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Ah, yes. What a time that was. MORE: Recapping an emotional four days for LeBron James Unfortunately for several prisoners of the moment, the Lakers captured victories in the next four games to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Los Angeles won each of those games by at least eight points behind consistent greatness from LeBron James (27.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 10.2 assists per game) and Anthony Davis (29.8 points, 9....

Barkley gave a thoughtful, entertaining eulogy Saturday in Houston at the funeral of the three-time NBA MVP who took him under his wing in Philadelphia. MORE: Remembering Moses, in images | JOSEPH: Nobody did it like Malone “I haven’t called him Moses since 1985,” Barkley told the crowd. “Everytime I saw him, I called him Dad.” The fifth overall pick out of Auburn in 1984, Barkley came into a locker room filled with stars such as Julius Erving, Andrew Toney and Maurice Cheeks....

Speaking at CBS and Turner Sports’ NCAA Tournament Media Day, the Chuckster went by the old adage that a free education is enough. MORE: 10 best tourney players | 10 worst losses for bubble teams | SN’s All-Americans “First of all, there’s not that many good college players. Less than one percent are going to pay in the NBA. What about the other 99 percent that are getting a free education?...

The founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA took aim at the couple in a recent episode of his podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show. In a unique critique of the Sunday broadcast, Kirk drew particular attention to 36-year-old British Army veteran, Prince Harry. “We know Prince Harry is a metrosexual beta male and really is lacking in almost all testosterone,” the outspoken podcaster began as he aired a list of grievances he had with the pair before concluding that Meghan Markle is a “tradition-destroying leftist....

For mothers who are expecting, there is the worry of visiting the hospital. A routine check-up is challenging. Then there is the wonder of how and why isolate yourself at a time like this. However, mothers-to-be seem to be taking all precautionary measures to ensure they remain safe and healthy. While information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy is limited, doctors say that due to the changing immune system during pregnancy, women need to take extra precautions to avoid infection....

In an interview with TMZ Sports, the former WNBA star says she doesn’t agree with Winston’s message to elementary school students, that women are “supposed to be silent, polite and gentle.” “We have to teach these men and boys not to tear us down,” Holdsclaw told TMZ Sports. The former 2-time NCAA player of the year and 6-time WNBA All-Star says many female athletes are told they aren’t as good as the boys and they don’t belong....

Both Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are safely through with a game to go, as group winners and runners-up respectively, while holders Liverpool need just a point against RB Salzburg, and Chelsea will qualify if they beat Lille and Valencia at most secure a draw, or if they draw and Valencia fall to defeat at Ajax. So can a Premier League side win the Champions League again, asserting the dominance of English football over Europe after Liverpool’s victory last season?...

Salah has smashed a series of records in his first season at Liverpool, including setting a new mark for the most goals in a 38-game Premier League season. The Egypt international claimed the Premier League’s Player of the Year prize as a result, along with other accolades including the PFA Players’ Player of the Year gong. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the Ballon d’Or for a decade, winning the individual award on five occasions each since Kaka’s success in 2007....

There were 10 wins, 6 draws (2 goalless games), 41 goals and two-hat-tricks. Salzburg’s 6-2 win over Genk was the highest-scoring game. Here’s how the teams fared on the first matchday. Group A Record 13-time winners Real Madrid suffered a 0-3 humbling at Paris St. Germain, in a game where former Madridista Angel Di Maria scored a brace. This was Real’s worst Champions League defeat under Zinedine Zidane. In the other group game, Club Brugge and Galatasaray played out a goalless draw in Belgium, which consigns Real to the bottom spot in the group....

When traditional rivals Australia and England meet, as cricket-obsessed fans, all of us can expect a high-voltage contest. Match-winning performances by players from both sides will be feted and remembered by their respective countrymen for a long time to come. So, when Australia take on England in a crucial ICC Champions Trophy encounter today, it is more than just a game of cricket for players from both teams. Conditions...

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Now, security experts at Mul-T-Lock have revealed that you should replace your locks when you move into a home and then again every five years after that. The home locking security company, Mul-T-Lock reported that ‘73% of domestic burglaries occur through a door’, stressing the importance of making sure your home is as secure as possible. Door locks are just one of the ways you can keep your home safe too, take a look at the best home security systems (opens in new tab), where the best ones offer wireless security cameras (opens in new tab), alarms, professional support, and in-app features so that you can monitor your home’s security when you’re not there....

STARR: It would seem you’re at a critical juncture in your life, professionally and personally. WOODS: I feel as if my game is progressing and also my life is progressing at a nice rate. I think golfers probably hit their prime somewhere around 30, but some start a little earlier. Hopefully I can be the one who starts a little earlier and ends a little later, too. Before you proposed to your fiancee, you asked your closest friends what they saw in your relationship....

Other reactions were not as reasonable. NFL Network’s Rich Eisen is one of many who used the missed call in the NFC title game as a reminder that, in the NFL, everything needs to be challengeable, pass interference included. In Eisen’s defense, he has been of this opinion for years. This is where the NFL viewing public takes a turn from passionate and invested to overzealous and irrational. The league should not make reviewable or challengeable an inherently subjective call; pass interference certainly applies....

With the thumping win, Colombia sealed the second spot on goal difference and entered the Round of 16 from Group A. Ghana topped the group, with USA being pushed to the third position. “I knew the goal difference, so the main indication to the players was to keep on doing what they were and keeping the spaces tight. I knew the outcome of the goal count,” Restrepo told reporters at the post match media briefing....

That project, for those that might not know, is an MMO currently operating under the codename Project Copernicus. We’ve already seen a trailer for the game, that showcased a world just as large and diverse as the one in Kingdoms of Amalur (it’s still unclear how the two projects will be connected just yet )but now some character screens have been released that show off three of the game’s playable races....

"It's as simple as that," McCoy said. Mathews wore a walking boot to protect his ankle Wednesday. He has played in all 15 games despite leaving one game with a concussion and two others with a hamstring injury. MORE: NFL Week 17 schedule; all games Sunday "There's a big difference between being injured and being hurt," Mathews said. "I'm just trying to work hard and be there for my teammates, and that's all that matters, being there for my teammates....

WEEK 10 NON-PPR RANKINGSQuarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Chargers: Who to start or sit in fantasy football on Thursday night Start: QB Philip Rivers No team has given up more fantasy points to quarterbacks than the Raiders. Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, and Deshaun Watson all lit them up, so you should be rolling down the Rivers in a rebound spot....

The star’s name quickly became a top-trending Twitter topic, with netizens being shocked by Theron’s transformation. Her name, in conjunction with the fim’s name, had thousands of mentions. Lions Gate released the first trailer on Wednesday for the film about the many women at Fox News who allegedly faced years of sexual harassment from the late Roger Ailes. Theron is joined by an all-star cast: Kidman plays Gretchen Carlson; Margot Robbie plays Kayla Pospisil, a composite character made up for the film; John Lithgow plays Ailes; Connie Britton is Ailes’ wife, Beth; and Alison Janney plays Susan Estrich, Ailes’ legal counsel....