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Oscar Franklin Smith, 70, is due to be executed on June 4 after he was convicted of the 1989 slayings of his estranged wife Judy Lynn Smith and her two sons, Chad and Jason Burnett. In a motion filed on Wednesday, Smith’s attorney urged the court to delay Smith’s execution by six months, citing the severe disruptions to daily life during the COVID-19 outbreak. Kelley Henry, supervisory assistant federal public defender in Nashville, argued that the disruptions due to the pandemic are “negatively impacting” Smith’s ability to prepare his case for clemency....

The Borussia Dortmund striker is set to represent Gabon in the Africa Cup of Nations over the next month and has subsequently flown out to the African Player of the Year awards ceremony that is set to precede the tournament. However, far from being decked out in a fancy suit and tie, Aubameyang has been left in a t-shirt and a cap after his luggage was lost in transit!...

Hudson, in a since-deleted Instagram post, claimed he “never wanted to leave Auburn ever,” saying he was kicked off the team. He later created another post, saying it was his dream to play at Auburn. His post insinuated that a disagreement of some sort with Harsin was the cause of his leaving. MORE: Where will Caleb Williams transfer? Five possible landing spots for Oklahoma quarterback MORE: Bowl season winners and losers: SEC heavyweights dominate, Pac-12 goes winless...

Kaiser Carlile, a batboy for the Liberal Bee Jays, died Aug. 2 after he was hit in the head by a warm-up swing during a National Baseball Congress World Series game in Wichita, Kan., a day earlier. He was wearing a helmet, as is mandated by the league, but still suffered a fatal injury when one of the team’s batters made contact with Kaiser’s helmet as he was retrieving a bat....

Manuel Pellegrini’s Man-C brushed aside AC Milan 5-3 in an earlier match Wednesday, reports Xinhua. Pep Guardiola fielded a strong line-up with Bastian Schweinsteiger, Phillip Lahm and Arjen Robben given starting berths. But it was Mario Mandzukic, who came off the bench after the break and broke the deadlock in the 55th minute when he flicked in a cross from Robben. Another substitute Mitchell Weiser showed great composure to slot home and double Bayern’s advantage after Xherdan Shaqiri had seen his drive hit the post with four minutes left....

Technically, the moon turns full at a specific time on August 3, which will be 11:59 a.m. ET. However, the moon will appear full to most observers for about a day either side of this moment. In fact, photographers around the world took the opportunity over the weekend to capture some spectacular pictures of the almost-full moon. Full moons occur around once every 29.5 days when our natural satellite is located directly opposite the sun, with the Earth lying in the middle....

Last month we reviewed Choetech’s Portable Power Bank. Brick-like in design and pricier than many rival power banks, the Choetech took our fancy for its inclusion of Qualcomm Quick Charge support, making it the fastest power bank we’d seen. In common with the Choetech, on one of its two USB outputs the Aukey supports Quick Charge 2.0, which can reduce charging time by up to 75 percent with compatible phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S6....

Also see: Best Power Bank Deals Let’s start with that capacity, then. At 30,000mAh you can reasonably expect around 20,000mAh to be available to your devices. The industry-standard energy efficiency lies somewhere between 60- and 70 percent, and Aukey makes no claims for having achieved anything greater here. In real-world terms, that means you could charge an iPhone 7 from zero to 100 percent 10 times. And you could refill a Galaxy S7 six- to seven times....

The Australian team could only manage a 3-3 draw against a determined Argentina side in their previous game. However, they still sit on top of the Pool A points table with four points and a goal difference of +8. Meanwhile, South Africa are yet to register their first victory of the tournament as they lost 2-1 against France in their previous game. They are currently languishing at the bottom of the Pool A points table with a goal difference of -2....

United have been strongly linked with a move for the Croatia international, with Chelsea also reportedly considering a bid, but Ausilio said Inter have not yet received any offers from the Europa League winners. Perisic struck his 11th Serie A goal of the season as Inter hosted Udinese on the last day of the Serie A season and Ausilio is keen to keep the 28-year-old at San Siro. “[United] haven’t made us an official offer for Perisic but their interest is there,” Ausilio told Premium Sport on Sunday....

Lance Aldridge, executive director of the Austin Sports Commission told the American-Statesman “with this short a time frame and so little lead time that it’d be best to wait and launch next year.” MORE: SN’s updated bowl predictions | Overall coach rankings | Heisman hype for 2015 The Sun Belt and AAC were slated to have teams in the Austin game. “We applaud their courage to explore it and have the courage to step back and make sure they had it right,” Wright Waters, executive director of the Football Bowl Association, told ESPN....

But there are complications in the life of a stock car driver. Friday, Dillon met one of them and was candid in his response. MORE: 10 drivers to watch | Pressure, with a capital P | Buescher’s big test Dillon showed up late for a media session ahead of qualifying for Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400. Inquiring minds wanted to know why. Turns out, Dillon had a pretty good excuse … or at least an honest and amusing one....

Matthews admitted to reporters he felt “normal concussion symptoms” after the collision, adding he did not feel any symptoms until after the game and the next day. He confirmed that he underwent the league’s concussion protocol, but did not provide further information The Leafs referred to Matthews’ ailment as an upper body injury ever since it occurred. After skating the better part of the week on his own, Matthews rejoined his teammates for a full team practice on Friday, skating on a line with Zach Hyman and William Nylander....

Visakhapatnam, Feb 24 (PTI) Opener KL Rahul’s scored a stylish half-century on comeback but an inexplicable batting collapse found India restricted to a paltry 126 for 7 by Australia in the opening T20 international here Sunday. Back in the senior team after two-month wilderness due to his trash talk on a TV show, Rahul showed why he is rated highly during his 36-ball-50 but some indiscreet shot selection from his teammates meant that only 46 runs were scored in the back 10....

After winning the toss, Aaron Finch and Cameron White made use of the wicket perfectly. The surface was good for batting and Finch dominated the England bowlers. He gathered the momentum when he struck a huge six off Broad in the second over and from there on, he was unstoppable. Cameron White, on the other hand, was quite at the non-strikers end for first couple of overs. After he realized the wicket is beautiful for batting, he also started dominating the bowling attack....

The injury occurred when Shaw twisted his ankle while taking a catch at mid-wicket to dismiss Max Bryant on Day 3 of the tour game against Cricket Australia XI at SCG. Why Murali Vijay? Murali Vijay is likely to open the Indian batting line-up alongside KL Rahul in the first Test. Most would agree that it ought to be Vijay ahead of Rohit Sharma or Parthiv Patel considering Vijay’s previous record against Australia in Australia....

“We kept fighting and I think that’s one of the personalities of this team, we kept giving everything. The opportunities didn’t really always go our way,” he further added. New Zealand bowlers tried to change their tactics, with Wagner bowling a barrage of bouncers and short deliveries to unsettle the Aussies but the batsmen tackled them pretty well and cashed in when the bowlers erred in line and length....

Jason Luckasevic told the New York Post he has damning evidence that Riddell, the NFL’s helmet manufacturer from 1989-2014, and the NFL knew more about the risks of concussions than has previously been disclosed. MORE: Concussion critic crashes event at Super Bowl “We are going to put an end to that helmet maker,” Luckasevic said. The NFL settled a class-action concussion lawsuit with 20,000 former players for $1 billion last year, but the settlement is still pending approval....

After releasing their home kit for 2018-19 last month, the Gunners have darkened the tone of last term’s away top and added a splash of the club’s classic red across the middle. The red is heavier on the shorts, while the socks are navy blue with a red stripe across the top. The new shirt was modelled by stars Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Hector Bellerin as well as 18-year-old Reiss Nelson as the new kit was revealed on social media....