“I don’t think so,” Stafford told reporters Wednesday (via ESPN.com), when asked if the finger was a problem. “You know, you look back at (the interceptions) and maybe the one in Chicago was a poor throw, behind him. For the most part, it’s been more (decision-making) or close (plays) here or there. “So it’s something that obviously I’m trying to eliminate as much as possible,” he said of the interceptions, “while still staying aggressive....

Game 5 Odds: Portland -2.5, Total: 197.5 Series Lead: Tied 2-2 The home team has won and covered the spread in every game this series. The Clippers (55-31 SU, 42-42-2 ATS) took care of business in the first two games at home, 115-95 and 102-81. Both were as 8.5-point favorites. A sweep looked like a real possibility or a five-game series at the most. However, calamity has struck with L....

The team announced that 13-year-old blind Ravens fan Mo Gaba will announce their fourth-round selection on Saturday. Gaba will make history by being the first person to ever announce a draft pick off a card in Braille, which will be done during the team’s draft party they are holding in Baltimore. Gaba, who is a frequent caller into 98 Rock, the flagship station of the Ravens, was informed of the news during a phone call on the station with Ravens coach John Harbaugh....

Finnigan Franklin Rainey, or Frank for short, was adopted from an animal shelter by owner Holly Rainey in August 2022. “I had previously had a pug called Odie who was with me for 13 years, but he sadly passed away,” Rainey, who lives in Illinois, told Newsweek. “Frank was found wandering along the road in Kentucky and ended up in a kill shelter before being rescued and taken to the Ark Animal Shelter....

BLM Louisville held a virtual panel on Wednesday to discuss their suggested next steps for activists to take. Two of the participants, including the Louisville chapter’s co-founder Chanelle Helm, addressed the panel while wearing T-shirts that read, “Greg Fischer Doesn’t Care About Black People.” “Greg Fischer must resign today, or we’ll make sure he gets up out of office,” Helm said. According to Helm, Fisher has done “a sh**** job at representing what humanity can look like, a sh**** job at protecting Black women—not just Black people, Black women....

Here’s everything you need to know about Game 5: MLB PLAYOFFS 2015: Best 50 players | Each team’s worst postseason memory What channel is the Blue Jays-Rangers game on? What time is the Blue Jays-Rangers game? This is the TV schedule for the ALDS (all times ET) : ALDS: Blue Jays vs. Rangers Game 1: Rangers 5, Blue Jays 3 Game 2: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4 Game 3: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 1 Game 4: Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4 Game 5: Rangers at Blue Jays, Wednesday, 4:07 p....

The charges are related to a shooting that took place on October 8, 2022, in the 6000 block of Windy Road, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has reported. Blueface, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, was arrested outside a business in the 300 block of Hughes Center Drive and taken to Clark County Detention Center, where he was charged. According to footage obtained by TMZ, the arrest appears to be an undercover operation, with six to eight officers in attendance....

The Blues played the Winnipeg Jets without Bouwmeester, a two-pair defenseman who has a lower-body injury. The NHL’s iron man, Bouwmeester’s consecutive games streak ended at 737. Andrew Coglaino is the new NHL iron man, with a streak of 561 games played. Bouwmeester came out of Saturday’s road victory over the Ottawa Senators in the third period. It was not immediately apparent how serious the injury was. “We couldn’t really see what happened,” Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk told the St....

Of the over 1,000 respondents surveyed, almost 50 percent of car owners said that they wish their cars had more tech features. People surveyed in their 20’s and 30’s were more likely to say that a car’s tech features were more extremely important to them when considering a new car purchase. When it comes to the level of technology in any given car, the respondents were about evenly split. 49....

The Cornhuskers rallied for a 37-34 win against Iowa on Friday, which clinched Bo Pelini’s ninth straight season with at least nine wins. Eight is enough to fire a coach, but nine wins? UPDATE: Pelini fired Sunday morning It’s an all-too familiar narrative in Lincoln the last three seasons. Before Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst makes the final call, he might want to listen to some Dave Matthews first. “Where are you going?...

Boateng has been at Bayern since 2011, winning six Bundesliga titles and a Champions League to go with numerous other trophies. The 29-year-old was taken off early in the first leg against Madrid with a muscle injury, likely ruling him out of the second leg against Madrid and putting his World Cup place in doubt. And the Germany international, who is contracted until 2021, now appears to potentially be considering a move away from the Allianz Arena after the season....

The Ghana international netted the winner in the 26th minute to wrap up the game early at Commerzbank-Arena. It was the 30-year-old’s fifth league goal of the season, having made 23 appearances involving 20 starts. Frankfurt, however, were not in the driving seat from the get-go of Monday’s fixture. Jean-Kevin Augustin put the away side in front in the 13th minute with a shot into the corner after being set up by Konrad Laimer....

It’s that kind of consistency we’ve come to know and love from the longtime reporter. What else do we love about Ley? How about a slick reference to “The Wire” and the great Omar. MORE: Bob Ley shreds FIFA | John Oliver will be chugging Bud Light Limes When discussing the FIFA situation, Ley said, “You come at the king, you best not miss.” It’s a direct quote from the popular HBO show, when Omar escaped an attack from Wee Bey and the Avon Barksdale hitmen....

Stoops, the co-dean of FBS coaches along with Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, is entering his 18th season as Oklahoma’s head coach. Nine Big 12 championships, one national championship and another preseason favorite ranking later, he’s not going anywhere. MORE: Big 12 coach rankings | Can Charlie Strong survive at Texas? “Going into our 18th season we’ve picked to win, we’ve been picked not to win,” Stoops said at Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday....

Walker suffered the injury during a third-quarter play on which he drove toward the basket and turned his left ankle. He appeared to be in serious pain at the time of the injury and needed the help of teammates to get off the court and to the locker room. The Bobcats continued on to play into overtime without Walker, who could not return to the game after his ankle injury....

Rufus, who has been the representative for the Bobcats, will now fade to black in favor of Hugo. He makes his return to the team after being part of the team's initial franchise from 1988-2002. To send Rufus out in style, the Bobcats created a video in which the mascot works through bucket list items before the curtains close on his tenure. 

Hamilton joined Charlotte on Tuesday after playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA D-League. Hamilton takes the roster spot of Ben Gordon, who was waived on Sunday. The 7-foot Hamilton was averaging 19.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and two blocks in 37 games this season for the Skyforce while shooting 49 percent from the field. He has scored 20 points or more in 21 games this season and has three games with 30 or more points....

Lane’s body-worn camera captured the earliest moments of the incident that led to the May 25 death of Floyd, an unarmed Black man who died after the knee of Lane’s fellow white officer, Derek Chauvin, was pressed against his neck for nearly 9 minutes. The video, which the court made available for limited public viewing on Wednesday, showed that Lane was the first of the four officers to engage with Floyd, but did not tell him he was suspected of using an allegedly counterfeit $20 bill, according to a report from The Minneapolis Star Tribune....

“It is an honor to serve in this time. I believe that many of us in this room believe that we are in the last of the last days and that’s not a time to complain, that’s not a time to grumble, to be dismayed, to be disheartened, but a time to rejoice,” Boebert said at the event hosted by the Knox County Republican Party in Tennessee. “You get to be a part of ushering in the second coming of Jesus,” she added....