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- NBA.com
D'Angelo Russell with a deep 3 vs the Boston Celtics
D'Angelo Russell (Minnesota Timberwolves) with a deep 3 vs the Boston Celtics, 04/09/2021
- NBC Sports Boston
Brad Stevens compares Jayson Tatum to Isaiah Thomas after 53-point outing
Jayson Tatum posted 53 points in the Celtics' win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, and his effort in the contest reminded coach Brad Stevens of Isaiah Thomas.
- The Associated Press
Tatum's career-high 53 help Celtics top T-Wolves 145-136
BOSTON (AP) The only regret Jayson Tatum had about his first career 50-point game was that his 2-year-old son wasn't there to see it. ''It just means I'll have to do it again someday,'' Tatum said. Tatum scored a career-high 53 points - including 18 in the fourth quarter and overtime - and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 145-136 on Friday night.
- Cardinals Wire
Cardinals ‘really excited’ about WR class in 2021 draft
General manager Steve Keim considers the top four or five wideouts as "game-changers."
- NBA.com
Jayson Tatum with a dunk vs the Minnesota Timberwolves
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) with a dunk vs the Minnesota Timberwolves, 04/09/2021
- ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Derrick Henry: Single digits are cool, but bring back throwback helmets
Titans running back Derrick Henry wore the No. 2 jersey at Alabama and during the preseason of his rookie year, so he might be a player who would appreciate the new NFL rule proposal that would let running backs wear single-digit numbers. But Henry has a higher priority. Henry called for a return to throwbacks, [more]
- ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Nick Bosa shares videos showing progress in ACL recovery
49ers defensive end Nick Bosa said in February that he will return from last year’s torn ACL better than ever and he’s showing the work that he’s putting in to make that happen. Bosa has shared several videos to his Instagram story in recent days showing off his work. Friday’s videos showed Bosa sprinting, changing [more]
- The Daily Beast
Trooper Shot, 1 Dead After Employee Opens Fire at Texas Business: Police
Sergio Flores/ReutersThe man who killed one person and wounded five others in a shooting at a cabinetry business in Bryan, Texas, on Thursday afternoon was an employee, police say.Larry Winston Bollin, 27, was taken into police custody about two hours after the rampage and booked on a charge of murder, according to the Bryan Police Department. Investigators have yet to determine a motive, and the victims have not yet been identified. Two of the five people injured were in critical condition as of late Thursday, while three others were said to be in stable condition. A state trooper who was shot during a pursuit of the suspect was in “serious but stable condition” following the manhunt. The Bryan Police Department said the shooting on Stone City Drive took place at around 2:30 p.m. local time. Police believe the shooter opened fire within Kent Moore Cabinets, where hundreds of people work, in the Brazos County Industrial Park. “Right now we feel that the scene is safe,” Lieutenant Jason James told reporters while a manhunt was still underway for the shooter. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement on the shooting, “I’ve been working with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers as they assist local law enforcement on a swift response to this criminal act. Their efforts led to the arrest of the shooting suspect. Cecilia & I are praying for the victims & their families & for the injured officer.”A nearby school, Jane Long Intermediate, temporarily went into lockdown during the police response and would not release students but later lifted the measure, according to local reports.The shooting happened just hours after President Joe Biden gave a White House Rose Garden address on gun reform, calling gun violence “an epidemic” and “an international embarrassment.”On Wednesday, five people, including a beloved family doctor and his grandkids, were killed in a mass shooting in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The suspect, former NFL pro Phillip Adams, shot himself before he could be apprehended.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
- LA Times
Demi Lovato and 'Glee' cast honor Naya Rivera's contributions to LGBTQ community
'Santana Lopez was groundbreaking for closeted queer girls like I was at the time,' said Demi Lovato, honoring Naya Rivera at the GLAAD Media Awards.
- The Independent
Biden gun control: Don Jr and Cruz lead GOP outrage as President declares ‘no amendment is absolute’
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- The State
Judge denies ACLU SC request to stop McMaster’s return-to-work order
Last month, Gov. Henry McMaster ordered state agencies to come up with “plans to expeditiously return all non-essential employees and staff to the workplace on a full-time basis.”
- Associated Press
Chipmaker TSMC says revenue up 16.7% as demand surges
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest contract producer of processor chips, said Friday its revenue rose 16.7% in the latest quarter over a year ago as the global economy rebounded from the coronavirus pandemic. TSMC makes chips for major brands including Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. Most semiconductors used in smartphones, medical equipment, computers and other products are made in Taiwan, South Korea and China. The revival of the global economy has helped to rebuild demand for autos and other consumer goods that depend on processor chips.
- Associated Press
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. New Georgia voting law is far stricter than that in Colorado CLAIM: Major League Baseball moved the All-Star game to Colorado because Georgia now requires voter ID, but Colorado has the same requirement. THE FACTS: Colorado does not require a photo identification card to vote, while Georgia’s new law requires voters to use such IDs to request vote-by-mail ballots and existing state law requires them for voting in person.
- Associated Press
Predators' injury list grows longer with Forsberg on IR
The Nashville Predators placed forward Filip Forsberg on injured reserve Friday in just one of their updates on an injury list that keeps growing longer. The Predators also said rookie forward Eeli Tolvanen (lower body injury) and defenseman Dante Fabbro (upper body injury) now are week to week. Right wing Mathieu Olivier will miss four to six weeks with a lower body injury after being hurt in the second period of Thursday night's 7-1 win over Detroit.
- Associated Press
US unveils new rules for government contacts with Taiwan
The State Department on Friday unveiled new rules for U.S. government contacts with Taiwan that are likely to anger China but appear to reimpose some restrictions that had been lifted by the Trump administration. The department announced the changed policy in a statement that said the Biden administration intends to “liberalize” the rules to reflect the “deepening unofficial relationship” between the U.S. and Taiwan. Pompeo had lifted virtually all restrictions on contacts with Taiwan, including allowing Taiwanese military officers to wear uniforms and display the Taiwanese flag at meetings with U.S. officials.
- LA Times
Trevor Bauer blasts MLB after report his baseballs were inspected for doctoring
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer accused the commissioner's office of leaking a story it was inspecting baseballs to determine whether he doctored them.
- BBC
Derek Chauvin trial: Police restraint killed George Floyd, expert says
A forensic pathologist testifies that Mr Floyd's heart and lungs stopped because of a lack of oxygen.
- Miami Herald
‘They led the effort.’ Biden praises Parkland, Pulse advocates for gun-control push.
Two weeks ago, Parkland parent and gun control advocate Fred Guttenberg was unhappy with President Joe Biden.
- Business Insider
Video shows sailors fighting off a pod of killer whales with poles and flares after they break boat's rudder
Crew members of the Serena IV in the Strait of Gibraltar were shocked after a pod of killer whales broke their vessel's rudder.