But no NBA player may be more influential right now in that regard than Rockets star James Harden. MORE: Classic photos of James Harden | Every NBA team’s worst season since 1990 CBS Sports reported Thursday that not only was Harden instrumental in pushing to get coach Kevin McHale fired at the start of this season, but he also lobbied for the team to trade Dwight Howard before the deadline last week....
Harden dragged the franchise to a 56-26 record, even with Dwight Howard missing half the season because of knee and back issues. He has been at the front of the NBA MVP race with Stephen Curry all year, and he posted historically great numbers. MORE: Classic Harden photos | Harden’s best games of the season | Ideal FanDuel playoff lineup The 6-5 shooting guard is a poster child of the current Moreyball era, which embodies advanced statistics and efficient scoring in the form of 3-pointers and free throws....
The Steelers linebacker posted an Instagram picture of participation trophies given to his sons and explained why he’s not comfortable keeping that type of hardware in his home. James Harrison III, 8, and Henry, 6, should not “believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best…cause sometimes your best is not enough.” MORE: Top 10 Steelers of all time | Harrison’s terrifyingly tremendous leg press We can’t wait to see what other #harrisonfamilyvalues the two-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Pro Bowler instills in his children....
Soon after news broke that Richards was leaving his position as executive producer of Jeopardy!, Holzhauer tweeted out: “Do I think Mike Richards’s podcast comments were appropriate for polite society? No. But did he deserve the benefit of the doubt for the job he did running Jeopardy? Also no.” Also seemingly in reference to Richards, Holzhauer posted a GIF on Twitter of the “Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead” scene from The Wizard of Oz....
Starting pitcher James Paxton left New York’s matchup with the Twins on Friday with a 2-1 lead at Yankee Stadium. It was unclear initially why he left, but the Yankees announced later he departed with knee soreness. He will undergo an MRI on Saturday. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Paxton came into Friday’s game with a 3-2 record and a 3.38 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings....
The 38-year-old right wing from Cloquet, Minn., played for Dallas, New Jersey and St. Louis. He won NHL titles with Dallas in 1999 and New Jersey in 2003. He was on the U.S. Olympic team in 1998 and 2010. Langenbrunner announced his retirement Wednesday in a statement by the NHL Players Association, thanking coaches and teammates for "helping a kid from Minnesota enjoy a long, fulfilling hockey career." He appeared in 1,109 games, finishing with 243 goals and 420 assists....
The actress and mother of two, 30, took to Instagram at the weekend to share her concerns that her two young daughters have been targeted by people wishing her ill for her perceived role in her sister’s situation. “Hi, I respect that everyone has the right to express themselves, but can we please stop with the death threats, especially the death threats to children – JLS,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories on July 2....
The Spanish club have their eyes on two main attacking targets, each of whom would draw a world-record £200m fee: Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and Tottenham’s Harry Kane. In addition, the Blancos would also shell out £100m for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea. Dortmund issue Aubameyang warning Dortmund have told Arsenal that they will not easily be parted with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Speaking to Sky Sports, Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said: “We have our position, just as last summer when Barcelona tried to sign him....
Japan is a big economy with no natural energy resources. The country spends billions importing oil. That’s why “it’s natural to long for alternative power sources,” says Tomita. In 1993 Japan embarked on an ambitious program to make so-called new energy sources–including solar power–approximately 3 percent of Japan’s energy mix. That translates into 800,000 kilowatt-hours a year from solar power by 2010–23 times the amount produced in 1999. The Japanese government has spent 123 billion yen ($1....
Japan to deliver the deep internal reforms required to jump-start its idling domestic market and transform it into a strong engine of global growth. Unfortunately, this moment has yet to arrive. Japan still relies on growth in the world economy, which means the world cannot yet rely on Japan. Consider what is really happening in Japan’s domestic economy. Employment and wages have risen for the first time since 1997, and on its own terms the economy appears much healthier....
“Their argument is that this is all political and I think all you have to do is read the statement of charges. We’re not talking politics here,” Attorney General Brian Frosh told Newsweek on Wednesday. “The living conditions—these apartments were not habitable.” Earlier on Wednesday, Frosh filed a statement of charges against Westminster Management, which is owned by Kushner Companies, and 25 other entities alleging they mismanaged apartments to conditions “so severe” there were rodents dying in kitchen appliances and inside walls, and insects infiltrating appliances and crawling in food....
Iginla heads a 2020 class that was announced Wednesday by the HHOF. Former Oilers defenseman Kevin Lowe is also a part of the six-person group, along with Marian Hossa, Doug Wilson, Ken Holland and Canadian women’s goaltender Kim St-Pierre. The induction ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 16 in Toronto, although the date is subject to change depending on when the 2020-21 NHL season begins. Iginla, 42, ranks 16th (tied with Joe Sakic) on the NHL’s all-time goals list with 625....
Jarvis Landry’s daughter made friends with a baby deer Monday and they instantly became best friends. Buccaneers depth chart 2019: Tampa Bay eliminating excuses for Jameis Winston The fawn followed around the daughter of the Browns wide receiver and even allowed her to pet it. The girl (of course) wanted to bring the baby deer inside, but Landry told her no — he did, however, tell her they could feed it....
Regarded as the world’s most successful caddie, Williams has worked alongside the likes of Peter Thomson, Greg Norman and Tiger Woods, whose bag he was on for 13 major victories between 1999 and 2011. Williams, 55, had caddied for Day in six tournaments since June’s U.S. Open, with the former world No. 1 missing the cut in two, including the British Open, and securing just one top 10 finish....
“It doesn’t matter,” Garrett told reporters Wednesday when asked who would get the start in the backfield. “The only thing that matters is everybody getting ready to play and when their number is called upon, be ready to go out there and be their best.” PHOTOS: 12 biggest running back busts in NFL Draft history | MORE: NFL Picks Week 1 Dallas parted ways with DeMarco Murray, who signed as a free agent with the Eagles a season after leading the NFL with 1,845 rushing yards....
Harris, 47, of Davison, Michigan, was sentenced by Genesee Circuit Court Judge David J. Newblatt, according to MLive.com, after a jury in November convicted him of first-degree murder, solicitation of murder, and delivery of a controlled substance causing death. A neighbor told authorities that Jason Harris said Christina Harris was hungry the night of her death, so he made her a bowl of cereal that she dropped while she ate and passed out on the living room floor, MLive....
You might think the NFL would then allow those teams to wear their “My Cause My Cleats” in Week 14 to make up for the week they missed, but you’d be giving the league too much credit. This is the “No Fun League” after all. FANTASY: Week 14 D/ST rankings Cornerback Jason McCourty plans on wearing his special cleats, even though the NFL told him he can’t. “I believe you should be [allowed], so I’ll be wearing mine for the game,” he told ESPN....
Case in point: Cubs shortstop Javier Baez, facing an 0-2 count against Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon in the second inning, literally threw his bat at a breaking ball that was way outside and in the dirt. He singled to drive in a run. Baez led the National League last year with 111 RBIs, none of them coming from as improbable a situation as that one. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN...
Vance made the remarks on Twitter a day before the one-year mark of the riot, where a mob supporting then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 election results in Joe Biden’s favor. Following the attack, the U.S. House formed a special committee over the opposition of most Republicans to look into the origins of the incident. “They are not trying to look at what actually happened on January 6, they are trying to attack their political enemies,” Vance said in a video posted to Twitter regarding the committee....
