrid dug deep in a 3-0 home win against lowly Alavés, scoring all three in the last 27 minutes of the game after the visitors gave them a few scares early on and threatened to pull off an upset at the Bernabéuon Saturday.Marco Asensio roused the Bernabéu in the 63rd minute with a brilliant curled shot into the top right corner from outside the box.Vinicius Jr extended the lead a few moments later, and Karim Benzema added one more with a last-minute penalty kick. The La Liga leaders moved up to 57 points from 25 games.Atlético Madrid recovered from their shock midweek defeat by basement club Levante with a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing of Osasuna.Strikers João Félix, Luis Suárez and Ángel Correa were on target to lift Diego Simeone’s side to fourth spot.The goal would have come as a...
TD Garden Lifts Vaccine Mandate, Following Boston – NBC Boston
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TD Garden Lifts Vaccine Mandate, Following Boston – NBC Boston

The TD Garden announced Saturday that it will align with the City of Boston and no longer require patrons to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 starting Monday. Anyone over the age of 12 who is attending shows at the Boston entertainment venue this weekend -- Tool on Feb. 19, or Billie Eilish on Feb. 20 -- will still be required to show proof of vaccination. The entertainment venue said the updated entry requirements do not take effect until Monday, Feb. 21. There was mixed reaction to the relaxed restrictions from concertgoers on Saturday, with some people anxious about gathering indoors with people who are not vaccinated against COVID and wary that the pandemic isn't over yet. “Honestly I think it's a little bit scary,” one woman said. “Honestly places that d...
Inside Lily James’ romance with boyfriend Michael Shumer as they go Instagram official
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Inside Lily James’ romance with boyfriend Michael Shumer as they go Instagram official

Lily James appears to have finally confirmed her relationship with Michael Shumer, after the pair first sparked romance rumors over a year ago. Pam & Tommy star Lily, 32, recently shared a collection of photographs on Instagram taken during a recent holiday, with one snap appearing to feature Michael, suggesting their romance is still going strong. The actress previously dated Doctor Who star Matt Smith for around five years, until the couple called it quits in 2019. Lily was then linked to fellow actor Dominic West, 52, after a series of pictures were published showing them looking extremely cozy during a mini-break to Rome in October 2020. Now, she looks to have found love with new beau Michael, but what do we know about him? Here we take a look into the life and career of Lily's...
ACLU Minnesota wants no-knock data, officer fired
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ACLU Minnesota wants no-knock data, officer fired

Amid continued calls for the firing of the Minneapolis officer who fatally shot Amir Locke during a no-knock raidthe Minnesota chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union announced an effort to force the city to release more information about the shooting.The chapter on Friday said it had filed a request for data on no-knock warrants carried out by the Minneapolis Police Department, communications about the city's recent restrictions and policy changes on no-knock warrants, and copies of all body camera footage of Locke's shooting."We question how someone who wasn't a suspect or even a resident of the apartment – ​​but simply sleeping on the couch – could wind up dead at police hands," said Teresa Nelson, ACLU-MN legal director. "So far, the city's attempts to release information hav...
México se reúne con autoridades del FBI, la DEA y policía de Canadá para un “intercambio de información”
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México se reúne con autoridades del FBI, la DEA y policía de Canadá para un “intercambio de información”

Como parte de los acuerdos alcanzados en la reunión se brindarán capacitaciones como identificación de armas y explosivos. Foto: KENA BETANCUR / AFP / Getty Images El gobernador del estado mexicano de Quintana Roo, Carlos Joaquín González, y su gabinete de seguridad, se reunieron con autoridades del FBI, la DEA y la policía montada de Canadá, en un encuentro catalogado como de “intercambio de información”, indicaron las autoridades estatales. En el encuentro, en el que también participaron representantes de Colombia y Argentina, se intercambió información de inteligencia sobre los principales delincuentes buscados en los diferentes países. Las autoridades del estado de Quintana Roo, Caribe mexicano, indicaron que la reunión forma parte de los t...