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But nobody is talking about the game or the final score. Instead, they're talking about the brawl that took place between Cullman's defensive coordinator Matt Hopper and Walker head coach John Holladay. Hopper, in the black polo shirt, sustained scrapes, cuts and bruising to his face, as evident by this graphic image from Daily Mountain Eagle photographer Jeff Johnsey: Holladay, who appears to have started the physical confrontation, was put on immediate administrtive leave by the Jasper Board of Education....

The five-time world champions face an anxious wait over their star man’s return to fitness after he suffered a fractured foot in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille at the end of last month. Surgery followed and an estimated three-month recovery period means Neymar faces a race against time to be in peak condition for Brazil’s World Cup opener against Switzerland in Rostov on June 17. Nevertheless, speaking after confirming his squad for the forthcoming friendlies with Russia and Germany, Tite insisted rushing Neymar back is not a price he is willing to pay – even with the stakes so high....

Brazil recorded a single-day record of more than 90,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. An opinion poll published by Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on the night before found that 54 percent of respondents believed that the president’s management of the public health crisis was bad or awful, according to Reuters. Support for a potential impeachment of Bolsonaro was also 4 percent higher than a poll taken in January, rising to 46 percent, although 50 percent of respondents still opposed impeachment....

Pires is retired now, but still enjoys telling the story, which is quintessentially Brazilian. With 46 percent of its 175 million people tracing their ancestry to Africa, Brazil is often labeled the largest black nation after Nigeria. But Brazilians have been loath to see themselves that way. After half a millennium of mingling by Europeans, Africans, Indians and Asians, this New World nation sports a hundred faces and more colors than Crayola....

The fires received global attention in the summer, prompting an international outcry, however the Brazilian government claimed at the time that the situation in August was “normal” and “below the historical average.” For a study published in the journal Global Change Biology, a team of scientists led by Jos Barlow from Lancaster University in the U.K. examined these claims by assessing long-term active fire and deforestation trends. The team has shown that the number of active fires in August 2019 was nearly three times higher than the same month in 2018—and the highest since 2010....

Formula 1, football and basketball are just a few of the sports that have enjoyed enormous success with a Netflix camera pointed at them. No stranger to drama on and off the court, tennis will be hoping for a similar boost in popularity after having the 2022 ATP and WTA seasons filmed for the new series Break Point. From the creators of Drive to Survive, Break Point is set to be a must-watch show for all sports fans and The Sporting News breaks down when you can watch all of the action....

Ngaissona beat Gabon’s Pierre Alain Mounguengui in the only one of four elections to the Caf exec committee to be contested, with the duo vying to replace Congolese Constant Omari Selemani as the Central Zone’s representative on the committee. Following a vote held by Africa’s FA presidents, Ngaissona was elected by 30 votes to 23, with one abstention. The vote was held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Casablanca at the 40th Caf Ordinary General Assembly, overseen by Caf President Ahmad Ahmad and Fifa chief Gianni Infantino....

The eight-year Jay Cutler era, sprinkled with sparks but drenched in disappointment, ended when the Bears released the quarterback at the start of the 2017 league year — right before they signed Mike Glennon to a 3-year, $45 million deal. This season was going to be pivotal for coach John Fox and his staff in Chicago regardless of who formed the roster. But general manager Ryan Pace, who like Fox and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is entering his third year with the Bears, gambled his own fate and earned the head-scratcher of the offseason award when he traded a haul of picks to draft Mitchell Trubisky at No....

With the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend wrapped up, players and franchises will be looking to prepare themselves - mentally and physically - for the 46-day stretch between now and the end of the regular season. For a look at the NBA standings across conferences over the course of the first half of the season, click here. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...

The battle for animal rights is getting uglier. The ALF, which fancies itself a kind of IRA for the animal kingdom, is now on the FBI’s list of domestic terrorist groups. So far this year, its members have claimed responsibility for violent acts at a rate of almost one a day. Its crimes range from small-time vandalism (smashing windows at a butcher’s shop in suburban Connecticut and spray-painting ““McMurder’’ inside a Michigan McDonald’s) to large-scale ““rescue’’ operations (releasing 10,000 minks from a farm in Oregon)....

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers sent a letter to Dassey on Friday that denied the Making a Murderer subject’s plea for clemency. Evers denied the request on the grounds that Dassey was ineligible for consideration. Dassey’s legal team was informed that their client did not meet two requirements that could allow him to be pardoned. Two bullet points were listed in the letter, obtained by Wisconsin news channel WEAU. “It has not been at least five (5) years since you completed your entire sentence for the conviction you want to be pardoned,” the letter stated....

What's the occasion for this gunslinger-turned-mountain man to surface? The NFL Draft, of course! He's got predictions (via SQOR), which you can check out below. To review: Favre likes Johnny Manziel as the QB of the draft. He's big on Sammy Watkins and thinks he could go No. 2. He sees QB for Jacksonville. He describes Khalil Mack as "interesting." MORE NFL DRAFT: Final mock draft | Top 100 prospects | Trade potential...

Milwaukee will begin a search for a new GM, but there’s not an immediate timetable, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , which added that it was Melvin’s decision to step down now rather than the end of a disappointing season. MORE: 1970s baseball caps, as ranked by a ’90s kid According to MLB.com , the Brewers have hired executive search firm Korn Ferry to organize the search. The report also says the Brewers will target younger candidates with knowledge of analytics....

The Texans promoted defensive coordinator Lovie Smith to head coach on Monday, removing one of the final potential landing spots for Brian Flores. When the Saints followed suit later in the day by elevating their defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to the top job, Flores knew he would have to wait another year for a chance to be a head coach again. That fact seems to have clearly peeved the former Dolphins coach, who is currently fighting a legal battle against the NFL, citing racial discrimination....

Harris came under fire after posting a tweet on Saturday alongside a smiling photo of herself that said simply: “Enjoy the long weekend.” The president posted a similar message on his Twitter account alongside a photo with an ice cream, telling Americans: “Stay cool this weekend, folks.” In an appearance on Fox & Friends on Sunday morning, Mast, a decorated veteran who served in the U.S. Army for more than 12 years and lost both his legs while deployed in Afghanistan, was asked about those tweets....

Footage of an Indian wedding has gone viral on Facebook in which it appears that the bride is greatly displeased over a gift she was given to celebrate her nuptials. The video was posted Facebook by Banty Thakur, who referred to the bride as his “sister-in-law” in the caption. Although the was originally uploaded in early June, it has only recently gone viral, having amassed over 10 million views and nearly 320,000 likes....

Paul Boyles, 47, secretly arranged for his former racehorse King Erik to trot down the aisle when he and wife Kay, 48, tied the knot. Touching pictures show the couple on their wedding day followed by “best man” Erik who kept the rings in a special pouch on his saddle. The happy couple even took 17.2 hands (5.6 foot) tall Erik with them on an 11-day horse-trekking honeymoon following their May wedding....

In a viral Reddit post published on the r/AmITheA**hole forum, Redditor u/obvvsttuct (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said she was honored to serve as a bridesmaid but revealed how indecision and a lack of financial resources left her at the mercy of her sister’s wrath. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for wearing a white dress to my sister’s wedding?” the post has received nearly 8,000 upvotes and 1,500 comments since October 14....

For the second consecutive, Carl Edwards will begin as fastest qualifier. He will have plenty of company. Matt Kenseth joins Edwards on the front row, and all four Gibbs Toyotas are in the top five positions. MORE: 10 drivers to watch | Joey Logano keeps focus | Kyle Busch’s win streak Friday’s qualifying set the 40-car field for Sunday’s Food City 500. The race will go off at 1:13 p....

The aggression shown towards the Ukrainian people has been called “truly terrible” by Prince Charles, and Queen Elizabeth II has made a private donation to provide humanitarian aid to those affected. But what are the family connections between the royals and Russia? Newsweek has the answers. The British royals have a series of familial links with Russia stretching as far back as Queen Victoria, but which were damaged in 1918 by the murder of Czar Nicholas II and his family....