From Khafji to Washington, the abrupt outbreak of ground combat last week could be seen as an early test of the allied campaign to liberate Kuwait and destroy Saddam Hussein’s military machine. To a man-from Gen. Stormin’ Norman Schwarzkopf down to the lowliest platoon commander–U.S. officers professed grim satisfaction with the results of the week’s fighting: allied losses were light, and a capable enemy was routed. Schwarzkopf said the Iraqis’ surprise attacks were no more meaningful than “a mosquito to an elephant....

NORDLAND: Do you think Milosevic wanted all along to be bombed? Or were his tactics at Rambouillet brinksmanship that went bad? HILL: One of the most irrelevant questions in Yugoslavia today is who is second in charge. There’s only one guy. So you have to crawl into his head and move around a lot of cobwebs there to figure out what decision the Yugoslav state is going to take. Milosevic has on many occasions backed down at the last minute....

He is aware of all that chatter. It happens in the NBA — very often traded players leave their old teams with a set steak knives wedged into their backs as a parting gift. In Hood’s case, he’s got 28 games plus the postseason to show that the perception of him left after he departed Utah isn’t quite right. “It just makes you want to prove yourself even more,” Hood said....

On Wednesday, things officially iced over for the Huskers, as they suffered their ugliest loss of the season, a home loss to Incarnate Word, a program in just its second season in Division I, on a last-second shot. There really isn’t an excuse for Nebraska to lose to Incarnate Word at home. Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields are two of the best players in the Big Ten, but Nebraska’s inabillity to get consistent production from players not named Shields or Petteway is a major problem....

And the duo, who were being detained for theft and the illegal possession of a firearm, are clearly big fans of two of the club’s star players, with ‘Neymar’ and ‘Messi’ emblazoned on the back of their jerseys. Mathias Pogba shows off his crazy shirt An official statement released by the Rio Grande do Sul police on Friday read: “Earlier on Thursday, police of the 1st Precinct Novo Hamburgo conducted ‘Operation Projected - Phase III’ in the Boa Saude district of that county....

All has been well recently when it comes to Indian football, with the senior men’s national team thriving under the tutelage of Stephen Constantine, who has successfully managed to lower India’s FIFA ranking and bring it down to 107. The U-17 team is set to take part in the U-17 World Cup as hosts, with coach Luis Norton de Matos and his staff doing a fine job with the 21-man squad in the short space of time he has had since taking charge....

Aizawl FC took a definitive step to being crowned India’s first ever northeastern I-League champions with a 1-0 win over Mohun Bagan, their closest title challengers. With the victory, the Mizoram-based club who’d been relegated last season only to be reinstated back into the top tier at the beginnning of this campaign, moved to 36 points on the league table, three clear of the Mariners, with just a round of matches remaining....

Sindre Mauritzbergs-Hansen (23’, 44’, 90’), Ohi Omoijuanfo (36’, 52’), Moussa Njie (47’), Avtogol (48’, 73’) and former Manchester City forward Alex Tchuimeni-Nimley (75) notched the goals for the Norwegian Tippeligaen side. Though Holmlia play in the Norwegian fourth division, Gurpreet started the game confidently and maintained a cleansheet, which should do wonders to his belief. Gurpreet had become the first Indian to appear in a Europa League tie when Stabaek participated in a Europa League qualifier against Welsh side Connah’s Quay Nomads FC last year....

India will play Lebanon on June 7th and will clash with Palestine on October 2nd, 2017. Both the countries are ranked below India with Lebanon at 155th spot while Palestine are 134th, just two spots below. As such, Blue Tigers can expect a couple of tough games from the two opponents. The venue for the matches have not been confirmed yet. Know Your Rivals: Cambodia AIFF General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das said: “The AIFF is leaving no stone unturned to provide the best of preparation for the National Team....

A branch of Hindu Sena approached Los Angeles-based author Saurav Dutt via Twitter and email on Wednesday, asking him to consider holding a havan and puja—a sacred Hindu ritual—in the Californian city to show support for a Trump victory. After refusing the request, Dutt, told Newsweek: “The idea of holding fire rituals for Trump and conducting a ‘puja’ makes a mockery of a religious identity and heritage that I hold very dear to my spiritual beliefs....

Their team would be situated in Jamshedpur, the heartbeat of the Tatas’ steel industry, and the club’s operational team are doing everything to ensure a new spine can be created to make the fledgeling franchise’s bow into the nation’s most-watched a successful one. The first step starts with the coach, and the news emanating from sources close to developments is that Carlos Restrepo will handle the reins of the team this season....

The temporary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon in Indianapolis puts the law on hold while it is challenged in court. The law was scheduled to go into effect on July 1. Hanlon reasoned that the state did not provide proof for the effectiveness of the abortion-reversal treatment in which patients take another medication rather than the second dose of the drug involved in abortion procedures. The judge also said that there is a “reasonable likelihood” of abortion-rights groups proving that the law violates health care providers’ freedom of speech....

Here is what the Hoosiers have gotten from their frontcourt players since the season ended: three dismissals for substance-related issues. MORE: College basketball players dismissed in 2014-15 | Indiana hosts priority recruits So at least they’ve been prolific in one category. The news Monday that Indiana had sent reserve forward Emmitt Holt packing was not entirely surprising, given the line the program had drawn for itself with identical actions taken in May against center Hanner Mosquera-Perea and forward Devin Davis....

It’s every bit as good as, if not better, than Brown’s version. MORE: Weather may obstruct Brady, Luck | Tom Brady brings kids sign to game Here’s Flair styling and profiling because it’s sorely missed these days. Next up? Andrew Luck imitates Flair, hopefully.

MORE: Sports teams who retired Native American mascots, nicknames “Clearly, we are using it more heavily than we are the Chief Wahoo logo,” Dolan said (via Cleveland.com), adding the team has “no plans to get rid of Chief Wahoo, it is part of our history and legacy.” Chief Wahoo, which was removed from the road cap in 2011 and its home batting helmet in 2013, will remain on the sleeve of the Indians’ jerseys....

The Indians pitcher decided to step away from his team in July after being diagnosed with leukemia but faced live hitters for the first time in over a month on Friday. The 32-year-old right-hander threw to players on Cleveland’s Single-A affiliate. If Carrasco’s arm remains in good shape, he’ll make a rehab appearance and pitch an inning for Cleveland’s Double-A affiliate Monday. Carrasco’s initial goal of returning by the end of July didn’t pan out, but Indians manager Terry Francona thinks he’s trending in the right direction....

While watching the Democratic presidential primary debate Sunday night, Bauer became incensed by the notion that the well-to-do don’t pay their dues. So he took to Twitter to share those thoughts with his 36,600 followers, threatening anyone from a lesser tax bracket who challenged his stance with a hasty block. MORE: These former MLB players are still raking in cash from their former teams “I’m just appalled listening to the democratic debate right now,” he wrote....

Sunday’s IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio marks a return to road-course racing after the series’ detour to an oval race in Iowa last week. The 4 p.m. ET start time is the third and final such start time of the season. In addition to the IndyCar race Sunday, Mid-Ohio is hosting MX-5 Cup, Stadium Super trucks, USF2000, Indy Pro 2000 and Indy Lights events this weekend. MORE: Watch the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio live with fuboTV (7-day trial)...

Check out the updated sculpture: World Cup 2018: Dries Mertens’ magical strike propels Belgium past Panama Here’s a look at the previous version: The switch took place on Friday, just in time to celebrate Ronaldo scoring a hat trick for Portugal in a 3-3 draw against Spain in the World Cup. But not everyone is happy with the change, an online petition has been launched to have the original bust put back in place....

Anatomy All of the nerves in your body exist as symmetrical pairs, one on the left side and one on the right. They’re referred to as a single nerve in most cases unless it’s necessary to distinguish one from the other such as if it’s been injured on one side. Nerves are structured a lot like a tree, branching out as they go so they can connect to various structures around your body and provide sensory function (feeling) and motor function (movement)....