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Clark, a four-time All-Star who played in the majors from 1975 to 1992, made the offer in a letter sent from his attorney to Pujols' legal team, STLToday.com reports. PHOTO GALLERY: MLB players suspended for PED use Pujols sued Clark Oct. 4 over comments Clark made Aug. 2 on a radio show he co-hosted on St. Louis’ WGNU 920 AM. Clark said he “knew for a fact" that Pujols took performance-enhancing drugs because Pujols’ former trainer, Chris Mihlfeld, told him 10 years ago that he “shot (Pujols) up....

To mark the occasion, here are 18 facts about the Golden Bear, one for each of his major victories. Despite his unmatched success at the highest level, Nicklaus only defended a major title on one occasion, at the 1966 Masters. Before turning professional, Nicklaus won two U.S. Amateur titles in 1959 and 1961. The second of those wins saw him thrash Dudley Wysong 8 and 6. He is one of only two players, together with Tiger Woods, to have completed the triple career grand slam by winning all four majors at least three times....

Some Chelsea fans questioned Jose Mourinho’s decision to send the powerful striker out on loan for a second consecutive season, but ‘The Special One’ looks to have made the right choice once again as Jagielka explains. “It’s not a bad idea and a way at looking at things from Chelsea’s perspective,” Jagielka told the Mirror. “Unfortunately for Rom, with Chelsea mainly playing one up front, he had a big decision to make whether to stay there and play five or 10 games a season or do what he did when he went to West Brom last season....

According to ESPN, Armstead has been hospitalized twice while suffering from various complications of COVID-19, including “significant respiratory issues.” Armstead is expected to return at full strength for the 2021 season, per ESPN. MORE: NFL COVID-19 rules, explained The Jaguars released Leonard Fournette during the preseason due to the presence of Armstead and undrafted rookie James Robinson on the roster. Armstead was a fifth-round pick in 2019 out of Temple, and he ran 35 times for 108 yards as a rookie....

Let’s dive into our FanDuel Single Game Showdown for Saturday night. Here are the notable scoring settings for FanDuel single-game contests: The point total for the “MVP” is multiplied by 1. 5, but he doesn’t cost any additional money like the “Captain” in DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel’s default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs. Unlike on DraftKings, FanDuel features no bonuses for 300-yard/100-yard games. MORE FD SINGLE GAME: How to win a FanDuel single-game contest...

Meyer, retired from coaching since December 2018, met with media for the first time on Friday. He answered myriad questions on a variety of topics, including the importance of having the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. “Huge,” Meyer said of its impact in deciding to coach Jacksonville. “I think (owner Shad Khan) and the organization is positioned and it’s not by accident. It’s primed to put together a good team....

Instead, the Bulldogs showcased other features that could make the difference in a potential run to a second conference championship (and, perhaps, their second College Football Playoff berth) in three years. No. 8 Georgia defeated No. 6 Florida with timely third-down execution from its quarterback and a swarming run defense in a 24-17 victory. MORE: Bulldogs preserve SEC, Playoff hopes with hard win Jake Fromm completed 10 of 13 third-down passes for 119 yards, including the game-sealing 22-yard pass to Eli Wolf with 2:45 remaining....

“When you look at President Trump right now,” Tapper said on Monday, “his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his former security adviser Michael Flynn, his former deputy campaign chair Rick Gates, his former associate George Papadopoulos, his former adviser Roger Stone, all of them have been convicted of federal crimes.” “In addition,” Tapper continued, “Trump University settled a $25 million fraud lawsuit last year. Last month, President Trump admitted misusing his own charitable foundation’s money....

Jakob Poeltl — a 7-1 sophomore center and potential lottery pick — scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Sophomore Kyle Kuzma scored a team-high 21 points and added seven rebounds. MORE: Will Poeltl be drafted? It was a signature win for Utah (9-2), which had fallen out of the Top 25 rankings after losing to Miami and Wichita State earlier in the season. But they could find themselves back in the Top 15 after this win....

Reynolds, an athletic 6-foot-9 reserve who averaged 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 10.1 minutes of action, came to the school from Brewster (N.H.) Academy, where he played with current Musketeers teammate Semaj Christon, St. John’s Jakarr Sampson, Michigan’s Mitch McGary and NC State’s T.J. Warren, among others. “All of our players have responsibilities greater than basketball,” Musketeers coach Chris Mack said in a statement. “Any time those responsibilities are not given the appropriate attention, the first thing eliminated to allow them to narrow their focus is basketball....

The Patriots, led by Dwayne Bravo, are having a dream run in the ongoing edition of the CPL. Having won all three of their matches, they are placed atop the CPL points table with a net run rate of 0.657. Prior to that, they had restricted the Warriors to 166 in 20 overs. Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the bowlers as he got rid of Mohammad Hafeez and Shimron Hetmyer....

Crawford caught the ball in the corner, right in front of the Blazers’ bench, and lofted up a 3-point attempt and turned toward the Portland bench before his shot reached the rim. The shot, which was highly contested, appeared as if it stayed in the air forever. It eventually came down and it went in. MORE: Lillard helps man propose | Thunder bench must step up | Carlisle apologizes to Parsons...

Somebody gave the Buccaneers quarterback a GoPro camera in order to share some “behind-the-scenes footage” of the event in Los Angeles. You can imagine the shenanigans. PHOTOS: Rookies at the Pro Football Hall of Fame | MORE: Winston more polished as a pro If anything, we learned the rookies love their chips and cookies, compliments of the NFLPA. Winston also attended the NFL Rookie Symposium last week in Ohio, where his playful demeanor was put to good use during the Play 60 Youth Football Clinic at the Browns’ training facility....

That kind of attitude, however, could turn the right NFL bottom-feeder into a winner. How can you say that after “that play.” You know, the one where Winston fumbled away any chance for victory and generated a million memes . On that, Winston had some self-awareness. He even laughed. BENDER: Oregon deserves credit for FSU meltdown | MORE: NFL Mock Draft | Bowl photos “It was an unfortunate play, man,” Winston said....

For a while now there hasn’t been a lot of news on DC’s upcoming film projects. As the execs in charge continue to plot a course forward for the expanded DC Cinematic Universe, there’s been very little info given about upcoming projects like The Suicide Squad, and other films like The Batman beyond minor teases. One of the heavy rumors, however, was that James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad would be a raunchy, bloody joyride to be kept away from the eyes of young children....

In the image, Gunn is seen standing in front of a storyboard and the caption reveals that the director draws every shot of a scene before it is actually filmed. With all the shots placed on a board, each is then “crossed off one by one” as filming progresses. To fans’ disappointment, the image doesn’t give away any spoilers for Peacemaker, with the contents of each scene cleverly redacted by Gunn....

The 10-time All-Star is entering the final season of his contract, but it’s a player option worth $47.4 million. Will Harden turn it down to become an unrestricted free agent or will he pick it up to return to the 76ers? In 21 games with the 76ers, Harden averaged 21.0 points, 10.5 assists and 7.1 rebounds. TSN’s Steph Noh ranked him as the third-best player in this year’s free-agent class....

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) on Tuesday reported that Memphis judge Jim Kyle issued an October ruling in favor of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, which declared Wiseman ineligible under its “coaching link” rule. Said rule prohibits athletes from transferring schools in order to compete for a coach under whom they’d previously played. MORE: Explaining Wiseman’s eligibility issues with NCAA Wiseman was a high school student at Ensworth High School (Nashville, Tenn....