“I have no idea,” Towns said, laughing, when asked about when the ROY vote will be officially announced. “Your guess is as good as mine. If you find out, you let me know.” MORE: NBA Rookies of the Year, 1990 to present Just a couple weeks removed from his first NBA season, Towns spent last week visiting family in New Jersey and doing something on Friday that has been one of his off-court passions — playing “Call of Duty....
The Timberwolves made their own Jimmy Kimmel-esque “Mean Tweets” video, which included a crazy Karl-Anthony Towns-Will Smith comparison Towns described as “pretty accurate.” MORE: Best Timberwolves of all time | Towns is destined for stardom Shabazz Muhammad has a point. Being your dad’s best friend could be a good thing. Maybe your dad has awesome friends. Let’s change that to a nice tweet.
This wardrobe staple has come to illustrate her development into a more “involved working royal,” fashion and monarchy expert Christine Ross has told Newsweek. Kate and William are in Boston on a three-day-trip to attend the second annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony being held on Friday. The prize, set up to fund global eco-initiatives, has been spearheaded by William, who took direct inspiration from President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 “moonshot” speech when coming up with the name....
The Duchess of Cambridge will take over as patron of the Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union almost a year after Harry and Meghan Markle were stripped of their honorary royal titles. The Duke of Sussex had his honorary military positions revoked while Meghan lost patronages to a series of organizations, including the National Theatre, in February 2021, shortly before they recorded their Oprah Winfrey interview. However, the palace appears to have let the dust settle before passing on responsibilities....
Benjamin, who previously served as a state senator from Harlem, was arrested on charges of bribery, honest services wire fraud and falsification of records, the Associated Press reported. Governor Kathy Hochul, who is up for reelection this November and faces a primary challenge from several other Democrats, selected him to fill the role in September. She took office after Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned over sexual harassment allegations. In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, Benjamin was accused of participating in a scheme from 2019 to 2021 to receive campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for his agreement to use his power as a state senator to get a state-funded grant for a nonprofit controlled by the developer, AP reported....
Kavanaugh pressed Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone on the hypothetical during oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday for two challenges to S.B. 8—the Lone Star State’s controversial law prohibiting abortions when a so-called “fetal heartbeat” can be detected, which is as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The Texas ban is unique in that its enforcement is outsourced to private citizens, who are awarded as much as $10,000 if they bring a successful lawsuit against an abortion provider or anyone else who “aids and abets” the procedure....
According to Yahoo, Leonard will meet with both the Lakers and Clippers after free agency kicks off June 30. The Athletic reported earlier this week that Leonard and his team of representatives have set up a tentative meeting with the Clippers for July 2. As for the Lakers, their longshot chances took a considerable jump Thursday when they reportedly shipped three players, Mo Wagner, Jemerrio Jones and Isaac Bonga, and their 2022 second-round pick to the Wizards to create enough cap space for a max free agent signing....
Kimesha Williams, 35, has been charged with the first-degree murder and robbery of 84-year-old Afaf Anis Assad, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mike Vasquez said, via The Los Angeles Times. Candace Townsel, 39, also faces the same charges. According to police, Williams and Townsel followed Assad to the bathroom at the Pechanga Resort Casino on Aug. 31. They allegedly beat her and stole her purse, one eyewitness said. Assad was hospitalized, but died Wednesday....
“You have the power to call in a special legislative session because right now if we lose these two Senate seats, guess who’s casting the deciding vote in this country for our government? It will be Kamala Harris,” said McEnany during a Sunday interview with Fox News. McEnany appeared on Fox in her personal capacity, she noted in an email to Newsweek Sunday afternoon. “Call for the special legislative session,” the White House press secretary urged....
The 17-year-old scored a winner against Bologna in the dying seconds on Saturday, giving Serie A champions Juventus a 2-1 victory on the final day of the Serie A season. Raiola denies Donnarumma threat With the goal, Kean became the first player born in the 21st century to score in any of Europe’s top five leagues. It was another in a string of history-making moments this season for Kean, who was born in February 2000....
He was later ruled out for the remainder of the game with an Achilles injury. According to NFL Media, which cited an unidentified source, Neal is believed to have torn his Achilles and could have surgery this week after an MRI exam confirms the severity of the injury. Neal went down in the end zone and was in obvious pain after a play. After being tended to on the field, he left on a cart....
The final round of the Super League before the FA Cup third round and the international break, matchday eight will be played out this weekend. League leaders Pahang will play away to defending champions JDT in the only match to be played on Friday. Read our preview here. Third-placed Selangor will host fifth Perak at the Selayang Municipal Stadium. Check out the match preview here. Kedah vs Melaka United...
The Trump administration has recognized from the outset that Hezbollah was the Iranian regime’s most dangerous and capable terrorist proxy. For years, the group’s operatives have been gathering intelligence, stockpiling weapons, building explosives caches and plotting attacks in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. They are also active here in the United States. Between 2017 and 2019, the FBI arrested three Hezbollah operatives who surveilled U.S. military and law enforcement facilities, critical infrastructure and public landmarks in New York City, Boston and Washington, D....
Beadle’s new “Get Up” weekday morning show with Mike Greenberg and Jalen Rose had one of its funniest moments Thursday morning after an appearance by Hernandez, the ex-Mets and Cardinals star turned popular Mets broadcaster on SNY. MORE: Mets tumble in latest SN Power Rankings During his Wednesday appearance on “Get Up,” Beadle and Hernandez spoofed Captain Keith’s memorable romantic scene with Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) on “Seinfeld,” where viewers can hear their inner thoughts....
Appearing on Fox News, Conway was asked by its chief political anchor Bret Baier for her response to the claims in Bolton’s memoir, The Room Where It Happened, that Trump, in Baier’s words, was “unfit for office.” Conway responded: “When people do tell-all books, I prefer that they tell us all what they accomplished in those positions.” She said that she had known Bolton “for a long time” and worked alongside him in the White House during his 17 months before his departure in September 2019....
On Tuesday’s Fox & Friends, show co-host Brian Kilmeade referenced a statement from Pelosi that Democrats are “within range” of a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Trade Agreement (USMCA). Trump, the Mexican president and Canadian prime minister signed the agreement late last year, but it has not been ratified by Congress as Democrats negotiate issues like labor and the environment. “Well, Nancy Pelosi is under enormous pressure to make good on her stated promise that they were going to vote on USMCA by the ’end of October....
His attire upset some fans who thought he shouldn’t represent a rival of his team’s city, regardless of where he spent his childhood. Video of the outfit ignited debate about the merits of what a player should and should not do when it comes to supporting other sports franchises. Walker has run this course before. He’s a lifelong Yankees fan who even threw out a first pitch in New York in 2011, so after a game in August he appeared on video representing his favorite baseball club....
Following beloved Jeopardy! presenter Alex Trebek’s November 2020 death, a host of celebrities were seen stepping in to guest host the popular syndicated show in the hopes of landing the coveted role. Jeopardy! legend Jennings, who was among those guest hosts, has been sharing presenting duties on Season 38 of the show with Mayim Bialik, following former executive producer Mike Richards’ blink-and-you’ll miss it stint at the helm. As fans await the announcement of a new permanent host, it was last week revealed that Jennings is no longer part of ABC’s The Chase, on which he has appeared with fellow Jeopardy!...
The Celtics got great contributions from Al Horford, Derrick White and Marcus Smart, who combined for 15 of the team’s 21 made 3-pointers in the game. MORE: How the Celtics flipped the fourth-quarter of Game 1 Green believes that the Warriors had the better of the Celtics for “41 or 42 minutes” in the game. However, one former Celtic had something to say about Green’s comments post-game, too. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...
