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Thibaut Courtois’ penalty-kick save and a Michy Batshuayi goal helped Belgium beat Canada in their opener, but the Red Devils were on their heels for the entire match. Even Belgium manager Roberto Martinez admitted that the Canadians were the better side. However, the three points put Belgium in strong position to advance with matches against Morocco and then Croatia to come. But then things really fell apart. First, Morocco turned in a superb performance to win 2-0, and then, with a victory needed, Belgium squandered a host of chances to draw 0-0 with Croatia and drop out of the tournament....

Other camps are fighting back by offering summer programs teaching evolution. In late June, the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fresno, Calif., sponsored the fourth season of Chalice Camp, a science camp that uses song, dance and drama to teach children about scientific discoveries about human origins. This is the inaugural season of Camp Inquiry, a weeklong camp for children 7 to 16 in western New York. For the camp’s Natural History Day, the 25 campers will participate in the “Creationism vs....

Fast-forward to modern-day America. An entire generation of American Muslims, whose parents emigrated here in the 1970s, is coming of age. They’ve been to elite colleges, they’re in the professions and they’re ready to settle down. And so the cycle of hand-wringing over intermarriage begins again. For assimilated Muslim men, intermarriage doesn’t present too big a dilemma because the tradition endorses it. “I’m actually a big proponent of intermarriage,” says Arsalan Iftikhar, national legal director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations....

Gegard Mousasi brutalized Carvalho with a first-round TKO to snatch the Bellator middleweight world title from the Brazilian’s grasp in May of 2018. It was such a savage display that Carvalho simply accepted that Mousasi was the better man that night in London and trudged ahead. But when Lyoto Machida edged him out on the scorecards by split decision nearly seven months later, Carvalho couldn’t accept the defeat. To this day, the veteran representing American Top Team insists that he should’ve had his hand raised over his fellow countryman that night in Honolulu....

PLAYERS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM N. Gingrich +/- Dysfunctional family mirrors a certain former Ark. gov. But his stepdaddy made him mean. C. Dodd + Conn. senator feistier than dull Daschle in minority-leader race. This Chris can hiss. A. Simpson - Attention, Nina Totenberg! In new D.C., even Wyoming Slim is too liberal. Lott Whips him? R. Armey +/- GOP leader tries flip-flop on term limits. Scorched by talk radio. Welcome to the NFL....

Regardless, this happened during a TV timeout in Canadiens-Lightning on Saturday afternoon: After that, George Parros got some pops in on Radko Gudas, too. Tampa Bay wound up with a power play. Who even knows, at this point. Reminder that goalie fights, while funny, are stupid. UPDATE: Bishop had a decent-enough reason — note the poke to the testicular region. In any case, it’s a dumb thing that shouldn’t have happened....

Back in April, Simmons and the National Basketball Players Association filed a grievance against the 76ers over money that was withheld from missing games and practices prior to being traded to the Nets. According to Wojnarowski, “both sides entered an arbitration process but reached a settlement agreement prior to judgment.” Why did Simmons and the NBPA file a grievance against the 76ers and how much money was settled upon? The Sporting News has answers to both questions below....

The LSU forward, who is projected to go first overall in the NBA Draft this year, will likely have athletic companies fighting over him. According to SNY.tv, Simmons’ high draft stock is expected to shoot up the worth of the shoe contract, which experts are saying could surmount $100 million. MORE: NBA Draft prospect rankings: Simmons is SECOND?! Nike remains the favorite to land Simmons, but competition from adidas and Under Armour will likely push the contract price through the roof....

A massive Premier League encounter awaits on Sunday against Man City, but first a meeting with Benfica in Champions League quarterfinal play arrives. While Man City will get to play its Champions League quarterfinal first leg at home and remain at home for the top-of-the-table Premier League showdown on Sunday, the Reds face a tricky trip to the Estadio da Luz against an enigmatic Benfica side. Benfica lost again in domestic league play to Sporting Braga, 3-2 over the weekend, and its slim Portuguese title hopes (15 points away) all but evaporated with that result....

Pittsburgh was scheduled for the Sunday night game in Detroit, which means the players were able spend some time watching the early afternoon games. Le’Veon Bell decided to pay attention to the Bengals game, specifically running back Joe Mixon. MORE: Bell: Burfict has ‘gotta go’ Bell has some beef with Mixon after the Bengals back made a comment last week about not getting the ball enough. “It’s frustrating. I feel like I’m seeing (Le’Veon Bell])got the ball 35 times, and I got it seven in the first half and then don’t touch the ball again,” Mixon said....

The injury will not require surgery although a timetable for Dalton’s return is speculation at this point. MORE: 10 seasons ruined by QB injuries | Bengals fans, it could be worse Dalton met with a specialist Monday to determine the severity. An ESPN report early Monday indicated that Dalton is likely to miss the rest of the regular season. Dalton suffered the injury Sunday against the Steelers while making a tackle after throwing an interception in the first quarter....

Responding to now-deleted updates from Fox News’ Benjamin Hall on Twitter, his colleagues and journalists from media outlets including CNN, BBC and The Washington Post offered prayers and well wishes to Hall and his family as he recovers from his injuries. “To sum it up, I’ve lost half a leg on one side and a foot on the other. One hand is being put together, one eye is no longer working, and my hearing is pretty blown,” Hall said in a Twitter post on Thursday evening that has since been deleted....

The striker was far removed from such a description during his sole season on Merseyside, but his seminal moment for the Reds interestingly materialized at Selhurst Park. Saturday’s fixture between the sides will mark 237 days since Damien Delaney’s knee knocked into Benteke’s ankle, with Andre Marriner awarding a penalty after consulting with his assistant. Having not scored for 715 minutes, and with seconds left to play, the forward put the ball beyond Alex McCarthy and the game beyond Palace....

The Real Madrid striker has not featured for Les Bleus since he played a starring role with two goals and an assist in a 4-0 win over Armenia in October 2015. The following month, he was arrested as part of the investigation into the blackmailing of his France team-mate. Deschamps suggested in May that bringing Benzema in would put the “harmony” of the team at risk, and the 29-year-old feels that could be because of his alleged involvement in the scandal....

Police said that protesters “harassed and attacked” officers in the city’s Charlottenburg district, according to local news outlet Deutsche Welle. “They tried to break through the police cordon and pull out our colleagues. This led to the use of irritants, batons and physical violence,” tweeted Berlin police. Around 2,000 police officers responded to the protests on Sunday, where around 5,000 people demonstrated. Deutsche Welle reported on Saturday that judges banned 13 planned demonstrations in Berlin, some of which had been planned by the Querdenker movement, which opposes German’s coronavirus restrictions....

When the Bundestag holds its first regular session in Berlin this week, Bury will be only one of a growing number of young M.P.s promoting a reform agenda for “The Berlin Republic.” Along with a dozen other Social Democratic Party “youngsters,” as they call themselves using the English word, he signed a recent position paper that called for an end to ideological debates and the junking of “obsolete” notions of big government....

Silva 2/1 to score anytime at Brighton Silva, who joined in May from Ligue 1 champions Monaco in a deal reportedly worth £43million, made his first appearance for the club in a 3-0 pre-season win over West Ham United in Iceland last week. The Portugal international was given extended leave after appearing at the Confederations Cup for his country but Guardiola was impressed as he made his City debut from the bench against the Hammers....

The senator from Vermont is already the subject of one well-known meme — we’ll get to that in a second — and on Wednesday, thanks to his inauguration outfit, socially-distanced spot and demeanor at the Capitol, he earned another one. First off, props to Sanders who was sporting the same jacket from the original “I am once again asking” meme. If the jacket still fits and is in good shape from 2019, why not keep wearing it?...

The poll released Monday by Republican firm Victory Insights shows both progressive lawmakers with 2 percent support each. Vice President Kamala Harris is the clear frontrunner at 28 percent, with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg following at 15 percent and former first lady Michelle Obama at 12 percent. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) had the support of 9 percent of respondents. Another 7 percent preferred former 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry, while 3 percent said Sen....

The act would strengthen the rights of American workers to strike for better wages and working conditions, introduce new protections for union elections, and give the National Labor Relations Board the power to fine employers who violate workers’ rights, among other reforms. The PRO Act was approved by the House by 225-206 votes, but now faces a tough fight in the 50-50 Senate with Republican lawmakers expected to filibuster the effort and not all Democrats guaranteed to support the legislation....