Listen, that’s a really great dunk. Simmons has exhibited freaky athleticism all season, and it’s pretty to watch him jump from where he did and tomahawk the ball down…even if it came in a losing effort in Portland. But please, can we stop sensationalizing these “posterizations”? Just go to the 18-second mark in this video. That is not a posterization. Rashad Vaughn didn’t even make the effort to block the ball....
The news comes a month after he received January’s prize. This time around, the frontman was part of a three-man list, which also included South Korea ace Ki Sung-Yueng and English midfielder Sam Clucas. Of six games played in February, he started three, netting once. The lone goal came in a 2-0 triumph over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup. In all, the Ghanaian has 29 topflight appearances, involving 26 starts and six goals, to his name this season....
If the reform doesn’t pass Congress soon, it will be dead in the water. Having a conservative border-state Republican as president is crucial to getting such a measure passed. Only a Ronald Reagan—who signed the last immigration-reform bill, in 1986—or a George W. Bush could brave the right-wing wrath any deal will incur. And whoever the next president is, he or she won’t fit that mold. So what stands in the way of a deal now?...
This comes just three days after Ke’Bryan Hayes of the Pittsburgh Pirates rounded the bases but was called out for not touching first base. Friday night against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, and the Astros trailing 3-1 with one out in the top of the fifth, Altuve swung at the first pitch he saw. He drove a line drive down the left field line. The ball ricocheted off the yellow “foul pole” in left field and bounced back to the field....
They do it for postgame interviews, pregame workouts, Instagram pictures, and any other occasion that might arise. So when a purported bad tattoo became an excuse for Astros All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve to keep his shirt on after his pennant-winning, walk-off homer in the 2019 ALCS, it only added to rumors that the Astros were cheating. FOSTER: If Nick Markakis is talking this way, then players are big mad at Astros...
On Friday, Bernstein announced that he had contracted the virus after speaking at an event on September 13. He said he began feeling sick a day later. Describing his symptoms from his bedroom, Bernstein said, “This thing is brutal. It’s not the flu, it’s not. With the flu, it’s like okay, you’re sick, you’ve got a headache, you’re sneezing, cold, stuffy, achy, this that. You could get some amoxicillin and three, four, five days later you’re good to go, right?...
Hamilton will be evaluated during extended spring training against the Mariners extended spring training team this weekend. The Star-Telegram reported that Hamilton, who has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after having shoulder surgery in February, will be heading to Nashville to play with the Triple-A Round Rock if he is deemed healthy enough. MORE: Shortening the schedule | The earliest game in history | Farnsworth talks semi-pro football...
Fournette’s brashness last preseason — he said he was unimpressed by the speed of the NFL game — was tame compared to that of Rosen, who let loose with a verbal barrage after he fell to the No. 10 overall pick, where the Cardinals traded up to draft him. “I was pretty pissed off as I saw teams passing on me,” Rosen said. “There were nine mistakes ahead of me....
Hearn started in sports marketing, representing golfers from the European and PGA Tours. He then got involved with his father, former long-time boxing promoter Barry Hearn, and his promotional company Matchroom. The company at the time was only involved with online gaming companies to help promote televised poker tournaments around the world. But in 2008, when boxing was on the downturn in the United Kingdom, Matchroom helped reinvigorate the sport with a highly successful event called “Prizefighter,” an eight-man, one-night tournament....
Join DAZN to watch Joshua-Ruiz and 100+ fight nights a year Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) enters the bout having most recently defeated Alexander Povetkin by seventh-round TKO in September 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The fight followed his March unanimous decision victory over Joseph Parker — the only fight of Joshua’s career that went a full 12 rounds. Ruiz (32-1, 21 KOs) — the replacement for Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, who was denied a boxing license by the state of New York after failing three drug tests — fought as recently as April 20 when he won by way of corner stoppage in between the fifth and sixth rounds versus Alexander Dimitrenko....
Jamie Dimon had been speaking at an event at Boston College where he brought up an anecdote from a Hong Kong trip where he learned that the CCP and JPMorgan are both celebrating their 100th anniversary. He then said, “I’d make you a bet we last longer.” He then said that he couldn’t say that in China, which has been ruling Hong Kong since 1997. “They probably are listening anyway,” Dimon added....
Because their color scheme matches the wall, the ladders are difficult to detect. However, border patrol agents have found a number of them in the El Paso, Texas sector of the border. “We’re starting to see a lot of evading activity,” sector spokesman Agent Ramiro Cordero told the El Paso Times. “We’re starting to see the criminal organizations working hand-to-hand on either side to avoid detections. More and more we are seeing ‘failure to yields’—they are utilizing ladders to go over the fence....
An order filed on Friday shows judges agreeing to censure Judge Natalie Chase “based upon violations of the duties of your office as a District Court Judge for the Eighteenth Judicial District.” Among the accusations, one case stated that when Chase, who is white, was driving from a Safe Baby Program with a Black family court facilitator, she had asked the staffer why Black people can say the N-word, but white people cannot....
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sided with prosecutors, ruling that Fairlamb should remain jailed without bail. According to a screenshot and link to the official explanation, posted to Twitter by Congressional reporter Kyle Cheney, Fairlamb’s reported criminal history, combined with his apparent lack of remorse for participating in the riot, influenced Lamberth’s decision. “In other words, the defendant’s history of punching people in the face suggests he may punch people in the face again,” said Lamberth....
Oklahoma County District Judge Anthony Bonner Jr. on Friday granted a preliminary injunction filed by state citizens against Stitt in a lawsuit seeking to reinstate the extended unemployment payments, according to The Oklahoman. The judge also ordered the state to immediately instruct U.S. Labor Department officials to resume administering the funds to eligible jobless individuals. At least 17 Republican governors terminated federal pandemic-related unemployment assistance provided for individuals under the CARES Act, which was later extended through President Joe Biden’s $1....
The U.S. district court for Louisiana’s middle district ruled on Wednesday that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic called for measures to “mitigate the risks of appearing in person to vote,” after hearing the case of plaintiffs with underlying health conditions. According to a copy of the court’s 44-page ruling, shared by The Advocate newspaper, Chief Judge Shelly Dick denied a motion to increase the period of early voting in Louisiana by thirteen days....
U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV, an appointee of President Donald Trump, sided with several small businesses who filed suit against the governor, including hair salons and drive-in movie theaters. The complaint argued that the state’s pandemic policies are clear examples of government overreach. In his written opinion, Stickman said the U.S. Constitution cannot accept the concept of a “new normal” in which the basic liberties of the people can be suppressed by “open-ended” emergency measures....
Of course, those who bang on this drum are usually quite sincere. They really believe that the “separation of church and state” is the Constitution’s principle of religious liberty. But it is not. Does the phrase bear even remote resemblance to the First Amendment’s guarantee that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion?” Not really. The only overlapping word is “of.” So why do Barrett’s critics assume that separation of church and state is the Constitution’s principle of religious liberty?...
The Argentina squad is bursting with attacking talent, with the presence of Angel Di Maria, Paulo Dybala, Angel Correa, Thiago Almada, and many others around the roster. Yet the 22-year-old has been extremely bright when given his chances, and thus manager Lionel Scaloni rewarded him with a start up front against Croatia in the World Cup semifinal, a massive moment for the young forward. He paid that faith back with a brilliant first half performance, helping to earn the opening penalty which Lionel Messi put Argentina up 1-0 from the spot....
Edelman took a crushing helmet-to-helmet hit from Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor early in the fourth quarter on an inside pass route. He made the catch and stayed on his feet to gain a handful of yards after the hit, but at times looked to be a bit wobbly. MORE: Edelman catches go-ahead TD | Iyer: Brady best ever | PHOTOS: Super Bowl XLIX gallery The Detroit Free Press reports that an independent medical observer in the press box radioed to the sideline twice after the hit saying Edelman needed to be examined for a concussion....
