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The Los Angeles receiver is listed as questionable for the road game with a hamstring injury, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that he will be a “true game-time decision.” Allen didn’t practice Friday, marking the second day in a row he was unable to practice. While the report says he’s walking around well and has “some optimism,” the Chargers will determine if he’s ready to play during the pregame practice....

NEWSWEEK: You sound like you’re outside. Kellie Pickler: I’m doing a show in Wisconsin, opening up for Reba [McEntire], so, yay! I’m lying on the bunk of my tour bus right now. Do you ever drive the bus? They won’t let me for some reason. I don’t know why. Well, do you have a license? Yeah! I’m a good driver. I wanted to be a NASCAR driver. I love driving fast....

Kraft shot a 7-under 63 in the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier on Friday to take a one-stroke edge over first-round leader Webb Simpson and Anirban Lahiri of India. Kraft posted his career-best round at the Old White TPC. He was at 13-under 127. Kraft is looking to turn around a season that has included missed cuts in seven of his 10 previous tournaments, including last week at the Quicken Loans National....

“The President has zero concerns,” Conway told reporters on the White House driveway. “Except that the taxpayers are on the hook again for this fantasy that never came true for the Democrats who promised all of you, and sometimes with your help, that there would be a criminal conspiracy and collusion, the Russians helped the Trump campaign, we welcomed help and it turned an election.” Conway continued: “Well you know that’s not true....

Listening to all the praise showered on Ted Kennedy by politicians in both parties, you’d think Sen. Kennedy was Henry Clay or Daniel Webster. But that’s what’s remarkable about his story: this ne’er-do-well, hard-partying baby brother of the sainted Jack and Bob has achieved the stature of the Senate greats. He has done it not by oratory (though his eulogy to his brother Bob in 1968 or his famous “sail against the wind” speech at the 1980 Democratic Convention were magnificent) or by brilliance, but rather by hard work....

Smith, 57, was scheduled to be put to death for a 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a preacher’s wife on Thursday evening. But prison officials said they called off his execution after concluding they didn’t have enough time to complete the procedure before a midnight deadline. It was the second time in the past two months that Alabama was unable to kill an inmate and the third since 2018. It was one of three scheduled executions in the U....

“No longer will tens of thousands of our children be left out of preschool or Head Start, programs that we know provide positive outcomes on children’s early literacy and mathematic skills and foster long-term educational success,” Beshear said. Beshear’s two-year budget proposal calls for a larger total of nearly $2 billion in additional funding for preschool through 12th grade. He also proposed a minimum 5 percent pay raise for all school personnel and a nearly 12 percent funding increase for the state’s higher education system, the highest in decades....

Ivermectin is mostly used as a treatment for parasites in animals and has been flagged by federal health bodies as inappropriate for human consumption in treating COVID-19. In 2020, Kentucky Poison Control said they received just one call for ivermectin misuse, but there have already been 13 misuse calls this year. About half these calls were made in the month of August alone, with the center advising some callers to either call 911 or go to hospital....

But on Thursday, when the 1-5 Wildcats take on the 3-3 Mississippi State Bulldogs, they will be wearing a unique set of thigh pads. MORE: SN’s midseason awards | Week 9 bowl projections | Fall of the SEC? While the custom thigh pads will be barely noticeable during the games, they should make for fun grass stains. 

The former Wildcats forward has committed to Cal, according to CBS Sports. MORE: Marcus Lee needs a fresh start Lee visited Cal twice since announcing his decision to leave Kentucky back in May. He also visited Washington, but the Huskies got the boot. The 6-9, 224-pound rising senior will have to sit out a year under NCAA rules before becoming eligible for the 2017-18 season. MORE: 10 greatest Kentucky players...

Kiplagat, who was sixth at the last World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, will be keen to improve his performance ahead of this year’s championships, which will be held in March in Sopot, Poland, reports Xinhua. His credential will be put to test Thursday as he starts his campaign to test his endurance and fitness levels, after months of training in Eldoret. “I want to do well in 2014. The World Indoor Championships are a good ground to start off and it will be important start off with a win,” said Kiplagat in Eldoret Wednesday....

The two-time Olympic champion and honorary member of the International Olympic Committee is accused of playing a role in the misuse of money meant for Kenyan athletes at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, when he was chairman of the Kenyan Olympic committee. The money was part of more than $5 million given to Keino’s Olympic committee by the Kenyan government to fund Team Kenya in Rio. But prosecutors allege Keino was at the head of an Olympic committee rife with corruption....

Chelsea made Kepa the most expensive keeper in football history when they met an €80million release clause to prise him from Athletic Bilbao in August. The 24-year-old has been an ever present in the Premier League for Maurizio Sarri’s side this term, conceding only 16 times in 21 appearances. Cudicini, now a member of fellow Italian Sarri’s backroom staff, moved to Chelsea from Castel di Sangro in 1999 and went on to play in England’s top flight for more than a decade – joining Tottenham in 2009 before departing for LA Galaxy in 2012....

Kerber, who reached the final last year, again showed signs of the vulnerability that has dogged her game in 2017. Having claimed the Australian and U.S. Open crowns last year, Kerber has not won a single title this season and struggled for fluency against Flipkens, who tried everything in her power to upset the world number one. At times in the first set Kerber found Flipkens’ game unfathomable as the Belgian tried her luck with a number of perfectly-weighted drop shots and low slices, while frequently charging the net in an effort to upset the German baseliner....

All of these words can describe what happened during the Boston Celtics’ game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder in which Jayson Tatum received a technical foul. During the second quarter, Tatum committed a foul on Aleksej Pokusevski, clapping his hands in frustration afterward, that was seemingly directed at himself; however, the official was quick to dish out a technical foul, leaving the Celtics swingman in disbelief. Joining him was Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, who took to Twitter, sharing his amusement at the call....

Following their Marvel directorial debut with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Russo Brothers’ came back swinging with Captain America: Civil War, a film that kicked off the start of phase three in a big way. Instead of solely focusing on Cap’s missions, the film featured a wide array of heroes in an epic showdown against each other after the Avengers were split into two opposing factions: one that sides with Tony Stark/Iron Man and the other with Cap based on disagreements of how the group should be overseen and controlled....

Avengers: Infinity War’s ending left many fans with a feeling of uncertainty and that anything could happen to their favorite heroes. While Avengers: Endgame may have killed off a couple of them, the initial plans for the epic conclusion were even crazier. RELATED: Kevin Feige Defends Six-Year Wait For The New Avengers Films During an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Russo Brothers reflected on the epic showdown with Thanos and those who lost their lives in the climactic battle....

This is hardly Netflix’s first big name contract, of course. The streamer has been snapping up exclusives since the beginning of the streaming wars. While the service may have been built off of popular shows, Netflix has always had a vested interest in funding original content in order to draw in new subscribers. In order to do so, signing talent to produce new programs has always been a fundamental part of Netflix’s strategy....