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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who Sporting News named the greatest player in Bruins history, was very critical when talking through his frustrations on SiriusXM’s NBA Today radio show on Wednesday. MORE: Ranking the 12 best transfer players “It’s real ugly, man. I have to say that," he said, per the Los Angeles Times. “I watched them in the playoffs. They don’t even know how to run the fast break.” Abdul-Jabbar deflected blame from head coach Steve Alford, who is entering into his third season at the helm, acknowledging that the decline was not necessarily his fault....

In April, Republicans Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, former President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates running for Arizona governor and secretary of state respectively, filed a lawsuit requesting Maricopa and Pima counties use only paper ballots during the November midterm election. Maricopa County is the most populous Arizona county, followed by Pima County. According to an article by the Arizona Republic, Judge John Tuchi had already dismissed the lawsuit, which he referred to as a “frivolous complaint,” but took further action when Maricopa County requested sanctions be imposed on the lawyers who filed the lawsuit....

Towns said in an emotional video posted on Instagram he discovered last week that both of his parents were feeling unwell and heeded the advice to go to hospital. Towns’ father, Karl Sr., was cleared to return home and go into self-quarantine, but his mother, Jacqueline Cruz, was put on a ventilator after both underwent COVID-19 testing. Towns’ mother had started to feel better, but the 24-year-old detailed how her condition has deteriorated....

The Yellow Submarine’s plan to reinforce their front line after the departure of Cedric Bakambu in January have been handed a boost with the 25-year-old’s addition. Ekambi had a tremendous campaign during his second spell in the French top-flight where he scored 17 goals in 37 league appearances, a run that earned him the Marc-Vivien Foe prize - the best African player award in the division. The Paris-born attacker joins Senegal’s Alfred Ndiaye in Javier Calleja’s squad for the 2018-19 season....

Kasey Kahne admits that he didn’t quite carry the same enthusiasm into last week’s race at Dover that he had entering the Chase for the Sprint Cup. "It's a bit different," he said. "I think once you realize your chances at a Sprint Cup are over with, it changes the feeling a little bit."' Despite needing a wild card to make the Chase, Kahne had high hopes entering the 10-race playoff....

Far from conceding loss and reflecting on the root causes of America’s sweeping popular and electoral vote rejection of Donald Trump’s GOP, Republicans are behaving like they won last Tuesday’s election. It will be on President Biden to bring the headless Republican Party back to reality. He can start by tossing unsolicited “advice” from the same people who have dedicated their careers to defeating and undermining Democratic policy. That includes Kasich, who failed to move Ohio into Biden’s winning coalition while condescending to the grassroots progressive activists who delivered crucial victories for Biden in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, and even ruby-red Georgia....

The Princess of Wales wants to shine a spotlight on the importance of the first five years of a child’s life, in which their brain develops faster than at any other time. However, the discussion may be awkward to anyone familiar with the history of royal parenting and particularly those who have read not only Harry’s memoir but also a 1994 biography by journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, based on interviews with King Charles III....

Rubio took to the microblogging platform on Monday to share photos of an injured man on a hospital stretcher, saying that he had been attacked while campaigning on behalf of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah #Florida,” Rubio wrote. “He suffered internal bleeding, a broken jaw & will need facial reconstructive surgery....

Ronda Rousey has made a relatively seamless transition from MMA to sports entertainment since signing with WWE in January. The former UFC sensation winning the Raw Women’s Championship at WWE SummerSlam 2018 earlier this month is proof of how far the 31-year-old has come in pro wrestling in less than a year. Cindy Serrano and Katie Taylor recognize Rousey’s contributions and took the time to praise her ahead of their own lightweight boxing championship match at Boston’s TD Garden on Oct....

Like the 9/11 workers, many of those working in the Katrina rubble are being exposed to deadly toxins, says Hugh Kaufman, a senior policy analyst for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington. With more than 35 years of experience in the field, he particularly worries about workers and citizens being exposed to harmful contaminants like asbestos and mold . A year ago, Kaufman cautioned residents about returning to the affected areas too quickly....

With the move, Leonard becomes an unrestricted free agent — but that doesn’t mean his stint in L.A. is over. According to Haynes and Rohrbach, the expectation is for the Clippers and Leonard to reach a new deal that will continue to keep him with the team. Per Yahoo! Sports: “Clippers owner Steve Ballmer will pay whatever it takes to keep Leonard, considering the investment the multi-billionaire made to pair Leonard with fellow perennial All-Star Paul George just two summers ago....

Kazakhstan quickly reaffirmed Western investor’s rights and its signature balanced foreign policy. The emphasis on the rule of law and improving government transparency and efficiency will continue. Certainly, the genuine widespread public protests against poor economic conditions underscore the significant challenge that the state faces in terms of the need to reform the socio-economic system. But it is important to realize that the nearly two-week bloody unrest that left more than 225 people dead, as many as 7,000 arrested, 5,000 released, 2,000 investigated and prosecuted and $3 billion in damages to property did not disrupt the overall trajectory that the country has been on since it first emerged from the Soviet implosion three decades ago....

Thousands of people took to the streets of Almaty to participate in anti-government protests on Wednesday. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency as violence broke out and protestor’s stormed the Almaty mayor’s office. A video of a group of protestors chanting was shared by reporter Thomas van Linge to Twitter and has already been viewed over 110,000 times. The video was captioned: “Anti-government protests are spreading and growing across Kazakhstan tonight....

Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) were crowned the 2017 Malaysia Cup champions after defeating Kedah in the final at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday night. The Southern Tigers were clearly the better side in the first half but rode their luck a bit in the second half, ultimately prevailed with a 2-0 win to end Kedah’s reign as champions. As expected, Nidzam Adha paraded his usual stars in the starting line-up with the exception that Ariff Farhan was selected ahead of Fitri Omar, who has been Kedah’s nominal left back for most of the season....

2017 FA Cup winners Kedah and the club’s players have picked up six major awards at the 2017 National Football Awards ceremony, which was held in Damansara, Selangor on Friday evening. In the event that was also broadcast on national television broadcaster RTM, the Red Eagles won the Best Team award. Their players bagged almost all major individual awards. Ifwat Akmal Chek Kassim won the Best Goalkeeper award, Baddrol Bakhtiar won recognition as Best Midfielder and Most Valuable Player, while Liridon Krasniqi won the Best Foreign Player title, as well as the Most Popular Player award....

Although defending champions Kedah demolished Premier League side UiTM FC 5-0 in the second group match of their Malaysia Cup campaign, the Red Eagles forward Syafiq Ahmad admitted that the university side were a tough side to beat. In the match that was held at the UiTM Stadium on Friday, the 22-year old opened the scoring in the third minute, before Liridon Krasniqi (44’), Ken Ilso Larsen (80’), Sandro da Silva (90’) and a Faiz Bandong own goal (90+3’) compounded the university boys’ misery....

No, Blair will not bring down the pillars of the left, Britain’s vaunted public-health and education systems. But the “investment” he does plan–a.k.a. spending–may be tilted toward the private sector. A recent report by the Institute for Public Policy Research, whose work tends to be a good guide to Blair policy, hints that under Blair II, much of the money spent by the National Health Service on personal social services will end up in the hands of the private sector....

Olbermann said on his show Thursday night that in light of the Wells Report and how Brady has handled it, a year’s suspension is warranted. MORE: Brady’s agent calls report a ‘sting’ | Brady says report doesn’t taint Super Bowl at all A few months ago, Olbermann was dealing with his own suspension, but has since returned to the network to dish out takes like this.

The tragic news was confirmed by the management team for singer Kelis, 42, who has been married to photographer Mora since 2014. “Sadly, it’s true that Mike Mora has passed away,” Steve Satterthwaite, of Red Light Management, told Entertainment Tonight. “We would ask all to respect Kelis and her family’s privacy as of right now. Thank you.” In recent months, Mora had documented his cancer battle in a series of heart-wrenching Instagram posts, as he revealed that he had been diagnosed with the disease in 2020....