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INDIANAPOLIS — “My mindset is to come out and hoop and just be myself.” That was Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson, hours before the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge. He came out, hooped and scored 10 points in a 40-35 loss to open the evening’s four-team mini tournament. It was a microcosm of what has been a quiet rookie campaign for Henderson, again overshadowed by peers. In a sea of Tyrese Haliburton shirts on the streets of snowy Indianapolis were a few jerseys bearing Victor… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Late ‘AGT’ and ‘Voice’ veteran Nolan Neal’s daughter honors dad with ‘Idol’ audition: ‘It could have been so different. He didn’t mean to die.’  Yahoo Entertainment Source link

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — B.J. Hill stands 6-foot-3, weighs 311 pounds and had just spent three hours trying to haul down Patrick Mahomes. Now the Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle had taken on a new job, the world’s most intimidating, and perhaps protective, press agent. Inside a devastated Cincinnati Bengals locker room, Hill stood directly on the left shoulder of teammate Joseph Ossai and warned the media that had gathered in front of them. “Any dumb questions and I am shutting this… Source link

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — B.J. Hill stands 6-foot-3, weighs 311 pounds and had just spent three hours trying to haul down Patrick Mahomes. Now the Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle had taken on a new job, the world’s most intimidating, and perhaps protective, press agent. Inside a devastated Cincinnati Bengals locker room, Hill stood directly on the left shoulder of teammate Joseph Ossai and warned the media that had gathered in front of them. “Any dumb questions and I am shutting this… Source link

This article is from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. Google’s had an awkward week. After years of preaching that conversational search was its future, it’s stood by as the world discovered ChatGPT. The powerful chatbot from OpenAI takes queries—some meant for the search bar—and answers with astonishing conversational replies. It’s shared recipes, reviewed code, and argued politics so adeptly that screenshots of its answers now fill social… Source link

DOHA, Qatar — Christian Pulisic said Thursday that he is “feeling better” after suffering a “pelvic contusion” in the U.S. men’s national team’s Tuesday win over Iran, but did not commit to playing in Saturday’s knockout-round game against the Netherlands. He also explained what, exactly, a “pelvic contusion” is. After a team spokesman suggested that “it’s what it sounds like,” Pulisic said: “No, but at the same time, it’s not.” “Like, I didn’t get, like, hit in… Source link

Simmons: Embiid, Rivers didn’t help mental health struggles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Enigmatic former Sixers star Ben Simmons appeared on JJ Redick’s podcast Thursday and finally spoke candidly about basically every hot-button topic that popped up around him since June 2021. One of the main points of contention for Sixers fans was the way he dealt with the summer following their series-long meltdown to the Hawks in the 2021 postseason and his apparent disconnect from the… Source link

Following a two-week investigation, BYU said in a statement it found no evidence to corroborate allegations of racial heckling by a fan at a women’s volleyball match on Aug. 26. The university said it reviewed audio recordings, security footage and “reached out” to at least 50 people at the event before coming to its decision Friday morning. BYU added that it lifted its ban on the fan the school originally identified as the person who allegedly used a racial slur directed at a member of the… Source link

Andrew Wiggins said Monday that he wishes he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19, which allowed him to play full time with the Warriors this season and win a ring. (Elsa/Getty Images) Andrew Wiggins had a phenomenal season in Golden State, one that culminated with him helping the Warriors win their fourth title in eight years. That marked his first NBA title, too. Yet on Monday, Wiggins said he regretted receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at all — which allowed him to play full time with the… Source link

The Juan Soto saga took another weird turn Monday night. The current-but-possibly-on-the-trade-block outfielder for the Washington Nationals arrived less than 24 hours before the Home Run Derby after Soto flew commercially to Los Angeles following the team’s series against the Atlanta Braves in D.C. That drew the ire of Soto’s agent, Scott Boras, who pointed out how unfair it was that players from the Braves were chartered to All-Star Weekend but the Nationals couldn’t do the same for Soto.