“We don’t have more ‘crazy’ or ‘mentally unstable’ people in the US,” Stanley tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “What we DO have are commonplace mass shootings with automatic and semi-automatic high powered firearms. THAT cannot be disputed. Tell me what we and our government must do.” He added: “Prayers and sympathy are not enough.” Stanley’s remarks comes just hours after a mass shooting left at least seven dead and 22 others injured between Odessa and Midland in West Texas on Saturday....

Which is exactly how a kitten called Augustas managed to get stuck inside a potato masher, after sneakily climbing on a kitchen counter. The kitten’s owner shared a clip to her TikTok page, @macponthetrack, which can be watched here. It shows the ginger tabby tumbling off the counter and rolling around on the floor as he tries to extricate himself—and it looks as if a handle is sticking out of his belly in the bizarre optical illusion....

After breaking the NBA’s single-quarter scoring record with 37 points in January, Thompson turned in another memorable performance Monday with 26 points in the second quarter in a 111-107 Warriors win over the Grizzlies. He had 37 points on 14 of 17 shooting and was 7-for-8 from 3-point range after the first half. MORE: Rose say weeks of rehab ‘hell’ | Howard cleared in investigation | Bucks’ new logo...

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, “there’s optimism” that Thompson will make his return on Sunday, Jan. 9 when the Warriors host the Cavaliers at the Chase Center. If Thompson suits up on Sunday, it will be his first NBA action since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, marking 941 days in between appearances. Thompson injury timeline: Sharpshooter nearing return from ACL, Achilles injuries After tearing his ACL in 2019, Thompson missed the entirety of the 2019-20 season before tearing his Achilles tendon in November of 2020, causing him to miss the entirety of the 2020-21 season and the beginning of this season....

Arizona inked the wide receiver to a one-year deal, reportedly worth as much as $5.5 million, on Wednesday. Kingsbury, the Cardinals’ first-year head coach, discussed the team’s decision to sign Crabtree when he met with reporters one day later. “I think he’s been a very productive player in this league,” Kingsbury said at a press conference. “Very savvy, mentally tough player, plays physical, brings a lot for our young receivers to learn from and be around....

The Reds boss is aware the visitors will focus on stifling his men with a mixture of physicality and an aerial onslaught to circumvent their fluency. “West Brom plays like West Brom, Tony Pulis has a specific way and he is very experienced in this and it makes him successful in the last few years with different teams,” Klopp explained in his pre-match media briefing at Melwood. “We have not had a lot of bad results until now this season, but we have a lot of problems to solve....

Coutinho & Origi seal derby win Everton remain without a win at Anfield in the 21st century, and Liverpool were quick to assert their dominance as Sadio Mane struck in the eighth minute. Philippe Coutinho struck a wondrous individual effort shortly after Matthew Pennington had drawn the Toffees level. Divock Origi made the points and record safe in the second half, with Klopp having won 4-0 and 1-0 in his first two derbies and admitting before the game he was a “genius at understanding derbies”....

The German manager became closely associated with aggressively closing down the opposition, particularly in periods of transition between defence and attack, as his Borussia Dortmund team won the Bundesliga twice and reached the final of the Champions League. China move ‘90 per cent done’ - Oscar The 49-year-old has imported those methods to England, where they have been criticised by some as potentially putting players at greater risk of injury....

Chelsea head coach Conte lamented the fact Liverpool had a day more to prepare, while his side made an 8,000km round trip to Azerbaijan, following their respective Champions League fixtures. Chelsea DNB 13/10 at Anfield Although Klopp stated he understood the difficulty of Conte’s predicament, he said the difference in preparation time would not be impactful when the two face each other at Anfield. “I really get what Antonio is talking about, I heard about it, but maybe he forgot they had the best Christmas schedule last year,” Klopp said....

While the Reds were in Premier League action against Chelsea on Sunday, reports in France emerged suggesting that a deal had been done for Fekir. A €66 million move was said to have been put in place for a 24-year-old talent preparing to leave his home-town club this summer. Liverpool are expected to be in the market for creative influences when the transfer window re-opens, having parted with Philippe Coutinho in January....

Sears filed for bankruptcy in October 2018. Then, in February 2019, financier Edward Lampert bought Sears and planned to save 400 stores and 45,000 jobs. Lampert created Transform Holdco LLC to serve as the parent company of Sears and Kmart. In August, Sears announced 26 store closures: “We will continue to evaluate our network of Sears and Kmart stores and cannot rule out additional store closures in the near term....

These steps may not seem all that critical, but proper preparation for knee replacement is a key element of the procedure’s outcome. There are also some logistical elements of your surgery that you should be aware of so you are prepared for your operation day. Location Knee replacement surgery takes between one to two hours to complete and is usually performed in a hospital. Less commonly, it’s performed in an outpatient surgical center....

The 48-point margin also matched the worst defeat in Lakers franchise history. MORE: Every NBA playoff team’s most feared potential first-round matchup Bryant finished with five points in just under 28 minutes of play. The Jazz kept control of the No. 7 slot in the Western Conference playoff race thanks to their biggest offensive explosion of the season. Rodney Hood’s 30 points, scored all in the first half, led the way for the Jazz, who were in complete control from the start after jumping out to a 17-2 lead in the first quarter en route to shooting 51....

The Lakers veteran says he will play in each of the team’s games through the end of the season, “unless something drastic happens," according to the team. MORE: Kobe should become a renaissance man in retirement Bryant, who is retiring after this season, has played in 57 of the team’s 73 games this year. The 20-year veteran is averaging 17.1 points per game on 36 percent shooting so far. MORE: This Kobe retirement tour shtick is grossly transparent...

MORE: Watch Kobe Bryant’s Oscar-winning film ‘Dear Basketball’ Ogunbowale became an instant legend earlier this month when she hit back-to-back game-winning buzzer-beater shots for Notre Dame. Her first one came against UConn in overtime of the Final Four. Bryant was in the stands for the game, cheering on UConn because he’s close friends with coach Geno Auriemma. After Ogunbowale’s shot, she said in her postgame interview that she had the “Mamba Mentality....

Koeman is sure the City side his players will face at the Etihad Stadium on Monday is stronger than it was last season, when Everton drew 1-1 away and emphatically won 4-0 at Goodison Park. Toffees 10/1 to beat Man City But the Dutchman feels the high defensive line deployed by Guardiola can lead to opportunities, even though he admires how his former Barcelona team-mate sets his side out to play....

Football world reacts to Super Bowl A Tom Brady-inspired Patriots came from 28-3 behind against Atlanta Falcons to win Super Bowl LI, the first team in history to recover from such a deficit to take the title. The result was a significant one on a personal level for Brady too, with the 39-year-old having become the first player to win five Super Bowls over an NFL career. The likes of Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was in Houston to watch the game, got involved on social media as they followed the event live....

The Panthers defensive end turned into a cornerback in the second quarter against the Broncos and stepped in front of Peyton Manning pass intended for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders. PHOTOS: Best of Super Bowl 50 | MORE: Panthers-Broncos stats, charts On a 3-and-8 from the Carolina 24 with 4:23 left in the first half, Ealy cut in front of Sanders and made Manning’s duck of a dink go 19 yards the other way, preventing at least another Broncos field goal attempt and preserving the score at 13-7....

Mouse star Lee Seung-gi and Alice actress Lee Da-in have been photographed together and have reportedly been dating since the end of last year. The pair are said to have bonded over a shared love of golf. Photos published by the South Korean pop culture website Soompi by Dispatch show the two at what they described as an “outing” together in South Korea’s Gangwon Province in the late fall of 2020....