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Members of the elite Naval Special Warfare Development Group, more commonly known as SEAL Team Six, secured the crash site on Tuesday in the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, located in central Afghanistan, just south of the capital. Two bodies were recovered and brought back to an undisclosed military installation along with a flight recorder, a U.S. defense official told Newsweek. Connecting Vets first reported the SEALs involvement....

The release on Friday on the defense ministry’s website comes two days before the International Day of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps on April 11—the day in 1945 when prisoners in Buchenwald, Germany were freed. The material from the ministry’s central archives includes photographs and letters. Among the revelations are details of a prisoner of war camp near Stalingrad—present-day Volgograd, the scene of the battle between the Soviet Union against Germany and its allies which ended in February 1943....

With the NBA suspended indefinitely because of the coronavirus outbreak and fans and broadcasters struggling to cope with the dearth of live basketball, the league has partnered with video game giant 2K to launch a NBA2K tournament, which will feature 16 NBA players competing against each other. Two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant is among the participants along with Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young, two-time All-Star Andre Drummond, 2018 NBA draft first overall pick Deandre Ayton, four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins, and Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell, who recently recovered from the novel coronavirus....

Now Prime Prep might be on its last legs: At the core of the dispute is $45,000 in funds from the Texas Department of Agriculture which were supposed to be for subsidized lunches. The TDA says Prime Prep has never shown that it provided the lunches. Prime Prep was notified of similar issues back in 2012. MORE INFANTE: Financial fair play | Easy majors, fake classes | NCAA, NBA draft rules...

The best players from around the NBA will convene in Cleveland for the 71st edition of the All-Star Game. Team LeBron and Team Durant will meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for Sunday night’s showdown, but there will be plenty of other entertaining events to watch before the big game. Here’s a breakdown of this year’s All-Star festivities, including the full schedule for the weekend and participants in each competition....

Line: Los Angeles -3, Total: 203 (check our odds page for current NBA point spreads and totals) The Clippers (37-19 SU, 24-32 ATS) began their winning streak at Dallas (115-98) and have played the last three at home, including decisions over quality opponents in the Rockets (110-95) and Spurs (119-115). The last two came after the All-Star break. Griffin has missed the last five games after suffering a staph infection in his elbow, with the date of his return unknown....

Line: Spurs -2.5, Total: 204 (check our current odds) “Uh-oh.” This is the phrase being uttered by every team entering the NBA Playoffs when talking about the Spurs. San Antonio is 12-1 SU and ATS in its last 13 games, including nine in a row. For fun, go back to the last 18 games. In this span, SA had only three losses SU and ATS. Sure, that’s impressive in itself, but what do the 15 wins have in common?...

While this season hasn't exactly matched up with year's past because of injuries, there was still much to see from several star players and possible contending teams. Here's a rundown of the highlights from each game as they happen. MORE: Kobe recovery ‘slow’ | LeBron’s latest big dunk | Hope is all Nets have Nets-Bulls The Chicago Bulls' success is built on effort and defense, which are two of the primary focuses of Tom Thibodeau's coaching style....

From the first tip-off at noon ET to the final buzzer past the midnight hour on the East Coast, the NBA’s marquee stars and teams will take center stage, making for a Christmas Day slate that has it all. The day opens with two of the league’s hottest teams at the world’s most famous arena and continues with a series of rivalries, including two rematches from the 2022 NBA Playoffs....

One thing to take advantage of on FD’s five-game slate is that the players who opened their season on Tuesday haven’t seen price changes from opening night. That means someone like Kevin Durant is a huge bargain, making him a lock for our lineup. Beyond that, we’ve taken Giannis Antetokoumpo and Kawhi Leonard as our other two superstars, but there are enough options that creating multiple lineups and getting a piece of all the big names isn’t a bad idea....

That day, Giles ran the floor like a gazelle, moved laterally like a player six inches shorter, and explosively leapt with ease. His lean, wiry, 17-year-old frame belied the strength within — he held his position on the block and overpowered weaker AAU players who couldn’t keep up athletically. It was clear his skill level in terms of shooting or creating offense was still a work in progress, but he was a versatile monster on both ends of the floor who controlled the game....

What are this year’s draftees wearing on their special day? SN has put together its collection of the most memorable looks. NBA DRAFT 2018: Pick-by-pick results, analysis | Trade tracker Trae Young The Oklahoma guard jumped off the page as the only player at the draft who was wearing shorts, and Twitter was quick to roast him for it. Wendell Carter Jr. Carter pulled off the “Black Panther” look with class and got his parents involved as well....

Beilein’s most successful teams at Michigan revolved around do-it-all point guards, and the ones who couldn’t do it all still found a niche. Now, Beilein will start in Cleveland with Garland, who averaged 16.2 points per game with the Commodores last season. The best-case scenario is that Cleveland got the second-best player in the draft, which would make taking a shot on Garland worth it. A worst-case scenario unfolded after LeBron James left last offseason....

When it came to the lottery, though, teams were mostly content to use their picks rather than trade down. Cade Cunningham (Pistons), Jalen Green (Rockets) and Evan Mobley (Cavaliers) came off the board quickly as expected. Scottie Barnes (Raptors) and Jalen Suggs (Magic) rounded out the top five. Sporting News tracked all picks from the 2021 NBA Draft and kept up with the results in real time. Check out all of the selections below....

We can debate, speculate and ponder, but history gave us what it did, for better and worse. So we never can know if Shaedon Sharpe could have rescued Kentucky’s season. We only know he did not. And now we understand he never will play a game for the Wildcats, though he enrolled in school, went through practice and even pregame warmups. He has entered the 2022 NBA Draft and is expected to become a lottery pick....

When the festivities begin Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET at the Barclays Center, it’s a near certainty the 76ers will take Washington’s Markelle Fultz and the Lakers will choose hometown hero and UCLA product Lonzo Ball at No. 2 after pre-draft moves to make way for the former Pac-12 stars’ arrivals. Kansas’ Josh Jackson, rated by some as the most versatile talent available this year, will likely be the next most anticipated name to come off the board, along with Duke’s Jason Taytum....

In most cases, NBA news like this would be just a footnote in a long day of transactions. Players get released and picked up all the time, especially around this time of the year when 10-day contracts are in play. However, most players released at 23 years old are not former No. 1 overall picks who have been let go by their fourth team in four years. MORE: Every NBA team’s ugliest, most painful draft regret...

From New York to Los Angeles, each player warmed up in shirts featuring the messages “Now is the time to make justice a reality for all” and “Honor King” to commemorate the holiday, but the messaging didn’t stop there. From pregame addresses to halftime performances, Dr. King was honoured throughout the day’s action. Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics “Today we honour the life and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Love missed Game 3 on Wednesday because of a concussion he suffered three days earlier in Game 2. He remains in the league’s concussion protocol and will need to be cleared by doctors before he can play again. He participated in shooting drills during practice Thursday, the Beacon Journal reported. MORE: Ranking the 17 most important players in the Finals The Cavs succeeded without the stretch four, routing the defending champion Warriors 120-90....

For the Heat, the loss was made even worse by injuries to the key trio of Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo. While Butler is expected to feature on Friday night, Adebayo remains a doubt and Dragic’s series could be as good as over. Here’s all you need to know ahead of Game 2. Tip off time—Game 2 of the NBA Finals begins at 9 p. m. ET on Friday, October 2 at the AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida....