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Interior, an agency that means little to the Northeast Corridor and its cultural elite, is the very personification of government throughout much of the West. Owing to the manner in which the West was developed, the Feds control a sizable portion of the territory beyond the Continental Divide. Some 61 percent of land in California is government-owned, versus just 1.6 percent of Massachusetts. Through the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service and other components, Interior is the landlord for about half of the West....

And no, it’s not that Bruce Pearl dressed as Gus Malzahn, although that really happened and he does have some effect on the accomplishment. WATCH: Bruce Peal interrupts lecture hall in grand fashion Instead, the Tigers sold out of season tickets for the first time since the team’s 1999-2000 season. The school had an allotment of nearly 6,000 season tickets, which is a couple hundred more tickets than people in attendance at Auburn’s biggest draw last year....

After spending two seasons away from the game, Pearl was hired this past offseason as the new head coach at Auburn. His show-cause penalty ended at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday morning, and within just a few hours, Pearl landed top 100 recruit in the form of 6-8 forward Horace Spencer, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. MORE: Dynamic dozen | Preseason Top 25 | Late-night recruiting The Findlay Prep (Nev.) star is the 57th ranked player in the class of 2015 according to 247 Sports, and will provide the Tigers with an excellent motor and top-end athleticism....

The reason for such uncertainty is that the British Open returns to Northern Ireland for the first time since 1951, with the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush in County Antrim set to stage golf’s oldest major. Portrush is the only course to have ever hosted an Open Championship outside of England and Scotland. It was extensively redesigned in 2015, with a new seventh and eighth hole added. As such, the 7,340-yard, par-71 course represents largely uncharted territory for most of the field....

The wind that blows off the North Sea across the exposed links of Carnoustie has not been the primary concern during practice rounds. Players have a reasonable idea how far the ball travels in the air. They just don’t know how far it goes on the ground. “If you get it downwind and you hit that little flat draw and it gets running, it will go pretty much until it runs into something,” Justin Thomas said....

This follows calls from President Donald Trump in May to remove legal protections afforded to social media platforms after Twitter started fact checking and restricting his tweets. The president signed an executive order targeting the “immense” powers wielded by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Across the pond, British politicians are now calling for a new “online harms regulator” to oversee and help combat what the United Nations (UN) had previously described as an “infodemic of misinformation” during the novel coronavirus health crisis....

Spears shared an image reading “Never forget who ignored you when you needed them and who helped you before you even needed to ask,” alongside a lengthy accompanying comment in an Instagram post on Friday. The post came days after a judge allowed Spears to choose her own lawyer as she continues a quest to cancel the controversial conservatorship she has been under for 13 years. “There’s nothing worse than when the people closest to you who never showed up for you post things in regard to your situation whatever it may be and speak righteously for support,” Spears wrote....

Jamie Spears maintained that his daughter’s condition had changed “to such an extent that grounds for establishment of a conservatorship may no longer exist” in a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to NBC News. The elder Spears reportedly argued that Britney was “entitled to have this Court now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required.” Although Britney Spears had not yet publicly commented on the petition as of Tuesday evening, her lawyer Mathew Rosengart said in a statement that the filing “represents a massive legal victory” for Spears, “as well as vindication....

The pop superstar, 39, took to the image-sharing platform on November 17 to reveal that the controversial makeup mogul had sent her a care package. After thanking the influencer, she wrote: “Jeffree Star’s Holy Mist is BOMB and I mean it. I don’t wake up or go to sleep without it… I wanna open the cute packaging and freaking drink it!!! It smells that good… not to mention the adorable bullet lipsticks…”...

The WNBA star subsequently pleaded guilty to drug charges and now faces a potential 10-year prison sentence. Griner has been detained in Russia since February after she was found to have cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. The basketball player was in the country to play in the Russian Premier League during the WNBA off-season. Cherelle openly criticized Joe Biden recently for not doing enough to help Brittney, which led to the president and Vice President Kamala Harris calling Cherelle to offer their support....

2015 has been a pretty memorable year for Brock Lesnar. who – among other things – won Best Match of the Year for his brawl with Seth Rollins and John Cena, saw out a memorable match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 31, destroyed the Undertaker at SummerSlam, dismantled Kofi Kingston at Tokyo during the Beast in the East event, and last but not least tossed the Big Show around in New York’s Madison Square Garden....

If someone gives an award for Free Agent Bust Of The Year, Osweiler would be running away with it for 2016, as he would in almost any given season. There was nothing surprising about Osweiler’s mid-game benching during his latest shaky performance — except for how long it took. MORE: Playoff picture for Texans Houston had no choice but to sit Osweiler after his miserable quarter-plus of action (6 of 11, 48 yards, 2 INTs, 26....

There are two bones of the leg, the tibia and the fibula. The tibia is the larger bone that people often refer to as the shin bone. Most of the the body weight is supported by the tibia. The fibula is a smaller bone located on the outside of the leg and does not support much body weight. However, it does serve important functions at the knee and ankle joint and is the attachment of muscles and ligaments....

Prater’s lawyer said the NFL initially sought a yearlong suspension after Prater tested positive for alcohol consumption while on vacation in the offseason. MORE: Steele: Welker has enough info to know he should walk away Prater, the league’s top kicker, has been in the NFL’s drug program, which includes alcohol, since a DUI arrest on Aug. 12, 2011. He said he realized one more strike meant he’d face sitting out an entire season when he decided to have some beers “right after the season....

But when provided the opportunity to do enough to win, he makes do. That’s what happened Sunday in Denver’s 23-16 win over the Steelers in the AFC divisional playoff game at Mile High. MORE: Broncos-Steelers stats, charts | PHOTOS: Best of divisional round Manning, several weeks since returning from his latest ailment in old age, came through, meticulously orchestrating a 13-play, 65-yard drive that resulted in C.J. Anderson’s go-ahead touchdown to set Denver up for the victory over an undermanned Pittsburgh team, which could only last so long without Antonio Brown and DeAngelo Williams....

The Browns defensive end opted to take the field against the Jets despite still grieving over the death of his girlfriend Petara Cordero, who died last Wednesday after being struck by a car, less than a month after she gave birth to the couple’s daughter. “To play tonight was for her,” Smith told reporters after the game, (via cleveland.com). “It was a hard week, but I knew this is what she’d want me to do....

They’ll have him, despite his receding hairline. WEEK 6 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread Thomas, who indeed was dealing with a sore knee and did not practice all week, used Twitter on Friday to list himself as questionable for the Tennessee game. The cause? Not his knee. No worries — the Browns announced Friday that Thomas will play against the favored Titans. FANTASY: Week 6 D/ST rankings | Injury updates...

The Browns’ supremely talented wide receiver who easily outruns defensive backs but can’t seem to steer clear of trouble, Gordon returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since his 10-game suspension ended. The league’s leader in yards receiving last season, Gordon has returned just in time to give the Browns (6-4) a much needed offensive jolt. MORE: Gordon sold car dealer on character | Week 12 picks | Who your fan base hates The Browns plan to bring him back slowly this week, but No....

It does not come as much of a surprise, and certainly doesn’t indicate the long term forecast for the quarterback competition with Johnny Manziel. Hoyer is the veteran and entered camp with a far greater comfort level than could be expected of Manziel at this juncture. The question is whether it’s just a matter of time before Manziel overtakes Hoyer. Manziel could get first-team snaps in the game, as well, Pettine said....

Two days after signing with Cleveland, Scott was not in attendance for OTAs on Wednesday, and according to a report from WFMJ TV which cites a source close to the player, the running back has decided not to play football and has left the team. The report is unconfirmed by the Browns, but another report from WKBN states Scott did leave the team and is contemplating his football future....