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Barkley expressed his joy Tuesday night after the race was called for Democratic Party candidate Doug Jones, who led Republican Party candidate Roy Moore with 100 percent of the precincts reporting. As he was doing that, he managed to praise and disparage the people of his home state. MORE: Alabama voter says he wrote in Nick Saban “I’m just so proud of my state,” Barkley told CNN’s Jake Tapper in a postelection interview....

Charles Barkley pledged to give $1 million each to two colleges on “Giving Tuesday,” including Alabama A&M University, he announced on the JOX Roundtable Radio Show. The Leeds, Ala., native and Auburn University graduate also donated $1 million to Clark Atlanta University. Both AAMU, located in Huntsville, and Clark Atlanta are historically black colleges and universities. MORE: Ranking the 50 most influential people in sports CAU tweeted it is “ecstatic and grateful for the generous $1 million gift it received from Charles Barkley....

As a youngster growing up in the poorer suburbs of Guaruja, Sao Paulo, Oliveira endured consistent body pain and faced difficulty walking at times. He was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and abnormal heart murmurs, which took a toll on his ankle. ‘Do Bronx’ was written off by the doctor and told that he would never walk again, and was often bedridden after that. Oliveira spoke about his diagnosis in an interview with ESPN MMA ahead of his UFC 274 bout against Justin Gaethje:...

The two-time winner on the PGA Tour finished 1-under 69 to hold a two-stroke lead over the rest of the field. Na, who carded the best round of the tournament (62) Friday, played steady golf Saturday at Colonial Golf Course in Fort Worth, Texas. Na finished the day with three birdies, including two to open the round on the 1st and 2nd holes. His only mistake came on the par-5 11th where he had his first double bogey of the week....

Lee, the English U17 champion, produced the biggest win of his life when he dismissed Egypt’s Amr Arafa, a 3/4 seed, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9 in 69 minutes. “I knew I wasn’t favourite but I really believed in myself before the match,” 17-year-old Lee told the event website www.wsfworldjuniors.com later. “In the games I lost, my length wasn’t good enough - but managed to get it back for the next games and kept him behind me which was very important....

Then throw the Tom Herman sweepstakes in the mix, with reports flying that he’s in line to take over at Texas and LSU. How confusing. MORE: Top Texas coaching candidates if Strong is fired So let’s sort it all out. Here’s a timeline of everything we know about the future of Strong at Texas and any other names that have been tied to the Longhorns football job: Saturday, Nov. 19...

Lee Mitchell, of Bolton, U.K., was sentenced to 24 weeks in jail at Manchester magistrate’s court, the Manchester Evening News reported. He was convicted of assault, harassment and criminal damage. He was also banned from contacting the victim as part of the terms of a two-year restraining order and ordered to pay £100 ($130) in compensation to a police officer whose finger he bit, according to the newspaper. The 25-year-old, who was formerly a regional amateur boxing champion, had been in a relationship with the woman for five months when they broke up on May 1....

Barca, one of Ibrahimovic’s former clubs, visits the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, but PSG will be without its talismanic striker as he continues to struggle with pain in his left heel. The problem has kept Ibrahimovic out of PSG’s past two fixtures — a 2-0 win at Caen and a 1-1 draw at Toulouse — and coach Laurent Blanc had previously expressed hope that the Sweden captain would be fit to face his former employers....

The visitors came into the fixture with a morale-boosting 3-0 away victory over Augsburg in the Bundesliga over the weekend and would have been looking to get their Champions League campaign back on track after they lost on matchday 1 to Lokomotiv Moscow. However, there was to be no respite for them as goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Federico Bernadeschi and Cristiano Ronaldo handed the Bianconeri all three points in what was a routine victory for the Italians....

Seven conference championships highlight the final weekend of the college football season. Playoff berths are on the line, and you just know there’s at least one spoiler out there. Let’s rank the conference championship games you just have to see on Friday and Saturday. 1. Georgia Tech (10-2) vs. Florida State (12-0) Reason to watch: Florida State’s 28-game win streak began with a 21-15 win against Georgia Tech in the 2012 ACC championship....

Adam Webster’s first-half header proved the difference at the Riverside, where Boro were booed off after a fifth straight defeat that left them eighth – two points adrift of Aston Villa in sixth. George Saville blazed over a glorious opportunity before Jonny Howson failed to get the better of Max O’Leary when one on one in the 20th minute. Howson saw another attempt deflected onto the post and Ashley Fletcher’s follow-up was cleared off the line, with Webster’s goal coming against the run of play in the 31st minute....

Gurmeet, from Team Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh, drove his Maruti Gypsy and led with a total score of 511 points from compatriot Kabir Waraich (Yuvraj Tiwana), who is driving a Mahindra CJ3B, with 447 points on Saturday evening. Experienced Malaysian driver Mervyn Lim (Hamizan Bin Abdul Hamid) from Team Force Motors were placed third with 434 points. He drove his Gurkha on the soppy, muddy and rocky terrain of Dona Paula....

Chandigarh defeated Punjab 2-1 in the final of third Hockey India Sub-Junior Men’s National Championship (North Zone) played here Monday. Punjab took the lead in the 20th minute with the field goal scored by Kawaljit Singh but three minutes later Manjinder Singh levelled for Chandigarh. In the second half, Chandigarh controlled and dictated the pace to enjoy the upper hand. There was variety in their moves and the forwards never starved of passes from the midfield....

Why Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons is appearing in an advertisement for the high-end clothing company Buffalo David Bitton is anyone's guess, but, well, he gets to roll around on the beach with a very attractive model, so good for him. MORE: NBA cheerleaders in photos | Omer Asik trade rumors | Kobe injured again Parsons isn't likely to make the All-Star Game this season, but based on the above video, he's already a winner....

How to Change the Regional Language in Outlook Mail Outlook Mail (as well as many of Microsoft’s other applications) offers robust language support. Change the default language on Outlook.com. Open Settings by selecting the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the Outlook Mail screen. Select View all Outlook settings. Select General to open a list of general settings options. Select Language and Time. Select the Language dropdown arrow to display all the available languages and choose a language....

Wendy Orthman, previously the company’s global head of communications, assumed the role of general manager of global integrated brand, marketing and communications on November 3. The new job is one that was created based on her advocacy for the position, combining her previous role and that of the head marketer for the brand, a slot that was occupied by Phil York who elected to leave the company for an opportunity in Europe....

While it is not uncommon to have videos struck for demonetization purposes, several YouTube accounts that have aimed to archive Destiny’s music as a way of preserving it as an art form have had their uploads completely removed from the website. While some fans extended tracks for longer listening purposes, many prolific archivers such as Promethean, Breshi, and Lorcan0c have tried to ensure non-commercial arrangements don’t become lost to time with seasonal tracks being removed from the game with new Destiny expansion updates....

Channing Tatum’s first on-screen appearance came 22 years ago, as a dancer in the music video for the hit Ricky Martin track “She Bangs.” 6 years later, he played opposite Amanda Bynes in the classic teen Shakespeare adaptation She’s the Man. He’s remained a Hollywood fixture ever since, from comedy to action, to drama. Tatum made his directorial debut this year with Dog, but he’s still better known for his work in front of the camera, as in the movies below....

Brazilian football lost more than footballers, coaches and journalists that night. They were friends and cousins. They were siblings and grandsons. They were lovers. They were fathers. They were sons. They were also footballers who had shown Brazil another way. A period of big-spending on big names had seen Brazil’s big clubs woefully underperform on the biggest stage in recent years. With budgets that dwarfed neighbouring nations, Brazilian clubs should have been dominating South America, but collectively they brought little other than disappointment....

The implications of the decision will reverberate throughout baseball as enforcement of the domestic violence policy evolves. For the Yankees, in the immediate future, there is the question of how Chapman’s suspension will affect their chances of returning to the playoffs. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong The strategy for New York this year is to lean hard on a bullpen power trio built to rival Motorhead. With Chapman joining Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller, the Yankees should be untouchable if they have a lead after six innings....