Christine Lugo, 41, was unlocking the store on the 500 block of West Lehigh Avenue just before 5.30 a.m. when a man brandished a gun and forced his way in, police said. Surveillance footage released by the Philadelphia Police Department showed the suspect and Lugo in a back room. In a news release, police said he forced her to turn over cash held in an office, before shooting her once in the head and fled the store....
Durant was called for the technical with 27 seconds left in the second quarter after tangling with Toronto's Jonas Valanciunas on a free throw. That call has since been rescinded, placing Durant back at 14 technical fouls for the season and two away from suspension, Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman reports, via Twitter: "Kevin Durant's technical foul at Toronto has been rescinded. He now has 14, two away from an automatic one-game suspension....
The Oklahoma City Thunder star won the NBA's top individual honor Tuesday, grabbing 119 first-place votes. Miami's LeBron James, who had won the last two MVP awards and four of the previous five, finished second with six first-place votes and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers was third. Durant, a 6-foot-9 forward, won his fourth scoring crown in five years this season by averaging 32 points per game. He helped the Thunder finish the regular season with a 59-23 record, second-best in the league, despite playing much of the season without three-time All-Star Russell Westbrook by his side because of a nagging knee injury....
After a marathon Friday in which he was one of many forced to play 36 grueling holes at exacting Oakmont Country Club because of Thursday’s weather delays, Johnson is tied for the lead. MORE: PGA Tour winners of the 2015-16 season But what does that really mean? A years-in-the-making breakthrough for the best player to not have won a major — yes, his astonishing natural talent deserves that mantle — or yet another Father’s Day nightmare?...
In the video, Johnson said he has never publicly endorsed a president before, but felt the need to take action ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3. He explained in the video that, “As a registered independent for years now with centrist ideologies, I do feel that Vice President Biden and Sen. Harris are the best choice to lead our country.” MORE: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson purchases XFL in $15m deal...
The big man played just nine games in Washington last season because of a back injury that required surgery. Howard was then sent to the Grizzlies, who are likely to waive him if they can’t find a reasonable trade. If Howard becomes a free agent this summer and gets to choose where he plays next, he’d consider joining the Clippers or Lakers, he told the Los Angeles Times. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I do love L....
Wade and Union’s romantic comedy trailer for “The Wade Reunion” features special appearances by friends LeBron James and Chris Bosh as well as celebrities like Kevin Hart, John Legend and Ludacris. MORE: Best Heat players of all time | Ranking the NBA’s best shooting guards (Editor’s note: The video contains language that may be offensive to some viewers. Hart had been drinking.) You know it’s a great wedding reception when Questlove is the DJ....
“Kobe said the most important thing is to try to inspire others so they can be great in whatever they try to do,” Wade mentioned. “I hope I inspired you. Thank you for making me a part of your legacy. Please know you’re a huge part of mine.” Wade, a three-time-champion, stood at center court surrounded by friends and family, thanking all of them for shaping him on and off the court....
REVEALED: The cost of renting Ronaldo With one Champions League title already under his belt, Zidane is fast making a name for himself as a coach but it was as a player at Juventus that the French great became one of the greatest in the world. The silky midfielder helped Juventus to two Serie A trophies among others as he won the Ballon d’Or in 1998 before joining Madrid three years later in what was a world-record transfer at the time....
The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the finest talents in European football, but has his sights set on conquering the global game. Having earned a high-profile switch to Turin in 2015, the highly-rated frontman has proved himself on Serie A and Champions League stages while also making his senior international bow for Argentina. Dybala has come a long way from humble beginnings in Cordoba and admits that his next target is to follow in the footsteps of countryman Lionel Messi and reach the very top of his profession - having made the 30-man shortlist for the 2017 award....
On Wednesday, Redditor user u/UseOnceandDestroy27 shared a picture of the makeshift bedroom sign that read: “Don’t come in without knocking. I might be having a moment.” With more than 61,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments, the sign left many in stitches One said: “That’s a mood,” while another Redditor wrote: “Same girl, same.” Researchers agree that by age 6 most children will understand the concept of privacy and may begin to ask for their own in the home....
MORE: Top 15 point guards for 2016-17 Rose scored 15 points and added 11 assists and seven rebounds. He wasn’t the only former Bull who thrived. Joakim Noah had 16 points and nine rebounds after going scoreless the night before. The Bulls paid tribute to the pair with a video during the game, but that didn’t stop fans from booing Rose. However he may have felt about his reception, Rose downplayed the back stories of coming back to play at home and against his old team....
If Rose does sit out, it will not be because of his surgically-repaired left knee, which is good news. The injury Rose suffered is to his body, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters. If he did play, other than preseason contests, this would be the first home game Rose has played since the night he tore his left ACL in an April 2012 playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. So far this season, which includes only one Bulls game, Rose has showed explosiveness off the left knee....
The story of this season—even the story of the early season—was never really going to be written on Opening Night, whether in the 107-95 loss suffered at the hands of the Heat in Miami on Tuesday, or in Thursday’s home debut against the Knicks. MORE: Bulls season preview | Miami Heat ring ceremony | Rose’s first bucket of 2013-14 How quickly the Bulls are able to return to their perch as one of the NBA’s elite teams now that point guard Derrick Rose has returned, playing in a meaningful game for the first time in 549 days, will not be determined under the bright-light, nationally televised games here in the first week—not even stinkers like Tuesday’s loss, which saw Rose score 12 points on 4-for-15 shooting, committing five turnovers....
Jackson had the opportunity to confirm or deny when Redskins reporters asked him Thursday. He did neither. MORE: Gruden to RGIII: Worry about yourself | Who your team’s fan base hates (Week 11) | Power Rankings “Whoever feels like it’s directed at him, that’s who it’s directed at,” he said. Hmmm. A puzzle wrapped in an . . . OH, JUST SPIT IT OUT! Now, let’s try again: “I’m not talking about last week, I’m not here to talk about last week....
Broncos safety Kareem Jackson told former Denver cornerback Aqib Talib on Talib’s podcast, “Catchin’ Fades,” that Watson told him Denver is “where I want to be.” “He like, ‘I want to be in Denver,’” Jackson said on the podcast. Watson has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason, even as he’s been accused of inappropriate contact and sexual assault in more than 20 civil lawsuits filed this year. Watson has denied the accusations while his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has worked to discredit the accusations set against the quarterback....
The passenger, Olivia S. Peters, 29, died at a local hospital after the crash. Everett is hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. According to the sheriff’s report (via ESPN), Everett’s car left the road, hit several trees and rolled over in Loudoun County, Va. ESPN reports that the crash is still under investigation. “Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been affected by this tragedy,” the Washington Football Team said in a statement....
The European Council on Foreign Relations found that Europeans are mostly happy about Biden’s election and believe he will try to revitalize multilateral cooperation with America’s allies, but fewer expect him to succeed while leading a polarized nation increasingly unsure of its place in the world. The poll surveyed 15,000 Europeans in Great Britain, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, Hungary, France, Spain, Denmark and Germany. It was commissioned by the ECFR and conducted in November and December by Datapraxis and YouGov....
While it’s unclear whether California’s new curriculum will actually incorporate “The 1619 Project,” the state’s educational plan seemingly defies the Trump Administration’s recent denunciation of anti-racism and diversity training programs as “divisive, anti-American propaganda.” The “Education to End Hate” initiative seeks to “empower educators and students to confront the hate, bigotry, and racism rising in communities across the state and nation,” according to a press release from the state’s Department of Education....
However, ‘The May or Hannover’, as he was affectionately known due to his long career with the Bundesliga club, was among the most underappreciated members of the U.S. men’s national team. His importance only became more apparent in the years that followed his retirement from international football in 2012, because the U.S. struggled to replace the right-back. But that is changing. What was once a position of weakness is now arguably American soccer’s biggest strength....
