LOS ANGELES — Karl-Anthony Towns responded to Draymond Green’s disrespect with a shrug and a plea for positivity. “I choose to approach that with love and not hate. That’s all I really care about,” Towns said Sunday. “I hope no one has to go through what I went through and those kids — and what … Read more
DK Metcalf is headed to the Steel City. The Seahawks and Steelers pulled off a blockbuster trade that sent the star wide receiver to Pittsburgh in exchange for the Steelers second-round pick in this April’s draft, while Metcalf will get a brand-new five-year, $150 million contract from his new club, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. … Read more
The Jets kicked off free agency by keeping one of their own. The team agreed to a deal with linebacker Jamien Sherwood on a new contract Sunday, a source confirmed. The deal is for three years and $45 million, with $30 million guaranteed, a huge amount for a player who did not even begin the … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israel announced Sunday it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects were not immediately clear, but the arid territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Hamas called it part of Israel’s “starvation policy.” Israel last week cut off supplies of goods to the territory of over 2 million Palestinians, … Read more
In the last 100 days, Josh Allen got engaged, won NFL MVP and on Sunday he was rewarded with a new record-breaking contract. Allen and the Bills agreed to a six-year, $330 million contract that includes $250 million guaranteed, making it the largest guaranteed money handed to a player in NFL history, ESPN’s Adam Schefter … Read more
Mark Carney, the former head of the UK and Canada central banks, will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Prime Minister. Carney, 59, overwhelmingly won the race to lead the country’s federal Liberal party on Sunday after taking home 86% of the ballots, making him the first outsider with no real political background to become Canadian prime minister. Mark … Read more
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers’ last two steps to a championship were eliminating the New York teams last October, and it is hard to miss how much of a better February and March Los Angeles is having as well. If the Fall Classic goes through Chavez Ravine, then spring training has not been kind to … Read more
Russian special forces have hiked through nine miles of gas pipeline to ambush Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region — as Moscow claims it retook three new settlements from Kyiv on Sunday. The Kremlin fighters allegedly spent days hiding out inside a gas pipeline connecting Russia to Europe before emerging late Saturday to attack Ukrainian … Read more
Basketball superstar Caitlin Clark isn’t messing around for her second year in the WNBA. Photos of Clark at this weekend’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament showed a version of the hooper that clearly had been hitting the weights in the gym during the offseason. “Well someone’s been in the weight room,” one person wrote in … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am 36 years old. When I was 30, I was engaged to a man who was 50. He was the only man I have ever been deeply in love with. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack, and I am still traumatized. I often relive that day in my mind. We were … Read more