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"Let's get this out of the way — Marty is a game-time decision," Cooper said. "We will see what happens over the next few hours but he's an option to play. I don't want someone in there who may be apprehensive and not the Marty we are used to seeing. But we'll find out at game time." Officially a lower-body injury, St. Louis is nursing a sore foot after being drilled by a Drew Doughty shot in Tuesday's victory over the Los Angeles Kings....

But Martin Truex Jr. and his single-car team based in Denver have been building momentum since losing the Daytona 500 by just inches to begin the season. MORE: Must-see photos from the Southern 500 Daytona was the first time Furniture Row Racing drove a chassis built by Joe Gibbs Racing and used an engine built by Toyota Racing Development. The two teams also share loop data and equipment. “It’s just an amazing partnership, amazing teammates over at (Joe) Gibbs (Racing) that we share information with and it’s just been one of those years that I feel like we can have eight or 10 wins and hopefully we’ll be able to get them all in the Chase,” Truex said after the race....

Morris splashed a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation to help give Boston an improbable 100-99 win after it trailed by six points with 24.7 seconds to play. Adding to bizarreness, OKC’s Carmelo Anthony had a chance to put the game on ice with 8.4 seconds to go, but he missed two free throws. That gave the Celtics life, and former Celtics star Kevin Garnett a chance to call Morris’ shot — sort of....

With the news that Van Wagenen shipped top Mets prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson to Toronto for Marcus Stroman, some are left scratching their heads and asking one question: Why? Hindsight is 20/20, so it’s unfair to to really rag on BVW for the moves he made this offseason. But after trading top prospects to acquire Edwin Díaz and Robinson Canó, fans’ faith in BVW is going to be put to the test....

In “Betrayal” by ABC White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, Barr reportedly said Bartiromo “called me up and was screaming,” complaining that the Department of Justice had not done anything to stop Democrats from stealing the election from Trump. Through a spokesperson, Bartiromo told The Associated Press she never made any demands or screamed at Barr. To her, she was simply making a call to ask follow-up questions after Barr made an appearance on her show in June 2020 and made the claim that potential increased mail-in voting due to the pandemic “opens the floodgates to fraud....

Kanellis returned to WWE in 2017 after a seven-year gap from the company. Her last storyline in the company featured her with real-life husband Mike, where she alleged that Mike wasn’t the father of her child. In an interview with Shakiel Mahjouri of Cageside Seats, Maria Kanellis opened up about her departure from the company and what led to it. She stated that WWE knew that she was going to have another child when she and Mike signed new contracts....

There are great players of the game who win major events and compete at the highest level, and there are legends who are never forgotten. Serena Williams is a living legend, Maria Sharapova lives on the fringes of greatness. Serena’s success suggests a longevity of desire and a matching dedication whereas Sharapova’s achievements suggest enormous talent, a lot of which has remained unfulfilled. If a statistic is to be counted upon, then Maria Sharapova entered the court at the French Open final as a defending champion for the first time....

Hockey India (HI) members Mariamma Koshy, R.P. Singh and Elena Norman were on Monday appointed committee members of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). Koshy as Member Women in Hockey Committee, R.P. Singh as Member Athlete Committee and Norman as Member Competition Committee will serve for three years effective from March 28. “HI is immensely elated as we have three more representatives from India as Committee Members of the AHF. The objective of the federation is to take Asian hockey to the next level and I am sure that the members will live up to the expectations and make us proud....

In order to stop the chaos—to pave a way out of our current craziness and to build a path to a better future—America will need more than superficial fixes. We will not be able to change effects unless we deal with root causes. We need to understand how we got here. We need to understand our past. Just as individuals unaware of their family’s past can be unknowingly affected by unconscious forces built up over generations, so is a nation....

Mariners slugger Franklin Gutierrez and about everyone else at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Saturday knew Gutierrez’s homer off Reds starter John Lamb was one for the ages as the ball landed well into the left-field upper-deck bleachers after what seemed to be an eternity in the atmosphere. Check out the moonshot. Your browser does not support iframes. According to MLB.com’s Statcast, Gutierrez’s fourth-inning, three-run blast measured 473 feet, the second-longest homer of the MLB season behind only Stanton’s 475-foot blast on May 6 off Hector Neris....

It turned out to be last September, when Nyquist won the FrontRunner Stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. MORE: Must-see photos from the Kentucky Derby The race horse was fine. The jockey — Mario Gutierrez — inspired just as much confidence that day. He rode with a loose saddle the entire race. He didn’t complain. He didn’t say a word about it to the media afterward. He just rode Nyquist to a win....

As interesting as experiments like Home Circuit can be, keeping to one mainline title across two console generations means there’s less innovation pushing the boundaries of what a Mario Kart game can be. Mario Kart 8’s anti-gravity mechanic led to unique course design, for example, and going back players will find 7’s flying and underwater sections revolutionized its presentation as much as the dual racer karts in Double Dash!!. One fondly remembered entry is Mario Kart DS, which had a single-player Mission Mode, DS Download Play for local multiplayer, and firmly established “retro courses....

A new video from Nintendo showcases the two Mario Party games set to come to the Nintendo Switch Online package while also revealing their release date. Both Mario Party and Mario Party 2 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch’s N64 library in just under two weeks with the games set to launch on November 2nd. Nintendo has also previously confirmed that Mario Party 3 would be making its way onto the Switch at a later date....

Now, seven years later, comes the disappointment. According to the Washington Post Jones has written to friends admitting to using steroids in the two-year run-up to the 2000 Games. “I want to apologize for all this,” she wrote, according to the Post, quoting from one letter. “I am sorry for disappointing you in so many ways.” Jones, who through recent years has steadfastly denied using any performance-enhancing drugs, pled guilty in federal court today to lying to federal agents about her drug use as well as to a second charge related to financial wrongdoing by a former boyfriend, sprinter Tim Montgomery....

The attack from Greene comes after fellow GOP Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado shared a fake story with constituents about getting into an elevator with Omar at the Capitol—comparing the Muslim congresswoman to a suicide bomber. After strong backlash, Boebert issued an apology to the Muslim community. But Greene appears to be opposed to her Republican colleague’s response. “Democrats want us censored, shut down, and imprisoned. Never apologize to Islamic terrorist sympathizers, communists, or those who fund murder with our tax dollars,” the far-right congresswoman wrote on Twitter....

Making her comments on Twitter, Rep. Greene also announced that she would be introducing a new act on Friday to impose tighter restrictions on the southern border with Mexico, to stem the flow migrants arriving in the U.S. Biden had made a speech on Wednesday about offering Americans the COVID-19 vaccine and he set a goal of July 4, Independence Day, for the country to return to near normal....

Greene shared a series of videos on Twitter complaining about a sign featuring an affidavit in support of an arrest warrant for Tim Hysom, the chief of staff for Democratic Representative Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts, being removed by an unknown party outside on Wednesday. The Georgia Republican has accused Hysom of committing a “hate crime” against her due to a surveillance video appearing to show him putting stickers on a different sign outside her office last month....

Greene, a Republican who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, told Newsmax on Monday that she had been charged more than $60,500 in penalties under the mask mandate introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Greene’s annual congressional salary is $174,000, The Republican lawmaker also indicated on Monday that she would not be wearing a mask in the near future. Greene spoke to Newsmax’s Chris Salcedo about the fines, placing the blame directly on Pelosi....

Speaking Thursday at a conference in Las Vegas, Cuban offered this comparison to describe the presumptive Republican nominee. MORE: Athletes, sports figure who endorse Trump “There’s that guy who’ll walk into the bar and say anything to get laid. That’s Donald Trump right now to a T. But it’s all of us who are going to get f—ed,” Cuban said (via Business Insider). “We go way back, and it’s a love-hate relationship,” Cuban continued....

The NBA was suspended in dramatic fashion on March 11 when it emerged Jazz center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for coronavirus. At the time, the Mavericks were playing the Nuggets, and Cuban learned of the suspension while he sat courtside during the game, with his stunned reaction going viral. MORE: Silver may decide on restart in 2-4 weeks, reports say The NBA is now considering plans to restart the 2019-20 regular season, which was close to a conclusion....