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The New Orleans Pelicans held the first practice of their new, more challenging reality Saturday – less than 24 hours after losing All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins for the rest of the season because of his Achilles tear. The question now is: What happens to a team that has won seven of eight and was coalescing around its somewhat unconventional lineup featuring Cousins and fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis? “It changes for everyone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t accomplish what we set out to do,” coach Alvin Gentry said after practice. Continue to Article

January 28, 2018 10:00:am EST

By Peter Helman JAY-Z was the guest on the debut episode of The Van Jones Show on CNN last night. During the interview, he discussed Colin Kaepernick, his marriage with Beyoncé, and Donald Trump. “Everyone feels anger,” he said, referring Continue to Article

January 28, 2018 6:05:am EST

The New Orleans Pelicans held the first practice of their new, more challenging reality Saturday — less than 24 hours after losing All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins for the rest of the season because of his Achilles tear. The question now is: What happens to a team that has won seven of eight and was coalescing around its somewhat unconventional lineup featuring Cousins and fellow All-Star big man Anthony Davis? "It changes for everyone, but that doesn't mean we can't accomplish what we set out to do," coach Alvin Gentry said after practice. Continue to Article

January 27, 2018 6:19:pm EST

Lou Williams registered 40 points, 10 assists and four steals to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 109-100 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Milos Teodosic scored a career-best 18 points for the Clippers, who halted a three-game slide. DeAndre Jordan contributed 15 points and nine rebounds, Blake Griffin had 14 points and eight boards and Wesley Johnson matched his career best of six steals. Continue to Article

January 26, 2018 10:40:pm EST

The horrifying case of Michigan State and USA Gymnastics athletic physician Larry Nassar has had fallout well beyond this specific case. The entire board of USA Gymnastics will resign. The president of Michigan State and the athletic director of the university are stepping down. It has opened up a much broader investigation into an insular and protective athletic culture at Michigan State that allowed this and much more to go on (women came forward against Nassar as far back as the late 1990s but were brushed aside by the university). Continue to Article

January 26, 2018 8:03:pm EST