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He met with media at the EuroBasket 2017 tournament this week in Tel Aviv, Israel, and . . . well, just watch the clip. You’ll wonder what they’ve done with the real Pop. MORE: Ginobili signs two-year deal to return to Spurs There are a bunch of Spurs ties to this year’s tournament: Pau Gasol (Spain), Davis Bertans (Latvia), Joffrey Lauvergne (France) and Adam Hanga (Hungary) are playing in it, and assistant Ettore Messina (Italy) is coaching in it....

A 3-1 home defeat to the Bundesliga outfit last week left Napoli on the brink of elimination, goals from Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne setting up a grandstand finish in the return fixture. But it was not to be, Timo Werner’s brace in the first leg proving enough to see RB Leipzig into the last 16 of the Europa League in what is the club’s maiden European campaign. There was better news for Napoli’s Serie A rivals Lazio, though, as an Immobile treble - his third of the season - saw them emphatically overturn a first-leg deficit against Romanian side Steaua Bucharest....

Despite a budding recovery, the United States is hardly the model of economic health that it once was. On several issues–from steel tariffs to the resurgent budget deficit to shady corporate practices–America has demonstrated a growing failure of leadership. Over the past two decades the United States has shown what it takes to be an economic superpower–a strong currency, openness to imports, concessions in trade negotiations and articulating an economic philosophy for the rest of the world....

The Red Devils star’s future has been one of the biggest talking points of the summer window so far. With just a year left on his current deal, he could be available on a free transfer in 2022 should he refuse to sign a new deal at Old Trafford. French outlet Le Parisien claim his agent, Mino Raiola, could look to convince Manchester United to part ways with his client this summer....

For years, most Harry Potter video games have been directly tied to the film franchise, with few ever stepping outside of that comfort zone to do something different. Now that the main Harry Potter film series has come to a close, Warner Bros. Interactive has been looking to focus more heavily on its Harry Potter video games, creating the Portkey Games publishing label to oversee the operation. RELATED: Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells Launching in South Korea...

Holyfield stepped in on short notice after Oscar De La Hoya tested positive for COVID-19. The fight was moved from California to Florida because to Holyfield was unable to get licensed in California. And it probably should have stayed that way. MORE: Why was Holyfield boxing again? Instead, the soon-to-be 59-year-old former heavyweight champion stood no chance against Belfort, who wasted little time pouncing on him. Holyfield’s age and deteriorating reflexes were evident from the opening seconds as Belfort landed an overhand punch that sent him stumbling backward....

So, when Ortiz ended Tuesday night’s game against the Yankees, in the Bronx, it was not a walkoff. It was, instead, the 101st time in Big Papi’s career that he has made the final out of a game, the 34th time that he has struck out to end a game and the 10th time this season that he has been Boston’s final hope and not been able to deliver....

This year’s Main Event will kickoff on Sunday, July 5, 2015 as players will once again be able to chose to play on one of three starting days. The final day of play for the summer will be on Tuesday, July 14, where the Main Event will play down to the final nine players. The November Nine dates will be announced at a later time. After guaranteeing a $10M payday to the winner in 2014, WSOP officials have switched things up a bit this year after listening to the players....

England international Keane, 24, was a notable absentee for Sunday’s 2-0 loss at Leicester City in the Premier League. Everton 9/2 to beat Lyon Unsworth – speaking after his first league match in charge having stepped in for former boss Ronald Koeman – said Keane is recovering from an infection in a gash sustained during Everton’s 3-0 EFL Cup win over Sunderland on September 20. “Michael got a knock; a really bad gash against Sunderland, and it got infected and spread up his leg,” Unsworth said....

Still, 2021 saw the year ending in Xbox’s favor, with both Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 proving that Xbox can knock it out of the park every once in a while. And while Xbox certainly has its fair share of competition next year, 2022 looks as though it should be a good one for Xbox fans. RELATED: How to Transfer Games from Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S...

Arguably the most discussed roster construction strategy in league history, the results have been mostly underwhelming for the franchise, which has failed to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs in this current era. With Simmons’ departure coming after he declined to suit up during the 2021-22 season, let’s take a year-by-year look at every player from the 76ers during this stretch. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial)...

The Euro 2016 hosts got the point they needed to ensure they would finish top of the section, while the result also saw Switzerland confirm their place in the last 16 as runners-up. Les Bleus were the dominant team, with the returning Paul Pogba striking the crossbar twice in the first half and substitute Dimitri Payet doing the same after the break as Switzerland failed to muster a single shot on target....

Belgium were impressive at Euro 2020 going into the Finland match with wins over Russia and Denmark, and dominated play once again today. Kevin De Bruyne pulled the strings as usual for Belgium and saw two excellent crosses lead to nothing in a largely uneventful first half. Jeremy Doku came closest in the first period. His right-footed shot from the left forced Lukas Hradecky into a good diving save to keep the scores level....

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The Good The Valencia Street Circuit, despite being aesthetically marvelous, has time and again been criticized for dishing out damp squibs over the past few years. Finally, we had a race which broke this stereotype. We had a action packed grand prix, arguably the best of this season. However, Mark Webber wasn’t totally impressed. He said, The Aussie driver, who started 19th and finished 4th, drove a magnificient race in his Red Bull....

November was a memorable month for highly rated Germany youngster Julian Draxler. The Schalke midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Premier League table toppers Arsenal recently and the Gunners faithful will have been left salivating over his Bundesliga displays in the last month, in which he won 3 WhoScored man of the match awards in his 4 appearances, picking up 1 goal and 3 assists in the process....

“According to the current scientific knowledge, there is no evidence that would support restricting the use of this vaccine in any population,” EMA Executive Director Emer Cooke told reporters, according to the Associated Press. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the EMA further reiterated the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine amid reports of the vaccine causing blood clots in some patients. “At present the review has not identified any specific risk factors, such as age, gender or a previous medical history of clotting disorders, for these very rare events....

Europe on the other hand, now champions the values of post-nationalism, universalism, counter-particularity and secularism. This new philosophical packaging of Europeanism is preached both domestically and abroad. The European Union even established an office called “Promoting our European way of life,” and has been spending millions of Euros to spread Europeanism to the world. The shift from the classic European liberalism of the late 19th century to that of today is, to a large extent, a reaction to the atrocities of 20th-century European wars....

The shock rocker—real name Brian Warner—filed a defamation lawsuit against the Westworld actress earlier this month. The actress, 34, has now responded to the situation and said she is “not scared” of the lawsuit. “I can’t obviously speak about any of the specific allegations of the lawsuit, but I’m not scared,” Wood said during an appearance on The View. “I am sad, because this is how it works. This is what pretty much every survivor that tries to expose someone in a position of power goes through, and this is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet....

Evander Holyfield also explained why he’d like to compete in the trilogy matchup between him and fellow combat sports legend Mike Tyson. Both boxing icons have lately expressed interest in a trilogy fight. Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson have been working towards a deal for the trilogy fight Speaking to TMZ Sports, Evander Holyfield suggested that he and his business associates have been in discussions with Mike Tyson in order to book their trilogy matchup....