The defender came through the ranks at English outift, Tottenham - after reportedly snubbing interests from Liverpool and Manchester City - and later moved to the Netherlands to team up with Groningen in 2013. Now with the Green Crocodiles in the Turkish Super Lig after spells with Haegesund and Gent, the Nigeria international said he is keen on a return to the country he spent his formative years as he aim to fulfil his goal of playing in the English Premier League....

That wouldn’t be unusual except for the fact that he was upside down. After having his car battered in a chain-reaction wreck as cars began to accordion in the draft, Busch’s car was tipped over at the end after being hit by Cole Whitt. Busch’s car lazily turned over. The race was stopped for the lap-98 crash until Busch could get out of the car. “I’m good,” Busch said after a quick visit to the infield medical center....

The White House even refrained from sending out its daily press release tracking how much time has elapsed since Bush forwarded a new war-funding request to Congress. With that fight delayed for another day, Bush’s schedule was entirely devoted to grieving for the victims of the worst mass shooting in the nation’s history. Arriving in Blacksburg, about four hours south of Washington, Bush joined several thousand people at a memorial service in honor of the students and faculty killed on Monday....

How goes the war? Far from Washington, the administration’s coalition-building and military spadework proceeded smoothly. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld returned from a tour of front lines, having secured cooperation from countries–Oman, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan–that can now serve as back bases for attacks on the Taliban in Afghanistan. Bush’s Joshua Strategy–British Prime Minister Tony Blair on second trumpet–continued to shake in-country support for the mullahs of Kabul who harbor Osama bin Laden and his Qaeda terror network....

Almost all Gore’s proposals (from new spending programs to “targeted” tax breaks) are leftover Clinton policies. Fair enough. Though claiming to be his “own man,” Gore is essentially promising an extension of the Clinton administration. By contrast, Bush endorses a vague form of school vouchers, personal investment accounts for Social Security, a large income-tax cut and a sweeping review of military preparedness. But to be a candidate of ideas, you have to understand them, defend them and convince people that they have merit....

CSC Index is a management consultant, not a publisher. But from its quiet office in Cambridge, Mass., the once obscure firm has become a powerful purveyor of management advice for the masses. No fewer than three current business best sellers stem from CSC’s consultants. And every book sold seems to generate a phone call from a potential client: CSC is the nation’s fastest-growing consulting firm, with revenues of more than $200 million....

An effective explanation of blockchain technology deserves its own encyclopedia. A broad definition can begin by splitting the tech into two subgroups: permissionless and permissioned. Traditional blockchain is permissionless, allowing for a distributed, decentralized ledger of data available publicly. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the most recognizable forms of permissionless blockchains, giving anybody the ability to validate blockchain records and participate in its creation. Both types of blockchains function on the same basic principles of game theory....

The West Coast Conference Tournament steals the college basketball spotlight on Monday night with two semifinal games. Both take place at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga gets things started at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Line: Gonzaga -14.5, Total: 125 Gonzaga (30-2 SU, 14-13-2 ATS) is ranked seventh in the country and is the No. 1 seed in this tournament. The team has won this tourney the last two years and 12 of the last 16....

The biggest legal hurdle facing the authorities–who believe that the young men were part of a Qaeda sleeper cell in Lackawanna, N.Y.–is a two-year-old ruling that a critical part of the 1996 antiterrorism law under which they have been charged is unconstitutionally vague. That was the view of a federal appeals court in an unrelated California case. Another likely defense: a freedom-of-association claim echoing those raised by communist defendants back in the 1950s....

“We know Andrew is disappointed and we are disappointed for him, but we are looking forward to having him back soon when he is fully healthy,” said Butler Head Coach Chris Holtmann. “He has been an important part of this team’s growth, and as with any injury, this will provide an opportunity for our team to respond in a positive way. We know Drew will be working hard to return at the appropriate time....

For London headliners, we’ll go with the big Ludwig Kirchner show at the Royal Academy of Arts because the German expressionist gets the full treatment and, because we want to keep up to speed with the Brit art scene, Damien Hirst at the new Saatchi Gallery. Kirchner’s acidly colored, circa 1910 pictures can be seen June 28 to Sept. 21, and Hirst’s new post-pickled-shark work is up through Aug. 31....

BYU saw its national titles hopes dashed last Friday with a 35-20 home loss to Utah State as 21-point favorites. Injury was added to insult with junior quarterback Taysom Hill breaking his leg and going out for the season. There will be an emotional hurdle to overcome in this game. The Line: UCF -3.5, Total: 47 Line movement: The Wynn opened the Knights at -3.5 on Sunday, quickly dropped them to -3, but was back up to -3....

According to data published by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), at least 4,515 new virus diagnoses were identified statewide since Saturday’s figures were released. The increase surpassed California’s previous single-day highs of 4,317 and 4,084 new cases, reported by CDPH on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. More than 20,200 new diagnoses were confirmed over the last five days. As of Sunday, roughly 175,000 people have tested positive for the respiratory illness in California since March, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tracker....

On Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez was filmed going up the Capitol steps by a man who repeatedly called her his “favorite big booty Latina.” “I love you AOC. You’re my favorite,” the man told the congresswoman before turning to the camera and saying, “She wants to kill babies but she’s still beautiful.” “You look very beautiful in that dress. You look very sexy,” he added. “Look at that booty on AOC, that’s my favorite big booty Latina....

The billboard shows an image of a Black man and a bullet with the message, “Racism + Self-hate = gun violence. Reject the oppression.” Anti-gun activists and leaders of the group behind the billboard, The No Hate Zone, urged members of the Black community to “destroy white supremacy, not each other” during an unveiling of the sign last Monday. Portland native Elijah Hasan told The Oregonian newspaper that the bullet, much like a slave ship, is a “vessel of trauma for Black people....

The Bills and the 26-year-old defensive end have agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Monday without disclosing terms. ESPN reports the deal is worth over $45 million for five years. MORE: Free-agency updates, signings Hughes had 10 sacks in each of his two seasons with the Bills since coming over in a trade from the Colts prior to the 2013 season. He also forced three fumbles while playing alongside three Pro Bowl picks on Buffalo’s defensive line last season....

The all-everything rookie wide receiver from Clemson made a ridiculous snag (again) during practice Sunday. He hauled in EJ Manual’s overthrow on an out route with one hand … somehow. We’re not sold on Manuel as “the guy” in Buffalo, but Watkins seems to be doing his best to make the quarterback look good. We get it. Watkins can play. 

Yes, Buffalo needs a good bit of help in order to sneak in the postseason as the AFC’s No. 5 or No. 6 seed, but stranger things have happened during what has been a wacky NFL season. The Week 17 schedule is set up so that the Bills will be playing their game in Miami at the same time as the other AFC playoff hopefuls in Baltimore, Tennessee and Los Angeles....

“Over the course of the past three years, I have watched good men and women, friends of mine, come and go in the Trump administration—all trying to do something—all trying to do their best,” wrote McRaven, who in 2011 oversaw and orchestrated the Navy SEAL raid in which Osama Bin Laden was killed. He later wrote, “But, of course, in this administration, good men and women don’t last long.”...

In a Thursday statement received by Newsweek and tweeted by the movement, current leader Peter McIndoe says that Birds Aren’t Real—an organization that claims the government killed all birds and replaced them with surveillance drones—took issue with implications that it was a parody rather than a real movement. Its also worth noting that McIndoe referred to it as a “comedy project” while setting up the interview, but blamed the labeling on an autocorrect error when we spoke....