Adam Silver Nba Committed To Charlotte For 2019 All Star Game As Long As Hb2 Changed

“Our owners and teams are based all over the country in red states and blue states and purple states,” Silver said Tuesday, via the Charlotte Observer. “It was a strongly-held view that HB2 was inconsistent with the values of this league.” HB2 nullified Charlotte’s expanded non-discrimination ordinance that extended legal protection for gay, lesbian and transgender individuals. It also requires transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificate in government buildings....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 212 words · Marco Orgill

Adam Silver Expects To See Women Not Only Becky Hammon Coaching Nba Teams Soon

That vision from the league’s commissioner, speaking at the Beyond Sport United conference Wednesday, is not a surprise, not in 2015 and not after Becky Hammon coached the Spurs’ Las Vegas Summer League team to a championship. It’s more of a recognition of how far along the path we already are to seeing that future, when the question is not so much if, but when. MORE: 17 things we won’t forget from 2014-15 season | Hammon shows she belongs...

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 591 words · Ivory Mcdonald

Adam Silver Is Smart To Wait On Decision About Nba All Star Game In Charlotte

And he handled the question about whether the NBA was considering moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte in the wake of North Carolina’s passing of HB2 with a sense of resignation and careful diction that can only be achieved by answering the same question a thousand times. MORE: Is a change to ‘Hack-A-Shaq’ coming? “We’ve been crystal clear that we believe a change in the law is necessary for us to play in the kind of environment that is appropriate for a celebratory NBA event, but that we did have some time,” Silver said Thursday....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 584 words · William Brewer

Adam Vinatieri Retirement Seven Crazy Stats About Former Patriots Colts Kicker S Career

Vinatieri said in an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” he’s “riding off into the sunset” after a career that spanned almost a quarter of a century. “By Friday, if paperwork goes through, you heard it here first,” Vinatieri told McAfee, who held for Vinatieri in Indianapolis. Vinatieri spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Patriots and the last 14 with the Colts. He didn’t play during the 2020 season after the Colts opted to roll with Rodrigo Blankenship as their kicker and no other team signed him....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 452 words · Lisa Spalla

Adebayor Oscar And The Worst Moves Of The January Transfer Window

January 7, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Doris Considine

Adelaide Struggled With Very Sharp Gamba Garuccio

The Reds conceded twice in the first half at Coopers Stadium before a Dylan McGowan own goal nine minutes from time ensured Gamba triumphed 3-0 in their Group H opener. While Adelaide had some promising moments throughout the match and finished the game with more possession, passes and a great passing accuracy in their attacking half, the J.League visitors were far more clinical. Gamba had 14 shots to Adelaide’s seven and led shots on target 5-1....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 417 words · Erick Mortimer

Adidas And Other Companies That Have Dropped Kanye Over Antisemitic Remarks

West, who legally changed his name to Ye, has been involved in several controversies over the last month, beginning with his Yeezy fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, in which he debuted controversial “White Lives Matter” shirts on the runway. He went on to cover a multitude of topics in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson, and later went on a social media tirade and was suspended from his Instagram and Twitter accounts after saying that he was “going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE....

January 7, 2023 · 7 min · 1466 words · Bernard Olson

Adopted Dog S Zoomies After Arriving At Forever Home Melts Hearts Online

The dog’s owner shared the clip to popular Subreddit “Zoomies,” where fellow dog-lovers head to share the adorable moments their canines “zoom” around. According to the owner, the dog is believed to be a Labrador mix with a greyhound, though it’s possible it could be a Carolina dog. In the video, the dog can be seen running around the yard at full-speed, bouncing around and circling different areas over again, running around furniture and plants....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 396 words · Pamela Lutz

Adorable Golden Retriever Reunited With His Owner At Airport Melts Hearts

Two-year-old pooch Hugo has become a sensation on social media, racking up 39,700 followers and over three million likes on TikTok since his owner, Alexandra Owens, began posting footage of the pup. Personal trainer Owens is originally from the United Kingdom, but lives in Bondi, Sydney, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic had been unable to travel home for four years. However after Australia opened their borders earlier this year, Owens was able to travel home and spent three months in the U....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 428 words · Mary Todd

Adorable Video Shows Polar Bear In Chicago Loving The Snow

The footage was shot at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago on February 2 and shows the male polar bear Hudson roll about gleefully in fresh snow in his enclosure. The large bear shakes himself off during the footage and proceeds to roll about again, seemingly enjoying it, as the snow that blanketed the city during a winter storm on February 2 falls around him. Up to seven inches of snow fell in some areas of Chicago on Wednesday....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 407 words · Lakisha Ledet

Adrian Peterson Faces Arrest Admitted To Drug Use At Drug Test

Testing positive for marijuana or any other such drug is a violation of his bond conditions. The Montgomery County district attorney’s office would like the presiding judge to put aside Peterson’s $15,000 bond and put him in jail. MORE: The danger of Peterson rushing to trial On Wednesday, Peterson learned that his tentative trial date would be at the earliest on Dec. 1, too late to play in the NFL again in 2014....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · Susana Holmes

Adultfriendfinder Will Stream Your Wedding So You Don T Have To Postpone During The Coronavirus Pandemic

While some couples have begun rescheduling when they’ll tie the knot as far ahead as 2022, AdultFriendFinder gives engaged couples the opportunity to exchange nuptials in front of their family, friends and loved ones while still social distancing. Couples can stream their weddings from their own homes (or other private locations) in 4K and 1080p. FriendFinder Networks CEO Jon Buckheit told Newsweek that the site has seen an increase in traffic since the coronavirus pandemic has spread, forcing people inside....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 481 words · Kathy Fernandez

Adults Behind Student Fight Club That Sent Some Youths To Hospital Police Say

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) started investigating after students in Grande Prairie, Alberta, were taken to hospital with serious injuries after taking part in the after-school fights in high school parking lots, a spokesperson for Grande Prairie RCMP told Newsweek. “Grande Prairie RCMP received reports that multiple fights were taking place after hours involving local high school students,” the spokesperson said. “Information suggested the fights were possibly taking place in school parking lots and may be organized by other young adults (age range possibly between 18-24)....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 550 words · Joanne Hall

Afc Champions League 2017 Toyota Player Of The Week Al Hilal S Carlos Eduardo

After a tight 0-0 draw in the first leg, somebody needed to take charge of the second leg game and it was Al Hilal’s star striker Carlos Eduardo who rose to the occassion. The Brazilian helped Al Hilal take full control of the game at the end of the first half with twin strikes before completing his hat-trick in the second half. First, in the 42nd minute, Nicolas Milesi sent in a sumptuous free kick which was headed in expertly by Eduardo....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · Nellie Thoennes

Afc Champions League 2018 Group Stage Matchday Four Review East Zone

GROUP E: Tianjin Quanjian 4-2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (Tongpo 8’ Cheng 55’ Modeste 84’ Pato 90+3’ - Shin-Wook 37’ Adriano 67') Chinese outfit Tianjin Quanjian handed South Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai their first loss of the tournament on Wednesday. The home team started the game well and took the lead inside 10 minutes when Wang Yongpo finished off a good move orchestrated by Alexandre Pato and Axel Witsel. Kim Shin-Wook equalised for Jeonbuk in the 37th minute....

January 7, 2023 · 5 min · 1052 words · Garland Hamilton

Afc Cup 2017 Bengaluru Fc S Albert Roca Bengaluru Fc Proved They Never Surrender

It was The Mariners’ Katsumi Yusa who registered the first goal of the match, in the 36th minute. However, The Blues had an answer to the Japanese’s strike as Sandesh Jhingan netted the equalizer in the second half. Skipper Sunil Chhetri sealed the deal for Albert Roca and company by scoring the winner in the 57th minute to grab full points for the JSW-owned outfit, who now sit second in their group....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 631 words · Wendell Ortego

Afc Cup 2017 Mohun Bagan S Sanjoy Sen Will Need To Be Cautious Against Maziya S Rc Early On

January 7, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Aubrey Kuehn

Afc Leopards Keeper Faces Former Employer Kamura Ruled Out

Ingwe head coach, Robert Matano handed Salim Abdalla a return back to the starting line up in the absence of injured Robinson Kamura. Kamura was involved in a road accident on Friday morning on his way to training and could not shake off the injury in time for the clash. Abdalla will partner Joshua Mawira in the defence while Kerizon Kizito has been dropped to the bench. Dancun Otieno makes his 17th league start this season as Alexis Kitenge and Vincent Oburu lead Ingwe’s hunt for a second successive win....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · Barbara Aguilar

Afcon Stat Pack All You Need To Know About Algeria V Tunisia

This is Algeria’s 17th participation in the African Cup of Nations; their solitary title dates back to 1990, it was on home soil. They haven’t reached the final since then. This is Tunisia’s 18th AFCON participation, a tally only bettered by Egypt (23), Ivory Coast (22) and Ghana (21). Tunisia’s only AFCON title dates back to 2004, as hosts. Since then, they haven’t progressed further than the quarter-finals. The only previous AFCON encounter between Algeria and Tunisia saw the latter win 1-0 in the 2013 group stages, courtesy of a 91st minute strike by Youssef Msakni....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 282 words · Joyce Carty

Afcon Stat Pack All You Need To Know About Cameroon V Guinea Bissau

Cameroon are making their 18th appearance in the tournament. They have won it four times (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002), only Egypt have been more successful (7 trophies). Meanwhile, Guinea-Bissau are the only team making their debut in the African Cup of Nations this year. Only two of the last eight teams to make their African Cup of Nations debut have progressed to the knockout stages (Equatorial Guinea in 2012, Cape Verde in 2013)....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 272 words · Elizabeth Gray