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While Biden has indicated he plans to seek another four years in the White House, he is likely to come under added pressure to stand aside if the Democrats perform badly in the November midterms. Just 22 percent of Americans want Biden to run again in 2024, with 61 percent opposed, according to a Decision Desk HQ poll, commissioned by NewsNation. The survey of 1,000 registered voters, conducted between July 22 and 24, asked respondents who they’d prefer as the Democrat candidate if Biden doesn’t run....

Perry was involved in the play that led to Leafs captain John Tavares being stretchered off in the first period. The play was purely accidental, as Tavares was falling to the ice while Perry skated by in the neutral zone; his knee just happened to hit Tavares in the head as he fell. Foligno acknowledged as much and didn’t blame Perry for the injury. But he felt the need to defend his captain and get his teammates back in the game....

As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, last week, former Cheers star Alley wrote in a since-deleted tweet: “I don’t know what’s real or what is fake in this war. So I won’t be commenting. I’ll pray instead.” Remini shared a screenshot of the message on her own Twitter account on Friday, as she hit out at Alley’s stance and called out her offer of prayers, given that she is a member of the Church of Scientology....

The Bengals are traveling to play the Saints which means Still has to leave Leah behind. What she said to him will no doubt leave tears in your eyes. MORE: Devon teaches Leah how to play football | Leah at the Bengals game Certainly no one blames or is judging Still for doing what he’s doing by providing the best care and support for his daughter. He has to work but wants to be there for Leah....

But the question of when is not nearly so fraught as the question of how. Although they pretty much agree that living in a crack house–with people who respond to challenges with violence, and bereft of parental love, supervision and models of moral behavior–can leave a child’s conscience stillborn, scientists are struggling toward a definitive answer to the question of how children develop a sense of right and wrong. “If there is any consensus, it is that conscience is a combination of head, heart and hand,” says Marvin Berkowitz, professor of character development at the University of Missouri, St....

That was pure Johnson: worldly, canny and wise enough to see that a politician without a survival instinct and one without ideals are equally worthless. And it’s that canny LBJ that emerges from Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and His Times 1908-1960 (721 pages. Oxford. $30), historian Robert Dallek’s massive new biography. This is not the one-dimensional rascal who has become comfortably lodged in the conventional wisdom. As venal and ambitious as ever, Dallek’s LBJ is also an idealist, a man “with considerable vision that he carried to fruition during a long career....

Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police office seen kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. Floyd died while in police custody in May of 2020. Chauvin didn’t take the stand during the trial, and the jury only deliberated one day after the closing arguments from both sides were presented Monday. A video showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes last year, and Floyd’s last words heard on the video were “I can’t breathe....

James isn't the best rapper around, but that's to be expected because he is the best basketball player in the world and had to focus his time on sharpening those skills. That hasn't stopped James from dabbling in music, though. In his latest rhymes, James kept it true to his life, using his two NBA championship rings for the best punch line of the two-minute snippet. After the rhyme gained traction on Tuesday, James dropped a tongue-in-cheek tweet about an upcoming mixtape....

Even with Davis likely unable to go, the Lakers are confident that they’ll still have a chance to beat the Suns. But to do so, they’re going to need LeBron James to lead the charge. And that seems like something he’s ready to do. “These shoulders were built for a reason,” James said on Sunday after Game 4, per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. “So, if it takes for me to put some more on top of it, then so be it....

That was after James moved to point guard because of injuries to Cavs point guards Isaiah Thomas and Derrick Rose. It was the first start at point guard for James since 2005, and his passing ability led to the Cavs’ recovery from a poor first half. “To this day still, if I’m able, if coach slides me to the one, I know every set,” James told Cleveland.com after the game....

Soon after James signed a contract to join the Cavaliers, he took off for a trip to Brazil for the World Cup, visited China and Taiwan for an Asian tour and shot a movie in New York. MORE: James drops weight | Cavs targeting Marion | Photos of LeBron’s offseason James has had contact with the Cavaliers. He met with team owner Dan Gilbert prior to making a free-agent decision and talked with Griffin and Blatt over the phone, according to ESPN....

LeBron James has never lacked motivation, but there was always a little extra something present in the back of his mind ever since he left the Heat for the Cavaliers in 2014. After James led Cleveland to a Game 7 victory Sunday night with another stellar performance, he revealed the secret source of inspiration that pushed him to bring a championship back to his community. DEVENEY: It’s time for all of the haters to shut up and appreciate LeBron...

“I’m the LeBron of the NBA,” the Cavaliers forward said Wednesday morning before a game in the Panthers quarterback’s town. MORE: Newton’s star power, visualized | Quiz: Are you a Cam hater or lover? Newton was asked at Super Bowl 50 media day Monday if he sees himself as the LeBron James of the NFL. The parallels are there, with their remarkable size, athleticism, IQ and passing ability. Newton wasn’t hearing it, though....

MORE: Classic photos of LeBron James Eleven-year-old LeBron James Jr. reportedly has scholarship offers from Duke and Kentucky, but he’s not resting on his laurels and coasting through the rest of his PeeWee season. Instead, the king in waiting is toasting the competition in his latest highlight reel. We are all witnesses, even LeBron Sr. A video posted by Sports Videos (@houseofhighlights) on Jul 19, 2016 at 12:53pm PDT

As the NBA Finals have shifted here to Quicken Loans Arena, where Game 3 will take place at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday after a pair of drubbings leveled on the Cavs by the Warriors, much time and energy was spent figuring out what coach Tyronn Lue can do to get his team back to looking something like the group that cruised through the Eastern Conference postseason with a 12-2 mark....

On Friday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the league had sent memos to teams advising them to prepare for the possibility of games taking place without fans. Charania tweeted more details about the plan on Saturday. MORE: Will coronavirus cancel major U.S. sporting events? That measure has already been implemented in Italy, where a government decree this week stated that all sporting events are to be played behind closed doors until April 3....

James and his Los Angeles Lakers were taking on the Houston Rockets and leading their old-time nemesis, 45-24, during the second quarter. James stood in the corner of the court next to his own sideline, and behind the three-point line. James received a pass, quickly positioned himself, launched the ball toward the goal and turned around to face his teammates before seeing if it landed. The reaction from his teammates said it all....

And, while this might sound counterintuitive, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wants it that way. It’s hard to imagine any coach devising a strategy that would limit the time James, the best player in the world, spends on the floor. But Spoelstra would rather have James at his very best than play him for 12 consecutive minutes — and that logic applies to everyone else on the roster as well. "It was absolutely something that, as a team, we talked about beforehand," Spoelstra said....

“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the passing of a true NBA legend, Harvey Pollack,” Sixers CEO Scott O’Neil said in a statement. “He may never have laced up his sneakers, but few have done more to advance the game, in the NBA or Philadelphia basketball, than Harvey." MORE: The common-sense 2015 NBA mock draft | Which NBA team would draft you? An employee with the NBA since the league started in 1946, Pollack was a part of some of the most memorable NBA performances....

The 25-year-old has been on the fringe of the Foxes’ setup, featuring only once in a League Cup encounter this season. Despite his lack of play time, the gaffer has declared that the forward remains in his plans and clarified that stern competition on the flanks - where he is most suited - has made it more difficult “It’s not the time to speak about if he can bring something to the squad or if he can leave the squad in January,” Puel told BBC Sport....