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Even with that brilliant, decisive march to the Lombardi Trophy, it was LA’s “fearsome fivesome” that made the difference. Led by Aaron Donald and Von Miller, they sacked Joe Burrow a Super Bowl record-tying seven times, shutting down the Cincinnati offense after a 22-second spurt to start the second half gave the Bengals the lead.
By the time Eminem showed up for his pump-it-up “8 Mile” anthem “Lose Yourself,” wearing a dark beard, a baseball cap and a hoodie, the performance seemed almost anti-climactic. Just a few minutes had gone by, but so much had already happened, musically, sentimentally (aside from Lamar’s hits, most of the songs were at least 15 years old), visually and culturally. When one of the drummers turned out to be Anderson .Paak, a younger rapper, singer and hitmaker in a sharp blue-fringed jacket, the surprise appearance was part of the star-studded wallpaper.
“I’ve missed free throws at the end of games, and I’ve had my teammates immediately pick me back up, my coaches immediately pick me back up. I think that, honestly, has prepared me for these situations. My confidence was at an all-time high, and I knew the game was over as soon as I was going to the line.”
A bucket from Cockburn, then dunks from Omar Payne and Melendez helped Illinois build an 18-point lead before the under-12 timeout. Payne blocked a shot by Elyjah Williams, then Coleman Hawkins started the Illini on a fast break, providing a smooth dish for a Melendez dunk that made it 50-32 with 14:37 to play.
Before Saturday’s game, coach Billy Donovan said LaVine had recovered from the back spasms. Now, all focus is on his left knee, where he previously tore an ACL in 2017. LaVine already has missed several games earlier this season due to discomfort and swelling in the knee, which is closely monitored at all times by Bulls staff.
Very. Not only has it ensnared the heavy favorite for gold in the marquee event of the Games, women’s figure skating, it involves, once again, Russia, which isn’t even technically here because of sanctions imposed after being caught running a massive state-sponsored doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. It’s to be seen if the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency try to extend Russia’s mostly toothless ban from international competition for two years. Russian athletes compete under the name Russian Olympic Committee, but they still wear the Russian red, and most fans couldn’t tell the difference.
“About all we could accomplish up to this point, we’ve done it,” coach David Quinn said. “There’s a swagger to us, and there’s a believability that’s gone here over the last week and it’s put us in this position, but we haven’t really accomplished anything that we want to accomplish.”
United States’ Hilary Knight (21) dives for the puck in front of Czech Republic’s Samantha Ahn Kolowratova (5) during a women’s quarterfinal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek/AP)
The Olympic experience, so far, has not gone as Meyers Taylor wanted. She tested positive for COVID-19 and had to give up the role as U.S. flagbearer for the opening ceremony. She was isolated and separated from her family. Her son, who turns 2 later this month, is usually by her side almost constantly; their visits have been limited to just a few minutes a day, if that, in Beijing because of virus protocols.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, and players association executive director Tony Clark speak before Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. Manfred and MLB locked out players on Dec. 2, a day after the five-year collective bargaining agreement ended. (Ron Blum/AP)