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Mug shot of Eric Gillespie, Govini Founder and Chairman.Courtesy: Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralGovini founder Eric Gillespie, who is charged with four felonies, including multiple counts of unlawful contact with a minor, was released on bail.Gillespie, who lives in Pittsburgh, posted a $1 million bond after his court appearance Thursday. He is not allowed to travel, and his passport has been revoked.He was initially denied bail following his arrest on Nov. 7, with the judge citing flight risk and public safety concerns.David Shrager of Shrager Defense Attorneys, who represents Gillespie, insisted that his client did not break any laws.”Mr. Gillespie has never contacted a minor, either…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean has dismissed a lawsuit against against the NCAA, ending his bid for an extra year of eligibility.“I could no longer keep my coaches and teammates waiting for a decision from the judge,” Fourqurean said Friday in an X post. “Very disappointing.”Fourqurean went to federal court seeking to continue playing for Wisconsin this year because he believed his first two seasons at Division II program Grand Valley State shouldn’t count toward his eligibility. U.S. District Judge William Conley granted him a preliminary injunction in February, but a federal appeals court overruled it in…

Western Michigan University police were twice called to perform welfare checks on Marshawn Kneeland while the late Dallas Cowboys defensive end played for the school, according to a published report.Kneeland, 24, was found dead Nov. 6 of what police said was an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas.ESPN reported Friday that two WMU coaches called police in 2023 because they were worried about whether Kneeland was mentally fit to possess a gun, according to documents the network obtained in an open-records request.The other incident came three years…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center said Friday that it is being paid $7.4 million to hold the draw for the World Cup at the performing arts venue on Dec. 5.FIFA is donating $2.4 million to the Kennedy Center as it prepares to host one of the biggest events in sports, Roma Daravi, the Kennedy Center’s vice president of public relations, told The Associated Press. Soccer’s world governing body “has also given us sponsorship opportunities separate from their commitments for an additional $5 million,” she said. “When you look at the full picture, it totals $7.4 million to the Kennedy…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next few days while the court considers whether to allow the new map favorable to Republicans to be used in the midterm elections.The court’s conservative majority has blocked similar lower court rulings because they have come too close to elections.The order came about an hour after the state called on the high…

Nov 21, 2025, 01:14 PM ETDays after Panama qualified for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA banned the country’s federation president for failing to respect a previous ban imposed for fat-shaming a women’s national team star.FIFA said Manuel Arias was “banned from all football-related activity for six months,” a ban that will expire about four weeks before the World Cup kicks off in the United States, Mexico and Canada.Arias was barred from attending the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C.Panama’s federation president Manuel Arias was barred from attending the World Cup draw on Dec. 5. EFEFIFA said its disciplinary…

Matthijs de Ligt has emerged as Ruben Amorim’s most important Manchester United player this season. A stalwart at the back, the central defender is the only player to have played every single minute of United’s Premier League campaign so far this term. With Amorim a known tinkerman, not least during games, especially at centre-back, De Ligt’s ever presence is a testament to his growing influence at Old Trafford. When De Ligt signed for United in August 2024, Old Trafford had acquired a then-24-year-old who had struggled to live up to the lofty billing of his early career. Datawrapper This content…

Jeff CarlisleNov 21, 2025, 12:45 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Major League Soccer has drastically altered its hiring policy around front office and coaching positions by eliminating its minority interview requirements and many of the enforcement mechanisms surrounding those mandates, multiple sources tell ESPN.The league’s hiring policy, which was formerly called the “MLS diversity hiring policy,” is now known as “MLS advance policy.”The revised policy is more decentralized — meaning teams can craft their own hiring practices, with little oversight by the league office.MLS’s version of the Rooney Rule — a name borrowed…

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea.Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEven Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang couldn’t save the tech and artificial intelligence trade this week.The chip giant’s talismanic leader trumpeted “off the charts” chip sales and dismissed talk of an “AI bubble,” and for a while, the tide lifted all boats.”There’s been a lot of talk about an AI bubble,” Huang said during an earnings call this week. “From our vantage point, we see something very…

This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. The geoeconomic shock from the United States’ “Liberation Day” tariffs has pushed members of ASEAN closer to China’s economic orbit. While deeper economic integration helps mitigate the growing uncertainty of international trade, it also makes ASEAN an increasingly vulnerable target for Beijing’s economic coercion. Countries in the region must actively maintain open and diversified economic partnerships, while improving their management of diplomatic crises to mitigate the weaponization of their economic dependence. Southeast Asia remains among the regions hardest hit by US tariffs. Despite concessions during negotiations, the…