Yeah, about that. Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical broke the news late Sunday night that the Kings are ending Cousins’ seven-year stint in Sacramento. The talented big man has been traded to the Pelicans for a rather underwhelming package — guards Tyreke Evans, Buddy Hield and Langston Galloway and 2017 first- and second-round picks. DEVENEY: At long last, the Kings finally move on from Cousins Cousins came out to face a huddle of media members after watching his fellow West All-Stars defeat the East 192-182 in the NBA All-Star Game....

So let the rumors star floating like a Kawhi Leonard jumper from the corner. According to NBCSports.com, one unidentified Western Conference executive brought up a name that could be a Simmons trade target: LeBron James. The logic: Simmons’ inability to space the floor around centerpiece Joel Embiid makes him a less-than-ideal fit in Philly, while James, who has two years remaining on his contract before he can become a free agent, would have a better chance with the Sixers than the currently constructed Lakers to compete for championships as he ages....

James Harden has been nothing short of spectacular in that 10-game stretch, averaging 40.8 points, 8.9 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals while shooting 43.8 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from the 3-point line. However, Harden is also second in the NBA in minutes per game (36.9), and with Chris Paul out for extended time, the constant burden on Harden could wear him down. (We’ve watched him seemingly tire out late in the playoffs before....

By Monday, the 64 will become 16. Here’s what to look for this weekend. MORE: NCAA Tournament Regional matchups, bracket | Snubs, surprises and bid theives | Printable bracket The favorites The NCAA doles out eight national seeds — assuming those seeds win, they would be the hosts for the Super Regional round next week. Of the eight, favorites include UCLA, which boasts the best ERA in the country and all-world closer David Berg, and LSU, the best team in the best conference in the land....

The Cavaliers canceled their last two scheduled games — a non-conference matchup against Coastal Carolina and their annual rivalry game against Virginia Tech — after wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler and linebacker D’Sean Perry were shot and killed on school grounds on Nov. 13. Instead, players made their way to John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, paying their respects their fallen teammates in an emotional public memorial service on Nov....

Why did they keep making all those sequels? Each entry in the “Points of Emphasis” series ended the same way: in barbarity and mayhem. The most recent edition, issued in November 2012 and rolled out nationwide into the spring of 2013, was the most brutal of all. In the 2012-13 college basketball season, despite the efforts of the NCAA rules committee to curb physical defense and to mitigate the practice of defenders jumping in front of airborne shooters to claim bogus charging fouls, scoring plunged to its lowest point in more than six decades, long before the shot clock and 3-point shot were introduced....

But which battle? MORE: Live scoreboard | Box score | Play by play Memphis’ struggle to recover what could have been a special season, which was special when the Tigers played Louisville but otherwise was filled with just-OK results, which is how they came to play in an 8/9 game in the 2014 NCAA Tournament East Region? Or coach Josh Pastner’s longstanding fight to get senior point guard Joe Jackson to play to his potential and stay connected to his teammates, which seemed to be resolved so many times over the years only to flare yet again?...

Also: Current betting lines | 10 bracket tips | How far will Wisconsin go? TOURNAMENT WINS BY: AAC TEAMS (Cincinnati, SMU) (This prop closes Thursday, March 19th at 12:10 pm Pacific time) Over 1.5 -110 Under 1.5 -110 TOURNAMENT WINS BY: ACC TEAMS (Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia) (This prop closes Thursday, March 19th at 9:15 am Pacific time) Over 11.5 +105 Under 11.5 -125...

But when they got the call from an NCAA travel agent saying they’d gotten an at-large bid, all seemed well. Moments later, the Gamecocks were crushed. The NCAA had made a mistake, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. MORE: 31 best teams to not win the NCAA Tournament | Weakest Tournament champs The NCAA reportedly said they would call South Carolina back in 10 minutes. The return call never came....

Ogunbowale, who wears Kobe Bryant’s No. 24, sank an off-balance 3-pointer with a tenth of a second remaining Sunday to give the Irish a 61-58 victory over Missisisppi State in the title game. The shot came two days after Ogunbowale referenced Bryant following her game-winner against UConn and Bryant responded on Twitter. BENDER: Two buzzer-beaters, one special title for ND ESPN’s Holly Rowe reminded Ogunbowale of that exchange during the championship celebration interview Sunday: Rowe: “Kobe said that you hadn’t completed the job yet....

Sort of. Mark Harmon, the star of the long-running CBS drama “NCIS,” defended Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner in a chat with The Huffington Post. Michigan is coming off a 26-10 loss to Utah. MORE: Two Cokes, two Michigan tickets? | Hoke’s last gasp is Morris | Which Harbaugh should U-M hire? | Top 10 Wolverines Harmon is the son of 1948 Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon. Gardner wears Tom Harmon’s No....

The Galápagos Conservancy said the discovery was “shocking” and that while 13 of the tortoises had been dead for an indeterminate amount of time, two were freshly killed. Giant tortoises like those found in the Galápagos are a historically threatened species due to exploitation for food and materials during the 18th and 19th centuries. Giant tortoises were also harvested for oil. According to the conservancy, “the highly imperiled state of tortoises today on southern Isabela Island, caused by the historic destruction of tortoise populations by whalers and early colonists, has been difficult to reverse because poaching continues....

At least 126 pounds of the illicit narcotic were found over the weekend, but not all at once. These recent finds come as data from Customs and Border Protection says officials seized over 60,000 pounds of illegal narcotics across the U.S. in June. The first instance was reported by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in the Florida Keys. On Saturday, July 30, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that they were called to a residence near the beach in the Florida Keys for reports of cocaine washing ashore....

Sandra Bermudez told the outlet she was at a Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Tampa, Florida, with her 9-year-old son when the fight broke out. “They were all having fun and then when this lady said, ‘Oh my God,’ and I turn around to look, they’re fighting on the right side,” said Bermudez. She immediately grabbed her cellphone and started recording. “This escalated very quickly,” she said of the fight....

The poll, which was conducted by Global Strategy Group/Navigator, found 49 percent of Americans saying they oppose McConnell’s decision, while 40 percent said they support it. This poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters from September 19 to September 21. The poll did not report a margin of sampling error. Among different political party affiliations, the poll found 82 percent of Democrats saying they opposed the vote, while 76 percent of Republicans the opposite....

However, Dodd on Saturday reported the Cornhuskers’ interest in Meyer may not necessarily be as a candidate. Dodd indicated that the school may simply be using him as an outside source to vet other potential coaches for the job. Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts indicated in a Sunday news conference announcing the firing of Scott Frost that the program would take great pains to bring in the right candidate:...

Roughly 20 minutes before kickoff of Saturday’s game between the Cornhuskers and third-ranked Sooners, Oklahoma’s team crossed midfield to jeer at a few straggling Nebraska players. The only thing separating the teams was the Cornhuskers coaching staff, though the remainder of Nebraska’s team ended up joining before the “skirmish” disbanded. MORE: College football schedule today: TV channels, start times for every Week 3 top 25 game According to a report from TV station KETV (Omaha, Neb....

State Senator Mike Groene, a Republican from North Platte, told colleagues in a Monday email that he had contracted COVID-19 and would not be attending legislative meetings and events this week, The Lincoln Journal Star reported. “As you know, I finally got my wish and cont[r]acted the COVID-19 virus,” Groene wrote in the email. “As I suspected it would happen.” He told the Journal Star that he hopes for herd immunity....

Oscar Mayer has six hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles that travel throughout the country with two “Hotdoggers” (who each have their own Hotdogger name. Oscar Mayer senior experiential marketing manager Ed Roland told Newsweek that giving people the opportunity to make Oscar Mayer part of their special day is a continuation of the company’s mission to bring people joy even during troubling times. “We’ve been on the road since 1936, bringing smiles to people all across the country and making families happy, and doing things,” Roland said....

There are many causes of shoulder pain: frozen shoulder, rotator cuff impingement or tear, labrum tear, bursitis, or arthritis. You may also feel shoulder pain from a pinched nerve in your neck. Given the possibilities, Neer’s test is only one of several special shoulder tests that healthcare providers use to determine the cause of such pain. While a medical professional is best qualified to perform Neer’s test and interpret its results, you can do it at home to get an idea of what might be causing your shoulder pain....