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People arrive for immigration court hearings in New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)2026-08-09T11:36:00Z SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawyer Kamalpreet Chohan ran her finger down a list of 57 names of people scheduled to appear during a morning of hearings at the immigration court in California’s capital and pointed out one glaring absence.“None of these folks are represented,” she said.Chohan is the coordinator of a program that sends volunteer lawyers to immigration courts to assist people without representation and help them navigate the complicated legal system where the stakes are a future in America or deportation.Appearing without a lawyer opens up even greater risk under the second Trump administration, with the courts playing a key role in its mass deportation agenda. Courts are increasingly denying asylum, deportation officers have arrested immigrants in court hallways, the administration has packed courtrooms to cut backlogs and reduced lead time on hearings, prompting people to miss them.Data shows that legal representation can be vital to winning in court but many immigrants, unable to pay for a private lawyer or find a pro bono one, navigate the system without an attorney at their side.“Folks go into immigration court not knowing what’s happening. They come out not knowing what’s happening. And when there’s an attorney present,” Chohan said, “it’s just so helpful.” Immigrants aren’t provided an attorney but legal help makes a differenceUnlike criminal court, there is no guaranteed lawyer in immigration courts.Immigrants have to hire one at a cost of thousands of dollars or hope to get represented by one of the nonprofit organizations assisting low-income immigrants. But waitlists with those organizations are long, and many parts of the country just do not have that many immigration attorneys. Of the roughly 3.2 million pending deportation cases currently in U.S. immigration courts, people in 52% of those cases do not have a lawyer, according to an analysis of immigration court data by the Vera Institute of Justice, a think tank.A Congressional Research Service study from 2024 found that only 19% of people who did not have a lawyer won asylum or another avenue to stay in the United States. Among those who did have a lawyer, 47% were successful. Read More “Having an attorney is just super critical to be able to navigate the system successfully,” said Adriel Orozco of the advocacy group American Immigration Council. Chohan said she frequently runs into people who have been scammed by lawyers or people posing as lawyers who take their money but do nothing for their case. Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. Email address Sign up By checking this box, you agree to AP's Terms of Use and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our Privacy Policy. “I will give him a list of attorneys who are free and we have vetted,” she told one man who said he was scammed. “They have long waitlists but he should still ask.”Speaking later to The Associated Press, the man described how he left Guatemala after being threatened by gangs and came to the U.S. in 2024 seeking asylum. Ever since, he said he has done everything that has been asked of him while he tries to make ends meet, occasionally painting houses. He spent $4,500 on a lawyer who in the end did nothing to help him, he said.“He turned out to be a scammer,” said the man, who did not want to be identified for fear of endangering his case. He is worried about what comes next in court after being warned by the judge that he could be deported. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” he said. A nonstop day of consulting with clients, shuttling back and forth into courtOutside the Sacramento building where the court is housed is a long line of immigrants waiting for appointments with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is in the same building. Volunteers with a local anti-ICE resistance group stand ready to help.Upstairs, two immigration judges are on the bench. One hears the in-depth individual cases of immigrants who are pursuing their claim of asylum.The other judge has the master calendar docket, where dozens of immigrants will appear in brief hearings geared at making sure their case is ready to go to the next step.Signs taped to the wall remind people not to videotape or record inside the court complex. A security guard makes sure no one loiters in the hallways. Most people clutch stacks of papers documenting their cases.After immigrants file into the courtroom for their hearings, Judge Susan Phan introduces Chohan and describes the services her organization offers.“You are not required to meet with her but it is a rare opportunity that we have someone volunteering their time,” Phan said before launching into the day’s work. The need for a detailed asylum applicationChohan, who works with the California Immigration Project, starts each hearing in the courtroom. She has a clipboard to take notes, extra copies of forms and a crate of books for restless children attending court with their parents. She spends the bulk of her time in the waiting room, talking to immigrants after their hearings and scanning their documents to flesh out what else they need.Speaking to one young man from Mexico, she asks to see his asylum application, noting that the judge had pointed out that it was not that detailed. “Sometimes judges can deny a claim if there isn’t enough detail,” she said through one of the organization’s volunteer translators.The organization frequently has clinics to help immigrants fill out their asylum application. Chohan said she will alert him to the next one.Another woman holding a stack of documents is there with her son and wanted to make sure her children could come with her if she is deported. Chohan also briefed her on what to expect at her upcoming asylum hearing and said the organization will send her an asylum filing guide.Chohan highlighted places on forms where people need to give answers or answer in more detail. It’s OK to write “none” but she advises them to not leave boxes blank.Everything submitted in Spanish must be accompanied by a translation into English that must be done by a person, not an automatic online translator. Copies of every single page of a passport must be submitted. Documents must be sent in two weeks before the applicant’s hearing so the judge can review them.Over and over, Chohan reminds immigrants to download their receipt showing they paid the $102 asylum application fee so they can submit it to the court. Chohan said a lot of these procedures and forms are discussed in court but it is happening so fast and immigrants are listening through a translator that they do not always understand what is happening.“A lot of times when they go into court, they’re just happy that they’re out of court and they’re not being arrested,” she said.A changing immigration court systemChohan has witnessed the upheaval in the immigration courts during Republican President Donald Trump’s second term.She was in the court hallways last summer when ICE officers waited to arrest immigrants after their hearings. Earlier this summer she watched as the administration started holding “mega masters,” hearings with dozens of respondents at a time that are meant to clear a backlog but have created chaos.Chohan said there are not enough pro bono lawyers in the Sacramento area to help everyone who needs one so the “Attorney of the Day” program is often the next best thing. She believes everyone should have access to a lawyer. Until that day, she said, the program “helps bridge that gap.” REBECCA SANTANA Santana reports on the Department of Homeland Security, immigration policy and the federal agencies that touch on immigration. She’s reported on refugee resettlement, ICE operations and employment-based immigration and is reachable on Signal at RebeccaSantana.51. twitter mailto

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Rashford returns to Man United with Old Trafford stay an optionMarcus Rashford has returned to Manchester United training at Carrington today with an increasing possibility that he remains at Old Trafford this summer.Rashford has returned to Manchester United after a season-long loan spell at Barcelona, where he scored 14 goals across all competitions. The 28-year-old has not featured for the Red Devils since December 2024, having been frozen out under former manager Ruben Amorim. He joined Aston Villa on loan in 2024/25 before another temporary stint in Spain.Following Barcelona’s decision to not sign Rashford permanently, his future has been up in the air. Despite approaches from Turkey and the Saudi Pro League, Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Rashford has no intention of joining a club outside Europe’s major leagues.His wages are problematic for interested sides, with a 25% increase following Manchester United’s Champions League qualification taking his salary to around £300,000-a-week. As a result of the lack of credible suitors, Manchester United have ‘opened doors’ to the prospect of Rashford remaining with Michael Carrick content to keep the winger.Fantasy Premier League – 69 classic FPL team names to use ahead of 2026/27See Also – The biggest transfer fees ever paid for teenagers in football historyFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Chelsea and Man United register interest in 22-goal forwardChelsea and Manchester United are among the teams to have explored a potential move for Brentford forward Igor Thiago.Both sides have contacted intermediaries to register interest in the Brazilian, who scored 22 goals in the Premier League last season. Tottenham Hotspur have also expressed interest in Thiago, while TEAMtalk report that Bayern Munich are monitoring his situation closely.Brentford have no intention of selling Thiago this summer, with the Bees in a strong position. Thiago signed a new long-term contract until the summer of 2031, with a club option of a further year, in February, and is committed to remaining in West London.After signing his new deal, Thiago thanked Brentford for their support after an ACL injury decimated his debut season. His first full season post-injury resulted in the 25-year-old finishing as runner-up to Erling Haaland for the Premier League’s Golden Boot, and earning a place in Brazil’s World Cup squad after making his international debut. He has scored twice in five caps for the five-time world champions.Fantasy Premier League – 69 classic FPL team names to use ahead of 2026/27See Also – The biggest transfer fees ever paid for teenagers in football historyFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Carrick provides Mount update after early PSG exitManchester United head coach Michael Carrick says Mason Mount was withdrawn as a precaution after the midfielder was forced off early in their 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain.Mount played only 20 minutes of the pre-season friendly in Gothenburg before being replaced by Tyler Fletcher in midfield.Carrick later played down concerns over the England international, explaining that Mount had simply taken a kick and was taken off to avoid risking a more serious problem.“He just got a kick,” Carrick told Norwegian broadcaster VG.“So we just wanted [it] to be a precaution really, to look after him.Carrick provides Mount update after early PSG substitution“We want to keep the group strong and we’ve been fortunate to get everyone to this stage fit and well, so we wanted to be careful with that.”The United boss also had to make a change in goal during the second half after Tom Heaton required treatment before being replaced by Dermot Mee.Read Also- Carrick hails ‘good signs’ as Man United hold PSG, eyes strong finish to preseasonCarrick’s side drew an entertaining game in Gothenburg as United continued their preparations for the 2026-27 season during their Tour 2026 campaign.The Red Devils’ next pre-season fixture will come against Leeds United at Croke Park in Dublin on Wednesday.Mount’s condition will be monitored ahead of that fixture, although Carrick’s initial comments suggest the substitution was precautionary rather than the result of a significant injury.Follow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Lukaku set to join Fenerbahce as Chelsea stand to benefitFenerbahce are closing in on a deal to sign Romelu Lukaku from Napoli, with the Belgian striker having agreed in principle to join the Turkish club.According to Gazzetta dello Sport, negotiations between Fenerbahce and Napoli are now in their final stages, with the transfer expected to be completed within the next 24 hours.Lukaku has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract worth €10 million, including bonuses, with Fenerbahce keen to add the experienced striker to their squad.Napoli are also prepared to sanction the 33-year-old’s departure, with the former Italian champions understood to need at least €10-12m from the transfer to avoid a capital loss.Fenerbahce close in on Lukaku deal with NapoliThe deal has an additional financial implication for Chelsea. Napoli agreed to pay the London club a 40 per cent sell-on share of any future transfer when they signed Lukaku in 2024.Gazzetta reports that Lukaku’s departure would also remove his €11m gross annual salary from Napoli’s wage bill, giving the Serie A side greater room to manoeuvre in the transfer market.Lukaku joined Napoli in 2024 and helped the club to the Serie A title that season. His proposed move to Fenerbahce would give him the opportunity to continue playing in the Champions League, with the Turkish club currently in the qualifying rounds.The striker’s agent Federico Pastorello is also expected to hold talks in Italy as the parties work towards completing the transfer.Fenerbahce’s move for Lukaku would give new manager Ismail Kartal another experienced attacking option as the Turkish club look to challenge for domestic honours and progress in Europe.Follow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Four Premier League teams in pre-season action on SundayMarmoush levels for Man City against Atletico Madrid after Dominguez openerChelsea trail Johor Darul Ta'zim in final match of pre-season tourArsenal face Dortmund at Emirates at 14:00Iraola takes charge of first Anfield match as Liverpool meet Monaco at 14:30See who every Premier League team is playing in pre-season Marmoush double gives Man City lead over Atletico, Chelsea losing in pre-season

Mary Trump, the president’s lesbian niece and a clinical psychologist, summed up her uncle’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death in seven sarcastic words. “This is quite the display of grief.” Related Trump’s lesbian niece explains how his upbringing caused him to want Qatar’s luxury airplane This is quite the display of grief:Reporter: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?Donald: I think very good. . . . They started construction on the new ballroom . . . it's going to be a beauty. It'll be absolutely magnificent.— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) September 12, 2025 She was referring to how Donald Trump was asked by a reporter how he was “holding up” after the “loss of your friend, Charlie Kirk” last week. “I think very good,” he responded before immediately changing the topic to the ballroom he’s having built at the White House. “And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they’ve been trying to get for about 150 years. And it’s gonna be a beauty. It’ll be an absolutely magnificent structure.” The three stages of grief;Denial, anger, ballroom.HT @mjv1975 https://t.co/a3wa1Pbna1— James Neill  ≠ 𝕏 (@jneill) September 13, 2025

Ancient statues are seen during the Perseid meteor shower atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel,File)2026-08-09T11:58:25Z NEW YORK (AP) — The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere.The meteor shower’s peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality.As many as 50 to 100 meteors per hour may be visible under ideal conditions, according to NASA. The American Meteor Society estimates 30 to 50 meteors per hour could be seen from rural regions. Random meteors are visible in dark skies on any given night. Meteor showers tend to put on dazzling celestial shows and happen at predictable times every year when the Earth plows through trails of debris left behind by comets and, sometimes, asteroids. Those remnants collide with Earth’s atmosphere at extremely high speeds, producing streaks of light known as shooting stars. The Perseids are debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an icy ball that orbits the sun every 133 years and isn’t scheduled for a return visit until 2125. Observations of this meteor shower date back over 2,000 years. The Perseids are a perennial favorite because they tend to produce brilliant fireballs. Summer temperatures also make this shower popular. “We don’t have to suffer through a cold winter night to get a good view of meteors,” said astronomer Zach Vanderbosch with McDonald Observatory in Texas.The moon will be in its new moon phase during the Perseids’ peak, making viewing conditions even better. Read More “The moon is beautiful, but it’s such a diva,” said astronomer Aparna Venkatesan with the University of San Francisco. “New moon means we don’t have moonlight flooding the sky, and you tend to see way more meteors as a result.”To spot the meteors, go outside after dark, away from clouds and city lights. Venkatesan plans to drive to the Sierra Nevada.The best views will be between midnight and dawn when the constellation Perseus is high in the northern sky. The meteors will appear to radiate from that constellation. Look up and give your eyes a half hour to adjust to the darkness. Vanderbosch recommends picking a patch of sky to focus on until a quick, bright streak passes by — even in your peripheral vision — and to avoid looking at your phone.“There’s just something magical about it,” Vanderbosch said.___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN Ramakrishnan is a science reporter for The Associated Press, based in New York. She covers research and new developments related to space, early human history and more. twitter mailto

People watch fireworks in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, during celebrations of the signing a trilateral defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Mecca. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)2026-08-09T12:15:08Z ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister said Sunday a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region.The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran.Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday the agreement was “purely defensive in nature” and that other countries could join if they were willing to uphold its principles and resolve differences through peaceful means, adding the deal reflected a shared desire to strengthen strategic security cooperation. His post on X came a day after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan similarly said the agreement was not aimed at Iran or any other country.The agreement stipulates “that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all,” according to statements released by the three sides. Dar said in his post the stipulation was consistent with the right of individual and collective self-defense under Article 51 of the U.N. Charter. Pakistan, he said, would continue working with countries across the region toward lasting peace and stability. “The Makkah Accord does not abrogate or replace any existing bilateral or multilateral agreements between these countries, or with other countries or organizations,” he wrote. Read More His comments followed overnight public celebrations of the agreement. Landmarks in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad and Saudi cities were illuminated in the colors of the Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani flags.The three countries bring significant but differing capabilities to the arrangement. Pakistan has extensive military experience and is the Muslim world’s only nuclear-armed country; Saudi Arabia brings substantial economic resources and regional influence; and NATO member Turkey has a large military and an increasingly sophisticated domestic defense industry.In Islamabad, defense analysts cautioned against viewing the agreement as the equivalent of NATO, despite its collective-defense provision. Abdullah Khan, an Islamabad-based defense analyst, said that although the agreement was signed during a period of heightened regional tensions, it should not be interpreted as being directed against Iran or another country. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have maintained close military ties for decades and signed a separate mutual-defense agreement in September 2025. Pakistan and Turkey also have expanded military and defense-industrial cooperation in recent years

Wiza Bondele, a health worker on the prevention and control team, poses for a photograph in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)2026-08-09T12:00:06Z KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — No cases of Ebola have been detected among passengers on a river boat that was placed in quarantine near Kinshasa, health authorities have said.The confirmation announced on Saturday eased concerns that the rare Bundibugyo virus might spread to the Congolese capital.More than 200 boat passengers were placed in quarantine on Thursday in the port of Maluku, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Kinshasa, after one traveler who was previously aboard the boat died with symptoms matching the Ebola virus.Specialist teams from the Ministry of Health were deployed to Maluku to examine all of those on board. Those exhibiting suspicious symptoms had samples taken and sent to a laboratory for analysis, the ministry said on Saturday, adding that the vessel was also decontaminated.The National Institute of Biomedical Research, which is responsible for testing, said that all suspected cases tested negative for Bundibugyo. It urged the population of Kinshasa to remain calm. Congo has been battling an Ebola outbreak that has been deemed the fastest in history in terms of transmission, with confirmed cases since it started in May reaching 4,200, including over 1,900 deaths.The river boat passenger had become sick and disembarked nearly three weeks ago in Pimu, in the province of Mongala, more than 1,000 kilometers from Kinshasa along the Congo River, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said on Thursday. The capital has no confirmed Ebola case, he added. News of the passenger’s death caused panic in Kinshasa, which is far from the eastern region hit by the outbreak, the second-largest outbreak on record, behind the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak that recorded more than 28,000 cases, including over 11,000 deaths. Read More Ebola is highly contagious and spreads through contact with bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen, and with contaminated surfaces and materials such as bedding and clothing.Health authorities say between 60% and 70% of new cases in the current outbreak are recorded outside of contacts being monitored, and that the outbreak is spreading at an “alarming” rate faster than efforts to track it. The medical charity Doctors Without Borders said this week that the outbreak is still “spreading at an alarming and unprecedented rate” and that the response, which has been expanding, “is still not reaching communities quickly enough to break transmission chains.”

When homeowners Heath and Samantha Mitchell moved into their cottage-style home in Sydney, Australia, they loved the charming historic details. The colors in the kitchen, though? Not so much. “Our ‘before’ kitchen had golden timber-look cabinetry, yellowing tiles and walls, and a dark gray speckled benchtop,” Samantha said. “The handles and knobs were black and gothic-like, and there were even black dragon fixtures at the entry. READ MORE...

Myles Garrett missed some time at Rams training camp due to lower body soreness, but he's been back on the field in recent days and it sounds like he's in fine form. Defensive lineman Braden Fiske will be lining up on the same front as Garrett and it has not taken long for him to come to the conclusion that the two-time defensive player of the year moves differently than most players. Fiske said the key for the team is now to integrate Garrett into a group that also includes Kobie Turner and Byron Young. "Not all men are created equal, that's for sure," Fiske said, via the team's website. "He's a baller, no doubt. He's getting a slide, there's no doubt about that. Trying to work off him or vice versa, communicating. The biggest thing right now is working on our communication of how to rush together, how we're going to attack certain looks. As all four, the certain looks that we're going to get when he's on the field, preparing for that and doing our best to work off each other. It's been good so far though. I think we're making strides."The defensive front could welcome another big piece in the near future. Aaron Donald is expected to make a decision on coming back soon and the Rams will have to do a little more recalibrating for another player who would fit Fiske's feelings about the equality of defensive linemen.

Tennessee first fielded a football team in 1891. International players have played for the Vols through the years.Student-athletes from Australia, Canada, Germany, Nigeria and Northern Mariana Islands have played at Tennessee.One player went to Tennessee from Northern Marina Islands.Antoni Ogumoro is a member of Tennessee's 2026 football roster and is a sophomore offensive lineman. He appeared in 11 games as a freshman in 2025 and played 149 snaps, including 79 offensive snaps. Ogumoro played 10 offensive snaps versus New Mexico State on Nov. 15, 2025.The Saipan, Northern Marina Islands native also played 21 snaps at left guard against UAB on Sept. 20, 2025, and 46 snaps in Tennessee's victory over ETSU on Sept. 6, 2025.Ogumoro, who was a member of the 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll, is from Elgin High School in Elgin, Oklahoma. He was a three-star recruit, according to On3 and ESPN. Ogumoro was rated as a top 45 interior offensive line prospect nationally by ESPN (No. 34) and On3 (No. 45).During his senior season at Elgin, he helped lead the Owls to and undefeated record and a Class 4A Oklahoma state championship. Ogumoro also played two seasons at White Oak High School in Jacksonville, North Carolina where he helped the Vikings win two 3A Conference titles.He also played basketball and competed in track and field (shot put) in high school. Ogumoro played for the Northern Marina Islands (CNMI) men's basketball team in 2024. He committed to Tennessee in May 2024, choosing the Vols over 16 other Division I offers, including 12 Power Four programs.More: Tennessee football players all time from GermanyFollow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee football players all time from Northern Mariana Islands

Del Piero gives advice to Juventus, Kolo Muani and Alajbegovic: ‘Not too much pressure’Alessandro Del Piero says that he is excited by what he has seen so far from Juventus and their work under Luciano Spalletti during the off-season, but has urged supporters not to put too much pressure on new boy Kerim Alajbegovic: ‘I’m sure Spalletti will know how to manage him’.Del Piero sat down to talk all things Juventus in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.Del Piero talks Juventus, Spalletti, Kolo Muani and AlajbegovicDel Piero has been in Australia as part of Juventus’s pre-season tour over the last week. The Bianconeri legend spent two years with Sydney FC between 2012 and 2014 towards the end of his career and says that ‘it is very pleasant’ to be back down under.“I have great memories of that experience, they welcomed me and my family so well. It wasn’t easy at the beginning, but then we adapted, also thanks to this large Italian community that helps with integration. The food, the weather, all the sights, it was really amazing.“It’s always exciting to come back and meet our emigrants and second-generation compatriots. It’s a special feeling.”The discussion then switched back to Juventus and what Del Piero expects from Luciano Spalletti’s side compared to last season.“There’s continuity compared to last year, both in terms of the squad and the coaching staff. The summer is an important but difficult period because you need to show the fuel that you will require during the season, but with so much travelling, it’s hard to train at the top level. The thing I hope most is that Juventus acts like a team, that’s it.”What does Del Piero make of Juve’s new recruits, Randal Kolo Muani and Kerim Alajbegovic?PERTH, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 08: Kerim Alajbegovic of Juventus makes a run makes a during the match between Juventus and FC Internazionale at Optus Stadium on August 08, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by James Worsfold/Getty Images)“Kolo Muani did well during the period he already had with Juve. And I notice that he was welcomed back with a lot of enthusiasm, so that’s good.“The investment on Alajbegovic, on the other hand, makes me particularly happy. First of all because we’re talking about an exciting young talent who has a lot of potential. It’s also nice that such a highly-rated young lad has chosen the Italian division to develop. We’re getting used to them being stolen away from us.“Now, let’s not load him up with too much pressure. Let’s give him the time to grow and adapt. I’m sure that Spalletti will know how to manage him in this sense.”Del Piero is putting a lot of confidence in Spalletti this summer.HONG KONG, CHINA – AUGUST 5: Head coach Luciano Spalletti of Juventus FC talks to media during post match press conference after the preseason friendly between Chelsea and Juventus at the Kai Tak Stadium on August 5, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)“He doesn’t need my trust, though, nor the trust of anyone else because he has a great CV,. That’s not the big thing,” Del Piero insisted.When asked to follow up on that, he responded: “It’s about finding the right balance for the team. Juventus performed well in lots of games last season. Now they have to improve on consistency. The players are all saying that they’re happy to be going into the season with him, so the prospects seem good to me.”And what about Juve’s chances in the Europa League this season?“I’m sure Juventus will play to their fullest given that it’s a prestigious competition and a European showcase,” Del Piero said.BERGAMO, ITALY – DECEMBER 10: Former football player Alessandro Del Piero looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between Atalanta BC and Real Madrid C.F. at Stadio di Bergamo on December 10, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)Lastly, Del Piero was asked if he will ever return to Juventus in a directorship or managerial capacity.“I’ve been asked this question a thousand times and I only ever answer like this: Only God knows what will happen.“For the moment, I’m enjoying this role that the club has asked me to do, because as a ‘legend’, I’m still in contact with lots of different people. My bond with Juventus and its colours goes far beyond the job I have.”

The Green Bay Packers are set to be without the jewel of their defensive line, Micah Parsons, for at least a chunk of the season, leading to justifiable concern over the ability of Green Bay’s front to hold up in his absence.If Friday’s Family Night practice at Lambeau Field is any indication, it appears a young group of defensive linemen is ready to step up.Second-year defensive tackle Warren Brinson quietly had one of the better performances of the night, particularly in the team portion of practice.Brinson was consistently disruptive with both the first and second team defense, getting into the backfield using various moves including a quick arm-over and a forklift. O-linemen Jacob Monk and Donovan Jennings found him especially hard to contain.He also showed some burst to get upfield quickly off the snap, forcing Jordan Love to step up and potentially into a sack, with Karl Brooks looking to clean up.The former sixth-round pick found the run game more of a challenge as a rookie, and there were still some moments of struggle in that regard on Friday night, but his impact as a pass rusher is notable.With a 12.3% pass rush win rate as a rookie, Brinson ranked 18th among 121 eligible defensive tackles, level with Byron Murphy II and Christian Barmore. With more of a rotational role likely in the cards in 2026, he could be a valuable part of Green Bay’s pass rush off the bench.After practice, Brinson told the media: “My goal is to go out there and just dominate, honestly. My coach always tells me I can be as good as I want to be, so I was just trying to prove it."Brinson also said he took Muay Thai and boxing classes in the offseason to work on his hand-to-hand combat skills.He continued: “I’m determined to be the player I need to be for the defense. I want to dominate, I want to go out there and be the best pass rusher on the team. When it’s time to call game I wanna be on the field, that’s what I was trying to prove out there today."On the edge, Lukas Van Ness and Barryn Sorrell were bright, with the latter making several plays in the run game, which was his strongest facet as a rookie.Speaking of rookies, Dani Dennis-Sutton showed why many experts thought he should have been drafted much earlier than the fourth-round.He had a couple of wins on the edge, including one using his patented spin move, and also beat Jager Burton on the inside, following up the regular pressure he had been generating from the interior in training camp.Green Bay’s front is off to a promising start as they look to inspire confidence they can get by without Parsons early in the year.This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Warren Brinson, Packers D-line win Family Night: 'I want to dominate'

Veteran receiver Mike Evans missed nine games last year due to injury. On Saturday, the coach of his new team was asked about the expectations for the 33-year-old receiver in his 13th season.“Yeah, it depends if he stays healthy," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters about Evans. "Mike to me is always, if you’re a starting receiver, you’re out there a ton which everyone is. I forget what it was last year, maybe hamstring, where he missed time and when that happens you miss games. "But Mike’s going to be a starting receiver here and we don’t like any of our guys to go every play. We want our guys going full speed and it’s hard to go full speed every play. So, we’re always going to spell guys. But hopefully, he’s got a little quad right now, which I know Mike probably believes he could be back right now. We’re being smart with him, but he’s going to be good to go.”The hamstring has been an issue on multiple occasions in recent years. It didn't interrupt Evans's string of 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons, until last year.The 49ers will need him to be on the field as much as possible, given that he's their best option at the position. Before they'll have him on the field for games, they need him back at practice. He's been gone for nearly a week.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s call with the former president comes as he tries to win over wary Democrats in Michigan’s high-stakes Senate race.

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