The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in Boston on Sunday night, losing 105-98. Jrue Holiday led another balanced scoring effort by the Celtics, scoring 26 points. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks in the loss with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Despite Doncic’s questionable injury status, the Mavericks started the game with a flurry of scoring. Doncic found the bottom of the rim three times early, scoring six points before the first Celtics timeout near the eight-minute mark, putting the Mavericks ahead 13–6. Dallas’ overzealous defense led the Celtics to a bonus early. But despite turnover issues,…
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NFL tight end Darren Waller has declared it a career, informing the New York Giants of his retirement plans, CBS Sports confirmed. The 31-year-old played one season with the Ravens, Raiders and Giants, and was absent from organized team activities this offseason.”We have tremendous respect for Darren as a person and a player. We wish him nothing but the best,” the Giants said in a statement.Waller shed light on the circumstances behind his retirement in a video posted to YouTube, recounting a fever he suffered in November that left him shaking uncontrollably, unable to breathe, and hospitalized for three and…
According to New Jersey Pest Control, giant venomous flying spiders with 4-inch legs are real, and they could invade the New York area sometime this year. The pest control service said in a news release earlier this year that Zoro spiders are coming to the Northeast after infiltrating the southeastern U.S. from Japan. University of Georgia public FM radio station WUGA reported that Georgia served as “ground zero” for the arachnids in 2021 as residents spotted the spiders in urban and rural areas.According to Jason DiBiase, owner of Rochester Pest Pros, female spiders have a leg length of about four…
Of all the details that emerged about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 from the Xbox Games Showcase, one of the most attention-grabbing was “Omnimovement,” a redesigned movement system that will allow players to run or dive in any direction for the first time. It’s a weird idea – running around corners facing the opposite direction seems silly – but Treyarch is confident it will do wonders for BO6’s movement. Treyarch says OmniMovement breaks “long-established FPS constructs”, allowing players to move in a “more realistic” way than in previous Calls of Duty.”We truly believe that once you experience OmniMovement, there’s…
With 25 days to go before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to launch a state-mandated congestion pricing scheme for vehicles entering parts of Manhattan, the controversial toll program has been put on hold indefinitely by an unlikely suspect — New York Governor Kathy Hochul.Hochul released a pre-recorded video statement Wednesday afternoon saying the program would harm New Yorkers struggling with an affordability crisis, but she sought to reassure residents that she is committed to securing additional funding for the MTA and will “continue to find strategies to fight congestion.””The idea behind the congestion fee is that it would encourage many…
BOSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic is racking up injuries and points in this NBA Finals. But for the second game in a row, he didn’t get enough support from his Mavericks teammates, this time on a night when the Boston Celtics did everything they could to give Dallas a chance to steal the game on the road. Doncic hit on 12 of 21 shots and finished with 32 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds, the 10th playoff triple-double of his career and the first Finals triple-double in Mavericks history. But his teammates made 26 of 59 shots from the field,…
Carlos Alcaraz wins first French Open title Carlos Alcaraz won the first French Open tennis title 01:50 Spanish Carlos Alcaraz He became the youngest male tennis player to win major titles on all three surfaces after beating Alexander Zverev in five sets in the French Open final on Sunday.Alcaraz won the first set 6-3 and Zverev won the second set 6-2 to level the match. Zverev won the third set 7-5, while Alcaraz won the fourth set 6-1 to take the fifth set. He defeated Zverev 6-2 in the final decisive set.The 21-year-old Spaniard, who grew up watching his compatriot…
MONTREAL (AP) — Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix for the third consecutive year on Sunday, the Red Bull star’s 60th Formula 1 victory and sixth in nine races this season.Verstappen started second alongside pole-sitter George Russell in the rain and dominated again late on at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Île Notre-Dame. The 26-year-old Dutchman has won 50 of the last 75 F1 races.Verstappen finished 3.879 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris in the 70-lap race on the 2.71-mile (4.36-kilometer) road course. Last year, Verstappen started from pole and led every lap.The race on Sunday started on a…
A Wisconsin father has been charged with improper conduct after he allegedly pushed a black superintendent at his daughter’s high school graduation ceremony last week to prevent the two from shaking hands — sparking outrage on social media and in the local community.The incident occurred at Baraboo High School’s graduation ceremony on Friday when a parent named Matthew Eddy walked up the stairs to the stage, Baraboo Police Department spokesman Capt. Ryan LaBrosian told TIME in an email. Viral video of the incident shows the unnamed student crossing the stage to receive her diploma and beginning to shake hands with…
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — India was in a desperate situation, needing a flash or two of brilliance to defend a low score against arch-rival Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup.Skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday handed the ball to Jasprit Bumrah and expressed confidence in his favourite pacer to take wickets and turn the match in India’s favour. The packed crowd on Long Island grew louder and louder as Indian fans outnumbered Pakistani fans.And Bumrah later said after taking three wickets for 14 runs that he felt like he was playing in India.Chasing a modest target of 120, Pakistan were cruising…