Pelicans Offseason Preview Anthony Davis Trade Gm Search Loom Large In New Orleans

Those three teams were a combined 86-77 on the day of the trade deadline. Since the deadline passed without a deal, they’ve gone a combined 32-48. OFFSEASON PREVIEWS: Lakers | Knicks | Bulls Yet, like the Maltese Falcon, the Hope Diamond and black cats, Davis will be much coveted this offseason despite his recent history of bringing misfortune to whomever possesses his rights. Such is the way of the NBA when it comes to multi-talented 7-footers....

December 30, 2022 · 4 min · 841 words · Lance Maurey

Pence S Classified Documents Put Merrick Garland In The Hot Seat Again

Pence’s lawyer, Greg Jacob, told the National Archives in a letter that documents with classified markings were discovered in his Indiana home last week, according to the Associated Press, which obtained the letter. Jacob wrote in the letter that the records “appear to be a small number of documents bearing classified markings that were inadvertently boxed and transported to the personal home of the former vice president at the end of the last administration,” according to the AP....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 474 words · Oma Twiggs

Pence Says U.S. In Much Better Place To Respond To Coronavirus Despite Surge In Cases

Pence made the remarks in an interview with CBS News’ Face the Nation, which aired on Sunday. The vice president dismissed criticism of the administration’s handling of the ongoing pandemic, saying that the White House was working closely with local officials to address growing outbreaks. “But what the American people should know is that because of the leadership that President Trump has provided, because of the extraordinary innovation that we have brought to this task, we’re in a much better place to respond to these outbreaks than we were four months ago,” Pence said....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 555 words · Helen Fessler

Penguins Alex Galchenyuk Ready To Fill Big Skates On Offense

The 25-year-old hasn’t yet put up the same point production as a player of Kessel’s caliber, but he’s still growing his game and has already shown that he is capable of producing on the top-six. And now that he’s in Pittsburgh, he’s bound to find a spark on the forecheck. After experiencing ups and downs with the Canadiens and not knowing whether he’d play at center or wing, he was shipped out to Arizona, where he impressed immediately with his versatility and shooting ability....

December 30, 2022 · 3 min · 554 words · Elizabeth Buckley

Penguins Fans Name Son Malkin Crosby

Lil’ Malkin, presumably, joins cousins Zalapski Taglianetti Young and Fata Eastwood Young. Congrats and best of luck to all.

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 19 words · Nicole Landwehr

Penn State Wr Geno Lewis Will Transfer To Oklahoma

The Nittany Lions’ redshirt junior wide receiver on Monday announced that he will transfer out of the program to Oklahoma for the 2016 season. As a graduate transfer, Lewis will be eligible to play immediately. MORE: College QB transfers who could alter college landscape | Alabama-Clemson preview “This was not an easy decision, but I feel like it is time to move on to the next chapter of my life,” Lewis said in a statement....

December 30, 2022 · 1 min · 163 words · Anita Brewer

Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After Fetus Diagnosed With Down Syndrome

Wolf, a Democrat who openly supports abortion rights, also rejected a measure in 2017 that would have prohibited elective abortions after 20 weeks. Pennsylvania law currently allows abortions for up to 24 weeks of pregnancy for any reason, except to select a gender. Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania advocates called the proposal an unconstitutional attempt to ban abortion in the state, and said the legislation would be nearly impossible to enforce....

December 30, 2022 · 2 min · 403 words · Amy Luffy

Odell Beckham Jr. Speaks As If Trade From Giants To Browns Was His Choice

But while Beckham talks up his new team this summer, the NFL’s annual, league-wide period of unapologetic optimism, the awkward reality is that the superstar wideout did not choose to play for the Browns. He was traded. MORE: Browns-Steelers suddenly among the NFL’s best rivalries In a recent, wide-ranging interview with Complex UK, Beckham was asked about his “biggest career move to date.” His answer was just as conveniently void of the word “trade....

December 29, 2022 · 3 min · 583 words · Kenneth Becker

Odemwingie Advices Onyekuru On Celtic Switch

Top European sides have shown interest in the 19-year-old winger, but AS Eupen were reported to have stalled their progress with their preference for the Nigerian to move to Russian outfit, CSKA Moscow. Odemwingie, however, advised the teenager to pitch his tent with Brendan Rodgers’ side given their impressive record of talent grooming, continental outings and also an easy transition to the more glamorous English Premier League. “Henry phoned me in January and explained the situation,” Odemwingie told Daily Record....

December 29, 2022 · 2 min · 352 words · Isaac Bernard

Of Mice And Munchies

December 29, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Samuel Samuels

Off The Beaten Track

Bergman is fond of entangling small-time innocents with big-time operators. The schlemiel in this tall tale is New York private eye Jack Singer (Nicolas Cage), a man whose terror of romantic commitment is compounded by his deathbed promise to his mother never to get married. However, afraid of losing the lovely schoolteacher Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker), he swallows his anxiety and flies with her to Las Vegas for a quickie ceremony....

December 29, 2022 · 4 min · 734 words · Stephen Lane

Offbeat Actor Owen Wilson Lassos His Biggest Laughs Yet

“Shanghai Noon”–and Wilson in particular–has already been a hit with preview audiences. Disney was confident enough about the movie to move its release date up to Memorial Day, where it will try its luck against Tom Cruise and “M:I-2.” Early in the movie, a Chinese princess (Lucy Liu) is kidnapped by traitors and whisked to the Wild West. An imperial guard (Jackie Chan) attempts to rescue her with some help from the bumbling O’Bannon....

December 29, 2022 · 2 min · 258 words · Mandy Baughman

Official Brazil To Meet Argentina In Australia

The five-time world champions will meet their old rivals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria. The official announcement was made by the Victorian Government, who confirmed the two South American giants’ clash at the famous old sporting ground in a friendly contest. The clash with Argentina will be the first official Brasil Global Tour fixture under new coach Tite, who has led his side to six consecutive victories in World Cup qualifying since his June 2016 appointment....

December 29, 2022 · 1 min · 202 words · Karen English

Official Gabriel Jesus Completes Man City Move

Why did Memphis fail at Man Utd? The Brazil international agreed to join Pep Guardiola’s side during the summer transfer window but saw out the season with Palmeiras before arriving in Manchester in early January. And the Etihad Stadium outfit have now completed all the relevant paperwork, meaning the striker will be available for selection. The 19-year-old will provide competition for Sergio Aguero and Kelechi Iheanacho having made a bright start to his career....

December 29, 2022 · 1 min · 176 words · Dean Schuller

Official Malli Replaces Draxler At Wolfsburg

The Turkey international had regularly been linked with a move away from Opel Arena after a particularly impressive season in the Bundesliga last year, scoring 11 goals from 34 appearances as an attacking midfielder. But the Volkswagen Arena is his destination after a similarly effective start to the campaign which has seen him score six times and set up another six in 16 league outings. Malli is the club’s first new addition since seeing Draxler depart for Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday in a deal reportedly worth £30 million, and the Turk - who will wear the Germany international’s No....

December 29, 2022 · 1 min · 193 words · Steve Grenier

Officials In Raiders Bengals Wild Card Game Frustrate Fans On Both Sides

There were 14 accepted penalties in the 26-19 Bengals victory. All five of the Raiders’ starting offensive linemen were penalized during the game, according to The Associated Press. The Raiders finished with seven penalties for 46 yards while the Bengals had seven penalties for 56 yards. MORE: NFL playoff bracket, scores Playoff officiating crews are “all-star” units composed of officials from various crews. For this game, Jerome Boger was the referee....

December 29, 2022 · 3 min · 504 words · Philip Matherne

Oh Heresy Oh Connery

To those who’ve just read those sentences and thought “So?” I forgive you. Obviously, you are either too young or were too distracted in the early 1960s to appreciate the gravity. Would you replace Michelangelo’s Sistine frescoes with finger paint? The Eiffel Tower with a Dairy Freeze? Give Disney’s lead mouse a new girlfriend? Bond driving a BMW is just as unsettling. When I say Bond, by the way, I do not mean Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton or any other pretenders....

December 29, 2022 · 5 min · 958 words · Paul Branham

Ohio Face Mask Mandate Rules And Requirements As Order Goes Into Effect

Once the mandate goes into effect, masks must be worn at all times when at an indoor location that’s not a residence, outdoors when unable to keep 6 feet social distance from people outside of your household, and when waiting for, riding, driving, or operating public transportation, like a taxi, car service, or private rideshare. DeWine said on Twitter: “Wearing masks will make a difference. It will determine what our fall looks like....

December 29, 2022 · 2 min · 407 words · Henrietta Foss

Ohio High School Students Must Pass Financial Literacy Class To Graduate Under New Law

Republican Senators Steve Wilson and Rob McColley sponsored Senate Bill 1, which requires students entering 9th grade on or after January 2022 to pass a financial literacy program as an elective or math class. All students attending public school in the state must take one half-credit course or a minimum of 60 credit hours in financial literacy. Lessons will focus on taxes, interest rates, loans and more. Students who attend non-public charter schools are exempt from the new graduation requirement unless they rely on a state scholarship to attend....

December 29, 2022 · 3 min · 577 words · Amanda Chiang

Ohio Judge Orders Hospital To Treat Covid Patient With Deworming Drug Ivermectin

Butler County Common Pleas Judge Gregory Howard issued the ruling last week, forcing West Chester Hospital to treat Jeffrey Smith with the 30 milligrams of the drug daily for three weeks. Smith’s wife, Julie Smith, had sued the hospital after it refused to administer ivermectin—an animal dewormer that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have warned against in treating COVID-19....

December 29, 2022 · 3 min · 471 words · Myra Murphy