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There is no doubt that such an award should be named after him. His resume speaks for itself, as Abdul-Jabbar was a three-time national champion, three-time NCAA national player of the year, six-time NBA MVP, six-time NBA champion. Still standing as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Abdul-Jabar may very well have the best college-to-pro combination of accolades in the history of basketball, or any sport for that matter. MORE: Bosh will leave hospital soon | LeBron passes Iverson on MSG list | Kobe on Kimmel...

‘RAW’ thoughts Am I the only one who … … would love to see The Shield become legitimate tweeners? When the reunited Shield powerbombed Braun Strowman through the announce table and later said that they “are the three workhorses who run this business,” it struck me that those are not the actions and words of babyfaces. With an increasing amount of shades of gray on the WWE spectrum, why not have Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins truly go rogue in the same vein as the nWo and Bullet Club?...

Serrano, the WBC, WBO, IBO, IBF, and The Ring featherweight champion, faces WBA champion Erika Cruz for the status of undisputed champion on February 4. Serrano is a seven-division world champion, having held gold in the super-featherweight, junior-featherweight, featherweight, lightweight, bantamweight, light-welterweight, and junior-bantamweight divisions. She had her 28-fight win streak snapped against Taylor for the undisputed lightweight titles in April. With a rematch with Taylor on the table, Serrano is looking to make history of her own before avenging only the second loss of her career....

The home supporters charged on referee John Moss, booing him for the decision as well as ‘denying’ Leicester a penalty while trailing the visitors 2-1. Harry Maguire eventually snatched a point for the Foxes following a late equaliser. “I know that [referee] Moss had a very good performance,” said Mourinho, as quoted by Leicester Mercury. “A performance that the Leicester supporters were complaining with everything, without any reason. “The red card [to Daniel Amartey] was a red card, the two yellows were two yellows....

Just imagine the next generation of electronics," says Jie Xu. “It’s not going to be rigid anymore. It’s going to be soft, comfortable. It can even be biocompatible, like our tissue or skin.” From her base at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, Xu is pioneering flexible, skin-like electronics that could someday transform people’s lives. Implantable sensors or biochemical pumps, assist devices to increase mobility or support weakened limbs—all of these could work much better if not for the tough, sometimes brittle circuitry they need inside to function....

The incident impacted the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest public school district in the U.S, behind only the New York City Department of Education. District officials confirmed to ABC 7 News that an external attack was carried out sometime on Monday and is believed to be criminal in nature. The problems first became evident when teachers and parents from the district began reporting difficulties in using various online systems, including school emails....

Still, though, Toluca on top? Tigres out of the Liguilla? At this stage of the year? It doesn’t add up. Nguyen saves point for Revs Let’s dive in and examine the lessons we learned, whether they were surprises or confirmations of thoughts we previously held. America in ‘win ugly’ mode After securing a second consecutive victory and avoiding defeat for the fourth week in a row, Club America is back in the playoff positions....

Players replied Sunday with a resounding yes. MORE: Insider trading scandal rocks foundation of DFS | DFS player: How daily fantasy ruined my life In fact, DraftKings and FanDuel — who maintain that their games don’t constitute gambling — had their biggest NFL game day of the season, ESPN.com reported, citing numbers released Monday by industry analytics provider SuperLobby.com. The dominant — some would say annoyingly omnipresent — daily fantasy sites saw entries into their guaranteed prize pool NFL tournaments hit season highs of 4....

Unfortunately for the caribous, under the tussocks and the bogs lie (depending on who’s calculating) 3.2 billion to 16 billion barrels of crude oil. Emboldened by soaring gasoline prices, the oil industry and its supporters are calling more loudly than ever for drilling in the wildlife refuge. As Alaska’s pro-oil Rep. Don Young says, “If you think billions of barrels of oil will stay in the ground, you’re smoking pot....

Clinton may now wish he’d spent that time doing something else. The Democratic National Committee has already been forced to return $1.5 million in improper contributions. It may have to give back even more. And much of the tainted cash can be traced to a single event: the May 13 fund-raiser at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel. The dinner was the brainchild of John Huang, the DNC’s controversial fund raiser. Friends say Huang complained he was under pressure from the party to come up with cash, and quick....

MACKINNON: How did you feel when Veerappan and his armed bandits burst into your home? RAJ KUMAR: It was a surprise that he came and took me at gunpoint. But I went very casually. I wasn’t frightened. I never thought I was in danger. The bandits treated me with respect and assured me they wouldn’t harm me. Later, Veerappan always addressed me as periaware [great elder man]. What kind of conditions were you held in?...

Ancelotti will have to explain his team selection and tactics to president Uli Hoeness and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in the wake of the Champions League loss. Bayern 13/2 to win CL with dabblebet The decision to leave Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and Mats Hummels on the bench and Jerome Boateng out of the squad, despite no indication of any injury problems, prompted criticism of the coach. German media outlet Sport Bild claim that they could sack the former Chelsea and Real Madrid head coach as a result of recent results and performances, although Goal understands that nothing has been decided ahead of Thursday’s meeting....

Reed makes it a point to communicate with Kelly often — he did it Thursday, in fact — to check on how the fellow Bills legend is doing in his recovery from cancer. MORE: Best players to have never won a Super Bowl | Belichick, Brady think Seau a lock for Hall | This year’s finalists “He’s getting stronger, his health is coming back,” Reed told Sporting News. “The guy has been through a lot....

NEW YORK — Viewers eager to watch “The Contender” won’t have to wait long to see Andre Ward feeling absolutely torn. The retired, undefeated unified super middleweight and lightweight champion, who was regarded as the pound-for-pound best boxer of his generation, surprises contestants on the reality show to find boxing’s next star by sparring with them early in the season. Right then and there, the same juices that made the S....

“Don’t get caught up in trying to prove anything. Just be yourself,” King said about their email conversations this summer. “Shoot the basketball. We know you can do that and do what you do well. I think his teammates have said the same thing.” MORE: Kobe and 8 others facing the most pressure this NBA season For a player whose flashes of brillance were tempered by a seemingly constant series of injuries, that sales pitch was enough....

The Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into the “suspicious” disappearance of Oakley Carlson in Oakville earlier this week. The authorities said they were asked to check on the welfare of the child by a concerned citizen. When officers arrived at the home of Jordan Bowers and Andrew Carlson, the pair couldn’t explain where their daughter was, KOMO reported. Bowers and Carlson were initially considered persons of interest by deputies, and they have since been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter....

That was the case Monday as Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano saw his consecutive games played streak snapped at 830 and had to watch from the sidelines for the first time in his career as his team fell 3-1 to the streaking Colorado Avalanche. MORE: NHL All-Star Game 2018: Breaking down the worst snubs, best 3-on-3 combinations Cogliano was suspended two games by the NHL on Sunday for an interference penalty committed against Los Angeles Kings’ forward Adrian Kempe during the first period of the Ducks’ 4-2 win....

The other three, the ones closest to the locker rooms and primary areas of activity, are always bustling with people rushing around, be they media members or tournament personnel or whatever other souls have the appropriate credentials draped around their neck.
That one corner is where Andrew Wiggins watched his brother, Nick, play basketball Friday evening. These were rare, and almost certainly welcome, moments of quiet for the Kansas superstar freshman....

The former world No. 1 is making his comeback in singles just over six months after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery and having returned in doubles. Having accepted a wild card into the ATP Masters 1000 event, Murray — a three-time Grand Slam champion — is facing a tough run. Murray will face Richard Gasquet in the opening round and he holds an 8-3 win-loss record over the Frenchman. If the two-time Cincinnati champion can win his opener, Murray will face fourth seed Dominic Thiem, while the Brit is in the same quarter as Alexander Zverev and half as Rafael Nadal....

The former world No. 1 has not played since the Australian Open and suggested he planned to retire after turning out at Wimbledon one last time. Murray, 32, has suffered with a chronic hip problem and had a resurfacing operation in January. He since has said he is “pain-free” and news of his return to action was confirmed Monday. The Fever-Tree Championships teased an announcement of the doubles lineup ahead of the entrants’ deadline at 5 p....