At the outset of an interview on Fox News Sunday, Wallace confronted McDaniel with remarks from Trump during a Friday rally in Florida. During the campaign event, the president claimed “we’re not entering a dark winter, we’re entering the final turn and approaching the light at the end of the tunnel.” That comment came the same day the U.S. broke a new record, with more than 85,000 daily COVID-19 infections....

Blaming “intense political polarization,” Kurtz pointed out that the trip had been “deemed controversial.” He said that politicians in each of the cities had argued that the president should not come in the aftermath of the attacks. “The president’s sometimes divisive rhetoric is fair game for criticism,” Kurtz said. “But at the same time, to hold him responsible for the violence of these two crazed shooters,” he continued, “and then to suggest further that he shouldn’t show up at a time when the nation is trying to heal, to offer condolences, I think is just sad....

Earhardt’s comparison followed an incident Thursday in which Biden argued with a voter at an Iowa campaign event. In a video of the spat, the former vice president responded to a man who accused him of setting his son up to work for an oil company. “Get your words straight, Jack,” Biden retorted when the voter said he didn’t believe the candidate had done anything wrong. The voter also accused Biden of not having “any more backbone than Trump does....

Napolitano, who previously served as a New Jersey Superior Court judge and has drawn Trump’s ire for arguing that the House’s impeachment inquiry was legally sound, made the remarks Thursday during a segment of Fox News morning show Fox & Friends. He noted that he has repeatedly defended the impeachment process led by House Democrats. “You know, I have been arguing there is a legal basis for impeachment because it’s really a political judgment on the part of the members of the Congress,” the legal expert asserted....

“When the president asks a foreign government—the head of a foreign government—to do something to help his campaign, when the president adds a condition to the receipt of foreign funds that Congress didn’t add and when that condition benefits the president’s campaign and not American foreign policy, the president has arguably walked into the area of bribery,” Napolitano explained on the Wednesday episode of his Fox News Digital show Judge Napolitano’s Chambers....

The survey, conducted by Fox News, found the two candidates dead even at 42 percent support apiece. The poll was completed from April 4 to April 7 and surveyed more than 1,100 registered voters. It was Biden’s lowest performance in a Fox News poll since the fall of 2019. The former vice president had a seven-point lead over Trump in similar surveys conducted in February and March. In January, Biden reached 50 percent support from registered voters compared with Trump’s 41 percent support....

While Schilling’s conservative opinions are welcomed by the right-wing masses, one such media company isn’t welcoming the job-seeking commentator with open arms. MORE: Seven times Curt Schilling got himself in hot water “We were approached by Curt’s camp this week and passed,” a Fox Sports spokesman told Deadspin. “We’re very happy with the group we have working baseball this season.” Since being fired by ESPN last month, Schilling continues to post and share stories and memes on social media that disparages the transgender community and condemns those who disagree with House Bill 2, the anti-LGBT law that was passed in North Carolina....

That’s led to a number of well wishes from the basketball and athletics community, starting with L.A. Clippers star guard Chris Paul. Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg even offered his well wishes. Fran McCaffery is expected to join the team for tonight’s game after being with his son for the surgery. "Pat is a guy that is basically at practice with us every day. He's like our little brother," guard Roy Devyn Marble said....

Abily was interviewed in French sports paper L’Équipe following her team’s disappointing loss in the quarterfinals, and believes FIFA planned the matchup. PHOTOS: USA defeats China on Carli Lloyd’s stunner | Close calls in the quarterfinals Here’s the translated transcription, via Deadspin: Isn’t the main frustration at having to face Germany so early in the competition? “Yes, unfortunately, we are going back to that but FIFA did not conduct a real draw....

But NASCAR Chairman Brian France says it’s not just the Earnhardt win that could help the sport. MORE: Earnhardt having fun again | Can Earnhardt win championship? | Daytona Winners & Losers “The really great thing is how authentic he’s been throughout the week here as he’s doing (the media tour),” France said in a phone interview Wednesday. “That’s great. We’ll have to see (on the impact).” Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 for the second time, with the first coming in 2004 before the world of Twitter and in the infancy of social media....

It’s the first loss by the Americans in an international game since falling to a team from the Czech Republic in 2011 when the U.S. was on a European tour. The Americans, who beat the French by 36 points in the gold medal game at the Olympics in 2012, had a 12-point halftime lead and were up 60-52 with 6:39 left in the game before the hosts rallied. France led 71-67 with 27 seconds left after Celine Dumerc, who plays for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA, hit a jumper....

Clowney, 26, is worthy of an eight-figure contract. But his performance is not yet at the level of Khalil Mack or Aaron Donald, the NFL’s highest-paid defenders, and a long-term deal signed this year likely would reflect that. This is why the franchise tag makes sense for both the player and the team, especially since Houston has the salary cap room to absorb the tender amount. MORE: What are Clowney’s Hall of Fame chances?...

Liverpool head chase for £50 million star Naby Keita “I know Jose Molina, he was at Zaragoza. Carlos Marchena, he played with me at Valencia. They mentioned about the fantastic experience they had in India. They think that in the future Indian league will possibly be one of the strongest leagues,” Rufete professed. Rufete also spoke about Rafael Benitez’s success at Newcastle United and felt that the Spaniard was one of the most tactically astute managers in the world....

The college, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, confirmed 33 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, at least 17 of which were linked to one Greek house on campus. In statement shared alongside Georgia Tech’s latest daily virus update, school officials noted that a “cluster of Greek housing residents” living at the same off-campus address previously tested positive for the respiratory illness. The college administered diagnostic tests to all residents of the affected fraternity house and designated the space “an isolation location,” according to Saturday’s statement....

Coach Leslie Frazier expressed no day-after regret. Freeman was the right pick to play, Frazier said, and the job is still his this week. MORE: Giants earn first win against struggling Vikings | Watch Freeman’s rough night "If I had to do it over again, I don't think I'd do it any differently under the circumstances. I knew exactly why we made the decision. I felt very confident going into the ballgame with the decision," Frazier said Tuesday....

It is possible junior forward Jameel McKay could start over senior guard Bryce Dejean-Jones once again. Dejean-Jones had started every game this season for Iowa State until he was late arriving prior to the Cyclones 75-38 win against Texas Tech on Saturday, according to the Ames Tribune. MORE: Latest AP poll | Calipari unsure if Lyles will play | Florida’s Frazier out with sprained ankle “We’re going to make that determination after our shootaround is over,” Hoiberg was quoted as saying....

SPORTING NEWS: You took over the training for Ivan Baranchyk not that long ago. How has it been preparing for this semifinal against Josh Taylor? FREDDIE ROACH: I think the biggest issue is that he is the hometown fighter, and everyone should know the hometown fighter. We’re coming here from Russia by way of Los Angeles, we trained for eight weeks in LA for this one and had a very good training camp....

For the first time since 2001, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach will not be in Pacquiao’s corner. Instead, childhood friend and longtime assistant trainer “Buboy” Fernandez will be the man in charge. MORE: For first time in long time, the UFC doesn’t need Conor McGregor Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) never told Roach he would be replacing him with Fernandez. Roach found out through the media that Pacquiao would be going in a different direction....

MOREAU: How does it feel to be free after 32 years of jail and tight political restrictions? CHIA: At long last, the government is allowing me to live the life of an ordinary citizen. But it’s such a belated move; 32 years is a very long time. When I was arrested in 1966 I was 25 years old and now I’m getting old, nearing 58. The best part of my life was taken away just like that, without any charge or trial in a court....

The 32-year-old Spaniard took on 24-year-old Austrian Dominic Thiem, who was playing in his first career major final. Quite simply, Nadal is the greatest player ever to grace the courts at the French Open, having won the tournament a record 11 times, including four victories since 2013. A victory Sunday would’ve given Thiem his first career title. The two aren’t strangers. Nadal and Thiem have played 10 times, all on clay, with elder winning seven....