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It’s not surprising the official football sold for a lot, but $43,739.99 is a pretty large chunk of change. The ball was auctioned on Lelands.com Friday where five people placed a bid. There’s no telling if it was one of the under-inflated balls used in the AFC Championship Game, but Tom Brady’s magical hands did touch it. MORE: Top 25 quarterbacks | Gronkowski wants Brady’s suspension wiped out The ball was put up for auction by a Patriots fan, who was handed the prize by Brandon LaFell after a LeGarrett Blount touchdown....

Eddie Howe’s men are at home for the visit of the Hornets as they look to avoid a second consecutive defeat to start the new season. Defoe 15/4 to score first Bournemouth lost 1-0 at West Brom last week, a match in which new signing Defoe only appeared as a second-half substitute, but the England striker is now likely to start. “Jermain didn’t have a knock but he felt a tightness in his groin after the Valencia pre-season game,” said Howe....

Their vision of American society as irredeemable—suitable to being broken down with a sledgehammer, rather than adjusted with precision tools—has grown steadily in popularity over several decades. As that message has now taken over the media, academia and even much of Capitol Hill, we should not be surprised that the violent upheaval that is its goal is now being realized. That previous statement was no error. The violence in our streets is not the means to an end, the method by which to achieve a utopian dream....

After comments on Wednesday in which Saban singled out Texas A&M and Jackson State for buying their players, in which he said “Jackson State paid a guy a million dollars last year,” the blowback has been swift and thorough. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said his piece – and then some – in a nearly 10-minute press conference Thursday, and now Jackson State coach Deion Sanders wants in on the fray....

While players have opted in/out of contracts and free agent rumors swirl, the first major trade of the NBA offseason broke on Wednesday. The Spurs are trading guard and budding star Dejounte Murray to the Hawks for a package of picks and forward Danilo Gallinari, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The trade signals the culmination of recent rumors that San Antonio was surprisingly planning to move on from the All-Star. Now, Murray heads to Atlanta to pair with another All-Star guard in Trae Young....

Turner was a bishop for Cornerstone Ministries International in Bear, Delaware. Since Turner’s arrest, the church has taken down both its website and Facebook page. Cornerstone Ministries no longer rents meeting space at its previously listed location. “We are shocked and saddened by the events that have occurred,” said Chris Cashman, manager of real estate company Patterson-Schwartz. “Our utmost concern is for the well-being of any woman who may have been victimized....

The 21-year-old signed for Spurs in 2015 from MK Dons and wasted little time in making his mark. Spurs 9/2 to win Group H He has been a regular throughout his spell in north London, and has now become a club centurion. Alli made his debut against Manchester United on August 8, 2015. He went on to end his debut campaign with 46 appearances in all competitions, before adding another 50 to his tally last season....

Always a force to be reckoned with, the XPS range comes with various upgrades and Dell says they will arrive this summer in the US with prices starting at $1,249. They were announced along with the Alienware m15 R6, G15 and teased Alienware X-Series. XPS 15 (2021) Dell says the latest version of the XPS 15 (9510) is the “perfect balance of power and portability,” though the 15in size has somewhat fallen by the wayside recently with the rise of 14in and 16in displays....

Perron was hit with the infraction after cross-checking Kadri in the second period of Monday’s game. Most speculated that the attack from Perron was in response to Kadri’s collision in Game 3 with St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington. The incident caused Binnington to suffer an ankle injury, and he has since been ruled out for the rest of the series. It was not the first sequence involving Perron and Kadri....

No. 13 seeds Buffalo and Marshall took down 4-seeds Arizona and Wichita State, respectively. UMBC took down Virginia, becoming the first 16-seed in history to knock off a No. 1 seed in the opening round of the tournament. And now No. 11 Loyola and No. 7 Nevada have advanced to the Sweet 16 with second-round shockers over Tennessee and Cincinnati. Basketball Hall of Fame center David Robinson has watched — and loved — every second of it....

Less than a year after the Giants shut down the running back who was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, Wilson will make his professional track debut Saturday at the adidas Grand Prix in Randall’s Island, N.Y., where he’ll compete in the triple jump. MORE: Giants optimistic about Cruz, Beckham III | Giants’ cap stability tied to Manning “When life knocks you down, plan to land on your back,” Wilson said upon his retirement in August, when the risk of a debilitating neck injury became too great to escape....

Harvey, who is 3-7 with a 6.08 ERA after being named the 2015 NL Comeback Player of the Year, didn’t talk to the media after giving up five runs in a loss to the Nationals on Tuesday. But team captain David Wright expects things will soon change both on the hill and after the game for Harvey moving forward. MORE: Memorable Mets moments “Obviously, Harvey is going through a rough stretch, I think we’ve all been there,” Wright told the New York Post on Wednesday....

Davis had 45 points, 17 rebounds, five steals and five blocks in the Pelicans’ 124-123 overtime win over the Heat. He is the first player to post a 40/15/5/5 game since steals and blocks became stats in 1973. As good as Davis was, Jokic is doing things just as impressive or even more so in Denver. In the Nuggets’ 122-119 win over the Spurs, Jokic had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and he went three of five from three-point range....

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga earned France a 1-0 lead after the first singles, defeating Carlos Berlocq 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the clay court of Parque Roca, in southern Buenos Aires Friday, Xinhua reports. France have beaten Argentina in all five of their previous Davis Cup showdowns. The winner faces Kazakhstan or the Czech Republic in the semifinals. The Argentines are aiming to win their first Davis Cup title. The doubles are set for Saturday with David Nalbandian (128) and Horacio Zeballos (39) facing Michael Llondra (61) and Juliean Benneteau (27)....

Back in New Orleans for the first time since his blockbuster trade to the Lakers ahead of the 2019-20 NBA campaign, Davis posted a season-high 41 points on Wednesday. Davis – who was selected by the Pelicans with pick one in the 2012 Draft – overcame an elbow problem in the final quarter to lead the Lakers (16-2) to their ninth successive win. LeBron James finished with 29 points and 11 assists, while Jrue Holiday (29 points, 12 assists) top scored for the Pelicans (6-12)....

Briscoe passed away from injuries sustained in a serious car accident, which left the wrestling world in mourning. People from in and out of the business have spent the day sharing their favorite memories and matches of Jay’s career, but the main thing people have done is try to think of ways to help out the wrestler’s family. Twitter user @PollyannaDIY suggested making an enamel pin set to commemorate The Briscoe’s dog collar match against FTR from the ROH Final Battle Pay-Per-View in December 2022....

Sniper Elite 5 continues the story of expert marksman Lt. Karl Fairburne as the game returns to World War 2. The game will be set in 1944, where Fairburne is part of a covert operation to thwart a secret Nazi project called Operation Kraken that threatens to end the war before D-Day occurs. The game will have players stop this secret plot by locating high-ranking Nazi officers and eliminating them....

Sony hasn’t said anything about a potential Days Gone sequel, but the developers have confirmed they’re working on other games outside of that universe. This lack of communication was disheartening to fans, who then did what all fans do when they believe key issues need to be addressed. The Days Gone community started an online petition in order to get Sony to notice that the hunger for the next title is there, even if the critics didn’t understand it....

The video in question was a compilation of Sony’s hottest E3 2017 trailers. During the Days Gone portion of the video, text at the bottom of the screen claimed that the game’s release date was December 29th of this year. It’s likely that this slip-up is why the video has been removed, though it’s hard to say whether this release date information is accurate or not. As it stands, Sony’s holiday season is rather bare when it comes to PlayStation 4 exclusive games....

On Friday, Skipper announced internally he’d hired Horowitz for the new post of executive vice president of content, North America. In his new role, Horowitz will oversee all content, including live production, original programming, social content, editorial and scheduling. Horowitz’s new post as DAZN’s North American content czar is similar to the position held by his close friend Connor Schell at ESPN. Schell has overseen all aspects of ESPN content across television, digital and print platforms for the past two years....