The Allianz Arena outfit were involved in the qualifying stages for the Champions League as recently as 2000, but they have endured a wretched spell on the field, with the nadir arriving last week as they were defeated in a relegation playoff by Jahn Regensburg. Their 2-0 defeat at home on Sunday, which led to a 3-1 aggregate loss, was watched by a crowd of over 65,000, yet it was marred by crowd trouble as play was suspended and several police officers “slightly injured”....

No. 1 Baylor will face No. 3 Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament’s South Region final on Monday. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:14 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on CBS. Baylor (25-2) is making its third Elite Eight appearance since 2010 under coach Scott Drew and will be looking to make its first trip to the Final Four since 1950. The Bears bring a top-five scoring offense into the game, but it was their defense that sealed a 62-51 victory over No....

Electric vehicles seem like a good idea, because we are often told that they’re cleaner to drive and cheaper to own. But when you dig a little deeper, a different truth emerges. Are EVs cleaner than existing alternatives? Not in China, or the United States — where major auto markets derive the bulk of their power from coal. Are EVs cheaper to operate? Yes, but only if you hold onto those cars for a longer period of time, because they have higher upfront costs....

According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on June 16 in “broad daylight” after the animal walked into the home while the woman was outside. “The victim had gone back into the home and came face-to-face with the bear, who scratched the victim’s face and knocked them to the ground,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a statement on its Facebook page. “Fortunately, the victim was able to get away from the bear and call 911....

Colin Kaepernick famously took a different approach. Four years later, Hicks is coming off his eighth season (plus a Pro Bowl appearance in 2018), and Kaepernick hasn’t taken a snap in the league since the 2016 season ended. IYER: Pete Carroll’s comments on Kaepernick fail to revise history Hicks doesn’t think that’s a coincidence. “All I will say is this: We saw it. We watched how it unfolded,” Hicks said Wednesday, via the Chicago Sun-Times....

Although Cutler deserves his share of blame, the Bears sleepwalking throughout Sunday’s 51-23 loss at New England means there should be plenty of finger pointing. Not that Chicago’s players need much help with that after last week’s postgame locker room meltdown. Before Week 8, there were little mistakes that were costing the Bears. Against the Patriots, the dysfunction finally blew up big on the field. MORE: Scoreboard | Stats | Week 8 must-see images The Bears will go into their Week 9 bye at 3-5 and with little hopes of being a factor in the NFC North or wild-card race....

Chicago traded for Nick Foles this offseason, and he will battle with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky for the starting job. The Bears still have an elite defense led by Khalil Mack, but they will be up against a challenging schedule that includes the AFC South and NFC South. The schedule also features the usual battles with the NFC North rivals. Will Nagy lead Chicago back to the top of the division?...

Mitchell Trubisky has disappointed for Chicago at quarterback, while Washington counterpart Case Keenum has played much better than anyone expected to keep rookie first-rounder Dwayne Haskins on the bench. Keenum will now try to keep it going against a loaded defense on every level to further delay the beginning of the Haskins era. Trubisky isn’t in danger of being benched for his poor play, but the Bears need for him to have a good game to get above ....

Fans here hope Tuesday’s sold-out qualifier won’t be another in a long line of frustrations that have come at Mexico’s hands - directly or indirectly. The 2015 Gold Cup semifinal still stings, but it’s nothing like that final day of qualification in 2013 when Graham Zusi’s stoppage-time goal for the United States against Panama dropped the Canaleros out of the playoff spot and put Mexico back in. El Tri made quick work of New Zealand in the playoff, rolled into the 2014 World Cup and were perhaps a penalty call away from finally getting to a fifth game at the World Cup....

After six Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy, Beckham ended his association with boyhood club United as he joined Madrid in a deal worth around €35 million. Mourinho reveals his mission impossible But Beckham says that the Red Devils had already agreed terms with the Liga club’s huge rivals, although the former England captain was adamant he would only leave for the Bernabeu. He told BBC Radio 4: “There was never any revenge....

To distinguish these bands, you have to go back a few years. Long before they landed their first arena gig, Ben Jovi sounded like an arena band: big, broad sentiments like “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” pushed their 1986 breakthrough album, “Slippery When Wet,” to sales of more than 14 million worldwide. When grunge hit in the ’90s, Bon Jovi’s commercial fortunes dimmed somewhat, but they bounced back last year with a top-five single, “Always....

The best soccer nations convene every four years for the World Cup and battle for the chance to join Pele, Maradona, Zidane and the other greats of the game who have lifted the golden trophy — smallish, not particularly attractive, but as precious as any award in sports — that goes to the winners. MORE: Full World Cup schedule This is a brief guide to the ins and outs of the tournament....

Health officials in the Chinese capital said at a press conference that the 42-year-old city resident was sent to the Beijing Ditan Hospital, which is designated for COVID-19 patients, and that two close family members are under observation, according to the Global Times, a Chinese Communist Party newspaper. “The case reminds us of the importance, complexity and uncertainty of epidemic prevention and control work in Beijing,” Pang Xinghuo, vice director of Beijing’s Center of Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday....

With this warning: Smog in Beijing was at dangerous levels Thursday in China’s capital, which is one of two sites bidding for the ‘22 Olympics. Thursday’s smog readings in Beijing were 20 times above safe levels as recommended by the World Health Organization, according to Bloomberg News. It should come as no surprise, as China struggles with poisonous air were problematic ahead of the 2008 Summer Games. China’s pollution is the result of largely ineffective efforts to control pollution sources, from a burgeoning automobile market to power plants that would have other countries screaming....

Two early-morning blasts at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport has left at least 28 dead and dozens more injured, according to CNN.com, with further casualties following a later explosion at Maelbeek metro station. MORE: Paris terrors attacks, in photos | Sports world recognizing tragedy Belgium is scheduled to play Portugal in a friendly next Tuesday in Brussels as part of its preparations for Euro 2016, and manager Marc Wilmots’ team is together for a training camp leading up to the match....

Hip-hop services are popping up all over. Lawndale Community Church in Chicago packs the house with its rap-inspired version. The leaders of Minneapolis’s Sanctuary Covenant Church do hip-hop services six times a year to boost youth attendance. In Tampa, the Rev. Tommy Kyllonen’s Crossover Community Church gained 10 times as many congregants when it started using hip-hop in youth outreach programs. Holder has developed “The Hip Hop Prayer Book,” inspired by the Book of Common Prayer, which he wrote with help from dozens of rappers, musicians and poets....

Officials in the thriving Central American tourism destination see a similarity between the two locales: “We felt a kinship to the people of Rachel because their town—like our country—is a curious place,” Karen Bevans, director of tourism for the Belize Tourism Board, told Newsweek. “While tourism in Belize has increased significantly over the past few years, we have the industry, infrastructure and resources to support it,” Bevans, whose organization is sponsoring the giveaway, added....

For Dave Jansen, he seems to have that part down to a science as he looks to defeat Will Brooks and become the Bellator lightweight champion in the Bellator 136 main event on Friday night. MORE: Bellator files injunction against “Rampage” Jackson Jansen suffered a torn ACL in June of 2013 before he was scheduled to face former champion Michael Chandler. He didn’t fight for 19 months and made a successful return in October defeating Rick Hawn by unanimous decision....

Liverpool still in for Salah The Catalan club are determined to add a right-back to the squad having failed to replace Dani Alves following the Brazilian’s move to Juventus last year, with Bellerin their main target. Bellerin progressed through prestigious Barca academy La Masia before opting to join the Arsenal academy in 2011. After three full seasons with the first team, however, reports linking him with a return to Camp Nou have intensified and Arsenal’s failure to qualify for the Champions League next season is reported to be the deciding factor....

On June 25, Rodrigo, 19, performed at England’s Glastonbury festival, during which she spoke out against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that had guaranteed abortion rights nationwide. Joining forces with fellow singer Lily Allen, California native Rodrigo dedicated a rendition of the British musician’s 2009 hit F*** You to the five judges who had ruled in favor of transferring abortion rights decisions to individual states....