Ozil has struggled with illness and injury over the past few weeks but played the majority of Arsenal’s victory over Lincoln last week after replacing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Arsene Wenger has selected a strong line-up for the match at the Hawthorns with Danny Welbeck, Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez and Chamberlain making up a lightening fast frontline. Aaron Ramsey continues in midfield alongside Granit Xhaka. Arsenal starting XI: Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Ramsey, Xhaka; Walcott, Chamberlain, Alexis; Welbeck...

The school offers the basics on how to dress: bushy eyebrows, white beard, suit that can cost $1,000. Modern Santas also are taught to go easy at the trough–and they’re put through exercise and dance regimens. But what to do when Junior pees on Sa nta’s lap? ““Always keep a towel on your knee,” says one student. Then there are serious ’90s scandals, like Santa who embezzles or Santa who fondles....

MORE: Hairston agent not certified | Hairston addresses fight, car swap | Hairston ‘minor altercation’ But Morrow is not registered with the aforementioned states as a sole proprietor. There also is “no record of a Juan Morrow in (the NBPA’s) files, nor is there record of an applicant by that name,” Robert Gadson, NBPA Director of Player Security and Agent Administration, told Sporting News. UMG is not approved by the Secretary of State to operate as a business in the locations it either has a client or claims to have an office, which likely means the deal between Hairston and Morrow is not legally binding....

The Canadiens defenseman went all-out on his Michael Jackson “Thriller” costume. This isn’t just a dude slapping on a red jacket. This is dedication. That’s Subban with makeup artist Liza-Marie Charron. The Habs’ Halloween party was on Wednesday night, and 25Stanley.com collected the best of the costumes, including Brendan Gallagher as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Nurtle. MORE: The best NHL Halloween costumes of 2013

Located in Tulum on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Casa Magna has been bought by New York real estate firm Thor Equities Group who will be turning Escobar’s former Mexican hideaway into a 40-room luxury resort offering a spa and high-end shops, Bloomberg reports. Originally built in 1992, the former Escobar property sits about a kilometer from the nature reserve Sian Ka’an, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and 15 kilometers from the archaeological region of Tulum, which is home to Mayan ruins and considered to be one of the world’s best-preserved Mayan sites....

Line: Utah -7.5, Total: 62 Line movement: Utah sits as a 7.5-point favorite at most Las Vegas bet shops, the spread unchanged from its opener posted at The Wynn. As of Saturday morning, favorite bettors can find -7 at some venues, including the Westgate SuperBook. The total ranges from 61 to 62. Check our odds page for updated college football spread and totals. Trends that matter: The Utes are 0-5 ATS in their last five when favored at home against Pac-12 foes…....

The season will begin Sept. 26, and the classic rivalry between UCLA and USC will be played on the first week of the season. The Pac-12 championship game will be Dec. 19. MORE: SN’s top 40 college football players for 2020 The conference left a bye week for each team and the week of Dec. 12 will be left open in case schools have to make up games because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States....

About 10 percent of PG&E’s distribution and transmission lines would be buried according to the plan, and the projected cost ranges from $15 billion to $30 billion, though the company believes it will be able to keep the final bill in the lower range. PG&E customers, whose electricity rates are among the highest in the U.S., are likely to shoulder most of the cost for the project. The project was announced just days after regulators were informed a 70-foot pine tree had fallen onto one of the company’s power lines and ignited a major fire in Butte County....

Green Bay has 10 overall picks to use, tied for second in the league. The question is, how will the Packers use them? Offensive line seems a given, though they do have some flexibility there. Or they could look at improving the defense, at any level. Perhaps some skill-position players for Aaron Rodgers? The Packers have myriad options moving forward with the 2021 NFL Draft. What coach Matt LaFleur and GM Brian Gutekunst do with those selections, however, remains to be seen....

Wide receiver Davante Adams also left the game early in the second quarter with an ankle injury and his return was questionable. Packers defensive lineman Josh Boyd was injured in the second quarter and was carted off the field. PHOTOS: NFL Week 2 action | MORE: Tony Romo breaks collarbone Lacy was seen on the sidelined getting his ankle taped, but later left for the locker room on a cart....

Offensive linemen David Bakhtiari (knee) and Elgton Jenkins (knee) practiced during the week and appear to be on track to play Sunday, which should give Rodgers more protection up front. Although fill-in Yosh Nijman was good overall last week, Bakhtiari, when healthy, is among the best tackles in the league, and there’s no denying his familiarity with Rodgers. Rodgers was sacked four times against the Vikings and pressured on 11 of his 38 dropbacks....

That rule of thumb applies nicely to this week’s new No. 1 team, after it just defeated last week’s No. 1 team. That’s not the only big change in the top 10, as other NFC powers get reshuffled after the unexpected results of Week 13: 1. Green Bay Packers (9-3) Last week: 2 Why they’re here: Aaron Rodgers is working on finishing his second MVP season, fresh off dusting off Tom Brady and the Patriots....

The Packers turned back a young Minnesota team, 30-13, and reminded everyone it will take more than a three-game skid to keep them from another division title. MORE: Packers vs. Viking: 5 lessons learned | Best photos from Week 11 While the Vikings, Bears and Lions are doing their best to catch up in talent, it will be hard to ever match the Packers’ experience and stability with Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy....

Favre said he wants fans to be able to watch the ceremony and wants it done inside Lambeau Field. Favre’s No. 4 will be retired at the ceremony and the team will add his name and number on the north facade of the stadium during a 2015 home game. “This viewing opportunity from the stadium will be a unique complement to a special evening and allow more people to share their excitement with Brett,” Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said in a statement....

The 21-year-old right-hander — rated the No. 13 overall prospect by MLB.com — underwent a second Tommy John surgery after his elbow issues continued, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. Esponiza will miss the rest of the 2019 season and likely a large chunk of 2020, too, per the report. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN “It’s brutal,” Padres general manager A.J. Preller said. “He’s put in a ton of time and effort....

As seen in the above Newsweek-exclusive sneak peek, Paige and the rest of the women of Season 12 get together to catch up. When the ladies ask how everything’s going with her and Chris, Paige responds that she’s “great,” but the women can tell that she’s being sarcastic. “I’m in good spirits, you know,” Paige assures them before finally giving the women the low-down on her latest encounter with her estranged husband, Chris, and his ex-fiancée, Mercedes....

But Rodgers will miss a sixth consecutive game Sunday because of his broken collarbone. The Packers play host to the Dallas Cowboys in a Week 15 focal-point game. MORE: Aikman on Cowboys | Tucker’s picks | Iyer’s predictions | Fantasy | Linemakers So add the Packers to the list of teams whose seasons were gutted — and to those whose Super Bowl hopes were ruined — by at least one major injury, more often multiple major injuries....

But Kinkade’s grand plan is not a pretty picture these days. Last year Media Arts lost more than $13 million and went through two CEOs. More than a dozen Thomas Kinkade galleries around the country closed, and the company’s stock is scraping along at about $3 a share, down from its high of almost $25 in 1998. Of all the surprising companies that have sold stock to the public over the past decade, this marriage of art and commerce looks increasingly puzzling....

Speaking to Newsweek ahead of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the leader had since the beginning of his administration reached out in hopes of making peace with longtime rival India. But when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi repealed the special semi-autonomous status of his own share of their disputed border, Qureshi said that the time to settle the issue—already the subject of three wars over the years—between the two alone was over....

In the audio, the voice identified as the leader’s goes into a tirade about several countries, including the United States, neighboring Arab countries and especially China. The Washington Free Beacon reported the recording has raised concerned about Abbas’ health. The leaked audio of Abbas was originally posted on Twitter by Fadi Elsalameen. A Palestinian American pro-democracy advocate and frequent critic of Abbas, Elsalameen had previously tweeted last month that he had faced death threats....