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Carrasco showed real promise in his first two seasons at Atletico following a move from Monaco, particularly in his second campaign when he scored 10 times in LaLiga. But he struggled for consistency this term, starting just eight times in the first half of the season and when Dalian Yifang came calling, the Belgian made the move to China. Still just 24, some criticised Carrasco for not sticking around to fight for his place in Spain, while others suggested his career would suffer by playing in the Super League....

Bayern were aiming to make it nine wins in a row in all competitions, but were derailed when Atletico struck in the 35th minute for the only goal of the game. “Today I liked everything,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone told a news conference. “We pressed them well, when we sat back and set up for the counter we did it well. We were intense for the 90 minutes against a very hard side and it is one of the best achievements since I’ve been here at Atletico....

RELATED: Switch RPGs To Play If You Love Old School Fallout Fallout 4’s modding community, much like Skyrim’s, is full of talented programmers and modders who make the game better and more serviceable. The best of these mods supplement the game’s lore or iron out some mechanical kinks that break immersion. So for players seeking out newfound appreciation for a six-year-old game, then these mods will breathe a new life to Fallout 4’s wasteland....

Munafo, of Albany, New York, is facing 10 federal charges for his alleged role in the violent storming of the Capitol on January 6. Federal authorities say that he made a series of threatening phone calls to a Calhoun County, Michigan 911 dispatcher using a remote dialing service from a North Carolina truck stop one day earlier, tying up phone lines while threatening to attack and mutilate the dispatcher for not giving in to his demands....

A man called 911 Tuesday reporting a vehicle he thought he spotted in the creek. The car was pulled out and investigators found two bones believed to be human, plus identification and credit cards that belonged to Clinkscales, Sheriff James Woodruff of Troup County, Georgia, said. On Jan. 12, 1976, Clinkscales, who was 22 years old at the time of his disappearance, left LaGrange, Georgia, to drive 45 miles back to Auburn, but never arrived....

The 28-year-old revealed the news by showing off her growing bump during a performance with Offset and his group, Migos, at Sunday’s BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The couple are already parents to daughter Kulture Kiari, who turns three in July. “Cardi B and Offset, giving us life—literally,” host Taraji P. Henson joked following the performance and reveal. Meanwhile, the “Up” hitmaker also took to Instagram to further confirm the news with a stunning photo of her bump covered with what appears to be a plaster cast, along with the caption: “#2!...

On Tuesday, JHU posted “WAmP: Wear a Mask, Please,” a reworking of the massive hit by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, rewritten to promote wearing face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. The track is credited to Birdi Jay feat. Thee Mental Notes. Birdi Jay is portrayed by JHU’s mascot, the Johns Hopkins Blue Jay, while The Mental Notes—who gained an extra “e” in tribute to Megan Thee Stallion—is one of the university’s thirteen a cappella groups....

Now past the halfway mark and primed for the stretch run, the respective best teams in the NFC and AFC aren’t just ahead of everyone else now. They both also have a strong chance to keep surging and finish that way. Last week: 2 Why they’re here: Carson Palmer threw his first interception, but also had his first three-TD game of the season to allow them to roll to victory against a tough Dallas team....

The move is retroactive to April 19, two days after Wacha went six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits, in a 6-3 victory over the Brewers. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Wacha was set to start Tuesday, the Cardinals’ fifth consecutive day with a game, so no starter would be ready on normal rest, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted ....

The star of AMC’s “Mad Men,” and Disney’s"Million Dollar Arm," is a huge Cardinals fan, and as such, the team will honor his celebrity fandom with “Jon Hamm Day” on August 18. Fans who purchase the special Jon Hamm theme ticket will receive a Jon Hamm bobblehead. MORE: SN’s Q&A with Jon Hamm The Cardinals are also selling a limited number of VIP tickets to a pre-game event in which the patron will meet Jon Hamm, and will receive a ticket to the game, a professional photo of Jon Hamm and a bobblehead....

They were now an entity in their own right, having been runners-up to the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Trophy for the associate member-countries. Still, they were innocents in the highly competitive upper tier of world cricket. Skipper Maurice Odumbe was just happy to be on the same field as the West Indians. “It’s an honor to play them”, he said before the match. The early life in the wicket suited the West Indies pacemen, as they went about skittling the Kenyans....

Edwards recorded the fastest speed in Round 3 of Friday’s Coors Light pole qualifying at the 1.058-mile oval with a speed of 135.164 mph, which was slightly faster than Joey Logano who clocked in at 135.021 mph. MORE: Photos of Austin Dillon’s wild wreck | SN’s power rankings before New Hampshire David Ragan will start on the inside of Row 3 as he seeks to become the 12th different driver to win at New Hampshire in the past 12 races — the longest active streak at any track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....

Kenseth and Edwards, former teammates at Roush Fenway Racing, had one infamous “moment” when Edwards cocked back his arm as if he were going to throw a punch at Kenseth back in 2007. MORE: Edwards hopes to win title with Gibbs | Toyota engine woes | Risk of Edwards’ move | Gibbs on Tony Stewart Gibbs knows that things happen between teammates. But he also knew that Kenseth had spent eight years with Edwards at Roush Fenway and knew him well....

Now, per new reports on MMA Fighting, the fight has been booked again for a clash at the UFC event on July 25 in fight island. This is great news for Carla Esparza. She has been on an interesting run in the strawweight division since losing to Tatiana Suarez back in 2018. She has amassed a total of 3 wins, which includes a massive upset win over Michelle Waterson....

“I spent two and a half months away from baseball, just coming back today out of the bullpen feels great,” Carrasco said (via Fox 8 Cleveland). Carrasco threw 16 pitches with a strikeout in one inning of relief Monday for Double-A Akron against Harrisburg, marking his first outing since landing on the injured list in June due to chronic myeloid leukemia. The right-hander recieved a standing ovation from fans at Canal Park when he jogged in from the bullpen....

Multiple Nets players “remain fully in favor of the club signing” the 35-year-old forward, according to a report from SNY, which cites unidentified league sources. Brooklyn rebuilt its roster this summer as it landed both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, who is expected to miss most, if not all, of next season after rupturing his Achilles in the 2018-19 NBA Finals. The Athletic reported last month the two stars were “pushing” the front office to bring in Anthony....

So that apology Anthony issued? ‘‘It was Mr. Dolan’s decision,’’ Anthony said Thursday, via The Associated Press. MORE: 15 most overpaid players this season | Marbury is fed up The apology stemmed from the Knicks home game against the Trail Blazers, when a fan was heckling Anthony from the stands. Anthony told the fan he should ask Dolan, seated nearby, for a refund. ‘‘We sat down and we talked about it," Anthony said of the collaborative apology from the Knicks....

Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, will begin a phased reopening of its North American cruises on August 1 across eight ships from Miami and Port Canaveral in Florida as well as in Galveston, Texas. Paused operations in all other North American and Australian markets have been extended through August 31, the company said in a statement on Monday. Costa Cruises, another branch of Carnival Corporation, also announced on Monday the further suspension of its cruises through June 30....

On Monday, Baskin and her husband Howard Baskin filed a lawsuit against both companies alleging that Royal Goode Productions breached the contract by using footage of both her and her husband in “Tiger King 2.” According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Variety, the Baskins only signed appearance release forms for “Tiger King.” The lawsuit states that “understanding that the appearance releases limited Royal Goode Productions’ use of the footage of the Baskins and Big Cat Rescue to the single, initial documentary motion picture, the Baskins believed that any sequel – though odious – would not include any of their footage....