Ivanka Trump on Monday declined to comment on her father’s tweets from Sunday —directed at progressive Democratic Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley—telling them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” The president’s tweet also implied that these congresswoman were all immigrants to the U.S., when only one of the four was born abroad. As of late afternoon Thursday, the first daughter — who also works as an adviser in the White House — remained silent on her father’s tweets, instead writing multiple tweets on her work around the administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity initiative, which seeks to help 50 million women economically in developing countries by 2025....

Neither of the actors has publicly addressed their apparently rekindled romance but they have been spotted on vacation together prior to their date on Sunday. Dubbed Bennifer, the celebrity couple were engaged in 2002 and had a very public relationship, which was famously documented by paparazzi who followed their every move. Lopez’s video for “Jenny from the Block” even parodied the cultural phenomenon that was the widespread obsession with their relationship....

He’s lucky to be alive. On Christmas Eve in 2014, as a freshman at Florida, Jackson was a victim of a drive-by shooting. A bullet grazed his eyelid, and two friends suffered minor injuries, but everyone managed full recoveries. The incident almost four years ago began Jackson’s tumble from prized high school prospect to afterthought. In April 2015, Jackson was arrested and later charged with three counts of home invasion robbery and one count of burglary....

The Texans and Packers held a joint practice in Green Bay, which allowed Watt to take part in a longstanding Packers tradition of players riding a child’s bike to practice. It was something Watt said he has dreamed about since he was a kid growing up in Wisconsin. However, breaking the bike probably wasn’t part of that dream. Watt didn’t last long on the child-sized bike. “It was pretty awesome until I broke the bike,” Watt told media after Monday’s practice, via the Houston Chronicle....

Name another defensive end that can pick off a pass and take it 79 yards for a touchdown like this. Watt is of another world. MORE: Week 4 Scoreboard | Stats | Best images 

The Texans star posted a video of himself playing basketball on Thursday and his movements didn’t look limited at all. The between-the-legs crossover was smooth and he capped it off with a sweet one-handed flush. MORE: NFL’s top 25 free agents | 300-pound draft prospect throws down big-time jam Watt had surgery on a groin injury back in January. He is a bit peeved that it is being characterized as a sports hernia surgery....

Watt said the team played “horrendously” in Sunday’s 37-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, and even called his team’s 4-11 record “trash.” He didn’t call out any players by name, but said there was an extreme lack of professionalism with some of the players. He cited missing workouts, missing the weights and not showing up on time. “We’re professional athletes getting paid a whole lot of money,” Watt said. “If you can’t come in and put work in in the building, go out to the practice field and work hard, do your lifts and do what you’re supposed to do, you should not be here....

The June 10 blog post, titled, “J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues,” she addressed the backlash she received, along with the accusations of being a “TERF” (trans-exclusionary radical feminist). “This isn’t an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it’s time to explain myself on an issue surrounded by toxicity. I write this without any desire to add to that toxicity,” she began her 3500-word open letter....

With the help of his daughter, Demi, the Cavaliers guard is (almost) officially off the market. The little one held out the ring and asked, “Mom, will you marry us?” MORE: NBA schedule release: 10 must-see games | Kobe checks D’Angelo Russell In the brief hesitation, where I imagine Smith’s fiancée wondered if she was dreaming, Demi grew impatient and hit her with a “yes… or naw?” Kids these days!...

Sophomore cornerback Jabrill Peppers faces the same report card. What’s the grading scale? Impossible. If Michigan fans perceive Harbaugh as the savior on the sidelines, then Peppers is expected to be the second coming of Charles Woodson, who won the Heisman Trophy and led the Wolverines to the national championship in 1997. Consider that on the second possession of Michigan’s spring game Saturday, Peppers screamed in from the slot and stuffed Wyatt Shallman for a one-yard gain....

Del Rio, who returned to the NFL in January as part of Ron Rivera’s coaching staff in Washington, retweeted a picture of what was purportedly the screenshot of a tweet from Ocasio-Cortez, in which the New York representative allegedly suggested the economic damage of extending the lockdown until November was a price worth paying to prevent Trump from winning a second term. “It’s vital that Governors maintain restrictions on businesses until after the November Elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected,” the fake tweet said....

The Red Sox outfielder went 0 for 4 during his team’s 8-2 loss at home to the Rockies, which stopped his hitting streak at 29 games. Bradley entered the game with a chance to become just the fourth Red Sox hitter to record a hit streak of 30 games or more. Your browser does not support iframes. MORE: Ranking baseball’s top 10 unbreakable records Wednesday night, Bradley passed the halfway mark to Joe DiMaggio’s record of 56 straight games with a hit....

Jackson has gotten the Warriors into the postseason for the first time since 1991-’92, and has delivered just the fifth 50-win season in franchise history. Yet, he has not received a contract extension, and speculation has held that, if Golden State does not have a successful playoff run, the team will look to replace him. MORE: Kerr expects coaching offer from Knicks | Sager to begin treatment for leukemia “I’ve heard rumblings, I’ve seen the same reports as everybody else that Mark has got to win to keep his job, but I’ve never seen anybody willing to put their name to it,” Van Gundy said....

UCL injuries are never a good thing, as they can lead to Tommy John surgery. However, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson doesn’t want fans to worry about deGrom’s injury. He spoke to reporters about it and explained that the issue had “resolved itself.” “So a sprain is the lowest-grade partial tear, if you will. So at this point, the sprain has resolved itself,” Alderson said. “The elbow is, at this point, perfectly intact, based on the MRIs and our clinical evaluation through our doctors....

“I told (wife) Stacey to keep Jaxon up to watch me,’’ deGrom told the New York Post’s Kevin Kernan on Saturday. “It’s going to be so cool to have him watch me pitch." DeGrom was placed on MLB’s family emergency list on April 16 when complications with his son related to a sleep apnea condition arose. Jaxon has since recovered. The Mets pitcher, meanwhile, got a visit from his friend, former Braves star Chipper Jones, while he was being interviewed by Kernan....

Lou DiBella, Derevyanchenko’s promoter, would like to avoid limiting the fight to HBO, which has Jacobs under contract, and letting the market decide who gets to stage the fight. Jacobs (34-2 29 KOs) would be unable to participate in a fight for the vacant IBF middleweight title — recently stripped from Gennady “GGG” Golovkin — if it lands anywhere else. MORE: Potential Anthony Joshua opponent emerging in Africa ESPN has emerged as the next-likeliest location Top Rank would be willing to put the fight there, according to RingTV....

During a newly released special episode of her Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, the actress, 50, and guest Gwyneth Paltrow, 49, spoke about the challenges of maintaining a healthy sex life in long-term relationships. After it was brought up that Paltrow was enjoying “some of the best sex these days” with her husband of three years, Brad Falchuk, Pinkett Smith then spoke about her own sexual journey with Smith, to whom she’s been married since 1997....

Pinkett Smith has spoken about close relationship with Shakur on numerous occasions, with the then-budding stars having attended Maryland’s Baltimore School for the Arts together in the 1980s. Shakur was shot and killed in 1996. Her son Smith briefly touched on their friendship during a 2018 interview with Los Angeles radio personality Big Boy, a clip of which was uploaded to YouTube this month. The Smith family has faced increased scrutiny over the past few weeks, after Pinkett Smith’s husband, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars in reaction to the comedian making a joke at her expense....

But his time with the Houston Texans hasn’t been stirring. First, Clowney missed six weeks with a knee injury. After returning last week, he is questionable again, possibly a game-time decision, this week against the Philadelphia Eagles. NFL PICKS: David Steele | Vinnie Iyer | Fantasy Source | The Linemakers The Texans also spent time Saturday evaluating linebacker Brian Cushing, who has a sore knee. Cushing missed last week’s game but practiced Friday....

Coming off their 11-5 campaign last season, the Jags are in a great spot for 2018. They also face an unfamiliar NFL Draft position: a late pick for a team already loaded with talent. That means Jacksonville’s draft philosophy can be tweaked. The team can add the few pieces it needs, then look for depth and role players. Jacksonville’s front office and coaching staff surely are happy to be in this spot....