The Bucks are the only undefeated team left after handing the Raptors their first loss of the season on Monday. They have been led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 25.0 points, 14.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. The Celtics sit two games behind the Bucks at 5-2 and look to extend their three-game winning streak. Boston has been one of the most dominant teams in the Eastern Conference and came into the season as the favorite to make the NBA Finals....

The Bills may not have just used their second-round pick on Jones to give the Bills a No. 2 wide receiver, Jones could be Buffalo’s top target sooner than many expected. MORE: Zay Jones showcases interesting take on O.J. Simpson police chase According to The Buffalo News’ Vic Carucci, the Bills are “unlikely” to pick up Watkins’ fifth-year option on his rookie contract by the May 2 deadline. The team is reportedly uncomfortable committing to Watkins for a fifth year because he’s recovering from offseason foot surgery....

“What I’d like to say and what people are missing is that people in every single profession can make a mistake, and that mistake doesn’t mean that an intention to mislead is what occurred,” Mayor Byron Brown said in an interview on CBS This Morning that aired Saturday on the initial reports that came out about the elderly protester, Martin Gugino. Video of Gugino’s interaction with police went viral after the 75-year-old man was seen being pushed by police officers who were enforcing a curfew on June 4....

In announcing its decision Thursday, the NHL did not reveal what substance was discovered in the player's system. In a statement released through the NHL Players' Association, Konopka accepted responsibility for the positive test. Konopka wouldn't specify what the substance was except to say it was an ingredient found in an over-the-counter product. Konopka's future was already uncertain in Buffalo because he is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent in July....

Saturday’s Serie A home clash with Verona will, therefore, be his last for the Turin giants having helped them win the Scudetto and Coppa Italia this season. It was expected that he would also announce that he is retiring from the game despite some reports linking him with Boca Juniors. But Buffon has revealed he has a series of offers that he is now weighing up, suggesting he may look to continue his playing career elsewhere....

Don’t buy into that? That’s OK. You need only believe in the environment to snatch a plot; the cemetery will be available to all faiths and species. (Family pets are allowed.) Fido may be gone, but the planet will not be forgotten.

The goal of the hunt, which is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), is to raise public awareness about Burmese pythons—an invasive species in the state—and remove these snakes from the ecosystem. Burmese pythons are large snakes native to parts of Southeast Asia that have now become established in South Florida, primarily in the Everglades, as a hugely successful invasive species. The non-venomous, constrictor snakes—which can grow to around 20 feet in length (with the Florida record being 18 feet, 9 inches)—were introduced to the state in the 1970s and 1980s when thousands of specimens were imported to be sold as exotic pets....

All drivers were able to exit their trucks under their own power following the melee, which included Miguel Paludo’s truck getting upside down and Busch suffering a thundering blow to the inside wall near the finish line. “You know when you see the checkered flag and you see things going on in front of you, you just keep your foot on it and I drove it all the way to the start-finish (line),” Busch said....

Busch has now won three consecutive Nationwide Series races at Bristol since last March, when he and Larson also went 1-2 to the finish. Of his 16 national wins at Bristol, five are in the Sprint Cup Series, seven are Nationwide and four are in the Truck Series. "I definitely like coming to Bristol, I always have," said Busch, who made his first trip to the .533-mile bullring in 2004 testing with Hendrick Motorsports....

According to a breaking news report by Fox News, the migrants originally come from Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia and Mexico. They were picked up at Eagle Pass in Texas, and sent to Washington on the Republican governor’s orders. The two buses that arrived outside Harris’ residence are the latest of dozens sent by Abbott to Washington D.C., New York and Chicago since April. With this tactic, the Texas governor is trying to make a point about the Biden administration’s immigration policies which Abbott says are overwhelming Texas....

While the news about the uranium/geranium goof stunned diplomatic circles, Bush remained resolute about his decision to go to war, arguing that buying geraniums, while not as potentially dangerous as buying uranium, still represented a “suspicious” activity on the part of the Iraqi madman. “The question we have to ask is, who was he buying these geraniums for?” Bush said. “Was he buying them for Osama bin Laden or Kim Jung-Il or some other evildoer?...

Clinton is, of course, history, but Blair is very much with us. Winning re-election last week–nearly duplicating the huge majority of 179 seats out of 657 in Parliament that he got in 1997–Blair has replaced Clinton as the premier center-left statesman on the world stage. Blair’s huge victory affirmed the restoration of his Labour Party, which spent 18 years in the wilderness under the Tory rule of Margaret Thatcher and John Major....

Testifying before Congress last week, Secretary of State James Baker said publicly what the administration had long indicated in private: if Israel insists on building new settlements, it cannot have the $10 billion in loan guarantees it has requested from Washington to help settle Jews emigrating from the former Soviet Union. Baker added that if Israel wants to use its own funds to finish settlements already under construction, the United States will guarantee loans in some lesser amount-$l billion a year for five years, he told Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval....

In remarks to the traveling press, delivered from the Third Army operation command center here, Bush said that negotiations were about to begin on a long-term strategic partnership with the Iraqi government modeled on the accords the United States has with Kuwait and many other countries. Crocker, who flew in from Baghdad with Petraeus to meet with the president, elaborated: “We’re putting our team together now, making preparations in Washington,” he told reporters....

Huang is one of the few things Chongqing and Shanghai have in common. The coastal metropolis was one of the richest cities in Asia before the communists came to power in 1949, and today it boasts an eclectic mix of spectacular colonial-era architecture and boomtown skyscrapers. Chongqing was the capital of a minor kingdom 3,000 years ago, but its only recent brush with fame came in the late 1930s, when it served as the wartime capital of the Nationalist government....

For my exercise, I chose “consultant.” Not that I have any special skills to impart. But it seems easy enough: most of my buddies are consultants of one kind or another, despite the fact that they’re all fresh out of school. So I put together a mock plan. The first step was testing my idea: to offer writing and editing help to small businesses. The program provided a link to a Web site that asked 30 multiple-choice questions about the business, and then offered an instant analysis....

The Clippers, Heat and Hornets have all expressed interest in Afflalo, according to a report by ESPN.com. Teams have also inquired about Denver forward Wilson Chandler, the report said. MORE: Knicks reportedly shopping Calderon, Bargnani | Prince to meet with Ainge | Jeff Green starts over again The Nuggets’ trade of starting center Timofey Mozgov to the Cavaliers last week signified the team, which is still very much in playoff contention at 17-20, might be looking to the future....

Paul Lambert’s side succumbed to a fourth straight loss on Saturday, going down 2-1 against Tottenham as Christian Eriksen scored twice for the visitors at the bet365 Stadium. The result means Stoke remain second from bottom in the table but they now trail 17th-placed Crystal Palace by four points, a worrying gap considering time is running out to retain their top-flight status. However, goalkeeper Butland insists the players must forget about recent results and instead focus on picking up points - starting with next Monday’s trip to West Ham....

Thankfully, you don’t have to choose between Bernie, Hillary, Donald or Marco. If you’re smart — or really like cute puppies — you’ll align yourself with the Canine Party. Butler Blue III and Georgetown Jack, America’s best bulldog mascots teamed up to make a run for the White House. Never has a presidential campaign been so dang precious. Just watch their first propaganda ad. MORE: 11 most disappointing teams in CBB | Grayson Allen keeps making dirty plays...

Chris Holtmann has been named the school’s new head basketball coach. Holtmann began the 2014-15 season as interim coach, taking over for Brandon Miller, who left the team in October due to undisclosed medical reasons. “We want to thank Brandon Miller for his many contributions to Butler over the last 18 months, and wish him well,” Butler athletic director Barry Collier said in a release. Holtmann previously served as head coach at Gardner-Webb, leading the program to a 21-win season in 2013 before moving to Butler as an assistant in July 2013....