He’s still an F.O.L. (Friend of LeBron), though, so we’re still getting reports the two might be teaming up. The latest “trade rumor” to that effect came Monday from Knicks beat writer Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. He cited an unnamed “league source” saying LeBron is pushing to get ‘Melo in exchange for power forward Kevin Love. LAWRENCE: Don’t expect ‘Banana Boat’ crew to be drowned by drama...
The Nets kicked off trade season in January by acquiring James Harden from the Rockets as part of a massive four-team deal. This Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET deadline is more likely to bring moves involving role players rather than the blockbusters that basketball fans have grown accustomed to seeing. We shouldn’t rule out the possibility of more “Woj Bombs,” though. It only takes one call from a general manager to get the trade train in motion....
Minnesota’s asking price for Butler is reportedly so high that Butler and his representatives are wondering if president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau and general manager Scott Layden are making a genuine effort to trade him. The Timberwolves’ front office could be trying to drive up offers, but both Butler and the Wolves should want to finalize a deal before this turns into an all-out catastrophe. MORE: Butler has about 50 million reasons to want trade right now...
That was until N.C. State got the ball back. Quarterback Devin Leary threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Emeka Emezie two plays later. UNC’s defenders left Emezie wide open on the play. The drive only took 37 seconds, so N.C. State trailed by two with 1:35 remaining. UPSET ALERT: Expert picks for Week 13 underdogs with best odds to win The No. 20 Wolfpack then recovered an onside kick to get the ball back....
The deal, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, calls for the NCAA to toughen return-to-play rules for players who receive head blows and create a $70 million fund to pay for thousands of current and former athletes to undergo testing to determine whether they suffered brain trauma while playing football and other contact sports. MORE: Best who didn’t play in NFL | SN All-Americans | College football icons...
They were done here. Not done, done. But done. Louisville had the All-American guard, the heat of being a media darling, the coach who never had lost in the round of 16. Never. And the Cardinals held a lead as large as seven points with a half-dozen minutes remaining. MORE: Updated bracket | Sweet 16 photos | Live scoreboard Who saw this comeback coming at that point? Who believed the Wildcats would show this kind of spirit, this kind of poise, this kind of — no kidding — unselfishness?...
Think about that, and remember these predictions of which eight teams shall enjoy the round are for entertainment purposes only. We covered the West and Midwest Region matchups Thursday, so let’s jump over to the East and South to fill out the rest of the Elite Eight field. (8) Wisconsin vs. (4) Florida It’s still a challenge to get a firm handle on what sort of team the Gators are without center John Egbunu....
The organization announced Tuesday it has formed a working group that will reconsider its current ban on name, image and likeness payments to college athletes. “This group will bring together diverse opinions from the membership — from presidents and commissioners to student-athletes — that will examine the NCAA’s position on name, image and likeness benefits and potentially propose rule modifications tethered to education,” Val Ackerman, commissioner of the Big East and working group co-chair, said in a statement....
Appeals officer Ted Cottrell on Tuesday overturned a one-game suspension the NFL had levied against Suh for an incident in the Lions’ 30-20 loss Sunday in Green Bay. In the fourth quarter of that game, Suh twice stepped on Aaron Rodgers’ lower left calf as the quarterback lay on the ground. MORE: Lions-Cowboys preview | Suh’s step on Rodgers Instead of missing Detroit’s playoff opener against Dallas, Suh will be out $70,000 in fines, according to the Detroit Free Press....
Officials with the New York City Department of Education (DOE), which manages the City School District, said that 42 percent of students are enrolled in all-remote learning ahead of the start of the school year. That amounts to approximately 422,200 students of the district’s total enrollment of more than 1.1 million. The number of students choosing to take their classes online has increased since August 28, when 366,600 students had already made their decision to attend school virtually, according to WNBC....
The survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center, collected responses from 9,654 adults across the country between June 4 and June 10. It found that 63 percent of Republican respondents felt the virus outbreak was “exaggerated,” up from 47 percent who answered the same in an earlier survey administered at the end of April. Additional data pointed to a partisan divide among survey participants in their opinions about the accuracy of media reports about the outbreak, although more respondents felt coverage embellished its seriousness in June compared to April, regardless of their political affiliation....
In the video, shared Tuesday on TikTok under the username Bennynazareth, the cat can be seen hanging from a window and staring at his human neighbor for quite some time. The post comes with a caption that says: “My neighbor is a stalker” and “Creepy neighbor.” There are many reasons why your cat may be staring at you. It may be angry, happy, scared or just looking for attention, and you can tell by paying attention to its body language....
There are many reasons why American Buffalo was a game-changer when it debuted in 1975. For a generation of theater creatives, it is a seminal work. Pepe told Newsweek, “I have so many friends, and colleagues and people who I admire in the theater world who cite this play as being a real turning point for them when they saw it, or read it or heard it. “I think that has to do with a number of things....
Sharon Merkel, of Little River, received a letter asking “all able white men and woman [sic]” to join the National Socialist Movement (NMS) along with a donation card to give money to the white supremacist group. The letter, obtained by WBTV, features a caricature of a man with a swastika armband urging people to “come into the ranks of the fastest growing Nationalist Socialist Party.” The letter adds: “Don’t stay in the crowd and stare you are wanted at the front!...
Martsinkevich—the founder of a Russian Neo-Nazi group called Format 18 (18 being an alphanumeric code representing the first and eighth letters of the alphabet, “A” and “H” for Adolf Hitler)—had been arrested, convicted and imprisoned three times previous to his most recent incarceration, each time for inciting ethnic hatred in public or through his online videos. Through Format 18, he allegedly arranged the production and sale of videos showing immigrants being tortured....
“Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” a spokesperson for Netflix said, according to Variety. Netflix launched its services in the country in 2016. The suspension means that new users in Russia will not be able to sign up for accounts starting Monday and current Netflix users can only use their accounts until the end of their current billing cycle, Politico reported....
Ava Michelle is returning to the role as the self-conscious, six-foot-plus, 16-year-old while the majority of the cast from the first Tall Girl movie are also returning. Although life is better for Jodi in Tall Girl 2, her insecurities and high school drama resurface as she lands the lead role in the school play. Tall Girl made a big impression on Netflix viewers when it was first released in September 2019, so much so that just two and a half years later, a sequel is arriving on the streaming service....
In February’s list of the 10 most-watched shows of the month, many countries from across the world are represented, from Colombian telenovela Café con aroma de mujer to South Korean zombie drama All of Us Are Dead, to a Mexican drama about a stripper caught up in an murder mystery. These global offerings are joined on the list by big buzzy TV shows from the U.S., including Inventing Anna, The Woman in the House… and Love is Blind....
The rest of the Netflix top 10 series chart, meanwhile, was a mix of some new Netflix originals, some big-name imports like The Blacklist and some classic sitcoms making their way into the streaming era for the first time. A little-known kid’s animation about nursery rhymes, meanwhile, became a breakout hit among the younger viewers of the streamer enough to challenge some of the bigger names. The top 10 most-watched TV shows on Netflix in September Chef’s Table: BBQ Days on chart: 8 Highest position: 3 Barbecue shows have become a hot new niche for Netflix, with both Chef’s Table: BBQ and The American Barbecue Showdown spending multiple days on the chart....
Louis van Gaal’s side will face the runners-up from Group B in the last 16, as goals either side of the break from the on-fire Cody Gakpo and Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong eased them into the knockout stages. Gakpo’s fine finish was the standout moment from the first half as the PSV forward netted his third goal of the tournament with a superb finish from the edge of the box....
