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And often you’re right. Like this afternoon, for example, when I arrived in here in Beaufort–the second oldest city in South Carolina and setting of the Baby Boomer classic “The Big Chill”–to cover Barack Obama’s “Roundtable Discussion with Veterans.” If you never witnessed a “roundtable discussion” on the campaign trail, I wish I were you. Next time you’re invited, I recommend that you watch “Baby Geniuses” instead. It’s that bad....

Scaloni was part of Argentina’s coaching staff for their poor campaign at Russia 2018, after which Jorge Sampaoli left his post. The AFA put the former Deportivo La Coruna defender in charge, initially on a temporary basis, and he led Argentina to the Copa America semi-finals, where they lost to rivals and eventual champions Brazil. But it seems Scaloni has done enough to impress the AFA as he will be staying in charge for their qualifying campaign....

Many expected this semfinal to be an all-South American showdown, but Croatia edged Brazil on penalties in the quarterfinals to send the world No.1 packing from Qatar. The Netherlands also gave Argentina an almighty scare in their quarterfinal, with the Dutch coming from two goals down before losing 4-3 in the penalty shootout. Lionel Messi’s impressive form in Qatar continued against the Netherlands as he scored, claimed an assist and converted his team’s first spot kick in the shootout....

Lionel Scaloni’s side found themselves on the wrong end of the one of the tournament’s great upsets in their opener, losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia. And only three points in their second outing will do if they are to silence early doubts regarding their hopes of lifting the trophy. Below are the predicted lineups for both teams ahead of the clash at Lusail Stadium. MORE: Argentina vs Mexico tips, best bets and predictions from TSN’s experts...

When it was over, the Sun Devils' fans rushed the court twice — beating your biggest rival in double overtime is that much fun. Fighting through a defensive-dominated game, Arizona State pulled out arguably the biggest home win in school history, knocking off No. 2 Arizona 69-66 in double overtime Friday night. Marshall scored eight of his 29 points in the second overtime and Bachynski swatted T.J. McConnell's drive with 6 seconds left, leading to a raucous midcourt celebration that had to restart because more time was left on the clock....

The case is the latest on reproductive rights to go to the Supreme Court in recent weeks and comes from Arizona’s Republican attorney general, Mark Brnovich. The law was temporarily blocked by a federal district judge in September, with the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the decision. However, Brnovich is hoping that the Supreme Court, particularly Justice Elena Kagan, will honor the ban. “This court has never otherwise recognized the purported right at issue—a right to race-, sex- or genetic-selective abortions,” he said during the state’s appeal....

During an interview with KSAZ-TV, Kelly was asked about the recent photos and videos of the different migrant holding facilities across the border, which show crowded conditions and large groups of unaccompanied minors. In response, Kelly pointed to the federal government as the ones responsible for handling the situation. “This is a tragic situation, it’s a challenging one, it’s a crisis and it’s up to the federal government to provide the resources and the border security that we need and a plan,” Kelly said....

Ark Park’s announcement comes two weeks after ARK: Survival Evolved was officially announced for the PS4, despite the studio initially saying that the game would only be released on PC and, after the game sold over a million copies in Steam Early Access, the Xbox One. The game is currently available on three platforms, albeit in a development state, and features survival gameplay on an island filled with all kinds of different dinosaurs which players can tame and then ride into battle against other players....

SEC fans do things differently. Someone or a group of people in Fayetteville, Ark. really don’t like Razorbacks’ QB Brandon Allen. First, a group of people decided to pelt Allen’s car with raw eggs following Arkansas’ loss to Mississippi State last year. Now, some nine months after that, Allen’s car was vandalized again. On Monday, local police confirmed that Allen’s truck was one of three vehicles set on fire on Sunday night and Monday morning....

Line: Arkansas State -5, Total: 58 Line movement and notes: Early betting action has been on the home underdog. The Wynn opened Arkansas -5.5 on Sunday, with an adjustment to -4.5 on Monday. William Hill opened -6 and moved to -5. As of Tuesday morning, there are still +5.5s available for South Alabama backers. Check our odds page for current point spreads and totals. More college football betting: Week 7 opening lines | Week 6 bad beats...

In a post on Twitter, hugely popular Fortnite streamer Ninja posited that the “hitches and stutters [will] go away when the meteors and asteroids disappear.” In a follow-up tweet, Ninja also shared a clip of himself playing the game and being affected by these said stutters. It’s a nail-biting moment as Ninja is just about to get a Victory Royale but the game freezes suddenly, leaving the Fortnite player vulnerable....

A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2022 in August supported the current flu shot guidelines for older Americans set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Previous studies have suggested that getting the flu may raise a person’s risk for cardiovascular events like heart attacks. It seems like getting a flu shot could be a reasonable way to try to lower that risk....

Roughly half of the qualification places have been sewn up, with 20 of 32 nations, including the hosts, having secured a spot in the draw for the group stage. The playoff second legs on March 29 will determine which teams from Africa will join them, as the CAF qualifying section wraps up the third and final round of its qualifying process. The first legs were all tight affairs, which means the aggregate-goal tiebreaker could come into play (see below)....

Fanatics is slated to acquire Topps trading cards as part of a $500 million deal expected to be finalized on Tuesday, according to unnamed sources familiar with negotiations reported by CNBC, ESPN and other media. The deal includes only Topps’ name and sports and entertainment division and not the company’s candy and gift cards line, a source told CNBC. Fanatics’ trading cards division has raised $350 million at a valuation of $10....

The former Real Madrid midfielder saw his spot-kick saved by Matus Kozacik in the first half of the Euro 2016 last 16 clash, where goals from Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez and Julian Draxler saw Joachim Low’s side through. But Gotze, who was dropped for the tie with the Slovaks, showed he is more than capable from 12 yards as his neat Panenka attempt in training left Bernd Leno with no chance....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 9% of all new breast cancer cases in the United States occur in women under the age of 45. That means over 25,000 American women younger than 45 years old are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Any person with breast tissue, regardless of their biological sex and gender identity, should talk to their provider about their cancer risk and learn about the preventive steps that are recommended....

Messi, 30, will again lead the South American nation at the showpiece tournament, where they face Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in Group D. But the Barcelona forward will be heavily relied upon as he looks for his first senior international trophy. Guzman, who replaced the injured Sergio Romero in Argentina’s squad, said his team-mates needed to ease the pressure on Messi as much as they could. “Of course Leo is a very important figure to us....

The punishment, which rules Messi out of competitive action for his country until the final World Cup qualifier against Ecuador next season, was announced just hours before Argentina take on Bolivia in La Paz on Tuesday. “We are surprised by the decision that has been taken,” Miadosqui said. “We are very angry because of the way it was handled hours before playing. “We are going to appeal the FIFA sanction....

Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scored two stunning goals to give the Albiceleste a 2-0 win over Mexico and breathe life into their chances of advancing to the Round of 16 from Group C. Meanwhile, it was a serious blow to El Tri’s hopes and the Mexicans will go into the final day in last place in the group. A shock loss to Saudi Arabia had put Argentina’s World Cup bid within one more loss of coming to a premature end, but Messi’s goal in the 64th minute gave his team the breakthrough they desperately needed against a fiercely competitive Mexico side....