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Included among the topics that the NCAA’s members will entertain at the 2016 NCAA Convention this week is the proposal of a rule that would allow college basketball players to declare for the NBA draft multiple times. MORE: Sporting News’ midseason awards “The proposal moves back the date by which students must declare for the draft and allows them to declare more than once in a college career,” an NCAA spokeswoman outlined in a release....

The underground trade of weapons to Mexico is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually—with American guns used to kill tens of thousands of Mexicans each year. In addition to weapons from the States working better, Mexico cartels view firearms as status symbols, retired DEA agent Jack Riley told The San Diego Union-Tribune: “It is really important to these criminal organizations, who stay in business by the threat of violence and through the use of violence; and the tools that they prefer to do that with are American-made guns....

Results of an online poll, conducted by USA Today and Ipsos, collected responses from 1,195 adults across the country on Thursday and Friday. Participants included 569 Democrats, 402 Republicans and 150 independent voters from various backgrounds. The extent to which poll respondents reported having observed anti-Asian rhetoric linked to COVID-19 over the past month differed when answers were pooled based on party affiliation and race and ethnicity. The survey found that roughly 25 percent of all respondents recently witnessed these types of incidents, which represents a 7-point decline from last spring, according to Ipsos....

Coach Bo Pelini said Tuesday that Spencer Long will have surgery Thursday on his left knee. Long was hurt on the Huskers' fifth play from scrimmage on Saturday at Purdue. Nebraska won the game 44-7. MORE: Defining moments of BCS era | 10 best rivalries | Big Ten trophies Long was an Outland Trophy candidate after making first-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-American in 2012. Pelini says it looks like Long is gone for the year, "but the prognosis going forward's a little bit better....

Certainly, there are a few precautions to consider before doing any form of neck exercises. It’s important to talk to your healthcare provider if you have pain that is moderate or severe or if you develop any symptoms that suggest your pain is more than a normal neck strain. These might include pain which is accompanied by tingling or numbness of your hands or arms, shooting pain such as occurs with nerve impingement or simply having a gut feeling that something more serious is going on....

NAIT should not be confused with neonatal autoimmune thrombocytopenia. Neonatal autoimmune thrombocytopenia occurs in mothers with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) or lupus. The mother has platelet antibodies in her circulation that attack her own platelets. These antibodies transfer to the fetus via the placenta, resulting in the destruction of his or her platelets as well. Symptoms The symptoms of NAIT are dependent on platelet count. If a woman is pregnant for the first time, there are often no problems until the baby is born....

The basic subscription service will allow users to watch their favorite TV shows and Netflix Originals, but streamers will need to get used to ads. The lowest cost subscription service, Basic with Ads, is set to launch in the U.S. from November 3, for $6.99 per month, $3 less than its basic subscription plan. But, is the ad-supported subscription service truly value for money? Newsweek compared the top streaming services on the market to see how to get the best value for your hard-earned cash....

But did your favorite movie on Netflix make the list of September’s most-watched movies? If your favorite movie inexplicably is The Smurfs 2, then spoiler alert: yes. Otherwise, you will have to read on to find what films subscribers were streaming this month. The 10 most-watched movies on Netflix in September #Alive Days on chart: 10 Highest position: 1 The only foreign-language film on this month’s list (despite a later title literally being named after a French holiday), #Alive is a Korean horror about a man trapped inside an apartment block in a world besieged by zombies where the internet stops working....

The series’ subject, Joe Exotic (his real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage), was most recently in the news for being sentenced to 22 years in prison on a number of charges, including two counts of murder-for-hire. The sentence was handed down after Exotic attempted to have his biggest rival, a tiger advocate named Carole Baskin, killed, but ended up contracting an undercover FBI agent for the deed, according to NBC....

The Netflix documentary series, which was released Friday, takes viewers inside Oklahoma’s Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (G.W. Animal Park) and the man who ran it, Joe Exotic. Exotic was sentenced to 22 years in prison this past January after being found guilty of two counts of attempted murder for hire, eight counts for falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating of the Endangered Species Act, according to KIRO....

The 70-year-old made the announcement on Dutch TV show Humberto on Sunday. The coach says he has had radiation treatment 25 times so far. What did Louis van Gaal say about his cancer? Van Gaal said that he did not tell the Netherlands players of his illness and says his cancer is not terminal. “I think you don’t tell people you work with like that because it might influence their choices, their decisions,” Van Gaal said during his TV announcement....

The Albiceleste have recovered superbly from their opening defeat to Saudi Arabia, with Messi inspiring them past Australia in the Round of 16 to set up showdown with the Dutch in Al Rayyan. Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands side are unbeaten in Qatar, as they aim for a first final appearance since 2010. First, though, is a potentially iconic clash with Argentina. The two sides have been regular World Cup rivals down the years, with five meetings on the biggest international stage since 1974....

Point guard Deron Williams assured reporters that he will return from ankle injury on Tuesday when the Nets face the Boston Celtics on Tuesday (via ESPNNewYork). Williams, who aggrivated his injured ankles in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats, has missed the past nine games. His eagerness to return came out upon being asked if he would be back on the court. He was quick to answer with the good news....

Durant was held out of the start of the game, only to be cleared about eight minutes into the first quarter (per Newsday). He played 19 minutes before being removed in the second half under the league’s health and safety protocol. The Nets and Raptors continued to play after Durant was taken out of the game. MORE: LeBron James rips NBA’s plans to hold 2021 All-Star Game The NBA said in a statement (posted by Shams Charania of The Athletic) that Durant was in contact Friday with someone who returned an inconclusive test result before the game....

They will acquire point guard Marquis Teague from the Chicago Bulls for forward Tornike Shengelia, according to the Chicago Tribune , and send guard Tyshawn Taylor and cash to the New Orleans Pelicans for a future draft pick, according to Yahoo! Sports . Teague, the 31st overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, has not established himself with the Bulls. He appeared in 19 games with them, but has also spent time with their affiliate in the NBA Development League....

Brooklyn announced via Twitter it signed Bargnani hours after an ESPN report said he had an agreement in place to sign with Sacramento. MORE: Greatest foreign players in the NBA | This year’s NBA Finals haunt LeBron James Bargnani chose a less lucrative contract to sign with the Nets, according to ESPN. The Kings, who felt their deal was nearly finalized, were offering more money over the next two seasons, the report said....

“I’m happy to confirm we’ve started work on an all-new Mafia project!” said Roman Hladík, general manager of Hangar 13. “While it’s a few years away and we can’t share anything more right now, we’re really excited to keep working on this beloved franchise and to entertain our players with new stories.” The original Mafia debuted in 2002, then developed by 2K Czech and published by Gathering of Developers. It was initially only available on PC, but in 2004 ported to PlayStation 2 and Xbox....

In a study published on August 11 in ACS Nano, researchers used a carbon-based substance, called graphene, to produce antibacterial masks that could kill bacteria with 80% to almost 100% efficiency. The big question is whether or not these antibacterial masks can potentially help prevent or reduce the spread of COVID-19, which is a viral, not bacterial, infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that transmission of COVID-19 occurs more often through respiratory droplets than through contaminated objects and surfaces, such as masks....

Last week Phillips–an English auction house with only a small, old salesroom in New York, but recently acquired by the French luxury-goods billionaire Bernard Arnault–held its first modern-art sale at the American Craft Museum in Manhattan. The place was packed and crackling with expectation. Could the upstart firm make itself a player in a business long dominated by the venerable duopoly of Sotheby’s and Christie’s? The timing certainly seemed right for a fresh alternative....

Phil Amsrud, an IHS Markit analyst who follows automotive chips, predicted that supplies wouldn’t get better immediately in 2022 and would likely be better in the second half of the year. “We’re seeing 2022 as being an improvement over 2021, but it’s not going to start January third or fourth,” he said. Still, experts and analysts are unsure when chip supplies will reach levels from before the pandemic. Cox Automotive predicted that new car sales in the U....