At the same time news stands across America were dominated by another rags to riches celebration of upward social mobility following the emergence of teenage footballer Freddy Adu. Aged just 14, he became the youngest US athlete to sign a major league contract since 1887 when he joined DC United as the number one pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. MORE: Klinsmann calls 24 for Ukraine friendly | Johnson tackles another reinvention...

The Ali family, spearheaded by the late Muhammad Ali, have both. Muhammad Ali is one of the most famous boxers of all time. A multi-time heavyweight champion, Ali, known as “The Greatest,” left behind a legacy that will never be forgotten. From his dominant skills in the ring to his trash-talking, Ali had it all. Known originally as Cassius Clay, Ali fought against the very best: Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Sonny Liston....

The All-Pro defensive lineman had harsh words for Jets management in an interview with The New York Post. “It’s shocking. It’s frustrating,” Wilkerson told The Post. “Because I feel like I’ve earned it and I deserve it. It would be different if I was just a mediocre player. I feel like each and every week I’m dominating and it’s showing. The stats speak for themselves. Basically, what more do I need to do?...

The multifidus muscle plays a role in extending your back and helps keep your spine stable. Weak or atrophied multifidus muscles can cause back pain. This article reviews the anatomy and function of the multifidus muscle. You will also learn what causes lower back pain and how to strengthen your lumbar multifidus with a couple of simple exercises you can do at home or in a gym. Lumbar Multifidus Anatomy The multifidus muscle is the innermost layer of three layers of muscles of the back, known as the deep layer....

Police entered the home after receiving a tip about “potential bio-hazard material,” per a statement from Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department. When a reporter from WUSA-TV asked Handy what was inside the house, she replied “people will freak out when they hear.” According to the police’s statement, the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has collected the fetuses and the investigation into other details is ongoing. Handy, 28, was one of nine anti-abortion protesters who were indicted earlier this week on charges of invading an abortion clinic and blocking its doors in October 2020, according to a press release from the U....

Chelsea sweep to win and close in on title The Ghana international appealed to the referee to stop the game, claiming the home support were racially abusing him. But referee Daniele Minelli apparently did not hear the chants and instead opted to book the former Inter player for dissent. Muntari then walked off the field, leaving the already relegated Pescara to finish the game with 10 men. Pescara coach Zdenek Zeman criticised the decision to punish the 32-year-old instead of dealing with the alleged abuse....

Thomas Koonce and William Allen both had been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A 54-year-old former Marine, Koonce was convicted of killing Mark Santos in 1992. He killed Santos after firing a gun out of a car window during an altercation in 1987. Koonce helped establish the restorative justice program at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk (MCI-Norfolk) while incarcerated, as well as earning a bachelor’s degree through the prison education program at Boston University....

Taut, hard, painful muscles can keep you awake and limit activity significantly. In addition to chronic spasms, you may also get random spasms occurring anywhere in the body, hitting out of the blue. Treating Muscle Spasms The most common treatment for muscle spasms is muscle relaxants such as Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine). Often, these medications are not a complete fix. Some supplements are believed to help with muscle spasms, including: Magnesium Malic acid Calcium Zinc B vitamins Vitamin D...

His arrest on Feb. 26 seems to have been anything but a coincidence. That was the very day that Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Islamabad on an unannounced visit to demand a crackdown on Taliban operations in Pakistan. Washington was out of patience with Taliban commanders not only roaming free in Pakistan’s tribal lands but even being allowed to hide in plain sight in cities like Quetta–the provincial capital near the Afghan border where Obaidullah was captured, along with the Taliban’s senior Zabul province commander, Amir Khan Haqqani....

Now that’s the Amy from the British tabloids, the brassy soul siren who punches people, the one who says Madonna is an ancient also-ran, the one who heckled U2’s Bono during his acceptance speech at a British awards show. Winehouse, 23, is a perfect storm of sex kitten, raw talent and poor impulse control. She’s compulsively honest and, unlike celebrities who keep their publicists on speed dial, she embraces her dark side and pours it into guileless, confessional lyrics....

Part of the statement read: “His uncompromising artistic vision and commitment to the cause meant that he was still listening to mixes for the upcoming record, whilst planning the next tour from his hospital bed. “But to us, he was our friend - and we’ll remember him for his kindness and generosity, his fearsome intelligence, bad jokes, mad stories and endless cups of Darjeeling tea. He just so happened to be a bit of a genius too....

Rashid, a Democrat running for Congress, described in February how he had been sent a “deeply hurtful and false attack on me for my faith” by @OdeeSomething, a Twitter user in his constituency. Instead of acting in anger in response, Rashid saw that the Twitter user—identified by NBC as 66-year-old Oscar Dillon of Fredericksburg—had set up a GoFundMe account in order to help pay for his rising medical care and decided to donate....

The citizens said they are taken into a secondary screening after arriving from overseas and asked questions such as how often they pray, whether they are Sunni or Shia and which aspects of Islam they have studied. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), says the men believed they would not be able to leave unless they cooperated with authorities, The Wall Street Journal reported....

According to a report from The Evening Standard, “burly white men” targeted the Ilford Islamic Centre on Tuesday during a late-night prayer service in South Ilford, London. The Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations, or FORMO for short, alleged in a Twitter statement that members of the Ilford mosque were pelted with “eggs and some other items,” with at least five congregants hit. They condemned the act as a “cowardly premeditated Islamophobic attack....

I wrote these words at 4 a.m. on May 16, 2007, in the middle of my attempt to scale Mount Everest. Everest was the last of the so-called “Seven Summits” (the highest peak on each continent) for me to conquer, but the world’s tallest mountain proved a formidable foe. This trip was my fifth attempt in the past five years. Climbing may seem like an unlikely hobby for a professor and chemist, but I have always had an interest in mountaineering....

Allen was attempting to run in for a first down, and Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley appeared to cause Allen to lose his balance. Allen then began to leap out of bounds; while he was in the air, Bryant nudged him further out of bounds. In the replay video, it appears that Allen was still in the field of play when Bryant pushed him. However, officials called an unnecessary roughness penalty on Bryant....

Garrett was the Browns’ No. 1 overall pick in 2017, a year before Mayfield arrived in Cleveland, so the two have faced off against each other in practice on numerous occasions. This weekend, though, they’ll face off against each other for real, and it might be a tad bit contentious. In a recent interview with Mary-Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, Garrett explained that he left Mayfield on read after the QB sent along a farewell text message to the pass rusher, and further explained the working relationship between the two had peaks and valleys throughout their partnership....