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Building on the award-winning journalism of The Sporting News, you’ll get all you need to know in one handy, bite-sized podcast hosted by Demetria Obilor. The Sporting News 7 is a unique take on the day’s biggest talking points in sports, and you can find it on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Here are the seven stories you’ll hear about on Wednesday, May 4, 2022: NBA: Ja Morant scores 47 points as Grizzlies win Game 2 against Golden State NBA: Celtics level semifinal series with Bucks NBA: Kyrie Irving opens up about his disrupted season for the Nets MLB: Dusty Baker becomes the first Black manager to win 2,000 games NHL: Penguins need triple overtime to beat Rangers in Stanley Cup playoffs NFL: Baker Mayfield trade latest, Ryan Tannehill says it’s not his job to mentor new Titans teammate Malik Willis SOCCER: LeBron James congratulates Liverpool on reaching the Champions League final

The 25-year-old moved to Anfield from Roma in the summer of 2017 after rebuilding his reputation in Italy following a forgettable stint at Chelsea. Few, however, could have predicted the impact he would make on Merseyside, with a remarkable debut campaign delivering 44 goals and countless individual honours. Salah’s season did on an injury low in the Champions League final, with an untimely ailment still being worked on ahead of World Cup duty, but he is ready to shoulder the expectations of a nation in Russia and further ehance his standing on the grandest of stages....

Did you know Cardinal Law was in Rome while you were there? I did not. Did you request this week’s meeting? I did not request the meeting. The meeting was the decision of the Holy See. I discussed the situation–the crisis situation in the Catholic Church–with a number of people including the Holy Father himself. It has been said this was the first time the pope got a sense of the scope of the problem in this country....

Uploaded to Reddit’s “Antiwork” forum, u/cyberghostss, posted a photo of the note left by their Instacart delivery driver. In 2020, there were over 500,000 delivery drivers for Instacart. The service provides shoppers that gather and deliver groceries to over 9 million users. The note reads: “Thank you you for business today! I really appreciate it! If for some reason I made an error in your order, I promise you it was NOT intentional!...

The two teams go head-to-head in Cardiff as Juve look to complete a treble, after Serie A and Coppa Italia wins, while Madrid aim for consecutive European titles. Juve last won the competition in 1996, with stalwart Buffon yet to taste Champions League success after final losses to Milan in 2003 and Barcelona in 2015, and Zambrotta believes they are ready to end the drought. “Buffon has a big chance - he will give everything, him and his team-mates, to use his experience to help the team,” he told Sky Sports....

Eleven years ago, I got a Master’s degree and about four years ago, I decided I wanted to teach post-secondary full-time. I’m based in Canada and so at the moment I’m teaching from home, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve also chosen to self-isolate because I have asthma, so I’m not currently dating. I don’t think I can place in time when I heard about sapiosexuality. I probably encountered it in my early 30s, but I parked it and didn’t really think of it as an identity....

According to the now-former Marines interviewed by Farrier, whose filmmaking career is centered on quirky and odd stories, when the Marines refused to continue making the videos, D’Amato allegedly revealed their participation to their commanding officers, causing unit disruption and spurring an investigation that led to at least two Marines to be court-martialed. “It’s an angle that we never got to put in the film because we found out about it quite late in the process,” Farrier told Newsweek....

The 1997 blockbuster, which tells the doomed love story of fictional characters Rose DeWitt Bukater and Jack Dawson, begins by reminding viewers of the very real tragedy which occurred in 1912. Filmmakers show the shipwreck, which lies around 400 miles off the Canadian coast in the north Atlantic, at the bottom of the ocean. Director James Cameron spent days at the site—longer than the Titanic passengers did—after completing 12 dives in 1995, according to CBC....

Brady had a less than ideal debut with the Bucs on Sunday, throwing two interceptions in a 34-23 road loss to NFC South rivals the New Orleans Saints. Arians did not hold back in his post-game assessment, suggesting the six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback was at fault for a miscommunication with star wideout Mike Evans and describing his throw on a pick-six as a “bad decision”. The following day he retracted his comment about the first interception, concluding Evans had in fact made the error....

MORE: Dallas atop worst QB situations “It finally died down the last day or two but it was a good six straight days,” Avril said, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I got a couple of hundred mentions, people talking reckless. If they see me in the street they are going to fight me. A bunch of Twitter thugs.” For his part, Avril contacted Romo via voicemail and text message after the injury, which will force Romo to miss eight to 10 weeks....

The Reds have failed to put themselves in contention for the English top-flight crown this term, with defensive frailties holding them back early on. A top-four challenge is now the best that they can hope for, but they have sought to bolt the back door with the record-breaking £75 million addition of Van Dijk. Redknapp expects the Dutchman to become a talismanic presence at Anfield, with a new goalkeeper in the summer potentially being the final piece in Jurgen Klopp’s jigsaw....

Argentina forward Messi was absent as Barca beat Malaga at the weekend as his wife gave birth to their third child Ciro, but he will return for Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against the Blues. The teams drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge, but Busquets is confident Messi – who the scored Barca’s away goal in London - can prove the difference back in Catalonia. “I think [Messi] will be fine, hopefully more motivated than ever,” Busquets said....

The forward haunted his former club with two goals and an assist as Juve moved 10 points clear of Roma – who play Torino on Sunday – at the top of the table. Claudio Marchisio and Gonzalo Higuain scored the other goals for Massimiliano Allegri’s men, but Dybala wants much more from his team-mates. WATCH: Dybala’s incredible free-kick “We have made a big step forward in the league, but we didn’t play very well,” Dybala said to Mediaset....

The Call Me Kat star and all-time Jeopardy! champ Jennings have been serving as interim hosts of the popular syndicated quiz show for the large majority of Season 38, ahead of bosses announcing who will be permanently presenting. With the host shakeup following the November 2020 death of beloved presenter Alex Trebek, Bialik has learned just how passionate fans of the of the show can be since heading up proceedings from the famed lectern....

Giroud left Arsenal for Chelsea in January and scored the winning goal in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Liverpool, which took place at the same time as Wenger’s final home match in charge. Wenger is leaving when the season ends after 22 years at the helm and Giroud applauded the impact he has had in his remarkable career in north London. “Arsene Wenger deserves a great tribute for all he has achieved in his Arsenal career,” Giroud told Sky Sports....

Zlatan rescues Utd Although United fell behind early to Diafra Sakho, Jose Mourinho’s men quickly asserted their dominance and had numerous chances to seal all three points after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s leveller. The hosts created 17 chances across the 90 minutes, eight of them on target, but Darren Randolph and the West Ham defence remained resolute. It is the first time United have drawn four consecutive league home games since December 1980, and Herrera was unsure how their frustrating record had been extended....

Ronaldo’s Portuguese namesake has been in fine form this season, scoring 15 goals in just 11 European outings. Indeed, Ronaldo has only been nullified so far by Bayern, though they were still beaten 2-1 in the first leg at Allianz Arena, with Marcelo and Marco Asensio on the scoresheet. And the iconic former forward, who spent five years at Santiago Bernabeu, believes the 33-year-old thrives in tense situations. “It’s amazing what he’s doing, he plays fewer balls but he decides the game better than before,” he told AS....

Jackson — who coined phrases such as “Whoa, Nellie!” and “We’ve got a fumble” — was the definitive voice of college football for a generation, especially throughout his career at ABC: You can still hear “The Granddaddy of ’em all” bellowing into the microphone before the Rose Bowl Game, or his monologue when Bear Bryant passed Amos Alonzo Stagg for the most wins in college football history. MORE: Keith Jackson’s voice will live forever...

Despite pre-match calls for unity in the Spanish capital, Ronaldo and Co. were targeted by the Madrid boo-boys as the La Liga leaders ran out 3-0 winners over Real Sociedad on Sunday. Zidane praises booing Madridistas Four-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo shrugged off the hostile home crowd to score a goal and set up Kovacic as Madrid moved four points clear of reigning champions Barcelona and Sevilla. “The fans were really good and were our twelfth man....