Karl-Anthony Towns returned home on Friday, Sept. 28, after the first day of the Timberwolves’ training camp. He was happy to reunite with his teammates and thought they had a chance to build something special after reaching the Conference Finals the previous season. Barely hours later, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that he had been traded to the Knicks, sending shockwaves across the basketball world.So, when exactly did Towns learn of his trade?In an interview with his new Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, Towns revealed the frantic moments that led to him learning about the trade. “Four minutes,” KAT…
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On October 7, the Tahrir Coalition, a union of pro-Palestinian organisations at the University of Michigan, posted on social media what it said was a recording of the university’s president, Santa Ono. In the audio file, a man’s voice can be heard talking about pressure from “powerful groups” and the threat of withholding federal funding if the university administration does not focus almost exclusively on combating anti-Semitism. He states: “The government could call me tomorrow and say, in a very unbalanced way, the university is not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism. And I could say it’s not doing enough to…
Phil Rine has little hope he will ever see his beloved 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat again. Last Sunday, while he was home watching television, two thieves stole his car right from his driveway in Deer Park, New York. Ring camera video shows one person breaking the passenger window, climbing into the car through that window, and putting the car in neutral. While one person steered, another pushed his Hellcat to the street. Rine ran downstairs and opened the front door, pleading with them to leave the car. It was 10:45 at night. “I started yelling at them, ‘Leave the car alone! Leave…
Man United head coach Erik Ten Hag has revealed the player he opposed selling in the June 2024 transfer window. Erik ten Hag has once again expressed clear frustration over Scott McTominay’s departure from Man United to Napoli indicating that this was a player he didn’t want to sell.Rising from United’s youth academy, the Scottish international’s move to Napoli earned Man United a sum of € 30.5 million plus a 10% sell-on clause that was included in his contract. This move was considered to have been very profitable to the club because he came from the youth team.The midfielder seems…
The Buffalo Bills acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 seventh-round pick this past Tuesday.“Move or rust,” Cooper wrote on his Instagram story after the trade.True to that post, there will be no rusting for Cooper.Despite partaking in just three practices with the Bills, expectations are that Cooper will suit up on Sunday afternoon and make his team debut at home against the Tennessee Titans. How many plays will be available for Cooper is unclear, but NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports that…
The war in Sudan is entering a new phase as the Sudanese army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fight over the capital, Khartoum, and the last contested state in the sprawling western region of Darfur. The RSF has controlled most of Khartoum ever since the war erupted in April 2023. Here’s what we know about the situation today: What was life in Khartoum like under the RSF? The armed group, headed by Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, has looted and confiscated homes and warehouses across the capital. Whoever could flee Khartoum, has, but many others had to…
Only four teams remain in the 2024 MLB postseason. Two of them are from New York. Still swinging alongside the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians are the Yankees and Mets, two of the league’s most popular clubs despite the lack of successes in recent years. The Yankees are taking on the Guardians in the ALCS in pursuit of their 28th World Series triumph, though their last came in 2009. In the NLCS, the Mets are battling the Dodgers as they seek their third World Series win, with their last victory transpiring in 1986. So, could a New York-only title…
Multiple award-winning singer Wizkid has unlocked a new record with ‘Piece of My Heart’ on the Spotify chart for Nigeria.Wizkid’s first lead song of 2024, ‘Piece of My Heart’ with Brent Faiyaz, has set a new and what many have considered an unattainable record on the chart of digital streaming platform Spotify in Nigeria.After a full 24 hours of tracking, Wiz gained over 1 million streams on Spotify Nigeria alone, making it the most streamed song in a single day on the Top Songs daily chart. The record was previously held by the singer and Asake with their collaboration, ‘MMS,’…
Tua Tagovailoa is zeroing in on his return to the field. Per Dianna Russini of The Athletic, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told his team that the starting quarterback is expected to start practicing next Wednesday. If all goes well, there’s “hope” that Tagovailoa will be under center for Miami in Week 8.This timeline would mark a minimum stay on injured reserve for the QB. Tagovailoa landed on the shelf after Week 2, when he suffered his third concussion in two years. It was uncertain if the former first-round pick would even continue his NFL career, much less take the field when…
Beirut, Lebanon – On October 14, Israel killed 22 people in the northern Lebanese village of Aitou in an air attack. Israel claimed it struck a “Hezbollah target” but the attack on a predominantly Christian town has made many wonder if Israel is expanding its war to chase down Hezbollah members and mainly Shia Hezbollah supporters wherever they may have fled to. “I can only guess Israel’s motives, but obviously they are trying to make the Shia community toxic by trying to isolate them completely,” said Michael Young, a Lebanon expert for Carnegie Middle East Center. Fragile system Lebanon runs…