Gilbert and his partners will be giving more than 1,000 championship rings to full- and part-time workers, including janitors, ticket takers, security guards, ushers and vendors, Cleveland.com reported. Naturally, the employee’s rings won’t be encrusted with diamonds like the team members’, but they have all been fitted for a ring. MORE: 8 NBA players with the most to prove in 2016-17 The estimated cost for the extra rings is at least $1 million....

As part of the trade, Minnesota also agreed to send Alexey Shved, Luc Mbah a Moute and a protected first round pick to the 76ers for forward Thaddeus Young, who had an incredible first half of the 2013-14 season as he tried to force his way out of Philadelphia. MORE: T-Wolves announce trade in newspaper | Team USA selects FIBA World Cup squad Lost amid the hubub for Love’s pairing with LeBron James and a new era for basketball in Minnesota is the power that future first round pick could hold....

7 p.m. ET Line: Cleveland -10 Total: 205 MORE: NBA live odds page | NBA ATS standings Opener: Cleveland -9.5 Total: 205.5 Last 10: Cleveland: 8-2 (6-4 ATS) Charlotte 5-5 (6-4 ATS) Analysis: Cleveland is 3-0-1 ATS in its last four games. When these two teams meet, the UNDER has been profitable. The UNDER is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Charlotte and 7-1 in the last eight overall....

There was the perception this decision would give Calipari final say on roster decisions over GM David Griffin. Griffin shot down the rumors, clearing up the story during a visit to The Doug Gottlieb Show, as James Herbert of EyeOnBasketball pointed out. “To be honest with you, I don’t think anything was ever done without my knowledge of what was being done, for one,” Griffin said. “And two, I turned down opportunities to be a GM because the fit wasn’t right, and when I sat with Dan [Gilbert] and Nate [Forbes], when we talked about our vision for the future and me having this job, I encouraged them to talk to other people....

The story, with reporting from Shams Charania, Jason Lloyd and Joe Vardon, goes into a lot of detail, but one of the big takeaways is just how much Beilein’s thug/slug comment made an impact in his eventual demise. If you don’t remember, about a month ago ESPN reported Beilein was heard in a team meeting saying his players were playing like “thugs.” The coach later told ESPN he thought he said slugs....

The Cavaliers will retire Ilgauskas' No. 11 on March 8, raising it to the rafters in Quicken Loans Arena to honor their beloved former center who overcame major foot injuries early in his career to become one of Cleveland's best players. "Zydrunas is not only one of the best basketball players to ever wear a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform, he is also one of the finest human beings that has ever been associated with the franchise," Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said....

In a statement sent to Newsweek, Washington Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib, who made history as the first Iranian American to be elected to state legislature, said his office had received multiple reports of Iranian Americans being stopped and questioned about their heritage at the Peace Arch border crossing between the U.S. and Canada over the weekend. “I have heard directly from people I know that they—U.S. citizens of Iranian American heritage—have been held at the border for extraordinary lengths of time,” Habib said....

The station’s statement also said that while employed there Moss complained about wearing a mask and other precautions that WWJ-TV had adopted based on recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources. “April Moss objected to WWJ-TV’s policies regarding COVID-19 testing and wearing masks inside our station, which are based on CDC, state and local guidelines,” the statement said. “Any suggestion that she was in any way a victim of ‘discrimination’ due to her concerns about these policies is completely false....

However, new CDC data suggests that ending quarantine as soon as one week may carry the risk of transmitting the virus to others. The Data The new report, which was published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, analyzed data from 185 household contacts of people who had COVID-19. Of the contacts,109 (59%) had detectable levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at any time. Of the household contacts who tested positive, 76% had positive test results within seven days of exposure, while 86% tested positive within 10 days after the original patient became sick....

In her address to the American public, Walensky said the U.S. was reporting trends in new cases that she said were similar to those that some European countries reported a few weeks ago. Those countries are now experiencing new surges in coronavirus infections, she added. Walensky called upon elected officials and other community leaders in the U.S. to continue encouraging citizens to take precautions against the virus. “I’m going to pause here, I’m going to lose the script, and I’m going to reflect on the recurring feeling I have of impending doom,” Walensky said....

However, children who are not fully vaccinated should still wear masks outside when they are in a crowd or in sustained close contact with others indoors, the CDC said. Also, 3 to 6 feet of social distancing is still required for unvaccinated kids but not for those who are vaccinated. The guidelines were updated after the CDC said on May 13 that fully vaccinated Americans were no longer required to wear masks outdoors and in most indoor settings....

Scientists are using the term “breakthrough” infections for those who get COVID-19 while fully vaccinated, the Associated Press reported. Of the 5,492 of breakthrough cases reported by the CDC, the individuals had to be hospitalized or had died out of over 159 million inoculated U.S. residents. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said 99.5 percent of COVID-19 deaths occurred with unvaccinated individuals. “When you hear about a breakthrough infection, that doesn’t necessarily mean the vaccine is failing,” said the leading U....

It took just seven minutes for Arsenal to go behind against Brighton in their Premier League match on Sunday afternoon. Lewis Dunk finished off a goalmouth scramble after goalkeeper Petr Cech was beaten to the ball by Shane Duffy for what was Brighton’s first league goal from a corner all season. The second goal came on 26 minutes when Laurent Koscielny gave the ball away and Glen Murray was on hand to head in a cross from Pascal Gross....

How Cefaly Works The Cefaly device is a trigeminal nerve stimulator (e-TNS) powered by two AAA batteries to generate an electrical current that then is sent to an electrode that is worn across the skin of the forehead. This current stimulates a branch of the trigeminal nerve. This cranial nerve controls the sensation of the face and it is believed to play a role in migraines. The electrical current doesn’t directly reach the whole trigeminal nerve, however....

“The SEC is the best football conference in the country. You can’t beat it,” said Musburger, who will also call weekly college basketball matchups. “Terrific football, clearly — year in and year out. The conference has been tremendous to work with. I’m glad the SEC Network is such a great success. It’s been great working with Jesse Palmer.” MORE: College football’s top 10 traditions | College football’s craziest fans...

Then Bonnie Fuller, queen of the lowest common denominator, took over US Weekly. Fuller realized the public would rather see “grab shots” than studio portraits, and prefers tales of Ben Affleck’s trip to a strip club to warmed-over drivel about his most recent artistic achievements. “It’s a changed world,” says Janice Min, who took over at US earlier this year, after Fuller left to remake the supermarket tabloid Star. “Certain publicists still say, ‘Why do you even care about their personal lives?...

Kelantan became the last survivors of the 2017 Super League season after a 3-1 win over Melaka United enabled them to finish the campaign in 10th spot, and ultimately avoided relegation to the Premier League. Coming into the final round of matches in 11th spot, Kelantan knew that they have to achieve a better result than one from Sarawak and T-Team or face the risk of at least one season in the lower division....

After trailing by five points at the half, they turned in a strong defensive performance in the second half, outscoring the Heat 56-38 to take a 3-2 series lead. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 25 points, while Jayson Tatum added 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Al Horford provided a spark in the paint, adding 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Miami’s offense fell flat for the second game in a row, shooting just 31....

The Center for Covid Control offers free same-day rapid test results at its more than 300 locations across the country, according to the company’s website. The website claims it’s “partnered with a CDC approved & licensed laboratory” that it doesn’t identify. It’s linked to a Twitter account created in March 2021 that has just 82 followers and an Instagram account—with the handle “freecovidtest”—that has been flooded with comments calling the testing sites “fake” and “a scam....

Since it runs along a superficial course just beneath the skin, one of its branches, the median cubital vein of the forearm, is most often used by healthcare professionals to collect samples for blood tests. In addition, it’s considered a secondary option as a means to insert a pacemaker into the heart or to place a venous catheter (or central line) for surgery. Anatomy Structure and Location As one of the main superficial veins of the arm along with the basilic vein, the cephalic vein is larger and sometimes visible through the skin....