And yet, the Los Angeles Clippers have clinched the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference and are poised to make some serious noise in the postseason. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) So what gives? Why are the Clippers a wildcard in the Western Conference? Let’s break it down. Overcoming Injuries All season long, the Clippers have been besieged by injuries....
Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin were found dead in an off-campus rental house in Moscow on November 13. Police have not yet identified a suspect or made any arrests in the case, which has stunned the tiny university town. “We have not changed our belief that the murders were a targeted attack,” the Moscow Police Department said in a news release on Sunday. “However, investigators have not concluded if the target was the residence or its occupants....
Voters need a way to check reality. This week, an unprecedented news-media collaboration will start doing just that. NEWSWEEK, The Washington Post and ABC News will open the electronic gates to ElectionLine, a World Wide Web site dedicated to in-depth coverage of Campaign ‘96–from the presidential race on down to key contests at the state and local levels. Under veteran political reporter and editor Evans Witt, ElectionLine (www.electionline.com) will feature two news updates a day from Washington and the campaign trail....
It’s too bad every scandal in the Catholic Church can’t be solved that easily. Since January the church has been rocked by revelations that officials covered up decades of molestation charges against priests. Last week in Boston, lawyers released documents that sent new tremors through the community. According to the files, Cardinal Bernard Law transferred alleged sexual predator Father Paul Shanley to new parishes and then out of state without alerting colleagues to the priest’s history of abuse charges....
M-League organiser Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP) has reminded Kelantan that they can only register one new foreign signing in the current transfer window, and not two. FMLLP on Sunday issued a statement saying that Kelantan have only submitted an application to sign one new foreign player in the mid-season transfer window, and will be barred from fielding more than one new import. “The application by Kelantan received by FMLLP is only for the registration of one new foreign player....
Brook won the belt less than a month in an upset against Shawn Porter in Los Angeles. He was vacationing in Tenerife when the attack occurred. While not life-threatening, Brook’s wound in the left leg caused blood loss than was called serious. He was reported to be in stable condition in a medical facility on the Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean. MORE: Fight schedule | Hopkins title fight | Pacquiao-Mayweather...
The former Spectrum SportsNet reporter claimed Walton sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in late 2014 while he was an assistant with the Warriors. “I was scared,” Tennant said during the news conference. “When someone assaults you and you think you’re going to be raped, coming forward is a scary thing. I have spent years now dealing with it, trying to forget about it, hoping that I can push it to the side and hoping that time would heal....
Their support for the increase comes one week before the Georgia Senate runoff election, which will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate as President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20. Trump voiced frustration with the amount agreed upon in the relief package that passed both chambers of Congress and landed on his desk last week. After a few days of hesitation, he signed the bill on Sunday but instructed congressional leaders to revisit the discussion about stimulus payment amounts....
The pair were on the air together for 10 years from 2001 to 2011. Prior to that, Philbin—who died in 2020 at the age of 88—shared the gig with Kathie Lee Gifford. During an interview with People published on Monday ahead of her Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories book release, the 51-year-old admitted there were “good days and bad days” on set. “I don’t want to feel like I’m slamming anyone or that I’m being disrespectful....
There is a question, however, about what he’s done to earn all that power, the kind that gives him the benefit of the doubt when, in consecutive years this early in his tenure, he unloads players of the stature of McCoy and DeSean Jackson. One thing that’s certain that should give everybody pause: Kelly’s position on a prestigious list that everyone on it wishes he could get off of....
In a report on its website on Friday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) noted that the Office of Special Counsel in mid-June found that Conway using her personal Twitter account @KellyannePolls committed at least 22 violations of the act. The federal act prohibits executive branch employees from using their official positions to influence elections. CREW reviewed Conway’s tweets since June 13, 2019, and found that “her apparent violations of the Hatch Act using Twitter have now reached more than 50 violations and counting....
Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey, Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey and Kansas State running back Darren Sproles are among those first-time players on that list. The NFF announcement for the 2021 class will be made in early 2021. Details will be announced later this year. That class will be inducted on Dec. 7, 2021, in New York. The new first-timers make for some interesting candidates. Dorsey led Miami to the national championship in 2001 and an appearance in the 2002 BCS championship game....
Shamrock competed in six of the first nine UFC events, going 5-2-2 and becoming the first UFC superfight champion. But those days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship are different than the pomp and circumstance you see today. The most notable thing about the infancy of the UFC is the fact that guys didn’t wear gloves. They fought bare-knuckle. No four-ounce gloves like you see today. No tape. Nothing. Fist to bone with no detours was the only route of a thrown punch....
The jerseys will be worn by Kentucky's men's and women's teams as well as Baylor's women's team. UK's uniforms will also feature eight stars on the back of the neck in honor of the Wildcats' eight title.
A woman from northern Kentucky sued Beshear, a Democrat, and Cameron, over the governor’s executive orders prohibiting Kentuckians from traveling across state lines amid the coronavirus pandemic. But Cameron, a Republican, has now filed a motion to realign himself as a plaintiff “because his interests coincide” with the existing plaintiffs. In the filing, Cameron says Beshear’s ban “impermissibly violates the fundamental right of every Kentucky citizen to interstate travel.”...
Labissiere’s eligibility came into question when the NCAA said it was looking into’s the star center’s relationship with his guardian, Gerald Hamilton. MORE: NCAA Division I champions through the years | Calipari says Kentucky’s 2016 class could be ‘our best ever’ Hamilton took Labissiere in after his home was ravaged in the catastrophic earthquake of 2010 that hit his native country, Haiti. But the NCAA was looking into the situation that led to Labissiere playing for Hamilton’s nonprofit team, Reach Your Dream Prep....
Others, like John Calipari, tell their players they are crap. Literally. MORE: Best teams to not make the NCAA Tournament | ‘One Shining Moment’ is changed forever The Kentucky coach detailed his words of motivation to his players on “The Dan Patrick Show” on Friday, and it was…unique. “I call a guy in like you to my office, and I say, ‘Son, there is a bucket of ice cream and there’s a bucket of poop,” Calipari said to Patrick....
Paducah Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Donald Shively must take 40 days of unpaid leave for additional training, the Paducah Public Schools Board of Education decided last week after a special meeting about the matter. Shively has faced a backlash since the photo, originally taken at a Halloween party almost 20 years ago, was posted on social media on October 20, with the Paducah-McCracken County NAACP calling for his resignation, according to a spokesperson who discussed the matter with Newsweek on Wednesday....
Kenya is in Group F together with Ethiopia, Ghana and Sierra Leone from which the top team will qualify for finals and Ambani says that early preparations will be key for Harambee Stars in the continental showpiece. Harambee Stars gains in latest Fifa rankings He asserts that it is only Ghana who can give Kenya the hard time. “This is a very easy group which we can get through unscathed....
In his opinion, the Gunners displayed ‘no urgency’ and a concerning lack of desire against the Saints. ‘Groundhog Day’ for Arsenal Arsene Wenger fielded a largely second-string side on Wednesday night, but the manager nevertheless had plenty of domestic and international experience within his ranks. Kieran Gibbs, Francis Coquelin and Aaron Ramsey were among those handed starting berths, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Granit Xhaka saw game time off the bench....
