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Former Platteville officer Jason Taft was placed on administrative leave earlier this month following a post on Facebook the day after the election. It read: “If for some reason we lose do we get to be little b****** and beat the hell out of the other party like they did. Because they don’t believe in what we do. In fact in case we actually let Biden win. There will be far fewer results than this year because we’ll help them find God....

The Barcelona icon has enjoyed unprecedented success over the years with his club, winning 34 titles with the Blaugrana which includes 4 Champions League trophies and 10 league titles among other accolades. On an individual level, Messi is in a league of his own. Owing to his exploits over the years, the Argentine maestro has won five Ballon d’Or awards, six European Golden Shoes, six Pichichis, as well as other individual accolades....

The squad had its first practice session in Madrid on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s rearranged final second leg against Argentine rival River Plate at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. “It’s important to have a clear mind and to try to focus as quick as possible on what is the most important thing ahead of us right now, which is a Copa Libertadores final,” Boca forward Carlos Tevez said. “What we have to talk about is this match....

But only if it’s spent right. Clinton himself raised some of the potential pitfalls in his first press conference after the election: “How much money should everybody be able to borrow a year? What contributions should people’s families be expected to make, if any? … How are you going to keep the colleges … from using it as an excuse to explode tuitions even more?” To which might be added far more serious potential problems on the service side of the equation: One reason national service isn’t taken more seriously in Washington is the power of Bill Clinton’s supporters in the public-employee unions, who’ll fight to keep the Domestic Peace Corps away from jobs that might be done by their members-that is, anything remotely useful....

Hot mics are usually not that big of an issue, considering that most people catching NFL playoff games are familiar with such language and are likely to have dropped a few dirty words at some point in their life. MORE: Broadcast’s zany content lights Twitter abuzz But what happens when the NFL decides to simulcast a playoff game on Nickelodeon? Chaos Hilarity ensues. Bad language is, typically, overheard during NFL games, especially in a season where there are no or few fans in the stands to drown out the field noise....

Carreno Busta took Rafael Nadal’s spot at the ATP Finals after his fellow Spaniard withdrew due to a knee injury, ending the year a career-high 10th in the rankings. However, the second seed lost out in a first-round scrap against Coric, who twice stopped his opponent serving out the match and saved three match points to claim a 5-7 6-2 7-6 (10-8) triumph. “It was such a tough match. I think he was serving two times for the match and I was just thinking to myself [that] I was playing good for the whole match and that was my main focus,” said Coric....

The Bundesliga was given the green light to resume later this month when chancellor Angela Merkel made the announcement during a news conference on Wednesday. Strict testing and matchday procedures will be put in place by the German government, with football seemingly set to resume on May 15 having been paused in mid-March. LaLiga outlined its own plan for a staggered return to training on Monday, with teams set to begin individual work this week before gradually moving to group sessions, the ultimate aim being to re-commence the 2019-20 season in June....

Elite football games are likely to be staged without fans present for the foreseeable future as part of measures to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus. The Bundesliga was the first of Europe’s top-five leagues to resume its season last week, with all games held in empty grounds. LaLiga is expected to follow suit if the competition gets the go-ahead to get back underway next month, and although Luis Enrique is eager for football to return, he admits it will not be the same experience without a crowd....

The study, which appears on the pre-print website medRxiv.org, has not been peer-reviewed to evaluate the methods and findings. As such, the conclusions should be regarded with caution. However, the findings appear to fit with other research into mutations to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Understanding how the coronavirus might have mutated and if it will do so in the future is important to comprehending how it has spread and will do so in the future, as well as having implications for vaccine development....

The U.S. saw three more deaths, including in Washington state and Florida (marking the first fatality on the country’s east coast), as well as the first cases from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. military in Italy. The virus, which was first reported in China’s Wuhan city in the Hubei province, has spread to at least 102,188 people globally, around 80,651 of whom are in China, and nearly 58,000 patients around the world have recovered from the virus, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University....

And when I read the hands-on impressions piece, it was all “skating physics” and zambonis. All I wanted to know was whether or not you could make Wayne Gretzky’s head bleed. Imagine my shock when I found out that Wayne Gretzky didn’t even play hockey anymore, thereby rendering my expectations for the game, and the previous Swingers reference, completely moot. League Legends mode… indeed. With the NFL lockout over, I just figured everyone went back to watching football and playing Madden 12 anyway....

It’s weird. Vizquel won 11 Gold Gloves and has one of the finest reputations of any fielder in baseball history. While he got maligned once in a classic episode of “The Simpsons” when Bart fleeces a distracted Milhouse into trading a dog-eared, Seattle Mariners-years Vizquel card to him for a Carl Yastrzemski rookie, Vizquel soon came to personify defensive excellence in baseball. By sabermetrics, though, Vizquel’s practically a below-average player....

Now, in his second season back at Old Trafford, Pogba has shown signs of his obvious talent, yet there has always been the feeling that there is much more to come from the France international. And there should be. At the age of 24, the player is approaching his best years. However, with tensions rising between the midfielder and United manager Jose Mourinho in recent weeks, there are now concerns over his long-term future at the club....

There is no denying that the upcoming Cataclysm is going to be epic. With graphical improvements and a re-imagining of the old world this is a change we should most certainly be excited about, but what of those favorite spots we all have? Myself and others have been taking lots and lots of picture of the old world, collecting images of hidden spots, favorite places, and amazing sites so that they are not forgotten....

Matt Morley, 31, and his wife Coco, 32, left southwest London in May 2021 to embark on their self-funded year-long cycling trip to Japan. The determined duo set off to raise money for the international development charity Mercy Ships who offer life-saving surgeries in the world’s poorest countries. But the pair, who have already cycled some 5,592 miles through 18 different countries, were recently forced into a last-minute change of plans....

The adorable ginger cat, whose name is Big Ginge, was last seen by his owners Colin Clayton and Eva Bellamy back in 2011, when they were enjoying their honeymoon on a their boat. The pair were holidaying near their home in Birmingham, United Kingdom, when Big Ginge disappeared, despite them being used to him popping in and out of the vessel. The couple were therefore very surprised to get a call from charity Cats Protection to inform them their lost pet had been found miles away in the town of Lichfield....

Next week the House is expected to pass a bill banning all human cloning–also without any new hearings. Opponents, who favor an alternative that would allow cloning for research, complain they haven’t had time to educate lawmakers on the complex topic. Also introduced last week: a bill outlawing “partial-birth abortion.” “It seems crazy to us that banning partial-birth abortion should be at the top of the agenda,” says Democratic Rep....

The 31-year-old makes his UFC return in Las Vegas on Saturday against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, as he looks for a first win since his victory over Eddie Alvarez back in November 2016. McGregor revealed he is not a reckless spender anymore and with the combination of his fight earnings, endorsements and his own ventures such as clothing and whiskey ranges, he expects his wealth to reach 10 figures. Asked by ESPN if he would fight until he was 40, McGregor said: “Yeah!...

MORE: Best images from McGregor-Diaz rematch “Conor McGregor hit me [in a text] and said, ‘I don’t ever want to fight in Nevada again ever,’" White told Fox Sports 1. Despite Vegas’ traditional importance in hosting fights, White appears to think his superstar can get along just fine without it. “Conor McGregor doesn’t need Nevada,” White said in the same interview. “He could fight anywhere. We could put his fight on the island off the coast of anywhere....

Rodney Howard-Browne, who has previously visited the White House to “lay hands” on Trump, lashed out at Bolton over recent news that the former ambassador’s upcoming book may confirm the existence of a quid pro quo between Trump and the Ukraine—the central issue in Trump’s impeachment trial. The preacher suggested on Twitter that Bolton was a traitor deserving of physical punishment for not remaining loyal to Trump. “You are a slime ball of the highest order,” tweeted Howard-Browne on Wednesday, apparently addressing Bolton....