New Orleans executive vice president David Griffin and Davis met Wednesday to discuss the star’s future, according to a report from ESPN, which cites unidentified league sources. Davis and the team “are expected to continue a dialogue moving forward,” the report says. Davis, however, is “highly unlikely” to reconsider his trade demand, according to a report from The Athletic. The six-time All-Star told the Pelicans he did not plan to re-sign when he could opt out of his contract after 2019-20 and asked the team to move him in late January....

On Friday, Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges related to last year’s fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of another during protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake. Huber’s family said they didn’t attend the trial because it was too difficult to relieve their son’s death, but watched the trial “closely.” The Hubers said the verdict means there is “no accountability for the person who murdered our son....

Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) makes not only his 2019 debut but also his introduction to competing in the United States when he defends his IBF, WBA (super) and WBO heavyweight titles against Andy Ruiz Jr. on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Join DAZN to watch Joshua vs. Ruiz and 100+ fight nights a year By the time Saturday’s fight comes around, it will have been two weeks since Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) scored perhaps the best knockout of 2019, bending Dominic Breazeale’s head backward in the first round as he sent him to the canvas, retaining his WBC....

Rizzo went deep against Jhoulys Chacin to give Chicago a 1-0 lead. Fans of payback were thinking the first inning would have been an ideal time to put a fastball in Rizzo’s back after he barreled into Hedges to knock the ball out of his hands. Hedges held on but suffered a thigh bruise on the play and sat out Tuesday. The umpires had not issued warnings to the teams, so a “free shot” would have been available....

The president’s former communications director told CNN host Anderson Cooper on Monday that he believed some Republicans would come forward to say “enough is enough” and vote for Trump’s impeachment as more information from the inquiry comes to light. Scaramucci also compared the current political climate with the era of McCarthyism, and again drew a parallel between Donald Trump and the Night King character from the hit fantasy TV series Game of Thrones....

The safe injection site would have been in the Constitution Health Plaza in South Philadelphia. But on Thursday, Safehouse, the nonprofit organization that would operate the site, announced that the owners had changed their minds, and would not be renting to the group. “Our vision for Constitution Health Plaza has always been to serve as a gateway to South Philadelphia, providing premier health care services to our community. Our relationship with our tenants and neighborhood is the key to achieving that goal,” Anthony Campisi, a spokesperson for Constitution Health Plaza, told the Philadelphia Inquirer....

Benjamin Glynn, a 39-year-old father of two, did not wear a mask on his train commuting home from work in Singapore in May. A fellow passenger secretly filmed him and then posted the video on social media, leading to his arrest hours later. “I had no idea anyone had even been filming, but it turned out a video of me unmasked on the late train home from work surfaced online,” Glynn, of Yorkshire, northern England, told The Yorkshire Post....

The video quickly amassed views after being shared on Twitter by a third party on Monday. It is one of several posted to the Instagram account “basedethanschmidt” that appear to show the harassment of people at businesses and other locations in Arizona that still have COVID-19 mask policies in place. The video shows a maskless man, who called himself Ethan Schmidt of the “anti-maskers club” in a different video, claiming to be a victim of “discrimination” after workers at Sunnys Hair and Wigs tell him that he should wear a mask or leave the store....

Multiple videos shared on social media show one man being run over. The images are brutal and graphic. It’s a miracle he’s still alive. This entire incident could have been avoided if we had more voices condemning the increasingly hateful, threatening and dehumanizing anti-police rhetoric spewed by activists and politicians with wanton abandon. When we legitimize a movement that treats police as an enemy to be confronted, it should not come as a shock that people will feel empowered to do just that....

Types of Antiphospholipid Syndrome There are three types of APS: Anticardiolipin antibody syndrome, or aCL syndromeaPL syndromeHughes syndromeLupus anticoagulant syndrome Primary APS, in which the disease occurs on its own, as opposed to in conjunction with another disorder. Secondary APS, which occurs with another autoimmune disorder, most commonly systemic lupus erythematosus. Catastrophic APS (CAPS), an extremely serious (and extremely rare) form of APS, occurs when many internal organs develop blood clots over a period of days to weeks, potentially causing life-threatening multi-organ failure....

‘No need to change’ for Griezmann The Frenchman has most strongly been linked to Manchester United in a deal that, if it does materialise, is likely to be worth €100 million. But how did Griezmann rise to his current status as a Ballon d’Or contender? This is the story of his career so far. REAL SOCIEDAD Griezmann was born in Macon, a city of around 35,000 people on the Saone river in eastern France and just over 150 kilometres west of Geneva and the Swiss border....

Barba, 32, appeared on the sixth season of American Idol in 2007 and made it to the top 16 contestants before being eliminated. The competition was eventually won by Jordin Sparks. The singer from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in July to possessing 400 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Barba was arrested in October 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia, when she was approached by local police....

That continued Tuesday after HBO released a snippet of an interview Brown gave alongside his attorney Sean Burstyn for “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” The show tweeted out a nearly 2:30 minute video previewing Brown’s appearance where he talks about getting injected with Toradol, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is used to treat moderately severe pain and inflammation as well as an offer the Buccaneers made him to get mental help and other topics....

Raiders’ GM Mike Mayock said Sunday that Brown needs to be “all in or all out.” The team’s Twitter account posted that video, showing just how fed up with Brown Oakland already is. For a while, it looked like Tyreek Hill might bring the most uncertainty to the WR rankings in the preseason. When the NFL announced he wouldn’t be suspended, the top wideout tier came into focus. Eight players who we believe could all finish as the top fantasy wide receiver made up that top grouping, including Brown....

Then Iverson dropped Daniels to the floor with not one, but two vicious crossovers. Daniels was basically playing Twister as Iverson floated to the basket for an easy finish. MORE: Young Kevin Garnett instantly regretted talking trash to Michael Jordan You may think Iverson’s quick moves forced Daniels to take a seat, but no! Daniels tweeted Tuesday that the court conditions played a significant role in this famous highlight....

Gates confirmed the suspension on his Twitter page and explained the situation in a long message. MORE: AFC division predicitions | Don’t look for NFL’s marijuana stance to change soon The Chargers released their own statement on the suspension. “We are tremendously disappointed for our team and our fans as well as Antonio, but no more disappointed than Antonio is with himself. Antonio is a member of the Chargers’ family and we will continue to support him 100-percent....

But unlike some veteran players eager to test their value in the marketplace, the Chargers’ eight-time Pro Bowl tight end is not interested in leaving the franchise he’s played for since 2003. MORE: Top free agents of 2016 | Lamar Miller’s free agency demand Gates, 35, says he wants to finish his career in the same place he started it, with a Chargers team that took a gamble on the undrafted free agent and former Kent State hoops star....

During a Saturday call with South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor, Blinken said he appreciates the South African government’s transparency in delivering news about the new COVID variant. “Secretary Blinken specifically praised South Africa’s scientists for the quick identification of the Omicron variant and South Africa’s government for its transparency in sharing this information, which should serve as a model for the world,” the Department of State said in a statement....

Blinken told 60 Minutes that the administration of President Joe Biden had “inherited a totally broken system,” and that “it takes time to fix it.” Further pressure was put on the White House’s handling of the border crisis on Sunday when a boat believed to be part of a suspected human smuggling operation capsized along the San Diego coast, killing at least four people and injuring more than two dozen others....

The friendly line may have been cut. Just four days after the phone call, a pall fell over Vajpayee’s swearing-in ceremony as Nawaz was held incommunicado in his Islamabad home. Army Chief Musharraf Parvez, the general who has declared himself Pakistan’s chief executive, hasn’t exactly gone out of his way to make a good impression on Vajpayee. When the Indian leader stepped off the bus on Pakistani soil last February, Nawaz and other officials greeted him warmly....