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Johnson, a three-time MVP and former team president with the Lakers, said no one is playing better in the league right now than James, who himself is a four-time MVP. In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, Magic lofted this alley oop toward the King. “LeBron this season is averaging 25 points & 11.1 assists making him #1 in assists. If he continues at this pace he will definitely be the league MVP this season!...

The turning point for Presley came as he lay on a psychiatrist’s couch at Johns Hopkins University, wearing an eyeshade and listening through a pair of Bose headphones to a Russian choir singing hymns. He had consumed a large dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in what’s more commonly known as magic mushrooms, and entered a state that could best be described as lucid dreaming. Visions of family and childhood triggered overwhelming and long-lost feelings of love, he says, “like heaven on earth....

Inter Milan started the game in the ascendency when Lautaro Martinez put them ahead with a clinical finish. However, Juventus came back strongly with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice to overturn the result. The Portuguese superstar equalised in the 26th minute from the penalty spot after Juan Cuadrado was brought down in the box. Nine minutes later, he put Andrea Pirlo’s side ahead after taking advantage of a defensive mix-up to score his second goal of the night....

City moved top of the table on goal difference after Sunday’s stalemate, but Mahrez passed up a golden opportunity to snatch all three points. After Leroy Sane was fouled in the box by Virgil van Dijk in the closing stages, Mahrez won the right to take the spot-kick despite Gabriel Jesus’ protests, with Sergio Aguero having been substituted. But the former Leicester City winger blazed his effort over the crossbar, missing a penalty for the fifth time in the Premier League....

Q: How on earth could you rank James Franklin (not coached a single game in the Big Ten), Gary Andersen or Pat Fitzgerald ahead of Kirk Ferentz? — Mike Frey Hayes: These coach rankings always produce colorful and engaging (I’m being nice, people) emails, but never have I seen the amount of response from Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz ranked as the No. 9 coach in the 14-team Big Ten. MORE: SN’s top 25 players | Best QBs | RBs | WRs...

A Debt Honored in Indonesia Your July 23 article “Ties That Bind” may be read to incorrectly suggest that Sjamsul Nursalim has not fully honored a debt to the Indonesian government agency IBRA. Nursalim has fully repaid IBRA. He entered into a settlement agreement with IBRA, which was represented by financial and legal consultants from five internationally renowned firms. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund gave the Indonesian authorities their blessings for the settlement agreements at the time....

The Republican-led Senate last Wednesday voted against removing Trump from office—48-52 on abuse of power and 47-53 on obstruction of Congress charge—making him the third U.S. president in history to be acquitted from House-passed articles of impeachment. Ahead of the vote, a majority of the American public indicated in polls that they supported Trump’s impeachment and removal from office, but Democrats needed 67 votes, two-thirds, to convict Trump, a longshot outcome given the political makeup of the Senate’s members....

The poll, published last week, surveyed registered Democrats during the second week of April and found 63 percent of respondents said they expected the party to support Biden in the general election. However, 59 percent of young voters between the ages of 18 and 29 were less certain Biden could bring the party together after a contentious primary election season. Biden has so far earned endorsements from most of his primary competitors, the latest of which came last week as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth called on their supporters to rally behind Biden....

The 17-year-old Prosper resident suffered a severe spinal cord injury while practicing tumbling—an acrobatic form of gymnastics—in a friend’s backyard on September 20. The teenager, a world champion cheerleader, tried to do a flip, but she ended up landing on her neck, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down and unable to move her hands. The teenager spent several weeks between hospital and a rehabilitation facility before being allowed to return home....

After being hospitalized in Plano, Texas, doctors fitted the Prosper resident with a feeding tube in order to meet her nutritional needs. But on Thursday, the family said on Facebook that Noble had passed her swallowing study, meaning she is “one step closer” to being able to eat independently again. “So much to be thankful for today! It’s all about those positives!” the family said. “Mak’s spirits are up and lots of smiles today!...

At times, they hardly even resembled a team that looked capable of running the floor in the average church league. LSU had no assists on its 13 (!!) total points at the half. Ben Simmons had three fouls before the second 20 minutes of play even began. MORE: Johnny Jones says his team “had energy” The Tigers ended the afternoon shooting an absolutely horrific 13-for-62 from the floor en route to scoring a Division I worst 38 total points....

The city of Detroit owns the DIA—both the building and the collection—and, until recently, operated the museum. But as the tax base diminished and public and private money dried up, the museum, inevitably, was hurt: in the early 1990s, half the staff was fired and nearly half the galleries closed. In 1998, the private Founders Society—DIA’s board of trustees—took over running the museum and raising most of its budget. They’ve taken a huge gamble: they’ve spent $158 million to expand the building and hired a director to rethink the museum’s mission....

On December 2, customers shopping at Kohl’s can also get $15 worth of “Kohl’s Cash” for every $50 spent in-store or online on all regular-priced, sale and clearance items. The Kohl’s Cash coupon will be sent to you via email and the coupon can be used for online purchases by entering the coupon code or be printed out to be used at a store checkout. The coupon is valid December 3 to December 9....

“Madden 22” is inching closer to its August release, which means it’s time to get irrationally mad online about some imaginary numbers made up to properly evaluate the talents of NFL players in a video game. (Get off my lawn, you little brats!) First up, as is custom, the 2021 rookies: Some of the ratings game’s top-ranked neophytes were released in late July, with a few surprise rankings on the list — namely in the quarterback and wide receiver categories....

The top five wide receivers: A.J. Green. (Source: EA Sports) Calvin Johnson, Lions (99 overall rating) Brandon Marshall, Bears (96) T3. Andre Johnson, Texans (95) T3. A.J. Green, Bengals (95) Dez Bryant, Cowboys (94) The top five tight ends: Jason Witten. (Source: EA Sports) Jimmy Graham, Saints (97) Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (96) Vernon Davis, 49ers (94) Jason Witten, Cowboys (93) Greg Olsen, Panthers (88) The top five offensive linemen:...

The release of Madden NFL 21 has finally come to pass, and the resulting response has been very different on the critical and player end of things. The game consists of the modes and gameplay that players have come to expect. It’s a football simulator that lets players use pre-existing teams or build their own using real-life NFL licensed teams and players. Players control one specific person when running or passing with the ball or when trying to capture it, and can manage their team in different ways....

Madden NFL has become a staple in the world of gaming. The simulator is about as close as it gets to an NFL football game. But while game modes like MUT have expanded with fantasy football fun, there may have been a gap in terms of a more social and laidback vibe. That where The Yard come comes in, designed with playground football in mind, with added flare and fun....

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson shared plans for upcoming titles including Battlefield 6 and Madden NFL 22. According to Wilson, Madden NFL 22 will have a little bit of a different cover than previous years. When asked by Bloomberg Technology who will be on the cover, Wilson replied, “Well, we’re going to know soon enough. I reviewed it with the team just a few days ago. I can tell you they have more surprises afoot....

One of the monsters in MADiSON is referred to as Blue Knees, who appears towards the late game (outside a few brief jumpscares.) However, there is one easily-missable trophy/achievement that hints at Blue Knees’ presence. RELATED: Best Indie Horror Game Heroes Blue Knees Explained Blue Knees was revealed in one of MADiSON’s gameplay trailers, designated as one of the game’s enemies with a sinister presence to target the player. Now that the game has finally been released, players will get to experience the true horror surrounding the psychological horror elements....

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara appealed for new followers on Wednesday after announcing her candidacy in the 11th district of North Carolina. At the time she had about 4,500 followers. By Thursday morning, 24 hours later, that had grown to more than 102,000. “I am Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara. I am running against Madison Cawthorn. I have 4.5K followers. My opponent has 256K,” Beach-Ferrara wrote. “Can you please retweet this and ask everyone you know to follow this account to build our platform?...