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MORE: Baylor is proof that win-at-all-costs mentality has too high a price They even put their name to it — in the form of a full-page ad in Sunday’s Austin American-Statesman. Among the names of listed donors to the advertisement is Ray and Ellen Deaver, whose son, Kyle, is the mayor of Waco, Texas — the city in which the school resides. The ad looks awful in light of reports that Starr may have known that a female student had allegedly been raped by a Baylor football player — and did nothing about it....

There’s apparently no hard feelings between Thompson and SNL overlord Lorne Michaels, which is cool; Thompson worked more than a decade on a TV institution, and Michaels had a go-to guy for portraying black and/or Latino athletes on an often not-diverse-whatsoever cast. MORE: ‘The Mighty Ducks’ reunite, form a ‘Flying V’ Last season, “SNL” added Sasheer Zamata, which meant that Thompson could stop playing black women, as he’d done for years — Maya Angelou being one....

Seeing the pictures from her Aspen holiday made the critics come out in force to condemn her for being insensitive and wearing a fur coat. The model carried a black ensemble underneath her full-length overcoat. She paired her dress with all-black leather boots that were close to knee-length. Jenner covered her face with double masks, one of which was from Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS range. Kendall Jenner’s fur coat draws flak The reality TV personality, who enjoys a massive Instagram following of 213 million, is currently confronting criticism from netizens....

Those were essentially the words of Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green, who uploaded a podcast titled “Warriors-Celtics NBA Finals Game 3 Reaction: ‘I played terrible’” to The Volume’s YouTube channel just hours after Game 3 of the NBA Finals ended. Green, whose presence in the media as an active player is both groundbreaking and revolutionary, has continued to record podcasts throughout the 2022 NBA Playoffs, much to the dismay of a number of former players....

And yet, for all the woe that surrounds this franchise, Atkinson and his Nets have to be the sunniest bunch of 4-7 NBAers in recent memory, despite a roster packed with obvious deficiencies and few tools available to address those deficiencies. The Nets, of course, are subject to a draft-pick swap with Boston this year and owe next year’s pick outright to the Celtics, meaning they won’t reap the usual benefits of missing the playoffs, no matter how spectacularly they do so....

“It’s going to be Kenta,” Roberts reiterated to reporters, after a question that sought to “triple-, quadruple-check” that nothing in the 10-2 loss would lead Roberts to adjust the rotation he announced earlier in the week. MORE: Best photos from the NLCS Kershaw has pitched on short rest repeated times in this postseason, and would be doing so again if he were to start Thursday. Now, it appears he’ll be pushed back to Saturday’s Game 6 and likely would have limited availability if there’s a deciding Game 7 the next day....

“The difficult thing to explain with her is it’s so far after the wire, and she was easing down like you’d like to see a horse slow down by that point. I don’t have an explanation for it,” Dr. Larry Bramlage, the on-call veterinarian, told the Associated Press after the fall. Between Eight Belles and Barbaro, the beloved Kentucky Derby winner euthanized last year due to complications from an injury sustained during the 2006 Preakness Stakes, two celebrated horses have now suffered fatal injuries on live television in Triple Crown races since 2006....

Secretariat still holds the Run for the Roses record at 1:59.40, set in 1973. He ran the 1 1/4 mile race nearly a minute faster than Kingman did in 1891 (2:52.25). MORE: Kentucky Derby date, times and TV schedule PHOTOS: 2014 Kentucky Derby 1875: Aristides, 2:37.75 1876: Vagrant, 2:38.25 1877: Baden-Baden, 2:38 1878: Day Star, 2:37.25 1879: Lord Murphy, 2:37 1880: Fonso, 2:37.50 1881: Hindoo, 2:40 1882: Apollo, 2:40.25...

The entire range has been designed with a focus on the essentials and Kenwood says it avoided adding superfluous features on purpose. The models therefore doesn’t include any of the ‘frills’ which you might find on other dash cams such as lane-departure warnings. Instead, you get everything you need in the box to get up and running, including a high-quality microSD card that will record video reliably. Features & design The A301W is a mid-range model which records at 1080p at up to 30fps, has GPS and Wi-Fi and a choice of suction and adhesive mounts, which work in a similar way to Nextbase’s second-gen models....

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Large sums of money meant to cover the expenses of Kenya’s team at the Rio Olympics were misappropriated by officials, according to an investigation ordered by the country’s sports ministry. The report, seen by Reuters, said the money had been earmarked to buy air tickets for team members, but was instead taken by unidentified ministry officials. The report was compiled by an investigation team led by Paul Ochieng, the dean of students at Nairobi-based Strathmore University....

The former England international believes that by airing his concerns in public, the Portuguese has only succeeded in creating ‘damage’. Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50 Shaw and Smalling were missing from the Red Devils fold as they entered the international break with a 3-1 Premier League victory over Swansea City. Mourinho told MUTV ahead of the game: “Smalling doesn’t feel that he can play 100 per cent with his pain....

Despite all the scary headlines about killer nannies,relatives–including fathers, siblings and grandparents– watch more than 40 percent of preschoolers whose mothers work. Other parents pick from an array of options,depending on their finances, their location, their children’s ages and the number of hours a day they need help. Here are some pros and cons of the most common situations: Child-care centers: Institutional care is increasingly popular; about 30 percent of preschoolers with working mothers are in some kind of organized child-care facility....

After winning the two titles, he was called up to the main roster, debuting on the RAW after SummerSlam. Fans of Keith Lee were pleased that he got called up, but they were unhappy with a few things about his character on the main roster. They disliked his entrance music as well as the ring gear that he was given for his WWE main roster debut. While both have been changed, Keith Lee is still not happy about one aspect of his ring gear....

The TV personality made the comments after Governor Greg Abbott announced an executive order to lift mask mandates and open up businesses in the state. Olbermann shared Abbott’s tweet announcing the order and wrote: “Why are we wasting vaccinations on Texas if Texas has decided to join the side of the virus?” But he was quickly flooded with angry tweeters, suggesting he was putting politics over people’s lives. More than 5,000 people reshared his tweet with a comment—most delivering scathing criticism of the remark....

Mahomes became the first player in playoff history to throw for 300-plus yards, rush for 50-plus yards and throw five touchdowns in a game as the Chiefs erased a 24-0 deficit to beat the Texans 51-31 and move through to the AFC championship on Sunday. The Chiefs quarterback was at the forefront of the biggest comeback in franchise history – Mahomes finishing 23 of 35 for 321 yards and five touchdowns, while he rushed for 53 on seven carries....

The Foxes defeated the ‎League One side 5-1 to progress to the fifth round of the competition with the former Manchester City striker registering a brace in the encounter. Mali’s Fousseni Diabate who made his debut also scored twice as Wilfred Ndidi put the icing on the cake, thus, renderimg Andrew Hughes’s effort a mere consolation. Buoyed by the performance, the 21-year-old has taken to the social media to show his excitement while also appreciating the Foxes’ supporters....

Both Loeffler and Perdue are facing runoff Senate elections scheduled for January 5. Loeffler was asked if she believed that the presidential election was rigged at the start of the debate with Warnock. The senator, who’s had to walk a tightrope of wooing the president’s loyal supporters without discouraging faith in the election process, quickly pivoted to attacking Democrats. “It was very clear that there were issues in this election, there were 250 investigations open, including an investigation into one of my opponent’s organizations for voter fraud....

Earlier this week, Conway made the sudden announcement that she would be leaving her role at the end of August, after serving in the Trump administration for nearly four years. Ahead of her speech at the Republican National Convention, Conway told reporters outside the White House that Trump had been supportive of her even when they disagreed. “I’m telling you, everybody, but I think particularly women, should have men in their life like that, should have a boss like that at some point,” she said in a response to a question by Just The News....

After Jansen gave up a game-tying home run in the ninth inning to Toronto’s Rowdy Tellez, the fans let Jansen know they were not happy. And he doesn’t blame them. “I get it. Boo me,” Jansen said Thursday (via the Los Angeles Times). “Yeah … I’d boo myself. I didn’t want the results. I was [hurting] myself out there.” It’s been that kind of year for the 31-year-old right-hander. He’s blown six saves in 32 opportunities....

While the outside post is not exactly ideal, it’s far better than being on the rail and it figures to suit the colt’s front-running running style nicely. “Outside doesn’t really bother me,” trainer Bob Baffert said on NBC Sports Network’s coverage of the Derby’s post-position draw. “I just didn’t want to be down stuck on the inside because it forces your hand. He’s a fast horse, and basically in this race, with that many horses, you have to break well anyway....