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The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department implemented a curfew after protests erupted over the officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who remains paralyzed in the hospital. In the nine days following the shooting, officers arrested 150 protesters for violating the curfew but not “a single pro-police demonstrator,” according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the protesters. “In Kenosha, there are two sets of laws—one that applies to those who protest police brutality and racism and another for those who support the police,” the lawsuit states....

St. Louis maintained its two-game lead in the NL Central over the second-place Chicago Cubs, who lost to Cincinnati. The Nationals increased their lead for the NL’s top wild card to 1 1/2 games over the Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. Corbin (13-7) struck out 11 while giving up two unearned runs and five hits in six innings. He walked four in his second win in two starts at Busch Stadium....

He was coming off a monster year in which he ran for a bunch of yards, caught a lot of passes and return kicks for scores. His school even put together a Heisman campaign for him. Kent State's schedule had back-to-back opponents early in the season for Archer to get plenty of attention. MORE: Week 4 schedule | First-and-10 | Week 3 photos But it all took a downturn quickly....

According to 247Sports, the highly ranked recruits committed to John Calipari and the Wildcats are De’Aaron Fox (No. 4), Malik Monk (No. 5), Edrice “Bam” Adebayo (No. 12) and Sacha Killeya-Jones (No. 26) MORE: Midseason award winners | Sanctioned Mizzou on best route to a slow climb Kentucky can make it five if it can land the nation’s top uncommitted player, Josh Jackson, who will be leading the way for the West roster along with Monk....

Both the Blue Devils and Wildcats boast some of the nation’s best talent, and in Duke’s case, two of the top five recruits from the class of 2018, per 247Sports’ Composite rankings. RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson highlight Duke’s loaded recruiting class and the trio will make their college debut against Kentucky. MORE: Sporting News’ preseason top 25 The Wildcats once again find themselves relying on their latest crop of recruits as they head into the 2018-19 season....

The 34-year-old is one among eight candidates to pass the course conducted by All India Football Federation (AIFF) Technical Director Savio Medeira from April 10th to 30th in Goa. However, Indian national team assistant coach Shanmugam Venkatesh, one among the 20 candidates to attend the course, could only provisionally pass. Ishfaq Ahmed, who served as a player-cum-coach for Kerala Blasters in the 2016 season in which they reached the final of the tournament under head coach Steve Coppell, has added credibility to his role and might move into coaching on a permanent basis....

Locked 2-2 after extra time, Kerala goalkeeper Mithun V put up a stellar show in the tie-breaker to help his side win 4-2. Ankit Mukherjee and Nabi Hussain Khan missed the first two penalty kicks for Bengal as Midhun V thwarted both their attempts. Tirthankar Sarkar and Sanchayan Samadder’s conversion did not help as Kerala scored through Rahul V Raj, Jithin Gopalan and Jestin George. For the final kick, Jiten Murmu took on the gloves but Seesan S shot past him to deliver Kerala their first Santosh Trophy since 2004-05....

With the introduction of the Kerala Premier League in 2013, the KFA has managed to curb that criticism to some extent. As the 6th edition of Kerala Premier League is all set to start by the end of November, the KFA is confident about organizing the league in a better way. The new season of KPL 2018-19 is planned in a better way compared to previous editions. New teams were added to the competition to make it more competitive and the duration of the league has also been increased....

Reigning Wimbledon champion Kerber made light work of Kristina Mladenovic, while Garcia was worked hard by Wang Yafan, as a back issue forced Halep out. Daria Kasatkina was also hindered by injury and forced to withdraw in the second set against Laura Siegemund, but the rest of the seeds in action progressed. Sloane Stephens fought back to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, compatriot Madison Keys saw off Bernarda Pera, while Kiki Bertens thrashed Sorana Cirstea....

A new promo image from the upcoming 4th entry in the satisfyingly violent Keanu Reeves-led John Wick action series looks like it’s keeping to that same sentiment, and that’s perfectly fine. Spotted at CinemaCon, the photo is just as stylized as the rest of the series and sports Reeves’ title character apparently shooting something while surrounded with flowers. The striking color scheme, with lots of green contrasting with a red glow and black background, further drives home that this is definitely a John Wick movie....

Kedah, the 2016 Malaysia Cup champions were forced to hand over the trophy to Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) after the latter won 2-0 in the 2017 final played at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday night. Kedah struggled to impose themselves in the match and had to be content with the runners-up medal after goals from Aidil Zafuan and Gonzalo Cabrera condemned them to a second Malaysia Cup final defeat in three years....

Why don’t they just play two games instead of four? Why do I have to pay for preseason games when I don’t get to see the starters for any extended period of time? Is the risk of one of my team’s better players getting injured worth the reward of preparing for the beginning of the season? MORE: Should rookie QBs start or sit? | How to prevent preseason injuries...

You pay for a set amount of data, so what business is it of your ISP to decide where you use it? We explain Net Neutrality ahead of tomorrow’s FCC vote to regulate the internet like a public utility, and why it should matter to all web users. Visit Broadband Advisor. Net Neutrality: FCC vote 26 February 2015 In May 2014 the FCC chairman Tom Wheeler proposed a plan that would allow ISPs to create pay-to-play fast lanes for the biggest companies with the deepest pockets, giving them an unfair advantage....

Last month at WWE Payback, Keith Lee got his rematch against Randy Orton. The Anamoly won his match against The Viper that night. On the following night on WWE RAW, Keith Lee decimated Dolph Ziggler to qualify for a Triple Threat Match that took place later that night to determine Drew McIntyre’s challenger for the WWE Championship at Clash Of Champions. On that night, Keith Lee faced off against Randy Orton and Seth Rollins in the Triple Threat Match....

The Republican launched the Greater Georgia organization on Monday, only weeks after she lost the state runoff to Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) on January 6. Georgia, a long-time red state, was also taken by the Democrats in the November 3 presidential election. In the other Senate run-off on January 6, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) beat GOP rival David Perdue to allow the Democrats to take control of the upper chamber of the House....

That person is none other than Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose Tico in the film only to see her role diminished in The Rise of Skywalker due to the demands of toxic fans. The collection of scenes in question are those that take place on Canto Bight, the gambling planet where Rose and Finn are tasked with finding a master codebreaker. It turns out that Tran not only enjoyed the scene from a storytelling and visual perspective, but also in terms of the experience in bringing it to life with co-star John Boyega....

Slater defeated 24-year-old Seth Moniz in the final on Saturday at a location where he has won eight Championship Tour events, with his first coming back in 1992. However, the former world No. 1 hadn’t won at Pipeline for nine years and his last event win on the Championship Tour was six years ago. “I was out there just telling myself, ‘Be in the moment no matter how much tension there is, just breathe,’” an emotional Slater said after his World Surf League event win....

Discussing the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak during a press briefing outside the White House, Conway told reporters that a lack of mask mandates from local officials is more influential in terms of whether individuals decide to wear them. “People are not wearing masks,” Conway acknowledged, referencing photos that have circulated recently of people not wearing them while socializing in public settings. “And I don’t think they’re not wearing masks because the president of the United States is not wearing a mask....

But it’s also hard to believe that Griffey is halfway to 100 simply because he’s still such a big deal in baseball circles. His career as an athlete was one of the few that transcended sports and seeped into greater popular culture, and we still see the ripple effects. In some ways, he’s still the face of MLB, which, as I’ve written before, isn’t the best thing. But it also speaks to the presence he carries just by existing....

But a loss in the national championship game didn't stop the university from hanging a banner in the rafters at Rupp Arena, even if says "Runner Up." MORE: Final Four photos | Way too early Top 25 | More belief than desire The issue here isn't that they are hanging non-championship banners. That's all well and fine. It's not like Kentucky has a banner for every NCAA Tournament appearance or "attendance championships....