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Russell was effective, taking 3-13 from four overs and celebrating each wicket with all the swagger that Australian audiences have come to expect from the Jamaican athlete. The 27-year-old is the standard modern day player. He spends eight months of the year living away from his home, plying his trade around the world in different Twenty20 leagues. Before coming into the Big Bash, he spent time with the Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League and the VKB Knights in the South African Ram Slam T20 Challenge....

New York on Wednesday landed outfielder Andrew Benintendi — a Gold Glove winner in left field in 2021 and a first-time All-Star in 2022 — in exchange for three pitching prospects: right-handers Chandler Champlain and Beck Way and left-hander T.J. Sikkema. The trade was first reported by Jack Curry of YES Network and later announced by both teams. The trade will beef up the Yankees’ roster for October, while the Royals will look to infuse promising young talent into a pitching staff that in 2022 has been among the worst in MLB....

James’ tumble started with a seemingly pedestrian foul by Andrew Bogut as James went to the rim for a layup. And according to Bogut, the bloody injury is far from his doing. MORE: Lee, Dellavedova don’t like each other | Steve Kerr’s little lie | Must-see Finals photos “I think he jumped into the cameraman,” Bogut told reporters after the game, via USA Today. “Yeah, I think he came down and took two steps and then fell into the cameraman....

Although Cuomo is not in the running for the Democratic nomination, more people are putting their money on the New York governor as he takes the lead on managing the coronavirus crisis in pandemic’s U.S. epicenter. But former Vice President Joe Biden remains to be the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination. An average of recent betting odds compiled by Real Clear Politics shows Cuomo with a 5.6 percent chance of becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, while Sanders trails with an average of 3....

The U.S. Justice Department has been probing Cuomo’s COVID-19 task force to determine whether the state had purposefully manipulated data on nursing home deaths, two unnamed people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t allowed to publicly discuss the probe. Recently, Cuomo’s administration was discovered underreporting the number of COVID-19 patients placed by hospitals back into nursing homes by 40 percent....

After holding him out of practice early in the week, the Colts pulled their quarterback from team drills Thursday, raising legitimate concerns about Luck being in the lineup this weekend. He is considered “legitimately questionable,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. MORE: Luck still ranked highly among fantasy QBs this week | The Andrew Luck pounding has gone too far Luck, who injured his right (throwing) shoulder, was previously listed as “day to day....

Yang made his comment as one of eight candidates in a two-hour mayoral debate televised Wednesday night. In the debate’s second half, the candidates were allowed to ask each other questions. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams prefaced his question to Yang by saying Yang’s company discriminated against people of color and that Yang himself has never voted in New York City’s municipal elections. “You left the city during a very difficult time, even during the time when I did not see my son over two months during COVID,” Adams told Yang....

If you’ve wanted to get ahold of a Backbone One controller for your mobile device but don’t own an iPhone, your time is now. Backbone’s mobile gaming peripheral is bound for Android devices, and much like its Apple-compatible counterpart, it works for both smartphone games and game streaming services. Along with the controller, Backbone says Android customers who receive a Backbone One will also be granted early access to the Backbone app....

Murray, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, claimed a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win over Kyrgios in an entertaining first-round clash in New York. The two-time major champion said the unpredictable Australian simply lost concentration in patches during the contest. MORE: Top images from the National Tennis Center | Azarenka, Wozniacki among women’s winners “I actually don’t think that he plays that high-risk (of a style of) tennis, to be honest,” Murray said of Krygios....

Manager Mike Scioscia said Friday that Pujols had an injection in his knee. “He’s been playing with it banged up for a while and he’s looking very productive,” Scioscia said. “This is trying to get him to a higher level and maybe make him more comfortable.” Pujols tied Ken Griffey Jr. on the career home run list with his 630th blast on Thursday. Pujols is hitting .252 with 16 homers and 52 RBIs....

Between 2008 and 2013, Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre appeared to be destined for a superfight. From 2006 to 2013, Silva was the UFC middleweight champion and St-Pierre was the welterweight champion from 2008 to 2013. Talks of a fight happened but never came to fruition due to St-Pierre wanting more drug testing and the UFC rejecting his proposal. Without dance partners at this time, would this be as good a time as any to make a fight between two of the greatest champions in UFC history?...

However, the former WWE United States Champion dropped a hint in his most recent social media post. He posted a picture of himself ‘fake’ signing a blank page on Twitter. The post didn’t provide any updates, but Andrade claims that he is headed towards ‘New Beginnings’. He clearly has a boatload of talent and will make any promotion better with his presence. There are a number of promotions Andrade could sign up with....

The coroner’s report was released as police officer Adam Coy, who shot Hill on December 22, faced a disciplinary hearing on Monday to review whether or not his actions were justified. Coy did not personally attend the hearing but was represented by members of the Fraternal Order of Police union. The hearing was led by Columbus Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. “Based on findings from the autopsy and medical death investigation, manner of death is homicide,” the brief coroner’s report explained....

Indeed, the case of Deanna LaJune Laney evokes dark memories of that of Andrea Yates, the Houston mother serving a life sentence in prison, who admitted to drowning her five children in the family bathtub two years ago. Laney, a 38-year-old homemaker from New Chapel Hill in east Texas, admitted to a 911 dispatcher and deputies last week that she’d crushed the heads of her two young sons with rocks and severely injured a third while her husband was asleep....

Attorney Rita Glavin sent a letter to the New York State Assembly Friday. In it, she stated that the investigation into Cuomo conducted by New York Attorney General Letitia James could cause assembly members to potentially face those same accusations themselves. “[If the assembly was to] go along with this false narrative, you will be creating a new standard for sexual harassment that every member of the legislature must be prepared to be judged by,” Glavin stated in the letter....

Stephen Curry has been the runaway MVP frontrunner while Draymond Green is making a strong case for DPOY and Jordan Poole’s big jump has him among the candidates for MIP. Although Andrew Wiggins is not a favourite on any end-of-season awards, he’s an invaluable member of the Warriors’ engine and some of the advanced numbers agree. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...

Android 12 beta 1 is currently available, but it lacks many of the major changes Google introduced during Google I/O. However, the company recently announced that one of the most anticipated features of the update, the Privacy Dashboard, will be available in Android 12 beta 2. The next version of the beta is expected to arrive next month, according to 9To5Google. The Privacy Dashboard is one of the biggest changes that Google is implementing in Android 12, and it will allow Android users to keep track of the data that applications have accessed over the past 24 hours....

Murray will play for the first time since the Australian Open when he lines up alongside Lopez in the doubles at Queen’s Club. The duo will face top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in their opener and Lopez has been encouraged by practice hits with the now pain-free Briton. “He’s a great player,” Lopez said of Murray, a three-time grand slam winner. “As soon as you hit a few balls with him, you realise he still has the feel and the touch....