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The Pistons’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was fined $10,000 by the league for booting the chair during a game against the Bulls on Monday. The fine was announced Wednesday. MORE: Can anyone surpass Stephen Curry for MVP? Caldwell-Pope’s kick was the final straw in a string of outbursts. He had just been ejected for slamming a ball to the ground and arguing with an official. He not only took down the chair, but he also apparently scared a young fan....

He grew up there. MORE: Sports world recognizing tragedy On Thursday, the team announced a pledge of $10 million to Flint relief efforts as the embattled city copes with an unprecedented water crisis. “The issues facing Flint won’t be solved solely through government intervention and emergency support,” Gores said in a release. “The private sector needs to play [a] role here, and I am committed to helping drive that effort....

One day after confirming a report that Montrezl Harrell was no longer a team captain, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said on his weekly radio show that removing Harrell from the role was the junior star’s own idea. MORE: Coach K’s biggest wins | NCAA investigating academic fraud at 20 schools | ESPN sues Notre Dame over police records According to CardChronicle.com’s Mike Rutherford, Pitino “was having to consistently get on Harrell for being too hard on the younger players, which was hurting their confidence....

MORE: Ranking the ACC’s coaches | SN’s preseason top 25 | Best ACC games for 2015 Boyd has not yet been charged, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The 20-year-old was pulled over on a highway south of Pittsburgh. The officer smelled alcohol on Boyd’s breath and administered breathalyzer that tested positive for alcohol, according to police paperwork, and he was then taken to Jefferson Hospital for a blood test....

Until the end of the year, it will be possible to see all the planets of the solar system simultaneously after sunset. Five of the planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn—can be observed with the naked eye, while binoculars or a telescope will be required to spot Uranus and Neptune, assuming that skies are clear in your location of course. Gianluca Masi, an astronomer with the Virtual Telescope Project (VTP), told Newsweek the last opportunity to see the spectacle will likely be December 31 with Wednesday and Thursday this week providing the best remaining chances to catch a glimpse of the planetary parade....

Home runs, batting average, WAR, FIP, BAbip, WHIP, wOBA, xwOBA, SIERA, ISO and others play a heavy part in evaluating a baseball player. But in Secaucus, there are a few more numbers that matter come this Wednesday: 14, as in the hours they’ll be handling the trade deadline; 24, as in the number of hosts, analysts and insiders the network will deploy; and well more than 1,000, as in the amount of scenarios that could play out by the 4 p....

Doyle Crenshaw of Booneville told 5 News: “We brought them down here and planted the seeds just to see what would happen, every two weeks I’d come by and put Miracle-Gro on it and they just started growing like crazy.” Mysterious packets of unidentified seeds from China have been sent to addresses across the U.S. and Canada. On Monday, the USDA said that it had identified some of the seeds that Americans have received from China....

The results of the study come after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) last month for convalescent plasma therapy to be used to treat the disease. While most randomized controlled trials have shown negative results, uncontrolled studies had raised hopes that the antibody content in the plasma could help other patients. The study, whose results were released this week, examined the efficacy of using plasma from people who had recovered from the disease to treat other COVID patients in the hope that it could prevent intubations and deaths....

Platelet disorders happen when there are too many or too few platelets in circulation or the platelets in circulation aren’t functioning properly. There are numerous types of platelet disorders, which may either be acquired or inherited. This article details the symptoms and causes of the most common platelet disorders. It also includes information about how platelet disorders are diagnosed and what treatments to expect if you have been diagnosed with one....

Tarkanian was at the helm of UNLV from 1973-1992 where he won the 1990 NCAA Championship and led the Runnin’ Rebels to four Final Fours. He returned to coach at his alma mater Fresno State from 1995-2002 before settling into retirement. MORE: Tarkanian through the years He left an indelible mark on college basketball and those that knew him. Former players, friends and colleagues took a moment to pay tribute to the Hall of Fame coach....

The Players Championship, unofficially called golf’s “fifth major,” represents the first big tournament of the year on the PGA Tour schedule. Nearly all of the world’s top 50 golfers are competing at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., with Tiger Woods as one notable omission. The 15-time major winner is nursing a stiff back and has not played on the PGA Tour since he finished a lowly 68th — last of all players who made the cut — at the Genesis Open three weeks ago....

Here are the key scoring settings for FanDuel single-game contests: The point total for the “MVP” is multiplied by 1.5, but he doesn’t cost any additional money like the “Captain” in DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel’s default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs, and there are no bonuses for 100/300-yard games like on DraftKings. MORE FD SINGLE GAME: How to win a FanDuel single-game contest FanDuel Single-Game DFS Picks: Raiders vs....

Here are the key scoring settings for FanDuel single-game contests: The point total for the “MVP” is multiplied by 1.5, but he doesn’t cost any additional money like the “Captain” in DraftKings Showdown contests. FanDuel’s default scoring is half-point PPR and four-point passing TDs, and there are no bonuses for 100/300-yard games like on DraftKings. MORE FD SINGLE GAME: How to win a FanDuel single-game contest FanDuel Single-Game DFS Picks: Rams vs....

Alfie Dormand, 8, began writing his book The Monkeys that stole a Bus! during lockdown after being inspired by a day out at Paignton Zoo in Paignton, England. He even illustrated the book himself using a computer program to create colorful drawings to accompany his imaginative tale. He has a rare genetic disorder called L1 Syndrome and a related condition known as Hydrocephalus, both of which affect his mobility....

The discovery was made by a hired plumber, who called in to a local morning radio show and stated that he had uncovered the money while working at the megachurch on November 10. “There was a loose toilet in the wall, and we removed the tile,” the plumber told KILT-FM radio. “We went to go remove the toilet, and I moved some insulation away and about 500 envelopes fell out of the wall, and I was like ‘Oh, wow!...

The PM also went on to speak about the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup which will be hosted by India in October but the launch of the portal was the point which reverberated around the sporting fraternity. What the portal aims to do is provide a platform where young, talented kids can upload their videos and bio-data. Then the Sports Ministry will shortlist them and call them up to the nearest Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre for selection trials so that the talented ones are provided funding and training, along with a stipend....

Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard scored sublime goals at Goodison Park as Jose Mourinho’s men won for the first time in five games in all competitions. United had fallen 15 points off the pace of neighbours City in that timeframe, with their title hopes seemingly up in smoke. Pogba, United’s captain in the absence of Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia, was suitably delighted with the side’s approach after a frustrating festive programme....

Last summer, Pogba became the world’s most expensive footballer, and carried with that a lot of criticism. Every time his name was mentioned, it came with a pricetag. For the outlay Jose Mourinho paid, people expected more. During his first season back at Old Trafford after the move, the France international never really got a chance to prove his worth, being used in a variety of midfield positions as the Red Devils attempted to compete on numerous fronts....

Neymar & Pogba OUT of FIFA World 11 The Old Trafford outfit recently topped a poll run by Goal to find the world’s most popular club, with Jose Mourinho’s men collecting 23 per cent of the vote. Their attraction is obvious, as 20-time winners of the English top-flight title – with 13 of those successes coming during the Premier League era. They also boast some of the finest talent in the global game, and have done for many years....