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By the weekend Flores’s worst fears had been confirmed: final vote tallies showed Felipe Calderón of the center-right National Action Party (PAN) defeating López Obrador by about 244,000 votes in Mexico’s closest-ever presidential race. The ex-mayor vowed to challenge the result before a federal election tribunal; his infuriated supporters threatened to take to the streets. Their resistance could muddle the political picture for months, confusing not just Mexicans but outside observers who had looked to the ballot for a clear indication of which way Latin America was tilting–toward the leftist populism of Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, or the pro-market, pro-U....

In the above video, Goal correspondent Jon Arnold reviews the highs and lows.

Mexico’s young stars led by Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez hope to land a second Confederations Cup in Brazil, despite an unusually rocky road to qualify for the World Cup. Mexico made it to five of the previous eight tournaments thanks to its dominance of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and it triumphed in 1999 by defeating arch-rivals Brazil 4-3. They begin their campaign in Rio de Janeiro on June 16 against Euro championship runners-up Italy before taking on hosts Brazil on June 19 in the northeastern city of Fortaleza and closing the group stage against Japan on June 22....

Confederations Cup semifinals set El Tri coach Juan Carlos Osorio will welcome the added time between games to finalize his tactical plan but also to let his players get some rest and, he hopes, see one or two fully recover from the injuries they’re carrying after the group stage. Overall, despite the knocks, it was a positive first three games for Mexico in Russia. Let’s take a look at five things that stand out:...

Mexico will try to build on Tuesday’s 1-0 victory at Jamaica when they visit Panama on Friday, while the Reggae Boyz attempt to bounce back against the United States in CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifying. Mexico’s narrow win at Kingston, courtesy of Aldo de Nigris’s 48th-minute header, was the country’s first after three draws in the hexagonal final round of World Cup qualifying for North and Central America and the Caribbean....

Onuwa announced himself to the footballing world at just 16 by winning the Federation Cup with Heartland in 2012. A year later, he joined the Olukoya Boys and helped them gain promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League. In 2017, he was in fine form as his partnership with the ‘Three Os’ [Sikiru Olatunbosun , Austine Opara and Stephen Odey] wreaked havoc on opposing defenders. While Olatunbosun’s wonder strike against Enugu Rangers earned rave reviews, Odey’s goalscoring exploits did not go unnoticed as that earned him a move to FC Zurich....

After taxes and fees are finalized, MGM estimated that it would receive net cash proceeds of $815 million. As part of MGM’s master lease in Las Vegas, the property’s annual rent will also be reduced by $90 million. Hard Rock is currently working on plans to rebrand the property into a guitar-shaped, music-themed hotel reminiscent of many of the brand’s other locations, according to multiple reports. The brand will license the Mirage name for the next three years while the redevelopment is finalized....

The video, shared by documentary filmmaker Billy Corben, has received at least 1.3 million views since it was first posted on Saturday. The video was shared on the day that Miami Beach imposed an 8 p.m. curfew in its entertainment district and other “emergency measures” following concerns over unruly spring break crowds amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The curfew has been extended for another week and could be in place through April if needed, city officials said following a meeting on Sunday....

The official Hurricanes Twitter account has kindly directed Seminoles fans on Twitter to a website, Unsolicited FSU Fan Comments, where they can bash the Hurricanes to their hearts’ content without hurting anyone’s feelings. MORE: Best college football rivalries | FSU fan raises money for ‘Keep Al Golden’ sign to fly over Miami-FSU game Once there, FSU fans can type whatever they want and send it into the void, accompanied by a snarky response and some ....

Davis, 63, led Miami to a 51-20 record from 1995-2000 and has strong support among fans as well as, according to the Herald, a few notable Board of Trustees members. MORE: Coaches on the move | Top 10 South Carolina coach candidates “He hasn’t been written off; he’s among people given initial consideration,” one unidentified university official said, noting Davis will be given more scrutiny. “There’s pressure being placed by the public and some of the Trustees to hire him,” one unidentified high-level trustee said....

Parsons responded to the news that Griner had been released and Whelan was not by saying, “We left a marine?!! Hell nah,” before later saying that after speaking with people about the situation, he needed to be “more educated on the topic” and should not have “tweeted out of emotion for my family and other who have served.” “For that I apologize. Also if what I’m told about the attempts to bring Ret Marine Paul Whelan home are true,” Parsons said, “then the best outcome was accomplished....

However, Majors will first hit movie theaters as Kang rather than boxer Anderson Dame due to Creed 3 being pushed back to March 3, 2022, from its original release date of November 23 of this year. Although no specific reason was given to justify the delay, the movie will see Creed not having to compete with major blockbusters like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Avatar 2, or to a lesser degree Pinocchio and Matilda....

The Seattle defensive lineman, in an interview with Charlamagne the God on the latter’s The Breakfast Club nationally syndicated radio show, expressed both his disappointment and surprise about Kaepernick not signing. “I thought Kap would be a good player on our team.” Bennett said. “I wish he had signed with us because we would have had a good backup quarterback after Russell Wilson. I think he’s a really good quarterback....

Fuqua is known for directing Bullet Train and Emancipation, both of which were released in 2022. Considered an expert filmmaker in the thriller genre, Antoine Fuqua made his directorial debut in 1998 with The Replacement Killers. He rose to fame with Training Day, which was released in 2001. He then went on to direct films like Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter, Brooklyn’s Finest, Olympus Has Fallen, The Equalizer, Southpaw, the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven, and Infinite....

Hamlin will be trying to win a record third straight Daytona 500 when the NASCAR Cup Series season begins Feb. 14 at Daytona International Speedway. It will also be his first race as a team owner after he and Jordan formed 23XI Racing during the offseason. Hamlin, who has 44 career victories, just signed a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing and is embarking on his 16th season with the team he has driven for his entire career....

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone made this prediction about a young Michael Schumacher way back in 1991 when the late Ayrton Senna was still racing and in the prime of his career in Formula One. The legendary Senna himself saw ‘Schumi’ as a direct competitor during the German driver’s early days, and he had several run-ins with him in the early ‘90s. That the world never got to see the rivalry grow and flourish after that fateful day in Imola in 1994 will go down in motorsport history as one of those ‘what-could-have-been’ eipisodes....

Katsvairo was transfer-listed at the end of last season after falling down the pecking order during the second half of last season at Chiefs. According to the player’s agent, Michael Ngobeni, Katsvairo was told to report for pre-season soon after regional tournament. He is currently on his way to Botswana with the first team where they will play Township Rollers in a friendly match on Saturday afternoon. “Mitchy was called to report back from Cosafa,” Ngobeni told Goal....

Obama, who is married to former President Barack Obama, has often been talked about as a potential presidential candidate, but she has never publicly expressed an interest in running. Rogan told listeners of the Joe Rogan Experience on Christmas Eve: “I really believe if Michelle Obama runs, she wins.” But there is as yet no indication that she wants to return to the White House. “She’s great, she’s intelligent, she’s articulate, she’s the wife of the best president that we have had in our lifetime in terms of like a representative of intelligent articulate people,” Rogan said, according to TheWrap....

As with anything on the internet, it was immediately mocked. Someone took the time to measure the size of Drake and determined he was 7-feet-tall sitting down, proving he was photoshopped on the cover. People then began to photoshop Drake sitting on things, and it was all great fun. MORE: The #RunningManChallenge is spreading fast Well, the Michigan football social team decided to join in on the action, albeit a bit late, and put head coach Jim Harbaugh on top of “The Big House....

Sports Illustrated’s Pete Thamel reports that Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin will be named head coach at Maryland. Durkin will replace Randy Edsall, who was fired Oct. 11 after starting the season 2-4 and compiling a 22-33 record with the Terrapins. MORE: Fired, retired, resigned coaches | Coaching hires of 2015 Durkin spent one year as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Michigan under Jim Harbaugh. He inherited an already impressive defense — No....