If your favorite team didn’t make the playoffs last year, this could be your year. NFL owners are considering expanding the playoffs to include more teams. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox…… MORE
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged in Switzerland for criminal offenses around the awarding of media rights for various World Cups and Confederations Cups. Former FIFA secretary general Jerôme Valcke has been charged by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) with accepting bribes, several counts of aggravated criminal mismanagement and…… MORE
Thursday, February 20, is “National Love Your Pet Day” in the United States, but every day is “love your pet” day in my home. Snuggling next to my kitties while their furry chests softly rumble is a proven antidote to the day’s stress. For me and millions more, having a pet brings a circle of…… MORE
Rugby is a sport renowned for big hits — but not necessarily the sort rock star Bono is used to churning out. The U2 frontman might not seem the obvious figure to inspire a team ahead of a big game, but coach Andy Farrell is hopeful he can get Ireland’s players singing from the same…… MORE
Roger Stone, a longtime showman, political strategist and friend of Donald Trump’s whom a jury found guilty of lying to Congress and threatening a witness regarding his efforts for the President’s 2016 campaign, will be sentenced Thursday in Washington. The sentencing will be the culmination of an intense week that provoked a reckoning within the…… MORE
This is the moment for the ultimate question of the Bernie Sanders movement: is the United States ready for a socialist President? At Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Sanders defended himself as a socialist (he calls himself a democratic socialist) and then dismissed a recent poll that suggested Americans do not have a favorable view of…… MORE
Roger Federer has pulled out of this year’s French Open after undergoing knee surgery. The Swiss star announced on his Twitter page that he had been dealing with pain in his right knee for a “little while.” The 38-year-old underwent arthroscopic surgery in Switzerland Wednesday which will rule him out for the second grand slam…… MORE
Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested after US Border Patrol agents found 157 pounds or marijuana in a car, officials said. Robinson, 27, and Jaquan Bray, 26, were charged in a federal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and possession intent to distribute, US Attorney’s Office Western District Texas said…… MORE
An ex-boyfriend of Amie Harwick was charged Wednesday with killing the former sex therapist in her Hollywood Hills apartment by throwing her over a balcony, officials said. Gareth Pursehouse, 41, was charged with one count of murder and one count of first-degree residential burglary, according to a press release from the Los Angeles County District…… MORE
Sports stars often talk about being in the “zone,” that mythical place where good things happen. For Formula E driver Sam Bird, his “zone” moment came in what he calls the “race of my life” in Buenos Aires in 2016. The Briton led from the start and says he was at one with his car,…… MORE
