LeBron James is expected to sit out when Cleveland visits the Indiana Pacers, according to ESPN.com, as the Cavs try for a franchise-best 10th win in their first 11 outings. James isn’t hurt. Cleveland is following the pattern they’ve used the last two years, resting the 31-year-old superstar on the second of back-to-back games from time to time. MORE: 8 NBA players with the most to prove in 2016-17...
The Cavaliers star will sign a two-year contract with an option next offseason, ESPN reports . The contract is valued at $22.97 million this year — more than $1 million more than the contract he opted out of — and $24 million for the second, though there is almost no way James opts in for that second season. MORE: 17 unforgettable things from 2014-15 | LeBron’s visceral Finals performance The salary cap for 2015-16 was set $70 million, but an influx of TV money puts the 2016-17 salary cap at an estimate of $89 million — and like higher....
King James pretty much put his frustrations on full display in Game 3 on Wednesday night in Cleveland. Perhaps no play was more indicative than James blocking a would-be dunk from Curry . . . after the play was over. MORE: Ranking the 17 key players in Warriors-Cavs Let’s look a little closer to see the look on James’ face. MORE: Cavs, Warriors fans unite to sing anthem Pure, unbridled anger....
James never rehearses the speech, but already knows what the gist will be. "It would be in the range of, 'Why not us?'" James said Saturday. "Why not us? History is broken all the time. And obviously we know we're against the greatest of odds." Against the greatest of odds, against maybe the greatest of San Antonio Spurs teams, too. Both are very much against the Heat now, and both are winning....
Grot, 19, signed a four-year deal at Elland Road on Thursday after joining from NEC Nijmegen in Leeds’ first addition since selling star striker Chris Wood to Burnley for a reported fee of £15m. Leeds 4/1 to be promoted The Netherlands youth international scored five goals in 20 Eredivisie appearances last season as NEC suffered relegation and is in contention make his debut away to Nottingham Forest in the Championship on Saturday....
Legal experts told Newsweek that individuals who were a part of the rally – including Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Alabama GOP Representative Mo Brooks, and Donald Trump Jr. – could face criminal charges at both the state and federal level for using language that encouraged Trump supporters to storm the Capitol. Before the violent insurrection took place, both Trumps urged the crowd to fight the election results, while Giuliani called for “trial by combat....
Where Mr. Sabet and I differ is on what system should replace prohibition. He argues that we should decriminalize marijuana (“decrim”) so that using it is legal, but selling it is not. On its face, that seems to make sense. But this betrays a deep misunderstanding of how the criminal justice actually works. And by the way, “decrim” was the failed alcohol model during Prohibition. Much of the way police departments are evaluated—and, in turn, funded—is based on the number of arrests they make....
Access to recreational cannabis in the U.S. was tied with a 11.8 percent lower rate of opioids prescriptions each day, and 4.2 percent for medical marijuana. The authors of the paper published in the Journal of Health Economics said recreational weed laws could make it easier for patients to access the drug, and use it to treat pain and other conditions. Both types of law also appeared to cut down the total number of patients receiving opioids, as well as the total days opioids were supplied, and the likelihood of a healthcare provider prescribing the painkillers....
A trend started by Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon, claimed its latest victim after a Lehigh University game. When the Mountain Hawks swept a series with Navy in two comeback wins during a doubleheader on Sunday, the team had to thank pitcher Nick Stephens in a big way. We’re talking about a monstrous, high-flying alley-oop slam so hard, Stephens couldn’t even stay on his feet. MORE: UNC’s fruit fight | FSU’s raging bat flip | MLB x Star Wars...
The Foxes, currently 12th in the English Premier League standings, are without a win in their last three games heading into the clash against the north London outfit. And, although, the Nigeria international admitted it would be tough against Mauricio Pochettino’s side, he believes Claude Puel’s side can rise to the occasion and get maximum points in front of their home supporters. “I have never looked too much at the opposition,” Ndidi told LCFC TV....
David Letterman Some guys have all the luck. Worldwide Pants, the production company responsible for “The Late Show With David Letterman” (and its chaser, “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”) was able to strike a Guild-approved deal directly with its writers, which allowed the staffs of both shows to return. So it really was business as usual for Letterman, with the exception of a thick white beard, grown as a show of solidarity with the writers....
Both appreciate the finer things in life, so they’re not likely to clash over spending. Together, they spoil each other rotten with luxurious gifts and tokens of their affection. While the Taurus woman usually prefers the quiet comfort of home, her Leo man provides enough security that she feels okay stepping out of that comfort zone to go adventuring with him. Leo man: If you really want to impress your Taurus woman, take her out to an expensive and romantic restaurant....
Is that the right word? It’s difficult to describe the end of Fournette’s college career, and it’s even more difficult to find the right word to encapsulate his career from 2014-16 with the Tigers. MORE: Where does Fournette land in SN’s latest Mock Draft? Fournette announced Friday that he won’t play in the Citrus Bowl against Louisville on Dec. 31. Fournette is entering the 2017 NFL Draft, so that’s it for the No....
According to Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a major outplacing firm, many employers want workers to be vaccinated, but have been holding back on making it required. “It is a large risk over the head of every employer if there is an outbreak at the office,” Challenger said. “But so far we have seen very few employers using a stick instead of carrots.” Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University Law School, agreed: “We’ve begged, pleaded, cajoled people to be vaccinated; we’ve offered them incentives, and it’s clear that that is not working....
The Black Stars brought their Russia 2018 series to a disappointing end on Sunday, playing out a 1-1 home draw with Egypt, who claimed the sole ticket of Group E. The four-time African champions ultimately finished third on the log, two and six points behind second-placed Uganda and the Pharaohs. “It was disappointing," Acheampong told Kasapa FM. “We could not qualify but we must forget about it and move forward....
I was born in Beirut but New York is my home by choice. For 25 years, as a reporter and student of American-Arab relations, I’ve played the role of cultural interpreter, attempting to explain each side to the other. There has always been a profound disconnect, a deep mutual suspicion and lack of trust. Now the rift is almost incalculably large. Reason, moderation and sobriety are never more needed than in crisis....
Ebayat is the commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the military wing of Yasir Arafat’s Fatah organization and the shock troops of the Palestinian uprising. For the past 18 months, these gunmen–known as Tanzim, Arabic for “organization”–have carried out hundreds of attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians, keeping Israeli society on edge and provoking a series of ever more devastating counterattacks by the government of Ariel Sharon. The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades have surpassed both Hamas and Islamic Jihad as the most prolific and widely known of the armed groups waging war against Israel, and their methods–sniper killings of settlers across the West Bank and Gaza, ambushes of Israeli troops at checkpoints and, increasingly, suicide bombings–have proven devastatingly effective....
Enter Ken Livingstone, the controversial London mayor who caused a political upset when he won office last year. Livingstone and the city’s governing body, the Greater London Authority (GLA), are desperately seeking ways to end this season of discontent. Their solution? Part of it, at least, is contained in a report released Jan. 26 by the Mayor’s Environment Commission. With the not-so-catchy title “Environment and Sustainability,” the report offers 100 ideas to improve life in the city....
The market, of course, tanked something ferocious. As I file this to the Web site, the Standard & Poor’s 500 is down 5 percent, the Nasdaq market is down 6 percent, the Dow Jones industrials are down 9 percent. The screens on which I track my personal holdings are all red-and heavily so-but who cares? Tomorrow, we can get back to greed. For today, it’s only money. And some day, possibly soon, things will stabilize and the world will go on....
Though there’s considerable overlap between the two big social-networking services, only one usually becomes the center of a teen’s online social life. Most often the choice is made depending on where your friends are. But what determines whether clusters of friends alight on MySpace or Facebook? A controversial answer comes from Danah Boyd a researcher at the Berkeley school of information: it’s a matter of social class. A few weeks ago, Boyd—who has done extensive ethnographic work on online behavior, blog-posted an essay tentatively sharing her (admittedly nonscientific) findings after months of interviews, field observations and profile analysis....
