The Wolfpack defeated Louisville 39-25 in a game that, if not for their college football ranking, may be considered an upset victory. MORE: Week 7 College Football Playoff outlook But N.C. State, on the back of their future NFL star, held firm at home against the reigning Heisman winner, earning their spot among the ACC’s elite this season and building the legend of Bradley Chubb, the best Wolfpack defender since Mario Williams....

WATCH: Portland collapses in Vancouver The New York Red Bulls striker finished one goal ahead of New York City FC’s David Villa for the MLS scoring title after netting his 24th strike of 2016 in Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union. Connecting with an over-the-top pass from Aurelien Collin the 26th minute, Wright-Phillips chipped the ball over Union goalkeeper Andre Blake and tapped into the empty net. The total was just three short of Wright-Phillips’ 27-goal haul from 2014, which tied the single-season record....

Brady kept the Patriots’ passing offense sizzling, enough to keep a good Denver defense guessing. Bill Belichick, despite a short-handed defense, drew up the best possible bend-but-don’t-break plan against Manning. MORE: Scoreboard | Stats | WATCH: Gronkowski makes incredible catch But knowing this is the second time they beat the Broncos at home in November in as many seasons, they also know their work to get back to prime Super Bowl position is far from done....

Former Michigan coach Brady Hoke says no. MORE: Best photos from Week 7 | Blake O’Neill speaks on botched punt “Personally, if we have the No. 1 defense in the nation I’m going to test those guys,” Hoke said, according to the Detroit News. “You’ve got to play to the strength of your football team and the strength of the Michigan football team all year long has been their defense....

THOMAS: You’ve come to Paris to see your friend, the American designer Ralph Rucci, present his spring-summer collection. How was it? GALANOS: I was flabbergasted, it was so beautiful. Ralph is so different from the rest of Seventh Avenue. They’re commercial; their clothes all look alike. Ralph is an artist. He’s a painter and philosopher, and his fashion reflects this. You got your start in Paris, didn’t you? I spent two years—1947 and 1948—in Paris, working at the couturier Robert Piguet, who was really one of the top three or four designers in the 1930s and ’40s....

The adult actress, whose given name is Tracey Lynn Livermore, labeled the conservative pundit “hypocritical” for claiming to not support cancel culture but for supporting her removal from the event. “I had just sat through four speakers talking about the evils of cancel culture and censorship … and then was canceled,” the 48-year-old said in an interview with The Sun. “I do believe that as a party we need to stop allowing them to separate us into groups and then pander to that group....

Belt was struck by Maholm's first pitch of the second inning on Friday night. He remained on the bases until the inning was over, and then was replaced defensively by Joaquin Arias. Belt was batting .264 with 18 RBIs and a team-high nine home runs coming into the game.

A spokesperson for USS Ronald Reagan identified the sailor as Seaman Brandon Forbes, 20, of Maple Heights, Ohio. He was a machinist’s mate fireman who worked on the vessel’s nuclear reactor department, Stars and Stripes reported. A machinist’s mate is a rating in the U.S. Navy’s engineering community. In an email sent to the military news outlet, spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Dawn Stankus said Forbes had failed to report for duty and was considered absent without authorization for several days before Friday....

From ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun : MORE: Must-see Cup photos | Sean Gentille​’s road trip The Penguins could make a trade offer or an issue an offer sheet. I think veteran general manager Jim Rutherford will explore what it takes on the Saad front. The Penguins, assuming they don’t pull off that coup, are never going to get out from under the Saad situation. Ex-GM Ray Shero passed on him during the 2011 draft in favor of defenseman Joe Morrow, and the natives are never going to forget it....

On Wednesday, Atlanta signed veteran lefty starter Cole Hamels to a one-year, $18 million pact, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. When official, the signing will mark the third big move made by the Braves this offseason, after inking Will Smith to a three-year, $39 million deal and Travis d’Arnaud to a two-year, $16 million contract. They’ve also brought back Nick Markakis, Chris Martin and Darren O’Day. MORE: MLB Winter Meetings: Dates, location, rumors...

A deal for the Brazilian goalkeeper is yet to be official announced by City, but Benfica have admitted to reaching a €40 million agreement. Man City reveal 2017-18 kits Bravo could find himself out of the first-team picture as a result of the big-money deal, with the Chilean having struggled to adapt to Premier League life following a move from Barcelona. His failure to convince has forced Pep Guardiola back into the transfer market, but Bravo claims to be embracing the challenge added competition provides....

Chapecoense players, backroom staff and directors were among the 71 people who lost their lives when a flight carrying them to Colombia for the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional crashed last month. Offers of support flooded in from across the globe, with teams in Europe and elsewhere in South America offering to loan the Brazilian side players for free. Chapecoense survivor Ruschel hopes to be playing in six months...

First, #BRAvsGER became the most tweeted sporting event of all time. In addition, when Germany’s Sami Khedira put a fifth goal on the board, tweets spiked to more than 580,000 per minute, setting a new standard for that measurement. And as one final visual, here’s a heat map of what tweets from around the globe looked like as the game progressed. Of course, it makes sense that these records continue to be broken....

Cocaine. Mare has been divided up, organized by gangs trying to take ad-vantage of a surge of drugs flowing into the country to serve a growing clientele. On a quiet Saturday evening earlier this month, police wearing bulletproof vests and carrying automatic weapons descended on Mare. Their mission: to take back territory that the government had virtually lost to rival drug gangs. Brazil has a big new drug problem. Latin America’s largest nation was once relegated to the vaguely worrisome status of a “transit country,” an entrepot on the great white way between the coca fields of the Andes and connoisseurs in upmarket Miami or London....

Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed the news to Brazilian TV after the Barcelona star underwent further tests in a Fortaleza hospital. Neymar was caught from behind by a reckless Juan Zuniga challenge and had to be carried off on a stretcher towards the end of the Selecao’s 2-1 win in Fortaleza. Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari admitted after the match that the attacker was unlikely to suit up for the game in Belo Horizonte....

Argentina’s disappointment at losing in the final of this summer’s World Cup would only have been exceeded by Brazil’s humiliation at their now infamous semi-final destruction at the hands of Germany, meaning both sides will be even more motivated to claim a win in a fixture which needs no catalyst for sparks to fly. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook makes Brazil the slight underdogs in the match odds market at +180, while Argentina are offered at +145 and the draw can be backed at +250....

One referee recently decided to protect himself during a match, but probably escalated the situation too quickly. Gabriel Muta was working an amateur game between Brumadinho and Amantes da Bola when things got hostile following a red card. Muta was reportedly punched and kicked by a player from Amantes da Bola, which prompted Muta to pull out a firearm. According to The Guardian, Muta is a police officer by day, which explains why he has a handgun....

Sofapaka have obtained a court order to stop the country’s topflight league commencement awaiting further directions on March 15. The order obtained on Friday at 3:30pm at Nairobi High Court has Sofapaka as the applicant and Kenyan Premier League Limited as the correspondent; a case presented before Hon. Lady Justice Olga Osewe and signed by the Court’s deputy registrar. Sofapaka and Muhoroni Youth have a case at the Sports Disputes Tribunal where they are condemning the decision by Football Kenya Federation to relegate them for failing to comply with Caf Club licensing rule; a thing which has put KCB and Vihiga United on standby....

Nobody in Rockport would dare boo Dat Nguyen now. The hard-headed kid who brawled on the field to defend himself against racist taunts grew up to become the closest thing Texans have to royalty. Nguyen became a 5-foot, 11-inch, 231-pound football star. After leading Rockport-Fulton High School to statewide renown, Nguyen went on to play at Texas A&M where he broke the school record for tackles and in 1998 was named the best defensive player in the country....

Instead, it’s the No. 9 TCU (4-0) and No. 5 Baylor (5-0) hook up, and the winner will have the inside track on the conference championship, and perhaps a spot in the College Football Playoff. Who has the edge? Let’s look at the Numbers that Matter: Series history This marks the 110th meeting between the two schools, but it’s the first time both are ranked in the AP Top 25....