And Kenseth also knows that there is nothing he can do if Harvick decides to retaliate sometime over the next three weeks. While not worrying about Harvick, Kenseth still feels terrible about the accident, which occurred just before the halfway point last week. Kenseth hit Harvick’s car, sending him to the garage for repairs and relegating him to a 33rd-place finish in the first race of Round 3 of the Chase....
But in typical Kenseth style, he’s not trying to figure out where he needs to finish or who he needs to beat. With two races remaining in the three-race opening round, Kenseth and Kasey Kahne are tied for 10th in the standings. They are four points ahead of Carl Edwards in 12th, while Ryan Newman is one point behind Edwards for what is the current final transfer spot. Of the 16 Chase drivers, 12 advance to the next round — any driver who wins, and then the remaining spots based on points....
The Internet sports world is obsessed with just two things: #MACTION and FAT GUY TOUCHDOWNS. On Tuesday night, those two combined to form one of the most spectacular plays of the college football season. With Kent State leading Ohio, 24-13, in the third quarter, the Golden Flashes dialed up perhaps the most incredible dose of trickeration in college football history. Bow down before 260-pound defensive lineman Nate Terhune: Shut it down....
On Friday Joe Biden issued a Disaster Declaration after hundreds of homes were flooded, with at least 33,000 people without electricity across the state. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear warned the number of confirmed fatalities could more than double, and is likely to continue rising “for the next several weeks” as more bodies are discovered. He said: “There’s still a lot of people out there, still a lot of people unaccounted for....
During a press conference on Monday, Beshear said after months of dropping case rates, Kentucky is now seeing a rise in positive coronavirus cases, likely driven by the more contagious Delta variant. There has also been an increase in hospitalizations. “The Delta variant is serious and it is even a deadly threat to non-vaccinated Kentuckians,” Beshear said. “Vaccines are still offering significant protection against serious illness and death, including against the Delta variant....
President Donald Trump offered federal assistance after two Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers were shot during a protest on Wednesday evening. LMPD Police Chief Robert Schroeder publicly identified the injured officers on Thursday morning and said both are expected to recover. A suspect in the shooting was arrested Wednesday night and identified Thursday morning, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Louisville said it is assisting in the investigation into the shooting....
Adebayo’s nickname, “Bam,” does a pretty fair job of capturing his playing style. MORE: SN ranks the top 25 high school players Adebayo is a 6-9, 235-pound power forward from High Point Christian Academy in North Carolina. He was a summer teammate of future N.C. State point guard Dennis Smith and was believed by many recruiting analysts to be heading to State as well, but the lure of following the parade of elite frontcourt players for coach John Calipari proved to be irresistible....
Sunday is the deadline for underclassmen to declare, and the 6-foot-9 Randle has been projected as a lottery pick if he turn pro. He led the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding during their NCAA title-game run. Decisions also loom this week for other Kentucky freshmen, including such as twin guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison — also possible first-round selections — and center Dakari Johnson. Sophomore forward Alex Poythress could also enter the draft....
After such an impressive Hollywood career, what makes Muppets Now different from your other projects? KERMIT: For the first time ever, the Muppets are working without a script. Muppets Now is totally spontaneous and improvised. MISS PIGGY: I love working this way! Now I just do whatever I feel like and let the others deal with it. K: That’s the way you always work, Piggy. MP: True. But now I don’t have to pretend to read the script....
The former Virginia Tech forward is one of the most sought after grad transfers in college basketball and has visited several schools. While he initially declared for the NBA Draft, he elected to withdraw his name and enter the NCAA transfer portal in April. Blackshear visited Tennessee over the weekend and is expected to meet with Kentucky on Tuesday, according to reports from Fox Sports and Kentucky Sports Radio....
“The Prophecy is a narrative podcast that asks the question: ‘What if the stories we’ve heard and read from the bible were not a retelling of events from the past but were actually events unfolding in the present moment?’,” Washington (Scandal), told Newsweek in a recent exclusive phone interview. Such stories include re-imaginings of biblical tales such as a British zoo veterinarian named Daniel (David Oyelowo, Selma) who has a terrifying encounter with lions, a commercial sea diver named Jonah (Daniel Dae Kim, Lost) who finds himself up close and person with a whale, and Washington’s character, famed hydrologist Dr....
Depending on the day, he can come off more brash, philosophical, arrogant or open-minded than any other driver. Depending on the issue, he can appear to be an educated know-it-all or just someone who thinks he knows it all. Part of that persona is his view on racing code, where he puts the line as far as what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. It’s a line that typically isn’t the same for many of his peers, or at least that's the way it appeared Sunday at Talladega....
After McGee and Shaq engaged in an ugly Twitter beef following the Warriors’ win over the Clippers on Thursday night, Golden State star forward Kevin Durant and coach Steve Kerr defended McGee. Both agreed Shaq’s jokes had gone too far. MORE: Lack of movement at trade deadline means Cavs, Warriors stay on top “Shaq was a s—y free-throw shooter. He missed dunks. He airballed free throws. He couldn’t shoot outside of the paint,” Durant said....
Durant could take that route. Nearly everyone will be pursuing the Thunder superstar this summer, with the NBA’s new television deal spiking the salary cap and giving even the league’s best teams enough space to add a star. He could join the already-unstoppable Warriors or become the cornerstone of the league’s most popular franchise, the star-starved Lakers. However, the path of least resistance and most money is simple: Durant could sign a one-year contract with a player option for a second season to stay in Oklahoma City....
The ESPN analyst shared his thoughts on the legacy of Nets star Kevin Durant during Thursday’s edition of “NBA Today,” and he dropped a doozy on Malika Andrews and Chiney Ogwumike. With Brooklyn tumbling down the standings in the midst of a six-game losing streak and Durant sitting out with a knee injury, the panel discussed whether the Nets should still be considered title favorites. Smith then turned the conversation toward how the basketball community will ultimately view Durant’s career....
The Prince George's County, Md., boy's wish came true on Sunday night when Kevin Durant and the Thunder hosted the Utah Jazz with Littleton sitting courtside. Littleton suffers from a condition called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a cancer that affects the portion of the brain stem that controls nervous system function. DIPG strikes children, and less than 10 percent of kids live past 18 months because the disease is very resistant to chemotherapy treatments....
“‘For once in your life be selfish and think about yourself,’” Pratt said he told his son (via The Undefeated.) “That’s the only thing I could tell him. And it’s hard for him to do that because that is not in his personality. But sometimes in your growth as a man you have to be selfish and make decisions that are based on him and his future family.” MORE: Best stars to change teams in prime | Durant’s new jersey hot item...
On Sunday, Durant attempted to tamp down anticipation of the visit, which will be marked by a fan base desperately trying to lure him back home to a franchise that has re-established its success but remains far from championship-caliber. “Free agency is like a season now, and it shouldn’t be that big,” Durant told reporters. “Me, I feel you should focus on who you have on your team. It’s easy to get your hopes up and expect a guy to come to your team or whatever, and I’m not talking about myself....
Garnett on Thursday agreed to be traded to the team that drafted him in 1995, according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge . That deal was rumored Wednesday night and was strengthened hours before the NBA trade deadlibne when it was reported he would speak to Timberwolves brass. MORE: Kings’ Sessions for Wizards’ Miller | Nuggets peddle McGee | And Afflalo According to Aldridge, the Brooklyn Nets will get Thaddeus Young. Garnett had a no-trade clause which means he had to approve the deal....
Garnett was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in June after six seasons with the Boston Celtics that included the 2008 NBA championship. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced Wednesday that the asking price for the 11,000-square-foot home in Concord is $4.85 million. The home is on nearly 13 acres and includes five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and a four-car garage. It also has a wine cellar, media room and gym. The property has been highlighted in Metropolitan Home and Architectural Record and received an excellence citation from the Boston Society of Architects....
