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Residents of Greece’s island of Crete have been baffled by a mysterious creature that recently washed ashore during a storm. The creature was spotted near a river in Gournes, a famous tourist area in Crete, after days of bad weather that hit the entire coastal front of the municipality of Hersonissos. The oddity can be seen in online images lying on the sand seemingly unable to move, and surrounded by debris and other random objects swept away from the water. The event has raised a lot of… Source link

Stan Van Gundy can form his [expletive] wall in New Orleans now. The Pelicans are trading for bruising Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound New Zealander will join 6-6, 284-pound Zion Williamson — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft — in a formidable New Orleans frontcourt. Adams moves into the starting center spot vacated by Derrick Favors, who left for a three-year deal from the Utah Jazz in free… Source link

If you thought the NBA’s silly season would take a holiday in an unconventional offseason, that memo did not reach John Wall. Wall apparently wants out of Washington, requesting a trade in the wake of the rumors surrounding discussions of a swap involving himself and Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook — who also has asked out of his current situation. That makes three All-Star guards looking for a change of address if you include Westbrook’s teammate, 2017-18 MVP James Harden. Wall… Source link

Purdue has every right to be upset with the officiating in its 34-31 loss to Minnesota. The Boilermakers were robbed of a potential winning touchdown with 52 seconds left after an official flagged tight end Payne Durham for offensive pass interference before he caught a would-be TD pass from Jack Plummer. Where was the pass interference? (via Big Ten Network) Replays of the foul were inconclusive at best. There was minimal contact between Durham and his defender and the best angle produced by… Source link

Free-agent center Dwight Howard was under the impression that he had a one-year, $3 million deal on the table to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. This led to the veteran center tweeting out his announcement. Dwight Howard’s tweet from Friday evening announcing his return to the Los Angeles Lakers. However, sources within the organization are adamant that a formal offer was never made, maintaining that dialogue was merely a “deal concept.” Howard thought if… Source link

Move over, Bryson DeChambeau, you may no longer be the king of the power drive. That title now belongs to 20-year-old Wilco Nienaber, who belted a 439-yard drive Thursday. Nienaber hit the shot during the first round of the European Tour’s Joburg Open. The announcers were in disbelief, calling Nienaber’s shot “borderline obscene.” Nienaber is essentially the DeChambeau of the European Tour. DeChambeau has averaged 337.8 yards per drive on the PGA Tour this year. Nienaber has averaged… Source link

NBA veteran Wesley Matthews is leaving one contender for another. The 34-year-old sent a picture of a Los Angeles Lakers jersey to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes as soon as free agency opened on Friday evening. Matthews intends to join the defending champion Lakers on a one-year, $3.6 million deal, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The 6-foot-4 wing played for the Milwaukee Bucks on a veteran’s minimum contract last season, starting 67 games and averaging 7.2 points on 36.4% shooting from… Source link

The State of Pennsylvania on Friday clarified its new mask mandate, saying that football players, “whether professional or youth,” while competing on the field, are exempt for medical reasons. The new interpretation comes one day after Governor Tom Wolf’s press secretary said the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of several high-profile football teams in the state, were not exempt from the latest COVID-19 protocols. Those protocols, issued Tuesday, would have required Steelers players and their… Source link

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President Trump called a press briefing Friday to announce the implementation of his rules on drug pricing, which he said could save consumers hundreds or thousands of dollars a year, but got sidetracked with a rant against Big Pharma, which he blamed for sabotaging his reelection campaign because his policies would hurt their business. In particular, he attacked Pfizer, the largest drug company in the U.S., just two hours after his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, claimed credit for the… Source link