According to a Tuesday report by the Los Angeles Times, Schefter in 2011 emailed an unpublished copy of a story he was writing for ESPN regarding the NFL lockout to then-Washington Football Team general manager Bruce Allen. In the correspondence, Schefter referred to Allen as “Mr. Editor” and invited editorial input on the story — an unethical practice in the field of journalism. RIVERA: Why Adam Schefter’s email to Bruce Allen is a big deal...

On “First Take” on Thursday, Stephen A. Smith took issue with the way the Celtics handled Udoka’s, saying either Udoka either should have been fired or not missed any games. “I’m appalled by this decision,” he began. “If you’re not gonna fire him, he shouldn’t be suspended. You can dock him pay. You can fine him. You can keep the stuff in-house. I’m appalled this is publicized … I know of plenty of situations spanning the entire world of professional sports … where folks are messing around with each other....

ESPN is expected to announce its partnership with the conference to launch the ACC Network, which will debut in 2016 as the digital-only “ACC Network Plus,” with a full television network launch by 2019. MORE: Ranking the top 40 college football players for 2016 The deal will also include an extension of the conference’s grant rights through 2036, which means if Notre Dame becomes a football member of a conference, it has to be the ACC....

The school announced Wednesday that it is building a state-of-the-art esports facility on its Winter Park, Fla., campus that will be the largest on-campus site in the United States. The more than 11,200-square-foot building will house the university’s varsity esports team — Armada — and support professional esports. Construction on the facility, which has been named “The Fortress,” began in June and is scheduled to be completed in early 2019....

The pair are among the biggest stars in the Indonesian top flight, with hundreds of fans flocking to training to see them in action. But their future in the country is now under threat as it emerges Persib Bandung fielded the players without obtaining the correct immigration paperwork. Roma look at Liverpool’s Sakho “As of Tuesday, April 18 2017, Persib Bandung have not applied for a permanent residency permit, the visitor’s permit is for a limited time,” immigration chief Maulia Purnamawati explained in a statement....

The American Opportunity Accounts Act was reintroduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Thursday. It would establish savings accounts for each baby born, with an initial federal deposit of $1,000. Booker first proposed the program in 2018. During the following year, he wrote that “by the age of 18, low-income account-holders would have access to nearly $50,000 in seed capital to do the kind of things that create wealth and change life trajectories, including putting a down payment on a home....

Or has he mistaken himself for God? After investigating the clinic for more than a year, UC Irvine officials shut it down this month and fried a lawsuit accusing Asch and two partners–Dr. Jose Balmaceda and Dr. Sergio Stone –of stunning ethics lapses. According to the university’s legal complaint, the doctors prescribed an unapproved fertility drug, performed research on patients without their consent and, in effect, stole eggs or embryos from some of their patients to create pregnancies in others....

“It’s an abuse of power,” Richard Painter, the chief ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, told Newsweek. “It is really awful that he just doesn’t get it that this is not acceptable.” The president shared a Trump Organization promotion of the Florida golf resort on his Twitter account on Wednesday. Trump added the caption: “I will be there in two weeks, The Southern White House!” Trump has long been criticized for potentially profiting from events and guests at his chain of resorts and hotels....

Speaking exclusively with Newsweek from Brussels on Wednesday, Metsola acknowledged the fraught nature of EU enlargement but expressed confidence that Kyiv would be handed EU candidate status, an important step on the road to full membership and a potent signal of EU intentions. “It is about a political signal that I would say I’m cautiously confident will be sent next week,” the president of the parliament—one of the bloc’s two legislative bodies made up of lawmakers elected by EU citizens—said....

She wants to close out matches in a more commanding manner after losing momentum toward the end of Thursday’s 6-0, 6-3 Australian Open triumph over Kiki Bertens. MORE: Wozniacki upset | Serena Williams on twirl request | Australian Open action images Bouchard, the seventh seed in Melbourne’s women’s draw, needed just 21 minutes to take the first set, but she allowed Bertens a glimmer of hope in the second on Margaret Court Arena....

“This England team deserve to be lauded as heroes, not racially abused on social media,” Johnson, who attended the game at Wembley Stadium, tweeted on Monday morning. “Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.” With the game tied at 1-1 after 120 minutes, penalties were required to decide the outcome of the European Championship final for the first time since Czechoslovakia defeated West Germany in 1976....

A clutch of recent military deployments has shown the strength of an Old World outlook that puts tact above brute force. Note the way British troops in southern Iraq used to patrol in soft caps rather than helmets, for example—more police than soldiers. In the dawning age of asymmetrical warfare, this leads to an interesting—and, for Washington, uncomfortable—conclusion. America may outspend Europe on defense by three to one. But when it comes to projecting power and fighting wars in the 21st century, in some areas Europe knows best....

While fears over a second wave of the outbreak remain in Europe, “It’s going to get tougher. In October, November, we are going to see more mortality,” WHO Regional Director for Europe, Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday. “It’s a moment where countries don’t want to hear this bad news, and I understand,” Kluge told AFP, noting the outbreak “is going to finish, at one moment or another....

“I’ll be honest, I haven’t really heard much in regards to Jacob Blake’s attempted murder,” the Sharks’ Evander Kane said in an interview with Sportsnet. “It’s unfortunate, we’re obviously talking about another Black man unarmed being shot in the back in front of his children. “But again, we had these conversations earlier with the George Floyd killing of continuing the conversation, furthering the conversation, everybody wanting to be better and making sure that we’re more vocal and we do better moving forward....

If you missed the action, Chara laid into Kane pretty hard in the third period. NHL: Breaking down best, worst deals from trade deadline Kane didn’t take kindly to that hit, and followed up by tossing a few punches in Chara’s direction. He then tossed Chara down to the ground resulting in a full-on fight between the two. Here’s what Kane had to say about the hit, via NESN:...

Thousands of overseas children got new homes. Leading the way were evangelical luminaries such as recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman (three daughters from China) and then-Southern Baptist leader Russell Moore (two sons from Russia). Enthusiastic parents took up the challenge, traveling overseas for one or more children, even adopting special needs kids whose home countries were not interested in their care. More than a decade after this movement peaked, many families who went overseas are in crisis mode: respite weekends are booked through 2023, there is an annual Christian conference devoted to burned-out parents, and a new documentary has been released on desperate families who have extremely ill children....

Galli’s editorial has drawn condemnation from many evangelical Christian leaders, who expressed shock that the mainstream evangelical magazine would take a stand against Trump. In the editorial, which published on Thursday after the House vote to impeach the president on Wednesday, Galli noted that his publication had penned similar articles regarding the impeachments of former Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, arguing that Trump was a “near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused....

The Chicago suburb’s reparations program was established in 2019, with a $10 million fund established from a 3 per cent tax on recreational marijuana sales. The program’s focus is on addressing housing inequity, with a first phase that allocates $400,000 of the budget to provide $25,000 grants to eligible recipients to help with home ownership, mortgage assistance and home improvements. But even those who helped launch the groundbreaking program acknowledge that it is just a first step towards righting the historical wrongs against Black people in Evanston, and the nation....

Today we are seeing the COVID-19 sweep across our country, tearing apart families and ravaging communities. The opioid epidemic has been doing much the same, but in agonizing slow motion. Much of the heartland of America has been destroyed by drugs, addiction, depression, and despair. When I was growing up, the small town I came from was Mayberry in the Andy Griffith show. Everyone knew each other’s name, what was going on in the town, and what the kids were up to at the local high school....

But while Walker's play remained the perfect combination of calm and chaotic on Monday night, he had to temper his mental approach as the Bobcats' leader in a Game 4 meeting with the Miami Heat. Franchise center Al Jefferson could no longer push through a plantar fascia injury, which left Walker as the security blanket for a team hoping to stave off elimination in its first playoffs appearance since the 2008-09 season....