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The robbery occurred just one day after KeShon Henderson was offered a full-ride scholarship to play basketball at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, WCVB reported. Suspects robbed Henderson and shot him several times near 42nd and Sprague Street in Omaha, Nebraska on September 24. First responders subsequently rushed the 17-year-old to hospital for surgery. “I got a call that my son’s car was taped off, at about 9:30 p.m.,” the teen’s mother, Tina Henderson, told WCVB....

Combs faces five felony charges, including theft over $1,500 and adult abuse, and could face up to 70 years in prison. He turned himself in to the Lancaster County jail on Thursday and was eventually released on $50,000 bond. MORE: Top 15 college football programs since 2000 He is accused of using his power of attorney status with two women to cheat them out of more than $363,000, according to Lincoln police....

Unfortunately, when it comes to Shift 2: Unleashed, there’s only one way to describe it: Unleashed is brilliantly, horrifyingly, brutally visceral. Let’s get one thing straight, right off the bat. I’m not a fan of simulation racing games. Forza, Gran Turismo 5, Colin McRae Rally… they simply don’t appeal to me – I’m always the guy who prefers arcade-racing series. As evidenced by my love-letter to Burnout: Paradise and my review of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, I love the impossible feeling of driving at ridiculous speeds, and achieving insane drifts around corners that are a mile long....

By Kushan Sarkar Nagpur, Nov 23 (PTI) Acting BCCI president CK Khanna today said that the board needs to seriously assess skipper Virat Kohli’s view on “cramped schedule” which has left India with precious little time to prepare for the away series against South Africa next month. Khanna also wants the board members to take a call on having three back-to-back series in a short span of time. “Virat is the Indian captain and his view point on cricketing matters should be taken with utmost seriousness....

Tanden’s confirmation has been cast into doubt due to opposition from lawmakers, including Manchin. Those opposed to her taking the position have referenced tweets she sent about lawmakers, criticizing figures from both sides of the aisle. Tanden has apologized for these comments and said she can “work with anyone.” In August 2016, Tanden shared a screengrab of an article about Bresch which focused on a significant rise in her pay while at Mylan....

Richard and Carole Gottleib are seeking $100,000 or less and the cost of their legal fees from their neighbors, Kim and Jason Costa. They have also requested a permanent injunction, saying the playscape must be torn down or brought to code because it violates the homeowner’s association (HOA) rules of their Georgetown, Texas neighborhood. Kim Costa says that her neighbors have called the playscape an “eyesore” that “brings down their property value,” according to KXAN....

Tanya Gersh, a real estate agent in Whitefish, Montana, sued Anglin in 2017 about a year after Anglin posted her personal information on his website, urging people to harass her. According to the lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Gersh and Sherry Spencer live in the same town, where Spencer owns property. Spencer is the mother of white supremacist Richard Spencer. Spencer received local criticism after a video of her son giving Nazi salutes at a white nationalist gathering went viral....

The Hornets also entered the current season coming off of a disappointing 17/18 campaign, in which the team finished with a 36-46 record. While there was little excitement surrounding the team coming into the 18/19 season, the Hornets have managed to put themselves into contention for a rare postseason appearance. The team has started the season with a 16-17 record, and despite being one game under .500, the Hornets are currently the seventh seeds in the Eastern Conference....

On that note, let’s take a look at five players who might not return to the team for the 2020-21 season. NBA Trade Rumors: Five players unlikely to be back with the San Antonio Spurs for the 2020-21 season A recent NBA trade rumor indicated that no player on the San Antonio Spurs roster is ‘untouchable’ this off-season, and that includes their stars DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge. As the franchise head towards an uncertain off-season, here are five players who might have already played their last game for the Spurs....

Signing a new center is believed to be a priority for them, and Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report is reporting that Jakob Poeltl is among the players Atlanta are considering: In case you didn’t know… Poeltl was selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2016 NBA draft, where he spent two years in Canada before being sent to San Antonio as part of the blockbuster Kawhi Leonard trade....

At last season’s trade deadline, a deal between the Clippers and Rockets that centered around Jordan and Houston big man Clint Capela gained “semiserious traction,” according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Los Angeles would have acquired Capela, draft picks and more players, per Lowe, but the two sides ultimately failed to come to an agreement. TRADE RUMORS: Don’t expect Knicks to move young prospects for Bledsoe Jordan, a Houston native, has steadily improved over nearly a decade with the Clippers, earning his first All-Star selection after averaging 12....

Even as Golden State easily won this year’s NBA Finals, the running question throughout the five-game series was just how many times fans could be expected to get excited for a Warriors-Cavaliers championship matchup. A meeting of the two next June was all but inevitable, the only question being whether we’d get the same pairing in 2019, too. MORE: Which team is a good fit for Kyrie Irving? But the history of the NBA shows that you’d lose a lot of money over the years betting on presumed dynasties....

And if you think that’s an exaggeration, check out the list. NBA TRADE DEADLINE: Biggest winners and losers Yes, all of that happened, but plenty of teams backed away from deadline chaos Thursday. The Clippers kept Lou Williams and DeAndre Jordan despite constant speculation about which team would finally persuade LA to let them go, and the Grizzlies retained Tyreke Evans after putting him on the shelf under the assumption he would be sent to a contender....

NBA Trade Rumors: New York Knicks willing to swap Dennis Smith Jr. for Derrick Rose Per Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports, the New York Knicks are considering sending out-of-favor guard Dennis Smith Jr. to the Detroit Pistons to re-unite Derrick Rose with head coach Tom Thibodeau. NBA trade rumors have surfaced about the Knicks’ interest in Rose, who believes that a move away from the Pistons would be the best thing for his career at this point....

Monuments to Confederate leaders have become targets for protesters against racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. While some cities in North Carolina have voted to place Confederate monuments in storage to prevent them from being destroyed or defaced, a state law enacted in 2015 prohibits their removal. In their Wednesday letter, members of the North Carolina legal community cited the monuments stand in conflict with the Constitution....

Other than having your name go down in history, it has to be getting a championship ring. It’s something most athletes have forever as a tangible item that embodies an incredible accomplishment. MORE: Duke fans’ bonfire celebration | Now you know Grayson Allen | Must-see title game photos Hours after Duke took down Wisconsin to win the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils’ rings were revealed. And, boy, are they iced-out or what?...

As always, the first day left us with one thought: More, please. With that in mind, here are 10 things to know for Friday’s 16-game slate. MORE: Follow the NCAA Tournament with SN | Schedule 1. Great point guards shine in March, and two of the best face off in the Providence-North Carolina contest. The 11th-seeded Friars don’t sniff this tournament without Bryce Cotton, and the sixth-seeded Tar Heels might have collapsed in December if not for Marcus Paige, who has been a more reliable scorer than anyone expected....

LINCOLN REGIONAL Saturday, March 22 At Durham, N.C. Duke (27-6) vs. Winthrop (24-8), 11 a.m. DePaul (27-6) vs. Oklahoma (18-14), 1:30 p.m. At Los Angeles Nebraska (25-6) vs. Fresno State (22-10), 4 p.m. N.C. State (25-7) vs. BYU (26-6), 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23 At Storrs, Conn. Georgia (20-11) vs. Saint Joseph's (22-9), 5:30 p.m. UConn (34-0) vs. Prairie View (14-17), 8 p.m. At College Station Gonzaga (29-4) vs. James Madison (28-5), 5:30 p....

A slight majority of Biden supporters between the ages of 18 to 34, 51 percent, say they have “no friends who support Trump” in their close friend group, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. And among Trump supporters with a high school degree or less, almost exactly half say they have “no close friends who support Biden” in his bid for the presidency this November. The latest Pew study follows a series which highlighted how Americans of all ages and demographics have become increasingly divided on political issues ranging from race to immigration to health care....