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Golovkin set the record for most title defenses by a middleweight in boxing history — 21 — with his seventh-round TKO of mandatory challenger Szeremeta. It was Golovkin’s first fight since October 2019, but the Kazakh star (41-1-1) was in control from the outset in Hollywood, Fla., and live on DAZN on Friday. He floored the previously unbeaten Szeremeta four times en route to victory. As fans call for a third fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, the IBF and IBO champion was asked about his future plans....

Following a 22-20 overtime loss to Miami, coach Marvin Lewis said his medical staff believed the injury was serious. "They think he has an ACL injury," Lewis said. "We won't know until we get home." Atkins, who made the Pro Bowl each of the past two seasons, was hurt in the second quarter and walked off the field with assistance from two teammates. He came into the game with a team-high five sacks and added another in the first quarter....

Nobody can say exactly what triggered these deadly disasters, but scientists may have learned enough to keep them from happening again. Last month experts from Cameroon, Japan, France and the United States watched as the supreme local authority, Sultan Njoya, poured libations on the water of Lake Monoun to placate the spirits. “The gods of the land, we are here to appease you with oil and wine from your children you left in my hands,” he chanted....

Attorney Thomas Plunkett is the defense lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng. Kueng, along with three other officers, was shown in video taken by an eyewitness restraining Floyd during an arrest attempt. During the arrest, former officer Derek Chauvin was seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck for approximately eight minutes. After being transported to a local medical facility, Floyd was pronounced dead. Kueng was charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in connection with Floyd’s death....

The recently elected Congress member has effectively resisted mounting calls for his resignation ever since news broke that he had lied about large swaths of his resume, including details about his personal, educational and professional background. During a press conference on Wednesday, local officials with the Nassau County Republican Party demanded that Santos immediately step down. Chairman Joseph Cairo said during a press conference that the GOP lawmaker had “disgraced” the U....

The Los Angeles Dodgers said Shuba died at his home in Youngstown, Ohio. No cause of death was given. MORE: Notable sports deaths in 2014 Shuba, who was white, congratulated his teammate on the Montreal Royals near home plate after Robinson hit a three-run homer on April 18, 1946, off Jersey City Giants pitcher Warren Sandell. The moment shared by a smiling Robinson and Shuba was captured in a famous photograph and dubbed “A Handshake for the Century....

“Journeys With George” started as a decidedly offhand documentary. Pelosi brought her Sony minicam on the campaign trail as something of an extracurricular distraction. She filmed Bush on the stump, but, more tellingly, she caught him in those unguarded moments when he’d saunter to the back of his airplane and jawbone with those of us who were covering him. Bush and Pelosi (the daughter of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic minority whip) were more alike than anyone would guess–witty, privileged rebel kids of political dynasties, possessed of malfunctioning internal editors and fond of round-the-clock revelry....

Will any one of those three traditional powers ever catch up to Nick Saban’s machine? If so, which one? “You know, that’s a common question at this event,” Smart said. “I think the biggest thing is recruiting and development. A lot of people say it’s one or the other: do you recruit great players or do you develop great players? When you do both, that’s when you got something special....

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill issued a statement this afternoon saying the deputy in the now widely shared video was terminated on his orders for “excessive use of force.” A criminal investigation is now being turned over to the Clayton County District Attorney’s Office over the incident, in which the deputy could be seen punching Walker in the face and slamming his head to the ground multiple times while Walker’s girlfriend pleads for him to stop....

Kemp believes the state’s COVID-19 numbers “continue to look really good” even though the number of newly confirmed cases last week was up 26 percent from the week before. “It’s one reason I opened up the state when I did,” Kemp said on Wednesday while speaking during a visit at Macon hospital. “I felt like our people had learned a lot. They get it. They know what they need to do....

He was 69. MORE: CFP committee got the rankings right Stanfill, who was part of two SEC championship teams while playing for the Bulldogs from 1966-68, was a consensus All-American in 1968, the year he won the Outland as college football’s top interior lineman. He also was an All-SEC selection all three of his seasons (freshmen were ineligible in that era) and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998....

Trump endorsed Raffensperger, a Republican, ahead of his 2018 election in Georgia. Over the past few weeks, as it became apparent that Georgia would flip blue for President-elect Joe Biden, Trump and his supporters have repeatedly attacked Raffensperger as well as the Southern state’s other Republican officials. In the face of significant criticism and death threats, these GOP election officials have insisted that they would follow the laws and ensure the integrity of their state’s results....

Gurley finished with 1,831 total yards and 21 touchdowns in 2018 as part of the Rams’ high-flying offense. Michel leads the postseason with 242 rushing yards and five touchdowns for the Patriots. They give validation to Georgia as “Running Back U.” In that sense, the Super Bowl will link the past, present and future of Georgia’s running back pipeline to the NFL. It also presents an opportunity for those two to join another Bulldogs running back in Super Bowl lore....

The ad, which was released Friday morning, spotlights top Democratic leaders describing the January runoff elections in Georgia as an opportunity to take Senate majority and change the direction of the nation. It focuses on the progressive policies advocated for by the Democrat Party’s left wing. “No negotiation. Total Democratic control. That’s their goal,” the narrator in the ad states. “Their plan? Increase taxes. Defund the police. Pass the Green New Deal....

“A passerby stopped and confronted a supporter with physical aggression,” said Henry County Police Captain Randy Lee in a statement later on Saturday, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The “supporter suffered wounds to his face and head” as a result, the statement reportedly noted, corroborating what photos of the man on Twitter appeared to show. Police reportedly arrested a suspect on battery charges. The names of the suspect and victim were not released....

Bernie Hargrove, 42, was charged with felony murder in the death of 16-year-old De’onte Roberts last week, a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Newsweek. Officers responded to an address on Lisbon Drive at around 8.20 p.m. on Wednesday. Roberts’s mother told police the teenager defied her and his stepfather’s instructions to stay inside and had left the house in southwest Atlanta, police said. “Later, the victim returned to the home and kicked in the door to the house where a physical fight began between the suspect and the victim....

Dream on. Sure, tech stocks raised their skirts and danced last month. Since mid-April, they’ve gained 30 percent or more. But that gets investors just partway up the basement stairs. If you bought Cisco at its high, the stock has to rise a further 300 percent for you to break even on the trade. Are we ready to clap hands and believe–again–that the company will grow by 30 to 50 percent forever?...

Today, we bring you a Georgia Bulldogs hype video that looks more like a movie trailer for a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller than anything else. Needless to say, it’s pretty awesome. MORE: SEC superlatives | SN’s All-SEC Team | SEC non-conference schedule rankings The Bulldogs open their season on Saturday, Sept. 5 against Louisiana-Monroe. Source: Saturday Down South

CHATEAU DES OLLIERES, NICE, FRANCE With hand-painted ceilings, marble statues and silk tapestries, this 19th-century Belle Epoque villa once housed a Russian prince and his secret lover. (Rooms start at $157 per night, chateaudesollieres.com) GRAND HOTEL A VILLA FELTRINELLI, GARGNANO, ITALY This palatial lakeside villa was the Feltrinelli family’s private resort. Rest under olive trees, play croquet or splash in the granite pool, but beware: the lake is freezing. (Rooms from $785, villafeltrinelli....

This research by the Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the University of Southern California Dornsife College, published recently in the journal PLOS One, helps scientists better understand the relationship between physical health and mental health. Researchers are hopeful these findings can help public health experts better handle pandemic-like emergencies in the future. “We wanted to see whether people who got vaccinated were experiencing improvements in their mental health,” Francisco Perez-Arce, lead researcher and economist at CESR, tells Verywell....