Bryant and Rondo have a well-documented relationship and were seen having lunch together in Boston when the Lakers made a road trip to play the Celtics in December. Rondo was traded to Dallas later in the month . MORE: Tracking Celtics’ trades | Kobe can’t name five current Celtics | What Lakers-Celtics once was The Mavericks expect to re-sign Rondo after his contract expires at the end of the season, but owner Mark Cuban will have to compete with Bryant’s recruiting efforts....

At least that’s how the All-Star guard presented things at UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday, where Bryant is hosting his annual youth basketball camp. MORE: No LeBron decision yet | Bosh to Rockets? | Melo to Knicks? But for anybody hoping for definitive answers, Bryant had nothing to offer. “Obviously it’s a hot topic of conversation in terms where everybody is going to go,” he said. “Everybody is here to read tea leaves....

The rapper, 24, appeared to be in a low emotional state as he declared in one tweet that “nobody” loved him, while also alluding to having suicidal thoughts. He wrote: “So Lonely Depressed Sad & F***** Up … Nobody Love Me Nobody Cares … I’m Everywhere @ Once … Friends Playin In My Head … Girls Playin Wit My Heart … Wish I Can Go Back To The Start I’ll Never Be Famous....

At 113 entries, this was one of the smallest events on the WSOP schedule this year, however, Komaromi’s win shouldn’t be discredited in any way given the amount of star players in the field, including three former WSOP bracelet winners at the final table: Clements, Shaun Deeb and 2010 WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel. MORE: Hellmuth wins historic 14th bracelet | Poker superstar Phil Ivey featured in Chrysler ad campaign | WSOP November Nine Set; Negreanu 11th...

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters yesterday authorities are aware of the so-called “Artemis Accords,” but stressed they will need “thorough analysis… from the existing international law standpoint.” Reuters revealed this week that the U.S. is seeking to formalize fresh guidelines on how companies can operate while mining resources on the moon, suggesting “safety zones” should be used to help protect bases from rival countries or companies. Named after a new NASA space program aiming to send humans to the moon by 2024, it was reported the U....

Dallas big man Kristaps Porzingis is dealing with a back issue, and though it may not turn out to be a long-term problem, it is yet another injury to add to the list. He has played in 103 of a possible 153 games over the last two-plus regular seasons because of a variety of health concerns. What is the status of Porzingis ahead of Dallas’ next game? Here are the latest updates on the 26-year-old....

The exhibition match, which had no official winner, garnered excitement ahead of the showcase with fans hoping to see a knockout. Despite the online hype and a very intense pre-match face-off, Paul went all eight rounds with Mayweather at the Hard Rock Stadium. The fight marked the third time the social media giant has stepped into the ring. Paul previously fought fellow YouTuber KSI in 2018, with the contest ending in a draw....

Busch, a five-time Sprint Cup race winner at the track, led both practices on Friday. Cup drivers got their first laps on the track since changes to try to increase grip in the lower lane . Qualifying for Saturday’s race was scheduled to begin about 5:45 p.m. ET. MORE: Will ‘old-school Bristol’ return? Busch led the session with a fastest lap of 129.684 mph. Toyota teams were strong, with Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr....

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Sprint Cup Series championship contender Kyle Busch was OK following a last-lap Camping World Truck Series wreck that sent Justin Lofton to the hospital Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. All drivers were able to exit their trucks under their own power following the melee, which included Miguel Paludo’s truck getting upside down and Busch suffering a thundering blow to the inside wall near the finish line. — VIDEO: Sauter wins crash-filled race | Fred’s 250 results | Breaking down Sprint Cup field...

“Blew a right front or something,” Busch said on team radio. “It’s killed, it’s killed.” MORE: Chase standings entering New Hampshire | Jeff Gordon, NASCAR iron man When his car’s right-front tire blew, Busch could only ride into a hard hit on Turn 4. There had been reports of debris between turns 3 and 4. Busch appeared to have found the junk. Kyle Busch’s car; note damage on right front....

That is typical for any young driver. But Larson has been racing all his life. All he has to do is what comes natural after a highly successful sprint-car career and a more than respectable first two years of racing stock cars. MORE: Driver makes insenstive remark | Power Rankings | Petty fires Parrott | Earnhardt video “I’m just hoping I don’t make anybody mad or anything out there,” Larson said in a recent interview....

Finishes of 28th, 40th and 36th in the previous three races had dropped the Chip Ganassi Racing rookie from eighth to 17th in the standings. MORE: Keselowski dominant again | Johnson, Goodyear at odds over tire failure | Shepherd, 72, wrecks Logano A third-place finish in the Camping World RV Sales 301 lifted him to 14th and he’s currently the last winless driver who would be in the Chase based on points....

That restored Cleveland’s 20-point lead with 2:49 to play in the third quarter and, at the same time, restored the vim and vigor that had been wrung from the Cavaliers in their first two blowout losses of the Finals in Oakland. The Cavs went on to win, 120-90, and dragged themselves back into the series. MORE: Ranking every Finals rematch, from 1953 to LeBron In the wake of last week’s Game 2 debacle, there was well-deserved hand-wringing about what could be done for the Cavs once the series turned to Cleveland....

Irving took an elbow to the face while playing in a pickup game. He was taken to a nearby hospital for further evaluation, though Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks said the team was just doing its due diligence. “I think this is a case of us being cautious with all our guys," Marks said Tuesday (per the New York Post). “A stray, inadvertent elbow playing pickup games — yes, I did see it — those type of plays happen frequently in the same game....

Drivers from the nation’s second-largest public school district, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), were joined by other passing vehicles in the downtown area. “I miss work. I love my job, I love the students, the people I work with but I understand why we can’t be at work right now because it’s just not safe right now,” district driver John Lewis told Yahoo. “Until they get conditions safe, I prefer us to be at home....

The variant—known as L452R—was first detected in Denmark in March last year and has since appeared in a number of U.S. states, including California. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said in a statement on Sunday that the variant has been identified more frequently since November. Dr. Charles Chiu, a virologist from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), said in a press conference that the variant now accounts for around a quarter of all cases that he and his colleagues in the state were sequencing, despite representing less than five percent of cases only two months ago....

The Advocate reported Collins will take a paternity test, even though police have said he’s not a suspect in the shooting death of Brittney Mills and her infant baby, who died a week after being delivered following his mother’s death. MORE: Draft grades | Draft photos | Complete NFL Draft board Collins, projected to be a first-round draft pick, was not selected over the weekend and is ineligible for the 2016 draft....

The text reads: “When he’s a 10 but he brings a stick home after every walk.” One user commented: “Do you think he would notice, or care, or get depressed somehow if you got rid of the sticks?” The OP replied: “We do clear them up and move them into the garage to dry out. He doesn’t care, he just goes and gets more haha :).” While not all dogs excel at fetch, most will chew on a stick given half a chance, but why the obsession?...

The clip shared by a TikTok account named @billie_and_gus shows two Labrador retrievers (Billie and Gus) hugging each other on the floor, with their noses touching at one point. The video was overlaid with a message that read: “Having a best friend to take naps with.” A caption was posted with the footage: “They have the cutest bond.” A March 2019 study published in Scientific Reports looked at how different partners could help canines cope with a stressful situation....

Lacazette 14/1 to be PL top scorer A clinical and prolific goalscorer in Ligue 1 with Lyon, fans and pundits wondered whether the striker’s form would translate after his move to the Emirates, given the physical nature of the Premier League. And while he has done well to keep the doubters at bay with four goals in seven games for the Gunners, Lacazette admits that he is still getting used to some of the grittier things English officials allow to happen during the course of a match....