On Sunday, the veteran NBA official leapt to stop Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic from taking a free throw with his classic leap and wiggle. MORE: Nuggets count down season | Bulls ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Rose | Amar’e has no regrets about NY This is something Crawford has done before. He stopped Kevin Durant from shooting a free throw in the playoffs in the same fashion. Oh Joey. Always making it about yourself....
Logano’s happy mood quickly turned to panic, however, when he noticed he’d somehow lost his wedding ring after the race. MORE: Harvick’s been here before To make matters worse, Logano, who married the former Brittany Baca in December 2014, had already lost his original wedding ring. To lose a second wedding ring in less than two years would not have been good, especially given that Brittany was at the race....
That should surprise no one who’s watched Team Penske’s dominance on road courses in recent years. The surprise story involved a post-race skirmish on pit road between Ty Dillon and Regan Smith. The two drivers exchanged words and had to be separated by officials and teammates. MORE: Tony Stewart’s turbulent year | NASCAR’s best championship battles Dillon had run into Smith on a late restart, costing Smith precious track position....
There is no magic formula for achieving such a memory, although neuroscientist James McGaugh at the University of California, Irvine, is studying Williams for clues. Most of us would be happy just to keep our mental recall from slowing with age—a process that seems to start alarmingly early. “If you’re over 25, you’re one of us—your memory is slipping,” says neurologist Scott Small of Columbia University, who is 46. But scientists now know that much of that deterioration represents a slowing of cognitive function rather than actual memory loss, and they’re busy working on interventions....
Final polls show that incumbent John Bel Edwards defeated challenger Eddie Rispone in the gubernatorial runoff. Though Rispone won more parishes, Edwards won the three metropolitan areas that mattered in a close race. The final results posted Saturday night show these numbers: Eddie Rispone (R) — 761,494 (51.1%) John Bel Edwards (D) — 730,090 (48.9%) The Associated Press made the call that Edwards won reelection in the runoff with 98 percent of the precincts reporting in the Bayou State....
It didn’t matter that Calipari’s teams then were playing a jam-the-lane man-to-man defense while Rick Pitino’s were aggressively pressing all over the court. They both were of Italian descent, and both had been affiliated with the basketball program at UMass, and that was enough. MORE: The latest AP Top 25 rankings No one makes this mistake now, because the 77 miles that now separate them have made the divide between the two gentlemen clear....
“First of all, this is no disrespect — the coaches you mentioned, I respect them all — they know nothing about social media. Nothing. They don’t do it,” Calipari said on an appearance on ESPN’s Mike and Mike radio show. “They feel it’s another job. “We train them. We bring in professional people. We talk about it. We oversee them. We watch what they put out. If they put out something dumb, we talk to them and tell them why (it’s foolish)....
Fetterman, the state’s Democratic lieutenant governor, and Republican Oz, who shot to fame as a TV doctor, are vying for a crucial Pennsylvania seat that could decide the balance of power in the Senate. Fetterman, who suffered a stroke more than five months ago, struggled to communicate effectively at times, missing some words and speaking haltingly. He used closed-captioning posted above the moderator to help him process the moderator’s questions and Oz’s responses, leading to some awkward pauses....
During Tuesday’s installment of King’s talk show, Inside Politics, the discussion turned to the hot-button issue of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, in part, due to the death of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell, who passed away aged 84 on Monday from COVID complications, was vaccinated, but also had multiple myleoma, a form of bone marrow cancer that compromised his immune system. King, 58, said during the discussion: “I’m going to share a secret I have never spoken before....
MacLeod’s time with the Suns included nine playoff berths, topped by the so-called “Sunderella Suns” who reached the 1976 NBA Finals, the first in team history. The Celtics won the series, 4-2. He compiled a Suns franchise-record 579 wins from 1973-87, the longest tenure for a head coach in team history. He also coached the Mavericks and Knicks, finishing 707-657 overall as an NBA head coach, placing him 18th in league history....
In an interview with The Spokesman-Review, Stockton confirmed he is no longer allowed to attend basketball games at Gonzaga University, his alma mater, because he refuses to comply with the school’s COVID-19 mask mandate. The NBA’s all-time assist leader starred at Gonzaga for four seasons from 1980-84 before a 19-year Hall of Fame career with the Utah Jazz. “Basically, it came down to, they were asking me to wear a mask to the games and being a public figure, someone a little bit more visible, I stuck out in the crowd a little bit,” Stockton told The Spokesman-Review....
Johnny Manziel is making news even when he's not making news. This week, Tom Brady and Brady Hoke were asked about the Texas A&M and Heisman-winning quarterback. Friday morning on the "Dan Patrick Show," Patrick spoke with the Michigan coach about Manziel. MORE: Johnny Ego | A&M president imitates Manziel | Heisman watch Patrick eventually asked, "If Johnny Manziel's your quarterback ... " Hoke promptly responded: “If Johnny Manziel’s our quarterback, he’d probably be playing behind Devin Gardner....
The Browns will start Johnny Manziel at quarterback for the rest of the season, coach Mike Pettine announced Tuesday. MORE: Manziel a bright spot in loss to Steelers | Ranking Browns QBs since ‘99 Josh McCown, who started seven of Cleveland’s first eight games this season, has battled multiple injuries. A rib issue prevented him from starting the Week 10 loss to Pittsburgh and the Week 9 loss to Cincinnati....
Researchers said the rollout of the J&J shot, in addition to the two mRNA vaccines already available, would significantly accelerate the mass immunization program, especially because the former is easier to distribute, store and administer. Peter Pitts, president and co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, said that given the current rate of vaccination—the U.S. is administering nearly 2 million shots a day—the country could reach herd immunity by Memorial Day on May 31 at the earliest or Independence Day on July 4 at the latest....
In a statement late Wednesday, March 31, Johnson & Johnson said that during the quality control process, the contractor, Emergent BioSolutions, “identified one batch of drug substance that did not meet quality standards.” According to Johnson & Johnson, the Emergent BioSolutions site is not yet authorized to manufacture the drug substances for its COVID-19 vaccine. So no doses were ever produced from the botched batch. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the Baltimore plant’s mixup, putting a hold on future shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the United States....
Richard Leakey is the founder of Wildlife Direct, a European Union-funded conservation organization based in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), works to protect the apes in Virunga park. A renowned paleontologist, Leakey’s tough antipoaching measures are credited with putting an end to the elephant slaughter in Kenya in the 1980s. He spoke by phone from Kenya to NEWSWEEK’s Scott Johnson about the recent slaughter of some of the endangered animals, the threat posed by the charcoal industry and what the international community needs to do next....
The first metatarsophalangeal joint is the joint that connects the big toe to your foot’s first metatarsal bone. Even though your toe joints are small, they support a lot of your body weight and play a crucial role in how your foot works. This article lists five common conditions that cause pain in your big toe joint, along with what you can do to ease it. Osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is described as hallux limitus or hallux rigidus....
The conservative actor, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, called for Biden to be removed from office in a video message that was shared on his verified Twitter account on Tuesday. While Voight didn’t specify the infraction he wanted the 46th president of the United States to be impeached for, he expressed concerns about the nation’s “safety.” “My dear friends, we’re all saddened by so much turmoil that has been brought upon this life we live,” Voight started his video message....
Goal staff predicts MLS Cup Final The University of California goalkeeper and son of ex-U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was fired in November after a home defeat to Mexico and a road loss in Costa Rica, is among 20 players selected. The squad is highlighted by MLS defenders Justen Glad of Real Salt Lake and Tommy Redding of Orlando City, along with forward Brandon Vazquez, who recently joined expansion side Atlanta United from Club Tijuana....
