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The Georgia lawmaker was responding to the press conference in which Cheney denounced Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for pulling his picks from the group tasked with investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. McCarthy, who had chosen five appointees, had given an ultimatum to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to reject staunch Trump supporters Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN) and Jim Jordan (R-OH)....

Greene was among the high-profile guests to attend and speak at an event hosted by the New York Young Republican Club in New York City on Saturday evening. Others in attendance included former President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani, and commentator Jack Posobiec. During her address at the event, Greene touched on the Capitol riot, a subject she has been consistently outspoken on, and said that rioters would have been successful had she and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon been in charge of them, according to the New York Post....

“I never have, never will bet on baseball,” he told reporters, according to The Associated Press. MORE: If Pete Rose is reinstated, then what? Cosart drew attention after he tweeted about advice he’d received from a gambling tout. He later deleted the account, and Major League Baseball subsequently opened an investigation. An MLB spokesman told the AP the probe is ongoing. Cosart told reporters he is cooperating. “Still following the MLB protocol....

Team president Michael Hill tells MLB Network Radio the Marlins are hoping to reach a contract extension before the winter meetings, which begin Dec. 7. The All-Star right fielder, who turns 25 this week, is eligible for free agency after the 2016 season. One of the game’s best hitters, Stanton slashed .288/.395/.555 with a National League-leading 37 home runs in 2014. He finished third is balloting for Sporting News MLB Player of the Year and is expected to finish strong in NL MVP voting,...

PSG remains in first place in the Ligue 1 standings after the result in Le Classique, a comfortable seven points from second-place Lens. Marseille lets a huge opportunity slip and remains in fourth place, still 10 points away from PSG, but with a game in hand. Marseille will make that game up on Wednesday at Nice, while PSG is back in action on Friday against defending champs Lille. There were actually two goals scored in an entertaining first half, but they were both disallowed....

Cricket Australia (CA) Saturday announced that left-handed bat Marsh will travel to South Africa as soon as possible after Watson was ruled out of the first Test with a right calf complaint. “Shaun has now recovered from injury and the national selection panel has selected him to join the squad in South Africa in light of Shane Watson not being available for the first Test with a calf injury,” CA national selector John Inverarity said in a statement....

Australian Opener Shaun Marsh announced his return to fitness for the Boxing Day Test against India with an unbeaten 99 off 52 balls for Perth Scorchers against Melbourne Renagades in the Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) here Thursday. Melbourne set Scorchers a stiff target scoring 188 for three. The top-order batsmen scored freely with captain Andrew McDonald top-scoring with 50 off 33 balls. Marsh and his opening partner Herschelle Gibbs (57 off 36 balls) set the stadium alight with their 95-run partnership and put Scorchers on road to victory....

Thanks to young gun Derek Carr, the Raiders broke out as a playoff team last year. To turn the corner into AFC title contender, they needed a little more moxie. MORE: NFL Week 1 scores, results No, Oakland didn’t suddenly go to “Beast Mode” to ground and pound past the Titans. Carr still dropped back 34 times (22 of 32, 262 yards passing, two TDs, two sacks, 114.3 rating). And beyond Lynch rushing 18 times for 76 of those scrimmage yards, the Raiders averaged only 3....

A trailer for “Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story” was released this week and it’s … interesting. The movie will show Lynch’s journey from Oakland, Calif., to the NFL. According to the IMDB page for the film, it will be released some time this year. PHOTOS: Athletes who became actors | Lynch applies for trademark | Report: Deal close His brother, Davonte, will play the high school version of Marshawn....

[HTML1] This year’s EVO 2013 has come to a close, and fighting game enthusiasts witnessed some truly classic bouts from a number of the best players in the world. Everything from Street Fighter IV to Super Smash Bros. Melee were present at the event, which gave fight fans plenty of world tournament calibre brawls to enjoy, but gamers were also treated to a number of big announcements pertaining to some of their favorite games....

Elijah, whose mother, Becky Hughes, works in the NASCAR industry, was diagnosed with epithelioid sarcoma in May 2014. He had become a big part of the NASCAR community as numerous drivers and teams helped and supported him throughout his 18-month battle with cancer. MORE: Phoenix schedule, TV | Danica’s new image | Are NASCAR drivers really athletes? Truex and girlfriend Sherry Pollex, who has battled ovarian cancer, were particularly close to Elijah, who took part in the Martin Truex Jr....

Truex and his Furniture Row Racing team had a fueling issue on a pit stop, and suddenly could not go more than 24 laps without refueling yet again. That set the stage to put the Chase for the Sprint Cup contender off cycle from the rest of his competition. MORE: Early action fast and heavy at Kansas Just as Truex was finishing his stop, though, a caution came out for a Josh Wise crash....

Robbie has starred in a collection of blockbuster films like The Suicide Squad, The Wolf Of Wall Street, and I, Tonya. Now she is attached to the Warner Bros. new Ocean’s Eleven project as the film’s star and also as the producer. RELATED: Will Ferrell Joins The Cast Of Margot Robbie’s Barbie Movie As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the new Ocean’s Eleven film is set to be directed by Jay Roach, who’s worked with Robbie in the past on the project Bombshell, which scored her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 Oscar Awards....

Sharapova, who is a two-time champion at the French Open, only recently returned to tennis following a 15-month ban for the use of meldonium, a banned substance under rules established by WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency. Following her return, the Russian received wildcards to a number of tournaments on the clay-court swing, among them the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, where her progress to the finals was halted by French professional Kristina Mladenovic....

Pueblo County announced the scholarships ahead of the upcoming fall semester, according to The Pueblo Chieftain. It will award $1 million to Pueblo Community College, $616,000 to the Colorado State University Pueblo Foundation, $385,000 to CSU Pueblo Athletics for student-athletes and $26,000 to the Pueblo African American Concern Organization. Garrison Ortiz, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, told the newspaper he thinks the competitive process “draws out some innovation and creativity when it comes to how these dollars are awarded....

MARINES CONVENTIONAL WISDOM Bailey - ““Now, Detective, isn’t it true that extraterrestrials committed these murders?’’ Fuhrman + Cucumber-cool with disciplined ““yes’’ and ““no’’ answers. But you never used the N word? Cordoba - Latest Keystone Witness: Yes, I talked to Bailey. No, I didn’t. Am I dreaming? Ask Rosa. North +/- Ollie finally finds natural habitat: Talk radio. We’ll be back with more lies after this. Wilson + Since elected, every Calif....

The 34-year-old Iwakuma threw 8 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Twins on Aug. 2 before going seven innings in a win over the Rangers on Aug. 7. MORE: No-hitters thrown by major league pitchers in 2015 | 1970s baseball caps, rated by a ’90s kid “When I was young, when I first signed, I said to myself, ‘One day it would be nice to throw a no-hitter,’ ” Iwakuma told reporters, through an interpreter, in Japanese, according to The Seattle Times....

Mariners outfielder Nelson Cruz homered in his fifth consecutive game Wednesday, crushing a slider from Dodgers starting pitcher Brett Anderson over the right field wall in the fourth inning for his sixth home run in five games. The Mariners fell in Los Angeles, 5-2. MORE: How to best honor Jackie Robinson | Harvey energizes Queens | Brewers’ Gomez exits game With the homer, Cruz now has second longest home run streak in Mariners history at five straight games....

While bugs vary depending on the gameplay, there are some that can end up causing issues if the conditions were just right. These were outlined in the patch notes for the new Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope update, which will be 176 MB in size. RELATED: Ubisoft Reveals Plans to Bring Its Games to Steam Some of these bugs that are being fixed in this patch involve getting 100% completion in Sparks of Hope, as there were some progression issues that prevented players getting this milestone....