Speaking on CNN on Sunday, Duckworth was asked to comment on a letter signed by hundreds of female Black leaders calling on Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, to pick a Black woman as his running mate. “It is a fact that the road to the White House is powered by Black women and Black women are the key to a Democratic victory in 2020,” the signatories of the letter said....
T.J. Oshie also scored twice goals for Washington, and Braden Holtby made 28 saves. Sebastian Aho scored twice for Carolina, and Nino Niederreiter added a goal. Petr Mrazek stopped 19 shots. It was a chippy game throughout, underscored by Washington’s Tom Wilson being assessed a 10-minute misconduct as we all as a minor for unsportsmanlike conduct with 1:17 left in the second period. Following the minor penalty taken against Carolina’s Warren Foegele, Wilson began yelling and gesturing at the Hurricanes’ bench....
The news out of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary boded well for the left-wing and more moderate center of the party, placing two ideologically opposing candidates at the top of the field: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. But of the roughly 40 or so most at-risk lawmakers—who are known as “Frontline Democrats” and are mostly Washington newcomers who in 2018 flipped districts won by President Donald Trump—many back former Vice President Joe Biden and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg....
The tell-all book, which will hit the stands on November 19, is co-written by sports journalist R Kaushik. Claiming to be a “candid, reflective, and deeply insightful”, the autobiography, as per Laxman, was in his mind since he retired from the international cricket. The book tells a “unique yet normal” story of a sportsperson of the country, he said during the cover launch yesterday. The title of the book has been borrowed from the “Hyderabad stylist’s” fabulous series-turning innings of 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens in 2001....
WADA, whose underfire president Craig Reedie declared himself “bitterly disappointed” by Russia missing the deadline, have scheduled a Compliance and Review Committee (CRC) meeting in a fortnight’s time, but NADO said in their statement it must be brought forward and dealt with immediately. “NADO leaders now call on WADA to acknowledge the gravity of this missed deadline and call for an immediate review and recommendation from the CRC,” it said in a statement which was supported by the National Anti-Doping organisations of 16 countries including France, the United States and Australia....
Andrey Medvedev entered the Nordic country via the border near the village of Nikel in Russia’s northern Murmansk region, by Pasvikdalen, which straddles both countries, independent Russian language news outlet The Insider reported, citing human rights advocate Vladimir Osechkin. Medvedev “illegally” crossed into Norway on Thursday, January 12, amid “the barking of guard dogs and facing shots in the back from the border service of the FSB,” Osechkin wrote on the Gulagu....
Cavs sideline reporter Allie Clifton relayed an observation during the break between the third and fourth quarters of Friday night’s game between Cleveland and the Nets. Well, it was supposed to be an observation. It sounded like something else entirely. MORE: LeBron’s latest gamble could send Cavs down dangerous path An unfortunate slip of the tongue caused Clifton to say a word that is more commonly associated with self stimulation than offensive stagnation....
Maker, a 7-1, 210-pound center, had been considering pushing himself to finish high school a year early and reportedly aimed to join a college team for the second semester of the 2015-16 season, but found that balancing the workload with his basketball duties was too strenuous. MORE: Top players in the Class of 2015 | Calipari’s new (borrowed) catchphrase | Best players without a title “I’m definitely going to stay and play [the year] out,” Maker told Rivals....
The organization was originally scheduled to announce the recipients of this year’s prizes in journalism, books, drama and music on April 20. However, the Pulitzer Prize Board opted to reschedule the event in light of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and many other parts of the world. The board will further postpone the annual Pulitzer Prize luncheon because of the coronavirus. The ceremony is typically held in May at Columbia University in New York City, which has become a hotbed for COVID-19 cases and virus-related deaths over the last two months....
Army athletic director Boo Corrigan confirmed to SI that Wake had “reached out” to the academy, though the contact is not evidence of any wrongdoing. MORE: 2016 Sporting News All-Americans The Wake scandal revolves around former radio analyst Tommy Elrod, who was found to have leaked to opponents over the past three seasons, most notably Louisville, whose athletic director admitted Wednesday his school had used information provided by Elrod in the teams’ Atlantic Coast Conference game this season....
Croatia lost their last Group E game against Hungary in March, but returned to winning ways against Wales, with Ivan Perisic at the heart of things. Having seen his cross deflect in off James Lawrence for Croatia’s opener in the first half, Perisic got on the scoresheet himself shortly after the interval, with David Brooks’ deflected strike proving a mere consolation. While Croatia had plenty of opportunities themselves, matters might have been different had Harry Wilson done better with an early volley, while Gareth Bale also passed up a presentable chance and Brooks flapped at a chance to double his tally and salvage a point late on....
Wales have questioned the legitimacy of the Wallabies breakdown tactics and want a meeting with the referee before this weekend’s third Test in Sydney, assistant coach Shaun Edwards said on Monday. Australia have an unassailable series lead after winning 27-19 in Brisbane and 25-23 in Melbourne against the Six Nations champions. While the Welsh defence was magnificent last weekend in Melbourne, Edwards highlighted the breakdown – the period after a tackle where the teams compete for possession of the ball – as an area Wales needed to rectify....
Australia overcame a slow start to ease some pressure on coach Robbie Deans with a 26-19 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test on Saturday night. The Wallabies finally rediscovered their attacking edge to score 20 points in the second half and claw their way back to overpower the Springboks after trailing 13-6 at half-time. With only one try in their two prior Bledisloe Cup defeats at the hands of New Zealand, the Wallabies looked in real danger of having their four-match winning streak against South Africa snapped with a listless first-half performance that must have made the under-pressure Deans anxious....
Wallace captured the Camping World Truck Series race, beating Jeb Burton into Turn 1 on a restart with five laps to go. Wendell Scott won in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1963 in what is now known as the Sprint Cup Series, the highest of NASCAR's three national levels. “(This victory) will be remembered as a remarkable moment in our sport’s history,” NASCAR Chairman Brian France said in a statement. Wallace, a graduate of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program and a former diversity driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, won for Kyle Busch Motorsports....
During her recent visit to the retail store in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, Epps was originally set on buying a scarf for her hair. While brand name products, such as Suave and Pantene, were out in the open on shelves, the multicultural hair care products were locked away. Epps had to wait for a Walmart employee to unlock the glass and pull out a portable case. Before leaving the store, Epps shared a short video of the aisle on social media, with the hashtag #WalmartFinds, which caught the attention of CBS Denver reporter Tori Mason....
This isn’t the first time a government agent with no special powers has taken the spotlight in the MCU. Before there was FBI agent Jimmy Woo , there was SHIELD agent Phil Coulson. Just as Woo found himself assigned as Scott Lang’s handler in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Coulson found himself assigned to Tony Stark in the Iron Man movies. Both men have the same charm, making Woo the perfect candidate to become the character connecting some of the MCU’s heroes beyond their team-ups....
With only one episode left to go, WandaVision is quickly approaching its big Marvel finale (one that Paul Bettany has promised fans will definitely happen). While episode 7 ended with the big reveal that Agnes has actually been Agatha Harkness all along, This week’s episode did a really great job in revealing the story’s real villain, one who has been present the entire time but has never actually been seen on screen....
Deadline picked up the story following Marvel boss Kevin Feige’s appearance at the virtual Paley Dialogue session. When asked about the storyline for WandaVision being continued in other projects, Feige confirmed that it would evolve in “different capacities.” He also reiterated that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness would be the first upcoming project where the show’s story will continue but said that it would also go beyond that....
Led by epidemiologist Leslie Bernstein, the USC team interviewed 545 California women who developed breast tumors by the age of 40 and compared them with an equal number of healthy control subjects. After correcting for known risk factors, such as early menstruation and a family history of breast cancer, the researchers found that the most active women were the least likely to be stricken. Women who said they exercised at least four hours a week suffered nearly 60 percent less breast cancer than those who described themselves as inactive....
