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Lawrence Taylor, one of the top defensive players in NFL history, almost quit football in high school. But his dad wouldn’t let him. Taylor, 66, talked about nearly quitting football during an appearance on OutKick’s "Maintaining with Tyrus." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I thought it was too much. Like I said, when I went out for football in my junior year, I wanted to quit. And … my dad looked at me, ‘You’re not going to quit,’" Taylor recalled. "And then once I started to get it a little bit, he told me, ‘Hey, you got to be better than the

New York City mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the federal government secretly revoked more than $80 million in funding for the city's migrant shelters.Counsel for the Adams administration sent a letter Friday to city Comptroller Brad Lander saying that the city’s Law Department planned to take legal action by the end of next week to have the $80.5 million in FEMA payments taken earlier this week returned, according to the New York Post. Lander is running against Adams in June's Democrat primary election for the city's mayor."The Law Department is

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's refusal to head to mediation for their legal dispute could show what the "It Ends With Us" stars are really fighting for.Baldoni and Lively "may go all the way to trial" if one of them won't eventually agree to an apology and retract claims, a legal expert told Fox News Digital."Mediation is a good idea when the parties want to explore settlement," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani explained. "Here, Lively and Baldoni dislike one another, are trying the case in the media and are nowhere near settlement."In fact, this case is more about sending a

Tommy Doyle is now a former football player at the age of 26.The Buffalo Bills offensive lineman announced Friday he's retiring due to "permanent" injuries.Doyle has not appeared in a game since Week 3 of the 2022 season, and an injury he sustained during the 2023 preseason left him with nerve damage.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"At this point, with the calendar and the healing process, it looks as though it's permanent. I'm just unable to play football at a high level, and it's time. When you know, you know," Doyle said.Doyle tore an ACL in 2022."I was

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Friday that the department has terminated nearly 80 contracts, including for a Brazilian forest and gender consultant and a Central American gender assessment consultant.Rollins said the 78 contracts active under the Biden administration totaled more than $132 million, and more than 1,000 contracts are still under review for potential termination.The findings come after a review from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, which Rollins said will help the Agriculture Department to stop wasteful spending."I welcome DOGE’s efforts at USDA because we know that its work makes us better, stronger, faster, and more

Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha argued that President Trump’s popularity can be explained by the fact he embraces the policies Democrats once stood for.Many Democrats, still reeling from Trump’s victory in November, are still trying to figure out how their party lost to somebody as controversial as Trump. CNN’s "Laura Coates Live" featured a segment on Friday where the host and her guests took questions from callers about American politics. One caller inquired, "My question is, Donald Trump is a very scary guy, what makes him so popular?"CARVILLE ADMITS TRUMP'S FAST PACE IS LEAVING DEMOCRATS REELING: ‘WE ARE OVERWHELMED’"This is my favorite question,"

A fiery pileup inside a tunnel on Interstate 80 in Wyoming left at least two dead with five others injured late Friday morning. Fire and smoke billowed from the tunnel as people ran for safety. Several outlets reported that its structural integrity had been threatened. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE VICTIMS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CRASHThe Wyoming Department of Transportation said on social media that geologists and bridge engineers with its team were "en route to assess the tunnel infrastructure."The crash happened around 11:37 a.m. in the westbound Green River Tunnel, which caused a fire inside the tunnel, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. COLLEGE

A California woman was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison after she was arrested on a weapons charge and found with heroin-filled Bibles addressed to inmates in state prisons. Lucresia Stone-Rojas, 46, was initially arrested Nov. 12, 2023, after a license plate reader identified a stolen Porsche in El Cajon. During a traffic stop, authorities found a loaded 9mm Walther handgun and ammunition, the Justice Department said.  Because she has previous felony convictions, Stone-Rojas was federally charged with unlawful possession of a gun. She wasn't charged for the stolen vehicle. SHERIFF SAYS DRUGS ARE FUELING CRIME CRISIS IN CALIFORNIAOVERSEAS METH SENT

Philadelphia officials estimated more than 1 million people would gather for the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade. On Friday, a sea of fans wearing Eagles green lined Philly's Broad Street to take in the festivities.The Eagles' defense delivered a strong performance, sacking Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes six times and forcing two interceptions en route to a 40-22 victory Sunday in New Orleans. Five days later, supporters got a chance to cheer on the team in their hometown.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe scene appeared to leave star running back Saquon Barkley in awe."You can't use words to describe