The Lakers star, who turned 36 in December, told reporters Monday night that watching the 43-year-old Buccaneers quarterback win his seventh Super Bowl title was “inspiring,” but he isn’t sure whether he will reach Brady’s high standards in terms of career longevity. MORE: LeBron rips NBA’s plans to hold All-Star Game “How do I wrap my head around it? [Brady is] one of the GOATs,” James said after the Lakers’ 119-112 overtime win against the Thunder....

“There is no way I would ever just stick to sports,” James told reporters after the Lakers’ victory over the Trail Blazers in Los Angeles. “Because I understand how this platform — how powerful my voice is.” James said that he “preaches” about “inequality, social injustice, racism (and) systematic voter suppression.” James also took pride in Renee Montgomery becoming a part-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream earlier in the day....

While he is finding his footing as a reserve in his second year in LA, Westbrook and his expiring $47 million contract remain at the center of trade rumors, which have linked him to the Pacers, Spurs and Hornets. As mentioned on ESPN’s Zach Lowe’s “Lowe Post” podcast, members of the Lakers brass have had preliminary discussions about the idea of sending Westbrook to the Bulls in exchange for DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, but nothing has come close to materializing....

The Lakers have struggled as of late and are still without LeBron James, who’s been sidelined with a groin injury since Dec. 25. It was reported that James would make his return this week, but new reports suggest he might be out longer than anticipated. MORE: Watch Lakers-Thunder live and on demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The Thunder sit third in the Western Conference standings but have faltered as of late, losing three of their last four games....

Jackson suffered an injury during the second quarter of the Ravens’ 24-22 loss to the Browns and was carted off the field. Before the second half of the matchup, Ravens’ beat writer Jeff Zrebiec confirmed that Jackson wouldn’t return to the field. After further evaluation of the injury on Monday, coach John Harbaugh confirmed that Jackson suffered a low ankle sprain. MORE: Aaron Rodgers “definitely took a step back” in recovery from fractured pinky toe...

Although the short-term result is elimination from the AFC playoffs, it’s a long-term win for Lamar Jackson and coach John Harbaugh. While Jackson was fighting through the worst football of his rookie season for three quarters, shame on the Baltimore boo-birds for thinking Harbaugh should have benched him for Joe Flacco. Instead, they should further appreciate Harbaugh for resisting the temptation to dust off the former Super Bowl MVP for one last, wasted postseason hurrah....

Jackson denied that his new “I need $” avatar and header on Instagram and Twitter, respectively, are signs of dissatisfaction with the Ravens over contract negotiations. Rather, the star quarterback claims, he was just showcasing a favorite movie character. Specifically, the character I Need Money from the Method Man-Redman film “How High,” which Jackson said he had just watched. MORE: How Deshaun Watson’s contract impacts Lamar Jackson “They’re making it seem like I’m talking to the Ravens when I’m not,” Jackson told USA Today on Saturday at a youth event in Florida that he hosted....

The term “myasthenic” just means “muscle weakness.” The condition was first described by Dr. Edward Lambert and Dr. Lee Eaton in 1957. LEMS is a rare disorder, affecting only about one person in 500,000. Symptoms The symptoms of LEMS don’t come on rapidly, as they might if one were having a stroke. Instead, they generally begin slowly and gradually worsen with time. Fatigue and muscle weakness are key symptoms of LEMS....

Nunya, who rents out properties in Portland, posted a video to his TikTok account as he went to check on a property. He captioned the clip: “Don’t be like this. Should this tenant get her deposit back?” The video starts with him unlocking the door and explaining that there was a putrid smell coming from inside. As the door opens, the source of the odor becomes clear, with feces visible on floors, walls and even door handles....

Around 8:30 a.m., a landslide caused by a hill collapsing in the province of Pataz buried between 60 and 80 houses, said La Libertad Governor Manuel Llempen, Peruvian news outlet RPP reported. At least seven people have been reported missing so far, three of which are minors. This isn’t the first time the region of La Libertad has been devastated by a landslide, which can be common in Peru during heavy rains....

That’s because speculation about the Bulls’ next coach will certainly include Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin and offensive line coach Mario Cristobal. MORE: Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey to declare for NFL Draft, report says The opening in talent-rich Florida — albeit in a Group of 5 conference — also could draw the interest of former Texas and Louisville coach Charlie Strong as well as former Bucs coach Greg Schiano....

The report, released Thursday and conducted by a panel of former LAPD commanders, said that the LAPD suffered from a “chaos of command” during the summertime protests. During the protests, undercover “shadow teams” of LAPD officers blended into the crowds, unable to convey their findings to commanders, the report said. Concurrently, undertrained and unprepared officers, taught with outdated crowd control methods, didn’t know who was in charge and were often given on-site orders that conflicted from their earlier commands, The Los Angeles Times reported....

A picture of a young Larry Bird sits in a case with the 1979 NCAA runner-up trophy. The Sycamores went 33-1 that season, losing to Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the final. Nearby are four pictures that show Bird from his days as a college star. But on Saturday morning, before the Sycamores faced Ball State in the season-opener, university officials unveiled a bronze trophy of Bird, sporting a Sycamores jersey and in mid-jump shot form — a noticeable reminder of Indiana State's greatest days in basketball....

Elder, the talk radio host vying to become California’s first Black governor, addressed an audience of about 750 in Fresno’s Paul Shaghoian Performing Arts Center, The Fresno Bee reported. He spent the rally touching on various talking points, including homelessness, policing and COVID-19. And despite the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus driving a surge of cases in California and the rest of the country, Elder declared that as governor, he would immediately repeal vaccine and mask mandates in the nation’s most populous state....

Stewart suffered left front damage to his car during a restart at Michigan when he got into the back of Larson. During a caution period, Stewart drove up beside Larson to let him know he wasn't happy. “We got the nose damage when the 42 (of Larson) got impatient there and blocked us,” Stewart, who finished 11th, said in his postrace news release. “But we’re gaining on it every week, and I’m just very proud of the way things have been going the last few weeks....

At 6 feet 5 and 240 pounds, “he made other people feel safe–even other Marines,” says his father. Died May 7, 2005, near Haditha Dam when a pair of suicide bombers hit his convoy.

Well, it was. One of the purposes of the book was to provoke discussion, which is very rarely heard in this country, and to open up some possibility that we could rejuvenate or restart the peace talks in Israel that have been absent for six years–so that was the purpose of the book. Not really, I didn’t agonize because I knew that’s an accurate description of what’s going on in Palestine....

The blight was a strip-sack by the Bills on the Giants’ second possession of their 17-13 Hall of Fame Game win in Canton, Ohio. It looked way too familiar to those who saw New York’s offensive line become a sieve last year and the offense evaporate. FANTASY: Giants sleeper off and running The line is in mid-makeover itself, and if it doesn’t make a big improvement over last season’s debacle, then the new philosophy will produce the same old results....

Yesterday, Thea’s family released a heartfelt statement over on her Instagram account. Before the unexpected tragedy, the social media influencer had already pre-scheduled “a few YouTube videos” to upload on her popular channel. Thea’s partner, Jeffery Frimpong, who is also known as dancer Global Boga, has made the decision to continue to post her final videos posthumously. “As a family we ask that you give us privacy because our hearts are truly broken and we are struggling to cope with what has happened,” said the family statement....

Although early on LADA may be manageable with lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise, the condition eventually requires insulin therapy, diabetes medication, or both. Symptoms of LADA When it first appears, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. This is because the symptoms align closely with those of type 2 diabetes and tend to come on slowly over the course of several months....