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Allen was named the 2016 Bronko Nagurski Award winner by the Charlotte Touchdown Club in conjunction with the Football Writers Association of America on Monday after helping the Crimson Tide to a 13-0 record, SEC championship and berth in the College Football Playoff. The award is given to the nation’s best defensive player. Allen, who had 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss this season, was one of five finalists along with teammate Reuben Foster, Florida State’s Tarvarus McFadden, Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers and Clemson’s Christian Wilkins....

The national anthem protest theme that boiled over in NFL stadiums two weekends ago then calmed down last weekend, but erupted again on Sunday. In Indianapolis, United States vice-president Mike Pence and his wife walked out of Lucas Oil Stadium after he spotted players kneeling during the national anthem. “If there is anything disrespecting the flag, then we will not play. Period,” Jones said (via the Dallas News.) “We’re going to respect the flag and I’m going to create the perception of it....

Morris wins Goal USA’s Rookie of the Year The league announced the first of its postseason awards on Thursday, with Morris edging out NYCFC’s Jack Harrison and the Philadelphia Union’s Keegan Rosenberry for the honor. Morris, 22, entered MLS as one of the most promising American players in recent memory after making his debut with the U.S. national team as a college player in 2015. He signed with Seattle as a homegrown player on Jan....

After Kamaru Usman’s successful title defense at UFC 261, Dana White revealed that the next logical fight to make for the 170-pound belt is a rematch between ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ and Colby Covington. But according to Jorge Masvidal, he doesn’t see how Colby Covington will do better against Kamaru Usman in a second fight. In an interview with Ariel Helwani, ‘Gambred’ shared a breakdown of how he thinks a rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington will go:...

Jorginho followed Sarri from Napoli to the Premier League last year and was immediately entrusted with the crucial deep-lying playmaker role in which he excelled at Stadio San Paolo. Though an established Italy international and one-time Manchester City target, the former Verona man struggled for acceptance at Chelsea as fans criticised and eventually jeered his continued presence. Sarri departed for Juventus after winning the Europa League, leaving Jorginho to fight for his place under new head coach Frank Lampard....

Jose appears as a young boy who is interested in learning more about humanity. He challenges the player to collect flowers and stamps throughout the Mementos dungeon. Flowers can be traded for various items, while stamps let the player reshape Mementos to gain more experience points, money, or items after each battle. If enough stamps are collected, Jose will challenge the player to a boss battle at the bottom of Mementos; he is quite high level and challenging to beat....

He is a divisive figure, but indisputably one from whom so much can be learned. He knows how to win, how to bring down those who won before, how to pick his battles on and off the pitch. Jose Morais, a man lucky enough to work with Mourinho for much of his career, perhaps sums him up best. “He’s a guy who knows things,” he says. “Sometimes before everybody!”...

Many have felt the idea of giving somebody the award in April does not make any sense with still two months of the season to play, while voting is often cast in February. With the title race so tight this year, Mourinho’s claims would not be able to be put in place under the current structure, something Mourinho wants altered to give a fairer reflection on the player’s importance to the season’s final results....

Mourinho believes Ibrahimovic’s impression will impact the fledgling Man United players immensely, particularly pointing out the example of Marcus Rashford who has vowed to continue his break-through season following his England debut. Jose Mourinho has reunited with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Premier League, years after working with him at Inter Milan. The Red Devils manager believes there couldn’t have been a better addition to the team’s striker requirements as the club completed a major overhaul of their squad....

The defending Premier League champions suffered a fifth defeat in their last seven Premier League games against Leicester City on Monday, when Mourinho said he felt “betrayed” by his players following the 2-1 loss. MORE: Alex Ferguson’s more storied career, in photos | Mourinho feels ‘betrayed’ by players Although Chelsea finished atop its Champions League group with a 2-1 victory over Porto last week, the setback at Leicester leaves the Blues 16th in the Premier League table and just one point above the relegation zone after 16 matches....

‘Sniper’ is set to return to the ring for the first time since his unanimous decision defeat to Jose Ramirez in March. The loss snapped a three-fight win streak for the 33-year-old Pedraza after he cemented himself as one of the top contenders at 140 pounds. Meanwhile, Commey enters the contest, also coming off a defeat. The former IBF Lightweight Champion was last seen in action against Vasiliy Lomachenko in December 2021, losing by decision....

Brolin, who will play the character of Gurney Halleck, told ACE Universe, “They screened the movie for us when it was finally done, and I was so blown away. I think I can safely say it’s a masterpiece. It truly is a cinematic masterpiece, what he was able to do and hold all those characters and give all those characters their time of day, but then also hold the story on top of that, and do justice to the story....

Sure, we already knew he abused his former wife Molly when the NFL suspended him for Week 1, but it wasn’t until his private journals were released by the sheriff’s office last week that he was put under the cultural microscope. The journals were arguably as damning and incriminating to Brown, Roger Goodell and the NFL as the Ray Rice elevator video. MORE: Fumbling of Brown case reeks of corporate cronyism...

Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won reelection in the battleground state as the expected Republican “red wave” failed to materialize during the midterm elections. This prompted Missouri Republican Hawley to slam his own party on Twitter, where last week he called out GOP candidates for not appealing to independent voters. “When your ‘agenda’ is cave to Big Pharma on insulin, cave to Schumer on gun control & Green New Deal (“infrastructure”), and tease changes to Social Security and Medicare, you lose,” the senator said last Thursday....

“Blue-collar workers have shouldered the worst of the pandemic. They deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money. They deserve a pay raise. I am introducing new legislation to give them one,” Hawley said in a Wednesday tweet. “Wages for blue-collar workers have been stagnant for decades. And the government made the problem worse by shutting down the economy a year ago,” Hawley said in a Wednesday statement, referring to the nationwide shutdown that occurred last spring because of the coronavirus....

Hawley was highly regarded within the GOP, but has been tarnished by his support for President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. The 41-year-old has also drawn criticism for his apparent backing of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon—a siege that left five people dead and America’s global reputation for democratic stability in tatters. UK-based bookmaker Betfair said Hawley, while “always an outsider,” had drifted further in the 2024 presidential betting market, to 80-1 on Friday from 50-1 in the days before the riot....

At last Thursday’s hearing, the Jan. 6 committee showed footage of Hawley running away from the Capitol on the day of the attack only a few hours after the senator from Missouri greeted rioters with a raised fist salute. After seeing the brief clip of the senator jogging through the Capitol’s halls and trotting down staircases to flee the mob taking over the building, the audience of reporters, congressional aides, security staff, and visitors in the committee room burst out laughing....

The BR300 is a decent power station for keeping smaller electronics topped up while on the go. It will fit nicely into your vehicle, and its small size and inconsequential weight make it excellent for shorter excursions. The BR300 power station from Joyzis falls into this category. Weighing in at only 4.2 lbs, the BR300 is a lightweight unit that promises to keep mobile phones, laptops, and other portable gear topped up....

Johnny Gargano on what NXT can do to increase ratings NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano was recently interviewed by SK Wrestling’s Rick Ucchino. During the interview, Johnny Gargano was asked about what he felt NXT could do to increase their ratings. Gargano felt that the NXT Superstars just needed to put their heads down and continue the hard work. He also spoke about NXT’s women’s division, calling it must-see:...