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The criticism revolved around an excerpt from Woodward’s forthcoming book, Rage, that The Washington Post reviewed before the book’s official release through Simon & Schuster on September 15. In the excerpt, Woodward described an Oval Office meeting about the virus attended by Trump, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger on January 28. Following that meeting, Woodward said that Trump called him on February 7 and discussed the threats the virus posed to the American people, a phone call he recorded and shared with the paper where he works as an associate editor....

When appearing on fellow ESPN program “Russillo & Kanell,” Bowden was asked if he wanted to clarify what he had said earlier. It’s worth noting Danny Kanell, one of the hosts, was recruited by Bowden at Florida State and played for him. “I was just telling my favorite joke," Bowden responded when asked about what he said, “and they take it seriously.” That “joke” was this: “A boy needs a male figure, and the girls do, too....

Bobby Lashley is one of the biggest stars in the WWE today. ‘The Almighty’ is the current reigning United States Champion on Monday Night Raw, and is enjoying a push as a member of the stable ‘The Hurt Business’. Prior to this second run in the WWE however, Bobby Lashley tried his hand in mixed martial arts, and it turns out, he was pretty good at that too. Bobby Lashley MMA Record After his initial run in the WWE, Bobby Lashley began a career in professional mixed martial arts, compiled a pretty decent 15-2 professional record....

The Copa Libertadores final second leg – which was postponed after Boca’s bus was attacked on the way to the original fixture on November 24 – will finally take place at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday. However, Boca confirmed on Friday that, having had an initial appeal rejected by CONMEBOL, they would take their case to CAS, claiming that they should be awarded the trophy without playing in the rearranged Superclasico against their arch rivals....

Beware Market Porn The S&P 500 stock index closed up for the week last Friday—just north of 10 percent—mostly on the news of the bailout, Fed moves and who-knows-what-else. For most of us, that shouldn’t be a signal to get back in the stock pool or out for that matter. But if you have been reading the various financial sites, there have been a slew of articles encouraging investors to start investing again....

“Absolutely,’’ Boise State coach Leon Rice told ESPN. “A rule was broken in that they used a video that was not synced up, and you can’t do that.'' MORE: These 16 teams could win it all | Six things to know about college basketball going into March Webb’s banked 3-pointer was initially called good and gave the Broncos an 87-85 overtime victory, but it was ruled no good following an official review....

Lawyers for the northwest team were in the High Court in London on Wednesday over an unpaid tax bill of 1.2 million pounds ($1.6 million). The case was adjourned until May 8 to allow time for the club to be sold, which would lead to the debts being cleared. It is the sixth time in the last 18 months that Bolton, one of the founding members of England’s Football League in 1888, has been threatened with liquidation by tax authorities....

The wife of the San Francisco 49ers recently revealed to a radio station that Harbaugh purchased his now infamous pleated khaki pants for $8 at Wal-Mart, and nothing has been the same ever since. MORE: Top 10 upsets | Championship preview | Russell Wilson’s lineage Never has a pair of pleated khaki pants ever gained such notoriety on the internet. But Bonobos, a popular men's clothing outfitter, wants in on the action, offering him ten pairs of free pants and $10,000 to the charity of his choice in exchange for the internet to go back to stalking Miley Cyrus....

Allegri’s public bust-ups with Juve stars The centre-back had a heated argument with coach Massimiliano Allegri during their 4-1 win over Palermo on Sunday. Late in the game, Allegri was overheard on video calling the Italy international a “dickhead” and telling him to “fuck off” in an argument that continued beyond the final whistle. It ended with Bonucci telling Allegri to “go to hell”. It seemed as though it was business as usual when Juventus published the list of players in the squad for the game, which included Bonucci....

When Christopher Witkowski was arranging a business trip to Denver one evening last month, he got on the phone to one of the many airlines now offering tantalizingly discounted fares. But Witkowski, director of the Aviation Consumer Action Project, a watchdog group, came away empty-handed. Despite phoning the airline’s toll-free lines a dozen times between 8:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., he says he got an endless success of busy signals....

Velveteen Dream was accused of sexual misconduct in 2020 but returned to television after he recovered from some injuries that had put him on the shelf. He was later released from WWE in May 2021. On the latest edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, he spoke about the former NXT North American Champion with his co-host, Brad Gilmore. The legend claimed that Velveteen Dream could have had an impressive career, but he doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to recover from the accusations....

On his latest Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T spoke about his comments on Sasha Banks and stated that it’s his opinion and he doesn’t care what people think. He went on to claim Sasha Banks rubs him the wrong way and suggested that the reason for the same could be her attitude. Booker T went on to clarify that he didn’t say that he hated Sasha Banks, he just said that he didn’t like her....

Panaji: A Rajasthan resident was arrested for betting on a Championship League T20 match between Rajasthan Royals and Perth Scorchers, police said Monday. According to Superintendent of Police, North, Priyanka Kashyap, Lakhpatraj Jain, from Jodhpur town was arrested at a hotel near here and Rs.40,000 in cash, a laptop and diaries and other documents seized from his possession. Jain was caught red-handed while accepting bets for the Rajasthan Royals and Perth Scorchers games late on Sunday, she said....

But why be generous? The movie versions of this story, whatever their considerable charms, fall far short of the book. As drawn by Steig, Shrek is one ugly ogre. That’s the point of the book, or at least the heart of its charm: you’re beguiled by a hideous, warty, lice-infested, fire-belching ogre. Dreamworks walked up to this idea … and blinked, so all the characters in the movies look sort of like the characters in the book, but not really....

WrestlingHeels Radio recently interviewed Bob “Hardcore” Holly, who discussed WWE, the Brock Lesnar injury, Triple H and NASCAR. Here are some highlights from the interview: The “Sparkplug” character: “It was a silly kind of a gimmick. And people – to this day, people still make fun of it, and which that’s cool because I’d make fun of it too. But it gave me my start. And that’s what I want people to understand that laugh and joke about it and people still call me Sparky and laugh and stuff like that....

Those who saw the trailer will remember that Nobody is planning to be a stylish action flick that takes quite a lot of inspiration from Keanu Reeves’ John Wick. As a boring suburban nobody, Odenkirk is trying to live a peaceful domestic life, when suddenly his past catches up to him and he has to fight to save his family from dangerous mercenaries. RELATED: Bob Odenkirk Stars in John Wick Style Action Film Nobody...

Football is a passionate sport. It lifts you up or drags you down. It excites you, makes you cry, angers you and gives such joy that nothing else can bring. For many it’s the highlight of their lives, where they can get out of their mundane, routine lives and for 90 minutes, exalt in the passion of the beautiful game. For the duration of the game, they become more. They are transported from their stifling jobs and dull routines and brought onto the fever of the pitch....

A $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill was introduced by leading members of both parties in Washington on Tuesday morning, around 1:30 a.m. ET, aimed at preventing a government shutdown once the current funding plan expires on Friday night. According to CNN, the text of the bill is over 4,000 pages, and given the short timeframe left to avert a shutdown, there is some concern among lawmakers that there will not be sufficient time to review it....

When top-ranked Duke comes to town on Saturday evening for a much-anticipated rematch against the Orange, Boeheim will be dealing with many emotions. It’s the team’s first game since he struck and killed a pedestrian on a dark highway after guiding the Orange to a victory over No. 18 Louisville on Wednesday night. Doubts about whether Boeheim might miss the game were dispelled Friday when Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack announced that the 74-year-old Boeheim would be on the sideline....

Also targeting the country’s Supreme Court and presidential palace, throngs of the far-right former president’s followers managed to get past security barriers, according to CNN. Video and images taken on the ground show large groups of people swarming the government buildings. The news comes around a week after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated following an October run-off election that delivered Bolsonaro a defeat. Bolsonaro, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, had previously received the nickname, the “Trump of the tropics....