Cousins was handed a one-game suspension from the NBA on Thursday for hitting Hawks forward Al Horford in the head with an elbow in the first half of a 103-97 Sacramento loss Wednesday. MORE: You want to trade for Cousins? Your team doesn’t deserve him either Cousins will miss the Kings’ Thursday night matchup against the Heat. He has averaged 27.5 points and 11.1 rebounds a game but will be missing his fifth game of the season....
Dembele, 22, has been linked with a move away from the LaLiga champions amid reports he could be included in a deal that would see Barca sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain. However, the France attacker’s agent, Moussa Sissoko, said Dembele would stay at Barcelona. “Evolving in a club as prestigious and ambitious as FC Barcelona involves a competition that will advance and sublimate any player,” Sissoko said in a widely reported statement on Tuesday....
Former Vice President Joe Biden held the highest number of delegates going into Tuesday’s primary elections with 898. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was in second place with 745 delegates while Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard was a distant third with two delegates. In order to be considered as the Democratic Party’s nominee, a candidate must be awarded 1,991 delegates during the primary election cycle. If a candidate does not receive at least 15 percent of the popular vote, they are not awarded any delegates....
There have been concerns about Republican fundraising for some time, particularly when it comes to GOP candidates for the U.S. Senate, and recent reports suggest a significant gap. Two state-level races in Michigan provide stark examples of the difficulties Republicans seem to be facing. In the race for secretary of state, the Democratic candidate has 17 times as much cash on hand as her Republican opponent. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had $3....
When determining which of the three Tower Queen Archstone bosses is the hardest, it’s important to remember that players will each have different experiences. Based on what starting class and build players have decided to go with, certain fights will be easier than others, and the non-linear approach that Demon’s Souls takes to its story means that these bosses could be the first or last ones that players encounter on their playthrough....
RELATED: Dark Souls: 10 Best Quality Build Weapons, Ranked Where one on one duels would come to define boss fights in the Souls games, Demon’s Souls opts for meaningful encounters. No two bosses are alike, each one offering a unique gameplay challenge. The intent behind Demon’s Souls’ bosses was never pure difficulty, but rather to intelligently challenge players. Each Archstone in Demon’s Souls has its own set of bosses to fight through, but some are notably more difficult than others....
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The bill, branded emaciated by its opponents and targeted by its backers, is expected to be voted upon on Thursday, after McConnell outlined details of the plan following an impasse in reaching a bipartisan agreement on a relief package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who has been highly critical of the proposals, downplayed the Kentucky senator’s chance of passing the plan and insisted: “He doesn’t have the votes.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) also said Democrats “are not going to fold” on the bill, which would require some Democrats senators to support it in order to pass....
Now it’s nearing epic proportions: Brazil is home to seven out of every 10 new dengue cases in Latin America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In 2002, nearly three quarters of a million Brazilians took ill and 91 died from the virus—nicknamed “breakbone” for the severe body pains it causes—and already this year, 54 people have perished in Rio, where the infection rate has doubled since the beginning of 2007....
When Villeneuve agreed to helm Dune back in 2017, the director only had one condition: to split Frank Herbert’s science-fiction novel into two parts. The studios agreed, giving Villeneuve total creative control. The upcoming Dune film is being labeled as part 1 and part 2 is already being written by Villeneuve, even though Warner Bros. still has to officially greenlight the film. In a new interview with Variety, Villeneuve confirmed his original plan to work on both Dune films at once, now feeling confident that part 2 will be made....
Denmark’s badminton mixed doubles champions Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen have been named badminton players of the year 2011. The pair was voted shortly after successfully defending their mixed doubles title at the Copenhagen Masters here Thursday, reports Xinhua. They were named the best on a vote by badminton fans in a year when the pair also won the Denmark Open and French Open, as well as making the final and semifinals in the Super Series....
During practice for the Daytona 500, Hamlin decided to draft with a pack of cars — despite strict team orders not to do so. The inevitable happened. NASCAR AT HOMESTEAD: Starting lineup for the Ford EcoBoost 400 “Basically, we had a practice plan, and I felt like I needed to get in the pack and draft,” Hamlin said. “As soon as I made my way to the back of the pack, someone wrecked and I got in it....
Hamlin went 202.794 mph in Friday’s session to win a pole for the second consecutive week. The JGR veteran is winless this season, while teammate Busch has six victories and Erik Jones has one. His No. 11 team has clearly hit on something these last two weeks and Hamlin, a two-time Michigan winner, was fastest in all three rounds of qualifying and Friday’s first practice. But he’s still in search of a win and wants to continue his streak of at least one victory a year every season since his 2006 rookie year....
The DDPHE issued a closure order on Thursday after the facility reportedly failed to comply with an investigation that was launched after the state reported multiped cases of coronavirus among employees. The DDPHE told Newsweek the closure order was a “last resort” and the “only remaining tool” the agency had to secure public health compliance during the pandemic. Under the order, the facility must remain closed until it completely disinfects all surfaces, implements specific control measures and submits a plan in writing with how it will comply with measures in the future....
Washington plays Deke, a deputy sheriff from Kern County in California, who ends up attached to the investigation into a serial killer operating in the deserts between Bakersfield and Los Angeles. That means he has to partner with Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek) of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Deke’s significantly older, set in his ways, and isn’t afraid to knock a suspect around a bit; Baxter is media-savvy and more in tune with modern-day L....
Roesler was chosen over Texas’ Courtney Okolo and Arkansas State’s Sharika Nelvis. She completed her Ducks career with NCAA 800-meter titles during the indoor and outdoor seasons. She also ran on the women’s 4x400-meter relay team that helped secure Oregon’s fifth consecutive national title. MORE: USADA bans Tyson Gay’s former coach eight years for doping violations | 2016 Rio Olympics track and field schedule Roesler now trains in Texas as a professional for Nike under coach Rose Monday....
The Fayetteville Police Department said that after a preliminary investigation, they determined that 37-year-old Jason Walker “ran into traffic and jumped on a moving vehicle” on Saturday. Jeffrey Hash, the off-duty deputy, then shot Walker and called 911, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. “Our sincere condolences go out to Jason Walker’s family,” Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis W. Wright wrote in a Facebook post announcing Hash’s administrative leave....
The hosts are enjoying a brilliant run of form at the moment and now have their sights set on a return to the Championship. Derby carried out a 4-0 demolition of Accrington Stanley in their last league outing, with three players getting on the scoresheet, including team top scorer David McGoldrick. Derby kicked off their FA Cup campaign against Torquay United, winning the replay 5-0 after a 2-2 draw. They then faced Newport County in the next round, winning 2-1....
Carr is signed for three more years at a $19.6 million average annual value, but it’s reportedly possible he will not be under center when the Raiders debut in Las Vegas in 2020. Coach Jon Gruden is said to have a “significant disconnect” with Carr, and an offseason trade does not seem far-fetched. “I’m getting old now. I want to let it fly,” Gruden told reporters recently. “I want big plays....
Ah, who are we kidding? Even if the game were 1-1 after seven, we still would have been clubbed over the head with all things No. 2 on the night the Yankees retired his number. We still would have gotten an in-the-booth interview with the Captain. We still would have gotten a collection of greatest hits/plays/vanilla quotes. We still would have gotten the climax to the breathless dawn-to-dark coverage. We still would have gotten the hagiography that was put together about three years too early....
