The answer: Ross Perot. It was time, said Gore, to take him on. Gore would challenge the richest and most annoying critic of NAFTA to a debate on “Larry King Live.” They could raise the stakes and deflate Perot, Gore told the president. With luck, the Texas billionaire might even become unhinged, the way he had on “Meet the Press,” when reporters cornered him with demands for specifics he couldn’t provide....
The changes that have occurred across the nation during Delany’s tenure as Big Ten Conference commissioner — megaconferences, television coverage, the facilities race, rising salaries — largely have been the product of football’s appeal to the public and the financial windfall that resulted. MORE: It’s not madness to include Indiana on NCAA Tournament bubble Through it all, however, he remained an important voice in the direction of college basketball, understanding and emphasizing the importance and value of the NCAA Tournament to its appeal....
Main event: Ohio State at Penn State Penn State might not be eligible for the four-team College Football Playoff in 2013, but that doesn’t mean the Nittany Lions won’t play a role in the national title chase. In this case, we’ll find out exactly how good the Buckeyes are when they head to Happy Valley for what is sure to be a “White Out” on an 8 p.m. start. This is Ohio State’s fourth visit to Penn State for a true night game....
To view the official bracket, click here. Here’s the full schedule (all times ET): MORE: Field of 68 in flux | Championship Week schedule Wednesday, March 9 First Round 4:30 p.m. — Game 1: No. 12 Illinois vs. No. 13 Minnesota (ESPN2) 7 p.m. — Game 2: No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Rutgers (BTN) Thursday, March 10 Second Round Noon — Game 3: No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Northwestern (BTN)...
Who is the biggest disappointment so far in 2014? It comes down to a driver and an entire organization. Kasey Kahne or Roush Fenway Racing? MORE: Biggest surprise | How Earnhardt bites his tongue | Harvick and UFC | Age vs. minimum speed | Power Rankings Neither is living up to the expectations this year. There have been good days for Kahne and the Roush Fenway drivers but not enough for it to be considered a successful season at all....
We are not talking about the potted plant thrown toward him in the Indiana basketball office suite by a transferring player in the spring of 2008. We are talking about the criticism that began rippling across the state in the middle of his second season as Hoosiers head coach, not even 15 months after he began his IU career without a single returning scholarship player. In that sense, he was never really given a chance....
Bilic was sent off by referee Michael Oliver after his furious reaction to the Baggies’ stoppage-time equaliser, which secured a 2-2 draw at London Stadium - the Croatian picking up and throwing a touchline broadcast microphone. Football Manager predicts Champions League winner Jurcevic had already been sent to the stands in the 19th minute for protesting against West Ham’s disallowed goal, which would have made the score 1-1. After the match, Bilic was unrepentant for his actions and was seemingly not worried about a potential suspension, which may come after the FA’s statement on Monday....
Carragher hits out at Karius Randolph was culpable for Divock Origi’s equaliser early in the second half, as he mishandled a Sadio Mane cross and left the Belgian with a simple finish. But Randolph produced a brilliant save towards the end to tip Jordan Henderson’s long-range effort over the crossbar and go some way to atoning for his previous error. Randolph was aware of his mistake, though. He told Sky Sports: “The lads worked hard and we managed to get ourselves ahead in the game, but I’m upset with the equaliser....
“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” the statement reads. News of the divorce is likely to bring up questions about the status of the Gates Foundation, a major force in the world of philanthropic work....
“Jackie Avant was a wonderful woman, a great partner to Clarence and mother to Alex and Nicole, an active citizen & a dear friend to Hillary and me for 30 years,” Clinton said on Twitter. “She inspired admiration, respect & affection in everyone who knew her. We are heartbroken. She will be deeply missed.” Police and paramedics responded to a 911 call made at 2:23 a.m., finding Jacqueline Avant with a gunshot wound, Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook said at an afternoon news conference....
Epstein pleaded not guilty Monday in a federal court to charges of sex trafficking. Fox News over the weekend reported that Clinton traveled in Epstein’s private jet called “Lolita Express” 26 times. In Clinton’s statement, he claimed he only traveled four times on Epstein’s jet. “In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Clinton Foundation,” the statement read....
Speaking in an interview with The Young Turks (TYT) on Monday, November 25, de Blasio said the legacy of Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk policy had played into “race-based policing” and panned the former mayor’s formal announcement that he was joining the Democratic race. “This is a guy who really reinforced the status quo every chance he got in New York City and I have spent literally six years undoing what Michael Bloomberg did, and stop-and-frisk is one of the most obvious examples....
In a series of tweets today, the 64-year-old billionaire said he is committed to learning more about systemic racism as demonstrations fueled by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis on May 25 spread across the world. He wrote: “The horrifying killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and far too many other Black people—and the protests they sparked—are shining a light on the brutal injustices that Black people experience every day in policing, criminal justice, education, health care, housing, the workplace and all other areas of their lives....
As the vapor trail hung in the air, the young squad leader opened fire with his semiautomatic, stitching 30 rounds in the direction of the shot. For the next hour, Ronneburg and his troops patrolled the dark streets of the town of Husayba primed for a fight, but the shooters had fled. “It’s going to get exciting,” he said later that night, smiling. “You got people firing RPGs [rocket-propelled grenades]....
Buzbee represents 22 women who have filed civil suits against Watson, alleging he sexually assaulted or harassed them during massage sessions in 2020 and 2021. The Houston-based attorney detailed his own 90-minute massage, in which the woman “didn’t feel threatened, degraded, or uncomfortable in any way.” “It was actually nice and relaxing — I fell asleep,” Buzbee said. “But note, it was professional; I made no weird demands, I didn’t grind around on the table, I never fully disrobed, and I never acted like an entitled, horny, teenage boy....
In a press release sent to several Louisville media outlets Tuesday morning, the family’s legal team said police “unlawfully denied several open records requests” and alleged the mayor’s administration has been “the least transparent, the slowest and the most frustrating” of all U.S. cities in its handling of recent police violence involving black Americans. “We present this information so that the public is able to see the lengths that the city will go to in order to withhold the truth and keep [Taylor’s mother] from learning the facts surrounding her daughter’s murder,” the release said....
Borussia Dortmund striker Aubameyang won the accolade, conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for 2015 after a scorching start to the previous season for the Bundesliga club. The Gabon international beat off competition from Andre Ayew and Toure, who made headlines with his bitter reaction. Toure had captained Ivory Coast to victory in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and, upon being overlooked, branded the decision to honor Aubameyang as “pathetic....
Auburn and Virginia were locked in a nailbiter in Saturday’s Final Four. The Tigers held a two-point lead in the waning seconds, part of a 12-0 run that saw them overcome a 10-point deficit in the final minutes of the game. Then, Virginia’s Kyle Guy appeared to miss a 3-pointer at the buzzer. And when the horn sounded with the scoreboard reading “Auburn 62, Virginia 60,” Auburn fans did what they normally do after huge wins: They began rolling the trees on Toomer’s Corner....
Person, a former player at Auburn, accepted $91,500 in bribes from a financial adviser to steer prospective players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy to the school, the NCAA panel found. The players or their families also received more than $10,000 from Person. “The associate head coach violated the trust of his student-athletes and their families,” the panel wrote in its decision. “Rather than protect them, he intentionally brought opportunists into the Auburn men’s basketball program and, using his influence, introduced them to the student-athletes and their families....
