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While adding a player as good as Aldridge certainly makes the Spurs better on paper, there are some questions to be answered about how it will all work out once they step on the floor. In adding Aldridge (and David West), the Spurs may have disrupted a uniquely high rate of roster continuity. Aldridge’s offensive skill set is not a perfect match for San Antonio’s offensive system. MORE: Free agency winners and losers | Tim Duncan’s tallest task...

The 25-year-old originally struggled to settle in the capital following his £26 million move from Roma in 2013 before establishing himself as a first-team regular under Mauricio Pochettino. Lamela then spent over a year on the sidelines because of a reoccurring hip injury and has returned to fitness to find playing time at Spurs limited. A loan move to Southampton was said to be close during the January transfer window, while a host of Serie A clubs including Inter also claimed an interest, only for Lamela to commit to Tottenham for the remainder of the 2017-18 campaign....

With the Hornets in the middle of an astonishing 26-2 run, the Charlotte crowd showered the young star with MVP chants. “Yeah definitely, I heard it,” said Ball in a postgame interview. “The city turnt. I love it. We’re gonna keep on trying to win.” Pushing their lead beyond 20 points early in the third quarter, the Indiana Pacers looked like they were in cruise control until the stunning Charlotte run saw the game turned on its head....

LaMelo Ball is Lonzo’s baby brother (and LiAngelo’s, too, but for the sake of discussion, this is about LaMelo and Lonzo). Now all that’s left to find out is who’s better. Lonzo was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of UCLA. LaMelo is lining up to be a top-three selection in the 2020 NBA Draft with a less conventional path to get there. They’re similar in stature and position, but they’ve got different games....

The 39-year-old spent 13 years at Stamford Bridge as a player, winning three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, the Champions League, the Europa League and two League Cups. A highly decorated midfielder, Lampard was always seen as one of the most trusted lieutenants in the club’s dressing room, along with ex-Blues defender John Terry. While Terry is currently chasing promotion to the Premier League with Aston Villa, Lampard has transitioned into a media career, working as a pundit for BT Sport and the BBC....

On June 19, 2021, President Biden announced via Twitter his family’s German Shepherd pet, Champ, had died. While speaking on the Sean Hannity Show Tuesday, Trump reflected on Biden spending time with his dogs at his Delaware home. “I think it is time to stop vacationing Joe Biden,” Trump said. She continued: “Instead of walking your dog masked up on the beach in Delaware, by the way we still don’t know what happened to the first dog, it is time to roll your sleeves up [and] get to work in the White House because vacationing clearly is not working....

“Mr. Miller denies any involvement whatsoever in the events that transpired last night,” attorney Matt Wilson said in an email. “When he learned last night that Mr. Tunsil’s accounts had been hacked, he was surprised that the posted content even existed. He condemns the unlawful hacking of Mr. Tunsil’s social media accounts and hopes that whoever is responsible is brought to justice quickly.” MORE: NFL Draft winners, losers | Our favorite picks Miller alleges in a lawsuit filed earlier this week that Tunsil defamed Miller’s character and caused the “intentional infliction of emotional distress” after an altercation between the two, according to The Clarion-Ledger....

The Joro spider is a species native to Asia and is noted for its colorful yellow stripes. These spiders were first noticed in Georgia less than a decade ago, with reports from the University of Georgia saying the first sighting of the spider was between 2013 and 2014. In 2015, scientists used genetic testing to confirm the sighting was the Joro spider. Experts believed the species found itself in Georgia after “hitching a ride in a shipping container from China or Japan....

Donnell racked up seven catches for 54 and three touchdowns in helping the New York Giants romp in Washington last Thursday night, 45-14. But instead of sitting pretty on a probable win over the weekend, Donnell had to live with benching himself. He admitted the sad truth to reporters on Wednesday. If you’re keeping score, Donnell would have scored 23.4 points in standard leagues, a more ridiculous 30.4 in PPR leagues....

On Monday, workers digging the Las Vegas pool stumbled across skeletal remains, says The Las Vegas Review-Journal. By the time homeowners, Matthew Perkins and his husband, awoke that morning, they reportedly found the workers already talking to Metropolitan Police Department officers about the discovery. “It kind of freaked us out,” Perkins said. However, officers soon determined that the remains were too large to be from a human. The police reportedly wanted to discard the bones, while the pool contractor advocated for continuing with the project and building over them....

While dominating the Summer League isn’t the most predictive of future NBA stardom or success, we will see future NBA stars Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr, Paolo Banchero, and others separate themselves from the pack. Each franchise has a different philosophy in how they approach Summer League, but a few teams stick out from the rest in terms of their odds to potentially win the 2022 Summer League title....

UNLV president Len Jessup issued a memo that said officials from the Raiders will meet with representatives from the Las Vegas Sands and the university to assess the area as a relocation option. MORE: Every Super Bowl champion, ranked The Sands plans to publicly announce its support of a new special events stadium to be built on a 42-acre piece of land recently acquired by UNLV, according to the memo, which was obtained by Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston....

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s exit, coupled with the uncertainty over temporary boss Ralf Rangnick, has deepened fan frustration as performances on the pitch have stuttered. Rangnick faces a battle to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, with early exits from both domestic cup competitions making the Champions League their only chance of silverware. United’s lack of trophies in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era is well documented, and whoever is in charge when the first ball is kicked next season will be under immediate pressure to win something....

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- It was a glorious October afternoon, and not just outside Kansas basketball's practice gym. Because inside, where the lights are electric and the air occasionally smells of sweat, representatives of KU's three NCAA championship teams were in attendance as the Jayhawks prepped for the 2013-14 season. From the 1952 squad, forward Bill Hoagland was sitting in a folding chair adjacent to the court. A few seats down was sharpshooter Jeff Gueldner from the 1988 team....

The Rossoneri’s preparations for the encounter were disrupted when their flight to Qatar was delayed, meaning they did not arrive until 24 hours after their opponents. RUMOURS: AC Milan want to sign Marouane Fellaini Chief executive Adriano Galliano had threatened that Milan may pull out of the fixture if they did not have ample time to prepare for the match. But head coach Montella was not in the mood for pre-meditated excuses when addressing the issue at a news conference ahead of the game....

As Nardo Wick’s song “Who Want Smoke??” plays in the background, video subjects are seen miming the movements of pointing and shooting a gun with their cellphone or their hands. Fox 32 reported that the administration of Illinois-based Tinley Park High School responded to a video that was posted showing what appeared to be students, teachers and the principal participating in the challenge. However, district spokesperson Jamie Bonnema claimed the teachers and the principal thought they were in a video promoting school spirit....

Many foods contain proteins similar to latex proteins. Therefore, if you have a latex allergy, you may also have a food allergy. Your body’s immune system responds to them in the same way, causing the cross-reactivity seen in what’s often referred to as the latex-fruit syndrome. This article explains why this cross-reactivity happens and how to identify latex allergy foods. It also lists some foods and latex products you’ll need to avoid if you have a latex allergic reaction....

“The word coffee isn’t always in the name of coffee drinks,” warns the August issue of New Era, a Mormon youth magazine. “So, before you try what you think is just some new milkshake flavor, here are a couple of rules of thumb: one, if you’re in a coffee shop (or any other shop that’s well-known for its coffee), the drink you’re ordering probably has coffee in it, so either never buy drinks at coffee shops or always ask if there’s coffee in it....

“Crews famously were cigarette smokers,” Dern, whose parents were actors before she made her debut in 1980, tells Verywell. “It was very common as I was growing up on movie sets.” When Dern was 6 years old, she lost her grandfather—an avid smoker—to lung cancer. In the years that followed, she watched other loved ones fight addiction. Now a mother of two teenagers, Dern sees nicotine addiction in a new form—vape and e-cigarette use among school-aged children—and is working with the American Lung Association (ALA) to raise awareness of vaping risks....