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Following Atlanta United setting a record for standalone match attendance and Diego Valeri netting in a record eighth straight match, the 34-year-old Wondolowski stepped onto the pitch for the 251st time for the Earthquakes, passing Ramiro Corrales to the club’s all-time appearance mark. The record may not be the last one Wondolowski breaks. The forward sits just 13 goals shy of Landon Donovan’s MLS record total of 145, having netted 132 league goals during his career....

Loftus-Cheek and Abraham each made their senior England debuts in the recent international break, having impressed on loan at Crystal Palace and Swansea City respectively this season. At 21, there were fears that midfielder Loftus-Cheek had stalled in his development and would fail to make a breakthrough at Chelsea, for whom he had a glittering youth career, but a composed international bow against Brazil has raised hopes of his ability to cut it at the highest level....

Along with a series of intimate photos, the article dives into the 24-year-old NFL star’s interests and hobbies off the field, such as playing the piano. From GQ: “McCaffrey is known for playing the piano quite well. He took it up in eighth grade, after a friend told him it would help him get girls. Now it’s how he relaxes in his downtime: playing Chopin and whatnot flawlessly. It’s disgusting, really....

McCaffrey won’t have a third chance, as the dynamic Stanford do-everything feature back is taking his talents to the NFL, leaving the Cardinal after a spectacular junior season. BENDER: Ten biggest Heisman misses of all time As a sensational sophomore scion, McCaffrey was the runner-up to Alabama running back Derrick Henry in ‘15. Henry edged him out in total voting, 1,832 to 1,539. The first-place votes were Henry 378, McCaffrey 290....

Yelich’s hitting was, by far, the least surprising development. MORE: Reds’ Suarez gives reason for breakout season The All-Star outfielder became the eighth player in Brewers history to hit for the cycle, and then added another hit for good measure to finish 6 for 6. He also drove in three runs in a wild 13-12, 10-inning Brewers victory. Yelich took over the National League batting lead as his average rose to ....

But give credit to Yelich. He — unlike Aaron Rodgers — was able to down his beer for all the Milwaukee faithful to see. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN And for his manager to see as well, apparently, as Craig Counsell witnessed the moment on TNT and got a lot of confidence in his outfielder’s health. “When I saw him doing that, I was pretty sure he was going to play today," Counsell said, via The Athletic....

The 63-year-old model will be featured in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, alongside her two daughters, Alex Ray Joel, 31, and Sailor Brinkley Cook, 18. Brinkley shared a photo on Instagram Monday night announcing the news. MORE: Simone Biles and Aly Raisman stun in Sports Illustrated’s 2017 Swimsuit Issue A photo posted by Christie Brinkley (@christiebrinkley) on Feb 6, 2017 at 6:22pm PST In the Instagram post, Brinkley thanked Sports Illustrated “for sending the powerful message that good things come in packages of every size and we do not come with an expiration date....

Welby also announced new community guidelines for the Church of England’s social media accounts. “Social media has transformed the way we live our lives. As Christians we are called to engage in a way which is shaped by the example of Jesus,” Welby said in a release. “Each time we interact online we have the opportunity either to add to currents of cynicism and abuse or to choose instead to share light and grace....

Cilic will face the winner of the other semi-final between seven-times Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Czech Tomas Berdych. The 28-year-old Cilic is the first Croatian to reach the men’s singles final at Wimbledon since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001. The resilient Querrey stuck at his task well but Cilic was a deserved winner, making it five wins out of five against the American. (Reporting by Simon Evans, editing by Ed Osmond)...

Kansas City has stumbled to a 3-4 record out of the gate and are facing a critical “Monday Night Football” game against the Giants. The reigning AFC Champions need to earn a win and get back to .500 to keep pace in what’s turning out to be a competitive AFC West. It’s also an important game for them because it’s the last one before the 2021 NFL trade deadline. That is coming on Nov....

Chiellini suffered a right calf injury while on international duty with Italy, and was subsequently ruled out of the Azzurri’s World Cup qualifiers with Spain and Israel. Juventus 12/1 to win the Champions League The 33-year-old was sent back to Juventus from international duty following the injury. According to Juve, Chiellini will be monitored over the next few days but his participation for his club’s league match against Chievo on September 9 and the Champions League trip to Barcelona the following Tuesday are in doubt....

Kushan Sarkar Beau Champ (Mauritius), Dec 1 (PTI) S Chikkarangappa couldn’t replicate his solid show of the first two days but did enough to remain three shots off the leaders after a round of 71 on the penultimate day of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on Saturday. The third round belonged to South African Justin Hardin, who hit a bogey free 8-under 64 to share the pole position with United States’ Kurt Kityama, who shot 70 on the day....

RELATED: Genshin Impact: Best Characters To Pair With Tartaglia (Childe) Childe is often considered a fantastic character when used correctly, but of course, like any other character, he’ll need to level up and upgrade his talents to meet his full potential. To do so, players will need to collect the following items, materials, and Mora. Leveling Materials Whether a character is a Fatui Harbinger, an archon’s mortal vessel, or just a standard citizen of Teyvat, they’ll need the same amount of EXP to hit level 90....

“Mariupol. Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital,” Zelensky tweeted. “People, children are under the wreckage. Atrocity! How much longer will the world be an accomplice ignoring terror? Close the sky right now! Stop the killings! You have power but you seem to be losing humanity.” The Mariupol City Council first reported the attack with photos and videos of the damage spreading on social media through Ukrainian outlets like the Kyiv Independent....

California lawmakers have passed a bill called the California Age Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) that seeks to firm up federal standards and hold online platforms liable unless they take steps to make themselves safer for kids. Privacy advocates, however, are divided over the efficacy of the upcoming legislation. While some welcomed the bill claiming it finally places the privacy, safety, and well-being of children over commercial interests, others aren’t impressed....

Thirty-year-old Andrew Eddy was on a boat trip with his pregnant wife’s family when he jumped in the sea near the Sombrero Key offshore lighthouse to go snorkelling. But “almost immediately” after he entered the water, Eddy was bitten on the shoulder by what witnesses described as an eight-to-10-foot-long bull shark, according to a statement released by Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO.) On the 911 call, one of the party—an unidentified male—can be heard saying: “This is an emergency, we are in the middle of the ocean, someone has got to get to Sombrero Key lighthouse....

“I’m delighted to see the survey, which, I believe, reflects the considerable public support for China-Arab friendship,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Thursday during the first press conference to be held following week-long Lunar New Year celebrations. The study was published last month by the Arab Barometer research network and includes data gathered from last October as part of the “Wave VI” research series. It covers Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia....

Chinese officials are scheduled to begin releasing their once-a-decade comprehensive census data in the coming weeks, and demographic analysts say the numbers will likely show a population decrease directly tied to China’s dwindling birth rate. Economist Ren Zeping of Evergrande Group, China’s second-largest real estate developer, predicted the nation is likely to experience a “population crisis” that will soon see it replaced by India as the country with the most people....

According to China’s National Forest and Grassland Administration, the possibility remains “relatively small” and the risk to China’s forest and grass resources is “low”—but desert locusts could cause a problem if plagues in neighboring countries persist. There are various entry points for the locusts to reach China, including Tibet, which shares a border with India. Other routes include through the province of Yunnan in southwestern China, which borders Myanmar, and the country’s Xinjiang region, in the northeast, via Kazakhstan....