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Biden was clear in his criticism of the crown prince—colloquially known as MBS, the heir to his father King Salman and holder of much of the power behind the throne—on the campaign trail, and vowed to hold the “pariah” kingdom to account for its raft of human rights abuses at home and abroad. New Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the Biden administration is now reviewing weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates agreed by Trump....

In a live streamed press conference on Thursday, the Democratic candidate’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon and campaign adviser Bob Bauer addressed the Trump campaign’s accusations of voter fraud and consequent lawsuits. They dismissed his claims as an attempt to “throw a large cloud” over the election and to confuse the American public. O’Malley Dillon said that “victory is imminent,” adding: “Our data shows that Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States....

In an opinion piece for the New York Post, Bolton condemned Biden’s comments in which he appeared to suggest Russia making a “minor incursion” into the neighboring country will not result in a full intervention by the U.S. Bolton also said that Biden’s current tactic of waiting for Putin to move first before deciding with NATO how to react is sure to backfire, saying that the White House “still fails to comprehend that Putin need not conduct an all-out invasion of Ukraine” to gain significant advantages....

Biden expressed optimism that Republicans in Congress would address his party’s calls for state and local funding when Trump leaves office. He also vowed to prioritize a stimulus deal after his inauguration. In a virtual event with frontline health care workers, Biden suggested that the GOP has declined Democrats’ demand for local funding to be included in the next stimulus package because of their “fear of retribution from the president....

The poll carried out on October 30 among 1,500 eligible voters in the U.S. found that 61 percent hold Biden and his policies “significantly” or “fairly” responsible for inflation. The survey also found that inflation is the leading issue that voters say will inform how they vote in crucial midterm elections that will take place less than a week from Wednesday. Forty-three percent of respondents said that Biden and his policies were significantly to blame for inflation, while 18 percent said the president was fairly to blame and 17 percent said he and his policies were slightly to blame....

Dumars, who put together the 2004 NBA title team, has led the franchise to hard times in recent years with bad decisions. The list is long, but it started with move to draft Darko Milicic instead of Carmelo Anthony and was compounded by the trade of Chauncey Billups in exchange for Allen Iverson. MORE: Anthony to miss playoffs for first time | Lillard signs one of NBA’s largest shoe deals...

MORE: 2014 crew chief rankings | 10 questions for 2015 | Best performances of 2014 | Worst | Kyle Petty joins NBC The JGR teams struggled as a whole in 2014 even though Hamlin had a shot at the title and ended up third in the final Chase standings. Hamlin and Busch won one race each and combined for 16 top-fives. Matt Kenseth, who will remain paired with crew chief Jason Ratcliff, was seventh in points and winless with 13 top-fives....

During the fight over Democrats’ social spending reconciliation bill, Sinema, for example, has played a prominent—albeit silent—role in watering down the party’s plan to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices. She’s also helped gut Democrats’ plan to expand Medicare benefits, nixed tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations, and pushed to make the overall bill smaller. While Sinema isn’t up for reelection until 2024, she is polling terribly and already facing the threat of a well-financed primary challenge....

The moderate Democratic senator has been at the center of the months-long negotiations on the sweeping social safety net package. Manchin’s vote is crucial in passing the bill through the budget reconciliation process in a 50-50 Senate where all Republicans are in opposition. Manchin objected to the original $3.5 trillion price tag of the bill, as did fellow centrist senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. The legislation has now been scaled down to the $1....

Joe Philbin, despite a disappointing season and rumors of a hot-seat placement, will return as Miami’s coach in 2015, owner Stephen Ross told reporters after the Dolphins’ 37-35 win over the Vikings on Sunday. MORE: Dolphins win on blocked punt, safety | Black Monday looms for these coaches The Dolphins went 7-9 in Philbin’s first season and improved to 8-8 last year. Ross called for progress prior to the 2014 season, but some observers believed it would take a playoff appearance for Philbin to save his job....

A report has surfaced of a hold being put on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the fight to occur June 10. Sporting News has reached out to both camps but has received no comment at this time of writing. If the mega-fight does take place, how would it play out? Joe Rogan has an idea. On the Fight Companion on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Fortaleza, the longtime UFC analyst declared that the battle between the UFC lightweight champion and the boxing great would go down in history....

Joe Theismann, who led the Redskins to a Super Bowl championship, has given Haskins permission to wear No. 7 for Washington. Theismann wore the number throughout his career with the Redskins (1974-85), while Haskins wore No. 7 at Ohio State. While No. 7 officially isn’t retired with the team, Theismann is the only player to have worn it. During an interview with “NFL Total Access” host Scott Hanson after he was selected with the No....

After getting out to a 3-0 series lead, the Sixers have lost two consecutive games. Embiid has been clearly affected by the injury, which has limited his dominance on the offensive end. MORE: How Raptors have found new life against Sixers Imaging of Embiid’s thumb revealed a torn ligament, adding to the superstar’s run of tough injury luck in the postseason. The severity of the injury brings about more questions surrounding his impact for the remainder of and beyond, should Philadelphia advance....

Ahead of Philadelphia’s second-round matchup with Miami in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Shams Charania of the Athletic broke the news that Embiid had suffered a right orbital fracture and mild concussion. Embiid was already playing through a torn ligament in his right thumb. Here’s the latest on Embiid’s injury. What is Joel Embiid’s injury? The 76ers confirmed that Embiid has suffered a right orbital fracture and mild concussion. The injury occurred in Philadelphia’s Game 6 win over Toronto in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs....

The 35-year-old will join the club on June 2, after signing a three-year contract with the third-tier club. “I’m very excited by the challenge and the project at Fleetwood Town,” he told the club’s website. “It’s a club I’ve known for a long time, and a chairman I already have a very good relationship with. “My first job in management was always going to be a big decision for me and I’m delighted with the opportunity ahead, I’m joining a club with big ambitions....

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Kentucky held a 50-41 second-half advantage at one point, but Baylor went on a 15-5 run to take a lead it would not relinquish. In all, the Bears outrebounded the Wildcats by 16, 41-25, and a lack of toughness shown by his team was clear to Calipari. "Everything is based on how I'm scoring and what I'm doing and it's not based on that part of that game, that toughness," Calipari said....

There was an ideal, though, that he wanted to pursue. “I knew we were going to make the program — and I said it at the press conference — it was going to be a players-first program,” Calipari told Sporting News. “We were going to make decisions based on them and their needs. And it’s not just about the name on the front. It’ll be about the name on the back....

Throughout his over 15 year run as a WWE Superstar, and arguably the biggest name on the WWE roster, John Cena always divided opinion and garnered a “mixed reaction” from the WWE Universe when he enters an arena. During a recent WWE Untold special that aired on the WWE Network, John Cena and Edge opened up about the beginnings of their historic rivalry on Monday Night RAW in 2006....

Her father, John Force, had hours earlier beaten K.C. “Hollywood” Spurlock to win the Funny Car final of the inaugural Virginia is for Lovers Nationals in Richmond, just one more of Force’s now-141 career wins. MORE: Tony Stewart pays more than fine for outburst | Earnhardt likes new Chase | Alexis DeJoria winning in NHRA To top it off, Courtney had her father all to herself. Having missed a recent father-daughter dance because of the NHRA schedule and with her birthday a couple of weeks away, Force was making it up to her, taking her with him on the road while her two sisters and mother were back home in Yorba Linda, Calif....