It would be easy to say, given United’s pair of disappointing results in his return, that Pogba’s influence has made little difference, but that would be a lazy point of view. While his introduction against Middlesbrough wasn’t enough to keep the Red Devils in the FA Cup and it couldn’t keep them from dropping points to relegation-threatened Burnley, Pogba’s presence was felt in each deployment. MORE: Premier League table & races...

In the seconds after Paul Stastny dropped the puck to his new linemate Patrik Laine, Stastny cut toward the net. In doing so, he not only bumped into the man who had been shadowing him, but another who was trying to switch onto Laine, and into the path of a third who could have possibly applied defensive support. “He’s a smart player” Laine said. “He knows how to play those situations and he’s done that thousands of times....

Multiple freelance workers — each of whom has a long working relationship with TNA — have told Sporting News over the past two weeks, on the condition of anonymity, that the wrestling company is well behind on paying the production staff and has shorted them on past dates. MORE: Daniel Bryan taken off WWE UK tour | Ronda Rousey on returning to WWE ring | Kurt Angle on why he is not back with WWE...

Or in a growing number of other municipalities – in states like California, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire – which are always on the lookout for new ways to raise revenue. Placer County, Calif., just started charging $71.36 a day. Everything costs more in California: you even have to pay part of your medical bills. Except for emergencies or ongoing conditions like AIDS, the California Department of Corrections makes inmates statewide pony up a $5 co-payment for each medical appointment....

Still, Ban set aside the ugly contemporary politics of Brazil, where the president is now undergoing impeachment hearings and much of the government is facing corruption charges, to pin some hope on the Games’ ability to transcend political conflict and remind nations of our shared humanity. “In that spirit, we proclaim the Olympic Truce,” Ban said. “We call on all warring parties to lay down their weapons and put aside their differences during the Games....

Davis set career highs with 40 points and 21 rebounds, and Eric Gordon made two crucial free throws in overtime to lead the Pelicans to a 121-120 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. MORE: Irving suffers bicep injury | Westbrook sat out vs. Mavericks "My teammates tell me that they feed off my energy and they want me to be great so I can't be timid and do what it takes to help my team win," said Davis, who also blocked three shots, making him the eight player in NBA history with at least 40 points, 20 rebounds and three blocks in a game....

The team on Monday announced that it had picked up the team option on coach Alvin Gentry’s contract for the 2020-21 season. The news comes only days after the team traded Anthony Davis to the Lakers for a handful of players and draft picks over the weekend. The Pelicans also hold the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s draft, which they’re expected to use on former Duke star Zion Williamson....

The California Democrat also said Trump was making efforts to “politicize our intel community” after it was reported that he sought to replace his acting director of national intelligence in the wake of the briefing. It was reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post on Thursday that intelligence officials told House lawmakers that Russia was seeking to interfere in the 2020 campaign to get President Trump re-elected....

Referencing Zuckerberg’s new Fox News interview, in which he criticized Twitter’s decision to fact-check Trump’s tweets about mail-in voting, Pelosi said top social networking corporations “pander to the White House” in efforts to secure tax breaks and avoid oversight. “They don’t want to be regulated, so they pander to the White House. You see what Facebook’s Zuckerberg is saying today about all of this,” Pelosi told reporters during her latest news briefing, which primarily discussed the novel coronavirus pandemic....

In a letter to House Democrats on Saturday, Pelosi said progress was being made on a deal for a fourth coronavirus relief package. Pelosi said Democrats continue to work on CARES 2, an additional COVID-19 stimulus plan which would include further direct payments to Americans, more assistance for small businesses, and would also expand unemployment benefits. “I am pleased to report that we have been engaged in bipartisan negotiations on our interim legislation and our progress is encouraging,” Pelosi wrote in the letter....

The Pence-led Coronavirus Task Force held its first public briefing in nearly two months Friday—a move that Pence said was at President Donald Trump’s direction because of the growing coronavirus concerns that have prompted some states to reimplement some restrictions on businesses. “As we see new cases rising, there may be a tendency among the American people to think we are back to the place we were two months ago, that we’re in a time of great losses and great hardship on the American people....

The Athletic’s Rob Rossi reported that multiple team sources said that Evgeni Malkin requested a trade if they kept Phil Kessel on for the 2019-20 season. The Russian center reportedly felt that he was caught in the middle of Kessel and head coach Mike Sullivan’s rocky relationship. “By the end of last season, everybody from ownership to management to coaches believed Kessel had to go for Malkin to stay,” Rossi wrote in a feature article that came out Tuesday....

Pittsburgh took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series thanks to the goals on three consecutive shots. Brooks Orpik added a goal in the final seconds of the second period as the Penguins stormed back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-1. Marc-Andre Fleury had 17 saves. Boone Jenner and Jack Johnson staked the Blue Jackets to an early lead in the opening 3:18, with Cam Atkinson getting credit for a goal early in the final period that stretched the lead to 3-1....

Dupuis was cross-checked in front of the net by Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski and hit in the neck or upper-back area by Kris Letang’s shot from the point while he was down. Dupuis remained on his knees in discomfort and threw off his gloves, shaking his hands before play was stopped with 6:58 remaining in the period. “He had some numbness in his arm and it was coming back, so that’s a real positive sign, but I haven’t heard anything more,” Penguins coach Mike Johnston said....

Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. on FOX. This is the best conference crossover matchup on the 2021 schedule. Penn State (5-0) is looking for a third victory against a ranked opponent under coach James Franklin. Quarterback Sean Clifford leads a balanced offense, and the Nittany Lions allow 12 points per game. The Nittany Lions haven’t lost since last season’s 41-21 loss to the Hawkeyes. Iowa (5-0) continues to roll with a defense that has produced 16 turnovers with a +12 turnover ratio....

Clinton has worked hard to exploit the opening created when Obama pronounced some voters in rural areas “bitter” about the loss of jobs and economic opportunity and suggested that they “cling” to guns and religion as a coping mechanism. Ever since, Clinton has been playing up her support for Second Amendment rights and her kinship with hunters—and slamming Obama for saying in 1996 that he would support a ban on handguns, when he was running for the state senate in Illinois....

KATHLEEN TIEWS, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. This is a perfect example of how Congress takes public credit for doing something noble, then brushes off the people who were dumb enough to trust it. The National Science Scholars program started in 1991. Smarties like your daughter competed for this money and–on paper–were supposed to get up to $5,000 a year. But as you found out, Congress never appropriated as much as promised....

The officer and the 24-year-old were reportedly in an intimate relationship, according to Assistant Chief Michael Kemper, Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South. Though all three women knew each other, NYPD investigators are examining whether the deceased woman and the 23-year-old woman were also in an intimate relationship. The case is being investigated as a homicide. At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday evening, police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots....

A week after eight people were killed at three Atlanta spas, a gunman opened fire at a grocery store in Colorado, killing 10 people. The two shootings compelled lawmakers to call for a ban on certain firearms, a move that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris support. Homer Talley, the father of Boulder Police officer Eric Talley, who was the first law enforcement officer to arrive on the scene, told TMZ his late son owned an AR-15 he used for target practice....

According to the sheriff’s office’s website, it is encouraged that inmates maintain a relationship with family and friends. Sending items and letters through the mail is one way these relationships can continue. However, there are items that people cannot send. For example, envelopes must be white and polaroid pictures, stickers and pornographic pictures or pictures graphic in nature are prohibited. Pictures and cards are prohibited from exceeding a certain size and incoming mail cannot contain stamps or other postage....