“I cannot make it any more clear,’’ Coppolella said, via USA Today. “We are not trading Freddie Freeman. We are not. I’d give my right arm before we trade Freddie Freeman. It is not happening.’’ MORE: MLB trade rumors | Banister wins AL Manager of the Year | Maddon wins NL Manager of the Year We’d believe Coppolella a little more if Atlanta hadn’t conducted a mass sell-off of talent last offseason, headlined by the trades of outfielder Justin Upton and closer Craig Kimbrel to the Padres....

It was a pivotal moment in the feud between the Universal Champion and Wyatt, but a lot happened once RAW went off the air.There were responses from both sides, as well as a dark match that the crowd in Denver, Colorado got to enjoy. First, there was Seth Rollins, who took to Twitter to explain his actions to his followers. He said, “what choice did I have?” in reference to him finding and burning Bray’s Firefly Fun House....

Tite’s men have already booked their place at the finals and are nine points clear of second-place Colombia with four games to play. Because of their significant goal-difference advantage, maintaining that nine-point lead by winning in Porto Alegre would almost certainly ensure that they head to Russia as the top team from their continent. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will not be broadcast live on television or online....

Coach Tite has stepped aside following the loss having arrived in Qatar with plenty of pressure to deliver silverware. Despite falling short, Tite bows out as Brazil coach with superb record but an overall lack of silverware. MORE: World Cup prize money breakdown for Qatar Who is Brazil coach Tite? Brazil’s hopes of a sixth World Cup rested largely on the shoulders of their coach experienced coach Tite. The 61-year-old had been in charge of the Selecao since 2016 and has been coaching for over 30 years....

The armed forces were officially integrated in 1948, but racial violence flared as recently as 1972. Race education intensified. Now discriminatory actions–if not always attitudes– are rare. Illegal drugs plagued the military in Vietnam. In 1981, when 14 people died in a plane crash aboard the USS Nimitz, substance abuse was again blamed. Since then, a zero-tolerance drug policy has been strictly enforced. Tension came with more women in uniform, from 2 percent of troops to 11 percent in 20 years....

Numerous big clubs sought his services as his contract at Craven Cottage wound down, allowing him to depart for a mere £500,000 compensation payment. Monaco, who have shown their eye for young strikers in recent seasons by bringing through Anthony Martial and Kylian Mbappe were particularly taken by the young Frenchman, yet Dembele showed his level head as he chose a more gradual route to the top. The opportunity to develop in Scotland under Brendan Rodgers at Celtic was not one to be missed....

Chelsea now visit Brentford for a midweek tilt, looking to move further up the Premier League table and continue challenging for a Champions League place. Also over the weekend, Brentford broke into the top half with victory over Brighton on Friday as Ivan Toney bagged a pair. Toney sits third in the Premier League scoring charts and will be looking to feast at home against a Chelsea defense in flux....

Hart will be in the corner of his niece, Natalya as she challenges Charlotte — the daughter of Ric Flair — for the women’s championship at the WWE Payback event on May 1. This will be Hart’s first appearance with the company in nearly a year. MORE: Raw London, what we learned | WrestleMania 32 recap It won’t be the first time that the two women have squared off with their Hall of Fame fathers ringside....

Hart, 58, announced Feb. 1 that he had prostate cancer. Later that month he had successful surgery and has been recovering since. MORE: Hart back where he belongs | Raw London, what we learned He is returning to be in the corner of his niece, Natalya, who will be fighting Ric Flair’s daughter Charlotte — the women’s champion — at Payback at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Hart and Flair are longtime rivals....

That news puts to rest a New York Times report over the weekend that Brown had “little chance” of keeping his job if the 76ers didn’t advance to the Eastern Conference finals. Philadelphia fell to the Raptors Sunday night in Game 7 of their playoff series on a buzzer beater by Kawhi Leonard. According to ESPN, Brown, 76ers managing partner Josh Harris and GM Elton Brand met Monday to discuss offseason plans....

In a few years, Peyton Manning will follow suit, having surpassed all of that. Excuse me, however, if I think Favre reminds us a lot more of the more enjoyable quarterback to watch in Super Bowl 50 — newly minted NFL MVP Cam Newton. Full disclosure: While respecting the legendary career of Manning and its lasting effect on NFL history, whether or not Sunday is his last game, I will not go down as close to his biggest fan....

Kaepernick has been persona non grata in the NFL since he began a peaceful protest against police brutality and racial discrimination by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. The wave of protests demanding an end to racial discrimination sparked by the death of George Floyd on May 25, however, have thrust the former Nevada alumnus back into the spotlight and Favre suggested he deserved the chance to prove himself in the NFL again....

The 27-year-old star will miss the rest of 2019 after fracturing his knee cap in a game against the Marlins earlier this week. Yelich addressed the injury Thursday on Twitter. “Thank You to all those who have reached out over the last couple days it means a lot,” Yelich wrote. “Frustrating way for a season to end but these things happen in sports. I will be just fine and am looking forward to making a full recovery and supporting the boys the rest of the season....

In an exclusive interview with Newsweek International, Lord Howard talks about what he thinks about the government’s handling of Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, austerity, trust in politics and what the Conservative Party under Johnson does next. “I never thought I’d hear a British minister get up in the House of Commons and say ‘we are deliberately going to break international law’,” Lord Howard tells Newsweek. Johnson’s government recently brought to Parliament the Internal Markets Bill, which would allow it to override parts of its Brexit agreement with the European Union, despite Johnson signing the agreement himself....

Duane Chapman has been the front and center of a media storm over the past two weeks as he and his team have tirelessly searched for the 23-year-old who was reported missing after returning from a trip without his girlfriend, who was later found dead. Laundrie has been named a person of interest in Petito’s disappearance but he has vanished, having last been seen in Florida. Newsweek first reached out to Chapman on September 22 to ask if he had any insight into how to trace and find Laundrie....

Speaking with Fox News, William and Charlene Guthrie said they noticed the Laundrie family loading up the new camper attachment for their pickup truck. They added they believed it was for a trip the Laundries took about a week into September, before Petito, 22, was officially declared missing. Charlene continued to tell the network: “I was doing some work in the front yard and I noticed they got a new camper for the back of the pickup....

Weddings can be one of the most stressful occasions a person can go through in life, and positive relationships between family members are keys to having a smooth celebration. According to a 2020 Zola survey, 72 percent of couples described their wedding plans as being “very” and “extremely” stressful. In a Reddit post shared in the Am I The A**hole group, which can be seen here, user aitaStephanie explained her wedding stress and claimed her sister Stephanie is considered the “golden child” who has stolen the spotlight from her in the past....

It’s like the end credits rolling on a terrible movie that was painful to endure. At least it’s over now. But will we ever completely shake it all? We don’t know what all will come out of the Justice Department case against 10 men, including four Division I assistant coaches, involving alleged corruption in basketball. We don’t know what will happen with the three UCLA players arrested in China for alleged shoplifting....