On Sunday, the Pac-12 announced there should have been a third attempt because officials missed an Arizona State penalty on kick No. 2. The conference confirmed in a statement and video explainer that Arizona State should have been penalized for an illegal hurdle. “There should have been a foul for leaping,” the conference said in the statement. “An Arizona State defensive player took a running start and leapt over the kicking team’s line in an attempt to block the kick....

A team of 32 scientists joined the American research vessel and left January 6 to begin their two-month trip to visit the melting Thwaites glacier located on the western side of the continent. Scientists are concerned about this particular glacier given its massive size and how remote it is, making it challenging for scientists to study. The glacier is the size of Florida and is currently adding roughly 50 billion tons of ice into the sea every year....

The man, ex-college football player Matt Branch, 30, was out hunting with friends at Eagle Lake in Mississippi during the incident. On December 28, Branch and his friends were loading up a utility terrain vehicle with guns while preparing for the trip. Branch’s black labrador retriever, Tito, jumped into the bed of the vehicle, where guns were still strewn about. In his excitement, Tito stepped on a shotgun lying in the truck bed....

The University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi and Jackson State University, which combined have about 120 federal contracts for a total of over $271 million, told the Associated Press on Friday they have stopped their mandates now that they are no longer required. The order, issued on September 9, required workers who do work related to federal contracts get a COVID vaccine by December 8, which was later extended to January 4, unless they qualified for a medical, religious or disability exemption....

PHOTOS: College Football Week 11 action | MORE: Coach Gary Pinkel retiring Security at Arrowhead, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, told the fan her sign was a “political statement” and refused to let her in the stadium until she returned it to her vehicle. The black members of the Missouri football team joined Concerned Student 1950, an activist group at Missouri, and refused to continue football activities until university president Tom Wolfe resigned, which he did Monday....

The circus, which operates in St Louis, said in a statement that the decision to retire its elephants had been “5 years in the making.” “They’re going to retire and roam the land,” Moolah Shriners Potentate Robby Dirkers told 5 On Your Side. The elephants live in neighboring state Oklahoma, on 300 acres of land at a facility called the Endangered Ark Foundation. They will remain there and no longer perform in the circus....

Elliott has just released “Da Real World,” (The Gold Mind/Elektra) the follow-up to her platinum debut album, “Supa Dupa Fly.” The first single, the electric “She’s A Bitch,” is in heavy rotation on MTV and BET. But Missy Elliott the artist is only one province of the Missy Elliott empire. At 27, she has already written or produced hit songs for such artists as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, SWV and Paula Cole....

Cawthorn has drawn substantial criticism this month from fellow Republicans for describing Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “thug” and his government as “evil.” Similarly, Greene has faced backlash for saying the U.S. should not fund Ukraine in the war and for attending a white nationalist event in late February, where the crowd chanted in support of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. During an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation, McConnell was asked about the views of Cawthorn and Greene....

McConnell spoke from the floor of the Senate on Monday and criticized what he called “politically-motivated investigations,” as Democrats push for Barr and his predecessor as attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to testify under oath on the matter. The Trump-era DOJ reportedly subpoenaed Apple for metadata from House Intelligence Committee members Representative Adam Schiff and Representative Eric Swalwell in 2018. The committee was investigating Trump’s alleged ties to Russia at the time....

The Tigers head coach sent out an email blast to Missouri students, urging them to come to Thursday night’s game to show their support for the team. MORE: Kentucky’s season in photos | Kentucky’s success helping SEC improve | Anderson’s window almost closed “Between making it to all of your classes and getting your homework done, we need you at Mizzou Arena to cheer on the Tigers,” he wrote....

Mkhitaryan underlines importance to Man Utd After scoring United’s fourth goal of the tie in the 16th minute of the second leg at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Mkhitaryan was replaced by Marcus Rashford just nine minutes later due to an apparent hamstring injury. The Armenian forward tweeted after the game to say how happy he was to have scored on his return to France, where he grew up when his father was a striker for the now defunct ASOA Valence....

Jamie Foxx, Jim Thome and J.R. Smith are among the most famous people who will be present at Progressive Field. The MVP of last year’s celebrity game, WWE wrestler Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, is back to defend his award. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN While the contest will take place Sunday, July 7, it won’t be televised until the following night. Here’s a full look at who made the rosters — and who we wish had participated....

And that’s OK. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN The game itself was fine. The American League beat the National League 4-3. The NL’s eighth-inning rally — the Senior Circuit cut the deficit to just 4-3 on a two-run single by Mets rookie Pete Alonso — fell short with the tying run on third and the go-ahead run at second. The biggest theme of the game was AL pitchers striking out a bunch of NL hitters, 16 of them, including three each by game MVP Shane Bieber, Liam Hendricks and Aroldis Chapman....

To date, there are only 10 players on each team that are known to be part of the 33-player teams. The nine starters were announced Friday, and commissioner Rob Manfred announced legendary sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols will be on each roster as special selections. The reserves will be selected by player ballot and commissioner’s office selections. There will likely be 11 more batters named to each team and 12 pitchers to round out the 23 spots on each team....

We talk about the players picked for the All-Star Game, and the worthy players who were snubbed from the Midsummer Classic. We talk about the best tradable players desired by the best teams, the franchises that are trying to build up for a playoff run. MORE: MLB Futures Game: Date, rosters, how to watch And when we think about the best, it’s hard not to at least consider the opposite end of the spectrum....

The New York Times reported that Jason Riley, the man largely credited with Jeter’s high level of play late in his career, founded the supplement company Elementz Nutrition with pharmacist Charlie Sly, the man who said (and since recanted) he sent HGH to Manning’s wife in the Al Jazeera report. PHOTOS: Derek Jeter’s final home game | The Captain’s farewell tour gifts Riley also worked with Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman, who were mentioned in the Al Jazeera report....

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Those needy clubs could do worse than to pick off players from these deep groups, one for each section of the roster (catcher, middle infield, corner infield, outfield, rotation, bullpen) and ranked in terms of quality. Not that the clubs with all that surplus talent are overly eager to deal any of it away: FANTASY BASEBALL: Trout tops our outfield rankings 1. Dodgers outfielders LA could easily employ platoons at each position: Andrew Toles/Scott Van Slyke in left; Joc Pederson/Franklin Gutierrez in center; and Yasiel Puig/Andre Ethier in right....

Injuries and potential signings could change that, but overall, the Senior Circuit seems pretty stable. Things are a little different in the AL. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: 30 teams, 30 stars | Podcast: Top prospects | 2014 Draft Kit Here's a quick rundown of what we think we know about the AL's closer situations. Orioles: Tommy Hunter. This is just an educated guess, as Hunter, Darren O’Day, Ryan Webb and even Brian Matusz could all be in competition this spring....

Alright, so you cannot be perfect every night, right? Let’s face it, yesterday was a disaster all-around. Sure, I made it to day No. 3 of the Fantasy Aces Survivor Tournament and cashed a couple of double ups on Aces & Fanduel, but Mat Latos was an absolute disgrace that doomed several of my lineups before I even ate dinner. I know some of you used Latos, as well, and for that I apologize....