Trump threatened, flattered and begged Raffensperger to “find me 11,780 votes” in an hour-long recording of a Saturday afternoon phone call, obtained by The Washington Post. When the Republican Georgia official denied the request and insisted that President-elect Joe Biden won fairly, Trump claimed that the election was stolen and urged Raffensperger to recalculate the state’s ballots. “The people of Georgia are angry, the people in the country are angry....

This disabling disorder manifests as excruciatingly severe, one-sided headache attacks that generally last from two to 30 minutes, but may go on for up to two hours. The attacks have an abrupt beginning and end and occur anywhere from five to forty times a day. While an upside to this headache disorder may not seem possible, there is one—paroxysmal hemicrania is treatable, with a simple daily medication. This article explores what paroxysmal hemicrania feels like, its associated symptoms, and how headache specialists diagnose and treat it....

Fermin Rangel-Ramos, 52, the presiding pastor of the Iglesia Centro Cristiano Bethel church in the 3600 block of Vegas Drive, was arrested by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) on August 11 on suspicion of a string of offenses, including ones involving children. According to Rangel-Ramos’ arrest warrant, seen by the Las Vegas Sun, a church meeting attended by about 60 congregants took place in April, in which he was confronted about his alleged crimes....

He and USC vice president for compliance Dave Roberts walked away with at least some hope the Trojans' penalties could be lessened. "During our meetings with the NCAA's leaders over the last two days, we discussed enforcement and sanction issues impacting both the NCAA membership at large and USC specifically," Haden said in a statement. "We proposed creative 'outside the box' solutions to the scholarship issues resulting from the injuries and transfers experienced by our football team over the past three seasons....

During Tuesday night’s episode of the long-running game show, players were left baffled when they were tasked with guessing a popular phrase from the clue: “ANOTHER FEATHER _N YO_R A.” After an initial guess of “another feather in your hat” turned out to be wrong, attempts including “another feather in your lap” and “another feather in your map” were put forth before the correct answer of “another feather in your cap” was given....

It is a look that divulges how terribly young he still is, how much time remains available to grow toward his enormous potential. MORE: Sporting News’ preseason Top 25 Although he was the No. 1 prospect in the 2013 recruiting class, Wiggins talks with quiet humility about how much there is to learn about the game at the college level: how the players are larger, the schemes are more sophisticated, the pace is quicker and the demands so much more profound than when he was playing even elite-level high school basketball back at Huntington Prep in West Virginia....

The incident occurred with 3:55 remaining in the fourth quarter after Devin Booker committed a hard foul on Lakers guard Austin Reaves. Beverley said he responded to Booker and Ayton standing over Reaves while “mean-mugging and puffing their chest out.” Following a review, Booker was assessed a flagrant foul while both Beverley and Ayton received technical fouls. Beverley was also ejected. “I’m not going for that s—,” Beverley said after the game....

Sunday’s Super Bowl 54 matchup against the 49ers isn’t the last big game in the rise of the NFL’s most dynamic player. For Mahomes’ teammates, it’s only the next one, much like the first. Mahomes and receiver DeMarcus Robinson have connected on several dazzling long pass plays. But it was something non-football that stands out to Robinson. It occurred before training camp in July, when Mahomes was working out with a few pass-catchers that included Robinson, Gehrig Dieter and Travis Kelce in Turks and Caico Islands....

After going unsigned last summer, the longtime Sharks forward made his retirement official with a story in The Players’ Tribune. Marleau thanked his family, teammates, coaches and a plethora of others in the letter, while also taking time to reflect on his time in the NHL. No doubt he was one of the best players of this century. Marleau was the second overall draft pick by the Sharks in 1997, and he became one of the main reasons for the franchise’s success during the last decade....

Gone from the reigning AFC champions are notable names like cornerback Malcolm Butler, left tackle Nate Solder, right tackle Cameron Fleming, running back Dion Lewis and wide receivers Danny Amendola and Brandin Cooks. The notable arrivals so far include cornerback Jason McCourty, wide receivers Jordan Matthews and Cordarrelle Patterson and defensive linemen Danny Shelton and Adrian Clayborn. After one blockbuster trade last season (Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers) and a the surprise move this offseason (Cooks to the Rams), the Patriots are up to eight draft selections later this month, with half of them coming in the first two rounds....

Or so he thought. As Meyers and his teammates celebrated, referee Brad Allen announced that Patriots offensive lineman James Ferentz had been caught holding during the play. Meyers’ touchdown was wiped out as a result of the penalty. That allowed one of the NFL’s most remarkable scoreless streaks to continue. MORE: Live updates, highlights from Cowboys vs. Patriots Meyers is playing in his 35th regular-season game in Week 6 against the Cowboys....

“I’m super excited,” said Gronkowski, who didn’t play in any of the four preseason games as he completed his recovery from December right knee surgery. “I won’t have to see my teammates grind all week - (I’ll) go back out there with them, get in the huddle, break the huddle with them. “It’s going to be an honor to be back out there with my teammates. Super pumped, super excited and just preparing for the game....

The team and family issued a joint statement on Thursday night confirming multiple reports from earlier in the day. WEEK 13 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread “We do not expect that he will be able to play for the remainder of the 2016 season, but will await the results of tomorrow’s surgery before making a final determination,” the statement read. The All-Pro tight end will undergo surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back, according to a report Thursday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter....

Fullback Jakob Johnson made the team’s active roster after New England cut Antonio Brown ahead of its Week 3 matchup with the Jets. New England announced the news Saturday. “Jak came in with a great attitude this offseason,” offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels recently said, via ESPN. “He really put his head down and worked hard through our offseason program, and then continued to do that in OTAs and into training camp — good attitude....

Over the weekend, Belichick and his fiancee Linda Holliday ran in the St. Jude Country Music Nashville Half Marathon presented by Nissan. Belichick was one of 30,000 competitors and helped Holliday finish in a respectable time of 2:36:46. MORE: Belichick summons his inner “Steve Spurrier” Holliday is a Nashville native, and Belichick was happy to be able to support her and St. Jude's. It was a great run," said Bill Belichick in an official press release....

League reporter Matt Verderame shared a story about how Patriots offensive lineman Joe Thuney avoided answering Wonderlic questions so he did not come off as too smart. He was told to answer only 39 of the 50 questions — which he did — and he got all of them right. MORE: John Urschel didn’t tell Ravens he was a full-time Ph.D. student at MIT while in the NFL Thuney’s intelligence wasn’t exactly hidden, though....

Now Davis has written “The Way I See It” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons. $22.95), an autobiography with a title that Howard Cosell would kill for. Putting aside her highly creative world of mean moms and of dads who are the governor of California, she now reveals, for only the fourth time in the last six years, what her childhood was like. The accent this time is on abuse. “There was physical abuse, there was emotional abuse, there was substance abuse,” Davis said on “Prime Time Live....

That’s the situation the Bulls find themselves in on Thursday night — down 3-2 to LeBron James and the Cavaliers — with the good news being that big man Pau Gasol is expected to be back in the lineup after missing two games due to a hamstring injury. MORE: Wall defies criticism, even in defeat | Horford saves Hawks PHOTOS: Must-see Round 2 images Gasol’s ability to stretch the Cavs out defensively with his strong mid-range jump shot should still serve as a weapon for the Bulls, even if he’s not yet at full strength....

The conclusion of the audit found that Biden won Arizona’s most populous county by 1,040,873 votes in November—99 more votes than shown in the certified ballots—dealing a blow to Trump’s effort to overturn the election results. Still, Trump is continuing his campaign of pressuring states to probe his baseless voter fraud claims and his congressional allies have attempted to frame the Arizona review as one that would crank up such efforts elsewhere....

Speaking to CNN host Alisyn Camerota on Tuesday, Jennifer Gosar said she believed her brother’s behavior will escalate. She said: “It definitely is getting worse because no one holds him accountable. Not [House Minority Leader] Kevin McCarthy, not Senate [Minority] Leader Mitch McConnell, not Senate [Majority] Leader Chuck Schumer, not Speaker Nancy Pelosi, not Attorney General Merrick Garland. No one holds him accountable. “And this is something that I have to openly wonder, does he have to act on it himself before we believe that he is an absolute, he’s a sociopath....