It’s been 51 days since Malcolm Brogdon was shut down by the Bucks after suffering a torn plantar fascia in his right foot. The puts him into Week 7 of what was expected to be a six-to-eight-week recovery. LIVE: Today’s NBA scores, updates, TV schedule With the Bucks leading the Eastern Conference semifinal series over the Celtics, 2-1, heading into Game 4 on Monday (7 p.m. ET, TNT), the possibility of arriving reinforcements could help push momentum back toward the Celtics — or put the Bucks on the brink of the conference finals....

Really, that’s being kind. It was an ugly offensive struggle for points, for both teams. Brutal, at times (with eight minutes remaining, the score was tied at 31). MORE: Virginia is a No. 1 seed in the latest Field of 68 | DeCourcy: In the end, basketball loved Tark But the No. 2 Cavaliers made enough plays down the stretch to beat N.C. State, 51-47, on Wednesday at PNC Arena, which is important....

And they didn’t hold back. In the Devils’ 1-0 victory over the Canucks, Jack netted his first NHL goal on the power play and finished with two shots while also playing on the top line between Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri. As for Quinn, he finished with two penalty minutes, a takeaway and a blocked shot while logging a team-leading 16:40 at even strength. The young Canucks defenseman even received a promotion to the first power-play unit, to boot....

PAHLAVI: He does not seek to end the Islamic republic. He wants to preserve it. Faced with conflict, he sides with the regime. Khatami talks about “liberalization” because Iran’s youth, women in particular, expect it. But he has not implemented it. The problem is with the regime itself and the Constitution. If a candidate has the slightest criticism, they are not allowed on the ballot. The election is a farce....

In the search to replace the CF-18 Hornet from American manufacturer McDonnell Douglas currently used by the Canadian military, the government agency reportedly informed Boeing last week their $19 billion contract proposal did not meet their requirements. The two remaining competitors are Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter and Saab’s Gripen from Sweden. The statement didn’t give an official reason for what was missing from Boeing’s offer, but the close relationship between Canada and the U....

Although Republicans nationwide have largely supported bills targeting the transgender community, GOP legislators in Arizona helped defeat three such bills last week. The bills would have blocked transgender and nonbinary people from using public restrooms matching their gender identities, receiving gender-affirming care and having nonbinary markers placed on their state-issued documents. One of the bills, House Bill 2314, proposed allowing parents to sue schools that let transgender students use toilet or locker room facilities matching their gender identities....

The legal fireworks last week were sparked by Texas oil billionaire Ed Bass, who has bankrolled the $150 million experiment-cum-tourist-attraction. He asked a federal court in Ft. Worth to dissolve the partnership between the financial arm of Biosphere 2, which he controls, and its managing arm, run by the controversial team of Margaret Augustine and John Allen. In an affidavit Bass states, “Though conceived as a profit-making venture, Biosphere 2 … is currently requiring substantial cash funding....

Curiosity is one of NASA’s Mars exploration vehicles which has been on the planet’s surface since August 2012. It is the predecessor to the newer Perseverance rover which touched down on Mars almost exactly one year ago in February, 2021. While Perseverance may be more technically advanced, Curiosity is still operating to this day, and is conducting valuable research on the Red Planet. Last week, NASA released new images from Curiosity that were taken in mid-December last year at a time when the rover was more than 3,300 Martian days into its ongoing mission....

The idea was to discourage clubs and academies from merely recruiting the best talent from across the country but also focus on potential players from the region. The Indian FA has also asked academies to register their new players until June 30 2017. Abhishek Yadav - Parallel leagues would benefit the players immensely One of the reasons for the same was to keep a check on those clubs who usually put together a team before the start of the competition....

A confident Krestinin feels that his team are ready for India and revealed their target to be a first placed finish. " We will aim for victory tomorrow. We are ready and we know what we need to do tomorrow. Our main goal is to qualify for the first place." “We have information about India and their preparation and conditions. I think they also have information about us. This is 21st century and there are no secrets....

3. UDANTA SINGH The young winger played a key role in the playmaking process of the South India outfit. Udanta, from the right flank, often laid the ball for his attackers in the opposition’s box to create goal scoring opportunities which led to two assists being registered under his name. Apart from supporting his strikers, the Manipuri also added three goals for his side. Having delivered as many as 29 key passes in the I-League, Udanta, with his pace, added spice in the build-up....

Choice Hotels International and Intercontinental Hotels Group, the companies behind Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn respectively, have been accused of charging Indian American franchisees extra fees during the coronavirus pandemic, when the hospitality sector saw a large drop in business. Hotel owner Vimal Patel is spearheading the legal fight against the companies in a move which reflects the growing confidence of Indian Americans working in the hospitality sector. “Indians still have this mentality....

Sources close to Goal have revealed that the player is now fit and firing, despite not having travelled with his Mariners team to Dhaka, where Sanjoy Sen’s squad face Dhaka Abahani Limited in what is expected to be their last Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Cup fixture, a group E tie. Manchester City gunning for Alexis? Kotal, with 17 caps for the Blue Tigers, will seek a return to the playing turf ahead of ties against Nepal and Kyrgyzstan on June 6th and 13th respectively....

The 26-year-old Jamaican will join the likes of Marcelinho and Emiliano Alfaro, two proven goal scorers in the Indian domestic circuit from last season. Kelly is the all-time leading scorer in the United Soccer League (USL) with 52 goals to his name. He won the USL in 2012 with Charleston Battery and was named in the All-League First Team in 2014. Last season he scored 13 goals in 15 matches for Reno 1868 which was his personal best....

Close to two weeks back, the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) had invited bids from interested parties to pick the Invitation to Bid (ITB) document and submit it on the 25th of this month. The bids were invited from 10 cities, namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Cuttack, Durgapur, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Ranchi, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram with the organizers stating that they would induct only one to three teams. Indian Football: ISL to get recognition from AFC...

In a picture posted to Facebook at the weekend, Holcomb was shown posing with two people at a restaurant in Nashville. None of three people were six feet apart from each other or wore face masks. The Republican state leader said he was not wearing his mask at the restaurant because he was picking up a takeaway dinner and had left it in the car. In a statement issued to 13 News and other local media outlets, the governor said his decision not to wear a mask had been “a lapse in my usual vigilance” and apologized....

The defense — that’s a completely different story. On Monday, Wilson looked to remedy some of those issues by hiring Brian Knorr as the team’s defensive coordinator. MORE: Top 10 teams for 2014 | Best of BCS era | Grading first-year coaches Knorr spent the past six seasons at Wake Forest, including the last three as the Demon Deacons’ defensive coordinator. “Brian is a strong addition to our coaching staff,” Wilson said in a statement....