The Razorbacks attempted to win the game in regulation rather than risk their chances in overtime on a win on the road. The failed attempt allowed the Rebels to take a 52-51 win at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in a game that featured six touchdowns in the fourth quarter. On the game-deciding two-point conversion, Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson threw a high incompletion to give the Rebels the close win. The Razorbacks scored on the final play of regulation on a nine-yard touchdown from receiver Warren Thompson....

The 15-year-old, who play Will Byers in the science fiction horror Netflix show, has denied using the n-word after a video of him rapping along to a song started circulating online. The teen can be seen rapping along to Chris Brown and Lil Dicky’s song “Freaky Friday” and the viral video has led to social media users using the #NoahSchnappIsOverParty hashtag to call out the young actor. Schnapp has since denied using the slur and insisted he replaced it with the word “neighbor” while singing along in the video....

“Look out there and tell me five that would make us stronger. Five. Then, you win a prize,” he challenged journalists in August, but he even he admitted after Sunday’s capitulation at Wembley that he would have been better off playing himself in defence against Spurs. “The first goal would not happen if I am on the pitch, in my trainers,” he said after the humiliating loss to Mauricio Pochettino’s side....

Can fantasy baseball owners expect more of the same, or is this just an example of the latest top prospect having a big start before fizzling? Here’s my scouting report based on what I’ve seen from Mazara during spring training and while in the minors. MORE: Top 50 prospects | SN DFS Mazara performed well against big league competition in Cactus League play this spring and is a polished hitter despite being two weeks short of his 21st birthday....

Sixteen years after the established government fell in Somalia, the East African nation just lurches from one disaster to another, some man-made, some natural, each one deepening the humanitarian crisis. Last year marked more than six years of a record-breaking drought, followed by renewed fighting as the Islamic Courts Union sought to oust feuding clan warlords, which they did, establishing a semblance of order in the unruly capital and most of the country for the first time in a decade and a half....

McAdoo explained his choice to enter the NBA after three seasons at North Carolina in a statement. MORE: 2014 NBA mock draft | Jabari Parker could return to Duke | Draft early entry list "I am thankful to God for the opportunities I have had at Carolina,' says McAdoo. "I am thankful for everything I have been blessed to experience from my relationships with Coach Williams and his staff, to my current and former teammates and to the fact that I am so close to earning my degree from such a great institution....

The game is at the Wells Fargo in Philadelphia. The game will be televised on CBS. Saint Peter’s (22-11) continues a historic run as the first No. 15 seed to make the Elite Eight. The Peacocks have taken the tournament by storm with upset victories against No. 2 Kentucky, No. 7 Murray State and No. 3 Purdue. Coach Shaheen Holloway’s team continues to defy expectations. DECOURCY: Saint Peter’s enjoys a moment unlike any other North Carolina (27-9) advanced with a with a 73-66 victory against No....

Attorney McCae Henderson and his fiancé, Ike Edwards, are set to be married this year and began searching venues across North Carolina. When they filled out a form on Highgrove Estate’s website, they noted being “groom and groom” because there were only boxes for “bride” and “groom.” In response, the couple says, the venue said it doesn’t host same-sex marriage ceremonies and it offered them a list of alternatives. The owners of Highgrove on Sunday sent the local ABC11 station a response that said “[they] do not discriminate” but rather “believe in the sanctity of marriage as God says in the Bible,” which is only between a man and a woman....

Researcher Margaret Croy said this technique can be used by North Korea as a way to conceal it was attaining uranium as part of the country’s fervent drive to boost agricultural output. If North Korea—officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea—is building fertilizer plants for this purpose, it “has the potential to considerably alter open-source estimates of how much yellowcake uranium the DPRK is able to produce annually, which in turn affects estimates of how many nuclear warheads the DPRK can make,” Croy told Newsweek....

In the more than six months of fighting since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine on February 24, many Western nations have issued sanctions against Moscow in an effort to weaken its ability to attack Ukraine while providing Ukraine with military and humanitarian aid, bolstering its defense efforts. The sanctions have largely cut off Russia from global supply chains, allegedly forcing it to turn to North Korea for a new arms deal—suggesting that sanctions are hampering its invasion as Ukraine launches a counteroffensive in the key city of Kherson, according to declassified U....

The regime’s official newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, said Thursday that the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong on Tuesday was “only the beginning,” according to the South Korean Yonhap news agency. Kim Jong Un’s regime has ramped up its criticism of South Korea in recent weeks. Pyongyang is frustrated by defector groups across the border floating propaganda balloons into North Korea territory carrying messages decrying Kim’s human rights abuses, South Korean media, and other goods....

Northern Illinois, which is being considered as an opponent for Washington State in the Holiday Bowl in case Minnesota doesn’t show up, might not be able to make the game due to logistical difficulties, CBSSports.com reported Friday. NIU’s season concluded Nov. 26, meaning players have been inactive for three weeks. Not only that, many players have already made holiday plans. BOWLS: Rankings | Pick ’em NIU became an option when Minnesota players announced a boycott of the bowl to protest the suspensions of 10 teammates in connection with a sexual assault investigation from early September....

“It’s scary what is happening in Florida. Florida is a hotspot,” Norwegian’s attorney, Derek Shaffer, told a judge. “All we’re doing is trying to protect our staff and passengers.” Shaffer cited the rising spread of the virus in Florida as cause for cruise companies to require proof of vaccination during a remote hearing with U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, asking for the law to be overturned. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....

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It’s the line agents sell to clients to get them on board. It’s the line players sell themselves to remain confident throughout the process. It’s the line the mock draft-building media sells fans. When it comes to Johnny Manziel's draft future, it only takes one team to make him the face of its franchise. But that team won’t be the Houston Texans. And when it comes time to turn in their card on draft day, the Texans likely won’t be the only team to let a different franchise be the one to gamble on the Texas A&M quarterback....

So of course Billy Idol, 59-year-old British-born punk rocker, is the perfect choice for the featured singer at the NHL’s Winter Classic in Washington, D.C. It’s possibly the most tone-deaf selection the NHL made since the NHL had Def Leppard open its 2008-09 season in a Detroit concert. William Michael Albert Broad singing his 1983 hit “White Wedding” is the very essence of the NHL. Well done. FYI, the NHL’s 2001 All-Star Game in Denver featured Thomas Dolby live, about 15 years after his “She Blinded Me with Science” was a hit....

Notre Dame appeared to silence the talk about its program Wednesday by reportedly promoting defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Brian Kelly. Fickell was seen as a favorite to take over for his former boss at UC after Kelly bolted for LSU. BENDER: ND turns to its players’ coach of the future The news will keep from Fickell from having to parry additional questions about the Fighting Irish. When he got one Tuesday in the wake of the Kelly news, he tried to project a laser focus on beating Houston....

Jones, a 6-5, 315-pound senior, injured his knee in an 11-on-11 drill in practice Friday. MORE: ND unveils new Shamrock Series | Irish to debut on ‘Hard Knock’-like series Coach Brian Kelly called Jones’ “a freak injury,” but one the team will have to overcome. Jones turned in 40 tackles — good for ninth on the team — and 1.5 sacks in his junior campaign. Jones would have been invaluable for the No....

Onwualu was injured in the first quarter of Saturday’s 28-7 win against Wake Forest and was on crutches for most of the afternoon. His injury will not require surgery but the junior will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection as part of his rehab process on Monday, Kelly said. MORE: ND vs. WF: 5 things we learned | AP Top 25 | Coach’s Top 25 A two-year starter at linebacker, Onwualu has 36 total tackles, including five for loss and two sacks, and one forced fumble this season....