A league source told Cleveland.com on Thursday that Irving could be out until January. MORE: Offseason grades for all 30 NBA teams | Eight players on the verge of breakout seasons The Cavaliers’ All-Star point guard suffered a kneecap fracture that prematurely ended his NBA Finals last season. He had the surgery in the hope that he would be ready in time for the 2015-16 season opener Oct. 27....
On June 20, The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news that Irving and the Nets are at an “impasse” over his future with the franchise, clearing the way for him to “consider the open marketplace” as a free agent. Three particular teams Charania mentioned as potential suitors for Irving were the Lakers, Knicks and Clippers. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has since reported that the Lakers are considered the “most significant threat right now” to acquire the seven-time All-Star....
RELATED: The Best Rockstar Games That Aren’t GTA (Or Red Dead) One thing that fans of L.A. Noire would’ve definitely noticed is the sheer number of actors appearing in the game who’ve featured in the show Mad Men as well. This riveting drama focused on the life of Don Draper and his colleagues in an advertising agency during the 60s and 70s. It’s a great show, and the following actors have the distinguished honor of appearing in both the game and the series!...
The Suns are second in the Western Conference standings with a 43-18 record, while the Clippers are right behind them in third with a 43-20 record. Match Details Fixture: LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns | NBA Season 2020-21. Date & Time: Wednesday, April 28th; 10:00 PM ET (Thursday, 29th April; 7:30 AM IST). Venue: Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix LA Clippers Preview The LA Clippers are coming off a shock 103-120 battering at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans, a game in which no Clippers player scored more than 17 points....
Konami’s social media guy, whose name is “Ben,” has been responding to Konami-related posts on Reddit for the past month. It seems like most of his posts are defending Konami from criticism, but he also has let slip some interesting pieces of information about things that could go a long way in repairing the damaged relationship the company has with its fans. For example, we know that Konami has plans for future Metal Gear Solid games on console, and Ben has teased that an announcement will come next to year, in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary....
Giroud, 30, has struggled for game time this season, playing just 51 Premier League minutes without a start. Koscielny, also a teammate of Giroud’s with France, said the striker would eventually get his opportunity. “That’s a delicate situation for him. We came back late following the Euros. We joined the squad at another time. It took us more time to get fit,” he said. “Olivier needed a little more time than others....
The U.S. media allegations claimed Moscow had purported plans to invade Ukraine, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the allegations, saying they could be a ruse to cover up aggressive intentions from Ukrainian leadership, and that the troop movements on Russia’s territory should not concern anyone. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) released a statement criticizing the U.S. State Department for spreading “absolute lies” about the purported Russian buildup near the Ukraine border....
His work this year to bounce back had perhaps remained under the radar until Tuesday night, when he launched a walk-off three-run home run against the Marlins. For the Cubs third baseman, it looks like a return to his pre-2018 form is about complete. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Bryant, now seemingly recovered from his shoulder problems, is walking more often and striking out less this season....
The Chinese-Canadian star was accused of luring young girls, including teenagers who were underage, into having sex with him—he denies all allegations. The 30-year-old took to the Chinese social media platform Weibo to deny the allegations on Monday morning. “I have never cheated, there are no ‘underaged girls’ or anything like that. If I did such things, I would put myself in jail! I’m responsible for what I do!” Wu posted on his Weibo account, per the Global Times, a Communist Party newspaper....
Kuldeep Yadav is a left-arm chinaman bowler hailing from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He is the only chinaman bowler India has ever produced. His debuted in Test-match cricket against Australia at Dharamsala on 25 March 2017 where he claimed a 4-wicket haul by dismissing David Warner, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins in the first innings of the match. Kuldeep picked his first 5-wicket haul in his international career against England on 3 July at Old Trafford....
Kuldeep’s debut also begins a new chapter in the history of Indian cricket as he becomes the first chinaman bowler to play for India. Having said this, Indian women’s team has already had a chinaman bowler in Priti Dimri, who has played 26 matches for India from 2006-2010. Extra cover: “I did not enjoy Chinaman bowling initially,” says Kuldeep Yadav This is the trajectory of the stock delivery of a chinaman bowler (source: WikiPedia)...
Japan’s high-pressure culture of conformity means “coming out” as LGBTQ is rare. In sports, it’s almost unheard of, which activists say reveals an unfriendly environment for LGBTQ people because of sports’ gender specificity. Yokoyama said they weren’t enthusiastic about coming out, but decided it was the best choice while thinking about their future after soccer. “I would not have come out in Japan,” they said. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....
Led by an unstoppable Bartosz Kurek, Poland took the tight first set and went on to win 28-26, 25-20, 25-23 in 97 minutes. Kurek accounted for 24 points, followed by Michal Kubiak with 12 and Artur Szalpuk with 10. Wallace Souza was the top scorer for Brazil, with 14 points. It was Poland’s third world title, having also won it in 1974 as well as 2014 on home soil, where it also beat Brazil....
A Delaware family court ruled Busch “committed an act of domestic violence” against Driscoll stemming from a Sept. 26 incident at Dover International Speedway, according to USA Today. The ruling said Driscoll had “bruising and substantial and prolonged pain to her head, neck and throat.” DAYTONA 500: Danica Patrick-Denny Hamlin fallout | Dale Earnhardt Jr., teammates look tough The court on Monday granted Driscoll a protective order , preventing Busch from having any contact with her....
Busch attorney Rusty Hardin made the accusation during closing arguments for the hearing on Driscoll’s request for a protective order against Busch. “We respectfully request that the Court not reward her perjury and scorched-earth approach of destruction by granting her a protective order,” Hardin wrote in his closing arguments, according to a report by Jon Offredo of The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal. “There is only one person in this duo that needs protection, and it is not Patricia Driscoll — it is Kurt Busch....
Just two races ago at another short track (Martinsville), A.J. Allmendinger was ecstatic just to finish ahead of Jimmie Johnson. But at the Food City 500 in Bristol, ‘Dinger was not pleased with the contact he was receiving from the six-time NASCAR champion. MORE: Bristol Winners & Losers | Kyle Busch thinks Bristol ‘sucks’ “Jimmie Johnson’s a f—. Every fender he’s tried to knock in,” Allmendinger told his team on the radio....
“I think the culture was a big part of it, and I think that stems from Johnny’s era there — the way that they let Johnny and (others) act there,” Allen, who recently transferred to Houston, told CBS Sports. “They (could) do that and still win games because they had Johnny … and five offensive linemen playing in the NFL right now… “A lot of people were riding off that, ‘I can do whatever the hell I want and win on Saturday....
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver and his wife, Samantha, each tweeted the news Saturday morning. The baby, the couple’s first, is due in mid-May. The couple were married on New Year’s Eve in 2010.
Rittenhouse was charged with five felonies, including two counts of homicide and one count of attempted homicide, after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. He was facing the possibility of decades in prison, but a jury found him not guilty of all charges on November 19 after a contentious trial. In a new interview with Charlie Kirk on his podcast The Charlie Kirk Show, conducted with Jack Posobiec, a senior editor at the Human Events website, Rittenhouse, 18, confirmed that he was having the gun destroyed....
