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A bullet through the mouth or the back of the head was in some cases the kindest Iraqi punishment. The bodies regularly unloaded at Kuwait City’s four major medical centers included victims with ax wounds, holes drilled through their kneecaps or intestines inflated with air. At Mubarak Hospital, the country’s largest, doctors received victims burned by acid, with ears cut off and eyes gouged out. Torturers beat one woman, shot her three times in the chest and neatly sawed off her skull, exposing her brain....

Kuznetsov continued his wizardry against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night, scoring a goal and assisting on three more as part of a 5-2 Washington Capitals victory in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Final. Kuznetsov assisted on two goals by Alex Ovechkin and one by Nicklas Backstrom and scored his own on the power play. The leading scorer in the Cup Final with eight points in five games, Kuznetsov has seven points through the defending champions’ first three games of the regular season....

The two-time Wimbledon winner, and an Australian Open finalist last month, sustained career-threatening injuries to her left hand following the incident. Kvitova gave testimony at the trial of a man charged with assault in relation to the incident. The suspect denies the allegations. The 28-year-old, who returned to competitive tennis in May 2017, gave evidence in a separate room at the Brno court via video and alleged that the accused said he was there to inspect her boiler....

Larson posted a lap of 131.083 mph in the opening practice while Stenhosue posted a lap of 131.048 mph in the final practice. Jimmie Johnson, who turned a lap of 131.012 mph around the high-banked 0.533-mile concrete oval in the final practice, was the only other driver to top 131 mph. MORE: Bristol picks, previews | Stewart misses another race | Stewart grief | Owens: Gibbs will still chase Hendrick...

He took it one step further Friday, winning his first career at Pocono Raceway. Larson ran a track-record speed of183.438 mph for his first Sprint Cup pole. Joey Logano, who was fastest during the first two of three rounds of qualifyng, wound up second, followed by Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon. MORE: Junior relieved by crew chief move | Martin future | Hamlin safety | Pocono picks...

Attorney Mark Richards said he doesn’t know who donated to Rittenhouse’s defense and can’t produce names. In his response filed Monday, Richards said that who pays him to defend Rittenhouse is none of the state’s concern. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger argued in the motion filed last week that it was necessary to ensure people in the juror pool for Rittenhouse’s trial are not donors. After Rittenhouse was arrested last summer, he became a martyr to conservatives who cast him as a patriot and gave millions of dollars to his legal defense....

World number seven Zverev was labelled as “selfish” by Kyrgios after he was apparently spotted partying despite vowing to self-isolate. Zverev took part in the Adria Tour where several players, including world number one Novak Djokovic, tested positive for coronavirus and, although he returned a negative result himself, promised to isolate, with guidelines recommending 14 days. Becker, a winner of six grand slams, called out Kyrgios’ public criticism, leading to the duo exchanging a few virtual volleys on Twitter....

Irving scored 25 points in the Celtics’ 109-102 win over the Nets on Tuesday night, but was clearly very frustrated by the clear plastic covering half his face. He wasted no time taking the mask off during timeouts. He even left his mask at the scorer’s table when he got subbed out. MORE: Kyrie Irving put up 41 points wearing faskmask in 2012 After the game, Irving had this to say about the mask:

But Thomas, of course, was swapped as a piece of the package to bring in star point guard Kyrie Irving, so it was only fitting that Boston turn to Irving with the game in the balance, especially with newly signed star Gordon Hayward gone for the year after a nasty ankle injury in the opener. MORE: Top 25 Under 25: Ranking NBA’s rising stars The results, for Irving and the Celtics, were not encouraging....

But after his name was cleared and he signed with the Cowboys, he’s living the life of a typical NFL rookie. PHOTOS: Rookies take field trip to Hall of Fame | Collins makes a good WR, too The NFL Rookie Symposium, intended to prepare young players for life in the NFL, is open to all drafted players. But Collins found his way into the event and isn’t squandering the opportunity....

San Jose suffered an ignominious home defeat to last-place D.C. United on Saturday, the worst result of a difficult opening to manager Mikael Stahre’s first season in charge. The Galaxy, on the other hand, did secure a 1-0 away win at Montreal on Monday to put an end to a four-match losing streak. Sigi Schmid’s side managed that result despite an early red card from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who will be suspended for Friday’s game at StubHub Center....

The 31-year-old forward returned to the Weserstadion in 2016 for a second spell with the club and was handed the captaincy ahead of the 2018-19 campaign. Kruse has scored 11 times in the Bundesliga but the Germany international, who has been strongly linked with Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Inter in recent weeks, will be moving on once his contract expires. “I really enjoyed playing for the club for three years and proudly captained the side too - that will always be a great memory for me,” Kruse told the German club’s official website....

Worse yet was what followed. Such a tap-in typically is conceded in the Dell Technologies Match Play, and the Spaniard walked up and casually rapped it left-handed. The ball spun around the cup, and he picked it up and walked off the green, assuming he remained 1 down through seven holes. One problem: Matt Kuchar never formally conceded the putt. “I saw him off the green. I said, ‘Sergio, I didn’t say anything....

Six years have gone by and Subramaniam Kunanlan is finally is another Malaysia Cup final. Tasting success with Negeri Sembilan back in 2011, Kunanlan is gunning for his third winner’s medal in the oldest cup competition in Malaysia. Back then Kunanlan was only 25 years old and played as a winger. It was his late goal in the final against Terengganu that got Negeri Sembilan back into the game before Hairuddin Omar secured the winner minutes as Kunanlan had scored the equaliser....

There were plenty of fans who had been clamoring for the Olympic gold medalist to go back to the WWE and finish out his career. Just one problem: the WWE did not want him. MORE: Exclusive interview with Hulk Hogan | Steve Austin addresses WWE rumors | WWE SmackDown moving to USA Network In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Angle admits that his former company simply wasn’t interested in bringing him back....

Kurt Angle was one of the many Superstars that was released last month as WWE let go of several in-ring and backstage personnel as a cost-cutting measure enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The other shocking names on the list included Rusev, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Heath Slater, Lio Rush, among others. Kurt Angle to act as special guest referee for match between Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher Timothy Thatcher made his surprise NXT debut when he appeared as the replacement for Pete Dunne....

The former girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was placed on administrative leave last week and tendered her resignation Tuesday. MORE: Danica’s biggest confrontations, outbursts | Dale Jr.: Danica ‘flew off the handle’ | New rules for Indy Driscoll and Busch split last year following allegations of domestic abuse. Driscoll accused Busch of strangling her and banging her head against a wall of his motorhome during an argument. A Deleware family court judge concluded that Busch committed an act of domestic violence and issued a protective order against him....

Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova plays a shot during her first round women’s singles match against Uzbekistan’s Akgul Amanmuradova on the second day of the 2012 Wimbledon tournament at the All England Tennis Club in London on Tuesday. Kvitova beat Amanmuradova 6-4, 6-4. Kvitova pulled off a 6-4, 6-4 win over Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, but the 22-year-old did it the hard way. The Czech fought back from 3-0 and 4-1 down in the first set before seeing off Amanmuradova, who has now lost all her five first round appearances at the tournament....