“For June, new-vehicle prices continue to set records, with the average transaction price expected to reach $45,844—a 14.5-percent increase from a year ago and the highest level on record,” said Thomas King, president of the data analytics division at J.D. Power in a press release. “Consequently, even though the sales pace is down 18.2 percent year over year, consumers will spend $44.3 billion on new vehicles this month, the second-highest level ever for the month of June but slightly down 2....

Haden and Murray have been paired, while Brown and Watt will work together. MORE: Cowboys, Ravens staffs to coach teams | Drew Brees playing QB | 2015 Draft rankings Pro Football Hall of Famers Cris Carter and Michael Irvin will serve as alumni team captains. They will have the last word over draft decisions. The four captains will assist in determining rosters for Team Carter and Team Irvin. A coin toss will be held Jan....

With 3.5 seconds left on the clock, Smith looked off star Carmelo Anthony and missed badly on an attempt from the top of the key. Smith looked back on the moment and said he believed the Knicks got the best available shot. MORE: Melo can only watch JR shot | Top 10 in NBA missed shots | Celebrities at games “I think we went with the best shot,” Smith said, according to ESPN....

Add his efforts to untie opponents' shoelaces to the list, as the NBA has handed down a $50,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct after he tried loosening the shoes of Shawn Marion and Greg Monroe. As Smith noted on his Twitter account, they weren't the only victims. Smith has a method to his approach. Once aligned on the free-throw line, Smith will reach down and pull on the laces of the nearest opponent in between shots at the foul line....

MORE: NBA Finals 2016 photos | 17 most important NBA Finals players Smith signed a two-year, $10.3 million extension last year after being traded to the Cavs the previous winter. His deadline to opt in is June 16, but his contract won’t be guaranteed until Sept. 17. Smith says he’d like to stay in Cleveland if possible, though. “This is where I want to be,” he told Cleveland.com. “The fans love me; I love them and my teammates....

Barrett must also complete a three-day alcohol education program, The Columbus Dispatch reported. MORE: SN Week 11 Power Rankings | Top 50 Player Rankings Barrett apologized to “the Ohio State football program and Buckeye Nation” during a short statement in court. Police pulled Barrett over on Halloween morning after they caught him trying to avoid an OVI checkpoint. Reports said he was cooperative and measured a 0.099 percent blood-alcohol level on a breathalyzer test, which is above the legal limit in Ohio of 0....

It happens to be teammate J.T. Barrett. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Barrett, speaking with reporters after Thursday’s practice, made his feelings clear. “I’m not Braxton, but being that I do talk to him every day, I think that would be something me and you both be shocked if he was to leave. I think it’s ridiculous honestly,” Barrett said. MORE: Who will start at Ohio State in 2015? Our early guess...

NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have dominated headlines in the art world in recent weeks, especially after the digital artist Beeple’s EVERYDAYS: The FIRST 5000 DAYS became the first NFT listed at the renowned auction house Christie’s, and sold for $69.3 million on March 11. For those unfamiliar, NFTs are units of data on a digital ledger that represent unique digital items. Like paintings, when NFTs are associated with digital art, they can be bought and sold—though exchanges typically occur using cryptocurrency....

On Thursday morning, the Sabres announced that their once prized possession has been stripped of his captaincy. The move comes alongside a failed physical, which was expected by the center who has not suited up since March with a herniated disk in his neck. “Unfortunately, yesterday, Jack did not pass his physical,” Sabres GM Kevyn Adams said Thursday. “To this point, Jack is not willing to move forward with the fusion surgery that our doctors are suggesting....

And hey, that’s happening: White, along with Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler, is investing in Warstic, a Texas-based company out to “infuse our thirst for living life into the design and craftsmanship of our products. They are stylish, but not overdone. Unique, but not trendy. We know how to design in a fresh, but timeless manner. This is the secret of great design. You must be inspired by the past, but not repeat it....

Jackie Robinson changed our country forever when he broke baseball’s reprehensible color barrier in 1947. And not only did Robinson change the game by just playing on the same field as white ballplayers, but Robinson was really, really good. The Sporting News didn’t even wait for the season to end before declaring Robinson as the publication’s Rookie of the Year, with a full-page package in the Sept. 17, 1947 issue....

Tributes have been paid to the late astrologer and one-time Celebrity Big Brother star who died in her sleep. Her son Frank, who confirmed the news in a statement today (September 22). “This morning my brothers and I lost our mother Jackie Stallone,” Frank wrote on Instagram, adding: “She died in her sleep as she had wished.” Stallone was married three times and had three sons and a daughter, Toni D’Alto, who died in 2012....

Many residents in Jackson have been without usable water following the flooding of the Pearl River, which led to issues at the city’s O.B. Curtis Water Plant. The issues caused “low or no water pressure for many Jackson customers,” the city stated on Monday, noting that the water shortage could last into the coming days. The current crisis isn’t the first time Jackson has faced water issues, as the city had been on a boil water notice a month before the flooding....

Symptoms At birth, the bones of the skull are not joined together; they close up as the child grows. In Jackson-Weiss syndrome, the skull bones join together (fuse) too early. This is called “craniosynostosis.” This causes: Misshapen skullWidely spaced eyesBulging foreheadUnusually flat, underdeveloped middle area of the face (midface hypoplasia) Another distinctive group of birth defects in Jackson-Weiss syndrome is on the feet: The big toes are short and wideThe big toes also bend away from the other toesThe bones of some toes may be fused together (called “syndactyly”) or abnormally shaped...

The top overall pick in the draft made big hits behind the line on consecutive plays and Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a touchdown pass to DeVier Posey in the Texans’ 32-7 win over the Falcons on Saturday night. Houston selected Clowney out of South Carolina to form a powerful 1-2 pass-rushing attack with J.J. Watt. Watt sat out Saturday’s game and Clowney seized the defensive spotlight on Atlanta’s second series....

Jack scuffled with Chiefs receivers Sammy Watkins and Demarcus Robinson midway through the second quarter and was ejected. Jack complicated matters by losing his temper after learning he’d been ejected, and coaches had to escort him off the field. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport noted that the NFL will review the incident “through the standard discipline process. … That almost certainly means no expedited process and no suspension.” 49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander, who was also ejected Sunday for delivering a head shot to former Buccaneers teammate Jameis Winston, will undergo the same process and faces no suspension....

Oh, I get it. I see what you did there. The Jaguars were playing the Steelers and football is important, so the best choice was clearly to bridge the gap between sport and international health epidemic by fingerpainting a slogan on a plain white sign to make light of thousands of deaths in an impoverished part of the world. Sort of a play on the Siege of Fott Pitt for the modern era....

“He’s been elected (p)resident, where maybe a great goal he had in life to own an NFL team is not very likely,” Khan told USA Today at the NFL owners meetings in New York. “So to make it tougher, or to hurt the league, it’s very calculated.” MARVEZ: NFL fights back, says it will address anthem on its timetable Trump, 71, unsuccessfully tried to buy the Bills in 2014, not long before he began his presidential campaign....

Earlier this week, Sportsnet reported the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL acquired the rights to Blackmon. There are a lot of steps involved for this to happen, but first he would need to get out of his contract with Jacksonville, which the franchise is apparently not willing to do. MORE: Most notable CFL to NFL players | Biggest running back busts in NFL Draft history Another hurdle for Blackmon is his current NFL suspension....

The third-year running back matched an NFL record and flirted with another in Tennessee’s 30-9 home victory over Jacksonville. MORE: Week 14 playoff scenarios | Iyer’s picks against the spread Henry tied Tony Dorsett’s mark with a 99-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, bullying several Jaguars defenders on his trek across the length of the field. He had four rushing touchdowns in all — one shy of the record — as he helped Tennessee (7-6) keep its playoff hopes intact....