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Interim Bears head coach Jim Grobe, speaking at Big 12 Media Days, revealed that his team will play with around 70 scholarship players. MORE: Grobe’s Big 12 Media Days presser was a disaster “That’s an issue for us right now. I think one of our biggest challenges playing this season and going forward is numbers,” Grobe said. “I think we are at about 70 full-scholarship kids right now.” That’s 15 below the NCAA FBS division maximum of 85 scholarship players and means there is an average of one fewer scholarship player at more than two-thirds of a 22-position depth-chart....

The broadcaster said “human error” was to blame for the footage of fellow Los Angeles Lakers star being broadcast on BBC One’s 10 o’clock news show in the U.K on Sunday night. Bryant, widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. “His list of achievements is long: An All Star, an NBA champion, and an Olympic gold medalist....

2000 BCS final: Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 Playoff setup Oklahoma (12-0) Florida State (11-1) Washington (10-1) Miami (10-1) LOOKING BACK: 1999 mock playoff | 1998 Oklahoma holds the No. 1 spot as the lone unbeaten team in the power conferences, and the committee gets an excuse to split Florida State and Miami. The committee honors Washington’s head-to-head win against Miami from Sept. 9 though many pollsters feel the Hurricanes are the best team in the country....

The charity said in a statement that Jambolina the bear had died shortly after receiving an anesthetic injection, in preparation for routine dental surgery. The 12-year-old European brown bear was born in January 2009 at Yalta Zoo in Crimea. When she was just a few weeks old, she was sold and trained as a circus bear. When Jambolina was not being forced to perform in Ukrainian circuses, she spent most of her time locked in a tiny cage in her owner’s garage....

It’s the critical moment for Bill Clinton’s Balkans deal. As soon as the federation agreement was cleared away, the delegations turned to the core issues of a U.S.brokered peace agreement that would formally halve Bosnia, while retaining the shell of a central government. The plan makes quite a stack of paper-more than a dozen documents, including an 11-page Constitution that would establish a nine-member Bosnian presidency and a 36-member Parliament open to anyone save accused war criminals....

The culprit? None other than Bears legend Dick Butkus. Minutes after the first video was posted, another went up of the legendary Bears linebacker posing with his own jersey at the team facility. “Don’t say anything, but I just got their Twitter account password,” he says to the camera. The 79-year-old Butkus went on to delight the Bears’ following with an account takeover lasting several hours. First, he let fans vote in a poll on what he should do with his newfound power....

The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook posts the total for Aaron Rodgers’ passing yards at 260.5, while Fantasy Alarm projects 244.3. Also, the ‘no’ side of the ‘will James Jones score a touchdown prop’ is offered at reasonable -120 odds, and Fantasy Alarm projects just 0.4 TDs for the Packers wideout. Thanksgiving preview and picks: Eagles at Lions | Panthers at Cowboys Green Bay is an 8.5- or 9-point favorite, with a total of 45....

The ankle injury Vollmer suffered during last Sunday’s 26-20 overtime loss to the Jets is not as severe as initially thought, according to CSN New England. Vollmer was carted off the field in the first quarter and did not return. MORE: Power Rankings | Super Bowl odds: Patriots still AFC favorites Usually a right tackle, Vollmer has been playing on the left side since starting left tackle Nate Solder was lost for the season with a torn biceps in a win over the Cowboys on Oct....

It’s been nonstop Becky Lynch — the current “RAW” women’s champion — over the last year when her WWE’s career exploded to another level behind her sharp tongue and relentless work ethic both in and out of the ring. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Lynch had her defining moment at WrestleMania, winning both the “RAW” and “SmackDown” women’s championships as women headlined the annual mega-event....

But Beijing isn’t just banking on a partnership with Iran. The evidence is increasingly undeniable: China is making major moves in the Middle East. As part of that offensive, even as it cements its strategic bonds with the Islamic Republic, the PRC is simultaneously expanding its ties with Iran’s two biggest regional adversaries. The first is Israel, which has become a major focus of China’s economic outreach to the region in recent years....

Until now, Beijing has never worried much about foreign protesters or terrorists. But a “clean up the expats” drive kicked off last August to combat the “gray market” visa industry run by shady agents who bribe crooked cops, allowing footloose foreigners to take casual jobs in Beijing. They include American copy editors, Philippine nannies and Russian traders, with some prostitutes and drug dealers thrown into the mix. But authorities are now tightening the screws on dodgy visa sales, reducing their number and length of validity....

During the Hornets trip to China, the rookie quickly became a crowd favorite when he broke it down at center court with some of his very best dance moves. There aren’t names for most of his signature steps, just a lost of hip wiggling and jumping — throw in a spin for good measure. MORE: Get excited for the 2015-16 season | Lance Stephenson bashes Hornets In case you’ve forgotten, Frank the Tank was at the center of every huddle at Wisconsin and a quick dance session was never out of question....

It’s midweek, the heart of midday, an hour after the excitement of All Things Nick has left the building, and here comes boring Missouri to the spotlight. Or is that lowlight? MORE SEC: Coach rankings | Top league games | HAYES: Why is Saban making excuses? “We’re always the underdogs,” says Missouri cornerback Kenya Dennis. “That’s one reason we’ve been so successful.” Yeah, well, you’d never know it by the way this program carries itself....

The Belarusian ministry also warned it would take retaliatory measures against Western companies. On Monday, the EU imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 78 officials and froze the assets of eight “entities,” which typically include banks, companies or associations. In total, 166 people and 15 entities in Belarus are now subject to EU restrictive measures. Senior Belarus officials are also under sanctions from Britain, the United States and Canada....

Belarus, which is an ally to Russia and borders Ukraine to the northwest and Ukraine’s NATO allies the other direction, has renounced its non-nuclear status and neutral status. “Belarus will renounce its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of the referendum held today,” the Kyiv Independent reported. “65.16% of [Belarus] citizens allegedly supported these constitutional amendments.” A new referendum Sunday in Belarus was approved that will allow Russia to use its neighbor as a launching pad for nuclear missiles....

FULL-TIME: BELGIUM 5-2 TUNISIA 90+3 mins: GOAL! TUNISIA MAKE IT 5-2! Out of nowhere again, Nagguez bombs forward from right-back and cuts the ball back towards Khazri, who guides the ball into the far corner on the swivel. Lax defending from Belgium though, as Carrasco has switched off and the back three were all static. They felt the game was over and done with. 90+2 mins: MISS! Batshuayi charges at goal, and has Tielemans in support, but he ignores the run of his team-mate and tries to lash a shot in on his left foot after working a yard, but he drags it wide!...

While no one questions the UFC’s market dominance, anyone who surveys the MMA landscape would also have to admit that the opportunity for things to change in terms of the distribution of talent and the overall amount of interest in the Bellator product has never been greater. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year For the first time in a number of years — perhaps ever — Bellator MMA can make a case for having the top fighter in the world in multiple divisions and several others who are candidates for top-five billing in their respective weight classes....

Heading into this weekend’s action, the bad blood runs deep between Chandler and Freire. Join DAZN and watch Bellator 221 plus more than 100 fight nights a year Chandler’s defeated Freire’s older Patricky on two occasions, including to win the vacant 155-pound belt for the second time by first-round knockout at Bellator 157 in June 2016. Immediately after the fight concluded, Chandler was celebrating his title victory when the younger Freire angrily confronted the three-time lightweight champion to express his dissatisfaction with how the Missouri native was conducting himself and challenged him right then and there....