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Kobe said, “We started getting into a good rhythm and started to make some shots that we were missing in the first half and, defensively, we became a little more solid. We had to get on track and stop worrying about what we’re doing individually. Just focus on what we’re doing collectively as a group and just play for that.” Kobe and Howard both played more than 37 minutes as Howard had 12 points with 11 rebounds and 3 blocks and Kobe finished with 20 buckets, 7 boards and 7 dimes....

With the Tokyo Olympics 2020 over a month away, the Kuortane Games 2021 will offer athletes a competitive field along with excellent match-practice. The participating athletes can look forward to a sneak peek of how competitive his event would be at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Read: What India needs to do to produce world-class track and field athletes regularly There will be a special Indian interest in the Kuortane Games 2021 with ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra involved in the event....

Translation: Get your act together without changing the way you compete. And so, Busch told media members Wednesday, “The Outlaw” is no more. “My reputation will iron itself out in whichever way that it is,” Busch said. “My focus is the race car, and as I move forward, I’m putting my signature above the door of the car.” MORE: Busch reinstated | Time for these drivers to panic? | Linemakers’ Phoenix odds...

Opener Kusal replaces Danushka Gunathilaka, whose highest score across four innings in the recent Test series in New Zealand was eight. Sri Lanka have turned to Kusal despite less than impressive performances in the Test game in 2018, when he scored a combined 92 runs in six innings. Mathews remains sidelined because of a hamstring strain that has seen him miss the limited-overs contests with New Zealand. Sri Lanka, beaten 1-0 by New Zealand in the Tests, will be underdogs for the two-match series in Australia despite the hosts having suffered a first home series defeat to India on Monday....

Since his wreck in the Xfinity Series race in February, the only updates on the driver have come from social media. But Wednesday, Busch made his first public appearance since the crash. MORE: Bristol preview: What to expect | Danica rant highlights Texas audio | Danica would marry Ricky Busch spoke with reporters at Joe Gibbs Racing in Huntersville, N.C., and walked them through the the wreck from the moment his car turned sideways until it slammed head-on into a concrete wall at the 2....

With a dominating victory from the pole in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch won for the fourth time in five Xfinity starts this year. His only loss in that stretch was a second-place run after a late blown tire robbed him of victory at Auto Club Speedway. MORE: Carl Edwards fastest qualifier | Texas Sprint Cup race, 7:30 p.m. ET | 10 to watch...

Lowry continued his poor postseason shooting efforts by going 3 of 13 from the field, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range. He also failed to get to the free-throw line, finishing with a measly seven points in 43 minutes. MORE: Worst NBA playoff chokes ever, ranked | Toronto pol roasts Miami fans — and America The Raptors barely escaped the Pacers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, and if they have any chance of beating the Heat they’ll need their All-Star to start performing like, well, an All-Star....

Orton will make his first start at quarterback in his two seasons with the Cowboys on Sunday night, unless Tony Romo can recover from a herniated disc. Dallas will be playing a winner-take-all game at home against the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC East title and a playoff berth. Romo was nowhere to be seen in any of the public areas at Valley Ranch. He did not practice, and didn't attend a morning offensive meeting, according to coach Jason Garrett....

During a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020, Rittenhouse fatally shot two people, Anthony Huber and Joshua Ziminski. Gaige Grosskreutz was also shot by Rittenhouse but only wounded. Last week Friday, all charges against Rittenhouse were dropped and it was ruled he acted in self-defense. Former President Donald Trump sent an emailed statement to his followers after the court case ended. It read: “Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found INNOCENT of all charges....

Wendy Rittenhouse and her son’s lawyer, John Pierce, attended a Waukesha County Republican event, and they were applauded by the crowd after being brought on stage by conservative commentator Michelle Malkin. “Standing ovation from Waukesha County GOP women for my special guests, @CaliKidJMP & Wendy Rittenhouse, Kyle’s mom,” Malkin wrote on Twitter, adding a photo of her, Rittenhouse’s mother and Pierce. “Huge shoutout sent from all of us in WI to warrior @LLinWood....

Rittenhouse appeared for two hours on the podcast You Are Here, hosted by the conservative media outlet BlazeTV. During the show, which aired on Monday, the teen was asked if he regretted being in the Wisconsin city that night. “Hindsight being 20/20, probably not the best idea to go down there,” he told the hosts. “Can’t change that. But I defended myself and that’s what happened.” Rittenhouse, 18, was acquitted on all charges last month after fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha in August 2020....

Rittenhouse is accused of traveling from his hometown in Antioch and meeting up with armed militia groups, who were already in the Wisconsin city claiming they were protecting businesses from “antifa” and other left-wing demonstrators following two nights of disorder. The then 17-year-old arrived with a medical kit, and was filmed stating he was there to assist the injured. “If there’s somebody hurt, I’m running into harm’s way,” he said in a video released by his former attorney Lin Wood in September 2020....

Pablo Tamayo, who has more than 400,000 followers on TikTok, took to the platform to boast about his experience. The 20-year-old claimed he picked up a $12 pack of pepperoni for the Kardashians star, 24, from the high-end grocery store Erewhon [Market] in West Hollywood and drove it to her mansion in Holmby Hills. “I’m driving to this person’s house to go deliver it, and as I’m driving by, I see all the security and stuff....

The 23-year-old is preparing to defend the Brisbane International title he won back in January, with the first major of 2019 set to begin soon afterwards. Kyrgios’ best performances at any grand slam came via runs to the last eight at Wimbledon 2014 and in Melbourne in 2015, while he has attracted headlines for a number of controversial moments throughout his fledgling career. And ahead of getting his 2019 season under way, Kyrgios hinted he was looking to reduce his workload over the next 12 months....

The 22-year-old world number 21 said interacting with a young cancer patient at the Australian Open had opened his eyes. “I think I’ve found my purpose in the last couple of months,” Kyrgios wrote in an essay published in the Players Voice (www.playersvoice.com.au). “I’m building something. It’s going to be sick.” The mercurial Kyrgios is known as much for his volatile temper as his prodigious talent. He was fined $16,500 by the ATP last year for purposely throwing a game away during his second-round defeat by Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters....

Now, he’ll accomplish something not even athletes like Tom Brady, Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps have done. Irving will appear on the same Wheaties box twice: on one side as himself in a Boston Celtics uniform, and on the other side as Uncle Drew, dressed as the character of his upcoming movie, Uncle Drew. “For the first time in decades Wheaties will feature two great athletes on its box at the same time,” said Kathy Dixon, marketing communications manager for Wheaties....

The Cavs point guard, who’s been romantically linked to musical artist Kehlani, took to social media to provide his thoughts on an Instagram post from another artist, PARTYNEXTDOOR. The picture showed showed PND and Kehlani in bed together. It prompted many to believe she’d cheated on Irving. She wound up attempting suicide. MORE: Every playoff team’s worst nightmare | Russell is sick he leaked video of Young

The October 2 episode’s cold open featured James Austin Johnson’s Joe Biden flanked by depictions of progressive and centrist Democrats who have sparred over infrastructure plans in recent weeks—including Sinema, who was played by Cecily Strong. Moderate Democrats pushed for a vote last week on the $1.2 trillion “hard” infrastructure bill which includes funding for roads and bridges, high-speed internet, rail and transit, drinking water upgrades, and other priorities meant to shore up the nation’s crumbling infrastructure....

The Instagram account @wokeathw is run anonymously and has received coverage in the Harvard-Westlake School newspaper. Since it began posting content last September, the account has shared nearly 50 messages and screenshots from students and parents within the school community. Most of the posts raise concerns students and parents have about the political undertones of class assignments or messages received from teachers and other school faculty. The account, called Woke at Harvard-Westlake, says in its account description that it is “documenting the self-destruction of an elite private school” and is led “by concerned students, parents, faculty, & alums....

The five-term incumbent mayor, Tom Bradley, strove to assure the city that wouldn’t happen. Bradley– soft-spoken and liberal, a symbol of the city’s easygoing politics for the past 20 years-chose not to run for a sixth term in 1993. His retirement set up a political free-for-all among 24 mayoral wanna-bes who are now forced to compete with the news media’s saturation coverage of the King trial for their 15 minutes of fame....