The Pelicans forward has withdrawn from training camp, Team USA director Jerry Colangelo told The Athletic Monday. Williamson, 19, was the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He is expected to be an important building block in New Orleans’ future, as it sent Anthony Davis to the Lakers for an impressive haul of young talent and future draft picks. The 6-7, 285-pound high-flyer probably doesn’t need to accumulate extra wear and tear before his rookie season, and he’s not the only one sitting out the World Cup....

Hield gives them a shooting guard of the future, but the team has uncertainty all around the court from 2017 free agents Jrue Holiday and Tyreke Evans to oft-injured small forward Quincy Pondexter. Adding another long-term piece could help solidify their place as a relevant team in the Western Conference — a spot that seemed assured by this point after their playoff run in 2015. MORE: Ranking the top 23 available NBA free agents...

The next, you’re one bad loss away from losing your job. Welcome to the world of Bo Pelini, the Nebraska coach, who after seven years of consistently staying ahead of the pink slip, might not make it past this season in Lincoln. All it took was a record-breaking performance last weekend from Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon, and the reality that Pelini’s Nebraska’s teams are good enough to make you hope — but never good enough to make it happen....

Alaves came up short in a 3-1 defeat to Barca, despite matching the holders for long periods, and coach Pellegrino is now departing the club after also securing an impressive ninth-placed finish in LaLiga. The 45-year-old arrived in the Basque Country, where he played for Alaves for a year, at the beginning of the campaign following their promotion to the top flight. A successful campaign has now seen Pellegrino linked with Sevilla and clubs in the Premier League, but upon announcing his exit he focused on an enjoyable season....

Boufal came off the bench in the 81st minute and broke the deadlock with a stunning solo goal which began inside his own half, securing the hosts a much-needed second home win of the season. 12/5 for Spurs & Liverpool to draw Despite the Saints’ struggles, the former club-record signing has only started one of nine league matches and marked his winner with a potentially antagonistic celebration in front of Pellegrino....

“We’ll be doing committee work all next week so that we are completely ready to go to the floor when we get back [February 1],” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday, before Biden was to formally unveil his COVID-19 relief plan from the White House. Much of the items within the proposal, including a plan for $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans to enhance the latest $600 per person direct payment, have already been revealed....

Pelosi said in her letter though removing the COVID-19 funding from the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package was “heartbreaking,” the spending package must move forward without it due to resistance from some House members. As COVID-19 cases around the world continue to decrease in volume and severity, this shows helping Ukraine is becoming more of a priority as the country enters its third week of the Russian invasion. The largest issue in the spending bill stemmed from how the COVID-19 relief would be paid for, according to Pelosi’s letter....

Pelosi spoke to MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes on Monday and warned her Republican colleagues that there would be electoral consequences if they pushed on with nominating Ginsburg’s successor. “The Republicans decided they would be disrespectful and move ahead that very night by saying they would have a vote on her replacement,” the California Democrat said. “Let’s remember this is a lifetime appointment, somebody that could be there for 30 years,” she said....

The Australia goalkeeper made a stunning 88th-minute penalty save from Charlie Adam at the bet365 Stadium, after Dale Stephens had pushed Jese Rodriguez, before Dunk denied the midfielder a tap in from the rebound with an excellent challenge. And Stoke were denied again as Knockaert made a superb goalline clearance when Mame Biram Diouf met Adam’s corner with a powerful header. “It looked like a pretty soft penalty - but I was fortunate to pick the right way and keep it out - and straight after that Lewis Dunk making that tackle and then Anthony Knockaert blocking on the line - it just shows how much character there is in this team,” Ryan told reporters....

Pictures appearing in social media posts on Wednesday showed Pence in the West Bank city of Hebron alongside Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israel Knesset’s lone member of the far-right Otzma Yehudit, or “Jewish Power” party. They were joined by fellow Otzma Yehudit member Baruch Marzel, who was banned from a Knesset run in 2019 for inciting racism against Arabs. Israel occupied the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East War....

“As you all know, Joe Biden and the Democratic Party have been overtaken by the radical left,” Pence said during an event in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday. “So given their promises of higher taxes, open borders, socialized medicine and abortion on demand, it’s no surprise that he chose Senator Harris.” Pence was traveling to the key battleground state to promote law enforcement efforts and launch a new Latter-Day Saints for Trump coalition....

Speaking to Fox News about the official exit announced on Tuesday, the vice president said the WHO had dished out “ill-fated advice” on the spread of the novel coronavirus in January and February. Pence added that it was “absolutely the right time” for the U.S. to be withdrawing from the global health group, despite several states reporting large daily spikes in new COVID-19 cases. The vice president defended the administration’s move to back out of the WHO after a top Senate Republican said the exit shouldn’t have happened in the middle of an ongoing pandemic....

When you’re lucky, you’ll find yourself on the side of reality. It’s possible to be correct. Sometimes — not always, though — the controversy is legitimate, the debate is real, and there’s no real way to win. Leaning on the process won’t help. Rightness and wrongness will be dictated by results. MORE: Must-see photos from NHL conference finals So it goes with sports. So it goes with hockey. And so it goes with the Penguins’ ongoing goaltending mess, somewhat unexpectedly entering its seventh spring after Tampa Bay’s 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final....

Yet, Penguins goalie Matt Murray defied the odds and got his stick in the right spot to stop a Boone Jenner snapshot in Pittsburgh’s Saturday night matchup with Columbus. In the first period, with the Penguins trailing 1-0 on Jenner’s 12th of the year, it appeared he had his second of the night off a no-look pass from David Savard. However, Murray stretched his body across the crease to get his stick blade — watch it flutter stopping the puck — in the path of the centerman’s shot....

Although a penis pump cannot cure ED, it can help improve the quality of erections and the sex lives of people living with this all-too-common condition. This article explores the underlying causes of erectile dysfunction and how a penis pump might help. It also explains how a penis pump is used, as well as the possible risks and limitations. What Does a Penis Pump Do? When people hear the term “penis pump,” the first thing that often comes to mind is penis enlargement....

The 58-paged opinion that the justices wrote said the Legislature ending Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration in June effectively removed any legal justification for a school mask mandate. The opinion, however, does not talk about if school districts possess the legal authority to enforce mask mandates. The justices ruled 6-0 on December 10, ending the state mask mandate for K-12 school buildings and child care facilities, except in school districts that are still requiring them, according to the Associated Press....

The Rangers trailed 2-1 heading into the sixth inning but scored two runs in the bottom of the frame to re-take the lead. Houston added a run in the seventh to tie the game, but Fielder put his team ahead for good with the towering shot in the eighth. MORE: 15 worst hitters of the 21st century, ranked | Other teams getting more attention? Royals ‘really don’t care’ “I knew I hit it good, but here you never know,” Fielder said, via MLB....

The commission’s Marker Review Panel is putting an emphasis on how the markers portray African Americans and Native Americans, identifying 131 markers that may require changes. So far, it has removed two, changed the text on two and ordered new text for another two. For example, a Philadelphia marker showing Continental Army Maj. Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne’s birthplace refers to him as an “Indian fighter,” so the commission ordered changes to the text....

Levine was chosen by Biden’s administration following her work as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health. If Levine’s nomination is approved, she would become the first transgender person to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Pyle faced calls to resign after posting the now-deleted meme Levine, which compared Levine’s physical appearance to that of Benjamin Franklin. “I owe an apology and I offer it humbly,” Pyle said, but declined to specifically reference Levine in his statement....

Officials confirmed that the theft occurred at a warehouse at 3500 Scotts Lane in the East Falls neighborhood of the city. The warehouse was broken into on Tuesday night. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, which first reported the theft, the stolen laptop belonged to an on-site employee of the company that supplies the voting machines. Nick Custodio, the deputy commissioner for chairwoman Lisa Deeley, who oversees elections in Philadelphia, told Newsweek that the laptop did not have any election material on it and is not able to program files for voting machines....