Three explosions occurred while the BVB bus was making its way to Signal Iduna Park for their Champions League quarter-final, first-leg tie against Monaco, with the match eventually postponed to Wednesday. Pep backs Kompany for crucial run Bartra required surgery on his right wrist, but stands a chance of returning before the end of the season. Tuchel stated at a news conference ahead of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt: “Bartra will be out of action for about four weeks....

Being enshrined in the Hall of Fame can have those effects, even on the greats. MORE: 2015 class | HOF class | Winning formula | HOF covers Thomas, pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Bobby Cox, Torre and La Russa were inducted into the baseball shrine Sunday, and all paid special tribute to their families before an adoring crowd of nearly 50,000. “I’m speechless. Thanks for having me in your club,” Thomas said, getting emotional as he remembered his late father....

Just. Stop. This, folks, is a horrible idea. The powers-that-be of Minor League Baseball announced Wednesday that, as part of new pace-of-play regulations for 2018 in partnership with MLB, all extra innings will start with a runner on second base. No, really. This isn’t the first time baseball has had this horrible idea. That’s how it played the game in the most recent World Baseball Classic. It was bad then, and it’s bad now....

The defending champions have four points after a win and a draw, while Ethiopia have three points after getting maximum points in their opening match. Head coach Moses Basena expects a tough encounter, but at the same time he is optimistic his team will do better. “This is like a final, we want to finish top of the group and Ethiopia are eyeing the same, and progression from the group....

At press time, the race for the Palme d’Or was still a crap shoot, but in Cannes, just being there is its own reward. ““Cannes is a miracle,’’ says actor Gary Oldman, whose directorial debut, ““Nil by Mouth,’’ is in the competition as well. ““It’s a shrine.’’ But just being there doesn’t mean just being there. There’s too much to do. The ““Confidential’’ entourage welcomed itself to town with a dinner at the Carlton Hotel Tuesday night....

Martial can still be a Man Utd success Muller failed to reach double figures for goals in a Bundesliga season for the first time in five years last term, as he struggled to find his feet under Carlo Ancelotti. With doubts over Robert Lewandowski’s future at the Allianz Arena, Bayern are on the lookout for attacking reinforcements, while Muller has been challenged to play his part in adding a goal threat back into his game by club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge....

The match was one they utterly dominated in terms of possession, yet they can consider themselves lucky to have won. The Bavarians have found their goalscoring form domestically after their slow start to the season going forward, and they signaled their intent to camp outside the CSKA box and wait for an opening in the resolute Russian back line to appear. The opener seemed inevitable. The hosts were being strangled and Arjen Robben and Mario Gotze had already gone close by the time the 22-year-old danced through the defense and was felled in ungainly fashion by Mario Fernandes....

Yet none of that describes the absurdity of the Bears’ offense. No. 5 Baylor beat Texas Tech 63-35 at AT&T Stadium on Saturday, and made a few things clear along the way. WHAT WE LEARNED: Baylor’s win | TCU’s win | Oklahoma’s win — Baylor has #AmericasTopOffense. Baylor might have #CollegeFootballHistoryTopOffense. — It’s more-than-enough to get the Bears into the College Football Playoff if they avoid a slip-up before the Big 12 tri-meet with Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU in November....

In last year’s matchup, Abram Smith and Trestan Ebner, who are both in the NFL, crushed the Cougars’ defense on the ground with 283 yards and three touchdowns. Baylor dominated BYU in the trenches, holding Tyler Allgeier to only 33 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. However, Jaren Hall completed 71 percent of his passes for 342 yards and a touchdown. He also added 25 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 14-point loss....

The Line: Oklahoma -5.5, Total: 73.5 Line movement: The Wynn opened the Sooners at -3.5 on Sunday, but had moved them up to -5.5 by Wednesday. Midweek, lines ranged from 4.5 to 6 around Las Vegas. The total at the Westgate LV SuperBook moved from 73 to 73.5 in early betting. For updated spreads and totals from around Vegas, visit our live odds page . Trends that matter: Oklahoma is 0-5 ATS and 5-0 SU in its last five home games against Baylor....

This year Elliot has written hits for Aaliyah, SWV and Total. And she can unrap her talent: she’s currently working on pop songs for Mariah Carey and Brandy. ““I love songwriting and producing,’’ she says, ““because it’s where I make my real money.'' With Naughty By Nature, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and the ubiquitous Puffy Combs all singing memorial songs to dead rappers, Elliot provides some much-needed levity in the rap industry....

Ibrahimovic was never short of confidence, and is now trying to impart some of his worldly wisdom and tips for success. Scholes: Zlatan is as fit as a 30-year-old! For one day only, the striker has taken over United’s official Instagram account, posting 10 life tips under the hashtag #Ibragram. Ibrahimovic’s advice ranges from the straightforward “enjoy life” and “work hard” to the more amusing “master your man stare” and “don’t be too serious”....

The initial diagnosis when Cutler was hurt in the Week 7 loss at Washington before the Week 8 bye was that he would need to miss four weeks or more. Barring any setbacks, Cutler has cut down the recovery time to two weeks. Coach Marc Trestman, in declaring Cutler's status, said the QB did everything "24/7" to rehabiliate following the painful sack against the Redskins, adding "he could never recall a player rebounding from injury" in the same way....

The fans weren’t happy that Dalton played for seven drives. As the game progressed, they became more and more restless waiting for Fields. As a result, Dalton was met with a smattering of boos and, “We want Fields” chants every time he led the Bears offense onto the field. That had to be a bit uncomfortable for Dalton, especially since the Bears sputtered to a 34-6 halftime deficit against the Bills....

Guard Kyle Long and tight end Martellus Bennett have apparently taken to the social platform to argue about . . . well, the social platform. MORE: Sports’ smartest athletes | Best candidates to replace Marc Trestman | John Fox to talk to Bears The Twitter battle apparently started when Bennett unfollowed Long, who responded by unfollowing his teammate (NSFW language ahead). This raises an interesting question, socially speaking: When, if ever, is it OK to bring up following tactics on social media in person?...

The Steelers have been powered a lot offensively by rookie running back Najee Harris, their first-round pick. Bears rookie first-round quarterback Justin Fields has struggled passing despite flashing and doing more as a runner of late. Pittsburgh is better positioned to win an ugly, low-scoring game than Chicago as the road team will be without two key defenders, edge rusher Khalil Mack and safety Eddie Jackson. Here’s everything to know about betting on Bears vs....

Answer by Carlos Torres Yes, it is true.Some interesting points about the Bose vs. Beats Battle: Kaepernick was fined $10,000 for wearing pink Beats headphones in honor of breast cancer awareness. It could have been staged by Beats and Kaepernick beforehand, and Kaepernick will not say if Beats will pay the fine, but understand as people choose sides, Beats (owned by Apple) only paid $10,000 and Bose has to pay over $50 million a year....

“Beauty and the Beast” opens at the Palace Theatre this week, and not since Disney built a theme park outside Paris and insisted that French people smile for a living have so many people been so skeptical about one of the company’s new ventures. At $11.9 million, “Beauty” is the most expensive show in Broadway history (“Miss Saigon” cost $10.9 million). In Hollywood, that wouldn’t cover Schwarzenegger’s special effects, but in the permanent floating crap game of Broadway, “Beauty” is a big risk....