Watch the play, in case you missed it. O’Brien was unhappy. He was very measured in his words — after all, his words might end up being measured in dollars later this week. But he wasn’t wrong. Especially this part: “We’ve got all these cameras and you can’t get that right? I didn’t think Hopkins was out of bounds, but the whistle had blown so I couldn’t challenge that play even though I threw my flag....

Among the most notable examples is the recent attack on political speech waged by large technology companies (and multi-billion-dollar corporations) such as Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook. Conservatives spent years calling for limited regulations, special laws that allow for tech companies to operate more easily online and lower tax rates for all corporations, including tech giants. Tech companies have responded by limiting the political speech of conservatives—and no, I am not referring to restrictions placed on the social media accounts belonging President Trump....

Pay. Your. Players. Say it with me, MLB franchises: Pay. Your. Players. Feel it. Live it. Breathe it in. Drink it in, man. Those three words could probably be repeated 30 to 40 times in the rest of this column to prove a point and send a message — after all, following a pretty dead two years of MLB free agency with no pizzazz, it needs to be said. But so far during this free-agency period, there’s been hope that this offseason won’t be a total drag, which is a good sign for fans and players....

The downtrodden man is easiest to spot in the rich world. Two decades ago in the United States, a male with a high-school education or less could land a union job in a factory or dockyard and earn enough to support a family. But the blue-collar job is rapidly disappearing, shipped overseas, where labor costs less. The rise of the service economy is shifting the emphasis in hiring, almost everywhere, from brawn to brains and charm....

Purkey, 68, was the second federal death row inmate put to death when the U.S. government resumed executions last month after a 17-year informal moratorium. His lawyers had argued that Purkey, who was convicted of the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, was not mentally competent, but he was put to death on July 16 after the Supreme Court ruled the execution could proceed. According to court filings by lawyers for Keith Nelson, whose execution is scheduled for Friday, Purkey experienced the sensation of drowning while he was conscious but paralyzed after being injected with pentobarbital....

When the horn sounded to end the Boston Bruins’ 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators, Jake DeBrusk’s third-period goal stood as the game winner. The 21-year-old rookie tallied the go-ahead marker at 8:41 of the final frame, putting the Bruins out in front for the final time in a back-and-forth contest against the struggling Sens. DeBrusk’s goal gave Boston its fifth-straight victory while also dooming the Senators to their fifth-consecutive loss, as the two Atlantic Division foes continue to head in opposite directions....

The footage was captured by a mounted camera belonging to Keith Bratcher Jr., a cyclist participating in the Wise Choice Cycling Club’s Auto-Immune Disease Awareness Ride. The ride traveled 26 miles through Lumberton, New Jersey, to raise money for charity. The event was held on September 12, Yahoo News reported. Three miles into the race, cyclists spotted a young deer running along the roadside. While one cyclist closest to Bratcher’s camera cautiously kept his eye on the animal, another person repeatedly yelled, “Deer!...

People in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leadership roles are, in essence, change agents, but they can’t achieve change on their own. Many in CDO roles feel their organizations place the burden of achieving DEI goals squarely on their shoulders. Yet many rightly point out that it takes a village, and support from senior executives is needed to achieve desired results. The Importance of DEI in Today’s Workplace The importance and visibility of DEI efforts has existed for several years now — well before the pandemic and the surge of interest in social justice....

The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday released the advance estimates of U.S. retail and food sales for July. The Bureau gave the estimate that July’s advance monthly sales totaled around $617 billion, down from June’s $624.7 billion. According to the release, retail trade sales in July were down roughly 1.5 percent from June, but up 13.3 percent from last year’s numbers. Clothing and clothing accessory stores were up 43.4 percent from July 2020 and food and drink sales were up 38....

Murphy, who chairs the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, represents Florida’s 7th Congressional District, which contains parts of Orlando and its suburbs. She was first elected in 2016, unseating former Representative John Mica. In a video posted to her Twitter account, Murphy said deciding to not seek re-election was “not an easy decision, but it was the right decision.” “I recognize this is a very rare thing to do in Congress, but I still strongly believe in a citizen Congress where ordinary citizens run for office in search of duty and service, not in search of a career,” she said in the video....

The procedure, which will involve a nerve, will take place next Tuesday, ESPNDallas.com reported. Ware said he has been playing with the injury for two years. "It's been killing me," he told ESPN Dallas. "It's hurt really bad and that's why I would wear an elbow pad to stop from getting it hit but that didn't do much. It would get irritated even when it was barely touched." Ware also dealt with injuries to his shoulder, quadriceps and back last season....

The France international has been out of action since suffering a hamstring tear against Getafe on September 16. Barca 19/20 to win at Valencia That outing was just Dembele’s third for Barca since completing a €105 million summer switch from Borussia Dortmund. He was acquired to help plug the gap created by Neymar’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain, but has been denied the opportunity to show his true colours. Dembele is, however, closing on a return to full fitness and has stepped up his training regime once again as he approaches the end of a lengthy rehabilitation programme....

The France international emerged as a top target for the La Liga giants in the wake of Neymar’s record-breaking €222m switch to Paris Saint-Germain. Nice 15/8 at Toulouse Dembele refused to train at Borussia Dortmund as he waited on a deal to be done. He eventually got his wish, but suffered a hamstring injury just three games into his Camp Nou career and Seri – who was also linked with a big-money transfer to Barca over the summer – believes the 20-year-old is responsible for his own misfortune....

News that the former United States international was hanging up his boots first broke Wednesday night, and while there was a sense that such an announcement was expected in the near future, the sudden nature of the news caught many off-guard. Credit to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who on short notice, gave their departing captain a fitting tribute. This included a short video and words of praise from president Bob Lenarduzzi and head coach Carl Robinson....

The GOP and Democratic senators both spoke to ABC News’ Martha Raddatz Sunday morning about Pelosi’s decision to not formally send over the articles of impeachment to the Senate or name impeachment managers until the Senate lays out some ground rules. Johnson argued that the impeachment case the House is sending over is “pretty thin gruel,” but Jones responded by saying President Donald Trump ordered all of his top advisers not to cooperate or testify in the hearings....

Now Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii has weighed in on the issue. “Of course,” she said when asked if Harris should visit the border in an interview Friday with PBS Firing Line With Margaret Hoover. When host Margaret Hoover asked Hirono why Harris has yet to make the journey to the border, she responded: “I don’t know. Maybe we have a few other things to deal with, like the pandemic and everything else, so I’m not going to point fingers at her in the sense of — I hope that she will go down to the border....

While all attention was on Hillary Clinton and then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016, Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, and Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee, won small percentages in states across the country, meaning the eventual winner could take the state with less than 50 percent of the vote. Many Democrats who may have waived away third party runs in the past are now taking them seriously. “I definitely think it’s a threat and we can’t take any vote for granted,” Irene Lin, campaign manager for Andru Volinsky, a New Hampshire candidate for governor backed by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, told Newsweek....

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the fundraising arm for the lower chamber, raised $39 million in the second quarter of 2020—eclipsing its previous personal best of $37.7 million in the same period of 2018. “It’s a whole new world with that kind of money,” Democratic fundraiser Michael Fraioli told Newsweek. Republicans were expected to gain seats in the chamber at the start of the cycle, when President Donald Trump was still looking strong even after the 2018 “blue wave....

Two Trump-appointed officials—former CDC director Robert Redfield and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx—formally directed the federal response from the start of the pandemic through January 2021. They adopted lockdowns, including school and business closures, as the centerpiece of the national coronavirus response. In a recent report, Democrats on the Congressional Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis defended these Trump officials. In doing so, they reiterated the misunderstandings underpinning the Birx-Redfield-Fauci strategy....

A Monmouth University poll conducted from July 28 to August 1 among 808 U.S. adults found that a combined 50 percent would prefer Democrats to control Congress, compared to 43 percent who would prefer Republicans. Democrats have seen an increase in support in the Monmouth University poll over the past 3 months as 44 percent preferred President Joe Biden’s party in May and 47 percent in June. The poll’s findings could be significant for Democrats, who are widely believed to be facing difficult midterm elections, but it is not yet clear if momentum is shifting away from the GOP....