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Valverde was sacked late Monday after a prolonged period of uncertainty following the Supercopa de Espana defeat to Atletico Madrid last week. Barca board members sounded out former midfielder Xavi while there were widespread reports that Mauricio Pochettino, Ronald Koeman and Massimiliano Allegri were also high on Barca’s wish-list. They instead settled on Setien, handing the former Real Betis boss a contract until 2022 - although there is a break clause in 2021 due to club elections - and Bartomeu made clear he is hoping for instant results....

Even if second-place Napoli wins all of its remaining matches, Juventus can afford to lose four of its games — which seems highly unlikely considering that the Bianconeri have yet to lose this season. At this point, after a 2-1 win at Napoli on Sunday, Juventus’ main domestic goal is completing an undefeated season after winning 23 and drawing three of its opening 26 matches. “Having a 16-point advantage is important,” Juventus midfielder Emre Can said....

Although the number of evacuated has reached more than 100,000, some U.S. military members have said they are finding that the Afghan interpreters they’d formerly worked with and have offered to help emigrate are getting few answers on when they may be evacuated from the region, especially those outside the city of Kabul. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has declared that the group is “not in favor of allowing Afghans to leave....

The number of player withdrawals reached 12 from the original “committed field” list only a day before Thursday’s opening round at TPC Four Seasons in suburban Dallas, ESPN.com reported. A bright spot: Hometown favorite Jordan Spieth, who as a 16-year-old made the cut at the 2010 Byron Nelson, is in the field and scheduled to tee off at 3 p.m. ET. However, past champion and world No. 8 Jason Day withdrew Wednesday after experiencing dizziness on the course....

It is in the interest of fun and of expanding what Dungeons & Dragons is that Wizards of the Coast is constantly adding to the game and trying to make it a more expansive vision. However, the company recently changed some established lore. RELATED: Dungeons & Dragons: The Best Weapons For Monks & Where They’re Often Found The changes in question are to the lore sections of races that are traditionally evil as a baseline, with some of them being explicitly so....

Leonsis on Monday announced the formation of Monumental Basketball, a new collective with oversight of not only the Wizards but also the WNBA’s Mystics, the G League’s Capital City Go-Go, and the Wizards District Gaming esports operation. The revamped organization will be led by Tommy Sheppard, who will serve as general manager of the Wizards after holding down the interim role since Ernie Grunfeld was fired April 2. While Sheppard’s promotion was reported late last week, a couple of other familiar names joining the group were revealed Monday....

Shock majority owner Bill Cameron announced Monday that he is seeking approval from the league’s board of governors to relocate to the Dallas-Fort Worth market. MORE: Maya Moore, basketball nerd That request comes six years after the Shock moved from Detroit, where it began life as an expansion team in 1998, to Tulsa. “This is a very difficult decision, and I know it is particularly difficult for the Tulsa investors," Cameron said in a statement....

Patricio joined Wolves in June, having terminated his Sporting contract in the aftermath of an attack on players and staff by a section of the club’s supporters following their failure to qualify for the Champions League. Sporting duly reported Wolves to FIFA as they sought compensation, prompting world football’s governing body to open an investigation into the contractual dispute. However, the matter now looks to have been resolved after the two teams agreed a fee for the experienced Portugal international....

The Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters said a criminal investigation had begun by examining security video footage and interviewing potential victims. The unnamed woman, who has not been named, allegedly collected ballots from senior citizens who reside at the Westminster Arms in south Los Angeles, ABC7 reports. The allegation, which was made by the son of a senior resident and was first reported by local Korean language news channel SBS International, claims that the woman went door-to-door at the senior living complex and steered the seniors to vote for and attempted to convince them to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden....

Binghamton Homepage reported that Terry Woloszyn was arrested on Thursday. The sheriff’s office worked with several animal rescue facilities to save 33 dogs, 15 chickens and a pony from the property. Woloszyn will appear in court to face her charges of 33 counts of harboring an unlicensed dog and 49 counts of cruelty toward an animal. Captain Shawn Nalepa told Newsweek that the civil division was responsible for seizing a shed on Woloszyn’s property but noticed the condition that the animals were living in....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/Slightly_gin-soaked (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said their partner’s mom has a deep love for plants but frequently crosses lines to acquire the newest additions to her vast collection. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for abandoning my [mother-in-law] to deal with an angry flower owner, and not warning her?” the post has received nearly 8,000 upvotes in the last day....

Even months after Tiger King initially made waves on Netflix, the docu-series and the mystery of what happened to Lewis still make headlines and have fans speculating. According to CBS News, Trish Farr-Payne’s ex-husband, Kenny Farr, worked as a handyman for Baskin and Lewis around the time of the latter’s disappearance in 1997. In the interview, which will air on Wednesday, Farr-Payne said that one night back then her ex arrived home in the middle of the night with Lewis’ van and guns, acting suspiciously....

Amber is the proud owner of a French bulldog, named Walter Geoffrey, whose bark is definitely worse than his bite, namely because he makes a strange loud yelling sound when he opens his mouth. Amber, from Austin, Texas, regularly shares clips of Walter, and her other Frenchie, Charlotte Grace, but the former is the more popular of the pair, with 783,000 followers on his certified Instagram account. His owner uploaded a clip to her TikTok page, @waltergeoffrey, last week, as she filmed her home, which comes with a balcony overlooking the parking lot....

Relationships between in-laws and their adult children’s spouses are famously fraught—especially between mother- and daughter-in-laws. According to Fatherly, a 2015 study revealed that the most hurtful incidents between a woman and her spouse’s mom were caused by “over-involvement” from the mother-in-law. “Personal attacks” followed closely behind. In her post, anonymous Redditor u/Judy34535434 described the recent fight that erupted between herself and her son’s wife. “[Two] weeks ago my son [Ethan, 27] and his wife [Jess, 30] bought a small one story house in the town we live in....

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/commercewhiskey (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said she was discussing her relationship with the woman before a seemingly harmless statement caused tensions to quickly boil over. Titled, “[Am I the a**hole] for my comment to my neighbor when she told me she met her husband at a club?” the post has received nearly 6,000 upvotes and 800 comments in the last day....

Officers with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said they arrested a 13-year-old in connection with the accident, which occurred around 9 a.m. local time on March 5. The victim was identified as 71-year-old David Cheatham, whom police said was leaving an O’Reilly Auto Parts parking lot along the 4600 block of Nolensville Pike south of downtown Nashville when his Dodge Challenger was struck by another vehicle. Cheatham was pronounced dead at the site of the crash, officials said....

The owner, Samantha Rocha, shared a clip of her long-awaited reunion with Bandit, an Australian Shepherd, after being away for five months. The clip, shared to her TikTok account, @mermaidcurlz, last week, has amassed more than 2.5 million views. Rocha, from Canada, captioned it: “Mental Note: Never leave dog with parents who think love means feeding them every 5 minutes. My poor baby, he’s so excited he can’t even breath....

The anonymous woman, known as u/Inititaro, posted about her situation in Reddit’s popular “Am I The A**hole” forum where it received more than 15,500 upvotes and 2,300 comments. The post can be found here. What is a Savior Sibling? A savior sibling—often referred to as a backup child—is an individual who is born solely for the purpose of providing “an organ, bone marrow, or cell transplant, to a sibling affected with a fatal disease,” according to an article published in the National Library of Medicine....

West Allis Police Chief Pat Mitchell said at a press conference announcing the bills Tuesday that the number of officers on the police force and the number of recruits have been declining for years, and the murder of George Floyd sparking months of protests and debate over police brutality has cut those numbers even further. About 13,600 officers are currently working in Wisconsin, a decline from the about 16,000 working 10 years ago, according to Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, the state’s largest police union....

The Kenosha Police Department issued a statement that said there was an officer-involved shooting after several officers arrived to a scene Sunday afternoon in one neighborhood. “Officers provided immediate aid to the person. The person was transported via Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee. The person is in serious condition,” the department stated. “Kenosha Sheriff’s Department and Wisconsin State Patrol were requested immediately so that the scene could be turned over to an agency, other than Kenosha Police....