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The 24-year-old attacker received his first U.S. cap over six years ago. While he played five games in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he’s remained on the fringe of the national team conversation ever since. MLS Preview: Revolution hoping to build off 2016 lessons But Agudelo’s club situation has improved, as he’s scored 14 times for the Revolution over the past two seasons. After returning from a knee injury in 2016, he bagged four of his seven league goals in the last seven games of the season....

The Duchess of Sussex says the identities of five members of her inner circle, all young mothers, must be protected from “vicious” attempts to create “clickbait” stories. The group will play a key role in her copyright and privacy case against the Mail on Sunday and are likely to be called as witnesses. The newspaper says it does not believe their names should be kept private but Meghan’s lawyers fear publicity could scare them away from giving evidence....

On Friday, an Albany County judge determined that a case could not properly be filed against Cuomo based on the complaint written by former aide Brittany Commisso. The request to drop the case came after prosecutors filed a motion claiming they could not determine any further steps. “We have reviewed all of the available evidence and concluded we cannot successfully secure a conviction in this case,” said assistant district attorney Jennifer McCanney during the hearing....

Lake County Common Pleas Court Judge John P. O’Donnell used the term “China virus” three times in a column in the Lake Legal Views, the county bar association’s newsletter, addressing how he handled his duties during the coronavirus pandemic. The Lake County Bar Association distributed the edition of the Lake Legal Views newsletter to its members on Wednesday. O’Donnell’s comments garnered significant criticism from the local legal community soon after circulation....

During comedian Eddie Izzard’s 31-day virtual marathon, which ended up netting almost £300,000 for charity, Dench tuned in and Izzard called her phone so viewers could see which song she picked for her ringtone. Dench held up the phone and John Barry’s iconic Bond theme could be heard blasting out of it. The audience of Izzard’s marathon got a good kick out of it, but Dench recalled a less appropriate time when her ringtone blared out of her phone....

When players are unhappy with their contracts, it usually is easy to pinpoint why. Either the player has outperformed his contract or the NFL market has changed. A player also could be in the final year of his contract and is worried something could derail his free agency the following season. None of these situations apply to Jones. Jones’ stats look similar to what they were when he signed his latest extension....

Jones joins an offense that ranked fourth in the NFL last season in scoring and tied for second with 396.4 yards per game. The Titans just re-signed quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who’s coming off a career-best season with 33 touchdown passes. Titans running back Derrick Henry has won back-to-back rushing titles, and the Titans already have a solid receiver in A.J. Brown, who’ll line up opposite Jones. At Caesars Sportsbook, the Titans went from a 35-to-1 favorite to win the Super Bowl to a 30-to-1 favorite....

“He was still holding out hope, but he also was preparing himself,” Kelli Masters, an attorney who spoke with Jones on Tuesday night, told Newsweek. Jones, 41, is scheduled to receive the lethal injection at the state penitentiary in McAlester for the 1999 killing of businessmen Paul Howell at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET) on Thursday. He has maintained his innocence for more than two decades, alleging he was framed by the real killer who testified against him and was freed from prison after 15 years....

RELATED: Best Action Games To Play If You Like God Of War Unfortunately, Just Cause 4 (2018), while action-packed, didn’t rank quite as high as the previous titles. It was considerably flawed and over-ambitious to the point of being quite complex at times, which is a huge no-no when all you want to do is set the world on fire. With Just Cause 5 being the inevitable next title in the franchise, we’re looking at what needs to be done to make it a return to form for the series....

The Stockholm-based Avalanche Studios Group was founded by former EA and Paradox Interactive employees in 2013. It is best known for the Just Cause series and 2015’s Mad Max video game and co-developed Rage 2 alongside id Software. It also shouldn’t be confused with the similarly named Avalanche Software, the Utah-based developer working on the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy. RELATED: Just Cause Studio Was Working on an Open World Iron Man Game, But It Was Canceled...

O.J.-by-the-Sea: The media center at the Santa Monica civil trial. Different from “Camp O.J.,” the center at the criminal trial. Ito’d: To get bopped on the head, especially with a TV crew’s boom microphone Scheck happens: General epithet used when things go awry (in honor of criminal defense lawyer Barry Scheck) Media leaks center: The row of Porta Potties outside the courthouse A.S.S. graduate: A long-winded person (who’s attended the “American Sidebartending School”)...

The NCAA reconsidered its Oct. 21 decision after coming to the understanding that the church league was not an ultra-competitive one. In fact, one of the league's participants told the AJC that one of the players in the league had no idea how to play the game. In understanding that no competitive advantage was gained, the NCAA relented. Harries had just finished a two-year mission for the Mormon church when he played in the games....

In Mineola, N.Y., another macabre trial bumped along while maintaining its power to shock. Colin Ferguson, accused of killing six commuters and wounding 19 others on the Long Island Rail Road in December 1993, has opted to represent himself. The trial judge found Ferguson mentally competent to stand trial; the legal standard is whether he understands the charges against him and can assist in his defense. But that said, his performance has been bizarre....

Add Justin Verlander to those who are not pleased. MORE: Yankees no longer most valuable | Padres, Rays, and Nats to make more moves The Tigers pitcher, who signed a record contract extension in 2013 worth about $200 million, isn’t happy for having to pay more than two-and-a-half times his normal rate for cab fare and let his Instagram followers know about it Wednesday. Lyft is a direct competitor to Uber and apparently offers rates more practical for Verlander’s “budget....

Verlander began cramping in his right triceps muscle, forcing him to leave the mound in the third inning and return to the clubhouse. Following the game, he wasn’t overly concerned about the issue. MORE: Five bold Tigers predictions | MLB manager rankings | Indians prank shortstop Ramirez “Trainers said it’s nowhere near my shoulder, nowhere near my elbow. It just feels like a cramp,” Verlander told reporters, according to the Detroit News....

But… this is just ridiculous. MORE: Lauren Hill plays in second game | Hanlan dark horse for ACC Player of the Year | DeCourcy: NCAA should trash idea of weekly seed update | On Saturday night against Stanford, the Blue Devils player blocked a shot and wound up jumping so high he just sort of naturally floated over the top of his victim. There was a foul on the play so the block didn’t count....

The 28-year-old forward has made 83 appearances for Juve, who have activated a clause to buy the Colombian after he failed to secure a regular starting spot at Chelsea following his 23.3 million pounds ($30.28 million) move from Fiorentina. “The permanent transfer fee of 20 million euros is to be paid in three annual instalments starting from the 2017/2018 financial year,” Juve said on their website (www.juventus.com). Under Massimiliano Allegri’s guidance, Cuadrado has won two Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia trophies and helped Juve reach next month’s Champions League final against Real Madrid....

Kathryn Mayorga has accused Ronaldo of sexual assault in a hotel in Las Vegas in 2009. Ronaldo called the claims “fake news” before issuing a further statement on social media in which he strenuously denied the allegations and called rape “an abominable crime”. Juventus posted on Twitter on Thursday offering their support to Ronaldo, who joined the Serie A champions from Real Madrid in July. “Cristiano Ronaldo has shown in recent months his great professionalism and dedication, which is appreciated by everyone at Juventus,” the club said in a statement....

Though the Serie A champions’ journey in America ended in disappointment, Conte saw positive signs from the new arrivals, reports Xinhua. “Carlos (Tevez) is improving game by game,” he said Thursday. “But it is obvious that he, Ogbonna and Llorente need to get to grips with the way we play.” “I’ve liked what I have seen of Ogbonna, I’ve liked that a lot. Llorente too who, once he has recovered from the hard pre-season, will deliver his best,” he said....