The 21-year-old striker has been locked in discussions over a new deal at Allianz Stadium to take his stay beyond a seven-year spell. However with his contract set to be up at the end of June, final talks have broken down, leaving the door open for several major suitors to make their move. MORE: McKennie, other USMNT injury news Yet in recent seasons injury has blighted his form and contribution, contributing in part to a downturn in fortunes that saw the Bianconeri lose their decade-long grasp on the Scudetto to Inter last season....

Pawtucket, R.I., has been home to a Red Sox minor league affiliate since 1970, but that run is about to end. The Triple-A PawSox have been sold to a new ownership group that includes Red Sox president Larry Lucchino, and the mayor of Pawtucket told WPRO radio Monday that the team is leaving town. MORE: Best MiLB states | Best MiLB teams on Twitter | Odd MiLB trades “From Pawtucket’s perspective it’s very disappointing,” Don Grebien said....

The rookie quarterback still hopes he can convince coach Gary Kubiak to give him a chance, even though Kubiak said veterans Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian were “neck-and-neck.” MORE: AFC Division predictions | Fells retires after MRSA battle “I definitely think I have the opportunity to better myself and put myself up in that position to play right away or sooner than I had thought,” Lynch said, via ESPN. “I knew those guys were going to be ahead of me just because of experience — Trevor, his experience in the offense, and Mark, his experience in the league, and me being a rookie, and this is the first time I’ve seen a playbook like that....

While the rest of the world shut their doors and stayed safe at home, those key workers went out to work on the COVID frontline despite the potential risk to their health. They’ve just been told they will not get a pay rise this year. British Chancellor Rishi Sunak said he was “delivering on the priorities of the British people” in “protecting the lives and livelihoods” of those worst affected by the pandemic with his Spending Review, announced in the House of Commons....

MORE: Jose Tabata should be celebrated for breaking up perfect game | Worst All-Stars ever Jake Peavy, who hasn’t pitched since April 17 because of a back injury that bothered him in spring training, will make one more rehabilitation start for Triple-A Sacramento and then rejoin the team. Matt Cain, who has yet to pitch this season because of a strained flexor tendon in his right elbow, likely would be in line to rejoin the rotation upon his return....

So ended a 96-year partnership that began with Harvey Firestone selling tires to Henry Ford for the new Model T. The rupture seemed inevitable since last year when both companies came under intense fire for their involvement in a series of deadly rollovers. And now they face mounting legal and financial pressures. More than 700 injuries and 174 deaths have been linked to Firestone tires’ losing their tread at high speeds; most involved Ford Explorers, America’s top-selling sport utility vehicle....

For the last two decades, both parties have engaged in a kind of ritual Kabuki dance. The Republicans would sternly vow to slash big government, and the Democrats would righteously protest against throwing old people into the snow. But neither side wanted to touch mushrooming “entitlement” programs; the political consequences were too dire. So the government wallowed ever deeper into debt. This year, the new Republican majority has made the fame real on Capitol Hill, The budget plans approved by the House and expected to be passed this week by the Senate may not achieve a balanced budget by 2002....

ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO Remember Pavlyuchenko? The Russian striker spent four years with Tottenham, scoring 21 goals in 78 appearances. Not a great return, sure, but when you consider the added fact that he was also a city councilman representing Vladimir Putin’s United Russian Party at the same time… Who would you rather work harder for: Harry Redknapp or one of the most feared world leaders on the planet? Interestingly, a Russian commentator allegedly accused Pavlyuchenko of only getting into politics because the global financial crisis was affecting his wages....

Pelosi said the main priority of congressional Democrats right now is to follow what she believes the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would have wanted: “to protect the integrity of the election.” Her comments come as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other GOP senators are pushing to immediately fill the Supreme Court vacancy opened after Ginsburg’s death Friday. The California representative said Congress has a responsibility to “meet the needs of the American people” and she is prepared to do whatever is necessary....

The striking image to promote the Pedro Almodóvar-directed film Madres Paralelas (Parallel Mothers) was recently unveiled, and shows a solitary nipple dripping milk as the centerpiece of the red poster. However, artist Javier Jaén took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that the image proved too risqué for the platform. Sharing the poster again, Jaén wrote in Spanish: “As expected @instagram has removed the poster we made for Almodóvar’s latest film #madresparalelas....

The White House long pushed for states to reopen, with President Donald Trump expressing his desire for the economy to get back to full speed and releasing proposals on how they should do so in April. Under Abbott, Texas was one of the first states to begin lifting restrictions back in May. However, it has since paused its progress in reopening to combat a rising number of new cases and fresh restrictions placed on bars, restaurants, and outdoor gatherings....

The 54-year-old Barbour replaces David Joyner, who announced he was resigning last month. Joyner took over at Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal and held the job for two and a half years. Barbour was given a five-year contract that pays $700,000 per year with potential bonuses worth a potential additional $200,000 per year. At a news conference Saturday, new Penn State president Eric Barron said Barbour was the unanimous choice of the university’s screening committee....

“We have some guys who won’t participate for reasons that we won’t get into right now, for violation of team rules. We’ll leave it at that,” Penn State coach James Franklin told reporters Tuesday, without revealing details of the suspensions. BENDER: Alabama’s dominance is what college football needs Blacknall, a junior, had his best game of the season in Penn State’s 38-31 Big Ten championship game win over Wisconsin, hauling in six catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns....

In a document filed Tuesday, Judge Joshua Wolson cited Swift’s diamond-certified hit “Shake It Off” in the memo of his order on Crash Proof Retirement LLC v. Paul M. Price. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the retirement-planning consulting business against Price, a former stockbroker who wrote about Crash Proof Retirement in an article for TheStreet.com. “If free speech means anything, it means that you do not get to sue peop[l]e because you don’t like their opinion of you....

In August, Joseph Sobolewski entered a convenience store in Perry County, Pennsylvania where he noticed a Mountain Dew advertisement that stated that customers can purchase two 20-oz bottles of Mountain Dew for $3. Sobolewski bought one bottle of Mountain Dew for $2 and left the store. After leaving the store, it was discovered that one bottle of Mountain Dew was $2.29 as opposed to $1.50, which meant that he owed 43 cents after taxes....

On Thursday, the House select committee investigating last year’s riot said in its first public hearing that Perry, along with “multiple other Republican congressmen,” sought presidential pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The allegations were made by Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican and the vice chairwoman of the committee, who said that Perry played a key role in attempting to undermine the election....

The bill, which senators signed on Wednesday, asked Wolf to re-evaluate his original order determining which businesses are essential and which are not, in compliance with guidelines issued by the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) late last month. “The governor plans to veto SB 613,” the governor’s press secretary, Lyndsay Kensinger, said in a statement. “As the administration has stated many times, irresponsibly going against the direction of the secretary of health and reopening businesses too early will only extend the length of the economic hardships created by the pandemic....

The main source of contention was from where this trillion-dollar figure would be amassed. If American taxpayer money was not lavishly spent on failing military projects, the money needed to fund Biden’s plan would be found in surplus. It is widely agreed that America is in dire need of a vast infrastructure overhaul. Even former President Donald Trump announced his own infrastructure proposal during his single term. Corporate America has for years chimed in, complaining about the crumbling state of U....

President Bush clearly needs to work on his sermons. Last week, in a nimble display of conspicuous compassion, he made good on his campaign promise of more money and fewer hassles for faith-based organizations. The message sounds good, but the Devil, as always, may be in the details. Bush is embarking on a mission akin to Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, which funneled money not to government agencies but to local organizations that sometimes lacked the wherewithal to deliver the services they promised....