Mike Tomlin got his players war ready ahead of the Steelers’ Week 1 clash with the Bengals. When they walked into the locker room Saturday, they were each greeted by a pair of black Air Force 1s, courtesy of their head coach. Running back Najee Harris showcased the gift on Twitter, praising Tomlin for his sense of humor. For those less privy about internet memes, black Air Force 1s are typically associated with grittiness, intimidation and fear....

Tyson’s defense attorney James Voyles and special prosecutor Greg Garrison are among the interviewees delving into the case, which remains one of the most discussed celebrity trials in U.S. history. The former heavyweight champion of the world was arrested in July 1991, after Washington accused him of raping her in his room at the Canterbury Hotel in Indianapolis. Washington, who at the time was a college student and the reigning Miss Black Rhode Island, was in town to attend the Miss Black America pageant....

A new book written by Tyson’s manager and friend Rory Holloway called “Taming the Beast: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson” reveals the boxer allegedly confronted Jordan at a Chicago restaurant over his former wife, Robin Givens, shortly after their divorce. MORE: MJ releases statement on Stuart Scott | Jackson’s Knicks in teardown mode | Bigs dominate mock draft Holloway was at restaurant with Tyson and Jordan, along with Bears coach Mike Ditka, Bears defensive end Richard Dent and boxing promoter Don King....

With the No. 5 seed in the AFC locked up following the Ravens’ loss to the Bengals in the early block, the Chargers elected to play their starters against the Broncos. As a result, Brandon Staley and company have found themselves being forced to play the waiting game for injury updates. Mike Williams – who has missed five games this year – and Joey Bosa – who played in just four games heading into Sunday – both exited the game early....

The topic turned to soap during an appearance by the Hollywood couple on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast. Shepard told co-host Monica Padman that using soap every day rids the body of natural oils. Kutcher and Kunis agreed, adding that they rarely have full body washes. A surprised Padman asked the couple: “Who taught you to not wash?” “I didn’t have hot water growing up as a child so I didn’t shower very much anyway,” said Kunis, revealing that she has passed on this habit to her kids....

Milan eased the pressure on under-fire head coach Montella by routing Chievo 4-1 in Serie A action midweek. Milan 3/1 to beat Juve with dabblebet Suso, Hakan Calhanoglu and Nikola Kalinic were on target as Milan returned to winning ways in the league, having managed just one victory in six games in all competitions. Montella, whose Milan are eighth and nine points behind Massimiliano Allegri’s men, is now preparing for Saturday’s visit of Juve with renewed belief....

The 32-year-old agreed personal terms with the English club in July but with the national team failing to achieve an average ranking of 50 or less over the past two years, his application for a work permit was rejected. Milligan revealed the pain he felt at the conclusion of the drawn-out process, and explained he re-joined Melbourne Victory shortly after because of the opportunities he lost while waiting. “I was absolutely gutted with the final result from the visa board....

The 4moms MamaRoo Baby Swing and RockaRoo Baby Rocker were recalled Monday because the dangling restraint strap pose a strangulation hazard to crawling infants when the swing is not in use, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). “When the swing or rocker is not in use, their restraint straps can hang below the seat and non-occupant crawling infants can become entangled in the straps, posing entanglement and strangulation hazards,” the CPSC said in a statement....

Now the same team, led by computer scientist Mitchell and cognitive neuroscientist Marcel Just, has taken the next step. As they report in tomorrow’s issue of the journal Science, they can now identify the unique brain activation patterns associated with scores of concrete nouns—that is, names for things you can see, hear, feel, taste or smell. The team started with the fMRI patterns for 60 concrete nouns, including words for animals, body parts, buildings, clothing, insects, vehicles and vegetables....

So it is that Saadi Muammar Kaddafi, a 26-year-old striker of average talent, is surrounded by some of the biggest names in international sports. Among his friends is the convalescing Brazilian superstar Ronaldo, who’s given him his shoes for luck. Saadi’s been advised by Argentina’s troubled demigod, Diego Maradona. Sprinter Ben Johnson, presumably sans steroids, is his personal trainer. And former England coach Terry Venables is in talks with the Libyan national team, on which Saadi plays....

The three states that saw those record increases in cases were Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, at least 2,872 new cases of the new coronavirus were reported on Thursday, the most the state has seen throughout the pandemic. Across Minnesota, data from the state’s department of health shows over 142,000 confirmed cases of the novel virus, as well as at least 2,419 deaths....

Late Thursday, the party’s 15-member board voted 8-7 to give Jennifer Carnahan three months salary as severance. The board also approved investigations into finances and human resources protocols for the party. Carnahan initially resisted calls to resign, and denied any knowledge of sex-trafficking allegations against a prominent donor to the Republican party. The donor, Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, was a close friend of Carnahan’s and was indicted by a federal grand grand jury on Aug....

Two upsets equals one huge surprise for Monday’s men’s final at Flushing Meadow. MORE: Another historic upset | Chang’s impact | Nishikori throws, catches racket | Women’s final preview If you had Kei Nishikori against Marin Cilic in the office pool (for entertainment purposes only, of course), you got your funny money’s worth. Hours after Nishikori knocked out Djokovic, Cilic came through with a stunner of his own. He beat Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-4....

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) granted $1,200 payments to individuals with an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less. It also afforded additional payments of $500 for each eligible child, payments some people who got the individual check had yet to receive. People who used the “non-filers” tool before May 17, indicating they aren’t required to file a federal income tax return and don’t receive certain benefits, started seeing economic impact payments for qualifying children deposited directly into their accounts on Wednesday, according to updated guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)....

Julie Noppinger, 37, of Oviedo was last seen on February 26, at a Walmart Super Center, located at 11250 E Colonial Drive in Orlando, according to the police. On Wednesday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office had issued a press release regarding a missing person on Facebook, asking the public to share the post. Later in the day, they updated it to note that Noppinger’s Red Nissan had been found as well as human remains....

Iranian officials have suggested that he either defected to, or was kidnapped by, a Western intelligence service—such as the CIA, France’s DGSE or Israel’s Mossad. But no government has admitted holding the Iranian; indeed, six U.S. officials familiar with intelligence activities, who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive material, told NEWSWEEK that no U.S. agency has custody of Asgari or is sure of his whereabouts. Two of the officials added that the Bush administration has told Congress it doesn’t know what happened to Asgari; diplomats familiar with German and U....

Four thousand five hundred miles away, as the afternoon sun dipped into the sky above Pristina, Bill Clinton was joined in the Oval Office by Sandy Berger, his national-security adviser. Berger’s message was stark; the last-ditch mission to Belgrade by Richard Holbrooke, who last fall had brokered the broken ceasefire between Milosevic and the Albanian Kosovars, had failed utterly. “We’re going to go, unless you say otherwise,” said Berger. Clinton replied tersely: “Let’s do it....

David Cox, 50, was given the death sentence by a jury in 2012 for pleading guilty to capital murder for the May 2010 shooting of his estranged wife, Kim Cox. He also pleaded guilty to multiple other charges including sexual assault. For the execution, Cox wore a red prison jumpsuit and was covered by a white sheet. He was held down by leather straps on a gurney. “I want my children to know that I love them very much and that I was a good man at one time,” Cox said during his final words....