“Well, I think the data speaks for themselves. We had a superspreader event in the White House,” the nation’s leading infectious disease expert told CBS News Radio on Friday. “And it was in a situation where people were crowded together without wearing masks, so the data speaks for themselves.” President Donald Trump officially announced Barrett as his nominee for the Supreme Court last month, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....

UPDATE: The New York Appeals Court will allow the operators to continue accepting customers and wagers in the state through the end of the year after it granted an emergency stay. Eventually, a handful of appellate judges will make up a panel to hear the operators’ appeal. MORE: How daily fantasy sports ruined one man’s life | Insider trading scandal shakes DFS foundation You can read the entire ruling here....

Despite several stud pitchers on the mound tonight (Trevor Bauer, Blake Snell, Luis Castillo, Gerrit Cole, Zack Greinke), we didn’t try to squeeze two into our lineup. We paid up for Walker Buehler, then went a bit cheaper with Julio Teheran. None of the bigger values appealed to us, though certainly at least a few will have big games. Watch ChangeUp, a new MLB live whip-around show on DAZN...

Before we get into it, a quick look back at last week’s Packers-Bears’ Showdown lineup. Allen Robinson was the star, scoring the most points on the slate, so that was a good start to our lineup. David Montgomery in our captain’s slot was disappointing, mostly because he looked good every time he touched the ball and simply didn’t get enough touches. In one tournament I entered the lineup in, it finished a point and a half below the money line (and would’ve cashed if not for an Adam Shaheen fourth-quarter drop)....

The finalists won their way through weekly qualifiers at DraftStreet. In weekly fantasy football, you draft a new team each week while staying under the $100,000 salary cap. Each player was guaranteed a share of $1,750,000 in prizes, but there was no question what they were playing for. This is the roster that won the $1 million prize: Imagine the courage it took to go with Matt Cassel and Matt Flynn with a million dollars on the line....

The critic, Anthony Fantano, is arguably YouTube’s most popular music analyst, with his channel “The Needle Drop” boasting some 2.63 million subscribers. Now, months after Fantano described Drake’s latest album as “not good,” the famed singer-rapper-actor has chosen to turn the tables and give Fantano his own bad rating. The drama kicked off on Thursday when Fantano posted a video to YouTube claiming that Drake had “slid into [his] DMs....

Round 1 saw 61,880 fans watch Sydney FC crush Western Sydney Wanderers 4-0 at ANZ Stadium, breaking the A-League’s previous crowd record and giving the new season a real sense of positivity. But 16 rounds into the season and whatever moves Football Federation Australia (FFA) and the A-League clubs have made in an effort to improve attendances are making - at best - minimal impact. The average attendance across all teams and venues is 13,018, according to ultimatealeague....

In the draw that was done in Mulia Hotel in Jakarta on Wednesday, Philippines were drawn together with Timor Leste/Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Even though the chance of The Azkals to progress past the group is slim, the Philippines Football Federation president, Mariano Araneta is still holding on to his faith in his team. He believes that if he side that reach the semi-final, they can beat anyone in the tournament....

On Friday, Kerr admitted to using marijuana while coping with chronic back pain after finding no answers through traditional pain management methods, having undergone two operations in 2015. Kerr also hopes marijuana can be approved for use as a form of pain treatment in professional sports. MORE: Steve Kerr admits to using weed as painkiller Green and Warriors teammate Thompson discussed Kerr’s medicinal marijuana use, backing the 51-year-old. “I’ve never been a guy who has done it, period,” Green said on Saturday via ESPN....

Chess in America has typically been the reserve of the geeky eccentric, or the rich and effete. But in many parts of Africa, where the game is seen as a powerful tool for intellectual strength and self-improvement, it has developed a broad following. And because chess is so cheap, it is luring players who are just as likely to come from a rural village in Botswana or a South African township as from a European boarding school....

The more consequential figures from the league include Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Jarvis Landry and Calais Campbell. There are Pro Football Hall of Famers Kurt Warner and Aeneas Williams. There are NBA champion basketball coaches Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich. There are NBA players and Major League Baseball players. All are in favor of a bill in the House of Representatives created by Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Justin Amash of Michigan that seeks to end the “qualified immunity” protection afforded to government officials “from being held personally liable for constitutional violations — like the right to be free from excessive police force — for money damages under federal law so long as the officials did not violate clearly established law,” as the website Lawfare explained this week....

Similar to the RAW after WrestleMania, the show after a huge pay-per-view, like SummerSlam, is one that fans have come to anticipate. It marks the start of new storylines, feuds, fresh matchups and sees the occasional return or debut of WWE superstars. At the center of this reset is WWE Champion Drew McIntyre who can’t wait to see what happens tonight. “It means so much to be a part of Monday Night RAW especially still being WWE Champion and helping move the company forward during unique times,” McIntyre told Newsweek....

As scintillating as Holmgren is as a prospect, it was Timme who completely dominated in each of Gonzaga’s first two games. Timme exploded for 32 points and 13 rebounds to defeat Georgia State in the Round of 64 and his second-half surge kept Gonzaga’s National Championship hopes alive in its Round of 32 comeback win over Memphis. The upperclassmen only had four points in the first half but came out of the break with a different level of energy, pouring in 21 points (!...

A driver in Claremore, Oklahoma, said that her car was filled with diesel at a Murphy USA location, news station KOTV reported. “Noticed after driving my car just a little ways it started bogging down, my jeep was bogging down, not having power, kind of spurting, things like that,” the customer, Kelly Watson, told the news station. She said she learned that others had reported similar problems and that she may have to spend hundreds of dollars to repair her car after the alleged mixup....

Handling: The Boxster handles like nothing else in its class. It is perfectly balanced, weighted 50-50 front and rear, and responds the way the driver wants it to. Climb in, secure the seat belt and wear this car. Convertible top: Unlike many cars’ tops that can’t be put up or down while in motion, the Boxster’s automatic roof can be activated at speeds below 40mph. Great for when the rain starts to fall....

The letter walked back Peng’s allegations against a senior Chinese official, but WTA chairman Steve Simon, who had called for a full investigation, said he didn’t believe the message was authentic. A former world doubles No. 1, Peng wrote on her personal Weibo account on November 2 that she had had an on-off affair with former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli 10 years ago. Peng accused Zhang, who sat at the top of the Chinese leadership surrounding Xi Jinping, of raping her in 2018....

But not even an ice storm could stop Duke and North Carolina from meeting on the hardwood. On Wednesday afternoon, North Carolina announced that the game is still on and any students without tickets may arrive at the Dean Dome to wait on stand-by for extra tickets. MORE: Duke-UNC managers scuffle | Kendall Marshall trolls Duke According to the Charlotte Observer, this is the first time since 2000, and just the second time in school history that the Dean Dome has been opened up to students without tickets....