The redesigned TD Garden court is visible before the in-season tournament game between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets Friday in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Kristaps Porzingis is excited about the NBA’s first tournament of the season, but when asked Friday if it was a topic of conversation in the Celtics locker room, the big man paused before revealing the truth. “Honestly? No,” Porzingis said with a smirk. The Celtics began the season tournament Friday at TD Garden with their first group game against the Nets, and they will play three more games in their group over the next three…
Author: JamesMcGhee
This week on The bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper, Nicole Martin and editor-in-chief Russell Moore come together for a lively conversation about transgender in women’s sports and the department’s responses to anti-Semitism on campus and the needs of incarcerated people. Special guests include Emily Belz of CT, Tammy McLeod of Harvard Chaplains, Heather Rice-Minus of Prison Fellowship, Madeleine Kearns of National review, and state representative and former NCAA Division I basketball coach Barbara Ehardt. Follow the news headlines and challenge yourself to engage your world in the mind of Christ. This week we join:Emily Belz is an editor for Christianity today.…
College football has always had a way of zigzagging when we all think it’s going to zigzag. There’s a good chance one of those zigzags will take place Saturday in Orlando between Oklahoma State and UCF football.UCF has had a rough first season in the Big 12, to say the least. Prior to last week’s win over Cincinnati, the Knights had lost five straight conference games, and they still enter this week with a losing record and no victory against a Big 12 holder.Oklahoma State, meanwhile, is playing as well as it could. After a rough 2-2 start, the 15th-ranked…
JACKSONVILLE – Travis Étienne Jr.understands the whole subject of “workload”. But while observers, fans and even Jaguars coaches discuss his running and catching management these days, Etienne is much less concerned. “I’m at the point where I wanted to be my whole life. Why should I try to hold back now?” said Etienne. Etienne, the Jaguars’ No. 25 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, now in his second season, joined senior writer John Oehser for this week’s Week 10 O-Zone Podcast . He touched on several topics, including how missing his rookie season due to a Lisfranc injury gave…
The weekend’s events continue Friday with the Class of 2023 being honored during the ceremonial puck drop at Scotiabank Arena before the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames compete in the annual Hall of Fame game. On Saturday, members of the class will be at the Fan Forum, where fans entering the Hall of Fame will have an exclusive opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with them. The Hall of Fame Legends Classic will take place on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena. This is where honorees will receive their official Hall of Fame jackets. Lundqvist, Ouellette and Turgeon will be…
Al-Hilal is considering a major adjustment to Neymar Jr’s contract following his serious injury with Brazil. The Brazilian superstar signed a two-year deal with the Saudi team for around $160 million each season. He moved there from Paris Saint-Germain in August for $95 million. Neymar was playing for Brazil last month when he and his country lost to Uruguay 2-0. He was seriously injured in the knee. Tests later confirmed that Neymar had torn the ACL and meniscus in his left knee. Preliminary estimates place the 31-year-old’s full recovery at between six and ten months. It appears the former Barcelona…
Jordanian teenager Abdullah Shelbayh took to center court to play a tennis match in Metz, France, on Wednesday evening, wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh – also known as a hatta – in solidarity with the people of Gaza.Some saw this as just a gesture on the part of the 19-year-old.But it is a bold and meaningful message sent at a time when many Arab athletes are trying to navigate a climate of cancel culture, online backlash and potential sanctions for providing support.As the death toll continues to rise in Gaza, some Arab athletes are using their platforms to raise awareness of…
NBA Results/Calendar 10-11-2023 | News Radio 1230 AM/99.3 FM … WHO
Arda Güler has been cursed with bad luck since arriving at Real Madrid from Fenerbahçe this summer. The young Turk has become something of a social media sensation, with his tricks, flicks and long-range strikes in training going viral, but we have I have yet to see him don the famous white jersey in a real football match. Just when he looked set to make his La Liga debut against Valencia on Saturday, he was injured. Again.Güler injured his knee during the pre-season tour of the United StatesThis is the third distinct occasion on which the 18 year old is…
Thereat night, when normal human beings sleep, a writer literally spends hours Golf on Reddit, a treasure trove of humor, whining, gear scores, outright lies, and sometimes good advice. This also led him, in the past, to Bucket Hat Type. Every Friday it will bring you the best content on the site, so you can live a normal life. Often in this column we view Reddit as the arbiter of golf-specific conundrums:When is it okay to pick up a stranger’s ball? What if your spouse hates it when you play golf? This time, however, we clear away all ambiguity, erase…