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Brind’Amour is $25,000 lighter in the bank account, and is at risk of owing the league another $25,000 over the next 365 days, after calling the league’s review of a Bruins second-period goal Wednesday a “crime scene.” He was most upset that the referees didn’t give him a straight answer as to what they had called on the ice. MORE: NHL playoff bracket First, let’s back up a second: Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek had covered the puck in the crease just before the goal, thinking he had frozen it for a stoppage....

McNamee and the lawyers for each side appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Wednesday in Brooklyn. Clemens wasn’t present. MORE: Pedro: Clemens should be in the Hall | Every PED suspension in MLB history Last month, Clemens reportedly “made it clear” to McNamee’s lawyers that he wouldn’t contribute to a settlement. According to the Associated Press, Clemens stayed true to his word. Clemens attorney Chip Babcock said the former MLB star would not pay in the settlement and that insurance company AIG will foot the bill....

‘Are games art?’ is right up there in the list of cultural taboos one does not bring up in mixed company, like religion and politics. That didn’t stop Roger Ebert revisiting his famously explosive stance on the matter once again on his regular blog for the Chicago Sun Times. Mr. Ebert is by no means an empty voice to be ignored. His movie reviews are raw, honest and entertaining appraisals - serious fresh air in an industry plagued by false promises and hyperbole....

Upon waking up from his coma on Aug. 27, one of his first questions about the past decade was in regards to Federer, who at 34 is still one of the top tennis players in the world. MORE: Federer’s U.S. Open titles in photos | Missed chances doom Federer “It came like a flash to my mind and I asked about Roger. I thought he had retired. When I knew that at 34 years, he is still playing and is No....

The government says it’s the first time it has dedicated a commemorative coin to a living person. A 50 franc gold coin with Federer’s image on it will be minted next year. The government says the 20-time Grand Slam champion is “probably Switzerland’s most successful individual sportsman, he is also the perfect ambassador for Switzerland.” The “heads” side of the coin shows Federer playing a one-handed backhand. The government says a limited edition of up to 95,000 Federer coins can be ordered, costing 30 Swiss francs....

Federer needed five opportunities at a match point in the fourth set to defeat Nadal 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 and advance to his record 12th Wimbledon finals appearance where he will face top-seeded Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Djokovic defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in Friday’s other semifinal. The match’s first set made it look like we were headed for another five-hour, five-set classic, reminiscient of their 2008 Wimbledon final. Neither player managed to break serve as Federer eventually won the first set in tiebreaking fashion....

So it should come as no surprise that Goodell decided not to attend the NFL’s season opener between the Steelers and Patriots next Thursday at Gillette Stadium. MORE: How we got here: the Deflategate timeline | Why the NFL lost | Jealous of Brady, much? Months after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was suspended four games by the NFL for his purported knowledge that he used underinflated footballs during January’s AFC championship game, and weeks after Goodell upheld the decision in July, a federal judge vacated Brady’s suspension on Thursday following a lengthy legal saga....

The Australia international, 24, came off the bench to net an 89th-minute goal and secure a domestic treble for Brendan Rodgers’ dominant Celtic side. Costa: I’ll only leave Chelsea for Spain “It’s an amazing feeling to score the winner,” Rogic told reporters after the game. “It’s hard to describe what it feels like to score a goal like that and then go and jump into the crowd. “It’s impossible to put it into words, but it’s probably the best feeling you can have on the football pitch to score the winner in the last minute....

Apparently, the belief is that the aforementioned announcement could have something to do with the form of media by means of which fans can view All In. In case you didn’t know… It was a few months ago, that former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) took the professional wrestling community by storm, with the announcement of their All In event. All In is being touted by both fans and experts alike as the biggest indie pro-wrestling event of the 2018 calendar year....

Of course, it wouldn’t be easy to just transition elsewhere either. Quibi’s entire business model was unique: attempting to offer a suite of ten minute shows exclusively available on people’s phones. These “quick bites” of content would even inspire the company name, which mashed the two words together into “Quibi.” Almost as soon as it was established, the company went on the offensive. RELATED: Quibi is Officially Dead as of Today...

Romania finished atop the Group B points table, having won both their group stage matches. They defeated Hungary by eight runs in their previous fixture. Malta, on the other hand, finished second in Group B with one win from their two group stage matches. They won their last Continental Cupgame against Bulgaria by seven wickets. ROM vs MAL Probable Playing 11 Today ROM XI Ramesh Satheesan (C), Aftab Kayani, Abdul Asif, Cosmin Zavoiu, Gohar Manan, Ijaz Hussain, Imran Haider (WK), Sami Ullah, Sivakumar Periyalwar, Taranjeet Singh, Vasu Saini....

Roma have sacked coach Zdenek Zeman following last night’s 4-2 defeat to at home to Cagliari. The announcement was confirmed today on Roma’s official website and twitter handle. The loss left the Serie A giants languishing in mid-table with 34 points from 23 games, which is good enough for 8th spot, three points off Milan who occupy the final European qualifying places. The humiliating loss at the hands of struggling Cagliari meant the Roman outfit remained winless in the their last 5 league games, while having only won once in their last 7....

Dzeko netted 29 goals in Italy’s top flight last term, edging out Napoli forward Dries Mertens as the league’s top-scorer to help Roma secure a second-placed finish. ‘Totti planned to miss farewell penalty’ Ex-Manchester City man Dzeko scored 66 goals in 111 Bundesliga appearances for Wolfsburg before leaving in 2011, and the Bosnia-Herzegovina striker has claimed he would be delighted to return. “I’m only 31 and feel better than ever,” Dzeko said at an event to celebrate Wolfsburg’s 20-year Bundesliga status, which the club only maintained with a relegation play-off victory over Eintracht Braunschweig....

Headlining WrestleMania and being a top star for WWE: “This is a huge role I’m in, it is a very big spot. I represent so many people, especially in this spot – not only my bloodline and my family, I’m representing the whole company, the WWE brand. For me it’s a huge responsibility. There are so many people that came before me, some of the greatest superstars ever. My only hope is to carve out my own path, my own niche and be remembered for the things I want to be remembered for....

It was Roman Reigns’ first appearance in WWE after five months. As you may know, Roman Reigns was set to challenge Goldberg for the Universal title at WrestleMania 36. Instead, he pulled out with little time left and was replaced by Braun Strowman. While it was no secret that Roman Reigns was away to take care of his family, he told Corey Graves on the After The Bell podcast about his decision to step away from WWE during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and also about how he’s willing to quit WWE and retire if he has to:...

“We have cut a bad figure internationally and lost thousands of jobs,” Renzi said late on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, Rome City Council officially withdrew its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the Raggi said last week she opposed to the project on financial grounds. At a packed media conference on September 21, Raggi produced figures on the debts that previous Olympic host cities have incurred, saying these showed the 2024 Games were unsustainable for Rome....

Romney, one of the few Republican lawmakers to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, said while the hurdles to the transition may pose some problems down the line what Trump is capable of between now and January concern him more. “I do believe there will be gaps and that’s unfortunate and unnecessary, it means people won’t be able to get underway as quickly as they otherwise would have,” he told former Obama adviser David Axelrod on his The Axe Files podcast....

On Tuesday, the governor issued a proclamation declaring Weyant as the “rightful winner” of the race, saying that the NCAA’s decision to allow Thomas to compete and win serves to “erode opportunities for women athletes and perpetuate a fraud against women athletes.” Thomas, a swimmer for the University of Pennsylvania, made history on Thursday as the first known transgender athlete to win a division one national championship in any sport after beating Weyant by 1....

For more than a decade now, two leading lights have lit up the sporting galaxy. Messi and Ronaldo have shared 10 Ballons d’Or between them, remarkable goal-scoring exploits, an enviable haul of major trophies and countless records. Debate as to which of the two can be considered the greatest continues to rage and Ronaldinho considers their personal duel to be beneficial to both two superstar players and their sport....

The list includes six Manchester United players, three players from Chelsea and one each from Liverpool and Manchester City, with Arsenal conspicuously absent. The 35-year old recently disclosed that he came very close to joining Manchester United in 2003 from Paris Saint-Germain when Barcelona came calling, and he chose the latter over the 20-time English champions. Here’s the British XI picked by Ronaldinho: GK: Joe Hart (Manchester City) The shot-stopper has won two Premier League titles with the Sky Blues and has won the Premier League Golden Glove award four times....