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While Cristiano Ronaldo was knocked out in the quarterfinals with Portugal, Lionel Messi went all the way with Argentina. After losing the 2014 final, Messi made amends in 2022 as he scored a brace and converted from the spot in a penalty shootout win over France. Though Messi got his fairytale ending, Ronaldo is now likely to end his career without winning the greatest prize of all and he’s not the only legend to fall short of lifting the trophy....

Swinging from underdogs to quarter-finalists at Euro 2012 is Greece’s way to bring cheer to their austerity-gripped homeland, midfielder Kostas Katsouranis said on Sunday. “We wanted to give everybody back home something to cheer, to celebrate,” Katsouranis told reporters at the team’s training base outside the Polish capital Warsaw, a day after their shock 1-0 defeat of favorites Russia. “Everybody in Greece – even our families, our friends, our brothers, our cousins, everyone — is having a really hard time,” he said....

An airstrike on March 9 struck the maternity and children’s hospital providing refuge to adults and children, leaving three dead and 17 wounded while causing global outrage. Foreign officials and media quickly condemned the attack. Experts told Newsweek in an earlier report that the bombing is a “horrific” example of a potential war crime committed by Vladimir Putin’s forces, and it is one of many that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation on since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24....

In November 2015, Greece’s Athletics Federation (SEGAS) announced that Greek authorities were formally notified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that Devetzis had tested positive for a banned substance in 2007, reports Xinhua. The athlete expressed severe doubts regarding the entire anti-doping test procedures, but lost the bronze medal she won in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan. Devetzis retired after IAAF gave her a two-year ban from taking part in tournaments after her refusal to submit a sample to anti-doping controllers in May 2009 in Ukraine....

The Packers were 13-3 in each of the last two seasons. They were defeated in the NFC championship game both times. This year is the likely end of Aaron Rodgers’ career in Green Bay, so expectations are high. That said, here’s who the Packers will be projecting to roll out in week one. Offense Rodgers is the reigning NFL MVP, coming off an absurd statistical season. He threw for 48 touchdowns and a career-high 70....

Green carded a two-under-par 70 on Saturday to remain the woman to beat at Hazeltine National Golf Club. The 22-year-old teed off with a three-shot advantage, but Green’s lead was cut to one after bogeying the last in Chaska, Minnesota. Green – bidding to become the first Australian to win the major LPGA Tour tournament since Karrie Webb in 2001 – is nine under overall, ahead of Ariya Jutanugarn (68)....

Thunderstorms that brought heavy winds and over three inches of rain to the Sioux Falls area on Tuesday were observed by locals in a seldom seen shade of green. The National Weather Service (NWS) said that the severe weather was part of a derecho, an extended series of connected storms that include winds in excess of 58 miles per hour. Winds from the storm reached speeds of up to 99 miles per hour in some areas of South Dakota....

A Paradigm Partners poll published on Tuesday shows Abbott with just 32.52 percent support among likely Republican primary voters in the state, behind former Texas GOP chair Allen West on 38.36 percent. The poll was conducted for West’s campaign and differs starkly from other polls published late last year that appeared to show the Republican primary race was uncompetitive. The Paradigm Partners poll was conducted among 1,486 likely Republican primary voters on January 9, 2022 and has a margin of error of +/-2....

After multiple media outlets reported Marshall was staying, Marshall’s son Kellen tweeted confirmation. MORE: Who’s in, who’s out: College coaching vacancies Alabama athletic director Bill Battle announced late Wednesday that Marshall had chosen the Shockers over the Crimson Tide. CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander reports Marshall will receive a seven-year contract. Marshall and Wichita State have not commented on the reports. Reports earlier Wednesday said Wichita had improved its offer to Marshall, who was considered a favorite to replace the fired Anthony Grant at Alabama....

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 30 points and nine assists in its entertaining 113-102 win over Memphis. Larry Nance Jr. contributed 19 points, seven rebounds and a few highlight-reel dunks, and Jose Alvarado added 12 points and six assists off the bench. Morant filled up the box score with 36 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals, but he didn’t get much help from the rest of the Grizzlies’ starters....

But more interesting manifestations can be seen in the bucolic groves of academe, in which industrialists, financiers and corporations each year swap billions in cash for prestige. While the American brand may be tarnished in foreign policy (Iraq), financial management (subprime) and even basketball (the 2004 Olympics), “U.S. higher education still has a sterling international brand,” says Peter Frumkin, professor of public affairs at the University of Texas. “People love to have their names associated with leading research universities....

Although the bacterium is not usually harmful to adults, it can cause serious side effects in infants. People who are positive for GBS will need to be treated with antibiotics during labor to help prevent the baby from being infected. This article will discuss the cause, symptoms, risk factors, complications, and prevention of group B strep. Causes Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that live in the environment. For example, Streptococcus (strep) is a type of bacteria found inside and outside humans and animals....

But for many people, it goes further than that. With self-isolation, lockdowns, quarantines and strict social distancing measures now in place in many countries across the world, video-calling has also become the main way for people to communicate and socialize with family or friends. Luckily, there are a lot of options available, with apps and websites offering seamless, and crucially free, services for desktops, laptops and the iOS and Android mobile ecosystems....

The 32-year-old running back had his best game of the season against the Cleveland Browns as he rushed for 130 yards in the Raiders’ 45-42 overtime win. Gruden praised Lynch’s performance during his news conference on Monday. “If that’s not a Hall of Fame back, I don’t know what is, honestly,” Gruden said (via ESPN). “What he did yesterday, what he’s done since he’s been here, it’s incredible. He wants the ball more, and more, and more....

Michael De Santa, formerly known as Michael Townley, is one of the main characters in the game and is voiced by the famed and accomplished Ned Luke. This article talks about why Michael is the most convincing and beloved character among the three. Why do GTA 5 gamers like Michael the most? Michael has made a career out of robberies and criminal activities but has retired and settled for a life of peace in quiet in Los Santos....

No one in GOP leadership is at the level of Winston Churchill, but they did make the same mistake this past election cycle. The GOP did a spectacular job of highlighting the issues, but failed to articulate to voters its plan to fix the problems it identified. Republicans took voters for granted, even publicly stating they could win on a “policy-free” midterm. But voters aren’t as stupid as some members of the DC consultant class clearly think they are....

After being called for an over-the-back foul, the Duke guard slammed the ball down in anger, and was immediately benched by Coach K. This Clemson fan was clearly excited about it: MORE: Did this player trip Duke’s Grayson Allen on purpose? ESPN has the full play: MORE: Grayson Allen pushes Duke past UNC in thrilling rivalry game Allen has the most technical fouls in the ACC this season, according to ESPN Stats & Info....

As such, video games are constantly merging genres, choosing elements that have worked well in previous titles, and fusing them together to make something new. Often, gamers won’t bat an eye at this. Innovation is one of the best features of the video game industry. However, sometimes a game will take two or more unrelated genres and find a way to mesh them. It’s rare (probably because it’s not easy), but when it works out as well as it did for these games, it’s hard not to wish it happened more often....

Venus had been a figure of mystery for years; her father, Richard, refused to let her play on the junior tennis circuit, so no one knew quite how good she was. He moved his family from the bullet-scarred playgrounds of Compton, Calif., to Rick Macci’s tennis academy in Delray Beach, Fla. Williams sheltered Venus in an atmosphere in which other parents, he says, “couldn’t hit their kids and say, ‘You let that nigger beat you’....

The shark, known as Unama’ki, is being tracked by research non-profit OCEARCH, who monitor hundreds of marine animals—ranging in size from whales to turtles—around the globe. “When we first met Unama’ki, we knew she had the potential to lead us to a site where she might give birth. Today on the #OCEARCH Global #SharkTracker she’s in the Bahamas, roughly 50 miles northeast of Guana Cay on the edge of the Blake escarpment,” the non-profit said in a Tweet on Friday....