LaVar Ball entered the arena in way that only LaVar Ball could. MORE: Lonzo Ball bests Josh Jackson in MLB first-pitch duel That, my friends, is the kind of athleticism it takes to beat Michael Jordan in 1-on-1.
One thing they’ve been fudging from day one is this: what exactly is Hillary Rodham Clinton’s job in this administration? Obviously, it has involved more than just botching health-care reform. Someone probably should have asked the president about it at his smooth press conference last week–especially after David Watkins’s rather remarkable “soul-cleansing” memo about the White House Travel Office business, in which the Clintons’ erstwhile retainer describes his own mega nervous reaction upon learning that the affair had made it “onto the First Lady’s agenda....
The Jets running back took to Instagram to call out those who said he should only think of his football career and not focus on his music or playing basketball. “I’m tired of social media s—, I’m tired everybody telling me, ‘Oh, Le’Veon, you not focused. You only wanna make music. He wanna play basketball. You do everything besides play football,’” Bell said in his rant, which includes some NSFW language....
The Steelers running back, who loses almost $1 million each week he doesn’t play, was spotted on a jet ski in Miami on Monday. WARNING: Video contains profanity. MORE: Is it time for the winless Steelers to panic? Another rider spotted Bell and filmed their conversation. “You already know what it is, man,” Bell said in the video. “We out here coolin’ on the jet skis.” The rider says, “Give my man his f—ing money....
Much of the world is preoccupied with what comes with celebrating the year’s most well-known holidays, after which we all come together to ring in a new year. As a business communicator, I know firsthand how badly companies want to avoid adding to the stress of the season. Corporate leadership can so easily become stuck on how to craft a message around the holidays that is truly inclusive. And to be frank, many business leaders are more anxious about missing the mark than about marking the moment — and how a misstep will impact both the employees’ and the public’s view of the company....
“Tom does not care about the families of his crew; this is all for publicity. Tom does not believe in family values,” Leah Remini said in a statement published Wednesday, exclusively on The Underground Bunker, a blog dedicated to monitoring Scientology. Since abandoning the religion, the former King of Queens actress has been one of its most outspoken critics. In her statement, Remini also wrote: “I mean, how anyone is falling for this is just mind-blowing....
The festival’s opening-night crowd, made up largely of civic-spirited patrons, trophy wives, industry players and hangers-on, is generally more well-heeled and dolled-up than the scruffier film buffs who attend later screenings. Many of them trooped off afterward to party gamely at Tavern on the Green, though they cannot have been in much of a celebrating mood after “Mystic River,” not exactly a feel-good flick. It was typical of the festival’s selectors that they would honor a film whose artistry they unreservedly admired, regardless of “upper” or “downer” considerations....
Then, a few weeks ago, an American cow tested positive for BSE, triggering 48 countries, led by Japan, to ban the sale of American beef. About 36,000 metric tons of prime U.S. beef was left marooned on docks or aboard ships. Fast-food outlets throughout Asia were advertising Australian or New Zealand beef, while restaurants like Yoshinoya, which had bet almost exclusively on the safeguards of the American beef industry, was left high and dry....
Just over a month after the Calgary Flames agreed to a buyout of the defenseman, the team announced Wednesday that they’ve signed him to a one-year, $700,000 contract. The loss of young up-and-coming defenseman Juuso Valimaki with an ACL tear probably led the Flames to reach out to Stone, who is a known quantity, for the third d-pairing. Last season, the Winnipeg native played in only 14 games, missing 49 due to a blood clot in his arm....
Jurdi and Leventhal had been summoned by Harvard University to meet representatives of a company called International SOS at the hotel. Like other Harvard students in Lebanon, Jurdi and Leventhal were whisked out of the country—well before the U.S. State Department began its own evacuations. In the early days of the conflict, private contractors evacuated hundreds of people, most of them associated with America’s wealthier corporations and universities. Private contractors say they can evacuate groups of people more quickly than governments, albeit in much smaller numbers....
On March 11, an exclusive colorway of the LeBron 12s will be hitting stores nationwide. Targeted solely at kids — sorry, world — the shoe is covered in a repeating pattern of multi-color speckles, drawing inspiration from the four-time MVPs favorite cereal growing up, “Fruity Pebbles.” MORE: KD7 PB&J | Green makes ridiculous dunks without shoes | Knicks fans are done with this season According to Sneaker News, the shoes will set customers back $160....
“It was actually kind of slow, to be honest,” Fields told reporters after the game, per The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain. “Going against [the Bears’ defense] every day slows it down for me.” Fields’ ability to quickly process information showed, and his performance left Bears fans buzzing about the quarterback. MORE: Justin Fields preseason debut includes shades of Russell Wilson Fields put forth a strong effort in Chicago’s 20-13 win over Miami....
The Texans’ loss has been the Cardinals’ gain so far this season, a feeling which was sharply exacerbated on Sunday as Hopkins pulled off what is hitherto the play of the season. With the Cardinals trailing by four points at home against the Buffalo Bills and 11 seconds on the clock, Arizona had a first-and-10 from at the Bills’ 43-yard line. With no timeouts left, Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray went for a Hail Mary, taking the snap before scrambling to buy time and then heaving the ball upfield as far as he could....
James shared his order on his Facebook page (via Ball Don’t Lie via Reddit). Mozzarella and sauce aside, that is 16 toppings. Not one, not two … 16. MORE: Classic photos of LeBron (without pizza) James added parmesan, grilled chicken, turkey meatballs, banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, green bell peppers, kalamata olives, red onion, spinach, sea salt, oregano, arugula and an olive oil drizzle. He should’ve posted a photo of the pizza itself....
James posed for a photograph with Thompson at a wedding Saturday night in Miami and wrote an intriguing message to caption the photo while sharing it on Instagram. MORE: Can anyone in the East stop LeBron? | Cavs remove all images of Thompson “Get it done!!!! Straight up. #MissMyBrother,” James wrote. Thompson missed the first four days of training camp while trying to negotiate a new contract with Cleveland. The forward let a one-year, $6....
Case in point: his air ball in the third quarter Thursday against the Nuggets. It was nothing but net — just the wrong side of the net. MORE: ‘Courtside Karen’ apologizes for yelling at LeBron Twitter, naturally, had thoughts moments after that happened. Some of its attempts were equally weak and off line. Maybe Twitter was distracted by its hatred for the referees, who missed an inbounds violation by James earlier in the game and then called multiple fouls against the Nuggets....
MORE: Every NBA team’s worst season since 1990 | Every team’s biggest draft regret After the 99-97 loss at Toronto, though, James placed the blame on his team as a whole. “When you lose the way we lost, mental mistake after mental mistake, those hurt more than anything when you can play better mentally,” LeBron told reporters. “People get so caught up on the physical side of the game. We lack mental right now, and we’ve got to continue to get better with it....
The reason could be attributed to the lack of turnovers the Cavaliers are causing. James hasn’t been able to get out on the run for a transition dunk. The subject was brought up at the Cavaliers’ shoot around Monday and James issued a response. MORE: Kevin Love could opt out | Dallas Mavericks ‘Chandler & Chandler | Kenneth Faried admits to flopping “I apologize I haven’t been above the rim, but I’m in the lineup,” James told cleveland....
The deciding NBA title game drew 5.6 million viewers. That was less than half of what a hum-drum NFL game drew on the same Sunday night as the Lakers won. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers drew 9.66 million viewers during their Game 7 win in the National League Championship Series just a week later. It wasn’t even the best Los Angeles draw that night. James wants “damn respect,” but here are the ratings, compared by each Sunday:...
