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Timberwolves coach and president of basketball operations Flip Saunders said Sunday that he has discussed the team’s options with Garnett and expects him to help vet candidates. MORE: T’wolves finally offer reason to believe | How KG changed team culture “I’ve had conversations with him over the last 2-3 weeks about the guys we are (considering) drafting,” Saunders told Chris Mannix on NBC Sports Radio . “I’m sure he is going to [peek] his head in to see these guys when we bring him in to work out or have some type of communication with him....

Hart recently spoke about his role in the curious movie project as Roland, one of the playable protagonists from the first Borderlands game, and it turns out this seems to be more than just a paycheck for him. Not only did he put an incredible amount of effort into proving to director Roth that he was right for the part, but he also praised the film’s visual style, claiming that everyone involved is working to make it match the aesthetic of the games as much as they possibly can....

The bill wouldn’t have passed were it not for the 13 Republicans who voted in favor of the infrastructure plan. That made critics in the GOP question McCarthy’s ability to lead the party in the future. The infrastructure bill passed with a final vote of 228 to 206 after lengthy negotiations. Most Republicans and six Democrats voted against it. The bipartisan bill passed in the Senate in August with 19 Republican votes....

VetoPelosi.com clearly stated that the site was associated with and paid for by Kevin McCarthy for Congress and that those who signed the petition would “become a member of Team Kevin McCarthy.” However, the website briefly became inaccessible on Wednesday and now the URL redirects to a page at WinRed associated with Jim Banks, a Republican representing Indiana’s 3rd congressional district. Banks was one of two Republicans McCarthy nominated to sit on the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot but who were rejected by Pelosi....

In a conference call on Sunday evening, the California congressman put forward arguably his biggest concession to the GOP caucus by making it easier to oust a House Speaker—a move McCarthy himself has long fought against. McCarthy confirmed that in a new GOP-controlled chamber there would be the opportunity to “vacate the chair” if five House Republicans support such a motion. Currently, a majority of the House GOP is required to call for a vote to remove the House leader from the chair....

In his 26th appearance this season (23 starts), Boateng finally reached the double digits for the first time in his career, a season where he keeps improving on his records after hitting 30 years earlier last month. He received an assist from Tana in the 44th minute to put his side in the lead but Ibai Gomez equalised for the visitors on 61 minutes and they kept it that way till the game ended....

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Madison Keys took advantage of Elina Svitolina’s nerves to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the first time with a 7-6(2) 1-6 6-4 win on Monday, meaning four American women are still in contention – a first since 2002. The 15th-seeded Keys was down a break in the decider against the Ukrainian fourth seed when Svitolina lost her composure and allowed the Florida-based player to come back under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium....

Luke Rockhold is clearly not impressed with Khamzat Chimaev’s recent weight fiasco. According to the now-retired middleweight contender, Chimaev was well aware of the fact that Nate Diaz would be a “threat” to him. Also, given the image of a ruthless fighter that the Chechen-born Swede portrays himself as, built a lot of pressure on him, and hence he “bitched out”, claimed Rockhold. Appearing in a recent interview with Submission Radio, the former middleweight champ said:...

Khawaja remained unbeaten on 138 at stumps with Mitchell Starc batting on 16 at the other end. The hosts now lead the Proteas by 48 runs. The visitors had declared their first innings at 259/9. Khawaja, who has faced 285 balls so far, hit 12 boundaries during his daylong vigil in the middle. This was his fifth Test century. Australia captain Steven Smith and debutant wicketkeeper-batsman Peter Handscomb notched up half-centuries....

The human capital in India is well spread and diverse. The sporting arena at the junior levels manifests itself in its full glory. The need of the hour is to nurture this talent. The Khelo India programme is a very definitive step in this direction by the current government. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Union Sports Minister, said, “After the Khelo India’s inaugural event, we will select 1,000 players, who are unable to attain sponsorship....

Kim Kardashian, 41, filed for divorce from West, 45, in February 2021, with the former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star being declared legally single in March of this year. Over the past several months, West has directed a number of posts at his ex-wife, ranging from lamenting the demise of their relationship to questioning her parenting, and targeting her ex-boyfriend, Pete Davidson, throughout the months they dated. On Wednesday, West publicly responded to model Gigi Hadid’s criticism of his behavior toward a Vogue editor but used the Instagram post to largely focus on his claims that the Kardashian family kept him from seeing his children....

It’s not often that stories like these surface, and even less often that they involve a PS4 of all things. The victim was a young girl that fell prey to the kidnapper after a pen-pal type relationship turned into something far more unhealthy. RELATED: Knight Institute Demands US Military Stop Censoring War Crime Talk in Twitch Streams Despite the fact that the first 72 hours of a missing persons case are often the most important, she had been missing for over a month when word finally came through to the authorities....

German fourth seed Kerber was surprisingly bundled out of the Premier 5 tournament by Alize Cornet in straight sets on Wednesday. Fellow seed Karolina Pliskova also departed, however, Svitolina, former world number one Sharapova and US Open champion Sloane Stephens advanced from the second round. World number one Simona Halep was trailing Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4-3 when the rain hit and never stopped in Montreal, while Victoria Azarenka’s match was also interrupted, with Caroline Wozniacki unable to take to the court....

Jackson’s historic confirmation wouldn’t shift the ideological balance of the nation’s highest court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, and Democrats had hoped to avoid the bitter partisan fights that characterized previous Supreme Court nominations. But last week, Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican who sits on the committee that will question Jackson, leveled allegations against her that fact-checkers have called misleading. Hawley, who has been touted as a potential GOP presidential candidate for the 2024 election, accused her of having a “pattern of letting child porn offenders off the hook for their appalling crimes, both as a judge and as a policymaker....

Durant and fellow Thunder star Russell Westbrook paid tribute to Bryant prior to the Lakers legend’s final road game Monday night in Oklahoma City. OKC’s dynamic duo gave Bryant a photo book with personal notes from every Thunder player, per the Oklahoman’s Anthony Slater. MORE: A look back at Kobe’s career | Kobe’s retirement tour Bryant scored 13 points in only 19 minutes of play as the Thunder crushed the Lakers 112-79....

MORE: Coca-Cola 600 updates Before a late spin ruined his day, 23-year-old Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., ran consistently in the top 10, at one point taking the lead from Blaney after a restart in the final stage of the race. Taking note of the youth that surrounded him on the race track, Harvick had no worries about the future of NASCAR racing. “There’s a lot of these guys that are going to be really good,” Harvick said....

Both Kevin and his wife, DeLana, tweeted photos of the fire department at their house saying they were thankful for the response and that they were OK. The fire and fire alarm that went off woke up the Harvicks, his wife tweeted. Kevin Harvick Inc. later tweeted that the Harvicks were fine and suffered no major damage to their home. The Harvick have a 1-year-old son, Keelan. Harvick, 37, just completed his 13th Sprint Cup season, finishing third in points for Richard Childress Racing....

Harvick won for the sixth time at Phoenix, and Sunday was the closest of them all. In a bang-up finish, he crossed the finish line 0.01 of a second ahead of Carl Edwards. Harvick cleared the field on the race’s final restart and nipped Edwards at the end as their cars made contact. Edwards tried to knock victory away from Harvick but couldn’t. MORE: Phoenix photos rise | Trouble for Childress cars | Race results...

Harvick’s team had to repair the radiator and rear fender on his car as he finished 43 laps down in 33rd. Having been one of the dominant drivers all season, Harvick is now eighth in points, 33 behind leader Jeff Gordon and 28 points behind Kenseth, who is fourth and in the current transfer spot to the championship round at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “He won’t win this championship,” Harvick said about Kenseth....

When the Cavaliers pose for a team Instagram photo, Love is nowhere to be seen. Maybe he wasn’t in the area, or maybe LeBron James pushed him out of the way like he did with David Blatt. But Monday night, after defeating the Pacers in overtime, Love felt, well, loved. MORE: 15 most overpaid players | How Lue should manage the Cavs That third hashtag is so crucial. A photo posted by @kevinlove on Feb 1, 2016 at 8:15pm PST...