In the mind of Chicago Bears’ defensive lineman Israel Idonije, an admitted comic book fanatic, there was no better storyline. He’d gone into the grind of NFL training camp in 2007 — eat, sleep, watch film, practice; press rewind — wanting to solidify his place on the team. But he had another goal, too. “I wanted to come out of it having created something,” he explained. He did, and now he’s celebrating the release of "The Protectors" issue No....
The report on that rift between Ryan Pace and John Fox over Mitchell Trubisky during the NFL Draft was later walked back, and when the general manager and coach spoke publicly, they told a convincing account of how they scouted the quarterback. But that’s old news. Now, we find out Mike is the one who didn’t know about Mitchell, and now that he does, he wonders what he’s even doing here....
The viral TikTok, captioned, “Please be safe out here ladies… I would have never thought this would ever happen to me, but it did… #fyp #citysports #foryoupage,” has been viewed 2.6 million times and liked over 525,000 times since it was shared on January 28. A Mindbody report found that 57 percent of women have at one point felt “inappropriately looked at” while working out. In addition, 37 percent of women respondents are also “more likely” at risk of receiving “unwanted romantic attention” while at the gym....
So far in the series, only the titular character dons the cowl. Both Kate Kane and Ryan Wilder try to work alone. While Kate initially had Luke Fox as her tech support and the keeper of her secret, her stepsister Maggie Hamilton eventually became a member of her inner circle as well. With Ryan Wilder taking over the role, her help evolved to include Sophie Moore. None of those three characters, so far, have donned their own disguises or taken on their own vigilante alias....
As comic book fans know, Poison Ivy is a very dangerous villain and should never be taken lightly. She also has a higher level of power than most other of Batman’s villains, as she can control plants and other medicinal life in the earth’s roots or even in Gotham’s gardens. This type of power classifies her as superhuman, whereas other Batman villains have technology or tools they use. However, Batwoman will introduce a version of Poison Ivy fans are not familiar with....
Thomas Mueller’s hat-trick smoothed Bayern’s way for the second round while Schalke carved out a hard earned 2-0 win over fifth division side Noettingen to close the first round of German Cup football. Defending champions Bayern Munich cruised to a 5-0 triumph over fourth division team Rehden Monday, reports Xinhua. The Bavarians needed some time to warm up but with 15 minutes into the match, Xherdan Shaqiri broke the deadlock from three metres following an assist by Arjen Robben....
Bayern sign Sule and Rudy Sule – who had been heavily linked with Chelsea since the summer – arrives for a reported €20 million, but with Bayern not having to pay a penny to bring in Rudy alongside the centre-back, the cost of signing both suddenly does not seem so daunting. The pair have played key roles in Hoffenheim’s unbeaten league season to date and will boost a squad that is yet to hit top gear consistently under Carlo Ancelotti....
This month, Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes confirmed that talks had begun to bring Wagner to the Allianz Arena during the January transfer window as the Bundesliga champions attempt to provide support for Robert Lewandowski. But as things stand, Rummenigge says he cannot guarantee that a deal to sign Wagner – who started his career at Bayern – will be agreed. “It was clear Hoffenheim won’t shoot low, but higher than we imagined regarding the transfer fee....
The German giants last won Europe’s premier club competition in 2013, and have watched Real Madrid win three of the subsequent four Champions League titles. Though Bayern have won the last five Bundesliga crowns, Salihamidzic believes that the Bavarians must set their sights higher in the upcoming season. Get odds on Dortmund to win the Bundesliga “[The Champions League] is really the target that we have to reach,” Salihamidzic told Goal at Bayern’s International Fanclub event in Singapore....
Gathers on Friday said he plans to organize a private workout as a tight end for NFL teams, either on a basketball off day or after the season ends. MORE: Fastest Combine players | Lovable Joey Bosa acting like next NFL star “Moving forward, that’s my decision,” Gathers said, via the Dallas Morning News. “I just feel like with everybody egging me up for the past too many years, it’s been in my head and in my conscience....
Russell, whose 2015 season ended in late October after he suffered a broken bone in his neck that required surgery, sat out the Bears’ first spring scrimmage but has been cleared for Friday’s major scrimmage, the Austin American-Statesman reported. MORE: Meet college football’s newest crop of coaches At the time of the injury, Oct. 24 against Iowa State, Russell had thrown for 2,104 yards and 29 touchdowns in seven games....
According to ESPN, Bears offensive coordinator Kendal Briles met with NCAA officials Wednesday regarding potential recruiting violations, specifically, improper contact with a recruit. Unidentified sources told ESPN that the NCAA recruiting investigation is not related to the school’s ongoing sexual assault scandal. Recruiting violations are nothing new for Briles, who was suspended one game by the school last season along with receivers coach Tate Wallis for a violation related to evaluations of prospective recruits....
He arrived in Waco that December at a university trying to recover from a sexual assault scandal that rocked the campus and saw coach Art Briles, university president Ken Starr and athletic director Ian McCaw lose their jobs. It was clear Rhule’s success wouldn’t be measured by just the on-field product. “It’s just one of those things where my wife (Julie) and I just kind of made a decision based on faith,” Rhule told Sporting News....
Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex. The game will be televised on ABC. Oklahoma State (11-1) is in good position to make the College Football Playoff with a victory. Mike Gundy has done that with a defense that allows 281.4 yards per game. The Cowboys broke a six-game losing streak to rival Oklahoma last week and could slide into that fourth playoff spot with a conference championship....
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a person opened fire into a crowd of up to 50 people who had gathered for a celebration of life at the 1400 block of N Market Loop in Baytown, which is about 25 miles from Houston, Click2 Houston reported. The vigil was being held for Jamal Narcisse, 29, who was fatally shot during an argument at his home on December 3, according to The Baytown Sun....
Bohemian CC were in top form during their Group 1 encounters and topped the points table with three wins from four matches, with one of their games washed out due to rain. As for the Vanguards, they picked up three wins from their four games, their only loss from the group stages coming against the Prague CC Knights. With two teams coming into this game on the back of good form, expect a thrilling match on the cards....
A Delhi court on Saturday dropped charges against Sreesanth and 35 other accused in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing and betting case which also includes the likes of off-spinner Ajit Chandila and left-arm tweaker Ankeet Chavan. “I do not think the BCCI will have problems now” “The court has taken away whatever charges that were on him (Sreesanth) so I do not think the BCCI will have problems now (in letting Sreesanth make a comeback)....
The three-member disciplinary committee of the BCCI comprising of board president Shashank Manohar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, the president of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) and Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Saurashtra Cricket Association, had questioned the players in question on December 24, along with Ravi Sawani, head of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and given them until Monday to respond in writing to the charges levied against them. Chandila was arrested by Delhi police in 2013 along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates S Sreesanth and Ankit Chavan, for trying to fix IPL games, and the trio were later banned for life by the BCCI....
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Four qualifying teams from the pre-quarter finals put their soccer skills to test in the quarter finals at the Barefoot Beach Soccer Tournament. The quarter finals also saw an interesting change in the format of the game, and the four matches were played in three periods of 5 minutes each as opposed to the earlier two halves of 5 minutes each. The first quarter final was played between Goa United (A) Vs Piedade Youth Association....
