Irving has been sidelined because of personal reasons and his absence will continue for Tuesday’s clash with the Nuggets. When asked for an update on Irving’s status, Nets coach Steve Nash told reporters: “I do not have any updates, sorry.” While star teammate Kevin Durant returned Sunday in the Nets’ loss to the Thunder, NBA champion and six-time All-Star Irving was missing once again. Irving is averaging 27.1 points, 6....
L.A. City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced the resolution Wednesday, according to Deadline Hollywood. He stated that incidents similar to the Rust accident can negatively impact people’s lives forever and cause permanent damage. “While movies can be convincing and very realistic — they are supposed to be make-believe,” Koretz said during a city council meeting. “A single gun accident, let alone a fatality, like the one that occurred on the Rust set and the ones that killed Brandon Lee and Jon-Erik Hexum destroy the lives of not only the victims and their families, but the lives of the other actors and crew who forever after are burdened with the emotional trauma of avoidable accidents....
This was a game that the Dodgers were desperate to win, as they had no desire to play in another elimination matchup, which Dodgers beat reporter Bill Plunket noted would’ve been their fourth in only nine postseason games. This was not just any old win for Los Angeles, though. According to MLB reporter Sarah Langs, this was the 82nd time in the franchise’s playoff or postseason history that the Dodgers took a 3-run deficit into the eighth inning, but only the first time under that scenario that they’ve won....
It’s no secret that Konami and video game visionary Hideo Kojima have had a rocky relationship over the past few months. In fact, the rift between the two has become so vast that both are reportedly parting ways after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is completed. Recently, further intimations of the gulf between the game development company and the creator of Metal Gear Solid surfaced after both parties were absent from the annual Famitsu Awards in Japan....
British 10th seed Konta used an aggressive game plan to overcome Danish 12th seed Wozniacki on the Crandon Park hardcourt. Konta stuck to her hard-hitting tactics, despite a few hiccups, before clinching victory with a perfectly-weighted lob that landed on the baseline for her second title of the year, after winning in Sydney in January. “I couldn’t believe it was over because I was so focused, just trying on every single point,” Konta, who hit 33 winners, said in a courtside interview....
The 33-year-old was promoted into the main draw from qualifying at this Super 500 tournament and has been a revelation ever since. He began his challenge against qualifier Lu Chia Hung, whom he defeated 21-16, 21-16. Kashyap and Malaysia’s Daren Liew then crossed swords for a quarter-final berth in a battle of two former top-10 players after Liew had got the better of Lin Dan. In a fierce contest, even though the Indian did drop a game, he managed to regain his confidence and composure to complete a 21-17, 11-21, 21-12 win....
Date: September 30, 2022. Tournament: Korea Open 2022. Round: Quarterfinal. Venue: Seoul, South Korea. Category: ATP 250. Surface: Hard. Prize money: $1,237,570. Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN | Australia - beIN Sports. Denis Shapovalov vs Radu Albot preview Fourth seed Denis Shapovalov will take on Radu Albot in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Korea Open on Friday. After a first-round bye, Shapovalov was up against Jaume Munar in the second round....
The Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization put an infielder — identified by Dan of @MyKBO as the third baseman — behind home plate as part of an extreme shift. It was bold. It was daring. It could have been revolutionary. MORE: Did the 1981 strike save baseball? | Seven minor leaguers injured in bus crash But it never played out. Umpires ruled that all fielders must be within the lines when a pitch is delivered....
The most notable of those is the art of goal-scoring, with the Croatia international hardly renowned for his prowess in the final third of the field. The 26-year-old failed to find the target during a season-long loan at Stamford Bridge in 2018-19, but still did enough to earn a permanent move from Real Madrid . He is now off the mark for the Blues, with two efforts recorded this term, but has only troubled the scorers on 21 occasions in his 367 club appearances to date....
Welcome back, “Krusher.” There was some doubt as to what exactly Sergey Kovalev was going to bring to the ring tonight. Sometimes controversial losses can mess with a guy’s head. Not Kovalev’s, apparently. Kovalev cruised to an easy TKO win on Saturday night over Shabranskyy. He looked like Kovalev of old in the short bout: brutal, punishing, thudding punches connecting with Shabranskyy over and over again until referee Harvey Dock stepped in to end the fight and saved It’s scary for the rest of the division to see Kovalev return to prominence with an emphatic win on Saturday night....
Despite the rise in infections, Russian officials resisted the idea of putting the country on lockdown and said regional authorities would work to curtail the spread. The virus began surging late in September, and the 929 documented deaths on Wednesday was the first time virus-related fatalities surpassed 900 in Russia throughout the entire pandemic, AP reported. For Russia, which already has the highest total of pandemic deaths in Europe, it also marked the fourth time this month that daily virus deaths broke the previous record....
Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced the move in a news release Wednesday, saying that it had summoned a senior U.S. diplomat Wednesday and handed the official a list of those subject to the expulsion. Russia’s deportation of U.S. diplomats is the latest development in a tit-for-tat string of retaliatory expulsions between the two countries. The U.S. expelled the Russian U.N. diplomats late last month, weeks after Russia expelled Bart Gorman, who had been the second-in-command at the U....
Having started making waves due to his unique bowling action and style in the domestic season and then IPL, an India call-up was waiting to happen. For a bowler who has not earned a direct entry into the Test set up as yet, Kuldeep is making a claim for himself as loud as any Indian bowler has ever done, or say at least since quite some time. Make no mistake, he took four wickets on his Test debut and even led the Indian team off the field after one of the sessions....
One year later, Leiter and Rocker will be reunited. Rocker was selected third overall by Texas in the 2022 draft. Rocker, whose post-draft physicals last year caused the Mets to not offer him a bonus, was approached with trepidation in this year’s draft. He underwent shoulder surgery last fall and mum was the word on his recovery. He signed with the Tri-City ValleyCats in the independent Frontier League last spring and impressed the Rangers enough to take him at No....
From the iconic Aussie teams to a resurgent English unit, from the Pakistani pace battery to India’s golden generation, from the treacherous Lankan batting line-up to the ever-surprising Bangladeshis, from the magical yet unbelievably unfortunate Proteas to a Flower-ing Zimbabwe, from the colourful West Indies to an all-round Kiwi team, we have witnessed them all satisfy our cricketing expectations, exceed them at times. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Wasim Akram, Glen McGrath, Courtney Walsh, Shane Warne, Muthiah Muralidharan, Dan Vettori, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Boucher and a number of other legends have all blessed the fans with times of joy and have departed from the game leaving them in tears....
Busch won for the first time this season — first since the 2017 season-opening Daytona 500 — but it was his sixth victory on the 0.533-mile bullring he once dominated. Busch once won three consecutive times on the Tennessee track and was considered the best in the business on the concrete oval. Then his younger brother learned his way around the place, and Kyle Busch became the master of the track....
The 2004 Sprint Cup champion got his season underway Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, running a qualifying speed of 139.665 mph. MORE: Qualifying results | That Moment When: Phoenix | PHOTOS: Phoenix memories Busch’s return was well-received inside the Stewart-Haas Racing garage, where he was met with hugs and cheers. “‘Glad you’re back’ is what I hear a lot of (in the garage), and I’m thankful to be back and to have this competitive car that I can put in the top 10 on the first day out,” Busch told reporters after qualifying, via ESPN....
Buzarnescu, the world number 29, was meeting Kuznetsova for the first time and the fourth seed came undone at the hands of the two-time grand slam champion in an hour and 25 minutes. Kuznetsova won 76 per cent of points on her first serve and was broken only once in a 6-4 6-2 success in which she broke Buzarnescu four times. Second seed Anastasija Sevastova lost in three sets to Anastasia Potapova and fifth seed Danielle Collins succumbed to American compatriot Jennifer Brady in a match that also went the distance....
