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Michigan’s spring game, which ended in a 7-0 win for the Blue team, will have no little-to-no bearing for Jim Harbaugh’s return to college football on Sept. 3 at Utah. MORE: Three takeaways from Michigan spring game | Fan gets ‘Saved by the Bell’ Harbaugh tattoo That low score is going to create a narrative — it already generated a discussion about the term “virtual punt” on Saturday. That’s not going to be enough for a fan-base of a program that bottomed out in 2014....

Last week, Senate Democrats tucked into the sprawling bill the Student Loan Tax Relief Act to make forgiven student debt tax-free. The provision says that anyone whose loans, private or institutional, are discharged through 2025 will not face tax consequences. Most forms of forgiven student loan debt are considered taxable income under the Internal Revenue Code. If passed, the policy would help many borrowers enrolled in income-driven repayment plans. These federal plans set monthly student loan payments at an affordable amount based on income and family size, with the government canceling any remaining debt after 20 or 25 years....

CSL clubs attracted worldwide headlines earlier this year when they went on a pre-season shopping spree that stretched to almost €400 million. But 32-year-old Germany international and former World Cup winner Podolski says the “more professional and intense” Japanese football remains the best the continent has to offer. “Football in Japan is highly looked upon, even more than in the rest of Asia,” he exclusively told Goal . “The players are experienced....

The university, founded by Jerry Falwell, sent out a media release announcing the hiring. MORE: Les Miles on Baylor’s short list “Ian’s success really speaks for itself,” said Jerry Falwell Jr., the university president. “You look at what Baylor was able to do during his tenure, it fits perfectly with where we see our sports programs going. This is an exciting time for us.” McCaw did have a successful on-field track record in his 13 years at Baylor, with university teams winning five national team championships and 58 Big 12 championships....

The 62-year-old former Chelsea and Juventus boss will take over following the departure of Simone Inzaghi, who was recently hired by Inter. Lazio finished sixth in Serie A last season and will play in the Europa League next season. Sarri’s path to Lazio Sarri’s road towards upper-level management famously came after a career as a semi-professional footballer and, ultimately, a banker. He started his coaching career in 1990 in Italy’s lower divisions, eventually working his way up to Napoli in 2015....

Sam was on Miami’s practice squad in 2006 when he was released. He then was re-signed to a future contract by the Dolphins in February 2007 but ultimately was cut again. MORE: SN ranks 50 greatest coaches of all time Sam was drafted in 2004 by the New England Patriots in the fifth round but didn’t see much playing time. He bounced around to the Bengals, Dolphins and Raiders before spending time in the Canadian Football League and NFL Europa....

Although Trump lost Georgia to President-elect Joe Biden by a narrow margin of some 12,000 votes, the president has refused to accept his loss in the state. Trump has claimed, without evidence, that he lost in Georgia, as well as in other key battleground states, because of widespread voter fraud. Trump and his allies have disparaged Georgia’s Republican leaders—including Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whom the president endorsed in 2018—claiming they mismanaged the election....

During his defense on Monday, Dershowitz said that the Constitution’s terms of “high crimes and misdemeanors do not encompass the two articles, charging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.” In his tweet, McMullin referenced the English root of the term “high crimes and misdemeanors.” “The Framers borrowed the phrase from the English parliament where it described many types of uncodified corruption and abuse of power,” the former policy director wrote....

Clark, who played defensive end for the Wildcats from 1977-1980, filed a complaint with Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office detailing the allegations. According to Clark, who is African American, he and a large group of family and friends were at the Nov. 1 game against Oklahoma State to watch Clark’s son, Trace, a defensive end for Oklahoma State. While Clark waited for his wife and daughter in a stadium concourse about 20 minutes after the game, an officer approached him and asked for identification....

Behanan, who played at Louisville from 2011-13 before being dismissed from the program for repeated marijuana use, wrote that women who allegedly were used to recruit players to the school were not the reason he chose to attend Louisville. MORE: Pitino: McGee ’needs to come out and tell the truth’ Earlier this month a book published by a former escort revealed details of sex parties involving Louisville players between 2010 and 2014....

Snyder served two terms as Michigan’s governor, leaving office on January 1 of last year after his term limits were up at the end of 2018. Before holding that office, he was a successful businessman and venture capitalist. In his Thursday op-ed in USA Today, Snyder said he remained committed to traditional Republican values but is opposed to Trump. “I will continue to support and stand up for Republican policies and values, and support Republican candidates, but I will not support Donald Trump for reelection,” he wrote....

In his job as camp guard, he overheard screams of the Jewish prisoners that were held there. Dey is the latest in a string of former Nazis who are only now going to trial for the crimes they committed during the Holocaust. The nonagenarian will be trialled on 5,230 counts of accessory to murder in Hamberg state court on Thursday. According to The Guardian, 5,000 of those murders are prisoners who died during a typhus epidemic after being denied food, water and medicine....

Christian Picciolini, founder of the Free Radicals Project, spent eight years in the skinhead movement and the last 20 years helping people disengage from hate movements and other violent ideologies around the world. “I know that their plans are to overthrow the government even though that’s not what they say in public. I know that they’re against democracy, even though they wave the American flag and say that they’re patriots....

"Bum is gone to Heaven," son Wade Phillips tweeted Friday night. "Loved and will be missed by all — great Dad, Coach, and Christian." – Notable sports deaths Phillips died at his ranch in Goliad. Wade Phillips is the Houston Texans' defensive coordinator. Born Oail Andrew Phillips Jr. in 1923 in Orange, Phillips was a Texas original in his blue jeans, boots and trademark white Stetson — except at the Astrodome or any other dome stadium because he was taught it was disrespectful to wear a hat indoors....

Mehta, who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey, has been hired by the NHL’s Devils as their director of analytics, a new department that the 36-year-old will head. MORE: Smith Returns to No. 1 in GPI World Rankings | Negreanu Player of the Month | WSOP November Nine set Mehta is no stranger to advanced hockey statistics. He has blogged about the subject for a quite a few years....

Paul O. Robinson, 26, worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Missouri from 2018 to 2021, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In June 2021, a customer reported that he had mailed a Kevin Durant trading card worth $1,925 to a recipient in Kansas City, Missouri, but the card never arrived. The sender complained that other mail containing valuable sports trading cards had gone missing as well....

Michael Bennett, 37, was arrested Thursday and booked on a $1 million bail for allegedly taking out more than $300,000 worth of fraudulent loans in his girlfriend’s parents’ name, the Argus-Courier reported. MORE: Worst crimes committed by athletes | NFL players doing good Bennett, who played in the NFL for 10 years, had been under investigation since September. His girlfriend’s parents, both over 65, became suspicious when they began receiving mail referencing loans they didn’t take out....

Benitez, currently at Newcastle, became a Liverpool legend by leading the club to the stunning come-from-behind win over AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League finale. That match went down in history as Benitez’s crowning achievement, but the manager also led the Reds to an FA Cup, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup and a second Champions League final appearance in 2007. MORE: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp won’t count out Spurs...

“The capture of the center and most of Soledar by Wagner units is an undoubted tactical success,” said Girkin, a Russian army veteran and former Federal Security Service officer. “However, the enemy’s front was NOT broken through; it was not possible to encircle the units and subunits defending the city. The enemy is creating a new line of defense on the western outskirts, relying on salt mines.” The Wagner Group is a private military force founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to lead Russian troops in Ukraine....

MORE: 40 mosted hated NFL players | NFL players in prison The charges stem from an October hit-and-run accident in which Coleman’s Dodge Ram truck collided with the back of a Honda Civic. The 56-year-old driver of the Civic suffered a broken collarbone after his car flipped over as a result of the accident. Coleman, 25, then left the scene on foot and was later found by police, who conducted a field sobriety test....