While the Real Madrid star shares plenty of snippets of his day-to-day life with his fans, however, he has remained notoriously private about his romantic interests. Ronaldo in, Sanches out for Portugal Ronaldo has made a point of never featuring his current girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, on his Instagram account despite the fact that she has made public appearances with him at events such as the FIFA Awards and the ceremony to rename the airport in Madeira in his honour....

The 29-year-old missed Wednesday's Copa del Rey final win over Barcelona with a knee injury and looked set to be absent for the first-leg of his side's last four European tie Wednesday. However, he could now be available for the clash with Pep Guardiola's side after coming through the first part of Sunday's training session. Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti will also be encouraged by the participation of Marcelo, who emerged unscathed from the practice after been sidelined with a hamstring problem....

Accuracy in Media (AIM) said it found through undercover interviews in Idaho and Tennessee that school administrators had admitted to racial-oriented and other curriculum components being taught under different names. Both are Republican states where laws have been passed to prevent CRT from being a part of the curriculum. The teaching of critical race theory, which holds that racism is embedded in America’s legal system and institutions, has become a political battleground between liberals and conservatives....

Keepers at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park were moving crocodilians to a different area of the zoo on February 22. They had secured the animals in a zoo van. However, one decided to make a break for freedom, the park said in a Facebook post, which can be found here. The footage, taken by witness Jessica Stark, shows two keepers at the zoo—Karsyn and Gen—pounce on the fleeing croc and attempt to restrain it while another struggles to hold it back with a rope....

Get 7/2 odds on Stoke to beat Everton The former England international striker is set to make his debut on July 24, but not for a new club! Instead, the 36-year-old will be presenting the Radio X Evening Show for two weeks as cover for regular host Gordon Smart. Crouch is eager to get started in his new temporary position, where he will be playing some of his favourite songs and entertaining fans with anecdotes from his football career....

What’s cool? Why, IBM, of course -a-nd the latest version of its OS/2 operating system for personal computers, called Warp. If “getting warped” sounds weird. then you’ve somehow missed Big Blue’s multimillion-dollar advertising blitz. Since last fall the company has waged an all-out campaign to get PC users to switch the software that runs their computers. For most people that’s long been Windows, the dominant operating system from Microsoft Corp....

Even the most random bouts of crying usually have an explanation. Grief and emotion don’t always come out in predictable patterns. However, if the crying you are experiencing feels really out of left field, it might be the result of an underlying brain issue. Rest assured, though, that this explanation is unlikely. What Causes Crying for No Reason? Here is why you might be crying more than usual. Depression Depression can cause a host of symptoms, including:...

Lee Reiners, executive director of the Global Financial Markets Center at Duke University’s Law School in Durham, North Carolina, said cutting off the means of payment favored by hackers is the most effective way to limit future attacks. “The solutions floated after the Colonial hack—improved cybersecurity in the private sector and public-private collaboration to protect critical infrastructure—are pro forma and inadequate,” he wrote in an opinion article published in The Wall Street Journal....

Key Highlights BTC halted its bullish trend and lost more than 5 percent on subdued market sentiment. Markets are eyeing US Non-farm payroll data today for further direction. The pair regained above 200-day EMA in the European session. Technical Analysis Intraday trend - Bearish On the daily chart, the pair is trading above Tenken-Sen ($45,278), Kijun-sen ($42,701), and Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($40,630). It hits an intraday low of $44,244 and is currently trading around $45,245....

Palace play host to Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park on Saturday (12:30 p.m. ET, NBC), and the south London club will be desperate to claim a much-needed victory as they aim to pull themselves away from the Premier League drop zone. The Eagles can be backed at +255 odds with William Hill U.S. to bag a vital victory against Mauricio Pochettino’s men this weekend, while Spurs, buoyed by an impressive 5-3 demolition of Chelsea on New Year’s Day, are chalked up as +110 favorites to take maximum points from Saturday’s showdown....

The Premier League side have a three-goal advantage from the first leg after winning 4-1 in London last week and they will endeavour to finish the tie off without fuss. Arsene Wenger’s side are on a good run of form and extended their winning streak to six games by beating Southampton 3-2 three days after their continental exploits. CSKA Moscow, on the other hand, were evidently deflated by their heavy defeat at the Emirates as they succumbed to a 2-1 loss at home to rivals Dinamo Moscow....

Romine’s brother Andrew, an infielder, was tapped to pitch the ninth inning for Chicago in its eventual blowout loss to Milwaukee. Austin was sent behind the plate after pinch-hitting in the eighth. The Romines thus became just the 16th set of brothers in baseball history to appear in a game as a battery, and the first since Larry (pitcher) and Norm (catcher) Sherry did it for the Dodgers in 1962....

NBA press conferences and pregame walk-throughs are the league’s runways. Icons like Russell Westbrook and Nick Young are known almost equally for their on-the-court performances and their off-the-court choice in clothing. MORE: Texas center fielder makes crazy catch | Cardale Jones might be the worst softball player ever Baseball isn’t usually pinned as a trendsetting style influence, but the Cubs apparently still require a dress code: It starts off reasonably enough, indicating proper jacket and pants choices, but then takes a turn for the unusual....

The Cubs’ recent descent from mediocrity to abject poverty within the National League Central might incite their followers to adopt the slogan, “Wait ’till next decade.” It’s saying something when the Cubs establish a franchise standard for ineptitude. Yet that’s precisely what they did by losing 197 games the past two seasons. No two editions of the “Lovable Losers” have stacked two more inept campaigns atop one another. It’s a small wonder that manager Dale Sveum took the fall, leading to Padres’ bench coach Rick Renteria being named the franchise’s fourth manager in the last five years....

He made that dream a reality Wednesday night. Olt, who grew up in Branford, Ct., attended UConn and made a nearly 2 1-2 hour trek to Boston a handful of times to watch the Red Sox, belted a two-run homer, one of four hit by Cubs in a 16-9 rout that completed a three-game interleague series sweep. “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t,” Olt said when asked if he ever dreamed about hitting one over Fenway’s fabled wall....

Schwarber, a 22-year-old catcher hitting .320/.579/1.017 at Double-A Tennessee, will meet the team in Cleveland and then go on to Minnesota for a three-game series. MORE: MLB’s best bargain contracts | Most beloved player for each team | MLB’s winningest managers “Kyle has had a tremendous developmental year so far behind the plate, with the bat and as a leader,” president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said Monday evening. “His next stop is to continue his development as a catcher at Triple-A....

As Curry took the court at Barclays Center with his father, Dell, in the Shooting Stars Challenge, he sported a Hornets themed version of his new Stephen Curry One Under Armour shoe. Draped in teal and purple, the toe of the shoes had a few phrases inscribed around the toe. “Roman 8:28” was written on the lower sole. While Curry is a man of faith, those words were not meant for him....

“I’ve always believed life is about embracing the gifts and rising up to meet the challenges," Schilling, 47, said in a statement. "We’ve been presented with another challenge, as I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer. (Schilling's wife) Shonda and I want to send a sincere thank you and our appreciation to those who have called and sent prayers, and we ask that if you are so inclined, to keep the Schilling family in your prayers....

He quickly deleted the tweet and later apologized on Facebook, but his actions brought attention to his collection of World War II memorabilia — a collection featuring dozens of swastikas. MORE: MLB’s most infamous moments | Reviewing Schilling as a broadcaster Schilling defended his collection to Boston.com, saying his memorabilia is “not a Nazi collection. It’s a collection of World War II stuff.” Schilling posted pictures of his collection on Facebook back in April, when not much was made of the abundance of swastikas, but opened himself up to further scrutiny with a tweet he called “stupid....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there have been about 182,874 wasted doses in the United States as of late March, with CVS and Walgreens accounting for nearly 128,500 of those shots. Pharmacies play a crucial role in vaccine rollout, making the shots more accessible to the public. But experts say tracking this waste is still an important tool for understanding vaccine supply and demand, and how to best streamline the process....