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Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo said on Wednesday that she plans to resentence Peterson and is separately considering whether he should be retried due to juror misconduct. His attorneys have argued that, during jury selection, one juror did not disclose information that would bias her against Peterson. Peterson was sentenced to death in 2005 and has spent more than 15 years on death row. However, the California Supreme Court threw out the sentencing last year, and prosecutors have said they won’t again seek to have him executed....

At this stage of the campaign, the competition is split into two sections as the top six battle for the title and the bottom six fight to avoid relegation. Here’s what you need to know about the Scottish Premiership split… Why does the Scottish Premiership split in two? Fixture balance is seen as the main reason behind the Scottish Premiership split. With 12 teams in the competition, every club initially faces each other three times, meaning 33 league games are played by each side prior to the split....

With the Mets struggling to generate offense, Conforto will get every opportunity to show what he can do. If he performs (and, for the Mets, that probably means a batting average above the .250 mark logged by the current group of starters), he should remain in the majors for the rest of the season. MORE PROSPECTS: Top 50 Rankings | Risers, fallers Conforto has a simple balanced swing, plus bat speed, and good plate discipline....

With a low-90s fastball, plus changeup and above-average curve, May has the makings of a mid-rotation guy. However, poor control has stalled his rise to the majors. This season, May has shown improved command and the results have been impressive. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Baez arrives | Other top prospects May, our midseason No. 42-ranked prospect, was sporting a 2.93 ERA with 91 strikeouts, 37 walks and only 75 hits allowed in 95....

Scream had a strong opening in January, earning $62.6 million domestically and $106.7 million globally against a $24 million budget. As noted by Variety, the film had very little competition at the box office (aside from the juggernaut that is Spider-Man: No Way Home), but will have to contend with some February releases including Jackass Forever and Moonfall. RELATED: 5 Underrated Teen Horror Movies Scream arrives just over 10 years after the previous film, Scream 4....

Real have been in good form since their shock 3-0 defeat in the Basque Country at Eibar, having won all three games that followed. They put 6 past Melilla at the Bernebau at midweek and were expected to have a convincing result against the league’s weakest side. But Huesca’s players and fans had other ideas, as the stadium got in unison to get behind their players, who put in their best performance of the season so far....

“Wide receiver Ricardo Lockette sustained ligament damage in his neck that requires surgery to stabilize,” a team spokesperson said in a statement. “He will undergo surgery this afternoon at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He has full motion and feeling in all extremities and his prognosis is good. We will provide an update following surgery.” MORE: Worst of Week 8 | PHOTOS: Lasting images from Week 8 action Coach Pete Carroll additionally confirmed on 710 ESPN Seattle that “there’s no way” Lockette will return, ruling him out for the remainder of the season....

In their first regular season game since botching the final play of the Super Bowl, Pete Carroll decided to go for a surprise onside kick to start overtime against the Rams. MORE: Week 1 images | No helmet, no problem | Beast Mode is beast moding | Is Ndamukong Suh a ‘dirty player?’ The Rams covered the kick, but then the referees called for the kick to be redone because of an invalid fair catch signal....

Week 6 brings many matchups that will have lasting impact on the league’s division races and overall playoff chase. Three games will cause lead changes, but for the week’s best, just look to the West for the Super Bowl champs and America’s Team. Game of the Week Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks (Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX). If you have been reading Sporting News, you know that Richard Sherman and the current Seahawks have some of that 1990s Cowboys swagger....

MORE: Shocking NFL retirements The delay led to speculation over whether Lynch was leaving the door open for himself to return in 2016, but that can be laid to rest now. Lynch spent six of his 10 NFL seasons in Seattle, rushing for 6,347 yards and 57 touchdowns as a member of the Seahawks. Seattle acquired him in a 2010 trade with Buffalo, which selected him out of California with the 12th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft....

After the Seahawks lost in Munich to the Buccaneers in Week 10, they have dropped two key home games, an overtime thriller to the Raiders in Week 12 and a beatdown to the Panthers in Week 14. Now Seattle is on a slippery slope toward falling out of the NFL playoff picture. Here’s breaking down the Seahawks’ chances: Where do the Seahawks stand in the NFC playoff picture? The Seahawks started the Panthers game at No....

He capped off that impressive run in style, trampling all over the Chargers defense to the tune of 168 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns en route to a 37-23 Seattle win. Walker’s sparkling display caught the eye of many, including one Los Angeles fan seated behind the end zone. Halfway through the fourth quarter of the Week 7 affair, Walker burst through the trenches on a toss play, exploding through a gap in the defense before tiptoeing 74 yards into the end zone....

Dallas outgained Seattle 283-136 in the game. But the Seahawks forced three turnovers and Russell Wilson threw two touchdowns as Seattle pulled out a 21-12 win at AT&T Stadium. MORE: Watch NFL in U.S. live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day trial) Dallas fell to 8-7 and was officially eliminated from the playoffs with the loss, while the Seahawks moved to 9-6. Russell Wilson registered just 93 passing yards but threw the two scores to lead Seattle to the win....

Lee, making his first start after missing a game with a hamstring pull, was injured trying to tackle Bears running back Michael Bush on a pitchout around left end. Twice he attempted to get up after the play on his own but needed assistance from team medical personnel to walk off the field.

However, John Schlafly, an attorney who lives with his parents in Alton, Ill., emerged from the closet with indignation not for conservatives but for other gays. He steadfastly defended the Republican platform and his mother, who he said was “not a monster.” He told The Washington Post that “a band of screechy gay activists and Washington based pressure groups” had hysterically overreacted to events in Houston.“The truth is: family-values people, of which my mother is a part, are not out to bash gay people,” said Schlafly, who was “outed” earlier this month by QW, a New York-based gay weekly....

Schneider made 45 saves in stonewalling the Buffalo Sabres and got the benefit of having a game-tying, third-period tally nullified for goaltender interference in leading the Devils to a 3-1 victory on Monday night. “I can’t let one bad goal sink you for the rest of the game,” Schneider said. “It was more about fighting my way back and keeping us in the game so that’s what kind of motivated me....

Baningime, 19, has since gone to make 10 more appearances at the heart of the midfield and Schneiderlin said he is impressed with his attitude, also hailing his qualities. “He is learning and what I like with Beni is, every day, he asks things. He asks how he can improve and he listens to us,” Schneiderlin told Everton TV. “Sometimes you have young players and you tell them something and it goes in one ear and out of the other....

Jose Mourinho’s men picked up their eighth win in a row in all competitions in Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing of Reading in the FA Cup third round. Rooney equals Man Utd goal record With Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford all on the scoresheet, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in fantastic form lately, the Red Devils’ attacking set-up is looking as healthy as it has done all campaign. And club legend Scholes sees next Sunday’s visit of Liverpool to Old Trafford as being a turning point in 2016-17 should Jurgen Klopp’s men be beaten, allowing United to close the gap on their title rivals to two points....

The area will see an “arctic blast” with temperatures below freezing and cold wind chills on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Officials for Boston’s public school district announced on Monday the closure of all schools for Tuesday because of the frigid temperatures. Forecasts in Boston show the high will only reach around 12 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 11 C), with temperatures feeling closers to minus 8 (minus 22 C) because of the wind chills, according to the National Weather Service forecast....

In a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, Schumer wrote that President Donald Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, senior adviser to the chief of staff Robert Blair and Office of Management and Budget official Michael Duffey should be called to testify in the potential trial. In a Monday morning interview with CNN, Schumer suggested that some GOP senators would support his demand....