Covering the dawn of the microcasting era last December, most of the print press missed what it all means. Stories dutifully reported that Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI), the nation’s largest cable company, had announced that a new technology called digital compression will enable it to deliver 500 channels by as early as 1994. But that left a very large question unaddressed. What sort of programming will fill all those channels? As it turns out, programming entrepreneurs-anticipating the channel grab the way homesteaders sensed Oklahoma was the smart place to be in 1889-were quietly staking out turf months before....

The forward was fined €56.7 million last year for failing to report earnings from his contracts with Brazilian club Santos, Barcelona and his sponsors between 2011 and 2014. The latest La Liga title odds But after the appeals process was completed by a court, Neymar was cleared of any wrongdoings and his case has been “officially closed,” Neymar Sr said Tuesday. “It is with great joy the we received the news of the termination of proceedings regarding the complaint on tax evasion directed by the Federal Public Ministry,” Neymar Sr said in a statement....

The Brazilian is set to make his home debut against Toulouse on Sunday after shining in his first appearance at Guingamp, scoring the third in a 3-0 win. Toulouse 22/1 to beat PSG Dupraz guided the relegation candidates to 13th in his first full season in charge last term after they narrowly avoided the drop in the previous two years. The campaign included a four-point haul against then-champions PSG, with a 2-0 home win backed up by an impressive 0-0 draw at the Parc des Princes in February....

Neymar was shown a straight red card after full-time in Wednesday’s defeat to Colombia following a melee in which he appeared to kick the ball at Colombia’s Pablo Armero and attempt to head-butt Jeison Murillo. MORE: Solo calls domestic violence scandal ’embarrassing,’ ’traumatic’ | Dempsey suspended for tearing ref’s notebook The Barcelona forward saw his initial one-match ban increased to four games on Friday, meaning he will miss the remainder of the tournament....

Wagner Ribeiro said that both Madrid and Chelsea bid for Neymar, in addition to Barcelona, and the Santos star even passed a medical with the Blancos before opting to move to Camp Nou instead. All the latest transfer rumours “I sent offers from Chelsea and Real Madrid to Santos," Ribeiro told UOL Esporte. “The one from Barcelona went directly to the father. I wanted him to go to Madrid, I always said it....

The 26-year-old finds himself sidelined due to a broken foot, causing him to miss out as PSG crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid, and Trapp believes his absence was a costly one for the Ligue 1 leaders. Germany will tackle Brazil in friendly action on Tuesday, and the shot-stopper has said that his club-mate will be equally missed by the national squad. “In Paris, Neymar is clearly missing in the team and it won’t be different for Brazil,” he told Sport Bild....

The 25-year-old has already surpassed Zico in Brazil goals and is now closing in on the record of former great Romario. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Willian | Neymar moved to tears | EXCLUSIVE: Renato Augusto PSG star Neymar has hit 53 goals in just 82 games for the Selecao. Eternal idol Zico sits just behind him on 48. And now Neymar, far and away the top scorer among Brazilian players still active in the game, is looking up at ‘Shortie’ Romario, sitting just two goals behind the former PSV and Barcelona man....

Madrid have been linked with an audacious move for Neymar ever since he left rivals Barcelona in August, signing for Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record deal worth €222million. PSG are reported to need to sell players to raise funds due to an investigation into the club’s finances from UEFA, while there has been regular speculation Neymar has failed to settle in the French capital. Neymar is recovering from foot surgery with the goal of making a comeback for the World Cup and compatriot Ronaldo believes the forward will still be at PSG for the start of next season....

Chivas’ joy & more from the quarterfinals The club announced the move Monday, four days after parting ways with Alfonso Sosa. Sosa was able to keep the club, promoted in 2016, in the top division but was let go after failing to take Necaxa back to the Liguilla this season after earning a postseason berth in the Apertura. Ambriz made more than 280 appearances for Los Rayos, winning titles in 1994-95 and 1995-96 as a defender....

So, by those highly scientific standards, things are going well for the Oilers winger. Yakupov, the No. 1 pick in 2012, has two goals and four assists on the season. Not great, but there’s reason to believe that will change soon; he’s taken 28 shots in his last seven games. He’s also helped control possession while on the ice for his last three (via war-on-ice.com). He also told sovsport.ru (via The Hockey Writers)...

Liverpool blitzed Roma in the first leg at Anfield last week and appeared to be easing into the final after going 5-0 up. Roma gave themselves a glimmer of hope by scoring two late goals, however, meaning a 3-0 win in Rome on Wednesday will be enough to send them through to the final. While a 3-0 Roma victory is by no means a given, they can at least take encouragement from beating Barcelona by the same scoreline at home in the quarter-final second leg, securing qualification despite losing 4-1 at Camp Nou....

Six states have Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation signed into law effective on that date, and several other states have bills on the floor. The NCAA and federal government have yet to counter, and college sports fans are wondering just how much the student-athlete experience will change. Another one of the myriad questions: Who will help the student-athletes and those university compliance departments? INFLCR will be one of the companies that becomes integral as the NIL era takes hold....

Pelosi, a California Democrat, appeared at the Global Citizen music festival in New York City. The festival has been organized in the city annually since 2012 by the Global Poverty Project with the goal of helping end extreme poverty in many parts of the world. This year’s festival featured performances from Metallica, Mariah Carey, and the Jonas Brothers. Pelosi was called up onstage on Friday night by actor, musician, and activist Priyanka Chopra....

Pelosi has been part of the Democrat contingent locked in talks with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, which have thus far proved incapable of sealing a deal likely to pass both chambers of Congress. The Democrats put forward their plans in the form of the HEROES Act, which passed the House in May but was then roundly rejected by GOP leadership in the Senate and branded “dead on arrival” in the upper chamber....

The Sporting News can confirm the 35-year-old is considering a move Down Under to join Tony Popovic as a marquee player, in a story first reported by Kick360’s Tom Williams and veteran journalist Ray Gatt. Nani’s potential signing would be a coup for the A-League Men, with crowds plummeting to record lows during the 2021-22 season due to COVID-19 disruptions and a lack of general interest in the league....

All the latest rumours The Serie A club’s president Aurelio De Laurentiis welcomed the 20-year-old to the Stadio San Paolo on Twitter after the player underwent a medical on Monday. Ounas made 26 top-flight appearances and scored three goals last season as Bordeaux finished sixth in Ligue 1. He also earned his first call-up to the Algeria national team squad having previously represented France at youth level. Coach Maurizio Sarri guided Napoli to third as they secured a spot in the Champions League play-off round....

Jose Callejon gave Maurizio Sarri’s men the lead after seven minutes, beating Joe Hart with a low finish after being sent clear into the box. Torino then held firm until the hour mark when Napoli doubled their lead, Dries Mertens pulling the ball back for Lorenzo Insigne to finish well from just inside the area. The scoreline grew more emphatic as Napoli added three goals in seven minutes, Insigne turning provider for Mertens, who raced onto a throughball before cutting inside to smash a shot past Hart....

Nebulae—giant interstellar clouds of gas and dust—may often be thought of as explosions of color. The so-called Pillars of Creation, found in the Eagle Nebula, are one example. Nebulae can have stunning coloration as they reflect starlight towards Earth. Others are ionized and produce their own light due to ultraviolet radiation from nearby stars. But some nebulae are so dense that they are totally opaque when we try to look at them with visible wavelengths....

The NASA mission called InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is based around a lander that uses various high-tech instruments to dig into the planet surface and measure “vital signs,” including seismology and temperature. The plan hit a snag on February 28 last year — the first dig attempt — when a probe nicknamed “the mole” became stuck. Attempts to help it burrow have been ongoing ever since....

The trail of smoke is so large it extends across the entire length of the southern Pacific Ocean and has even crossed the tip of South America into the Atlantic, according to the space agency. Since September, roughly 2.7 million acres have burned in the southeastern state of New South Wales. The fires are being fueled by a combination of several factors, including very dry air, high winds, dry lightning and hot temperatures....