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The ex-“Today” Show weekend anchor/correspondent could be announced in the next few days, sources told SN. Sporting News first reported Wolfe was a candidate on July 16. On Thursday, Ryan Glasspiegel of The Big Lead reported Wolfe was joining the new “First Things First” with Pro Football Hall of Famer Carter and rising star Wright. Wolfe got her foot in the door at FS1 via former programming czar Jamie Horowitz, who worked with her at NBC’s “Today” show....

Harmon and Novak were charged in May and June for allegedly stealing Cobb’s race hauler, vehicles and other equipment belonging to Cobb. Their next court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 30, but the charges could be dropped in light of Cobb’s request. MORE: New qualifying rules | Concussions tests coming | Martinsville picks Novak and Cobb had a romantic relationship as well as a business relationship until they broke up in 2012....

“The GOP under Donald Trump’s thumb is now positioning itself outside of the constitutional order,” said the Maryland Democrat on ABC News’ This Week. “They attack our constitutional processes, and they attack the outcome of our elections.” Raskin, who serves on the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, added, “The GOP is going to rule, or they’re going to ruin the prospects for political democracy to make progress in any other way, and that’s a fundamentally authoritarian approach....

The House January 6 select committee hearing on Thursday revealed that Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania were among the Republicans who sought the pardons. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, also said that she had heard from a different person that GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia sought a pardon, according to Raw Story....

The committee is expected to make the case that the Trump administration had connections to militia groups like the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys—whose leaders face seditious conspiracy charges—and that a tweet from former President Donald Trump was the “siren call” that catalyzed those groups to attempt to block the certification of the 2020 election. “People are going to hear the story of that tweet, and then the explosive effects it had in Trump world and specifically among the domestic violent extremist groups—the most dangerous political extremists in the country at that point,” Representative Jamie Raskin told CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday....

Moscow - Japan is dreaming of upsetting four-time champions Russia in this weekend’s Fed Cup quarter-final here, veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm said Wednesday. Former World No.4 Date-Krumm, 42, is the oldest woman on the WTA tour and was part of the Japanese team that beat Steffi Graf’s Germany in 1996 to put Japan on the map in world tennis. “I’ll try my best. Of course it’s Russia, it’s very tough, but we have to dream,” Date-Krumm said....

JAPAN QUALIFY! The final whistle has blown in Samara, where Colombia have defeated Senegal 1-0. Japan advance as runners-up courtesy of a better disciplinary record, with four yellow cards compared to Senegal’s six. A very surreal end to the game in Volgograd, where Poland bow out of the World Cup with a narrow victory over Japan. Bednarek’s goal shortly before the hour mark led to a nervy finish for Japan, who await the final whistle in the other game between Senegal and Colombia to learn whether they will be in the round of 16....

In what comes as a huge sigh of relief, Japan-based SoftBank Corp. has announced its intention to buy out around 70% of stake in Sprint Nextel Corp., giving it a much needed infusion of funds. The $20.1 billion deal makes this business deal one of the most expensive acquisitions by a Japanese company, and comes in the nick of time for Sprint, which has been struggling to develop a high-speed next-generation mobile network for its subscribers....

In a post on Instagram, Jared Cannonier revealed that he had broken his arm with the first kick that Robert Whittaker threw: Jared Cannonier was supposed to face Israel Adesanya if he was able to dominate and defeat Robert Whittaker. Unfortunately for him, the opposite happened, and UFC president Dana White said in the post-fight press conference that a rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker makes sense. A post shared by Jared Cannonier (@killagorillamma) on Oct 25, 2020 at 4:20am PDT...

The Rams ended a six-game losing streak against the Patriots with a 24-3 victory at SoFi Stadium on Thursday. MORE: Rams-Patriots result, highlights Akers, 21, led the way with 171 rushing yards, becoming the fourth-youngest player in NFL history to rush for 170-plus yards in a game, as per Stats Perform. Goff, who finished 16 of 25 for 137 yards, a touchdown and an interception and also had a rushing TD, lauded Akers....

Really, at face value, it wasn't: The Capitals are, for the most part, kaput. It's now gotten a lot more complicated, though: Halak's agent, Allan Walsh, said Wednesday that his client didn't ask out of anything, and that coach Adam Oates, essentially, either made it up or drastically misunderstood something. "Jaro never at anytime said he didn't want to start against St. Louis. A private conversation between a player and coach should stay private and not be discussed with the media," Walsh said in a released statement....

According to TMZ, Derulo was making his way through Sin City’s ARIA Resort & Casino in the early hours of Tuesday when he took umbrage at the way he was addressed. Footage on the website showed the “Swalla” singer and TikTok star making his way through the casino accompanied by a burly man as a crowd of onlookers watched and filmed him. One patron was then heard yelling: “Hey, Usher!...

Mantzoukas is a huge fan of Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s original comics, so much so that he introduced co-star Ali Wong to the work years before the show was even being made. And when the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star learned that the comic books were being adapted for the small screen and Wong had been cast as adult Erin Tieng, he just knew he had to be a part of it....

The two European giants will face off in the quarterfinals of Europe’s major club competition, with the first leg slated to take place in Spain on Tuesday. Speaking about the Premier League champions’ chances, McAteer said: The 49-year-old added: McAteer also believes the Anfield outfit will secure a Premier League top-four finish this season, having returned to form after a testing start to the year. He said: Liverpool will return to domestic action after their trip to Spain....

Momoa shared director Denis Villeneuve’s process to creating Dune and getting every cast member on board to understand his vision, which meant sending the actor an 80-page playbook he’d put together for the film that included many drawings of scenes that would make it into the final cut. In addition, after being outfitted in his character’s costume, Momoa ventured with some friends into Wadi Rum in Jordan (where the Arrakis scenes were filmed) in their free time, leading them to film their Dune adventures....

Witten, a nine-time Pro Bowler, will be just the fourth celebrity/sports figure to drive the pace car at TMS. NASCAR granted the track special permission to allow Witten to drive the pace car, pending an orientation session Sunday morning. MORE: Texas schedule | Duck Commander sponsorship | France happy with start "I'm honored to be asked to drive the pace car on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway," Witten said in a statement released by the track....

Speaking to Mediotiempo Hernandez spoke of his frustration at not being able to help his team as he was restricted to just six starts in the Premier League this season. Hernandez said: “This season I couldn’t help my team too much because I didn’t play so much, so it has been difficult because I saw them lose games,” “Every player in the world wants to play as much as possible, that’s obvious....

The Blue Jays rookie right-hander was more efficient Monday — and way more effective. Stroman (4-2) allowed one run and three hits in a career-high eight innings as the AL East-leading Jays beat the Bombers, 8-3, on Monday night. He walked one and matched a career high with seven strikeouts. “It was a fantastic job,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “We needed that.” Stroman took the loss in a 3-1 defeat at Yankee Stadium last Tuesday, throwing 98 pitches in 3 2-3 innings, his shortest start of the year....

Werth went 1 for 2 with a solo home run in the first game of a doubleheader, and 0 for 2 with a walk and strikeout in the second game. “He came out of the first game great and he feels good about it,” manager Matt Williams said, via The Washington Post, before Werth finished the second game. “Those are all positive signs. Good news. He’s starting to get in the flow of games....

Lightning fans cheered St. Louis during a first-period video tribute, but otherwise they booed him whenever he had the puck. In the end, the crowd got what it wanted most, a 4-3 Bolts victory over the Rangers. “The boos are expected, I understand that, they are great fans and they care,” St. Louis said, according to the Tampa Tribune. They still remember St. Louis essentially forcing his way out of Tampa at the March trade deadline over a dispute with general manager Steve Yzerman....