From players to coaching tactics to pace of play, these are six key factors that will be critical in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser drew a laugh from the room when she was asked how it feels to manage a mercurial relationship with the White House and Congress — while, by the way, also trying to run a city of 700,000 people.
“It is just like you might imagine,” she deadpanned. “It’s tricky.”
A few hours after that comment Monday, Bowser’s balancing act with President Donald Trump was on public display.
Scott Frost isn’t taking much of a pay cut moving back to UCF after all.
Frost, who was hired to return to lead the Knights in December, received a five-year, $22.1 million deal with the school, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. Frost will start out making $3.9 million a year, just shy of the $4 million he was making in his last season at Nebraska. He will slowly increase his salary before it hits $5 million in its final year.
There are several standard bonuses in the deal, too, including a $75,000 bonus if the Knights reach the Big 12 championship game.
The DOGE House Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), announced that it will investigate USA Fencing for continuing to flout President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.
The Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday titled, “Unfair Play: Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports.” It wrote in a post on X: “The DOGE Committee’s investigation into USA Fencing is long overdue.
A fan and employee got into a bizarre incident after the Pirates’ game on Tuesday. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)Joe Sargent via Getty Images
A Pittsburgh Pirates gameday employee has been suspended by the team following a postgame altercation with a fan that was caught on video, per CBS Pittsburgh’s Barry Pintar.
The altercation reportedly occurred at PNC Park following Sunday’s game, a 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres. Per CBS, it started when the fan and his friend allegedly started harassing a female concession stand employee.
The first game of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs gave us plenty of stuff to talk about, and most of it centered around Florida Panthers’ forward Sam Bennett.
Bennett — no stranger to postseason controversy — collided with Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Anthony Stolarz, with him seemingly hitting him in the head with his forearm.
A few minutes later, Stolarz left the game after vomiting at the bench, and reportedly needed to be stretchered to a nearby hospital, but has since been released.
Evan Mobley, Darius Garland (pictured) and De’Andre Hunter will all miss Game 2 vs. the Pacers. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Michael Reaves via Getty Images
Facing the prospect of an 0-2 series hole, the Cleveland Cavaliers will play the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday shorthanded.
Darius Garland (toe), Evan Mobley (ankle) and De’Andre Hunter (thumb) will all miss Game 2 due to injuries. The Cavaliers announced their status shortly before Tuesday’s tip.
Donovan Mitchell, Ty Jerome, Max Strus, Dean Wade and Jarrett Allen will start against the Pacers.
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