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The 2020 class includes Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., and T. Rex. While these five are inducted, ten other artists did not make the cut for the Rock Hall including Pat Benatar, Dave Matthews Band, Soundgarden, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, and Motorhead. To be inducted, a nominating committee of about 24 people choose 15 nominees, according to Cleveland.com. After nominees are decided, ballots are sent to over 600 historians, members of the music industry, and artists, including all living Rock Hall inductees....

According to Columbus, Ga., television station WTVM, Malzahn and assistant athletic director David Gunn called Ashley Ozyurt to apologize for the actions of the players, who were identified as freshmen defensive linemen Dontavius Russell and Andrew Williams. Ozyurt, a non-combat veteran who was never deployed, told WTVM she uses the service dog to help cope with PTSD brought on by sexual assault when she was in the military. UPDATE: Auburn responds | MORE: Top 50 players for 2015 | Recruiting rankings...

Herdade Lokua, 23, and Joseph Mujangi, 31, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, were indicted on 11 federal charges of conspiracy and money laundering. Additional charges were levied against the pair for violations of the Lacey Act. Signed in 1900, the act makes it unlawful to import or export any wildlife material that was acquired illegally under U.S. or foreign laws. The pair now face up to a maximum of 20 years in federal prison....

Police raced to 1100 East Baltimore in central Fort Worth, where the party was being held on Saturday. There they found Simieon Joseph, 19, and 13-year-old Kory Smith had been shot, according to ABC affiliate WFAA. The two teenagers were transported to a nearby hospital where Smith was pronounced dead after arrival. Joseph died after he received treatment, according to the network. Fort Worth officers did not release any further information about what led to the shooting and only told WFAA they are still looking for suspects....

When a player like Tyler Eifert is gone for the first few weeks of the season, such a slow start can’t be ruled out. We now have some clarity on how long Cincinnati will be without its star tight end. MORE: Fantasy tight end rankings Eifert, who is recovering from offseason ankle surgery, is “targeting Weeks 4-6” for his return, according to NFL.com. Cincinnati will be “safe” with the 25-year-old and not force him into action before he’s ready, according to the report....

They’re also paying him cornerback money, even though he’s a hybrid cornerback/safety, which also says a lot about him. But nothing about his big payday says more about him than where Mathieu came from to get here — from being considered undraftable by many teams because his drug issues had gotten him arrested, kicked off of the LSU team, forced him into rehab and into a year absent from football....

In the wake of the news of Mercedes‘ Pirelli tyre test being made public ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, the FIA announced that it is being contemplated whether the issue has to be taken to the international tribunal or not. According to the sport’s governing body, the tribunal may decide to impose penalties that would supersede any penalty the stewards of the meeting may have issued. Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has expressed that he believes the current controversy is very similar to the ‘Ferrari data’ scandal in 2007, which resulted in McLaren being stripped of their entire Constructors’ Championship points....

The 6ft 9in British powerhouse also claimed he had little money at that point — a state of affairs that has been transformed by his illustrious career inside the ring. Now one of the richest athletes in the world, Fury has been at the centre of some of the most lucrative fights ever held. There could be even greater ones in store if he backtracks on his purported retirement....

The match started with the Most Valuable Player of the first season, Anup Kumar going in to raid for U Mumba, which turned out to be fruitless. The first points of the match went to the hosts as Rishank Devadiga got Rajesh Narwal out in the team’s second raid. However, Panthers captain Navneet Gautam got his counterpart out with a sensational ankle hold to level the score. From then on, Mumbai went on the front foot as they raced to a 7-2 lead through a Shabeer Bapu raid that yielded Mumbai 3 points....

German officials waved off the country’s frigate Bayern on Monday as it set off on a tour of the Indo-Pacific region. At the end of the year, the warship will become the first German naval vessel to pass through the South China Sea in nearly two decades. Bayern’s deployment came days after the arrival in the region of the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, which passed through the contested waters and is now in the Western Pacific....

U.S. President Joe Biden has said the United States will end evacuation operations on August 31. The U.K. is set to finish its own flights Friday, but U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the country will continue trying to evacuate people past the August 31 deadline. “There will sadly be people who haven’t got through, people who might qualify,” Johnson told reporters. “What I would say to them is that we will shift heaven and earth to help them get out, we will do whatever we can in the second phase....

Sunak has said that the British economy is going through a “more permanent adjustment” and what happens now “must be different from what came before.” The scheme is estimated to cost around £300 million a month, though more details will be released later today, and is focused on keeping “viable” jobs that will be needed as the economy recovers in 2021. This new “job support scheme” is to replace the “job retention scheme”, which furloughed workers on 80 percent pay....

Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said the U.S. had not supplied evidence to show that the drone strike outside Baghdad International Airport was required to stop an ongoing or imminent attack, Reuters reported. Soleimani was the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ clandestine Quds Force and credited with masterminding Iran’s regional strategy. He directed Tehran’s extensive network of proxy forces across the Middle East and was considered the second most powerful figure within the regime....

Towards the closing moments, Black’s arch-nemesis, Miro, appeared to distract him and decimate Matthews and King as well. This allowed Reynolds to roll-up the House of Black’s leader to advance to the Rampage final against Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) and Orange Cassidy. Following this, fans on Twitter didn’t hide their disappointment at how the Dutch star is being utilized by AEW. This netizen stated that Black has fallen mightily after being jobbed to “some Dark Order Guy,” talking about Reynolds....

Frankel hinted in a tweet that she might have tied the knot, saying she left the Bravo series because she is “the only one that is actually married.” Her full post said: “To my NY hwives: GO GET EM!” she wrote. “I had to go since I’m the only one that is actually married…that’s how crazy this ride is. You are all amazing, beautiful and strong. Spread your wings and fly!...

However, this was not the only piece of business conducted by Liverpool as Japanese international Takumi Minamino was surprisingly sent out on loan to fellow Premier League side, Southampton. Liverpool have struggled with injuries this season, with all 3 senior centre-backs impacted by serious injuires. Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, and most recently Joel Matip all suffered potentially season ending injuries to leave The Reds scrambling for cover in that postion....

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also finally started a game and the Armenian made good of his opportunity, putting in a virtuoso performance full of creativity and hard work. Rooney who has been much maligned lately hit back in style and the Twitter world as usual had some very witty and funny comments about last night’s match. Here are the best tweets, GIFS and pictures from last night’s game: Another record for Wayne Rooney:...