Following their opening-night loss to the Warriors, the Lakers fell to the Clippers in Kawhi Leonard’s return from injury. The game was close at times, but the outcome was never really in doubt. There are many reasons for the Lakers’ 0-2 start to the season, but Russell Westbrook is once again shouldering a lot of the blame, especially after a rough showing against the Clippers. Is it fair? Let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from Westbrook’s performance....

The 19-year-old recently completed his freshman season at Boston University, earning Hockey East’s Rookie of the Year Award after leading the Terriers with 36 points (17 goals and 19 assists) in 37 games. The Cicero, N.Y. native, also led the team in shorthanded goals (3) and game-winning goals (5) and tied for the team lead in power-play goals (5). Farabee did miss BU’s last game of the season, a double-overtime loss to Northeastern in the Hockey East semifinals on Friday, with a lower-body injury....

Slow Growing, but Difficult to Cure Completely Even in the advanced stages, people with FL often survive for many years with standard treatment, due to its slow-growing nature. However, the disease is not curable. Most people respond well to treatment, and the disease can be stabilized for a few years before relapsing and requiring treatment again. Many patients require to be treated many times, with intervals of a stable disease after each treatment that may last months to many years....

It’s summer, and thoughts naturally turn to polenta. Well, maybe just in northern Italy, where a host of small villages hold annual celebrations of what was once a peasant staple. Don’t be deceived by its simple ingredients: the perfect polenta is hard to make. Advises chef Mauro Spadoni: always use a copper pot and freshly ground corn (try the widely exported Moretti’s Polenta Bergamasca). What of those prepackaged tubes at the grocer’s?...

The Gift of Southern Cooking, by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock. For her broth, the revered Miss Lewis cuts up chicken and renders its flavorful juices before adding even a drop of water. Hush puppies, roasted okra, blackberry cobbler: these dishes are unfashionably old-fashioned. That’s what we love about the South. The Essential Mediterranean, by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. As she retraces ancient footsteps (to Giza for the world’s oldest bakery) and tells succulent stories (like the one about the Iberian pig), Jenkins is part scholar, part sybarite....

This stretch targets the calf muscles, Achilles tendon, and plantar fascia, which is within the sole of the foot. Not only is this an effective warm-up before exercise, but it also helps prevent and treat painful plantar fasciitis, also commonly referred to as heel spur syndrome. Follow your provider’s recommendation on how often to stretch and how long to hold each stretch. It’s generally recommended that stretching exercises be done at least three times a day, holding each stretch for a minimum of 30 seconds, repeating three to five times....

How can a South Carolina city with a population of 68,000 and change claim 21 NFL players as its own — including eight who were on active rosters in Week 1 this season? How can that same city have 24 players in either the FBS or FCS — including one of the leading candidates to be the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft? Rock Hill, S.C. — known as "Football City, USA" to the locals — is a southern textile town turned football factory....

The video, which was widely circulated on social media, showed a pair of students tackle one student repeatedly in a drill known as the “machine gun.” While the video just surfaced on social media after a popular football page tweeted it, students told KABC that the footage was from a practice in 2019. The incident occurred at El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito, California after the head coach and athletic director, Jacob Rincon, was absent from practice, KNTV reported....

Nowhere is this more true than at Equinox, the high-end fitness chain known for its luxe facilities, expert classes and hefty fees. (An annual membership can run more than $3,000.) In New York and other queer meccas, Equinox has replaced the bar as the nexus of LGBT life. So many gay men were shocked to hear Stephen Ross, chairman of the board of Equinox’s parent corporation, Related Companies, was hosting a high-ticket fundraiser in the Hamptons on Friday for Donald Trump’s reelection bid....

First, he wanted a five-year deal. Second, he wanted assurance that trigger-happy MSG honcho James Dolan would keep his meddling instincts sedated so that Jackson could go about his job with the sort of patience he knew was required, but which had been seldom displayed in New York. We’re seeing the wisdom in those two demands play out over the course of this season. On Monday, the Knicks traded away two of the team’s few credible assets — J....

With a bevy of exciting changes — from new qualifying procedures to a win-and-you’re-in playoff format — 2014 is expected to be one of the most intriguing seasons since 2004, when NASCAR first introduced the Chase. MORE: Can Danica win? | Childress contact Earnhardt’s mother | Junior’s message to 3 fans The wholesale changes were designed for just that — to create buzz, to peak curiosity and to drive interest in a sport that has been lagging in attendance, TV ratings and general interest in recent years....

Graduates of the class of 2007 are finding the job market is receptive to those who want to do good by the environment. As public awareness of global warming grows, companies are scrambling to put in place greener practices, to present themselves as more eco-friendly and to develop products and services to fill a new demand for all things green. The phenomenon is creating jobs in fields like urban planning, carbon trading, green building and environmental consulting....

Cisco is experimenting with software that will allow users to “flick” documents from their iPhones to their desktop computers. Intel, which supplies the processors for Apple’s desktop and laptop computers, is experimenting with ways to tie motion sensors to maps, allowing users to “fly” through the landscape. Electronic Arts and Sega are building games that can be manipulated by players waving their phones through the air. And more companies are piling in, too, drawn by a promise from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to pump $100 million into start-ups building software ready to take advantage of the iPhone’s quirky assortment of capabilities....

Representative Jim Jordan railed at Dr. Anthony Fauci in the House chambers, “You don’t think Americans’ liberties have been threatened in the last year, Dr. Fauci? They’ve been assaulted!” Alabama Governor Kay Ivey told Fox News, “We have been at this for more than a year now, and we have simply got to move forward. Endless government mandates are not the answer.” Many Americans are eager to invite friends for a barbeque, belly up to a crowded bar, attend concerts and eat dinner in popular restaurants....

“Morale is at a historic low at the State Department,” Montgomery, who previously worked in the Foreign Service before advising Pence on European and Eurasian affairs, said during an interview with CNN. She blamed the leadership of former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who Trump fired last year, as well as the leadership of current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The foreign policy expert pointed out that both leaders had “championed budget cuts,” while their staff “have engaged in politically motivated harassment and retaliation and abusive behavior....

The defenseman scored his first goal for the Maple Leafs in Keefe’s NHL coaching debut on Thursday, putting an end to a drought that spanned for all 23 games in which Barrie had appeared in a Toronto jersey. On Saturday, he lit the lamp again, this time doing it against his old team — the Colorado Avalanche — in his first visit to Denver since joining the Leafs in July....

MORE: Schools after No. 1 DT | Baylor outlines responses to sexual assault allegations The Waco Tribune-Herald reported Thursday that a “prominent player from Baylor University’s 2015 football team” was accused of sexual assault, but did not name the player because he had not been arrested. According to a police affidavit for the search warrant, the alleged assault took place between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday at Oakman’s off-campus residence....

The Trail Blazers said Schlueter died at his Portland home. Schlueter was acquired by the Blazers in 1970 and averaged 8.2 points in the team’s first season. The 6-foot-10 center had two stints in Portland, from 1970-72 and again for the 1977-78 season. A Washington native who played at Colorado State, Schlueter averaged 5.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in seven NBA seasons with San Francisco, Portland, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Buffalo and Phoenix....

Groombridge, who served as a senior policy adviser to Bolton when he was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nation under former President George W. Bush, made the critical comments in an interview with CNN on Tuesday morning. He argued that his former boss’ position to not come forward with the information he has regarding Trump’s Ukraine policy was “troubling.” “First, he [Bolton] flatly and bluntly said quote I actually have a lot to say on the subject,” Groombridge noted....

William Roy Stone, Jr., 62, was indicted this week on 11 counts including wire fraud, false impersonation of a federal officer, false statements to law enforcement, and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity, according to the Northern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s office. According to the indictment, Stone allegedly told an unidentified woman in 2015 that she had been placed on a “secret probation” by a fictional Judge Anderson in Austin, Texas, for drug crimes....