Here’s what started it: MORE: 18 Manning milestones DeAngelo might have missed Williams sort of lumps Prisco with the rest of sportswriters, but he makes a fair point. A lot of analysts were saying throughout the season Manning had lost it, and clearly wasn’t the same passer he once was. Now that he’s retired, people suddenly believe he could have still played. The two continued to tweet at each other, and they agreed that Manning wasn’t the same, but Prisco believes Manning was better than other quarterbacks while Williams said he didn’t deserve to be in the league....

Guardian of Valor, a popular website that seeks to oust miliary imposters was tipped off by several readers that several parts of the Marine’s uniform in Williams’ photo were inconsistent with the way they are traditionally worn. Among the inconsistencies noted (excerpted from the site): 1. A Marine never wears a cover indoors unless he is armed. 2. A Marine would never be at the airport in Dress Blue “A”, he wouldn’t be wearing his cover while seated indoors, and he wouldn’t be wearing a shooting badge on the right side of said uniform....

Rydell Harrison, a Black school superintendent in Redding, Connecticut, resigned in June after only serving in the position since August 2020. When he began the job, the regional school board had established a task force to address the racial climate in schools. The force was created after local students and alumni wrote to the board about their experiences with racism. However, local residents and a conservative nonprofit group called Nonpartisan Action for a Better Redding accused Harrison of being an “activist” with an “agenda” to “indoctrinate” students with CRT, NBC News reported....

In other words, the only way to prove that you’re electable is by, you know, getting elected–which doesn’t make it the most useful yardstick for people (and superdelegates) still trying to decide whom to vote for. But try telling that to Hillary Clinton. Ever since it became clear in February that there was no chance she could erase Barack Obama’s 100-plus pledged-delegate lead (and very little chance that she could pass him in the popular vote), Clinton’s camp has sought to sway the uncommitted, all-powerful superdels by arguing that Obama’s weakness with white, working-class voters makes her the more electable Dem vis a vis John McCain....

Gordon felt the injury, which left Seattle short of middle-infield options, could have been prevented if Happ had been more careful pitching inside. While it’s commonplace for pitchers to establish the inner half, especially in the first few innings, Gordon told reporters he was “pissed off” that consecutive offerings darted near his body. “It was the second time he threw up by my head,” Gordon said (via Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times)....

The 49ers’ third-year receiver has in the past shown the ability to rush effectively with the ball and use his speed along the outside to present a dangerous receiving threat on the field, but this season, he’s put everything together in a way that has made him invaluable to Kyle Shanahan’s offense. Samuel not only leads the team in receiving yards with 1,088, but he also paces the squad with seven rushing touchdowns this year....

Right now, though, the Bearer of True Enlightenment–50, graying slightly at the temples, with a distinct Indian accent–is in a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York, where the field of infinite possibilities is dwindling to a nettlesome one. His new best seller, the ““The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents,’’ is not on evident display. It is a karmic how-to manual (““Today we tell our children, “Don’t say no–go with the flow’ ‘’), and its lack of full frontal ubiquity is getting under the Armani of the BTE....

The incident in question reportedly took place on Friday in the Akola district of Maharashtra, a state located in central India. According to a report from The Hindu, the unidentified 45-year-old man reacted brashly and violently after learning that he had not been elected to the Gram Panchayat government in his village of Khamkhed, despite members of his family holding office in the village for the last 30 years. The man had previously contested the village’s elections in his bid for office....

Yoan Moncada, widely regarded as the Red Sox’s top prospect and certainly paid like one, will make his professional debut Monday at Class-A Greenville, according to multiple reports. MORE: Giants’ Santiago Casilla records immaculate inning | Marlins GM Jennings to take over as manager | Stanton’s power ‘unimaginable’ The 19-year-old infielder, whose story has been called “the weirdest Cuban baseball defector story you’ll ever read,” signed a contract with the Red Sox in March....

The initial match was abandoned after Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes was struck on the head by an object thrown from the stands at Fener’s Ulker Stadium. Gunes required hospital treatment and received five stitches after the incident in the 57th minute, which prompted the match to be halted at 0-0 and 2-2 on aggregate. The Turkish Football Federation announced on Wednesday the rest of the game would be completed behind closed doors on May 3....

The England international suffered relegation with the Black Cats in the 2016-17 season, despite a productive campaign on a personal level that saw him score 15 league goals. All the latest transfer rumours Indeed, that’s the second full season in succession that Defoe has managed to score 15 times in the Premier League since his move from Toronto FC in 2015. But a clause in his contract allowed him to speak to rival clubs should Sunderland suffer relegation, with Defoe now confirming he is returning to Bournemouth, who he played for on loan in the 2000-01 season....

According to 247Sports sources close to the situation, both have expressed mutual interest in Sanders coming on as FSU’s defensive backs coach. MORE: Texas A&M gives Jimbo Fisher, FSU fresh starts Taggart on Wednesday posted a photo of him and Sanders ahead of the Seminoles’ Independence Bowl matchup against Southern Miss. Sanders was also on hand for the Independence Bowl, where he could be seen on the sidelines. When asked about the possibility of him coming back to help coach the Seminoles, he responded by saying, “You never know....

Last summer a Florida court ruled that Kimberly, now 15, could not be forced to visit the Twiggs–and that Robert Mays, who has raised her since birth, could adopt her. Webb’s claim shouldn’t affect that decision, since the ailing aide doesn’t suggest that Mays had a hand in the swap. Meanwhile, Kimberly, says a family spokesperson, “is trying to be a normal, every day kid.”

The tweet has since been deleted, but it read, “Let’s Pray For Delonte West Y’all He Bipolar And On St.Barnabas Road Bumming Smh He Ain’t Taking His Medicine.” The photo shows West with a cardboard sign, and many speculated the former NBA player was homeless and asking for money. MORE: NBA players-turned-Mr. Steal Yo Girl | Most hated NBA players ever In an alleged statement to Media Takeout, West claims he was helping a homeless man, and not actually homeless himself....

While Delta is now categorized as a post-tropical cyclone, it “continues to be a heavy rainfall threat,” and flood/flash flood watches remain in place for areas in and around the southern Appalachians, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported Sunday. Around 348,000 customers in Louisiana, 75,500 in Texas and 20,500 in Mississippi were reported to be without power, as of Sunday, according PowerOutage.us at the time of reporting. Entergy had the largest number of affected customers in Louisiana, with over 142,000 reported to be without power on Sunday....

In a letter to Pence sent Monday, Democratic senators urged him not to attend. Update: Pence did not attend the confirmation vote. Barrett was confirmed 52-48. As vice president, Pence is president of the Senate, and has said he plans to attend the confirmation vote for the Trump nominee that is expected to occur around 8 p.m. Democrats don’t want Pence in attendance because at least five aides to the vice president have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days....

The most important and entertaining thing to come out of the Raptors-Cavaliers series? DeMar DeRozan’s daughter during the Game 4 postgame press conference. MORE: Cute children at news conferences Diar DeRozan, the oldest of DeMar’s two children, stole the show and instantly became the most entertaining thing of the 2017 NBA playoffs. MORE: Raptors no match for dominant Cavs The kissy faces! The smiling directly into the camera! The bedazzled Raptors jacket!...

At times, it has made sense. Cousins wasn’t always happy with Kings coaches and draft decisions, but recently he’s softened on the team that awarded him with his NBA dream. MORE: Biggest NBA surprises and disappointments so far Now, as he ascends into stardom as one of the best and last remaining true centers in the sport, he doesn’t think he will be moving to another team anytime soon....

With the game tied, 83-83, Cousins received a pass at the top of the key. He gave a pump fake, sending Markieff Morris flying. MORE: LeBron’s Grammy-themed shoes | Harry The Hawk dances | Hornets sing ‘Piano Man’ Cousins then squared up and hit a jumper that casually bounced around the iron, eventually coming to a rest by falling through the nylon. The buzzer-beating shot gave the Kings the win, 85-82....