Shortly after the free agency period kicked off Friday night, the 34-year-old center declared he would be re-signing with Los Angeles. Howard, who emerged as a key part of the Lakers’ rotation in 2019-20, shared his excitement on Twitter. NBA FREE AGENCY: Live updates on signings, trades, rumors “I’m staying right where I belong,” Howard said. “Laker nation I love y’all. Purple and gold never gets old.” Howard then deleted the tweet, leading to confusion about his status....

Before the team’s game Thursday against the Timberwolves, coach Erik Spoelstra and some players commented on Green’s condition. They didn’t say what caused him to be hospitalized, but he is “doing better,” according to Dwyane Wade. MORE: Early season surprises | Can Whiteside and Winslow keep Heat relevant long term? “When we found out he’s OK, we moved on,” he said, via the Sun Sentinel. “I talked to him today, and he said he was doing better....

MORE: Ranking the top 25 NBA stars to change teams in their prime But the three-time champion isn’t the type to cry over spoiled milk. Wade recently addressed the status of his relationship with former Miami coach and current team president Pat Riley, whom never called Wade as his agent and the Heat’s brass went back and forth. Wade recognized their professional differences but denied the notion he harbors any personal resentment against Riley....

Wade has decided to decline his player option and will become a free agent, according to ESPN. MORE: What the 27 biggest free agents, including Wade, should do | 13 free agents whose teams can’t replace them Drafted fifth overall by the Heat in the 2003 NBA Draft, Wade is the team’s longest tenured player and has been a part of all three of the franchise’s NBA titles The 11-time NBA All-Star averaged 21....

Having been left out of Argentina’s squad for the friendlies with Italy and Spain, Dybala - who has been linked with a move to Atleti as a replacement for the reportedly Barcelona-bound Antoine Griezmann - was spotted with Simeone at a restaurant in Madrid during the international break. Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri has since laughed off speculation that the meeting indicated the 24-year-old would soon be moving to the Wanda Metropolitano, and Simeone was quick to clarify the circumstances of his encounter with Dybala....

To arrive at that estimate, epidemiologist Shelia Zahm and her colleagues questioned several hundred Nebraska cancer sufferers, along with 1,400 cancer-free residents. Women with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma were 1.5 times as likely as women in the control group to recall using hair-coloring products. Those with the longest histories of hair dyeing had the highest disease rates, and lymphoma was more common in women using permanent dyes than in those using washable ones....

Losing a beloved pet is a painful and emotional experience that impacts each person in different ways, whether it’s physical or psychological. In 2017, the New England Journal of Medicine, for instance, detailed the case of a woman experiencing “broken heart syndrome” after her dog died. A direct response to the grief she experienced, doctors found that the condition mimicked many of the symptoms associated with a heart attack....

He also is more Magic/Bird than all but a small handful of U.S. players who’ve grown up in the game since those two started a failed revolution in the 80s, their pass-first team orientations supplanted by the glamour of Michael Jordan as the singular scoring star surrounded by a “supporting cast.” Simmons is 6-8, 225 pounds, and yet he often operated at point guard for the Each 1 Teach 1 in a comfortable victory over Chris Paul’s Team CP3 at the Peach Jam tournament Thursday night....

The Bulls guard is considering skipping Team USA’s minicamp, ESPN reported. MORE: Classic photos of Derrick Rose | Drake and LeBron: Kickball lovers Rose will have to make his decision soon, as the minicamp is set to start on Aug. 13. He may sit out the minicamp to rest up for the Bulls’ training camp starting in late September. The lineup of potential Team USA point guards is very strong and includes MVP Stephen Curry, Chris Paul and Kyrie Irving, among others....

The Wolverines are 7-0 since following Saturday's 77-70 win over No. 3 Wisconsin at the Kohl Center—a place where few road teams win. Which begs two questions: Is Michigan somehow better off without McGary in the lineup? And what’s been the secret to the Wolverines’ success in the past seven games? MORE: SN’s midseason All-Americans | Scoreboard Answering the first question is easy. No, they aren’t better off. If Michigan had a healthy McGary to start the year, they probably wouldn’t have lost all four of the games currently in their defeats column....

While many residents of Ottawa and the Canadian government condemned the protests that have taken place this past week, some anti-mandate advocates have offered praise. Supporters donated millions of dollars to a GoFundMe fundraiser for the truckers. But on Wednesday, the company paused the fundraiser to investigate whether or not it violates its terms of services. On Friday, they initially announced they would refund contributions to people who applied within two weeks and that the remaining funds would be distributed to charities chosen by the Freedom Convoy organizers....

The anti-CRT legislation, also known as the “Stop W.O.K.E” Act, was passed by lawmakers last month with a section that prohibits teachers from giving lessons that would make students “feel guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress because of actions, in which the person played no part, committed in the past by other members of the same race, color, national origin, or sex.” Even DeSantis acknowledged on Friday that there are no CRT courses in schools and that those types of courses are taught in universities, but claimed that its “principles” are entering kids’ education, thus making it an “indoctrination....

On September 14, the small Massachusetts island, known as a wealthy vacation spot, unexpectedly received two planeloads of migrants, most of whom were originally from Venezuela. In a statement to Fox News, Gov. DeSantis later claimed responsibility for arranging the flights. The controversial move from the Florida governor followed the playbook already written by Texas and Arizona Republican governors Greg Abbott and Doug Ducey, who since April and May this year have collectively sent thousands of migrants to liberal bastions of the likes of Washington, New York and Chicago....

In a video posted online Tuesday, rapper Forgiato Blow—whose real name is Kurt Jantz and who describes himself as the “Mayor of MAGAville”— is seen hopping out of a truck wrapped in an image of Trump that is towing a trailer with a mural of DeSantis that reads “Make America Florida.” “There [are] some unhappy MAGA Republicans out here today,” Jantz begins. “I’m hopping out the Trump truck. You know, I got a lot of love for my boy DeSantis....

On Friday’s episode of the FS1 show “Speak For Yourself,” Uncle Jimmy (real name Jimmy Dodds) was asked for his thoughts on the quarterback reportedly requesting a trade from the Texans. “That’s how I feel about Deshaun Watson and a whole bunch of these young athletes,” he said. “Because they all say the same thing. They all say they want to be treated with respect. And they want to be treated like a man....

But this past year, TVs came out of the armoire. The rock-star homeowners on MTV’s “Cribs” were the first to show off their screens, and the latest issue of HB shows two of them. The new flat-screen and flat-panel TVs–which have been marketed as art for the wall–are simply better looking than your old tube and can even add a graphic element to the room, say designers. But there are still some details best left in the closet....

However as public health officials warn that the outbreak is still yet to peak, there have been some positive things to report. These include backing by Republicans and Democrats for a stimulus package worth more than $2 trillion and the fact that in a bid to defeat the virus, pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical researchers have been galvanized into action. From $1,200 checks to a strong response from state governors, here are what some might consider the plus sides of the U....

On the field, that is. Because if Florida State’s defense didn’t find a way to stop Notre Dame on the last play of the game, the only question after a potential loss would have been why Fisher took the ball from the hands of the best player on the field with the game on the line. Especially after Winston played better than he ever has in his two years in Tallahassee while leading the ‘Noles to a 31-27 victory....

The difference in 2016: They’ll try and defend a Super Bowl title. “Since I took this job back in 2011, our job is to be competitive and try to win a championship, year in and year out,” Elway told reporters Wednesday (via the Denver Post). “In today’s game, there’s always transition in the offseason. And there’s a lot more turnover now than there has been. This is a different team than last year....

On Saturday night, reports surfaced that Wood has tested positive for coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. Wood was matched up with Gobert during the Utah Jazz’s 111-105 win at Detroit one week from tonight, according to The Athletic. Earlier this week, Gobert was named as the NBA’s first player to contract COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. Though the announcement was made Wednesday, the virus is known to stay in a person’s body and become infectious, even after coronavirus symptoms have subsided....