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All of that was born out of trying do the one thing any school wants to do — build a lucrative winning football program. MORE: 10 potential replacements | Real human consequences Baylor fired Art Briles on Thursday, a move expected after Baylor released a statement that showed “a failure to identify and respond to a pattern of sexual violence by a football player, to take action in response to reports of a sexual assault by multiple football players, and to take action in response to a report of dating violence....

They were shamed, defiled and discarded, many forced to transfer from the university in the wake of the incidents which went on for more than six years. But on Thursday, the victims who refused to remain silent about the pervasive rape culture at Baylor claimed a victory greater in importance than any that the Bears had under head coach Art Briles. MORE: Baylor can learn from program’s football-first mistakes...

Bayonetta 3 opens the stage to multiple Bayonettas, each with their own style and different types of costumes, so it won’t be out of the realm of possibility that you see one truly fantastic look and want to change to another later on. Of course, nothing beats Bayonetta’s default costumes. She can rock some seriously awesome looks like no other heroine can. And whether she’s sporting long or short hair or gorgeous braids, she always knows how to accessorize....

The Bears and Buckeyes have little hope of catching first-place Alabama or second-place Florida State in the race to the BCS championship game without a loss from one of the top two. Ohio State and Baylor are fighting for the right to be next in line if the Tide or 'Noles slip up. MORE: Baylor No. 3 in AP poll | Coaches poll | Harris poll | Week 12 rewind...

The container was screw-top and had slipped over the young bear’s head, stopping it from eating or drinking. Images of the cub’s rescue show it climbing up a tree in Wears Valley, Tennessee, with the container jammed on its head like an old-fashioned space helmet. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), which organized the rescue on Monday, said the bear was trapped for at least a week. The TWRA said in a statement obtained Tuesday: “Black Bear Support Biologist Janelle Musser was able to rescue a black bear cub who had gotten its head stuck in a plastic food container yesterday....

Those were the five programs that Word of God (NC) wing Rawle Alkins chose from on Monday night. A native of New York, the swingman played out his senior season at the Carolina powerhouse. With the Holy Rams’ season coming to a close, Alkins decided to make it clear where he would be suiting up next. He chose the Arizona Wildcats. MORE: John Calipari’s son to walk on at Kentucky | Ranking the top 25 high school prospects...

The attack occurred in Samarsingh village, in the Nuapada district in Odisha on July 15, reported local news outlet Odisha TV. Those killed were identified as Ratan Majhi, Nakul Majhi and Rabi Rana. According to officials, Ratan Majhi had gone to collect firewood but did not return by the late afternoon. Nakul Majhi, Rana and two other villagers called Parameswar Majhi and Kuna Majhi then went to look for him....

After a hungry bear went viral in 2017 while begging for fresh-baked brownies outside of a Connecticut home, the same wild animal returned once again on Thursday—this time, bringing her baby cubs for backup. The new video shows the bold bear and her yearlings going for a walk on an Avon property right across the street from the original “brownie house” the mom targeted four years ago. Megan Witcoskie wrote into her local WTNH news outlet with photographic evidence that the bear had returned to the neighborhood for a visit....

Beards are often regarded as a symbol of masculinity, aggression and social dominance, wrote the authors of a paper published in the journal Integrative Organismal Biology. Past studies suggested that the beard may protect vital body parts like the jaw and throat from deadly attacks, similar to a lion’s mane, the researchers at the University of Utah explained. This view matches up with the fact that the mandible is the part of the face most often fractured during fights....

Long had apparently dropped his wallet at the end of his driveway when Dan Hughes — who was running his garbage route — gave Long back his wallet. In appreciation, Long gave Hughes tickets to the Bears’ game Sunday against the 49ers. MORE: NFL Week 13 Power Rankings | NFLPA president wants Rams fined for mishandling Case Keenum concussion Much to the dismay of Long and Hughes, Hughes’ bosses won’t let him go to the game because he isn’t allowed to accept gifts while on the job, per company policy....

The Bears on Tuesday signed the former 49ers defensive end to a one-year contract, the team announced. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. McDonald will reunite with new Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, whom he played for in San Francisco. McDonald became the subject of controversy when he was accused of rape and subsequently released by the 49ers in December. He was already on thin ice after previously being arrested on a domestic violence charge in August....

Justin Fields, the Bears’ rookie quarterback, had his second NFL career start on Sunday, and led the Bears to a 24-14 win over their divisional rivals, the Lions. After he was drafted in the first round in April, Bears fans waited for the day that Fields would take the field as the Bears’ starting quarterback. Even after two NFL starts and going 1-1, Nagy still isn’t budging about the Bears’ original quarterback plan....

With a little over a minute left, after Washington had taken a late lead, it seemed Chicago had finally broken out of its stupor. Justin Fields tucked the ball and scampered 39 yards to the Commanders’ 5, a display of the quarterback’s dual-threat skill set. But Fields’ highlight-reel play wasn’t enough. The Commanders held strong, putting together their third goal-line stand of the game to preserve a 12-7 victory....

The footage was posted to Twitter by climatologist Ben Brettschneider. It showed black and white footage of the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, whip and flicker above the rooftops of houses on the opposite side of the street. Brettschneider told Newsweek he was no stranger to such spectacular sights in Alaska: “It occurred while we were asleep, so I did not see the aurora event in real time....

“For me, personally, it doesn’t do anything but dispel this illusion,” Daley told Sporting News inside DAZN’s office in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, taking pleasure in anticipation of solely trying to shatter MVP’s mystique and hand him his first loss Saturday night at Bellator 216 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, live and exclusively on DAZN. “I’m confident that I could beat him. I’m confident that I could do it comfortably....

Siarhei Tsikhanouski was charged with organizing mass unrest and inciting hatred after declaring his candidacy to run against current President Alexander Lukashenko in last year’s election. He was arrested two days after announcing his campaign, with Tsikhanouskaya running in his place and losing in an election that many critics say was rigged in Lukashenko’s favor. Tsikhanouski had already spent 20 months in prison before the sentencing, leaving behind his wife and two children....

The appeal appears on digital signage hanging on the first-floor balcony of the waiting room at the transport hub in the city of Barysau (Barysaw), located in the Minsk region, around 45 miles northeast of the capital city. The digital text in Russian rolling across the screen says, “all male citizens from 18 to 60 years old must come to an enlistment office or village executive committee to clarify their data....

Belgium boss Martinez spent 21 years in Britain as a player and manager, last coaching Everton for a three-year spell between 2013 and 2016. The football fates drew up an intriguing sub-plot for the 44-year-old in Friday’s draw in Moscow, with Belgium drawn in Group G alongside England, Panama and Tunisia. And Martinez reflected on a “special draw”. “As they say, football is a way of living and I lived almost 21 years in the British game and in England,” he told BBC Sport....

Kevin De Bruyne and his international cohorts shouldered high expectations as young stars, leading Belgium into a new age of international play. They achieved a quarterfinal result in the 2014 World Cup, falling to Argentina 1-0, and finished third at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the nation’s best-ever finish at a World Cup by far. Now ranked second in the world, Belgium are still often undervalued amongst many of the other established World Cup powers such as Brazil, France, Spain, and Germany....

Two weeks ago, Richard Dawkins, the Oxford don, noted atheist and author of “The God Delusion,” posted Misha’s story on his Web site. Dawkins was irate, calling Misha’s father’s intentions “religiously inspired child abuse.” While court documents clearly paint a picture of a marriage and divorce so acrimonious and bizarre as to strain credulity, the questions Misha’s case present remain interesting. What is the contemporary religious justification for circumcision? How do couples deal fairly with religious differences in situations of divorce and remarriage?...