George told NBA.com he wants to participate in the camp to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. It was during a USA Basketball scrimmage last August when George broke his right leg against the bottom of a basket stanchion. MORE: Harrington retires | Young out with fracture in kneecap | Oden could make comeback “I’m in,” George said about attending the mini-camp in Las Vegas this summer....
The COVID-19 pandemic makes it impossible for amateurs or celebrities to compete — the first time in the event’s 75-year history. Nor will the world’s top golfers, such as Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas or Xander Schauffele, play in the event. That doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of good golf to be enjoyed. This week’s competition, which features 156 entrants, will be split between the Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill courses; because of the pandemic, the Monterey Peninsula course has been cut from the event....
He didn’t give the expected answer. “For me, it’s not just the season,” he said. “It’s all the hard work and all the positive steps we’ve been taking for three years. It didn’t always seem that way maybe to others, but we felt that way. It wasn’t easy. Those steps weren’t downhill. Those steps were up Mount Nittany. That’s kind of how I look at it.” It wasn’t easy this season....
If you need to be convinced, here is video of him hang cleaning 390 pounds. If you’ve ever attempted a hang clean, you know how difficult it is, regardless of the weight. The uproar from his teammates confirm just how bonkers it it. MORE: Bold predictions for 2016 | 10 best spring games Barkley had an outstanding freshman campaign in 2015, setting the program’s freshman rushing record with 1,076 yards....
Outbreaks in Pennsylvania long-term care facilities make up nearly 70 percent of the state’s coronavirus-related deaths and 21 percent of the state’s positive cases of the virus. In a Wednesday press conference, Levine announced that of the 58,698 confirmed cases statewide, 12,408 cases are among residents of long-term facilities, including nursing homes and personal care homes. Of the total 3,943 deaths in Pennsylvania, 2,705 have occurred in residents in long-term facilities....
Nope. instead, people are talking about Richard Ross' devastating dunk on poor Jeffery Moss. MORE: Michael Qualls one-hand jam | Markel Brown 360-dunk Wow. Just. Wow. You can add this dunk to the early shortlist of Dunk of the Year candidates. (H/T WAVY News)
Some background. Since 2004, something has been killing worker bees that go out to gather nectar and, by the by, pollinate crops by carrying pollen from one plant to another. About one-quarter of commercial honeybee colonies in the U.S. have been affected, and the death toll is something on the order of tens of billions of bees. Commercial beekeepers are panicking and farmers are worried that their crops are at risk (or that they’ll have to pay more to beekeepers for pollination service)....
While politicians and judges dither over legislation, small but radical shifts are taking place outside the political arena. It’s like Gandhi famously said and Martin Luther King Jr. famously quoted: “There go my people. I must catch them, for I am their leader.” At the commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington last weekend, it was clear that many people consider gay rights the new civil rights. Mixed in with the cries for racial justice at the rally on the mall were appeals for tolerance for gays and lesbians....
MORE: Ranking every Finals rematch | Finals photos After the incident, which occurred in the fourth quarter of Game 4, James got in Green’s face. Green in turn called James a not-so-nice name. Then, James said after the game that he had a problem with Green’s choice of words. “Draymond just said something that I don’t agree with. I’m all cool with the competition. I’m all fine with that, but some of the words that came out of his mouth were a little bit overboard,” James said, via ESPN....
The City of San Antonio’s Animal Care Services said in a Facebook post on Sunday that their dispatchers received multiple calls about two sheep spotted grazing in an open field. Officers found the sheep eating peacefully but when the animals noticed the officers closing in on them, they fled toward the Texas 151 Highway access road. According to the Facebook post, officers formed “human walls” in an attempt to prevent the sheep from jumping into traffic....
The 31-year-old was fast approaching the final six months of his contract with Cape Town City, who announced his departure from the club on Wednesday. Majoro, an experienced marksman with 10 international caps under his belt, will look to hit the ground running at the Braamfontein-based club in order to help them move away from the relegation zone. Going into the start of the second half of the campaign, Gavin Hunt’s men find themselves rooted at the bottom of the PSL log with 11 points....
Bonucci almost quit after son’s illness Maffeo, 19, played 13 times for the Spanish second-tier club last season and has returned to Catalunya until the end of the season. Left-back Angelino, who will turn 20 on January 4, is looking to build on the first-team experience that he gained with New York City FC last year. “Pablo Maffeo and Angelino have joined Spanish side Girona on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season,” the Premier League giants confirmed....
Eleven players on each team who, aside from the goalkeeper, can’t touch the ball with their hands and must put the ball in the back of the net more times than the other team. There is, however, one rule that never fails to confuse: offside. Well, it’s time to crack out the salt and pepper shakers because The Sporting News is about to break it down for you: MORE: Complete FIFA World Cup schedule 2022...
Chiellini was forced off late on in Juventus’ Serie A stalemate with SPAL on Saturday after suffering a muscular injury. Although Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri did not expect it to be a serious problem, a medical update is yet to be provided by the club. The 33-year-old is now a doubt for Italy’s pending friendlies against Argentina and England, with Ogbonna called up by interim coach Luigi Di Biagio in case the 96-cap veteran is unable to feature in either contest....
The new law eliminates a person’s responsibility to retreat before using lethal force in self-defense and expands the principle of “Stand Your Ground” to include “if that person is in a place in which the person lawfully has a right to be.” It had previously been restricted to the person’s house and car. The Ohio chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action issued a joint statement on Monday accusing DeWine of giving in to “extremists....
The budget approved by the GOP-controlled House in April incorporated parts of the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan that educators, elected officials and teachers unions developed over more than three years. The plan was meant to lead Ohio to a sustainable funding process for several years. But the GOP-majority Senate discarded the plan in favor of their own as part of the budget it is expected to approve Wednesday. The legislation allows public schools to operate an online school for students and includes free access to the internet and a computer....
They’re hoping to improve to 2-1 against ranked opponents this season (win over then-No. 5 LSU, loss to No. 4 Michigan) and build on its Big Ten West lead. The Buckeyes are looking to keep steamrolling opponents all the way to a potential showdown with Michigan at the end of the season. MORE: Heisman Watch in Week 7 Here’s how you can watch Ohio State-Wisconsin, and the keys to victory for both teams....
The eight-week timeframe for upcoming budget cuts, which will primarily affect Ohio’s K-12 schools, colleges and Medicaid programs, was determined to coincide with the current fiscal year’s completion. Addressing state residents during a news conference held on Tuesday, DeWine explained that Ohio’s general revenue fund has fallen below estimated budget projections established at the start of the fiscal year over the course of the new coronavirus pandemic. In messages shared to Twitter later Tuesday afternoon, the governor said economic shortfalls caused by the outbreak were responsible for the downturn in state revenues, which were “on track” to meet yearly estimates at the end of February....
Meyer’s radio call-in show on 97.1 The Fan featured no phone calls Thursday. Why? Because Skip Mosic, executive producer of the OSU radio network, decided none of the calls were worthy of making it on the air, The Columbus Dispatch reported. MORE: Ohio State’s playoff dream is still alive — for now Mosic said the caller questions “popping up on my screener was nothing that hadn’t already been talked about....
MORE: Meet the new FBS coaches in 2016 | Alabama announces Jeremy Pruitt as new DC Schiano will replace Chris Ash, who accepted the head coaching position at Rutgers. Schiano was Rutgers’ head coach from 2001-11 and took over at Tampa Bay from 2012-13. He was fired by the Buccaneers at the end of the 2013 season. For the past two years Schiano was out of the coaching, spending time as an ESPN analyst....
