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Juventus produced a poor display in Florence and were deservedly 2-0 down early in the second half thanks to Nikola Kalinic’s cool opener and Milan Badelj’s fluke second. Gonzalo Higuain scored for the sixth time in four league outings to give Juve a lifeline just before the hour mark, but they failed to build on that, with a late flurry ultimately not enough. Ronaldo equals Liga penalty record Allegri reminded critics that they still have a one-point lead and a game in hand on Roma, so are not in crisis yet....

Jon Mitchell on Tuesday announced the termination of Paul Coderre Jr. due to “dishonesty and untruthfulness in connection with alleged work-related injuries,” according to the Associated Press. Coderre was on leave from August of 2020 to the end of 2021. He claimed more than $200,000 in benefits after claiming to have suffered multiple work-related injuries in 2019. According to MassLive, Coderre also received exemption from paying state or federal income taxes while on leave....

In 1993 the hospital supplier admitted that it had attempted to get off the Arab blacklist. Penalty paid: $6.5 million. The company agreed to pay $103,000 last year for allegedly complying with the boycott. In 1988 the conglomerate allegedly furnished Kuwaiti officials with details about its board members’ nationalities. Fine: $725,000. The supermarket chain paid $995,000 in 1988 for allegedly refusing to do business with blacklisted suppliers.

It’s time for a college football commissioner. MORE: Five Playoff questions | SN ranks nation’s Top 50 players As much as it pains me to admit this perfectly imperfect sport must move closer to the look and feel of the cold, antiseptic NFL, it’s the only way to save it from itself. “Getting everyone on the same page for anything isn’t exactly the easiest thing,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said....

The president’s aides were worried that Bush might look a little out of touch and unconcerned with the gravity of the moment if he went to the baseball game. Bush cut them off. “We’re going,” he announced. On the mound in Milwaukee, President Bush wasn’t worrying about bringing the boys home. He was nervous, he later told NEWSWEEK, about how small and far away the catcher looked. He was anxious, too, about getting booed by the fans....

A Wounded Warriors Project profile of Stockwell notes that she received 15 surgeries as a result of the bomb blast. At the time of the profile’s publication in 2006, Stockwell was earning a second bachelors degree – this time in prosthetics. Doctors fitted Stockwell with a titanium prosthesis so she can walk around, but the leg comes off before she takes the starter’s blocks and gets ready to swim....

Sporting News has landed some behind-the-scenes preview shots of WWE star Charlotte Flair and Giants running back Saquon Barkley posing in the buff. Since its launch a decade ago, the Body Issue has quickly turned into ESPN The Magazine’s best-selling issue on newsstands, according to ESPN spokeswoman Jay Jay Nesheim, as well as a huge cross-platform property. Even better, it enabled ESPN to compete with Sports Illustrated’s venerable “Swimsuit Issue....

SPLITS TO KNOW - Yasiel Puig is 8-for-14 (.571) with two homers and two doubles against Tim Lincecum. Michael Brantley and Jason Kipnis are a combined 1-for-25 (.040) against Hector Noesi. Ryan Braun (13-for-25, 5 2Bs, HR) and Aramis Ramirez (10-for-27, 2 HR) have great track records against Jason Marquis. Kendrys Morales and Mike Moustakas are a combined 3-for-27 (.111) against Tommy Milone. Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley are a combined 0-for-23 with 12 Ks against Collin McHugh....

A source told Sporting News that Brent Guy has accepted the offer to become FIU’s defensive coordinator. Guy, 56, brings 30 years of college coaching experience to the position. He was head coach at Utah State from 2005 to 2008. He spent the past two seasons as safeties coach at the University of Memphis. MORE: Week 12 bowl projections As first reported by Sporting News on Sunday, former Colorado and Boise State head coach Dan Hawkins is leaving his position as an ESPN college football analyst to become FIU’s new offensive coordinator....

That's not a knock. It's actually the official motto of the Fantasy Baseball Chamber of Commerce, if you believe that's a thing. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Billy Hamilton analysis | Top 25 OFs | 2014 Draft Kit Unlike fantasy football, where you can basically just hang out for four or five days a week, you constantly have to tend to your fantasy baseball team. Put it this way: A fantasy football team is like an 11-year-old that you can leave on its own for at least a little while; a fantasy baseball team is like a 2-year-old that will immediately get into the cupboard under the sink and take a few hits of Drano if you simply leave the room to change your shirt....

On December 30, Kohberger was arrested in connection with the crime and charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He has maintained his innocence, with his previous public defender, Jason LaBar, saying that his client was “eager to be exonerated” of the charges. Kohberger has been extradited back to Idaho where he is currently charged and is expected to appear in court Thursday. On November 13, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin were found fatally stabbed in an off-campus residence near the University of Idaho....

Mental Health is an important topic in today’s society. In 2020, 1 in 5 adults in the United States encountered mental illness, which is almost 53 million people, according to National Alliance on Mental Illness. Here are five celebrities that are outspoken about mental health and how social media has impacted them. Selena Gomez Gomez is a big advocate for helping others with mental health since she has struggles of her own....

So, about that… MORE: Harden and five others we could see going after Kobe’s 81 “The Beard” is shooting and scoring at a higher rate than ever before. He scored his season-low for points (19) against the Bucks in the Rockets’ season opener, then totaled at least 27 points in every game since. Opposing defenses are throwing everything at Harden, but it doesn’t matter — even extremely aggressive double-teams aren’t working....

Atlanta walloped Miami 29-9 at Truist Park behind Adam Duvall and Freddie Freeman, who accounted for half the team’s offensive output by themselves. The 29 runs set a franchise record and established a modern (since 1900, per MLB.com) National League standard. The franchise has been playing since 1876. Unfortunately for the Braves, they fell one run short of tying the Rangers’ modern MLB mark. Texas beat Baltimore 30-3 in the first game of a doubleheader at Camden Yards on Aug....

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys’ defense dominated the game, taking an 18-0 lead by halftime and a 24-6 advantage after the third quarter. Brady and the Buccaneers’ offense mostly went cold when it counted; the night was stamped by Brady’s first red-zone interception as a Buccaneer. While the Cowboys will advance to a marquee divisional round matchup at the NFC No. 2-seed 49ers in Santa Clara next Sunday night, the Buccaneers enter an offseason wondering if Brady will re-sign to return for a fourth season while rumors of a reunion with Josh McDaniels in Las Vegas swirl....

On Monday morning he cut his list down to Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Oklahoma, TCU, Alabama and Wake Forest. MORE: Five programs hosting top recruits | High schooler drains 120 shots in five minutes He recently took unofficials to Wake Forest and Alabama and will trek to Kentucky for his first official visit on Wednesday. While a commitment isn’t likely, Kentucky has been on a bit of a hot streak lately, so they may turn the heat up and try to garner a commitment from the big man after this weekend....

Tuimoloau said on CBS Sports HQ that he was joining Ohio State, adding to a recruiting class that already ranked No. 2 in the 247Sports Team Recruiting rankings. The defensive end is No. 3 in 247Sports’ Composite Rankings; 247Sports ranks him No. 1 overall, Rivals ranks him at No. 6 and ESPN places him at No. 4. He was the last member of the 247Sports Top 100 to announce a decision....

“It was a full-on party,” coach Gregg Berhalter confessed when asked by CBS Sports what the mood of the locker room had been. “These guys earned it. They deserve it.” The result Wednesday night was of no consequence. A 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica? Hey, it wasn’t 6-0, right? Losing by six or more was the only intolerable result for the USMNT. By protecting their advantage in goal differential, the USMNT qualified for the 2022 World Cup, which ended a five-year sojourn through ignominy....