After the Wizards forward knocked down a miraculous jump shot to beat the Hawks in Game 3, ESPN’s Chris Broussard asked him a simple question: “Did you call bank?” That’s when Pierce responded like a boss, confidently saying, “I called game!” MORE: Must-see NBA Playoffs photos | Hawks start petition to create NBA rule | Pierce saves the day In a matter of hours, BreakingT — a Washington based company that produces funky apparel — was looking to profit off of Pierce’s hilarious response by creating “I Called Game” t-shirts....

Fans cheered them on multiple occasions, and the Celtics had video tributes prepared for each player. The standing ovations and emotions ran high on Sunday, and Sporting News' Sean Deveney was on hand to document it. MORE: KG, Pierce trades that weren’t | Rondo wouldn’t mind remaining Celtic

Ever since Allen left the Celtics for the rival Heat following the 2011-12 season, he’s been labeled a traitor by his former teammates. Players from the 2007-08 squad even went so far as to arrange a reunion and not invite Allen. But the beef may soon be a thing of the past. MORE: Biggest winners, losers in Cavs-Celtics blockbuster trade Celtics great Paul Pierce says he is ready to “bury the hatchet” with Allen, posting on his Instagram page that it’s “time to get the band back together....

“I implore you to bring this appalling case of hostage diplomacy to an end,” Whelan said in the statement. “I remain innocent. No crime of espionage occurred. The secret trial, without evidence, proves those facts.” Whelan, who was arrested in Moscow in 2018, said he was only visiting Russia prior to the conviction. Whelan told CNN in a phone interview that his arrest was “not an issue of Russia against me; it’s an issue of Russia against the United States....

Klopp told Mkhitarayan to snub Liverpool The France international has refused to play for Slaven Bilic’s team after requesting a transfer, with former club Marseille failing with a £20 million bid last week. Torres left Anfield on January deadline day six years ago, joining Chelsea for what remains a record fee between two British clubs of £50m, but failed to live up to his record at Liverpool with just 20 goals in 110 league appearances....

Though many predicted the new campaign-finance regulations would dampen the conventions’ partying mood, organizers say they’ve had no problems making sure their galas lie well within the limits of the law. “Nothing has really changed, except I’d say the parties are bigger,” says lobbyist Wayne Smith, who is organizing Breaux’s Caribbean-theme bash. “The big difference is that lawmakers and their staffs have left the planning entirely up to us.”

This article will discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment methods for pediatric migraines, as well as how to prevent them. What Are Pediatric Migraines? Migraines typically are considered moderate-to-severe headaches lasting from two to 48 hours and occurring two to four times each month. Pediatric migraines are migraine headaches that occur in people under the age of 18. People of any age, even infants, can get migraines, but they are more common as children get older....

The Portuguese was appointed in March but departed the club on Thursday following a difficult few days that saw the team dumped out of the League Cup semi-finals by Motherwell before being held to a 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock at home. Rangers 11/8 for Premiership w/o Celtic Earlier this season, Rangers had lost to Luxembourg side Progres Niederkorn in the Europa League, considered by many to be the club’s worst ever result on the continent....

Pelé has been called the greatest soccer player in history, even by the sport’s international governing body FIFA. He was also one of the most popular athletes of the 20th century, leading Brazil to World Cup titles in 1958, 1962 and 1970. In international play, he scored 77 goals in 92 games, which is still a record in Brazil. At the club level in Brazil, he scored 643 goals in 659 games, another record....

Pele pulled out of an appearance at an event scheduled for Sunday, hosted by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA), who, in a press release, stated he had “collapsed and was taken to hospital” due to severe exhaustion. Those claims were swiftly rebutted by one of the 77-year-old’s advisors. Three-time World Cup winner Pele revealed he has been struggling with a hip issue which arose after his first operation on the joint....

The company’s CEO, Barry McCarthy, announced those changes in a memo sent to employees that was obtained by Newsweek. A company spokesperson told Newsweek that Peloton will layoff 784 employees. Peloton reported a wider-than-expected loss in its fiscal third quarter with revenues falling to $964.3 million compared to $1.26 billion in the same quarter of the prior year, CNBC reported in May. The company’s losses increased in the third quarter to $757....

Malkin scored another goal in the period to bring his season total to 11. MORE: Graphic Guide to the NHL season — November 2015

That’s when Nittany Lions star running back Saquon Barkley flashed out of the backfield and accelerated down the seam past Pitt linebacker Saleem Brightwell. Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley made the easy throw over the top. Barkley scored on the 46-yard touchdown reception to give Penn State the 21-3 lead, and that was enough in a 33-14 against the Panthers. MORE: Week 2 primetime highlights Barkley had eight carries for 45 yards at that point, against a defense was keyed against him and an offense that was playing “keep away” in the first half....

The university won a lawsuit that argued that they should be allowed to purchase the defunct Beta Theta Pi house. According to the suit, a deed established in 1928 claimed that the school could force the sale of the house if it was no longer being used as a fraternity. Penn State and the national Beta Theta Pi chapter will have six months to negotiate a sale, according to a ruling by Centre County Judge Brian Marshall....

Despite losing 3-2 to the Pirates on Friday, the Cubs punched a first playoff ticket for the first time since getting swept by the Dodgers in the 2008 NLDS. The Giants’ 5-4 defeat against the Athletics on Friday night sent them through. MORE: Cubs billy goats through the years | MLB postseason schedule Friday’s series opener between Pittsburgh and Chicago at Wrigley Field featured two of the game’s best pitchers, and they didn’t disappoint....

The local borough council in Homestead, a suburb of Pittsburgh, suspended Police Chief Jeff Desimone for three days without pay on Thursday following backlash over a video showing him confronting Kamahlai Stewart at a drive-thru Giant Eagle pharmacy last week, according to NBC affiliate WPXI. The video shows Desimone, who was not in uniform and driving an unmarked car, angrily demanding that Stewart leave the pharmacy before receiving her prescription so that he could get his sooner....

Madison Marie Beeghley was pulled over at a Sunoco gas station in Rostraver after she was seen speeding and driving erratically along Route 51 North at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Trooper Robert Broadwater told Newsweek. Broadwater said her blue Toyota had been tailgating a patrol vehicle and troopers let her pass by. Troopers then followed the 20-year-old’s vehicle traveling at a high speed. “She was weaving in and out of lanes and pretty much doing things she shouldn’t have been doing,” he said....

“There’s so many things we didn’t get in any of these bills yet in the way that we need to,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday. But with lawmakers not planning to return to the nation’s capital until after Easter, it’s likely another measure won’t be seriously considered until after social distancing regulations are relaxed and large portions of the economy begin to reopen. Though no concrete plans yet exist, members in both parties say they’re eyeing a variety of different proposals to act as a crutch for when the nation’s economy begins to emerge from its long slumber....

In fact, we could go on for 1,500 words just trying to decide what to call the guy. Up until 1968, the envelopes in NEWSWEEK’s clipping files still identified him as LEARY, TIMOTHY F., EDUCATOR: a holdover from his career as a well-respected clinical psychologist at Harvard. A personality test he designed was so widely used that he had to take it himself in 1970, while doing time in a California prison....

Deputies responded to the 8700 block of Beach Street in South Los Angeles after a shooting that took place at around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The sheriff’s department said a black pickup truck had approached the victim, who was an off-duty officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, and several suspects exited the vehicle. “An argument ensued and an officer-involved shooting occurred,” the sheriff’s department said in a news release....