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OT Greg Little Size: 6-5, 280 High School: Allen (Allen, Texas) Committed to: Texas A&M What stands out: Athleticism, quickness, wingspan What needs development: Girth What happens next: If he sticks with the Aggies, look for him to re-unite with his old QB Kyler Murray as an early impact contributor. 2. DT Rashan Gary Size: 6-4, 285 High School: Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.) Considering: Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State...

I met him twice. On both occasions, we broke bread. The first time was soon after Mao had brought back the twice-purged ““capitalist roader’’ to help clean the hellish mess left by the Cultural Revolution. Then Mao held all the trumps, and Deng’s hands literally shook. I can’t recall anything he said that night. I only recall thinking that the diminutive man, whose toes when he was seated barely touched the rug, must not be long for this world....

Tomatoes, perfectly shaped and blemish-free, have skins like carapaces. Apples with bite and beans with snap have almost disappeared. Pretty but bland bloomers have replaced sweet-smelling flowers. But now, something else is sprouting. More and more gardeners are discovering the pleasures of “heirloom” fruits, vegetables and flowers - old varieties that had been nearly plowed under by the exigencies of agribusiness. For years, small groups of gardeners kept endangered varieties alive by collecting and swapping their seeds....

For centuries Christians were the majority people in the Moluccas. They fought alongside the Dutch during the 19th- and 20th-century colonial wars. In those days the pictureseque atoll was known as the Spice Islands because of its lucrative exports of clove and nutmeg. But starting about 30 years ago, the islands’ religious mix began to change–ominously. The Indonesian government encouraged hundreds of thousands of Muslims to leave the populous islands of Java and Sulawesi and move to the Moluccas....

Like its sister sports shuffleboard and canasta, bingo is so unhip, it’s hip. It’s also easy to play, with no complicated game patterns to follow and, let’s face it, winning comes down to pure luck. Jeffrey Bowman of Legendary Bingo in L.A. says that the game is a distraction from the club scene: “You can be whoever you want to be, and you can go home feeling fine that you didn’t score....

The Catan coach headed for the Premier League and Manchester City last summer, leaving Ancelotti to pick up the managerial baton at the Allianz Arena. The Italian feels it is an easy task to motivate Bayern’s squad - even though they have won the Bundesliga in four consecutive seasons - and sees no need to shake things up. Lewy picks perfect position for Muller He told ESPN: “When you speak about a professional player, it means to speak about a player that all the time has the game to be back now every single day, to be focused every single training, to try to win every single year....

Ancelotti travelled to Rome on Tuesday evening to meet with Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis regarding the upcoming vacancy at the Serie A outfit. Despite holding positive discussions with current manager Maurizio Sarri last week, De Laurentiis is now consigned to losing the 59-year-old this summer having failed to agree a new deal Sarri is set to depart having led the Partenopei to a second-place finish in Serie A, with their final points tally of 91 the most for a team not to have won the Scudetto....

Heliopolis, which means “City of the Sun,” was one of the oldest cities of Ancient Egypt. It was occupied since the Predynastic Period, which spans the period from the earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period around 3100 BC. The city of Heliopolis was greatly expanded under the Old and Middle Kingdoms but is today mostly destroyed, with its temples and other buildings scavenged for the construction of medieval Cairo....

From about six months before Oscar night, they oversee the voting process with the help of a few faithful staff. But when it comes this close to ballot deadline, Rosas and Garrison are on their own. At an undisclosed location, they count the ballots, keeping their secret until the presentation itself. Garrison has been doing the job for years, but Rosas, 37, is a first-timer. NEWSWEEK’s Malcolm Beith spoke to him on the telephone....

Venus of Willendorf (10,000 B.C.): What’s more offensive: a naked black woman, or a naked, obese paleolithic woman with droopy breasts? This one’ll never sneak by Lady Liberty. Veronese’s “Feast in the House of Levi” (1573): Dwarfs and drunkards dining with Jesus? Didn’t pass muster with an earlier “decency commission,” either. When Veronese called it “The Last Supper,” the Inquisition inquired about a new name. Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights (1515): More fit for the Spice Channel than a museum....

Hours after GoldLinkartist shared thoughts about his professional relationship with Miller—who died of a drug overdose in 2018—from his verified Instagram account, .Paak also took to the social media platform to criticize the 26-year-old for his “unnecessary” message. Though .Paak later deleted his post, fans were quick to announce the simmering conflict between the pair, keeping GoldLink as the No. 1 most talked about subject on Twitter all day Wednesday....

The Pistons big man hit a half-court buzzer-beater just before halftime against the Celtics on Wednesday. MORE: All-time Detroit Pistons | Predicting the Eastern Conference All-Stars In case you were wondering, Drummond was just 1 for 7 in his NBA career from 3-point range before Wednesday. The fourth-year center finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Pistons won 119-116. The last time an NBA player made a half-court shot, it wasn’t a good thing for Detroit....

McGee, who continues to deny Louisville escort Katina Powell’s allegations that he paid for prostitutes to have sex with players and recruits while in his role as the Cardinals’ director of basketball operations, released a statement explaining his decision. MORE: Sex scandals in sports “The university deserves a full-time assistant coach and I am not able to provide that to the basketball team while the false allegations against me are being investigated,” McGee said in the statement....

After getting fouled by Orlando’s Evan Fournier in the second quarter, Roberson went to the line. His first free throw attempt looked pretty normal and the result was a crystal-clear swish. MORE: Is Damian Lillard a good defender? | LeBron must pull Cavs from the depths | Kicked shoe leads to technical foul On the second shot, Roberson wound up missing the rim by a full two feet. The thing that always gets me on these types of plays is why any professional athlete would err on the side of caution....

The 35-year-old son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and regular golf partner of former President Donald Trump couldn’t have closer ties to the GOP. He served in the Trump White House as associate director of the Office of Public Liaison. Giuliani told Newsweek on Wednesday that his appeal to Democrats sets him apart from the field of Republican candidates who’ll compete in June’s gubernatorial primary. He said: “I have experience working in the executive branch....

Brown, author of the upcoming book The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—The Truth and Turmoil, said in an interview with The Telegraph: “It’s utterly grotesque, the whole Andrew business… I was told only yesterday by someone at the Palace just how deeply distressing it has been for the Queen.” The monarch came under fire last month when she appeared at Westminster Abbey for the service of thanksgiving for the life of her late husband Prince Philip—who died in April 2021—on the arm of her disgraced son....

But we must ask: What took so long? Duke's Jabari Parker donned the May 21, 2012 cover, so Wiggins is so behind. In all fairness, though, that picture was taken before Wiggins reclassified into the class of 2013 and became the next big thing. We'll see these two coverboys facing each other in the Champions Classic on Nov. 12 in Chicago, when the Jayhawks and Blue Devils play at 10 p....

The former five-time All-Star joined Chip Caray, Joe Simpson and Tom Glavine in the Fox Sports South booth on Sunday as part of Braves Alumni Weekend, and said he isn’t retired, and that he tried to come back for the 2015 season after two seasons in Japan. MORE: Jersey confidence index for every MLB team | A look back at John Smoltz’s Hall of Fame career “I got a couple of phone calls” but nothing came of it, he said....

Second seed Murray, a four-time runner-up at Melbourne Park, was in superb form in his 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) win Monday, easing past Tomic to book a quarterfinal clash with David Ferrer. PHOTOS: Stunning scenes from Australia | Women who have won | Men Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 champion, is out after losing a thrilling five-set encounter with Milos Raonic having coming back from two sets down to force a decider....