Walking into Brighton’s Elite Football Performance Centre, I was swiftly approached by a member of the club’s communications team. “Have you got the frames?” he asked this bemused writer, who only had his phone, laptop and notepad with him. It turns out he was after a different Will; not from The Independent, but from Guinness World Records. We were both here for James Milner.
For Milner, his record-breaking 654th Premier League appearance was just another game. “Massive victory on the road, delighted for the boys and travelling fans, thanks for the support,” read his very ordinary Instagram post, with the comments limited, after Brighton’s hard-fought win at Brentford. No self-congratulations, no fuss. It was very run-of-the-Milner.
The 40-year-old had his priorities straight. “I’ve always just tried to get on with my job and keep my head down really,” Milner said, ironically surrounded by journalists – and the aforementioned GWR dignitary, adorned in the trademark blue blazer and tie – who had all congregated on the south coast to discuss his remarkable milestone. “I know obviously there’s been a lot of talk around this sort of thing, but for me, I just want to do my job and [was] especially pleased to get the win, that was so important for us at the weekend. So to contribute to that, that’s always number one.”
Milner receives three Guinness World Records after notching his 654th Premier League appearance (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Of course, Milner meant no disrespect and emphasised he was incredibly grateful for the tidal wave of congratulations that had come his way. “I’ve had so many amazing messages, you want to thank people and there’s nice posts like the clubs have done,” he stressed. But it was Gareth Barry, the man whose record Milner had surpassed, who seemed to really get the “no biggie” vibe.
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“He sent me a message after the game and then it was his birthday yesterday, so I sent him a message saying happy birthday,” Milner said. “He just said congrats, and he said he’s going away and golfing somewhere, so that sounded good to me.”
You don’t get many football bingo cards more filled out than Milner’s (and that’s not a quip at his age).
Across a Premier League career that has spanned 23 years, 109 days and counting, the Englishman has won every trophy under the sun, including three Premier League titles and one Champions League during his glory-laden stints with Manchester City and Liverpool. He even has an Intertoto Cup to his name with Newcastle.
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James Milner has won every trophy under the sun, including a Champions League title with Liverpool in 2019 (Getty)
He’s been deployed in every outfield position possible. “I’d say I needed goalkeeper to play every single one,” he joked.
Milner collected three framed world records on the day of our visit: one for most Premier League appearances (654), another for longest time between first and last Premier League goal (22 years and 248 days), and a third for most consecutive Premier League seasons of any player (24). He’ll get a fourth in 217 days, at the time of writing, if he surpasses Teddy Sheringham as the oldest outfield player in Premier League history. But while that box remains one of the few unmarked, so does another: retirement.
“I think things change very quickly in football, and I think when you get to my age, things change very quickly as well,” Milner admitted when asked if he will be around long enough to become the top flight’s eldest ever statesman.
“When I look at where I was last year, not being able to lift my foot for six months, to where I am this year, it’s easier to turn around and say, ‘Yes, I’d love to do another year.’
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“I’m pretty open at this moment in time – whether I will or whether I won’t, I’m not sure. We haven’t had any conversations, so obviously the club have to be interested as well. It’s all right me saying I want to play another year if the club don’t want you.”
Whether it’s sooner or later, and whether it’s his decision to make or Brighton’s, Milner is under no illusions: “I know the end’s getting closer.” The veteran, however, asserts that he doesn’t “fear” retirement, even if the question of “when’s the right time?” does play on his mind. “I feel like I still can do it now, but do you go to the point where you can’t? Is that too long?”
As such, Milner is in the thick of considering his life after football, all while keeping a piece of advice from former boss Jurgen Klopp in the back of his mind. “Jurgen always said, whenever you finish, you need to have a rest and a break straight away,” he reflected. “I think that’s pretty appealing at this moment in time.”
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Jurgen Klopp has advised Milner to take a break when he hangs up the boots (PA Wire)
The workhorse deserves his break, but knowing his character, it will only last so long.
“I think most people say you miss the structure and what you’re training for every day. You’re going in the gym and it’s hard, it’s for a reason, it’s for the next game and things like that,” Milner said with a sense of pre-emptive nostalgia, before reassuring that his world-class engine will not be detuned in retirement.
“When you haven’t got that, I think I’d probably look towards doing marathons or something like that to give me something to go for again.”
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Milner says he will ‘probably look towards doing marathons’ once he retires (Getty)
Milner will leave football with arguably the most fabled work ethic in the English game. At Liverpool, the yearly pre-season lactate test under Klopp – which tasked players with doing laps of their training ground – came with an award named after him, having won it at a canter for every season he was at Anfield, even into his mid-thirties.
He boasts longevity that with the modern fixture schedule will be nigh-on impossible to replicate, fuelled by a drive to prove his doubters wrong – something his dad used to play on.
“He knew what I was like and he used to say, ‘you don’t work hard enough, you’re not gonna make it’,” Milner remembered. “He knew what he was doing and it [his drive] probably comes from that, to be fair.
“He’d never say it in a horrible way or anything like that, but he knew what I was like, and he’d be like, ‘you’ve got no chance of scoring the goal from there’, and then like two shots later it’s in the top corner. He knew how to get the best of me.”
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Silencing the sceptics is part of the reason Milner is still going today. “Some things don’t change,” he laughs.
Milner has been motivated from childhood to prove people wrong (Peter Tarry/PA Wire)
It’s that burning desire to push himself that has him now pondering a career in management. Milner has been earning his coaching badges but knows the hellfire that the job can pose.
“There are some times I think it’d be great and I’d love to put my stamp on a team, and I think I could do this and that,” he says. “But it’s such a hard gig, isn’t it? It’s so hard. Even the amount of press you’ve got to do to be honest – press conference before the game, after the game, like eight times a week.
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“It’s one that the competitive guy in you thinks, ‘yeah, I wouldn’t mind giving that a go and taking on’. I know it’s difficult but… and I feel like I’ve got a fantastic knowledge of people I’ve worked under, from back to your Terry Venables and your Sir Bobby Robsons, and then you go through to the current manager now.
Milner made his Premier League debut under the legendary Terry Venables at Leeds (Getty)
“I’ve got a great array of different managers from different countries and different personalities to lean back on, so in one way I think it’d be a big shame to lose all that knowledge and experience I’ve built up, to not be able to use that.”
There are no guarantees on next steps from Milner, who wants to focus on the present. But incredibly, his career could yet be charged with some footballing firsts.
Amir Khan targeted blockbuster fights with both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao during his career, and has now offered a prediction for their rematch on September 19.
Their first encounter, back in 2015, saw Mayweather claim a convincing points victory, coming away with the WBC, WBO and WBA world welterweight titles.
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Since then, though, the Hall of Famer has amassed just two professional wins – against Andre Berto and Conor McGregor – while also being involved in several exhibition matches.
Pacquiao, too, has kept himself ticking over with the odd exhibition, but also fought professionally when he tied with Mario Barrios, the then-WBC welterweight champion, in July.
This came after a near four-year hiatus from the professional ring, with his previous title fight resulting in a unanimous points defeat to Yordenis Ugas.
It is the 47-year-old’s apparent lifestyle choices, though, that have largely inspired Khan to give him the edge over Mayweather in their rematch.
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Sharing his opinion on Facebook, the former world champion highlighted Pacquiao’s consistency in the gym as a significant factor against his 49-year-old opponent.
“I like Manny Pacquiao in the second one, because I think Mayweather’s slowing down a little bit.
“Age catches up on you, and I think with Manny always looking in good shape – obviously he’s not partying, not drinking; Mayweather’s always partying, chilling, enjoying himself – I think there’s a different way of living for both fighters.
“Mayweather’s still like a 20-year-old kid, whereas Manny Pacquiao’s very intelligent and he’s on the right path.
“I’ve got Manny Pacquiao winning that fight. But who knows? Mayweather always ends up pulling it off. But I feel that Manny Pacquiao [is] the favourite.”
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While Mayweather was always known for his tremendous discipline and work ethic, the lack of a professional contest since 2017 could have a bearing on his overall performance against Pacquiao.
Many would argue, too, that his 10th-round stoppage victory over McGregor hardly merited the status of a professional bout.
The opening day of the 123.ie National Senior Indoor Championships at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena saw headline wins for Sarah Lavin, Adam Nolan, Sophie Becker and Mark Smyth.
Eighth title for Lavin
Emerald AC’s Sarah Lavin won her eighth national indoor 60m hurdles title as she beat world silver medallist Kate O’Connor of Dundalk St Gerard’s.
Lavin produced a smooth 60m hurdles run to win in 8.07 seconds, finishing ahead of Kate O’Connor who ran a huge personal best time of 8.21 seconds to go third on the Irish all-time list behind Derval O’Rourke and Lavin.
Commenting on her victory this afternoon, Sarah Lavin said:
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“I’m happy, I would have liked a season’s best but to run sub eight is a difficult task. There were things I did really well there, and some things I need to tidy up but overall, it was a positive run. I want to carry the speed and intent through the race, sprinting is one thing, working on technique for the hurdles is another, and trying to bring those together”.
Orlaith Mannion (South Galway AC) rounded out the 60m hurdles podium in third in a time of 8.45 seconds.
Adam Nolan wins men’s 60m hurdles
The men’s 60m hurdles was claimed by Adam Nolan from St Laurence O’Toole AC, as he successfully defended his 2025 gold in a time of 8.03 seconds. Leevale’s Seán Carmody took second in 8.19 seconds, with 2025 high jump champion Ciarán Connolly of Le Chéile AC taking third spot in a time of 8.45 seconds.
Becker takes first senior 200m title
Sophie Becker won her first national senior indoor 200m title with an indoor PB time of 23.43 seconds. Racing in the sixth lane, Becker utilised her opening 100m speed to break clear of the field to cross ahead of Molly Daly (Kilkenny City Harriers), who clocked 24.07 seconds for second place, with DSD’s Mollie O’Reilly finishing third in 24.14 seconds.
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Becker spoke of her delight post-race in claiming the 200m title:
“I’m delighted with that. My first 200m title and an indoor PB to go with it so two boxes ticked and I’m thrilled to have taken the title. I’ve been lacking a little bit of confidence and the 200 really helps my 400 because I’m more of a speed-based athlete, so to know I have that time over 200 will give me plenty of confidence”.
Third national title for Mark Smyth
Raheny Shamrock’s Mark Smyth took a third national indoor title following a titanic tussle with defending champion Marcus Lawler of Clonliffe Harriers. The Raheny clubman held off the strong finishing Lawler to cross the winning time in 21.11 seconds. Lawler was second in 21.24, with Adam Murphy (Tinryland AC) third in 21.68 seconds.
Finals Results
Women’s 200m
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1 Sophie BECKER Raheny Shamrock A.C. 23.43
2 Molly DALY Kilkenny City Harriers A.C. 24.07
3 Mollie O`REILLY Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 24.14
Men’s 200m
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1 Mark SMYTH Raheny Shamrock A.C. 21.11
2 Marcus LAWLER Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 21.24
3 Adam MURPHY Tinryland A.C. 21.68
Women’s 60mH
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1 Sarah LAVIN Emerald A.C. 8.07
2 Katherine O`CONNOR Dundalk St. Gerards A.C. 8.21
3 Orlaith MANNION South Galway A.C. 8.45
Men’s 60mH
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1 Adam NOLAN St. Laurence. O’Toole A.C. 8.03
2 Sean CARMODY Leevale A.C. 8.19
3 Ciaran CONNOLLY Le Chéile A.C. 8.45
Women’s High Jump
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1 Aoife O’SULLIVAN Liscarroll A.C. 1.75
2 Sommer LECKY Finn Valley A.C. 1.75
3 Lauren DUFFY Bohermeen A.C. 1.65
3 Maeve FLEMING Leevale A.C. 1.65
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Men’s High Jump
1 Mohammed IBRAHIM HALIL Raheny Shamrock A.C. 1.93
2 Darragh KELLY Craughwell A.C. 1.90
3 Emmanuel OSAS Ratoath A.C. 1.90
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Men’s WFD
1 Michael HEALY Leevale A.C. 9.11 NR
2 David TIERNEY Leevale A.C. 7.99
3 Robert HIGGINS Na Fianna A.C. 7.08
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Women’s WFD
1 Kotryna PACERINSKAITE Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. 8.70 NR
2 Laura DOLAN Ferbane A.C. 6.46
3 Bridget MC DYER Finn Valley A.C. 6.29
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Men’s Triple Jump
1 David ONWUDIWE Ennis Track A.C. 13.96
2 Darragh FAHY Loughrea A.C. 13.94
3 Joseph GILLESPIE Finn Valley A.C. 13.75
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Women’s Triple Jump
1 Daphni DOULAPTSI TEEUWEN Raheny Shamrock A.C. 12.54
Group D delivered its first three matches on Day 3 of the BGIS 2026 Quarterfinals. Madkings finished first with 37 points and one Chicken Dinner. Second-placed Meta Ninza also had a great start and amassed 26 points and one Chicken Dinner. GenXFM and Nebula scored 25 points apiece.
Frostrex sat fifth with 24 points, including 15 eliminations, followed by Team H4K with 23 points and one Chicken Dinner. GodLike Esports had a slow start to the BGIS Quarterfinals and accrued 19 points. The Manya-led lineup got only one position point. Higg Boson finished eighth with 17 points.
Further down, Godz Officials and Esports Socials sat ninth and 10th with 16 and 14 points respectively. Sovereign, Rising, and Riotnation scored 13, 12, and 11 points, respectively. K9 Esports suffered a poor start and could only muster seven points, leading to a 14th-placed finish. OSH and Empire Officials amassed four and three points, respectively.
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Day 3 highlights of BGIS 2026 Quarterfinals Group D
Overall points table of Group D after three games (Image via YouTube/Krafton India Esports)
Match 1 – Erangel
Meta Ninza, led by Shadow, won its first game with 16 eliminations. Meanwhile, Genxfm accumulated 16 points and 10 eliminations. Frostrex finished with an 11-point tally. Esports Social and GodLike grabbed nine points apiece.
Higg Boson amassed seven points and six kills, followed by H4K, Nebula, Rising, and Sovereign with four points each. Marking and K9 Esports grabbed only two points each. Godz Officials and Empire failed to earn any points.
Match 2 – Miramar
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Team H4K emerged victorious in its second encounter of the BGIS Quarterfinals with 18 points. Madkings posted 14 points, including nine eliminations. Godz Officials scored 13 thanks to star player ICYOP’s five kills. Frostrex also collected 13 points.
Rising and Genxfm garnered seven points apiece. Nebula, GodLike, and Higg Boson grabbed only four points each, followed by Meta Ninza with three. K9 Esports had another poor game and earned only two points.
Match 3 – Miramar
Madkings clinched a phenomenal 21-point Chicken Dinner in the third game. Syrax and ClutchGod from the squad delivered four kills each. Nebula also displayed top-notch performances and achieved 17 points, followed by Riotnation with 10 points.
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Sovereign and Meta Ninza scored eight and seven points, respectively. Higg Boson and GodLike got six points apiece. K9, Empire, Esports Social, and Godz Officials finished with three points each.
University of Michigan legend and NFL Hall of Famer Charles Woodson refuses to set aside his Wolverine pride, even for a certain Buckeye.
This interview was originally published in the December 2025 issue of GOLF Magazine.
GOLF: What’s your favorite thing about golf?
Charles Woodson: That there’s always room for improvement and that you can never figure the game out. No matter how well you play one day, the next day could be totally different. You can play a golf course one day and tomorrow the golf course would be set up totally different and play totally different. But it’s the same golf course. And so, you can never perfect it. It’s a tough game, but it’s fun and it’s always a challenge to try to get better.
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G: What are some of the closest parallels you see between football and golf?
CW:I played defensive back, and in that position you’ve got to have a short-term memory because a lot of things are gonna happen out there on the football field. You get beat, you gotta forget about it fairly quickly. In golf, you can be playing well, and then, all of a sudden, you hit a wayward shot and you’re in trouble. You gotta forget about that because there are 18 holes. You gotta have that short-term memory.
G: You’ve started Woodson Bourbon Whiskey. Fuzzy Zoeller has his own whiskey brand, and he said one time when he wasn’t playing that well, he wouldn’t mind sampling some product on the golf course to help him play better. Have you ever thought about sampling your own product on the golf course?
CW:[Laughs] I thought about it this morning! My buddies asked me if I had any product. I was like, “No, man.” I was kind of laying off the stuff. But tomorrow there may be some product. I’ve got a big golf bag.
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G: Michigan and Ohio State don’t always see eye to eye. If you had a chance to play golf with Ohio State alum Jack Nicklaus, would you be willing to ignore your dislike of Ohio State for a few hours?
CW:Not a chance, because he wouldn’t forget his dislike of Michigan! It means the rivalry is alive and well, and I’m sure if I had a chance to play with him, he’d give me some stuff about the championship they won this year. We won it last year. You gotta keep that going.
G: At last year’s American Century, in Lake Tahoe, you beat both Larry the Cable Guy and Blake Griffin. They’re both here this year. You think you’ll remind them about that?
CW: We’ll see. Let’s get through the tournament first.
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G: You’ve played in the Pro Football Hall of Fame golf tournament in Ohio. Are there any Hall of Fame football players that you think could be Hall of Fame golfers too?
CW: Yeah … I love them, but none of them. Nope, not one.
This interview, conducted at the 2025 American Century Championship, has been edited for length and clarity.
Dusan Vlahovic has been out with an injury since November, and Juventus has felt the absence of the Serbian striker. His presence on the pitch has been crucial, and the team has struggled to maintain its attacking threat in his absence.
Luciano Spalletti considers Vlahovic his most important striker at the moment, and Juventus has missed his contributions in key matches. The striker’s injury was the reason Juventus sought to sign a replacement in the January transfer window, but the move did not materialise.
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Striker Challenges and Team Concerns
The alternatives have proved unreliable. Jonathan David has failed to consistently deliver, and Lois Openda has shown similar inconsistency. This has been a source of frustration and could affect Juventus’s chances of finishing in the top four at the end of the season. The lack of a dependable striker has emphasised just how important Vlahovic is to the team’s ambitions.
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However, there is positive news regarding the Serbian forward. As reported by Tuttojuve, he has made a full recovery and now needs to reach peak physical condition before returning to full training with his teammates. Over the coming days, Juventus will monitor his progress closely, aiming for him to be in optimum shape ahead of his reintegration into the squad.
Dusan Vlahovic (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)
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Looking Ahead to the Season’s Finale
The remaining games of the season are all crucial for the Old Lady. Juventus will need a winning streak to secure a place in the Champions League, as finishing fifth would not guarantee Champions League qualification due to the poor performance of Italian clubs in the competition this term.
With Vlahovic potentially returning, Juventus has the opportunity to strengthen its attack and improve its prospects in the league. His availability could prove decisive in ensuring the team secures a top-four finish and achieves its objectives in the closing stages of the campaign.
The concept of “loading” in the backswing is misunderstood by most golfers, who feel as if they have to pressure the ground with their trail leg all the way to the top. I’ve spent a lot of time with students using Swing Catalyst’s pressure and ground force plates and the players who hit it the farthest don’t really do this.
Here’s what happens: As good players start the club back, they indeed shift weight and apply pressure to the ground with their trail leg (above left). But once they reach midway back, the pressure eases, as if they’re getting “lighter” over their back foot (right).
Makes sense: If you don’t overload your trail side at the top, you’re in a better position to shift to your front side as you start down. Having too much pressure on your trail side at the top puts you in danger of hanging back on the way down. Which is not good.
So start with pressure, then ease up. It’s subtle, but the key to powerful strikes.
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Joe Plecker is a GOLF Top 100 Teacher and the director of instruction at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga.
A pair of college basketball players jumped into action after two vehicles were engulfed Tuesday when a sudden sinkhole opened up beneath them in Nebraska.
Seeing the danger, a purple car at the four-way stop pulled up onto the nearby sidewalk to assist in getting the driver of the SUV out safely. Out of the purple car came Esra Kurban and Olivia Borsutzki, members of the University of Nebraska Omaha women’s basketball team.
“I thought it was an accident, and then I saw a man next to the car and was like, ‘Oh, the cars are actually in the ground,’” Borsutzki told Fox News Digital.
(Left) University of Nebraska Omaha women’s basketball player Esra Kurban. (Right) University of Nebraska Omaha women’s basketball player Olivia Borsutzki.(Courtesy of Omaha Athletics)
For both players, there was no second-guessing.
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“I pulled over and was like, ‘We need to help,’” Borsutzki added.
“Nobody was helping. People had their cell phones out, driving past, they didn’t do anything. I was like, ‘Esra, we gotta do something. I don’t know what we’re doing, but we gotta do something.’”
Borsutzki said the person in the SUV was “panicking,” but she grabbed him by his belt to get him out of the sinkhole.
Dust could be seen as the vehicles fell into the pavement.(UNO Public Safety/TMX)
Kurban added, “I didn’t even know a road could go down. I was shocked to see it. But fortunately, everything turned out to be fine after that.”
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Neither driver was hurt, police said.
“We are grateful to them for jumping into action and quickly providing help,” Officer Sarah Martier, an Omaha police spokesperson, said in a statement of the bystanders.
The next day, the Lady Mavericks became the only NBA, WNBA or Division I men’s or women’s team in the last 15 years to have one player with at least 40 points, another with at least 30 and another with 20 or more rebounds in the same game in their 85-74 win over Oral Roberts.
Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly reacted to Savannah Guthrie’s latest plea for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie. The Today host’s 84-year-old mother has been missing since February 1, and the law enforcement agencies have been investigating the case as a kidnapping. Meanwhile, Nancy Guthrie’s family posted several videos urging people to help find her.
On February 24, Savannah Guthrie announced a $1 million family reward in exchange for information leading to her mother’s recovery. On Friday, the media personality reshared a clip from her Tuesday plea video and reminded people that they could be anonymous while sharing tips.
Megyn Kelly, who has actively discussed the developments in the Nancy Guthrie case, discussed Savannah Guthrie’s latest video with former FBI agents Jim Fitzgerald and Maureen O’Connell. Kelly pointed out that Savannah Guthrie, in her first few videos, appeared without makeup and with puffy eyes. She suggested that the change might be a calculated move to deliver an impactful message.
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“I think it’s somewhat of a sign of resilience that she managed to get any makeup on at all and her jacket on… I do think the puffy red eyes are an intentional choice because I’m sure they were authentic, and they could have been resolved had she really wanted to do that for a camera. But she probably made the choice to show people the pain she’s in,” Kelly stated.
The podcaster said that there was no downside in telegraphing her true emotions to the public and the suspected kidnapper. Megyn Kelly asked Jim Fitzgerald whether, in his opinion, the Today host’s appearance and the video’s style were premeditated and produced after consultation with the FBI.
The former FBI agent said that in his profiling career, he had advised people how to appear before cameras while putting on a message. Fitzgerald said that while he had personally never gotten into the makeup category, he opined that someone might have advised it.
“So yeah, this is well coordinated… I’m certainly assuming there are profilers, behavioralists on the scene, certainly in touch with the family. They’re talking to them. They’re helping them put the words together. They don’t want to offend the person. They don’t want to challenge the person.”
Megyn Kelly suspects that if Savannah Guthrie drops any major detail in her plea for Nancy Guthrie
“There’s less hope in the family…” @willgeddes, @eoneill, and James Hamilton on new Savannah Guthrie video revealing Nancy was ‘taken from her bed’ and upping reward to $1 million.
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In her latest video message, Savannah Guthrie said that 24 days had passed since Nancy Guthrie was “taken in the dark of night from her bed.” Megyn Kelly discussed the plea video in her Tuesday podcast and stressed the NBC host’s words. Kelly remarked that whether Savannah Guthrie intended to or not, she had made a “little news.”
Pointing to the “taken…from her bed” remark, Megyn Kelly suspected:
“No one has ever said that before. In fact, the sheriff said it early on and then took it back and said… But there it is, straight from Savannah Guthrie herself. That’s news.”
Many on the internet raised suspicions about Nancy Guthrie’s other daughter, Annie, and her husband, Tommaso, since they were the last people with whom she spent time before she went missing.
In her recent plea, Savannah Guthrie mentioned Annie when she said, “Hope against hope. As my sister says, ‘we are blowing on the embers of hope.’” Megyn Kelly frowned upon the mention of Annie in the message.
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“Given all the focus on the sister and, more accurately, the sister’s husband. To me, that’s a way of endorsing the sister and reminding us they still believe in her and probably in Tommaso too. I don’t think you mentioned the sister unless you’re looking to rehabilitate them both,” Kelly said.
Meanwhile, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has cleared Nancy Guthrie’s family members as suspects in the case.
LA Lakers legend Byron Scott clapped back at LeBron James for his comments on playing in different NBA generations. In January, the Lakers’ superstar had claimed that performing in the league now is harder compared to doing it in the 80’s and the 90’s.
Scott was asked for his opinion on James’ comments on Friday’s episode of Power 106 FM’s “Brown Bag Mornings.”
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“I don’t think he’s the greatest to ever play, but I’m a big LeBron fan. That was laughable to me,” Scott said. “So you’re saying it’s easier to play in the 80s vs today? The game was so much more physical. You can say the score wasn’t as high, but we had 12-15 teams averaging over 100 PPG.”
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“The pace was just as fast as it is today. We played 94 feet. They play 60 feet today because everything is predicated on shooting 3s. You’re not going up and down like we did. As far as physicality, it’s not even close, so I just thought it was laughable coming from one of the greatest to ever play the game.”
James had expressed his opinions on the subject on the Jan. 27 episode of his “Mind the Game” podcast. The Lakers star had placed emphasis on increased injury risks in players because of the way the game is played in the modern era.
“The way we play, the level of pace, the level of the speed that we’re playing at, it’s a different game now. It’s a totally different game,” James said. “There’s a lot of soft tissue injuries that’s happened now because of it. I hope we can get a handle on that as well, because that’s big in our game.”
LeBron James has been in the NBA for more than two decades now. He has played through different times and has seen the league evolve firsthand. The Lakers superstar has grown his game to adjust to the modern trends in the league. He is averaging 21.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in his 23rd season.
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Byron Scott believes LeBron James should move on from the Lakers
Later in the podcast, Byron Scott was asked if LeBron James should leave LA. The Lakers icon agreed to the notion but clarified that he wanted James to stay in the league.
“I am a fan but I don’t mince words either. I think this should be his last year here,” he said.
According to Spotrac, LeBron James is in his contract’s last year. He will be an unrestricted free agent come the offseason.
With the latest new gear drops now readily available, February sales at Fairway Jockey have identified a clear front-runner for the year’s hottest clubs: Mizuno’s Pro M-15 irons. Just behind are the Mizuno Pro M-13s, followed by Titleist’s T-150 and T-250 irons. The month’s best-selling driver was Ping’s G440 K.
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Ever since the Pro M-15 and Pro M-13’s release in January, the clubs have been selling like crazy. While the models each offer something different (the Pro M-13 is designed to be used by a range of handicaps while the Pro M-15 is primarily for distance-seekers), both models offer impressive launch, speed and spin.
“What the Mizuno Pro Modern series does really well is tell golfers exactly what it is,” said GOLF associate gear editor Jack Hirsh, who tested the clubs last year. “You now have the Mizuno Pro family split in two, where one side is pure, classic, traditional forgings, and the new M-Series has that same look and feel, but with lots of tech to boost speed — and it’s not shy about it.”
Titleist’s T-250 iron model made its debut in July and has been a staple on the best-seller list ever since. The irons are designed to deliver a combination of speed, stability and consistency in an ultra-clean and sleek steel package.
Titleist’s T-150s are intended for skilled players who want added distance without sacrificing control or precision. Design features include a slightly larger forged head, stronger lofts and an optimized center of gravity to deliver faster ball speeds, a higher launch and reliable spin so you can hit and hold more greens.
