Sure, Kobe wasn’t the most accomplished rapper. He was set to release his debut album in 2000 through Sony before being dropped by the label. He did release a single titled “K.O.B.E” featuring Tyra Banks, and you don’t have to look further than the opening lines of that song to know he had a passion for the music genre. “What I live for? Basketball, beats and broads.” MORE: Classic photos of Kobe | Kevin Durant is wrong about Kobe and the media...

MORE: Cardale Jones going to Chargers is bad news for Robert Griffin III The former NBA star welcomed the team to Los Angeles and shared a few words of wisdom. Several Chargers players took to twitter to thank Bryant for stopping by.

Koloman is 6. His head barely reaches my waist, but he plies his legs with great activity–circling around me, climbing onto low rocks, picking up sticks to throw downhill. It’s a shame that our friends’ retriever is not with us, since the dog’s desire to fetch long branches nicely matches Koloman’s desire to throw them. As we walk, we speculate on important matters. Are there rattlesnakes among the rocks? Is that a dead branch or the antler of a giant elk?...

Symptoms include malaise, muscle aches and pains, respiratory distress, increasing sleepiness, and nonspecific abdominal or stomach discomfort. Laboratory abnormalities include low pH, increased anion gap, and elevated blood lactate. Lowering your blood sugar requires insulin, which is produced by your pancreas. Saxagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4 inhibitor), helps the pancreas release insulin into your blood after eating a meal, which helps lower blood sugar. Metformin is a biguanide drug; it prevents the liver from releasing too much sugar....

Kompany – playing his first game in the competition since injury curtailed his participation in the 2016 semi-final at Real Madrid – and centre-back partner Nicolas Otamendi endured some nervy moments early on in the last-16 tie against livewire forward Dimitri Oberlin. But after Ilkay Gundogan converted Kevin De Bruyne’s 14th-minute corner, the Premier League leaders shifted majestically through the gears, as Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero caught out Basel goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik with fine finishes....

Having been at the Etihad Stadium since 2008, it has been suggested that a decade of loyal service could soon be brought to a close. Kompany remains under contract until 2019, but Pep Guardiola has invested heavily in alternative centre-half options such as John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi and Aymeric Laporte. There is, however, still a role for a talismanic club captain, with the 32-year-old having battled back from a succession of niggling injury problems to keep himself in contention....

Man City hold Alexis talks Kompany has not featured for his country since October 2015 after struggling with a series of muscle injuries. The 31-year-old enjoyed a run of seven successive matches for City since April as Pep Guardiola’s men secured third place in the Premier League, and qualification for the Champions League group stage. His displays have done enough to impress Belgium boss Roberto Martinez and he will hope to feature in the friendly with Czech Republic before their World Cup qualifier with Estonia....

title: “Kosher Cruises For Passover” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-08” author: “Carlotta Brooks”

The Blues were heavily linked with an approach for the Senegal international in the summer of 2016. Koulibably transfer talk cooled Antonio Conte would eventually snap up David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain instead, with the Brazilian taken back to Stamford Bridge in a £34 million deal. Koulibaly is, however, said to remain a target – with Chelsea eager to freshen up an ageing back line at some stage – and the door has been left open for summer discussions....

The weird thing is, the art world he bashes reads Kramer like crazy, even if it’s by flashlight, under the blankets. A poll conducted by an art insider’s newsletter named Kramer its second most-read critic (behind Roberta Smith, the contemporary specialist at The New York Times). SoHo dealers Brooke Alexander and Jay Gorney, who often show the kind of art Kramer hates, read him. Photographer John Co-plans, who once edited the cutting-edge journal Artforum, says Kramer’s the only critic he reads anymore....

In July, a U.S. Senate resolution called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. On Monday, Biden told reporters he wouldn’t make the designation, and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated the position on Tuesday, saying at a briefing that the president was concerned about “unintended consequences.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov applauded the decision not to make the designation, calling it a “monstrous” idea, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported....

Reps Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ], Ro Khanna [D-CA], Peter Meijer [R-MI] and Susie Lee [D-NV] have been included in the Russian Foreign Ministry’s list of 398 members of the House of Representatives who are being hit with “mirror” sanctions. Russia said the move was in response to the latest “wave” of sanctions brought on by President Joe Biden in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. On March 24, Biden issued sanctions against 328 members of Russia’s legislative body, the Duma, as well as the Duma itself....

Russia began an aggressive mobilization in Ukraine at the start of the war on February 24, and Ukraine launched a strong counteroffensive that has mostly succeeded in pushing Russian forces from Ukrainian territories such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Izium. Now, the Kremlin is shifting its focus back to its original goals of the “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has no plans to seize more territory from Ukraine....

Kroos, 27, was among five Madrid players named in the FIFA FIFPro XI of 2017 on Monday. Kane 11/2 to be CL top scorer There was no place for Premier League Golden Boot winner Kane, with the top three in the Best FIFA Men’s Player — Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar — making up the attack. Kane has continued his impressive form to start this season, leading to reports Madrid are interested in the England international, and Kroos praised the 24-year-old....

While it doesn’t offer the freedom to become an actor, like BitLife, or even the chance to catch iconic Pokémon like Mew, Kuma Sushi Bar is a fun and relaxing mobile game that just about anybody can pick up and play. To get your sushi bar up and running successfully, you’ll need to juggle managing the cooking, keeping things cleaned up, and even upgrading the place. You’ll also have to repair the tables at the start, which can take some time if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing....

NASCAR announced the penalty Tuesday. The No. 51 team, which has team owner Busch and Erik Jones sharing driver duties, saw its lead in the owner standings reduced from 23 to 17 over ThorSport Racing’s No. 98 team (Johnny Sauter). The penalty is classified as a P2 penalty (on a scale of 1 to 6, with 1 being the lowest), but it was harsher than the penalty of year-long probation given to JR Motorsports crew chief Greg Ives earlier this season for a similar infraction following a fifth-place finish in the Nationwide Series....

The third-year forward has been ruled out of the contest because of a nagging foot injury, according to the LA Times. Los Angeles announced last month that Kuzma suffered a stress reaction in his left foot while training with Team USA for the FIBA World Cup. It initially said he would be out indefinitely during recovery, and he’s ramped up his training as of late to prepare for 2019-20....