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Over 15,000 flights were canceled by all airlines between last Thursday and Christmas Day, CNN reported, with Southwest accounting for a major number of them. Flight tracking website FlightAware showed an additional 2,509 cancellations on Southwest on Wednesday morning, accounting for 62 percent of all expected flights. “Thousands of flights nationwide have been canceled around the holidays,” Biden tweeted on Monday. “Our Administration is working to ensure airlines are held accountable....

Wagner Group fighters have been spearheading Russia’s military in offensives in Ukraine’s Donbas region, and earlier in January, Prigozhin said his paramilitaries had captured the salt-mining town of Soledar. Prigozhin has been lauding his fighters as the most effective units in the war, while simultaneously aiming criticism at the Russian military—in doing so, he has clashed on several occasions with Russia’s defense ministry. After the capture of Soledar, Russia’s first gain in Ukraine since the summer of 2022, Prigozhin released a video praising his fighters as “probably the most experienced army in the world today....

That didn’t happen until two weeks ago in the narrow overtime win over Maryland, when Haskins — a pro-style, drop-back passer — flashed his toughness in short-yardage situations and rushed for three touchdowns, including one in overtime. “He dropped his pads at the toughest time in the game against a very good defense and got that yard,” Meyer said. “I can’t tell you how many times we’ve told him and how many times I’ve told him, the job of the quarterback is to get the first down....

MORE: Best free agents actually available this offseason Whiteside told reporters on Sunday that a home discount won’t be given this offseason. “I don’t think it’s about loyalty,” he said. “I think it’s just about the best situation for myself.” Whiteside has spent the last two seasons with the Heat after being drafted by the Kings in 2010 and spending time in the D-League. That doesn’t mean that he won’t stick around with the Heat, but he’s not saying he’ll be back for sure....

The Heat center has a simple suggestion for voters when comparing him to other Defensive Player of the Year candidates. MORE: Our preseason DOPY pick (Hint: It wasn’t Whiteside) “I want y’all to go to Toys ‘R’ Us and put up each block for how many blocks I’ve got for the season and just look at it and just be like, ‘That’s a lot of blocks.’ And then y’all vote,” Whiteside said Wednesday, via the Palm Beach Post....

Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye series for Disney Plus is the newest content out of the MCU, and while the show takes a more grounded, street-level approach to its story that so far tackles themes of grief and past traumas (particularly with Clint Barton), the writers still know how to have fun with the characters. A new featurette from Marvel reveals a behind-the-scenes look at the epic LARP battle sequence Clint is thrown into....

More than anything, though, Schroder and Parker are products of similar environments. And as Parker’s career dwindles down, Schroder would be wise to scrap the Rajon Rondo template that he was cast in early on and learn from one of the greatest foreign-born players of all-time. MORE: Hawks players helped design uniforms | Breakout players | Drummond’s rebounding secret After nine seasons with the Spurs, Mike Budenholzer took over as Hawks head coach in 2013....

Trae Young scored 26 points, John Collins added 22 and they beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-118 on Monday night for the first time in nearly three years. Atlanta had lost five in a row to the Clippers dating to March 5, 2016. The Hawks earned their first win against a Pacific Division opponent this season after dropping their first five. Alex Len had 19 points and nine rebounds off the bench for the Hawks, whose starters all have less than six years in the league, including rookies Young and Kevin Huerter....

Where they’re heading In the short-term, they’re probably heading to familiar territory, with a record around .500 and a low-rung playoff spot within reach—though much of that depends on how quickly top perimeter scorer Lou Williams can come back from ACL surgery. But general manager Danny Ferry and new coach Mike Budenholzer have bigger things on their minds. The Hawks would ideally like to follow the model laid out by the Rockets, collecting valuable young assets and easily moveable contracts that can be used to pluck free agents or players that other teams are afraid they will lose because of luxury tax concerns....

Spurs opened their new home, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, ending a run of four defeats and a draw from their preceding five Premier League games. Third place is still occupied by Spurs despite their slide but Arsenal and Chelsea are only a point behind, with Manchester United two further back after losing 2-1 at Wolves this week. With six games to go - Arsenal have an extra match to play - all four clubs are also still involved in European competition as the run-in gathers pace....

Hazard has inspired Belgium to a place in the World Cup semi-finals, with his side taking on France in St Petersburg on Tuesday. Madrid have long been linked with a move for the 27-year-old, while the LaLiga giants could soon need to replace Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal captain is reportedly close to joining Serie A champions Juventus, freeing up a spot in Madrid’s front line. And although Zinedine Zidane stepped down after the Champions League final, to be replaced by Julen Lopetegui, Hazard is still open to joining Madrid....

Hazard was one of the standout performers at the World Cup with Belgium, winning the Silver Ball as the second-best player in Russia, even if he was not included in FIFA’s official Fan Dream Team. His displays have reportedly seen him emerge as one of Madrid’s key targets to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, after his shock €100million move to Juventus. Following the departure of Antonio Conte and appointment of Maurizio Sarri as coach, Chelsea are in a state of flux, but Fabregas is adamant Hazard is the one player they must keep....

Goal revealed during the January transfer window that the 24-year-old was among those being considered by Chelsea . Hazard has already taken in one spell at Stamford Bridge, but left in 2015 without making a senior appearance. Proving himself in Germany, while earning international recognition with Belgium, has brought the talented playmaker back onto the radar of English clubs, with Leicester another of those said to be keen. Hazard is ruling nothing out at this stage, telling Sport/Foot magazine: “England is appealing, but when you speak to players who play there, they also tell you that Germany seems like a great league....

The Chelsea star, who has been heavily linked with Real Madrid, netted five goals in four league outings as Maurizio Sarri’s side remained unbeaten in the top flight. Hazard’s month included a hat-trick against Cardiff City as the Ballon d’Or contender continued to impress. The Belgium forward has made no secret of his desire to play for Madrid, but insisted this week that he would not leave Stamford Bridge in January....

The famous Harry Potter trio made their long-awaited return back to Hogwarts, but it’s clear from a photo slip during the HBO Max special that fans never left. To kick off 2022 with the perfect amount of nostalgia, Daniel Radcliffe, Watson, and Rupert Grint reunited for the first time since the last chapter of the Harry Potter films series wrapped back in 2011. As the three young childhood stars spent their entirety growing up on screen and on set, the producers thought it would only be right to include some cute baby photos....

The prestigious school, an alma mater for many celebrities and famous academics, published the report titled “Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery.” It is a ten-chapter account of the university’s historical ties to slavery in Massachusetts. In an attempt to reconcile with its past, the report laid out the ways in which slavery benefited the institution, even detailing that enslaved people worked on campus in the 1600s. “Through connections to multiple donors, the University had extensive financial ties to, and profited from, slavery during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries,” read one of the findings from the report....

Harvick led the Sprint All-Star Race field down pit road during the mandatory four-tire pit stop at the end. But he didn’t leave as the leader, coming out of the pits third for the restart with 10 laps remaining. He ended up second, one place and approximately $750,000 short of where he wanted to be in the $1 million exhibition event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “Cost us the race,” Harvick said about the final pit stop....

The Steelers come off a 30-37 loss from their opening home against the U.P. Yoddha and will be gunning a win in front of their home fans while, on the other hand, the Gujarat Fortune Giants thrashed the Tamil Thalaivas 50-21 and could be expected to prove a stiff challenge to the hosts. When both these sides met earlier this season, Haryana won the game 41-25 and will be looking to draw inspiration from that win to clinch five important points from this clash....

Bournemouth look stale, yet it is not through Howe’s unwillingness to experiment with the shape of his side. The opening two games saw Bournemouth set up in a 4-4-1-1 system, against West Brom and Watford, though the pitiful display against the latter in their first home fixture of the campaign forced Howe’s hand somewhat in their next outing. Cherries 7/4 to be relegated The Cherries’ performance against Manchester City was much improved, operating in a 5-3-2 formation with Jermain Defoe and Josh King leading the attack, and if not for Raheem Sterling’s scuffed effort in the final seconds of the game, Bournemouth would have earned a point against a title candidate....

Before the Arab takeover in 2008, Manchester City were just another mid table team with mediocre set of players, more like Fulham of these days. They had won 2 league titles prior to that and had a pretty small trophy cabinet to boast of. Unlike Roman Abrahmovich at Chelsea, the wealthy Arab owners of Blue Manchester didn’t have prosperous beginnings in their initial years. Now, after 5 years under the Sheikh’s rule and an influx in an excess of 600 million$, the noisy neighbors have won 3 trophies, which include 2 FA Cups and a Premier League....