Pence had been a supporter of YAF—a conservatism advocacy group that works with students—long before he entered the White House under President Donald Trump’s administration. Now that his term is over, Pence will serve as the YAF’s Ronald Reagan Presidential Scholar and will work with the organization’s campus lecture program, speaking with students at colleges and universities across the country in addition to launching a video podcast in which he says he will “share the good news of conservatism....

Trump remains a powerful force in the Republican Party, offering endorsements of candidates and providing a steady stream of statements on the state of the country and the party. By contrast, Pence’s reentry into the political arena has been more muted. The one time Indiana governor has given speeches, discussed his decision-making process on January 6 and largely avoided publicly clashing with Trump, despite frequent criticism from the former president....

Pompeo said the U.S. military is on pace to uphold a February 29 agreement with the Taliban that aims to reduce American troops in the country to zero by April or May of 2021, according to interviews with Breitbart News. The secretary of state’s remarks come after his peace talk meetings this past week in Doha, Qatar, alongside Afghanistan government officials and the Taliban. Pompeo said President Donald Trump’s main objective is to “stop getting people killed there” nearly two decades after U....

Tice and Del Rio are good friends and have known each other since the early 1990s. MORE: Raiders hire Del Rio | Fox to Bears official | Lynch buys $1,000 shoes | PHOTOS: Coaches’ gallery Tice and Del Rio played together with the Minnesota Vikings from 1992-95. Tice was then a Vikings assistant from 1996 until his four-year run as head coach beginning in 2002. Del Rio later became the head coach in Jacksonville and Tice joined Del Rio’s staff in 2006....

The two all-time greats met in an exhibition fight Saturday night in Los Angeles, and while it wasn’t scored by the commission, WBC guest judges had it as a draw. At 54, Tyson showed glimpses of his destructive former self in the ring, while Jones had a few bright moments as well. MORE: Mike Tyson’s 10 most memorable fights Speaking after the fight, a philosophical Tyson spoke about his personal growth and fondness for marijuana....

A return to San Siro for the former Rossoneri and Inter striker has been mooted on the back of his impressive exploits in MLS with the LA Galaxy. Despite being 37 years of age, the enigmatic Swede is showing no sign of slowing down and is considered to have more than enough to offer a leading side in Europe. Ibrahimovic has sought to quash talk regarding a second spell with Milan, with it his intention to remain in America, but speculation continues to build as a number of sides explore the option of landing a proven performer....

A Heisman Trophy candidate is on the market. Who’s interested? “I don’t see how he can stay there now,” one Big Ten coach said of Braxton Miller’s tenuous — at best — situation as quarterback at Ohio State. “At the end of the day, Urban is a coach.” Translation: Meyer, Ohio State’s wildly successful coach, has one of the nation’s elite — maybe even best — quarterbacks right now. There’s no way he takes a step back in 2015 and allows Braxton Miller, a preseason Heisman candidate before a shoulder injury in August ended his season, to play ahead of J....

But that didn’t keep him from playing the Powerball lottery while in New York City earlier this week. MORE: Danica wrecks in practice | Dale Jr. reflects on father’s death | Daytona 500 qualifying altered Is it a little weird for a multi-millionaire to play the lottery? His girlfriend thought so. “She said, ‘What the hell do you need a Powerball ticket for? You don’t need to be winning it’ (laughter),“Earnhardt Jr....

Raonic, fifth seed at the U.S. Open, used his powerful serve to break a stubborn opponent and reach the fourth round of the grand slam in New York. All three sets went to tiebreaks. In the end, Canada’s standard bearer among men’s players defeated Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3). “I’ve been very fortunate in a lot of tie-breaks this year,” Raonic said....

The title is a bit of a misnomer: only the last third actually focuses on the court proceedings themselves, which began in February 2002 and are expected to wrap up in 2005. In the book’s first section, Stephen provides a succinct history of the wars in the Balkans, outlining the rise to power of the pudgy, 62-year-old former banker. He recounts in particular detail a mass exodus of refugees from Kosovo in the spring of 1999, including firsthand testimony describing the assassination of 300 ethnic Albanian men in a field near the village of Meja: “A boy on the back of one of the trailers looked up [and told me] he had seen the men lying in the field ’like logs’....

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson this week called Bradley’s final request for leniency “breathtaking, frankly, in how callous (it was),” and ordered him to begin serving a 32-month jail sentence handed down in June 2013, Sports Illustrated reported. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Bradley had remained free on appeal so he could care for the two young sons he had with Monique Bradley, who died of cirrhosis of the liver in September 2013....

While some notable names are not returning in Week 3, it’s still a pretty stacked roster thanks to Keemstar. Technoblade is back for a potential three-peat and James Charles is teamed up with Vikkstar. Vikkstar placed second in the first week of Minecraft Monday, so James Charles should be able to perform better than he did with PewDiePie in Week 2. Below, we’ll keep track of everything you need to know for Minecraft Monday Week 3....

The event went in a different direction in Week 3 as gamers participated in different minigames rather than just Hunger Games (last man standing). The change up in gaming led to Technoblade not winning the event for the first time (he and his partners won the first two weeks). Instead, Traves and Cscoop won Week 3. Week 4 will follow a similar format as Week 3 by playing minigames, but the type of games have been changed....

Following the release of Minecraft Steve, Alex, Zombie and Enderman into Nintendo’s top-tier fighting game—along with fighter adjustments in the version 9.0 update—players have noticed something off about Steve’s victory pose. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, after a match is won, the winning fighter gets to celebrate with their victory pose. Every character has a handful of victory poses that the game selects randomly to use. One of Minecraft Steve’s victory poses sees the blocky character standing still as the camera zooms in....

“We have to restore order to our society before we can start addressing the issues,” Walz said at a Friday press conference. “Before we turn back to where we spend our energy, making sure justice is served swiftly and making sure we learn something from what George Floyd gave on Monday.” Days-long unrest in response to Floyd’s death turned violent as protesters and law enforcement clashed and looters entered hundreds of businesses in the area....

PLAYOFF: Four in, four out | Questions and answers Claeys took over the program Oct. 28 after Jerry Kill stepped down for health reasons. Claeys served 21 years on Kill’s staff as a defensive coordinator at several different schools. “The circumstances of the past few weeks have been unpredictable,” Claeys said in a release. “This certainly is not the way anyone wants to become a head coach. Coach Kill is one of my best friends and I am thankful that he took a chance on me 21 years ago....

Morata arrived at Stamford Bridge as a club-record signing last July and racked up 10 Premier League goals by the end of 2017. But the Spain international has not added to that tally since the turn of the year, with his effort in the 2-1 FA Cup quarter-final win at Leicester City prior to the international break ending a 13-game fallow spell. “This period for Morata was very important,” Conte said ahead of Sunday’s crunch Premier League clash against Tottenham....

The model announced her decision on Tuesday to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad. Regarding the vaccine, she said, “I am not ready for it. It would not feel right. I don’t know if I will ever take it.” Since the pageant will be held in Puerto Rico, Willemstein, 21, would have been required to get the vaccine before boarding a flight to the country. According to her interview with Algemeen Dagblad, she didn’t know about the vaccine mandate when she competed in the Miss World Netherlands pageant....

Mississippi State didn’t just beat LSU en route to a 37-7 win — they outplayed, outmuscled and out-coached the Tigers in a game that could very well shape the SEC West race. MORE: Week 3 college football highlights, scores Nick Fitzgerald was magnificent for the Bulldogs, completing 15 of 23 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 14 times for 88 yards and two more scores. The Bulldogs also held LSU to a paltry 270 yards....

Especially if the jeers aren’t relegated to football season. MORE: UCF’s Peach Bowl win powerful Playoff argument for G5 Auburn fans were reminded once again of that loss on Saturday when the 22nd-ranked Tigers traveled to Mississippi State. The Bulldogs’ student section could be heard chanting “UCF! UCF! UCF!” as sophomore guard Mustapha Heron went to the free-throw line with Auburn down 23-15. For what it’s worth, the attempt to get in Heron’s head didn’t work: He went 2 for 2 at the line and finished with 14 points and five rebounds in the 76-68 Auburn win....