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Rafael Borre was the hero of the hour for the Bundesliga side at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as he scored the winning penalty after Rangers’ Aaron Ramsey, brought on as a substitute at the end of extra-time, had his tame spot-kick saved by Kevin Trapp. In doing so, Oliver Glasner’s Eintracht become only the third side to win the competition without losing a game after Chelsea in 2018-19 and Villarreal in 2020-21....

Speaking in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Marin offered a “brutally honest” assessment of Europe’s current defense capabilities in light of the war, which began when Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24. “I must be brutally honest with you, Europe isn’t strong enough right now. We would be in trouble without the United States,” Marin told Sydney’s Lowy Institute think tank. The conflict has exposed Europe’s military weakness, she said....

Or has it? Certainly, the succession of shocks-the meltdown of Europe’s exchange-rate system; devaluations in Italy, Britain and Spain; and, just before Sunday’s French referendum on European unity, word that President Francois Mitterrand has prostate cancer-has stunned the Continent and stalled the unity bandwagon. “The European Monetary System is bleeding all over the floor,” said harried Paris stockbroker Franklin Craig as Swedish interest rates hit 500 percent. Yet despite the week’s hysteria, the foundations of the Community are still in place, and the process of eliminating remaining obstacles to the free flow of goods, services, money and people within the world’s largest free-trade area by the end of 1992 is still on track....

Longoria is the cornerstone of the Rays' franchise, signed through 2022 with an option for the following season, when he would be 37 years old. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2006 draft made it to the majors in 2008, won the American League Rookie of the Year award, and has had three 30-home run seasons, including last year's haul of 32. MORE SPECTOR: Best team jerseys | Best teams promotions...

The suspension dealt a fresh blow to Olivet, which pleaded guilty in a 2020 fraud probe, was raided by federal agents last year and in June was ordered to shut down its New York state operations. “In light of New York’s closure of the Olivet campus and other related investigations, the NAE has put a hold on Olivet’s NAE membership,” Sarah Kropp Brown, vice president of communications & marketing, told Newsweek....

Trump has spent much of his presidency talking about how he’s going to replace the ACA with something better. Yet that hasn’t happened. Efforts to repeal the ACA and replace it with a slimmed-down GOP version failed in 2017, and there hasn’t been any legislative traction since. Trump’s recent executive order that he claims would “protect pre-existing conditions” lacks the necessary legal firepower—such sweeping protections can come only from legislation....

He won three Super Bowls as head coach of the Washington Redskins and has won three Cup championships with his NASCAR team. His last Cup title came in 2005 with Tony Stewart. He desperately wants to win another. That’s why Gibbs keeps going out and adding star drivers to his stable of talented racers. He added 2003 champion Matt Kenseth last year, and it paid off as Kenseth won a series-high seven races and finished second in the Chase....

Ronald Koeman’s side ensured their participation in the tournament by beating Croatian outfit Hajduk Split in the play-off and they now face trips to France, Italy and Cyprus. Lyon, who were top seeds for the draw, boast the likes of former Manchester United duo Memphis Depay and Rafael in their squad, while Atalanta finished fourth in Serie A last season. With games set to kick off on September 14, Goal brings you all you need to know about Group E....

Koeman was backed heavily during the transfer window, as Everton spent a reported £142 million on new players, but he has failed to deliver results this season and leaves the club 18th in the table. Everton 16/1 to be relegated The Merseyside club have flattered to deceive despite showing some early signs of promise, with the Toffees winning just once in the league since earning a 1-1 draw at title-hopefuls Manchester City in their second game of the season....

Sharon Osbourne tweeted to say she “stands with Piers” following his high-profile exit from ITV. “[Piers] I am with you. I stand by you. People forget that you’re paid for your opinion and you’re just speaking your truth,” the host of The Talk tweeted. Another television personality, Jake Tapper of CNN, threw his support behind Morgan, calling his exit “insanity.” “This is what happens when you live in a country where there is no First amendment....

In a telephone town hall on Wednesday, Sasse told constituents that a Trump loss “looks likely” and called him a “a TV-obsessed, narcissistic individual,” according to a recording obtained by the Washington Examiner, which the New York Times says it has authenticated. “We are staring down the barrel of a blue tsunami,” Sasse said, warning that the country could see a “Venezuela style” Supreme Court - suggesting Democrats will pack the court if they win in a landslide....

Governors and mayors have been announcing restrictions aimed to help stop the spread of coronavirus throughout the pandemic. Some, however, appear to maybe not have been playing by their own rules. Republican governors have faced fewer accusations, largely because they have not implemented as many of the restrictions that public health experts have called for. One, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, did face backlash after tweeting that he had taken his family to a “packed” restaurant in March—a day before announcing a state of emergency....

Do you think the Raiders have a good shot at winning this season’s Super Bowl? Neither do we. Yet the Silver & Black are taking all kinds of action in the NFL futures market in Las Vegas. This is not unusual. In fact, it happens every year. Opening at odds of 250-to-1 at William Hill, the Raiders are down to 50-to-1 to win Super Bowl 50, set for Feb. 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif....

The question was put to Michael Johnson, four-time American gold medalist and the only man to win the 200m and 400m in the same Olympics: Could Bolt could beat him? “Absolutely not,” Johnson said with a grin. “Of course not. He is close, he comes close. He’ll tell you that. But he wouldn’t beat me.” MORE: DeCourcy: Bolt still outrunning the world On Sunday night, Bolt firmed up his place as the world’s fastest man when he electrified the Olympic Stadium here with a come-from-behind performance, erasing a clunky start by gliding to the front of the pack over the last 20 meters to win his third straight gold medal in the event....

The former vice president once joked that his son’s decision to join the Navy was one of poor judgment. Hunter was administratively discharged from his position in the U.S. Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine in 2014. “We have a lot of bad judgment in my family,” Joe Biden said while speaking at the American Legion’s Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball in 2016. “My son, over 40, just joined the Navy to be sworn in....

While Irving said he will address the matter at an unspecified date in the future with a statement “when everything is cleared up,” past comments and actions have indicated the point guard is resistant to wearing masks and possibly to getting vaccinated. According to a story from Rolling Stone this weekend, Irving allegedly recently started following and liking posts from a person on Instagram who has claimed “secret societies” are using vaccines to inject implants into Black people that connect to a master computer for “a plan of Satan....

Almost 10 years after his private life was thrown into the spotlight, Te’o has told his side of the story in the latest edition of Netflix’s true crime series, Untold. Titled Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist, the two-part series delves deep into Manti Te’o’s catfishing story, which played out in the public eye in 2013 and has affected him ever since. Te’o was catfished by Naya Tuiasosopo in 2012, who now identifies as a transwoman....

Produced by showrunner and writer Misha Green along with Jordan Peele, J.J. Abrams, Bill Carraro, Yann Demange, Daniel Sackheim, David Knoller and Ben Stephenson, the 10-episode series follows the tale of the 2016 Matt Ruff novel of the same name, in which the protagonist Atticus Freeman goes on a quest through Jim Crow America in the 1950s to search for his missing father. With his childhood friend and faithful uncle by his side, Atticus’ journey leads him down a dark path full of mystery, murder and monsters perhaps even more terrifying than the racist white people hunting them down in the daylight....