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In February 1994, Houston traded Horry and forward Matt Bullard to Detroit for All-Star wing Sean Elliott, who had struggled in his first season with the Pistons. The deal was done, Horry had gone to Detroit, received his new jersey and sat for a game with his new teammates before the league made the trade official. But when the Rockets’ doctors detected a kidney ailment for Elliott — who had only missed 13 games in his first four NBA seasons — the trade was rescinded....

As always, big men remain a tough bunch to figure in this context. So many of them, while useful on some level as offensive or defensive presences (rarely both), just don’t fit in the modern NBA, yet league honchos continue drafting them with high picks and doling out mega contracts to them in free agency. MORE: Timberwolves have one real solution to stop Butler trade drama The burly center that the GM views with adoration in July is usually viewed with contempt by the coach in December....

The February trade deadline is also quickly approaching, as the NBA has made changes to the deadline so that it will now always occur 10 days before the All-Star game. This has been done so that players, who are traded, have time to settle into their new teams, so this year’s trade window will close on February 7th. So with the trade deadline just two weeks away, here are the biggest trade rumors you need to know for January 27th....

Quite a lot has changed since then. With around 20 games under each team’s belt, we’re starting to get a better sense of where everyone stands. Some have surpassed preseason expectations while others have been as expected. And then there are the teams that have, shall we say, underwhelmed through a month and a half of the season. Since the Warriors and Suns meet twice this week, it only feels right to parse through the Western Conference first....

Just minutes before first pitch of Friday’s N.C. State-Vanderbilt matchup in the College World Series, the game was delayed amid COVID-19 concerns. N.C. State was forced to withhold a number of players and had the option to forfeit the game and try again in a winner-take-all matchup against the Commodores on Saturday. But N.C. State overwhelmingly voted to take the field rather than forfeit and play with just 13 players: nine position players and four pitchers, dramatically down from 36 players usually rostered and active for game day....

In the end, the Tar Heels pulled off a 71-65 victory, and athletes, commentators and fans reacted to the win on Twitter. MORE: North Carolina beats Gonzaga to avenge 2016 loss to Villanova Many made light of the fact that the sloppy play and number of fouls called in the game. But, it was the still the National Championship game, and plenty of people were either dancing or devestating following the result....

The NCAA is expected to reduce its shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds soon, Belmont head coach and rules committee chairman Rick Byrd told ESPN.com on Monday. MORE: Coaches fear graduate transfer issues | Emmert, Silver working together on eligibility | Duke re-loads “It’s pretty evident a lot more coaches are leaning that way,” Byrd said, per ESPN. “The opinion of coaches on the shot clock has moved significantly to reducing it from 35 to 30....

The opening days are the most intense, and there are often several games going on at once. To help you sort through the craziness, we’ll provide a schedule of Friday’s games below. But first, we’ll tell you how you can view the games. MORE: Live updates, highlights of Friday’s games How to watch or stream NCAA Tournament? The games will be on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTv for the first two days....

So many will. But not me. BRACKET PICKS: Mike DeCourcy | Ryan Fagan I haven’t filled out an NCAA bracket in almost a decade. Can’t do it. Won’t do it. Not worth it. Here’s the thing: If I do well in my bracket, my co-workers say I cheated. “Oh, you had help from your husband.” If I do poorly, they say, “What — didn’t you get help from Mike?” What’s a woman to do?...

Here is a look at each team as they battle for a spot in the Final Four on April 2 in Houston. Game time: 8:49 p.m. ET on TBS, from Philadelphia. MORE: NCAA basketball live scoreboard | Coach K apologizes North Carolina Tar Heels (31-6) No. 1 seed, East Region Coach: Roy Williams (13th season) Bid: ACC Tournament champions Starting lineup G Joel Berry, 6-0 (12.8 ppg, 3.5 apg)...

And an own goal from Federico Fernandez and a Shinji Okazaki strike - both heavily influenced by Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez - were enough to render Alfie Mawson’s goal a consolation, thus sealing a victory for the visitors. Ndidi, who was also instrumental to the win having played for the entire duration of the tie, took to the social media to express happiness at their change in fortune as he hopes it stays around for a much longer period after their maiden win of the campaign against Brighton saw them wait another seven league encounters to get another, against the Swans....

The King Power Outfit were stunned 3-0 by visiting Crystal Palace in Saturday’s English Premier League encounter. Just after the Foxes conceded a second, Ndidi - on his 21st birthday - was sent off by referee Martin Atkinson for a second bookable offence - diving. And any chance of a comeback by the former league champions was dampened However, the French tactician claimed that the red card issued to the former Genk player was harsh, and it affected his team, adversely....

Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time and features numerous creatures that have been a part of the game’s sandbox world for years. Pixel art, the art style chosen for this creation, uses square pixels to digitally create an image. RELATED: Minecraft Player Shows Off Their Working Rollercoaster This fan art creation comes from Reddit user Pixel_lasha, and they show off an amazing 3x3 image of some of Minecraft’s mobs....

The 31-year-old recently coached second-division Zacatepec to a fourth-place regular season finish and got the club into the semi-finals of the Copa MX. That tournament was won by Necaxa, but Rayos still parted ways with manager Nacho Ambriz after the club failed to make the postseason - with reports emerging Thursday of a dispute about bonus pay for winning the cup as well. Now Necaxa, a historic club now based in Aguascalientes after half a century in Mexico City, is turning to Leano to lead the way....

So what exactly is neighbor spoofing? How do scammers ring from numbers similar to your own? And can you do anything to stop it? What Is Neighbor Spoofing? Scammers use various spoof ways to trick people into answering their calls. NPA-NXX spoofing, otherwise known as neighbor spoofing, is one of those methods. The main idea behind this form of spoofing is to make unsolicited calls from phone numbers that are similar to the person’s number that they are trying to reach....

Wes Crosby, NHL.com’s Pittsburgh correspondent, tweeted Wednesday that his first attempt to log in to Nelnet was unsuccessful. Twitter user @amandajensen wrote that she had tried to log in to Nelnet to check her student loan balance but was unable to. She also shared a screenshot of a server stating that the page for www.nelnet.com wasn’t working. Several attempts by Newsweek to access the site were unsuccessful as its login page only partially loaded each time....

Studies show that neoadjuvant chemotherapy increases the likelihood of getting breast conservation therapy (such as lumpectomy), reduces morbidity (medical problems), and results in a better self-image. Examples of neoadjuvant therapy include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy. This article will discuss what you need to know about preoperative chemotherapy cancer treatment and why it may be a good option for you. Purpose of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy All systemic therapy given for non-metastatic, invasive breast cancer is intended to reduce the risk of your cancer returning....

The first few days of free agency were also manic as the likes of Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Al Horford, Kevin Durant, and Jimmy Butler all swapped teams. Not much has happened over the past month, although teams will soon begin training camps, and a recent report suggested that trade activity will intensify over the coming weeks. So, with the NBA season just five weeks away, here we will assess three players that could be on the move before opening night....

The league is stuffed with talented players who are reliable and deliver consistently, but the uneven distribution of attention across the NBA landscape often leaves them unappreciated. The reasons that a wide majority of over 400 players go unnoticed year-in and year-out are varied, ranging from the presence of a megastar as a teammate to a professional (monotonous) court regime that doesn’t garner enough surveillance and more. Here we tend to make an effort to recognize the five most underrated individual talents across the league and everything they stand for....

Love has previously expressed his happiness with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the 31-year-old told the Los Angeles Times that he is aware he could be traded. In case you didn’t know… Love joined the Cavs from the Minnesota Timberwolves back in 2014, and the 5-time All-Star played a key role as the team made four straight trips to the NBA Finals between 2015 and 2018. Following the departure of LeBron James last summer, Love opted to sign a new four-year contract with the franchise, although he went on to play just 22 times as the Cavs finished the season with a 19-63 record....