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Belgium very nearly failed to get through to the last eight when they relied on a last-gasp Nacer Chadli goal to beat Japan 3-2 on Monday, completing a comeback from 2-0 down. Brazil’s passage was rather less dramatic, though their 2-0 defeat of a spirited Mexico side was by no means straightforward. Few teams left at the World Cup can boast squads that are as starstudded as Brazil and Belgium, with renowned talents taking up almost every position on the pitch....

The Ligue 1 club are prepared to activate the Brazil star’s release clause of €222 million, and have drawn up an extravagant contract to lure the forward to France. Barcelona 19/20 to win La Liga Despite the speculation, Neymar started Barca’s International Champions Cup match against Juventus on Saturday and scored two exceptional goals in the 2-1 victory. Speaking afterwards, Marlon voiced his confidence that his compatriot will stay at Camp Nou....

The Westgate SuperBook prices the Pack at prohibitive 2-to-7 odds to come out on top of the division again and assigns them a lofty win total of 11. In fact, as of mid-May, they are the co-favorites, along with the Seahawks, to win Super Bowl 50. Next up on the odds to win the NFC North are the Lions at 9-to-2. Detroit vaulted to 11 wins last season, but that marked just the second time since 2001 the team finished above ....

The USFL rules (unlike the NFL at the time) allowed athletes to turn professional after their junior seasons instead of waiting for their collegiate class to graduate a year later. Their rules allowed the athletes to choose where to play, allowing them to maximize their endorsement income. Herschel Walker won the USFL rushing title in 1983 and 1985. He held their record for single-season rushing yards with 2,411 yards in 1985, averaging 5....

The NFL is not playing its 2020 season with a bubble concept like those the NBA and the NHL have used so successfuly, so COVID-19 infections among team and league personnel are all but inevitable over the next five-plus months. That’s the bad news. The good news, based on early coronavirus testing results through August, is the NFL has managed to keep the number of positive tests relatively low. Which is remarkable given the massive number of people required to operate 32 NFL teams....

Embattled NFL coaches can use a strong draft class to rebuild confidence from their front office and fans by not only selecting the right players, but then succeeding with them on the field. Here are three NFL coaches that need a solid 2021 NFL Draft showing to keep their jobs: NFL coaches who need a good draft: Mike McCarthy | Dallas Cowboys McCarthy has only been in Dallas one season, but it’s been enough to warm his seat....

He's a good fit to help any defense, regardless of their front seven alignment. Interested teams to watch in the first round include Dallas, Arizona, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and New England. Sporting News caught up with Ealy early on draft week to talk about what he does best on the field, who inspires him off the field and what it meant to have Michael Sam as a Mizzou teammate: SN: What have your emotions been like leading up to the draft and what do you expect them to be like on Thursday night?...

Winners: Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater. Good things came to those who waited a long time in the green room. Sure, it’s a big money hit to go No. 22 and 32 instead of the top 12, but Manziel (Browns) and Bridgewater (Vikings) won because they still landed with the teams that most wanted them and the teams with which they fit best. MORE: Browns trade up to get Manziel | Bridgewater sneaks in at No....

SIGN UP to stream the NFL Draft LIVE on DAZN in Canada Not that Rosen cares one iota where he was picked. Asked by NFL Network before the draft if he thought he would go No. 1, he responded, “I don’t care.” Rosen said, “I’m not paying attention to all that stuff very much. I’ve always been the No. 2 guy.” Stop right there. Rosen wasn’t the No. 2 guy....

The league on Wednesday announced that teams will make their Saturday selections from unique locations around their states, including landmarks, museums and military bases. Per the NFL: “To honor the NFL’s 100th season, Round 6 will also highlight the League’s 13 ‘Original Towns,’ and with that, its 14 charter teams. To do so, select pick announcements on Day 3 will be coming from these historic cities.” The league noted that seventh-round picks later Saturday would be made by local fans in Nashville....

During the most recent episode of the “ESPN Daily” podcast, Kiper spoke to Pablo Torre about several topics, including his strange eating habits. Kiper told Torre that he eats pumpkin pie “as many times as I possibly can” and will even kick off his morning with pumpkin pie for breakfast. He doesn’t eat pumpkin pie every day, but that’s only because it is not always available to him. NFL MOCK DRAFT: What Kiper, other experts are saying about first round...

Hello. This is Ramin Setoodeh from NEWSWEEK. Hey. It’s Kevin Spacey from “A Moon for the Misbegotten.” If you get a title, I figure I could get one. I saw the play when it was in London. The performances are excellent. I think it’s grown in the time off. It’s been a pleasure, because New York audiences have been fantastically welcoming. Since you’re onstage every night, when do you have time to watch “American Idol”?...

Just 28 percent of Americans now say Clinton will be viewed by history as an “above average” president, vs. 37 percent one week ago. And 53 percent of Americans now see him as a poor role model. Meanwhile, George W. Bush’s approval rating has increased from 52 percent one week ago to 56 percent. Clinton’s reputation appears to have been damaged most significantly by his pardon of Marc Rich, the fugitive financier....

No more. The new poll finds support for Republicans (and for President Bush) receding. For example, 53 percent of Americans want the Democrats to win enough seats to take control of one or both houses of Congress in the midterm elections on Tuesday. Those results are close to early October levels, while less than a third of Americans (32 percent) want Republicans to retain control. If the elections were held today, 54 percent of likely voters say they would support the Democratic candidate in their district versus 38 percent who would vote for the Republican-a 16-point edge for the Democrats....

Republicans had called for Waters to face censure for comments she made about the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Waters, who represents California’s 43rd district, said she hoped Chauvin would be found “guilty, guilty, guilty,” but it was her comments about a potential acquittal that led to GOP criticism. “[W]e’ve got to stay on the street, and we’ve got to get more active. We’ve got to get more confrontational....

Gingrich, who was Republican speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, spoke to Sean Hannity on his radio show for Premiere Radio Networks on Monday and took aim at what he described as “liberal ideology.” He was promoting his latest book, Defeating Big Government Socialism, and Hannity asked him about the House Select Committee investigating January 6, 2021 as well as riots in the summer of 2021. “You’re up against, as you’ve heard me say before—you know, way back in 1972, Theodore White wrote that the liberal ideology had become a liberal theology, and that’s what you’re up against,” Gingrich said....

Ubisoft will no doubt begin their marketing sooner rather than later, but for now, here’s what seems clear: the game is Assassin’s Creed: Unity , and it will be taking players back to 18th Century France on next-gen consoles. The new leaked screenshots come courtesy of Kotaku, after what seems like months of rumors have been swirling about where the series would head next (and the developers even teasing fans on the subject in AC4: Black Flag)....

Now that some time has passed since that announcement, however, Black Tusk has provided a few additional details about Gears of War development. More specifically, Black Tusk Studios’ Rod Fergusson, also a former employee at Epic Games, clued gamers in as to how the studio is approaching their new effort and when gamers might be able to expect it. First and foremost, Fergusson wanted to clear the air and say Black Tusk is only about 100 days into development on this next Gears of War game....