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The top overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft had himself a big night for the Timberwolves against the Suns, including this monster slam over Mirza Teletovic. MORE: Mock Draft 1.0: What happens now that Simmons is done? Towns scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists as the Timberwolves won 121-116. The Wolves are going to miss the playoffs for the 13th consecutive year (the longest streak in the NBA), but the future looks brighter than ever with Towns and Andrew Wiggins leading the way....

Enter Skal Labissiere, Kentucky’s newest prized big man. Though the 6-11 center from Haiti has struggled most of this season, Labissiere has taken instructions and mentorship from Towns. The advice has paid off, and Labissiere has played the best basketball of his freshman year as he enters the SEC and NCAA tournaments. MORE: 10 greatest UK players ever | OU’s Hield dazzles as SN Player of the Year “I think all the talks we’ve had are (now) really hitting him in the head,” Towns told Sporting News two days after Labissiere scored 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked six shots against LSU....

Recently however it has also come to light that the film was created in a toxic workplace environment, with Kate Mara, who played The Invisible Woman, backing up those allegations: “I had a horrible experience on Fantastic Four. I’ve never talked about it before. I married one of my costars, so I don’t regret doing that movie at all. But do I wish I had responded differently to certain things?...

As Colin Jost and Michael Che wrapped up the “Weekend Update” segment of the show, the camera panned to McKinnon, sitting in the front row of the audience dressed as the feminist icon for what may be the final time. McKinnon, wearing prop glasses and a black robe with a lace collar, bowed her head and pressed her right hand to her chest before looking up in a silent tribute to Ginsburg, who died of complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer at the age of 87 on September 18....

No item of jewelry is more associated with female members of the royal family than the tiara. From a borrowed heirloom of the Queen Mother to a legacy loan of one of Princess Diana’s most famous jewels, Kate has presented a number of key sparkling tiara moments. When Kate married Prince William in 2011, the future queen didn’t have a tiara in her own family to wear to the ceremony....

Griffin, who has often been the object of Republican scorn due to her fierce criticism of former President Donald Trump, suggested that the November elections were a referendum on whether or not voters “want a civil war” in a tweet on Tuesday. “If you don’t want a Civil War, vote for Democrats in November,” Griffin tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. “If you do want Civil War, vote Republican.” The tweet was almost immediately followed by outraged replies maintaining that Griffin was personally threatening violence if Republicans won in the midterms....

“My Mom, the one and only, Maggie Griffin, passed away today. I am gutted. My best friend. I’m shaking. I won’t ever be prepared,” Griffin tweeted. “I’m so grateful you guys got to be part of her life. You knew her. You loved her. She knew it. Oh, and OF COURSE she went on St Patrick’s Day.” Griffin first acknowledged that her mother’s health was declining in a January 2019 tweet, in which she shared that her mom was struggling with dementia....

The “Firework” singer previously announced via Twitter that her Las Vegas Residency, “Play,” would begin on December 29 at the Resorts World hotel. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the concert has limited shows in January, then breaks until the beginning of March. Perry is no stranger to going viral. With more than 44 million monthly listeners on Spotify, many of her hits have over 100 million streams. Perry’s music videos such as “Last Friday Night (T....

Juventus registered a comfortable 4-1 win over Udinese thanks to a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo and a goal apiece from Federico Chiesa and Paulo Dybala. The club is braced for a hectic month as we take a look at the top stories involving Juventus from 4 January 2021. Juventus ready to sell Dybala if he refuses their next contract offer Juventus are currently preparing a new contract offer for Paulo Dybala....

After eight successive Serie A titles, Juve are eyeing European glory following five runners-up medals since their last Champions League triumph in 1996. Ronaldo – a five-time Champions League winner who celebrated four titles with Real Madrid – was unable to help Juve past the quarter-finals in his first season last term. However, Ronaldo believes Maurizio Sarri’s Juve are poised to conquer Europe, sooner rather than later. “After winning what I won at Madrid I needed a change and new motivation,” Ronaldo told Marca....

The hosts have set ticket costs at a flat-rate of Sh300 each in a match which is expected to be nerve-racking for various reasons. The Sharks will be playing their first match of the country’s topflight and they will definitely want to show their worth by fighting hard against K’Ogalo. The Green Army, on the other hand, have frequently insisted that they want to reclaim league title and winning the first league match will be a great motivator to them....

The 23-year-old played for Argentina at the youth level, including playing for the country at the 2015 U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, but had never been called into the senior squad. Currently the MLS leader in assists with nine in nine matches, Kaku’s switch has been completed and he has been called into Paraguay’s camp for an international friendly against Japan on June 12. The Red Bulls signed Kaku in February from Huracan in Argentina on a designated player deal and so far the move has paid off well, with New York top of the league in points earned per match played....

Meanwhile, Jon Kent is fighting his own battles on Earth, including him coming out as bisexual. The upcoming crossover, Kal-El Returns, will show father and son fighting together to protect Metropolis. If you want to explore the details of the one-shot, then stay with us till the end of the article. Kal-El returns details explored Warworld Saga’s extended storyline concludes on August 30, 2022, and will simultaneously showcase the final battle between Superman and Mongul....

SV Kampong Cricket finished third in the league stage, having won four out of their eight ECS T10 Capelle matches. They lost their last game against Veni Vedi Vici by 21 runs. Qui Vive, on the other hand, lost as many as eight league stage matches and thereby finished at the bottom of the ECS T10 Capelle standings. They lost their last match against Liege via the Golden Ball....

“We are a work in progress, but we cannot abandon the appreciation that we should all have for the traditions that are symbolic of our commitment to our democracy, which includes a peaceful transfer of power, which includes what we do to bring in one administration after another in a way that is about upholding basic standards, and in particular, those standards as outlined in the Constitution,” Harris said during an interview with NPR....

Biden suggested in March that he plans to seek a second term in 2024 and that he would expect Harris to be his running mate once again. Since then, both the president and vice president have seen their approval ratings drop significantly with the American public, and reports have suggested that Democrats may be looking for other options to maintain control of the White House. During a Thursday interview with ABC News’ Good Morning America, Harris was asked directly about Biden’s plans ahead of the next presidential election....

McGregor recently announced he wants to take the welterweight gold off Usman’s waist in 2020, becoming the first man ever to become a world champion in three weight classes. Speaking to The Mac Life, McGregor said: A fight against the Irishman would mean that regardless of the outcome of the fight, Usman will be a few million dollars richer but he admits he would not relish the competition with an opponent as easy as McGregor....

Pochettino shows his ruthlessness… now Spurs must do the same Kevin Kampl’s 65th-minute goal proved enough to secure all three points for the Bundesliga side, which leapfrogged its opponent into second place in Group E. And although an English club home record crowd of 85,512 was in attendance, the other Wembley-related stat proved far less positive for Spurs. The 1-0 loss for Mauricio Pochettino’s men, playing at Wembley as a result of White Hart Lane’s capacity being reduced due to the building on a new ground next door, marked the ninth time in succession that an English side has failed to keep a Champions League clean sheet at the national stadium....