But yet Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov — who vowed to get Brooklyn to a championship within five years of buying the team in 2010 — has been nosing around potential buyers of his team-and-arena mega asset. NetsDaily.com reports that the Guggenheim Sports and Entertainment Assets group, which had interest in the Clippers, has been in talks with Prokhorov about the team. MORE: MKG’s shot overhaul | Potential breakout players | Coaches who were players...

Initial reaction to the service was mixed. Many didn’t like the idea of subscriptions starting to gain traction within the industry. Imagine if every publisher offered their own form of subscription and it’s easy to understand how things could get out of hand quickly. Already established were “Season Passes” for individual games (paying in advance for future downloadable content) but nothing like this. Others didn’t see the value for themselves, were irked by it being available only on Xbox One or having to pay a subscription on top of another subscription (needed to play online on the systems)....

After the anointed Saint, the more difficult tossups begin on the clock. To Gronk or not to Gronk, that is the next question. Save for the always-reliable Jason Witten in the top half of TE1s, here are eight to debate: Julius Thomas or Rob Gronkowski? If we totally felt great about Gronk’s health, the Patriot would be more debated with Graham instead of the Bronco. His best numbers in 2011 (90 catches, 1,327 yards, 17 TDs) were better than Graham in ’13....

The massive job slash could be the first of several, as Ford announced last month it plans to cut as many as 8,000 jobs in weeks’ time to boost profits to fund a stronger drive into the electric vehicle market. The job slash is a leap forward in CEO Jim Farley’s plan to cut $3 billion in costs by 2026. Car and Driver reported Farley plans to trim down costs in business operations and internal-combustion products....

Luckily for them, among the guests were two engineers for Ford Motor Company, who had brought along their Ford F-150 PowerBoost truck equipped with Pro Power Onboard, a generator located in the bed of the model. In a video tweeted by Ford CEO Jim Farley this morning, a man behind the camera explains that the power has gone out, showing a dark yard filled with guests. Then he pans to another man, seen plugging in various cords into the various outlets in the bed of the truck....

Ford has been building and providing police vehicles for more than 70 years. The F-150 Lightning will only be the latest Ford EV to join a police fleet. New York City picked up 184 Ford Mustang Mach-Es for duty in the city. The electric SUV recently was the first all-electric vehicle to pass Michigan State Police testing, the standard for the industry, for speed, braking and pursuit. New York City also has a contract to purchase 250 Tesla Model 3s for use, though those models are not pursuit rated....

The shortage of semiconductor computer chips has hampered production of cars and dozens of other products that use the chips, from medical equipment like pacemakers to laptops and gaming consoles, causing shortages of the products worldwide. Now, production at some Ford plants is being halted for at least a week at facilities in Chicago and Mexico, as well as slowing production and reducing shifts at facilities in Kansas City and Dearborn, Michigan, according to CNN Business....

They’re all embraced by the Fighting Rainbows, who call their bench players the Hawaii 5-O. MORE: First round in photos | Live interactive bracket According to their Twitter account, Niko Filipovich and Zach Buscher are 3-point shooters and dunkers, Dyrbe Enos and Jakob Cornelissen are 3-point specialists and, most importantly, Jack Purchase is the high-five specialist. The 5-O even claims that Monmouth has copied some of their moves. They’re all just so “Hawaii....

The Widespread Environmental Footprint of Indigo Denim Microfibers from Blue Jeans, published on September 2 by Miriam L. Diamond and colleagues, University of Toronto, shows that though these microfibers are incredibly small, they can add up quickly, since at any moment, “about half of the world’s population is wearing blue jeans or other types of denim,” as per EcoWatch. Some of these microfibers are capable of entering the environment through wastewater discharge (effluent)....

Shoppers en route to Harrods in London can check out the season’s styles as they appear decorated atop cakes and cookies in the Berkley Hotel’s “Pret-a-Portea.” There’s Alexander McQueen’s new silver boot atop a gingerbread biscuit and an Yves St. Laurent smoking jacket trimmed with chocolate sable cr?me. Past collections have included Jimmy Choo boot cookies. The teas include a huge number of herbal and fruit varieties (€68; www.theberkeley.co.uk)....

‘Chelsea now have Barcelona’s Pedro’ Costa brought controversy to the Blues after a falling-out with a fitness coach at their Cobham training centre which became a sideshow to stories of a back injury. At that time, the Premier League’s joint-top scorer was in negotiations with Chelsea over a new contract but his demands are now out of their reach as he used an offer from China to try to leverage a better deal for himself....

Selangor have issued a statement confirming that their striker Forkey Doe has been detained by the Malaysian police, allegedly for driving an unregistered car. But in the statement, they clarified that the vehicle has not been one provided by the club, and that it is his own. “The Selangor FA is surprised with the news of Forkey Doe’s arrest, but is unaware of any problems with the car in question, as it has been bought by the player himself and not the one provided by us,” wrote secretary-general Rosman Ibrahim....

The death of the So You Think You Can Dance judge was confirmed by his wife, Allison Holker Boss. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” Allison, 34, said in a statement to People. “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him....

“Of course it’s censorship, but it’s not government censorship and that’s the dilemma,” Goldberger told Newsweek Tuesday. “The question is whether these private platforms are the same as newspapers refusing to run political ads, or whether it’s the same as the government saying you can’t talk.” Swift action from big tech in the wake of last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol has raised concerns over censorship and questions about whether these bans violate the First Amendment....

In an interview with Fox 5 New York, Rose, who lost New York City’s 11th Congressional District to Nicole Malliotakis in 2020, was discussing his bid to regain the House seat. He was then asked if he would support President Joe Biden, following a report that the president supposedly told civil rights activist Al Sharpton that he plans to run for a second term. “I’ve said this before, I’ll say this again,” Rose said to Fox 5’s Tina Cervasio....

Fans would have respected his decision had he just moved on, but he decided to trash talk the Bills after signing his contract with New England. Gilmore riled up the Bills fanbase with a tweet he sent in July, mocking the team’s prominence. MORE: Week 1 NFL Picks | Power Rankings Fast forward to September after the NFL season started, and you’ll notice that tweet didn’t age well. The Patriots lost Thursday night to the Chiefs, and Gilmore was a big factor as his poor play led to a 75-yard touchdown by Tyreek Hill....

The DEA raid started at approximately 7 a.m. at Ablow’s office in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and remained there until 1 p.m. Agents removed paperwork and computers, according to The Newburyport Daily News. The DEA has not revealed what agents were looking for, but told the paper it was a court-authorized federal search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation. “All of a sudden there were probably seven or eight DEA and police in their jackets coming out with many different sizes of boxes that were all had evidence on them and were taped up,” a witness who did not want to be identified told Boston’s WBZ....

The 30-year-old midfielder is reported to be earning around £200,000-a-week in the Chinese Super League. ‘Mourinho’s team better than Conte’s’ You would think that salary would stretch to some new footwear, with Ramires’ current boots looking a little worse for wear. He is, however, prepared to get creative when required and has taken to stitching up holes and ploughing on regardless. Ramires has won widespread acclaim in China for his frugal ways, with many saluting him for sticking with his well-worn boots....

Federal prosecutors ended their case against four former coal company executives after Ron Ivy, former safety director at Armstrong’s Kronos mine, testified that a senior-level Armstrong official, Glendal Hardison, told him and two other safety officials to make sure the mine’s dust pumps were reading at the desired range. Ivy said they skirted the rules by moving the pumps in cleaner parts of the mine to lower the dust readings....