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Tonight’s topic: Derrick Rose’s recent comments about sitting out in order to preserve his body for his post-basketball career. MORE: Barkley on Lakers’ losing streak | Barkley comments on race | NBA Power Rankings Charles, the floor is yours. Ernie Johnson: Do you take issue with that? Charles Barkley: Of course I do, that was stupid. Derrick Rose is a great player, is a great kid, loves his mom. That was stupid....

“We’re going to be a program that has the right attitude. We’ll have the right commitment. It will be a program that’s built on accountability and responsibility,” Strong said. We’ve watched that unfold the past 24 hours. MORE: SN’s 10 greatest Longhorns | Media guide mishap | All-Big 12 | Coach rankings On Thursday, Orangebloods.com reported that defensive back Chevoski Collins and running back Jalen Overstreet had been dismissed from the team for violating team rules....

“I have an unbelievable job,” Strong told reporters during an impromptu press conference Wednesday evening. “It’s all a rumor. We’re here to build a program. That’s why I came here.” MORE: College Football Week 11 action | Heisman Trophy odds update Addressing the rumors publicly for the first time, Strong said any conjecture that he’s interested in the Miami job is just that. It was reported Tuesday that Strong has grown especially irritated with the rumors that are circulating, and they likely would have grown stronger with 4-6 Texas struggling in its second season under Strong....

In case you didn’t know… After enduring a 3-0 defeat in the first leg at Nou Camp, Liverpool defied the odds to pull off a sensational comeback at Anfield. The Reds thrashed Barcelona 4-0 thanks to braces from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum to qualify for the Champions League finals for the second time in two years. Liverpool were without two of the best forwards in their team - Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino - due to injuries but the players showed tremendous spirit to knock out the Catalan giants....

In case you didn’t know Barcelona is all set to host Liverpool in the highly-anticipated first leg of their Champions League semi-final fixture. The LaLiga champions have a worthy competitor in Liverpool, who are in the midst of a tight Premier League battle with defending champions, Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp’s men have had a standout campaign but will not take it easy, especially considering Messi’s scintillating form this term. The Argentine maestro has netted 46 goals in all competitions so far this season and is more determined than ever to add to his trophy collection, by winning a treble....

Barcelona, April 9 (IANS): Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is optimistic about his side reaching the Champions League semifinals Wednesday night. The Spain international was rested for Barca’s 5-0 triumph at home to Mallorca Saturday night as he looks to protect a hamstring injury that has troubled him over the past month, but will be in the starting 11 for the second leg of Barca’s quarter-final at Camp Nou against Paris Saint-Germain....

The tie isn’t over by any means, though – the two sides play the second leg at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena on Wednesday night – and while the Dutch side are definitely in the driving seat following their victory on Tuesday, Tottenham simply cannot be counted out. Here are 3 reasons why Tottenham can still come back and win against Ajax in the second leg. #1 They’ve overcome worse odds in the Champions League this season Okay, so admittedly, trailing 0-1 going into a second leg away from home is a tricky obstacle for any team to overcome, particularly when the side in front is a team like Ajax, who have already dumped former winners Real Madrid and Juventus out of the competition this season....

The 2021 Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will also dish out the largest prize to the winner than at any stage of the competition. MORE: Will Christian Pulisic start for Chelsea in Champions League final? 2021 Champions League final prize money The Champions League finalists will each get $18.3 million, but the winner will net an additional $4.88 million for automatically qualifying for the UEFA Super Cup, a one-off match against the UEFA Europa League winners, Villarreal CF....

Alabama reigned supreme in college football, again. LeBron James and the Miami Heat were kings of the NBA, again. The state of Kentucky ruled college basketball, again (even if this time it was Cardinals instead of Wildcats). Jimmie Johnson, after a two-year drought, took home NASCAR's biggest prize for a sixth time. And the Boston Red Sox, which previously had one of the most famous droughts in sports, won their third World Series championship in 10 seasons....

Winning the play-offs can change a club’s fortunes for the better for years to come, whereas losing a play-off final can set a club back years. Fulham, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Derby County all have Premier League pedigree. But who has what it takes to secure a return to the top flight? Last season, Huddersfield were promoted with a negative goal difference, while in 2007 Derby went up via the play-offs, despite winning just six of their closing 15 regular season games....

The news was better for Wolves as they returned to the Championship summit with a well-earned win at Reading, while Aston Villa also impressed on the road in edging QPR. At the bottom, Birmingham City celebrated a much-needed three points over mid-table Nottingham Forest. BLACK CATS, MILLWALL BURNED BY BLUNDERS Sunderland gave incoming manager Chris Coleman a taste of the challenge ahead as they became the first team in English football history to go 20 competitive home matches without a win....

The Canaries capitalised on a slip-up from Sheffield United, who were beaten by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, while Middlesbrough were held by Stoke City in the late kick-off. Elsewhere, Paul Gallagher came off the bench and scored before having to play in goal for the closing stages of Preston North End’s 1-1 draw with rock-bottom Ipswich Town. Meanwhile, Derby County bounced back from their EFL Cup defeat to Chelsea by ending Birmingham City’s 11-match unbeaten streak, and Thomas Frank claimed a first win as Brentford boss....

Four Democrats are seeking their party’s nomination to run against DeSantis in November: Congressman Charlie Crist, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, consultant Cadance Daniel, and teacher and minister Robert Lee Willis. Crist, who served as Florida’s governor from 2007 to 2011, and Fried are seen as the frontrunners in the race. When he was elected as governor, Crist identified as a Republican until 2010 and then as an independent until 2012 when he became a Democrat....

Larranaga’s dad, Jim, coached the Patriots to a Final Four appearance in 2006. A source told the Globe that if George Mason contacts Jay, he’ll consider interviewing for the position, but only out of respect for his father. MORE: Latest Mock Draft | Boeheim to retire in three years | Oden comeback possible “The reality is that I’d be surprised if Jay wants that job,” the source said. “He’s going to have chances at head NBA jobs....

Work is on at the Civic District in the island nation, and in order to harmonise this construction with the current layout at the Marina Bay Circuit, the stretch on the track from Turn 11 to Turn 13 has been reworked. These changes will mean slightly slower turning speeds at that chicane, and lane positions for drivers will also switch as a result of changes to the entire stretch....

In a story published in late December in The Wall Street Journal, titled “Xi’s China Crafts Campaign to Boost Youth Patriotism,” reporter Liza Lin described how President Xi Jinping (who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party) and his apparatchiks are using slick videos on social media to drive patriotism in their country. “It’s more sophisticated than anything Beijing has attempted in the past,” the author noted. And more than anything Mao Zedong, chairman of the People’s Republic of China, ever tried....

Nineteen Chapecoense players and coach Caio Junior were among the 71 who lost their lives last November when the plane carrying them to Medellin for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional crashed. Chapecoense to play Barca in August Mancini was appointed the following month and oversaw the formation of a new squad, but finds himself out of the job less than seven months later....

Although he won two Super Bowl rings as a running back before beginning a coaching career that eventually put him in charge of the Los Angeles Chargers last season, Lynn never forgot about missing his college graduation. On Saturday, the Chargers’ 49-year-old head coach will take that long-delayed walk to get his diploma when he receives his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at UNLV. “Football has always been my No....

We have discussed this game in detail, and created DraftKings and FanDuel lineups for it as well. But this column is all about the props we have hand-selected as the most intriguing and the most potentially-lucrative on Sports Interaction and BetMGM. Our prop betting has been very successful this season. Just two weeks ago, our BetMGM One Game Parlay for the Thursday Night Football game between the Eagles and the Texans hit and made readers $550 on $50 wagers....

Speaking from the heart, not from a script, the charismatic Callaway detailed why he sees himself being a successful big-league manager. MORE: Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger wins Sporting News NL ROY “We’re going to care more about the players than anyone ever has before,” the 42-year-old Callaway said, wearing his new No. 36 Mets jersey. “We’re going to know that they are human beings and individuals; and this is going to be a group that feels that every day they come into the clubhouse....