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Former student Steve Snyder-Hill said he wrote to a student health center official in the 1990s after being examined by Dr. Richard Strauss, whose behavior is the subject of an independent investigation that began months ago. Ohio State says allegations raised in recent months about Strauss involve male athletes from 14 sports, as well as the physician’s work at the student health center and his off-campus medical office. Snyder-Hill said he went to the health center because of a lump on his chest, but Strauss also conducted a genital exam and pressed himself into him, at which point the patient realized the doctor had an erection....

ABORTION: Ashcroft’s opposition to abortion is out-spoken and unyielding–he would outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest, and he would allow it only when medically necessary to save the life of the mother. This has drawn fire from liberals, abortion-rights groups and women’s rights groups, and it poses one particularly hot question. As attorney general, Ashcroft would be responsible for enforcing laws protecting abortion clinics against harassment by right-to-life groups....

Brazilian midfielder Hernanes went from hero to villain as 10-man Lazio let slip a potential win in a thrilling derby against Roma that was marred beforehand by clashes between fans and police. The ‘Derby della Capitale’ was much anticipated but the tension got too much for some prior to the encounter at the Olympic Stadium as two Roma supporters were stabbed in clashes. The incidents prompted Rome’s mayor to call for calm, yet on the pitch it was anything but as Hernanes gave Lazio a 16th minute lead in spectacular fashion, only to miss from the penalty spot early in the second half....

Just a few months after signing his $13.125 million-per-year deal with the Jets, Bell already has called into question his level of commitment by skipping several weeks of the offseason program, including a minicamp. Granted, Bell has not missed New York’s mandatory minicamp, set for June 4-6, or the Jets’ OTA sessions that begin in two weeks. And he surely will be at training camp to avoid major fines....

PEN PALS The Cubs will try a closer-by-committee approach down the stretch after learning Pedro Strop is out for the rest of the regular season because of a strained left hamstring. Strop, who had posted 11 saves since closer Brandon Morrow went on the disabled list in July, hurt himself trying to beat out a double-play grounder this week. On Friday night, Jorge De La Rosa worked around a double and walk in the ninth inning for his first career save, preserving a 3-2 win over Cincinnati at Wrigley Field....

“We do have games, at least one game and probably two in November with the senior national team,” Gulati said on a conference call with reporters. “The first game is in Europe, the second is likely to be in Europe. In the next 7-10 days, we will decide and name the coach for those games. We’re not prepared to do that today.” Speculation has centered around U.S. U-20 coach Tab Ramos being named the interim boss while the U....

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Uber have entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership to take the cricketing experience for fans in Bangalore to the next level by transforming how they get to watch and experience their home team in action. RCB, known for its innovation and focus to deliver the best experience to their fans, have not only been the first to make the entire stadium fully WiFi enabled and solar powered, they have now taken another step in ensuring commuters can get to and from the stadium conveniently and safely....

But similar to, say, Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed appears to have become an annual franchise only in the broader, terminal sense of games on shelves. The massive size and scope of Assassin’s Creed 3 was the result of a three-year development effort at primary studio Ubisoft Montreal; we know Black Flag has been stitching itself together there since mid-2011; and now it’s been disclosed by Ubisoft Toronto managing director Jade Raymond that her studio is already assisting Ubi Montreal on a forthcoming, post-Black Flag Assassin’s Creed....

Bad Blood features a new story campaign in which you play as T-Bone, the dreadlocked hacker who was important to the plot of the parent game. The DLC takes place after the events of the main campaign, and spans over 10 new missions in new locations throughout Chicago. T-Bone will also be able to play the existing Hacking and Tailing modes, and use the ctOS Companion App. As T-Bone, you’ll find yourself infiltrating Blume one final time to place a false trail in their system, before you’re sidetracked when Tobias Frewer, a former colleague calls you for help....

He scored 518 points last season, which meant James Michael McAdoo was 75 percent of the way to reaching the 1,000-point career mark with only 50 percent of his eligibility completed.
He averaged 7.3 rebounds per game, precisely half a rebound less than the great Sam Perkins delivered in 1981-82, when he was a sophomore playing center with arms that stretched to the ceiling and helped North Carolina to grab the NCAA championship....

After the Spartans beat the Wolverines on an incredible game-winning fumble return for a touchdown, MSU fans had to feel like they were on top of the world, but no one was more excited than former Michigan State running back Le’Veon Bell. MORE: Week 7 photos | Is Corey Coleman the best ever? Magic Johnson got his revenge after Michigan fans painted his statue earlier this week. Then, there’s the other side....

Sparked by a 24-yard scramble by backup quarterback Michael Vick, Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell scored on the final play of the game for a 24-20 win over the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. MORE: Best photos from Week 5 | Top 10 Steelers of all time It was a gutsy call by the Steelers, a direct snap to Bell at the goal line with 4 seconds remaining. Bell, lined up 7 yards deep, took the snap and was initially stopped before a second effort and extension of the ball got the game-winning touchdown for the Steelers....

COLE’S ROLL Gerrit Cole led the big leagues with 326 strikeouts, topped the AL with a 2.50 ERA and went 20-5, one win behind Astros teammate Justin Verlander for most in the majors. He also was 16-0 in his final 22 starts. Cole starts Game 2 of the AL Division Series, a day after Verlander pitched seven shutout innings of one-hit ball in a 6-2 win over Tampa Bay in the opener....

Matthews, the first Toronto player to win the Calder in 51 years, led the NHL in rookie scoring and broke club rookie records for points (69) and goals (40). But the 19-year-old center was by no means the only first-year pro to have a significant impact with the Leafs. MORE: ‘Auston Matthews’ rapper discusses life after hit song Forwards William Nylander and Mitch Marner earned NHL Rookie of the Month honors a combined three times and both scored over 60 points....

As organisers wondered whether U.S. President Donald Trump will show up at his course to soak in the major championship atmosphere, handicappers struggled to pinpoint who will emerge among contenders at the $5 million event. Ryu So-yeon, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lydia Ko took turns as number one in the world rankings over a period of four weeks in June, while 15 different players cashed the winner’s check at the first 15 LPGA Tour events for the first time in 26 years....

In the last few days, Guwahati has experienced incessant rainfall which has affected the pitch of the stadium. The last game played on this ground was the All African quarterfinal clash between Mali and Ghana where Mali had emerged victorious. The authorities tried their best to improve the condition of the ground but unfortunately, things did not get better and it was finally deemed unfit for the match. Here is the official statement from FIFA, “Following a thorough assessment of the pitch conditions at Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, which has been affected by severe rainfall over the past few days, FIFA has decided to move the venue of the semi-final between Brazil and England, due to be played on 25 October 2017, to Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, where the match will kick off at 17:00 local time....

Moriyama though believes that his side have what it takes to challenge the English contingent if they stick together and operate as a collective unit. “In the England team, many of the players play in Germany and England’s top leagues. They are already training with the top teams or playing for them. Thinking of market value of the English players it’s 20 billion and maybe 1 billion for Japanese players....

The ground conditions were deemed to be unsatisfactory due to consistent rainfall in Guwahati and after inspection, the semi-final match, which did take place as per schedule, was shifted to Kolkata on short notice. “Regarding Guwahati, the reality is that there was a depression in Bangladesh. It rained for 48 hours. No ground in the world could have organised a match in such conditions." revealed Ceppi. “Guwahati has a clay-based ground....