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The network’s chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour, made the comparison during her show’s introduction on Thursday, prompting backlash on social media. “This week, 82 years ago, Kristallnacht happened,” Amanpour said. Kristallnacht, also known as the “Night of Broken Glass,” occurred the night of November 9-10, 1938, when Nazis killed nearly 100 people and vandalized thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues. “It was the Nazis’ warning shot across the bow of our human civilization that led to genocide against a whole identity, and in that tower of burning books, it led to an attack on fact, knowledge, history and truth,” the CNN anchor said....

According to the Detroit Free Press, Harbaugh spoke at a Plymouth Right to Life event at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan, where he spoke about his views on abortion. “I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born,” Harbaugh said to the crowd at the event, the Detroit Catholic news outlet reported. “I love life. I believe in having a loving care and respect for life and death....

One mother said that the league handed it well, and chastened the negligent coach. “We are trying to teach our kids we really need to stay in school right now, and we need to do everything we can do to keep ourselves and others safe. Being that this was an adult - shame on him,” she told NBC affiliate TMJ4. As per the outlet, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann revealed that the coach, who remains unnamed, was experiencing coronavirus symptoms last week....

Just four months after hitting rock bottom and falling to 6-12-2 after an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City — and subsequently firing the only coach they ever had in MLS — the Sounders are on their way to the club’s first MLS Cup final. They have made it there by beating the two teams with the best records in MLS during the regular season, and did so with star forward Clint Dempsey sidelined by a heart condition since August....

Court papers say the smuggling was discovered last May, when a Miami customs official found 2.7 pounds of cocaine in a package Mrs. Hiett had sent to someone in New York. Subsequently investigators tracked down six more packages allegedly sent by Laurie Hiett–or at her request–that contained 15.8 pounds of pure cocaine, with a street value of as much as $230,000. Hiett surrendered to federal authorities in Brooklyn last week and was arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to distribute narcotics....

Covington will be sitting cageside in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, which will host a trio of championship fights. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Covington said he plans to engage in a face-off with the fighter who comes out on top in the UFC UFC 261 event if Dana White allows him to. Colby Covington has already come to blows with the current welterweight champion, Usman, but he has never shared the octagon with former teammate, Jorge Masvidal....

THE RUMOR: The Padres have discussed acquiring left-hander Cole Hamels and are offering the Phillies a package led by newly acquired outfielder Wil Myers. MORE: New faces in new places | Extreme makeover turns Pads in NL contender | Giants not pursuing Max Scherzer REPORTED BY: Ryan Lawrence of Philly.com. Dennis Lin of U-T San Diego later reported that the Padres have some interest in Hamels but intend to keep Myers as one of their regular outfielders along wuith Justin Upton and Matt Kemp....

It had to be the college-educated, military-hardened former UCLA football star: the one with the even temperament and total understanding of what he was about to do. It couldn’t be Josh Gibson, the hard-hitting, hard-living legend of the Negro leagues. It couldn’t be Don Newcombe, the 19-year-old future star who, by his own admission, wasn’t yet ready. MORE: The worst of the Kaepernick takes It had to be Robinson, for the same reason it had to be Rosa Parks eight years later, for the same reason it couldn’t be Claudette Colvin....

Except this time it was worse. Worse than last season’s beating by Roma, because they knew just what they were in for at Anfield, a step away from the final. Barcelona turned their 3-0 triumph at Camp Nou into dust, lying down and becoming a red-and-blue carpet for Liverpool to walk over into the final. Liverpool’s fourth goal in their 4-0 win, the winning strike, summed up Barcelona’s total failure, everybody sleeping as Divock Origi and Trent Alexander-Arnold teamed up for a cunning corner routine....

Here are the 2019 college bowl games with teams, dates, times, TV networks and locations. (All times ET) Friday, December 20 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Buffalo vs. Charlotte 2 p.m., ESPN Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, The Bahamas Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Utah State vs. Kent State 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Saturday, December 21 New Mexico Bowl Central Michigan vs. San Diego State 2 p.m., ESPN Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico...

CM Punk was in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth today to sing the 7th inning stretch. During the interview portion, Punk said that he’s been playing a lot of NHL ’94 on Sega Genesis during his off time and has won the Stanley Cup 18 times. Punk also revealed that he “is getting married next month.” The camera then showed AJ Lee standing off to the side of the broadcast booth....

However, the CoA has responded strongly to Shastri’s claim by mentioning that it was not his job to decide if the Indian team was the best travelling side in the world. Shastri repeated his sentiments during a meeting between the Indian team management and the CoA in Hyderabad. He started by stating that the Indian media has always criticized their own players and also explained how the current team is one of the best ever Indian sides in the last 15 years....

“Harendra sir gave us a rousing speech and it was almost like the ‘sattar minute’ one from Chak De India. He told us that these 70 minutes matter more than any other and the whole country will be watching us. Sir told us that we need to win this final for our country and play top class hockey,” Mandeep said. Mandeep, who will be playing for Delhi Waveriders in the 2017 Hockey India League, said that coach Harendra Singh played an invaluable role in making the team successful and leading them to the title....

“He sprained his ankle, but he practiced yesterday, minimal soreness today,” Krzyzewski told Sporting News. “He’ll be ready to go.” Griffin, a 6-6 freshman from White Plains, N.Y., was injured with a little more than 8 minutes remaining in Sunday’s second-round March Madness game against Michigan State, with Duke holding a two-point lead at the time. They fell behind by five in the next four minutes, and Griffin was unable to return to play....

The Brit, who is now 20, became a public figure in her teens much like Gauff. Her 2021 US Open win catapulted her to stardom overnight, inviting pressure from all corners to consistently repeat her glory. While speaking to the media after her win, the 18-year-old American sympathized with Raducanu’s situation, highlighting how people tend to expect a lot more from younger stars. Pointing out how she and Raducanu have only experienced one full year on tour each, Gauff stressed that fans must allow young players room for mistakes and growth....