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The former president has been under investigation by the department for his actions leading up to the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection, when pro-Trump rioters stormed the building to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump repeatedly asserted, without evidence, that the election was stolen and that he defeated Joe Biden. For months, the House’s January 6 select committee has been investigating the attack and those involved, and it is looking into whether Trump committed any crimes in connection with the riot....

“Coach Richt and I met Sunday morning to discuss the status of our football program,” UGA athletic director Greg McGarity said in a statement, “and we mutually agreed that he would step down as head coach and would have the opportunity to accept other duties and responsibilities at UGA following the bowl game.” MORE: Fired, resigned, retired coaches in 2015 | Georgia 13, Georgia Tech 7: Five things we learned...

But Lopez was tossed only after the umpires, led by crew chief Dan Iassogna, conferred on the field. And they met only after Braves manager Brian Snitker roared out of the dugout to make a fuss. Snitker was angry that another Marlins pitcher had plunked his star outfielder. The Acuna HBP count vs. Miami is now up to six in 55 games, counting the playoffs. “It’s the third time they’ve hit him with the first pitch of the game....

Stanton was presumed to be headed to the disabled list Sunday morning pending the results of an MRI. But Marlins manager Don Mattingly, after seeing the results, termed the injury as “serious” and revealed Stanton is not expected to play again in 2016. MORE: Nine MLB players who could help contenders after DL stints Stanton, 26, had three hits and three RBIs, including a solo home run Saturday before the injury....

Team president David Samson said Tuesday that the fences at Marlins Park will be moved in before next season. Not that Giancarlo Stanton had that much trouble reaching them before. MORE: Every MLB team’s worst manager | Ichiro to re-sign with Marlins to chase 3,000 hits Hitters have grumbled about the dimensions and wall height at the ballpark since it opened in 2012. It’s especially spacious up the middle, with the walls at 386 feet in left-center, 418 feet in center field and 392 feet in right-center....

The Spaniard had to fight his way through the first qualifying session after a crash in practice, but in Q2 he stormed to a time of lmin 30.088secs for his 50th pole. It underlined the superb form of the Honda rider, who holds a 72-point lead over Andrea Dovizioso with five races remaining as he closes on a fifth world title. “Of course I was happy how I finished the day,” Marquez, 25, told reporters, describing his morning practice session as “unlucky”....

In his quest to get things straightened out, he made a quick change to his approach. That tactic seemed to work, as Musgrove took a shutout into the seventh inning for Pittsburgh in a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Starling Marte hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco had a two-run double for the Pirates. Musgrove (6-8) allowed two runs and struck out eight. He gave up five hits — four singles — over 6 1/3 innings....

Martez was arrested for criminal trespass on Tuesday after he was found in a campus dorm. MORE: Rick Barnes takes hard stance by suspending Walker indefinitely Part of his punishment from the university for violating the student code of conduct stipulated that he wouldn’t be permitted admission into student dorms. “Physical abuse and violence will not be tolerated at the University of Texas. We take this allegation extremely seriously,” Texas president Bill Powers said in a statement released last week....

At least that’s what Martin Truex Jr. thinks. Last season, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick won eight races each, and Truex added four as the so-called “Big Three” grabbed the trophies in 20 of the 36 points races in NASCAR’s premier series. All three drivers qualified for the Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, only to lose the title to late bloomer Joey Logano. QUIKTRIP 500: Odds, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch...

Truex had endured a rough Speedweeks and was seeking redemption in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500. He found it as he finished inches behind Denny Hamlin after challenging for the victory in the final laps. MORE: Daytona 500 gallery | Denny Hamlin wins thrilling Daytona 500 Truex lost to fellow Toyota driver Hamlin in the closest finish in the history of the restrictor-plate race at Daytona International Speedway. But for Truex, it had to be almost a victory in itself....

PHOTOS: Sharapova through the years The five-time Grand Slam champion was provisionally banned by the ITF in March after testing positive for meldonium in Melbourne. The punishment will be backdated to January 26, 2016. Under the guidelines of the tennis anti-doping program, two years is the standard ban for players who test positive but can establish that they did not intentionally cheat. Those who do not meet that threshhold face a four-year suspension....

In the words of the Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Much of the chronic anxiety and despair rampant among people today are consequences of a soulless economic and political system that makes the health and well-being of the individual secondary to the short-term profits of multinational corporate interests. For those who have made it into the club that runs that system, and for whom the system is set up to serve, that’s not always such a bad thing....

The Slovenian outfit lost out 3-0 on aggregate to HJK in the same round of the Europa League and were hence relegated to qualifying for this competition. Radovan Karanović’s side are aiming to qualify for their first major tournament since their shock Champions League group stage appearance in the 2017-18 season. However, form isn’t on their side as Maribor are currently on a six-game losing run in all competitions, scoring only thrice during that run....

When David Freese popped a foul ball up into the stands on Tuesday, a fan had to make a split-second decision. Do you let someone else catch this ball or do you give up your full popcorn bucket in the name of baseball? MORE: MLB Nightly 9 | Five rookies that impressed | Yankee fan fails He chose the latter and made it rain popcorn. Don’t worry, everyone. He spared the drink in his other hand....

The 24-page Training and Education 2030 document is one of several guidelines from the Marines over the past several years aimed at “re-imagining the future force,” read the report. “To fully realize our envisioned warfighting advantages, we must make a similar commitment to modernizing our training and education system,” read the document. Among the education updates include finding ways to revise the Marine Corps Water Survival Training Program and the Underwater Egress Training....

Throughout Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope there are plenty of Easter Eggs and secret hidden gems that only the most keen eye will notice. With all the action and the fast-moving plot, it’s all too easy for players to overlook these small details. Without careful observation, these Easter Eggs were probably missed by even the most diligent players. 7 The Baby Penguin Over two decades ago, Mario risked his tail to save a baby penguin in Super Mario 64....

Leakers have already suggested that a wide range of characters might appear in Mario Kart 9. Sources suggest everything from Star Fox to Splatoon to Kid Icarus will appear in the new game, resulting in a collection of Nintendo’s greatest hits akin to Super Smash Bros. Ideally, Mario Kart 9 won’t simply try to imitate Smash’s Nintendo character roster. Instead, Mario Kart 9 ought to dig deep into the Nintendo library to represent some of the company’s more obscure IPs....

The Nintendo soccer game, released in June of this year, is the third installment of the video game franchise and the first release since the sequel back in 2007. Despite the blast of nostalgia and praise of the gameplay, Mario Strikers: Battle League has been criticized for its lack of characters in the debut roster. Fortunately for disappointed fans, the game has had several updates that have featured subsequent releases of characters, like Princess Daisy and Shy Guy, with specialty moves that are intended to beef up the game a little and answer players’ requests for more variety....

Mario Strikers: Battle League is Nintendo’s third attempt at a Mario soccer game, following the GameCube’s Super Mario Strikers and the Wii’s Mario Strikers Charged. Mario Strikers: Battle League brings the series to the Nintendo Switch, and while the core gameplay can be plenty fun, there’s not nearly enough content to keep fans engaged with the game for the long-term. Mario Strikers: Battle League features 10 characters from the Super Mario franchise and has them compete on the soccer pitch....