Trump feuded with NFL players in his first term.
Now, some are busting out his dance moves Donald Trump and the National Football League had an adversarial relationship during his first term in the White House.
Now, players are breaking out the Trump dance to celebrate sacks and scores.
It involves swaying one's hips slowly and swinging the arms back and forth like Trump has long done on the campaign trail.
The celebrations began two weekends ago when Nick Bosa hit the Trump dance following a sack only days after he was fined for wearing a Make America Great Again cap on TV after a game.
On Sunday, four players made the Trump dance the centerpiece of their celebrations.
Former student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 UVa football players on campus in 2022 RICHMOND, Va.
(AP) A former University of Virginia student has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students in an attack on campus in 2022.
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.
entered his plea Wednesday in a court in Charlottesville.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and other charges.
The 25-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced in February and could receive five life terms.
Authorities say Jones opened fire on a charter bus in Charlottesville after a campus field trip to the nation's capital.
Jones was a former member of the universitys football team.
Though no motive was given, a witness told police Jones targeted specific victims.
Gallaudet women's volleyball team is signing, quietly winning and rolling into the NCAA Tournament WASHINGTON (AP) Sometimes opponents think players on Gallaudets womens volleyball team are trying to distract them by using their hands and arms to talk in American Sign Language.
Theyre happy to let them think that because the team made up almost entirely of deaf and hard of hearing athletes is 30-4 this season.
Gallaudet is back in the NCAA Division III Tournament, succeeding in silence in a sport usually predicated on verbal communication.
A victory would be the program's first in the tournament since 2006.
Chris Sale, Tarik Skubal among Cy Young finalists after leading leagues in wins, strikeouts and ERA Atlantas Chris Sale and Detroits Tarik Skubal are left-handed starters who won an MLB-high 18 games while leading their respective leagues in strikeouts and ERA.
They are now among the finalists for the Cy Young Awards to be named Wednesday night.
Sale was 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts for the Braves.
The other NL finalists are Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler and hard-throwing Pittsburgh starter Paul Skenes, the 22-year-old right-hander who was named Monday the NL Rookie of the Year.
Skubal, who turned 28 on Wednesday, led the majors with 228 strikeouts while going 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA.
Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase and Kansas City starter Seth Lugo are the other AL finalists.
Steinbrenner wants his relationship with Soto to be similar to how he gets along with Judge and Cole NEW YORK (AP) Hal Steinbrenner wants his relationship with Juan Soto to be similar to his friendship with Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole, and the New York Yankees owner emphasized the teams commitment to continually improve its roster if the star free-agent outfielder stays in the Bronx.
Steinbrenner said the Yankees delegation at Mondays meeting included team president Randy Levine, general manager Brian Cashman, manager Aaron Boone and senior adviser for baseball operations Omar Minaya.
Asked how confident he was about keeping Soto, Steinbrenner said: No idea.
Well be in the mix.
Ill leave it at that.
Maui Invitational returns to a Lahaina still grappling with raw emotions left by deadly wildfire HONOLULU (AP) Residents of the Hawaii town devastated by last year's wildfire are awaiting the return of one of the nation's most prestigious basketball tournaments with mixed feelings.
Fans are excited about the Maui Invitational bringing high-caliber competition to Lahaina.
And they welcome the economic boost Lahaina will get from the thousands of travelers eating in restaurants and staying in hotels.
But theres also a fear that travelers might show disrespect by wandering into the burn zone and taking photos of the devastation.
And there is worry tourists might trigger unpleasant memories with questions about that catastrophic day.
Residents say feelings are still raw.
Rafael Nadal's legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others MALAGA, Spain (AP) Rafael Nadal's retirement from tennis serves as a reminder that for all of his Grand Slam titles and other successes, his greatest legacy might be the qualities that inspired Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and other younger players.
Nadal couldnt take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie from other athletes.
He is walking away at age 38 after a litany of injuries.
Nadal lost the last match of his career on Tuesday while Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands in the team competitions quarterfinals.
Lockers used by Ronaldo, Beckham and other Real Madrid stars are up for auction LONDON (AP) Metal lockers that once held the sweat-stained shirts and muddy cleats of some of the worlds greatest soccer players are up for auction.
Sothebys is selling 24 lockers from the dressing room of storied club Real Madrid.
Used by the team between 2002 and 2022, they were removed from the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium during renovations.
They went on public display at the auctioneers London showrooms on Wednesday.
The storage spaces once used by players including Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham.
Zinedine Zidane, Sergio Ramos and Luis Figo are being sold individually.
Bidding starts at 10,000 pounds apiece, and is open until Nov.
26 on Sotheby's website.
Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from the World Series to hit the auction block LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.
(AP) Freddie Freemans historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block.
The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman homered in the 10th inning against the New York Yankees last month, giving the Dodgers a 6-3 victory.
They went on to win the Series in five games and Freeman was named MVP.
A 10-year-old boy named Zachary Ruderman corralled the ball in the stands.
It will be part of a sale run by SCP Auctions from Dec.
4-14.
Company president David Kohler says he believes the Freeman ball is easily worth seven figures.
Jasmine Paolini and Italy beat Slovakia to win the Billie Jean King Cup MALAGA, Spain (AP) Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini has capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013.
Paolini defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-2, 6-1 to seal a 2-0 victory over Slovakia in the final of the womens team competition in Malaga, Spain.
The No.
4-ranked Paolini was the runner-up at the French Open in June and at Wimbledon in July.
Before this year, Paolini, who is 28, had lost in the first or second round in all 16 career appearances at majors.
Lucia Bronzetti beat Viktoria Hruncakova 6-2, 6-4 in the first match of the best-of-three final on Wednesday..
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