NBA insider Marc Stein reported as much in wake of LeBron James agreeing to a two-year extension with the franchise and Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka confirmed it at Media Day. “Let me abundantly clear: We have one of the great players in LeBron James to ever play the game on our team,” Pelinka said. “He committed to us with a long-term contract, a three-year contract. So of course we will do everything we can, picks included, to make deals that give us a chance to help LeBron get to the end....

The report claims people close to Odom have noticed him acting strange, and tried to talk with him about it at his home. Instead, per the report, he rejected them and said he didn’t need any help. MORE: A look back at Odom’s NBA career Via TMZ: Odom had a miraculous recovery following a scare last October where doctors at one point said he had “four hours to live.” The scare was a result of a drug and alcohol binge at a Nevada brothel that left him unconscious....

An adult female sheep is called an ewe, while an adult male sheep is called a ram. Due to their small size, lambs often look a lot like adult goats. However, lambs typically have curly, textured fur while a goat’s fur is smooth and fine. Sheep finish growing their full set of 8 adult teeth around 3 to 4 years old. Sheep’s friendly natures makes them great to raise on your own....

The Belgian playmaker was named PFA Player of the Year after helping to inspire Premier League glory in 2014-15. He was, however, to endure a humbling fall from grace a year on as the Blues stumbled their way through a forgettable title defence under Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink. Kante & Hazard only choices for POTY Hazard has returned to form in some style this season, though, and Chelsea legend Lampard believes that is due to getting back to basics and becoming “more efficient”....

Not only did Stephenson log a triple-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, he also provided the game's signature moment, a devastating crossover that left Courtney Lee searching for his long-lost ankles. To think, if the Celtics had traded Lee, Brandon Bass and a first-round pick to Houston for Omer Asik, this never would have happened. The ankle breakage, that is. Boston would have lost this game regardless....

Donovan came out of retirement to join Leon in the offseason and hadn’t played in a professional match since Nov. 6, 2016, when he went 45 minutes for the LA Galaxy in a playoff game that capped his first comeback. This return was announced Jan. 13 , but the all-time leading scorer for the United States men’s national team has been working to get back to match fitness. Leon started the season well but had been outscored 9-1 in its previous two matches, falling 4-0 to Necaxa at home in Jornada 4 and losing to Monterrey 5-1 last weekend....

Liverpool have repeatedly been linked with the Argentina international as they seemingly seek a replacement for Philippe Coutinho, with Lanzini an established star in the Premier League since his 2015 move from Al Jazira Club. But the 25-year-old does not appear to be encouraging a transfer, even if he concedes a switch could happen in the future. “I’ve always said I am very happy at the club and it’s a club where I feel very comfortable and I really enjoy working with this group of players,” Lanzini told West Ham’s official website....

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released bodycam footage of the dramatic rescue which took place on Friday. Officers in Pacoima were out on patrol when they spotted a smoking car near Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Paxton Street at around 6 p.m. The video, released on LAPD’s Twitter feed, shows the officers near some traffic lights. As they approach the car, thick clouds of smoke start billowing towards them....

The researchers say that the massive explosion associated with the event may not not have been caused by a space object that fell towards the ground, as is generally believed, potentially explaining the almost total absence of meteorite fragments on the Earth’s surface, according to a study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. On the morning of June 30, 1908, a huge explosion occurred in the skies above the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in a remote region of Siberia, which released hundreds of times more energy than the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima while flattening more than 80 million trees across some 500,000 acres of forest and killing hundreds of reindeer, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica....

Structures in the larynx include the: Epiglottis: A flap of tissue that closes to prevent food from entering the tracheaVocal cords: Two bands of muscle that open and close Laryngeal cancer can develop anywhere inside this space. Laryngeal Cancer Symptoms One of the most common symptoms that develop with laryngeal cancer is hoarseness or a change in the voice. When a tumor develops near the vocal cords, it can keep the cords from opening and closing properly, changing the sound of the voice....

Odds of 40/1 theoretically translate to Woods having a 2.44 percent chance of winning the PGA Tour event. MORE: Tiger Woods’ career, in photos Bookmakers, though, typically put a shorter price on Woods than his true odds dictate. That’s because they anticipate lots of people betting on Woods. Woods’ true price, based on his odds to make the cut and the over/under on his first-round score, are about 80/1, Jeff Sherman, who makes the golf odds at the Westgate, told Omnisport in a text message....

Location LASIK surgery is performed under local anesthesia in an outpatient surgery center or in your ophthalmologist’s office. Your eye surgeon will advise you to arrive about an hour early to your scheduled appointment.  Early arrival gives you enough time to complete any necessary paperwork and relax a bit before the procedure. When ready, you will be taken into the procedure room where you will lie back in a reclining chair....

Whose death is it anyway? More and more people-whether they are terminally ill, know someone who is, or are simply confronting their own mortality-are asking that question. To die in America is no longer simple. Before the 1950s, most patients died at home. Now they may spend their final days (or months or years) in a hospital or nursing home, often attached to sophisticated machinery that can extend even the most fragile life....

Golden State rallied from 10 points down with 6:20 remaining for a 100-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday night at FedEx Forum. MORE: Warriors home streak vs. history | Warriors bump Kobe Bryant’s final game to ESPN2 Andre Iguodala scored his only five points of the game in the final minutes after the Warriors trailed 90-80. Even as Stephen Curry, who finished with 17 points, missed three of his final four shot attempts, Draymond Green scored six of his team-high 23 points to help the Warriors set an NBA record with their 33 road victory of the season....

Earlier this week, FIFA, the governing body for soccer, and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that they were banning Russian teams from competition, prompting video game developer Electronic Arts (EA Sports) to announce a similar ban from FIFA 22 and NHL 22. In a statement on Wednesday, EA Sports FIFA announced that they have begun the process of removing the Russian National soccer team from the video game....

The results signaled the emergence of Latino voting power in a city with no single ethnic majority. Hahn, whose father was a veteran Democratic power broker, ran well among African-Americans, but it wasn’t enough to beat Villaraigosa’s numbers in East L.A. Four years ago Latinos constituted 15 percent of the Los Angeles electorate; this year they are 20 percent. If Villaraigosa wins the runoff, he will be the first Latino mayor since 1872–when L....

In a video shared to TikTok by user @mypitskyandme, the dog named Rocky can be heard howling from his bed. It turns out that his dinner is four minutes late, leaving the “grumpy old man” unimpressed. “Dinner is at 17:00. It’s 17:04,” Rocky’s owner wrote alongside the post, which had fellow TikTokers in hysterics. Since being shared on January 7, the clip has received more than 170,000 views and almost 25,000 likes....

The 74-year-old relocated from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago resort last week, following the end of his presidency. A statement announcing the new office’s launch on Monday read: “The Office will be responsible for managing President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances and official activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism....

Boebert, who represents Colorado’s 5th congressional district, has faced criticism for a tweet she sent during the riot saying: “The Speaker has been removed from the chambers.” Many critics have said this tweet was irresponsible and potentially put Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in danger, though Pelosi has not made any public comment on the matter. Some have called for Boebert to step down. In a statement on Monday, Boebert criticized Democrats and some Hollywood stars for what she called “hypocrisy....