Lara Yeretsian, speaking to the Dan Abrams Live show on NewsNation, was introduced by the host as arguing that “the case against Kohberger is not nearly as convincing as many, including me, have suggested.” Yeretsian, who worked on Scott Peterson’s defense before he was convicted of the first-degree murder of his pregnant wife and second-degree murder in the death of their unborn son in 2004, said the evidence against Kohberger “is a circumstantial case, after all....

A former classmate of Kohberger’s, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Daily Mail that the murder suspect was bullied in middle school. “The whole clique of popular girls made fun of him in school,” the classmate said. “They were the cheerleaders and the ones that every kid had crushes on.” The classmate said these girls “literally tortured” Kohberger in middle school. Former friends of Kohberger said he was a heavy-set kid who was often made fun of by other kids....

Crimson Tide quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young suffered a shoulder injury in Alabama’s 49-26 win at Arkansas on Saturday, forcing him out for two drives in the first half and the remainder of the game. Following the game, Nick Saban said Young was day-to-day with an AC shoulder sprain to his throwing arm, adding that he didn’t think it was a serious injury. MORE: Betting trends to know ahead of Texas A&M-Alabama grudge match...

Watson took over Augusta National on Friday with 75 minutes of brilliance and power. On another demanding day of crispy greens and swirling wind, he ran off five straight birdies on the back nine and wound up with a 4-under 68 for a three-shot lead over John Senden. There's nothing fancy about his golf, except for his outrageous length. He has made only two bogeys in 36 holes. He has missed only eight greens....

One shot curves 30 yards to the right, the next 30 yards to the left. It was one of those kind of shots that are supposed to be impossible with the modern golf ball that won him his first Masters in 2012. On Sunday, he picked up his second green jacket by overpowering an extremely fast, firm and unrelenting Augusta National and outlasting 20-year-old Jordan Spieth. And as always, he was refreshingly non-analytical about it....

Of course, if a competitor admits it to a national reporter, then NASCAR’s job is a lot easier. That was the case with Bubba Wallace, who acknowledged to Dustin Long of NBCSports.com on Friday that he had spun on purpose last Sunday at Texas to try to make the best of a flat tire. MORE: Updated points standings after Texas playoff race NASCAR reacted quickly, fining Wallace $50,000 and docking him 50 driver points on Saturday....

RESUME BUILDERS Oklahoma State 77, Kansas State 61. The events of the past three days have allowed the Cowboys (20-10, No. 42 RPI) to graduate from bubble status following this final performance. The committee will look at their five top-50 victories and place them into the field, even though the best of those (Kansas, K-State, Memphis, Texas) were achieved at home. It wouldn’t hurt to beat somebody decent at the Big 12 Tournament, but that would probably only be a seeding issue....

A few years later, given the benefit of hindsight, we can officially say the Buccaneers made the wrong move. MOCK DRAFT: Buccaneers begin work to patch up secondary Koetter, 59, was fired Sunday after his second consecutive losing season as the Bucs’ head coach. He finishes with a 19-29 record in Tampa Bay. Winston, meanwhile, got a vote of confidence from the Buccaneers, who reportedly intend to keep their starting QB regardless of who replaces Koetter as head coach....

The claim, which was not immediately independently verified, came the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin called the reported Bucha killings fake, according to a tweet from the AFP News Agency. Bucha Mayor Anatoliy Fedoruk also said during a briefing that residents could not yet return to the town after the retreat of Russian troops in late March, Reuters reported. Russia’s actions in Bucha have drawn international condemnation and outrage amid reports of alleged mass killings, torture and other acts of violence by Russian forces in the city....

The forward admitted that the East is wide open now that LeBron James is out of the conference. James’ move to sign with the Lakers during the offseason in free agency undoubtedly changed the landscape of the East. James had dominated the East for nearly a decade while playing for the Cavaliers and Heat. He led his team’s to the NBA Finals for eight consecutive seasons, but missed the playoffs for the first time in 13 years when he joined Los Angeles....

“There’s a saying: Don’t play with your food,” Antetokounmpo said. “We didn’t want to play with our food.” MORE: Leonard, George became stars Clippers needed in Game 3 That much was clear Saturday afternoon, as Milwaukee completed a dominant sweep of Miami with a 120-103 win, becoming the first team to advance to the second round of the 2021 NBA playoffs. Antetokounmpo led the way with his first career playoff triple-double (20 points, 15 assists, 12 rebounds), but he got plenty of help with Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton and Bryn Forbes each contributing at least 20 points....

Licht, who gave up two picks in the 2016 NFL Draft to acquire Aguayo in the second round, said he shouldn’t have ‘anointed’ Aguayo with such a high pick — and that he should have brought someone on to challenge him as the Bucs’ starting kicker. It all culminated on Friday, when Aguayo was released from Tampa Bay after missing two kicks in the Bucs’ preseason game against the Bengals....

In a series dominated lately by home favorites, the Falcons (1-1 SU, 1-1 ATS) look to continue the trend Thursday in an NFC South clash against the lowly Buccaneers (0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS) at the Georgia Dome (8:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The favorite is 5-1-1 ATS in the last seven meetings, and the home team is 4-1-1 ATS in the last six encounters. Each team won and covered at home last season....

NEWSWEEK: What is your organization trying to achieve? Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne: For the last 50 years we have been able to work in about 15,000 villages in the country. We are trying to help people to improve their living conditions by trying to meet their own self-reliance and potential, by trying to meet their own human needs. Gradually, stage by stage, we are trying to help them provide services to themselves in health, education, communication....

Whether you’re a fan of the pickles or not, it’s their signature dish, but vegans have understandably been missing out on the fast food delight—until now. A budding vegan chef, called Ben Rebuck, has shared a recipe for a meat-and-dairy-free version of the burger, and it’s causing a stir online. Rebuck, from the U.K., shared a tutorial to his TikTok page, Ben’s Vegan Kitchen, on Tuesday. He simply captioned the clip, viewed thousands of times: “Easy vegan Big Mac....

His new book, Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog (224 pages. Harmony. $19), is a willfully random collection of magazine humor pieces, lunatic ravings and one-liners composed “while listening to Mahler in the afternoon.” In a brief three-pager called “The (Illustrated) Body Politic,” Leyner conducts a mock-investigative report on tattoos worn by U.S. senators: “A DNA double helix attached to a ball and chain means: ‘My sibling is a convicted felon’....

Real Madrid make Champions League history The Serie A heavyweights were level at 1-1 going into the break in Cardiff thanks to Mario Mandzukic’s spectacular overhead kick, but Casemiro’s deflected strike, Cristiano Ronaldo’s second and a late Marco Asensio effort saw Zinedine Zidane’s side become the first team to retain the Champions League in its current format. It marked yet more disappointment on the biggest stage in European club football for veteran Buffon, who also lost the 2003 and 2015 deciders to AC Milan and Barcelona respectively....

Fiorentina announced on Sunday that their club captain had passed away suddenly in his sleep. Messages of condolence have flooded in from across the football world for a man who emerged out of the academy system at AC Milan to represent Cremonense, Cagliari and Roma before moving to Florence. Astori also earned 14 international caps for Italy, and Azzurri legend Buffon has paid homage to one of the game’s good guys....

Malinauskas refers to his new creation as the “Information Center and Museum of Grutas Park,” but others already have a catchier name: Stalinworld. Once it’s up and running, the price tag for each dose of totalitarian deja vu will be $1.25, But Malinauskas isn’t in it for the money. “All traces of the Soviet regime are disappearing, even from our history books. It’s easy to forget,” he told NEWSWEEK. “I don’t want future schoolchildren to think life was better under Stalin or Lenin....

The Trump administration pressured Assad’s government with sanctions and deployed U.S. troops in eastern Syria, but no political settlement is in sight. The movement of a million Syrian refugees toward Europe in 2015 demonstrated the political destabilization that spring out of Syria’s humanitarian crisis. More destabilization and human suffering is certain unless the Biden administration is ready to respond to Russian efforts that would impede aid flows and reinforce Syrian President Bashar al-Assad....