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Last season’s NBA Finals MVP tied his career high with 26 points despite playing with only one good eye, and the Spurs closed with a rush to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 89-85 Monday. MORE: See career transformations of 12 NBA stars Leonard had been away from his teammates for a three-week stretch because of conjunctivitis, a highly contagious infection that has affected his right eye. Still, he pulled down 10 rebounds and gave the defending champions their first lead with 1:44 left....

Icardi was crowned Serie A’s player of the year on Monday and Ronaldo will certainly have that title in his sights as he bids to establish himself in Italy following his €112million move from Real Madrid. But a look at the pair’s stats suggest Ronaldo - a five-time Ballon d’Or winner - will have a job on his hands to unseat the league’s established star. Friday’s clash presents the first opportunity to see Ronaldo and Icardi in direct competition, but Opta’s data indicates the latter has a frighteningly good record against the Bianconeri....

The Bianconeri have won the last eight titles in a row and kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 away at Parma last weekend, while Napoli followed suit a couple of hours later with an entertaining 4-3 win away against Fiorentina. If Juventus has been almost unrivaled over the last eight years, Napoli more than any other side has done all it could to prevent Serie A from turning into a procession....

Cristiano Ronaldo’s exquisite volley against his former club looked set to have guaranteed Juve’s place in the last 16, but United rallied with two goals in the last four minutes. The hosts were guilty of spurning some excellent chances in Turin with Sami Khedira and Paulo Dybala both hitting the frame of the goal prior to Ronaldo’s opener. And although Allegri was frustrated by his side’s profligacy, he believes that the manner of the Group H loss will help Juve develop....

The incident occurred on Monday on a motorway in northern Italy as Douglas Costa was returning to Turin. His Jeep was involved in a collision with a Fiat Punto, and the driver of that car was taken to hospital for minor injuries. Juventus was not training on Monday as the players had two days off following Saturday’s 3-3 draw against Parma. Douglas Costa was substituted at halftime during that match with a muscle injury in his left thigh....

A preview of the song and music video, which was released via Universe, a new Korean mobile app and web platform, was unveiled at 6 p.m. KST on Monday on the Universe YouTube channel. The full version of the music video was released exclusively via the Universe app, according to South Korea’s The Dong A Ilbo and other local media. The latest song is available for download on various music platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify, according to the Universe Twitter account....

The three-time Pro Bowl safety “has told Seattle he’s strongly considering a camp holdout” for a restructured deal, according to NFL.com. The Seahawks’ first training camp practice is scheduled for Friday. MORE: 25 highest-paid players | NFL All-Muscle Team Chancellor, 27, agreed to a four-year, $28 million extension before the 2013 season. The hard hitter, currently set to earn a base salary of $4,550,000 and a incentive bonus of $100,000 in 2015, has evolved into arguably the league’s most feared strong safety since....

She tweeted on Monday, “As president, I will undo this gag rule on my first day in office.” Many others responded immediately, and #PlannedParenthood, as well as #ProtectX were trending on Monday and Tuesday. Various prominent 2020 candidates decried the restrictions. Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren immediately commented on Monday evening saying, “The Trump administration is deliberately obstructing low-income people’s access to basic health care services & interfering in medical decisions made by patients & their doctors....

Harris reiterated during a Sunday morning CNN interview that the immigration crisis flowing out of the Northern Triangle countries of Central America won’t “be solved overnight.” She noted that if such a complex issue were easy, “it would have been handled years ago.” The vice president blasted the Trump administration for bringing all efforts to solve the “root problems” of the border crisis to a “standstill.” She said next month’s meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is part of a post-Trump collaboration to “rebuild....

However, Kamaru Usman is not taking Jorge Masvidal lightly and being the experienced fighter that he is, you wouldn’t expect anything else from the champ. Kamaru Usman is aware of the devastation Masvidal can cause inside the Octagon and isn’t going to make the mistake of underestimating his counterpart ahead of the fight. Usman is set to defend his UFC Welterweight Championship against Masvidal at the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi this Saturday....

Please be forewarned, there is going to be some very naughty language in the trailer, so use caution before playing it at work or around schoolchildren: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJlqVmNW0hM What I liked most about Kane & Lynch was you weren’t playing heroes, you were playing criminals who just happened to be needed for another criminal’s dirty work. That’s awesome crime drama if I ever heard of it. Unfortunately, the game just wasn’t that great to play and was lacking in every department....

Thanks to some searching by Kotaku, it has now been revealed that the sequel will put users inside the head of the insane madman Lynch this time, and the game will start off in Shanghai, where Lynch is attempting to score a deal which will have a huge payout, and “nothing will stand in his way”. Supposedly, Square Enix chose the Shanghai location because of the unique, seedy setting it will present the characters:...

Kane was on target twice as Tottenham brushed aside Huddersfield Town 4-0 on Saturday, making it seven goals in a week and 13 in September, a tally Ronaldo and Messi have not exceeded. Everton 5/1 to beat Burnley 1-0 Only Messi has scored more goals in 2017 than Kane, but Pochettino gave suggestions of the England striker being close to the same level as the two men widely regarded as the best players on the planet short shrift....

It has been a long time since the two basketball powerhouses have amounted to much in the college football world. They’ve never won a bowl game in the same year. They’ve never even been to a bowl game in the same year. Since 1962, the only years they’ve both finished the season with a winning record have come in 1981 and 1994. On Saturday, the two blue-blood basketball programs met in Lawrence, Kan....

What is the tracklist of Jesus is King? On September 28, Kim tweeted the following tracklist: “Up From the Ashes” “Follow God” “On God” “Water” (which was performed by West during his April Coachella set) “Sunday” “LA Monster” “New Body” “Use the Gospel” “Hands On” “Selah” A previous tracklisting posted by the reality star in August also featured song with titles “Glade,” “Garden,” “God Is,” “Baptized,” “Sierra Canyon,” “Wake the Dead,” “Through the Valley,” “Sunday” and “Sweet Jesus,” with only “Selah” and “Hands On” featuring on both lists....

The rapper’s proposal, interspersed with Bible passages put a strong emphasis on faith, with the first policy of his platform calling for a restoration of prayer in classrooms. “Restore faith and revive our Constitutional commitment to freedom of religion and the free exercise of one’s faith, demonstrated by restoring prayer in the classroom including spiritual foundations,” the first policy proposal reads. His ninth policy calls for faith-based groups to receive support with providing “vital local services” in an effort to give “communities a shared purpose in government....

The rapper is making the most of his Twitter reinstatement after telling his millions of followers about his first time at the residence in Palm Springs, Florida. Trump and West, who now goes by the name Ye, have met on a number of occasions and are admirers of each other. It is unclear when the alleged meeting took place, but the revelation comes at a time when West has lost multiple business deals, and celebrities have spoken out against him, due to a number of alleged antisemitic statements....

In a series of clips posted to social media, the rapper was seen at the Club Love party hosted by Diddy where he danced along to some tracks from his new album, Donda. The clips have been posted to Instagram by DJ Akademiks from photographer Onda’s IG Story and show West dressed in a balaclava and a button-up shirt that seemed to show his controversial collaborator’s face. Marilyn Manson—real name Brian Warner—collaborated on Donda this summer in a move that was heavily criticized by music fans as the shock rocker is currently under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for alleged domestic violence incidents....

Middlesbrough are in 16th place and without a win in their last four league outings, but Karanka said they were confident of picking up points against a West Ham team that have won four of their last six games to rise to 12th in the table. “We are ready for West Ham as we’re playing at home,” the manager told a news conference on Thursday. “It’s an important game because if we win we can open a big gap at the bottom, but it’s a tough league and I’m sure we will be fighting until the end....