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While the senator’s re-election campaign started offering rolls of paper patterned with his face for donations over $25 last week, the Democrats launched their own sale Monday, offering gift wrap featuring the phrase, “Just Say Nyet to Moscow Mitch.” The tagline refers to McConnell’s infamous nickname. McConnell’s campaign gained attention for the quirky branding, which was festooned with the senator’s likeness wearing a holly bow-tie and a Santa hat. Many shared their surprise at the gimmick from the conservative legislator....

On the day he laces up his sneakers and walks onto the court at the Joe Craft Center, his new teammates will have gone through about 60 practices, so it’s fair to say Diallo will be more than a little bit behind the others. In fact, it’s fair to say that even if he carried Michael Jordan’s talent into the program, which he does not, it would be a stretch to expect him to contribute to UK’s pursuit of the 2017 NCAA championship....

That was quickly forgotten, for two reasons. First, Randle—the fantastic freshman big man who was landed on by leaping teammate Alex Poythress in the first half—came back onto the floor after only a few minutes spent on the bench. And, as the No. 3 Wildcats’ contest against Cleveland State progressed, the possibility of actually losing the game to the unheralded Vikings became an unthinkable reality. MORE: Players to be thankful for | One-and-done is good...

All he had to do was look at the schedule, as well. One more game, and then everybody would get four days off. That’s kind of common in the real world around the holidays, but in college basketball four consecutive days in December without a game or practice most often means you’ve graduated or you’ve been fired. The beckoning holiday break both delighted Calipari and worried him. Would his players be ready one more time?...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police have arrested the country’s athletics manager who was sent home from the Rio Games and is being investigated after allegations he was asking for cash in return for warning athletes before drug tests, officials said on Tuesday. Michael Rotich denies the accusation published in Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper, which said he had been filmed by undercover journalists, posing as athlete representatives, some months ago....

Nairobi’s Kibera Law Courts Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi on Tuesday further directed the Italian to deposit a return ticket proving he will be back to the country and set the mention of his case for September 5 and 6, reports Xinhua. He also expected the passport to be returned to the court on August 26 with the Italian agent out on a $5000 bond with two Kenyan sureties of the same amount....

His coach — you know, Nick Saban — is pretty intense and may not approve of what Drake had to say (well, write) during the first half of Alabama’s game against LSU on Saturday night. Those Twitter remarks came after Alabama ran the ball just three times (four, if you count Blake Sims being sacked) in the first quarter and throwing 12 passes (with five completions). And those same Twitter remarks were also deleted shortly after they were posted....

Titled ‘Ekata’, the mega event brought together 15000 athletes and 5000 coaches and escorts at the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) Greenfield Stadium in different sporting and non- sporting activities. The three-day programme was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of the Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor, who was the chief guest. The state ignited the Special Olympics torch of hope on January 1, celebrating 50 years of Special Olympics to kickstart the state athletic meet....

Left-handers Patrick Corbin (Arizona), Dallas Keuchel (Houston) and Hyun-Jin Ryu (Los Angeles Dodgers) also received qualifying offers as did outfielder A.J. Pollock (Diamondbacks) and catcher Yasmani Grandal (Dodgers). Players have until Nov. 12 to accept. If a team makes a qualifying offer to a player who signs a major league contract with another club before the June amateur draft, his former club would receive a draft pick as compensation at the end of the first round....

Earnhardt was leading the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and heading for his second win in three races until he ran out of fuel on the final lap, handing the win to Brad Keselowski, who had been stalking Earnhardt over the last 20 laps. The win was Keselowski's first of the season and gave him a sweep at Las Vegas, where he also won the Nationwide Series race on Saturday....

Former league MVP Kevin Durant was pulled out twice from the game due to COVID-19 protocols, as Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam combined for 63 points in a big win over the Nets. Meanwhile, LaMelo Ball dropped a career-high 34 points in a loss to the Utah Jazz, and Bradley Beal’s 25-point streak came to an end in a loss on the road against the Miami Heat. On this note, let’s check out the top NBA highlights from around the association this Friday evening....

MORE: 23 best NBA free agents | How KD could join the Spurs During the postgame press conference with the dynamic duo, Katz tried to get out his question to Durant about Westbrook’s performance in Game 5. He stumbled a bit in the process of asking it, and Durant took advantage. The reactions from Durant and Westbrook are priceless. As for Katz, he had a good laugh about the moment....

Only hours before the start of the 2022 NBA Draft, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Nets star Kevin Durant is “monitoring” the team’s situation and “considering options with his future.” Charania’s latest report comes only days after he revealed that Irving and the Nets are at an “impasse” that could “clear the way for [Irving] to consider the open marketplace.” Could Durant really leave Brooklyn behind only three years after joining the team?...

Sitting has become somewhat of a norm for both Duncan and Garnett, the two greatest power forwards of their era. This is far different from their early matchups, especially during Garnett’s first run with the Timberwolves. Between that 10-year stretch, spanning from Duncan’s debut in 1997 to Garnett’s last season in Minnesota in 2007, neither player missed more than 16 games. They won three consecutive NBA MVPs and three times occupied both forward spots on the All-NBA first team....

Hamlin renounced the comments made on a Barstool Sports podcast, but his words caught up to him after Sunday’s Daytona 500. Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. told Fox Sports that Hamlin “might have to take some Adderall” after their run-in at the end of the race. NASCAR’s chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell called Hamlin’s comments “ridiculous.” Harvick agrees. “Those 70 percent of drivers he referred to are mad because of the fact that you’re the guy sitting in the trailer doing the drug testing 10 or 12 times a year from a random standpoint and understanding the things you can and can’t do,” Harvick told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio....

Harvick, who will lead the AAA 400 field to green Sunday at Dover International Speedway, posted the top speed in final practice and had the fastest 10-lap average in both Saturday sessions. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver turned a lap of 157.089 mph in the final 50-minute session Saturday afternoon. He was followed by Brad Keselowski (156.379) and Jeff Gordon (155.952). Denny Hamlin and Aric Almirola rounded out the top-five, all Chase for the Sprint Cup competitors....

When you think of action cameras, only one brand springs to mind: GoPro. It dominates the market, but there’s plenty of choice if your budget doesn’t stretch to several hundred pounds. Here we review the Keecoo WiFi Sports cam that looks the same, but costs less than £65. ( Geekbuying supplied the camera for review, and you can get a discount of $10 by using the coupon code Keecoo at the checkout....

On Sunday night, Bell released a tease for a music video for his song “Free At Last.” In his promotion for the video, Bell asked his followers if the song was “fire or trash.” REVIEW: Le’Veon Bell’s rap album ‘Life’s a Gamble’ underwhelms Not too surprisingly, many responded by tweeting the garbage can emoji back at Bell. As I mentioned in my album review, there weren’t too many positives to take away from Bell’s album....

In the main event, Keith Thurman showed why he is one of the rising stars in the sport and as he defeated Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision (120-107, 118-109, 118-108) to retain his WBA welterweight title. In the co-feature, Adrien Broner used his superior boxing in beating John Molina, Jr by unanimous decision (120-107, 118-109, 118-108). Thurman showed throughout the main event his tremendous power and using his combinations that stunned Guerrero through the fight....

Usually, the FA Cup provides some level of distraction for wobbling sides who tend to welcome the interruption to their league malaise, but this is not just any game for the Foxes. MORE: How to watch FA Cup in USA Ask any local fan and you’re likely to hear the same thing: the supporters being delighted at the prospect of making it to their first final at the sport’s oldest cup competition in a couple of generations....