This question originally appeared on Quora : The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on Twitter , Facebook , and Google+ . Answer by John Amaechi , Former NBA Player I’m going to try to keep this brief. There were days that I played well, that my team played well and it was as if all was well in the world....
But there are signs that as U.S. bombing continues, grass-roots support for the Taliban in Ghorbandarrah–and similar villages across Afghanistan, no doubt–is evaporating. “We are ready to help you. We are ready to kill the foreigner Taliban. There are 14 of us. Give us a sign,” reads a clumsily handwritten note from some villagers in Ghorbandarrah. The note was brought over the front lines by a village elder and handed to Mullah Beg, commander of one of the tiny hamlets that make up Sinjadarrah, two days after the start of the bombing....
In fact, on Monday of Week 1 prep, the star receiver was still in a walking boot, according to the team’s official website. Bengals coach Zac Taylor last week confirmed that there’s a “good chance” the veteran wide receiver will miss multiple early regular-season games after undergoing the surgery. “I don’t like to make that projection because everybody heals a little bit differently, but we’re ready for him to come back when he feels healthy and ready to go,” Taylor told reporters....
“Right is right and wrong is wrong, and we were wrong,” he said of his and the players’ actions. Hinch said repeatedly that he failed as a leader. “I still feel, and I’ll always feel, responsible as the man out front,” he said. MORE: Altuve, Bregman dance around questions about sign-stealing He confirmed that he tried to convey his opposition to the scheme by twice smashing monitors inside Minute Maid Park that players used to intercept signs....
The defunct football league announced Wednesday that it has begun the process of seeking bankruptcy protection after it ceased operations in early April. “The Alliance of American Football (AAF) has ceased all business operations and has started the process of liquidation pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code,” the league said in a statement. “AAF’s bankruptcy petition was filed on April 17, 2019, with the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas (San Antonio Division)....
The owner of York’s Core & Fitness in Ventura, Calif., and PSI Sports Management’s official strength trainer, the fitness guru remembers making a home visit as part of a recruiting pitch in 2013. With PSI Sports Management agent Page Odle by his side, the two were going to lock up a sought-after local product out of Linden High School and Fresno State. Even back then, Aaron Judge was larger than most baseball players....
Judge takes his 52 home runs from right field and gets to hit right ahead of the only MLB player who homered more times (59) than he did last season, reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton. Judge’s Opening Day against the Blue Jays, his first game in front of Stanton, was typical to what he did for the Yankees for much of last season. Judge struck out, doubled, walked, singled and struck out again....
It started when Green Bay offensive lineman David Bakhtiari was shown on the Jumbotron at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum effortlessly chugging two beers within 10 seconds. Bakhtiari then stood up and began pointing at someone across the court. MORE: Drake, Spike Lee and Rihanna: Five times celebrities became part of the game The Jumbotron cut to Rodgers with a chyron that read “‘Game of Thrones’ extra & NFL MVP” in reference to his recent cameo on the popular TV show....
Just last week, Abbott sent a letter to members of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas urging that several immediate changes be made to ERCOT functional operations. The Electric Reliability Commission controls 90 percent of the state’s power, reported KXAN. The letter directed ERCOT to make significant changes to the way the power grids are operated. Abbott stated, “These strategies, combined with the enhanced enforcement tools provided by the Texas Legislature, will ensure greater stability and reliability of the Texas electric grid....
The man, 27-year-old Devin Friedrick Kruse, pleaded guilty to two charges of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, according to an official release from the Department of Justice (DOJ). According to the statement from Monday, Kruse broke windows and attacked other pieces of property at a Planned Parenthood in Grants Pass, Oregon, a small city 140 miles south of Eugene. His case was investigated by the FBI and with help from Grants Pass police....
The social media giant has removed posts from users, and in some cases banned those users, who share status updates about mailing abortion pills, according to a report from VICE. A user told VICE that Facebook removed a post the day Roe v. Wade was overturned. The message read: “I will mail abortion pills to any one of you. Just message me.” Within minutes, the post was removed, according to VICE....
It was the fifth day of protests across Poland against a Constitutional Court ruling which no longer allows women to terminate pregnancies due to fetal abnormalities and only legalizes the practice in cases of rape, incest or threats to a woman’s health. Women’s rights activists expressed their fury at the decision and gathered on Sunday outside the house of Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Poland’s right-wing ruling party. Many slammed the ruling as “a war against women” and held signs and banners that read “You Have Blood on Your Hands” and “You are Building Women’s Hell” in photos and videos shared widely across social media....
Rebecca Heller, head of the U.S.-based International Refugee Assistance Program, said an Afghan client told her that five translators were killed by the Taliban in the past two days for working with Americans. Heller played a recorded appeal from a female Afghan client who has been waiting for the U.S. to take action on her visa application. “The only hope in this moment I have is the U.S. government,” the woman said....
The military drills escalated tensions between Russia and Ukraine, raising concerns that a war could break out. In a meeting with military officials, General of the Army Valery Gerasim said more than 300,000 troops were part of the exercises that included 35,000 units of weapons, 180 ships and boats, and about 900 aircraft. As of Thursday, all but one military echelon had returned to their permanent base, according to Russian military officials....
“Americans are grappling with the reality that the virus isn’t going away anytime soon,” wrote Axios managing editor David Nather, “and they’re trying to find ways to maintain some social contact without putting themselves at risk.” The poll which was conducted from July 24 to 27 asked a nationally representative sample of 1,076 adults over the age of 18, “Have you formed a social ‘bubble’ of people you interact with that take similar precautions to minimize the risk of catching COVID-19?...
Abraham - on loan at Swansea City from Chelsea - has played for England at Under-18, U-19 and U-21 level, but he is eligible for Nigeria through his father. Abraham 4/1 FGS v Watford Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick had said the governing body was “working on” securing Abraham for the national team. But in a statement, the 19-year-old said: “I have informed The FA that I remain available for selection for England....
More than 50 Texas House Democrats left Texas in July to block the bill by denying a quorum—the required minimum number of lawmakers present for the House to do any official business. The Texas Senate has already passed the bill. Provided that the quorum is not broken again, it is likely to soon pass in the GOP-controlled House and be signed into law after reaching the desk of Republican Governor Greg Abbott....
Conti arrives for Milan medical Milan CEO Marco Fassone and sporting director Massimo Mirabelli sat down with agents Mino and Enzo Raiola and Donnarumma’s parents at the Radisson Blu Hotel on Thursday in Milan, and both sides walked away from the meeting optimistic a deal will get done. Fassone said on Tuesday that he felt the club was “very close” to agreeing a deal with Donnarumma, whose current contract expires at the end of the 2017-18 campaign....
AC Milan hosts struggling Napoli with the two teams just three points apart near the top of the table. Given Inter’s current form, we could be looking back on this game as a title elimination contest. A draw wouldn’t serve much for either. Milan (2nd, 39 points) seems to have turned things around after a pair of November losses, although a disappointing draw to 14th-placed Udinese last time out has complicated its title bid....
Acanya is a prescription medication, so you won’t find this on your drugstore shelf. It can be prescribed to adolescents age 12 or older and to adults with acne. How Acanya Works As a combination medication, Acanya offers the best of both ingredients. Studies have shown the combination of these two drugs works better than using either clindamycin or benzoyl peroxide alone, since it hits many different acne-causing factors at once....
