Looking beyond that, though, the Heat shot 57.7 percent and still lost to the Celtics. What that suggests is the Heat didn't play proper defense, and the numbers reflect that. The Celtics shot 51.7 percent from the field and hit 75 percent of their 3-pointers. This has been a trend for the Heat over their first seven games, and LeBron James addressed that problem head on. "We've been playing like s-- defensively," James said, according to Ethan Skolnick of Bleacher Report....

Charles Barkley made the case for James to join the show Sunday night. His main argument was that, since James has nothing to do after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs, he should join the crew for a night to talk basketball. They even considered getting a “Game of Thrones” chair for King James to sit on. NBA PLAYOFFS: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels for every series Barkley made a convincing argument....

During the Cavs’ 113-105 loss to the Trail Blazers on Thursday night, one fan in Portland could be heard heckling James about Irving. The spectator asked, “Hey LeBron, where’s Kyrie?” James responded by saying, “At your mama’s house.” DYNAMIC DUO DIVORCED: Inside look at LeBron, Kyrie’s relationship James is probably used to hearing heckles from fans, and he seems like the type of person to mostly let things go. So it’s interesting that he chose to engage with this fan, especially in the way that he did....

Zeldin, who is currently a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was not seriously injured after a man in a black baseball cap jumped on stage. The man has reportedly been taken into custody. Footage shared to social media shows the man approaching Zeldin from the side of the stage where he was standing. The man appeared to be holding a sharp implement of some kind. The man can be heard shouting “You’re done” at Zeldin, who pushed him away before a number of other people got on to the stage in an apparent effort to stop the suspect....

Appointed ahead of the 2017-18 season, Christiansen enjoyed a fine start to life at Elland Road but a seven-match winless run - including a shock FA Cup third-round defeat at fourth-tier Newport County - has prompted the club to dispense with his services. Leeds are now seeking their 10th full-time managerial appointment in the six years following Simon Grayson’s departure in February 2012. Sunday’s announcement came a day after a 4-1 home thrashing at the hands of Cardiff City, managed by one of the men to fill the Elland Road hotseat during that turbulent period, Neil Warnock....

For several reasons, an LVAD is not considered a first-line treatment for heart failure but rather an option used when others haven’t been effective. Implanting an LVAD is a surgical procedure that requires general anesthesia. What’s more, although the pump is implanted inside the body, it connects to an external control device. Living with an LVAD requires certain lifestyle changes that many people would prefer to avoid having to make if possible....

Writing in The Hill newspaper, Douglas Kmiec argued that while Obama leading the Department of Justice would be unprecedented, it would help Biden to show that he’s governing “in the national interest.” Kmiec, a professor emeritus of constitutional law at Pepperdine University School of Law, served as head of the Office of Legal counsel under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W Bush. In his op-ed, Kmiec discussed potential Republican challenges to the ratification of Biden’s Electoral College win when Congress meets on January 6....

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hold an en banc rehearing in New Jersey’s fight against the NCAA and American professional sports leagues, which sued in 2014 when the state passed a law that legalized Las Vegas-style sports betting. MORE: Sports betting terms, lingo for beginners Here’s what you need to know about the hearing, which begins 11 a.m. ET Wednesday in Philadelphia: The back story — In 2009, New Jersey state senator Ray Lesniak (D-Union) filed a lawsuit in district court claiming that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, or PASPA, is unconstitutional....

At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, an old Mets bullpen car was listed on eBay for a starting bid of $10,000. Less than 12 hours later, it had been sold for $90,000. MORE: Five bold predictions for the Mets | Unbelievable ballpark foods | Opening day schedule It’s not in mint condition — some wear and tear is expected seeing as it’s nearly 50 years old — but its perfectly useable with an operating battery pack and fully functional mechanics, according to the eBay listing....

In drawing 0-0 with the Danish champions, the Foxes became the first side in Champions League history to keep clean sheets in their first four matches in the competition. Only Parma in 1997-98 and Malaga in 2012-13 had previously failed to concede in their opening three games, but their record has now been taken by Claudio Ranieri’s miracle workers. They needed Kasper Schmeichel to be on top form back in his homeland as he pulled off a superb last-minute save to deny Andreas Cornelius from close-range....

The 26-year-old centre-back adds depth and experience to Craig Shakespeare’s back-line, having already made 54 senior international appearances with Austria. Foxes 15/4 for clean sheet v Chelsea The defender began his club career in his native Austria before joining Swiss outfit FC Basel, where he won three league titles in three straight years and helped the club to the semi-finals of the Europa League. His stint in Switzerland was followed by a successful spell with Dynamo Kyiv, where he would get experience in the Champions League, and finally a move to Bundesliga side Leverkusen last summer....

The incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. in waters off North West Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef, which is northeast of Gladstone, Queensland. According to The Brisbane Times, the victim sustained a bite to the back of the leg and was wounded on the foot. Despite initial local media reports that the child was nine, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) later confirmed the victim was aged seven....

For Grammy winning R&B singer-songwriter Leon Bridges, Gold-Diggers became a second home where he lived as well as wrote and recorded his latest music. “A friend of mine and I threw a Grammy pre-party there,” Bridges, who discovered the place in 2018, recalls. “I was totally unaware of the studio-in-hotel aspect. Gold-Diggers had a history of being used as a soundstage in the ’40s for some films, and a strip club—a lot of crazy history about it....

That said, Miles admitted the stress the past two weeks has been difficult, as rumors swirled about his future at LSU. MORE: Most disappointing Power 5 teams in 2015 | LSU AD: Les Miles is our football coach “There’s probably a guy or two I’d like to meet in an alley and have a little straight-talk with,” Miles said after the LSU’s 19-7 win over Texas A&M. “But I’m not built that way....

Since the ‘71 Sylmar quake, rescue workers have invested in high-pressure air bags capable of propping up 72 tons, fiber-optics search cameras and dogs to aid in scouting for victims. Despite the new equipment, officials fear they lack the trained personnel to cope with massive casualties. Caltrans, the state transportation department. began retrofitting bridges and overpasses shortly after the ‘71 quake. After the ‘89 temblor it instituted a second round of construction to shore up highway pillars with steel, shock-absorbing buffers and restraining hinges....

However, calls for creating an off-ramp are harmful to Ukraine’s fight against its invaders and—importantly—completely unnecessary: The Russian propaganda machine responsible for propagating the invasion’s false justifications is fully capable of creating an off-ramp for itself whenever it deems it necessary. The issue policymakers must focus on instead is how to convince Russia to abandon its war aims, which still include seizing Kyiv and annexing large swaths of Ukraine....

Such was the scene at the first World Cyber Games, held at a convention center in Seoul this month. Beneath three overlapping Olympic-style rings, 400 competitors from 37 countries promised “fair play for friendship and harmony,” then grabbed their keyboards and mice and started (virtually) blowing one another away. Some call this sort of thing escapism, and see it as the domain of spotty adolescents with too much pent-up testosterone pouring through their Pentium chips....

Is Zlatan the greatest 30-something striker of all time? Though half of the back four that lined up against Everton are unlikely to start against Atletico in their Champions League quarter-final, there remains a genuine concern as to how they will deal with Diego Simeone’s side should the Liga giants find top gear against them. Everton possess their own attacking threats that would cause the majority of the Premier League if not Europe’s defences problems, but the ease in which they were able to put four goals past Kasper Schmeichel will have alarmed Shakespeare so close to the club’s biggest ever match....

James has been looking into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings, and she subpoenaed him for relevant documents earlier this year. Though Trump received an extended deadline of March 31 to turn the documents over, he objected to the subpoena. A statement from James’ office called the objections “baseless,” adding that “a party is not permitted to delay proceedings at this advanced juncture in the legal process to challenge an investigative subpoena....

Re: Georgia Wants U.S. Help to Get Back South Ossetia, Where Russia Ally Says ‘Never Again’ I read with interest your piece about Georgia seeking Western support in South Ossetia on the 12th Anniversary of the Russo-Georgian War. It is no secret that Russia remains determined in its efforts to wield power in Georgia. Traditionally this has taken the shape of military might – as referenced in the piece. But for those of us who have been observing the developments closely, it has been interesting to witness Russia’s pivot towards exerting ‘softer’ methods of control alongside military efforts....