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In his first public comments on the matter, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman harshly criticized the city’s decision as well. MORE: Coyotes left to find new home | Must-see Stanley Cup Final photos “What Glendale did is outrageous, irrational and cannot be condoned,” Bettman said in an interview with The Hockey News . The city cited an Arizona conflict-of-interest statute in voting to terminate the 15-year, $225 million agreement under which Coyotes ownership is paid to operate Gila River Arena....

Michigan State's star sophomore guard scored 26 points, including nine straight for the Spartans in one second-half stretch, as MSU beat Indiana 73-56 in Bloomington. Spartans coach Tom Izzo said Harris is still building his endurance from all of the time he missed last month as he rehabbed an ankle injury that he aggravated in the Dec. 4 loss to North Carolina. "He's a special player, and I promise he's not even close to where he's going to be," Izzo said....

The Hall of Fame point guard has been watching their playoff run closely. He said he likes the game of Golden State forward Draymond Green, but he isn’t fond of Green’s propensity to argue calls with the referees. MORE: Must-see conference finals photos “I like Draymond Green’s intensity … but every time I didn’t get a call I didn’t cry all the time,” Payton said Thursday on SiriusXM NBA radio....

“I was always hopeful, from day one, that I would be back,” Sanchez told ESPN. “I knew that because our trainers do tremendous work and I knew they were going to be able to put me in the position of how I feel right now. I feel very good, and all I need is to be ready for the playoffs.” Sanchez completed a full workout Monday with hitting coach Marcus Thames and head athletic trainer Steve Donohue....

Woodland showed nerves of steel to claim a memorable three-stroke victory at Pebble Beach, denying two-time reigning champion Brooks Koepka on Sunday. The 35-year-old American — who was calm throughout amid Koepka’s surge — carded a two-under-par 69 to secure his maiden major. Sunday’s result proved Woodland’s decision to swap college basketball in pursuit of a golf career was a wise one. Woodland played D-II basketball at Washburn before transferring to play golf at Kansas in the early 2000s and the four-time PGA Tour winner recalled the moment he left the court for the greens....

Gas prices have hit record highs in the U.S. for the last several months. According to data from the American Automobile Association, the national average price of gas on Wednesday is $4.868. In comparison, on the same day last year, the national average gas price was $3.109. Now, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a libertarian conservative political advocacy group that is funded by David and Charles Koch, has started The True Cost of Washington Tour, which plans to hit 100 cities in a little over 90 days....

Sheetz is lowering the price for Unleaded 88 gasoline to $3.99 a gallon through the holiday period. It will also discount E85 gas to $3.49 a gallon in a move the chain said was effective immediately and would help “reduce pain at the pump.” The offer on Unleaded 88 fuel is around 90 cents lower than the national average, which on Tuesday was $4.881, according to the AAA. The price that Sheetz is offering is also lower than the average price for Tuesday in the six states where it operates its 650 store locations....

Anatomy The gastrocnemius muscle originates as two heads behind your knee. The medial, or inside, head arises from the medial condyle of the back of your femur (thigh bone). The lateral head on the outside part of your lower leg arises from the lateral condyle of your femur. The muscle then courses down the back of your leg and joins the deeper soleus muscle. They both form the Achilles tendon and attach on the posterior aspect of your calcaneus, or heel bone....

Bookmakers Betfair, which operates the world’s largest online betting exchange, puts Newsom’s odds of remaining in office at 1/8, while the odds that he is removed from office now stand at 4/1 on Sunday, September 12. This was a slight decline on odds offered on Saturday, which were 1/18 for him to remain in office and 6/1 for him to be removed. This means Newsom is highly likely to defeat the recall and remain governor....

On Thursday, the governor added nine more counties to the list under the emergency declaration he first issued two months ago, making the drought official in 50 of California’s 58 counties. San Luis Obispo, Inyo, Marin, Mono, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz were added to the list this week. The 50 affected counties account for 42 percent of California’s population. Rather than imposing mandatory cutbacks, Newsom is calling on Californians to take individual steps to help save water, including taking shorter showers, reducing outdoor watering and using dishwashers and laundry machines less often....

“If the aggression continues, we expect conditions to become worse,” Gaza Mayor Yahya Sarraj told Al-Jazeera TV. The United Nations also warned that Gaza’s only power station is at risk of running out of fuel. Gaza’s electricity distribution company has enough fuel to power the territory’s electricity for two or three days, company spokesman Mohammed Thabet told the Associated Press. He added that the Israeli airstrikes have also damaged supply lines and the continued bombing is preventing company staff from reaching areas that were hit....

One crushing obstacle to personalized religion always remained, however, and that was the threat to freedom. Religion can choose to live outside of what Marx called “the noisy din of world history” only as long as that din does not become a deafening roar. Fascism, communism, and now jihadist terrorism compel religions to ask whether faith can truly survive without freedom. If faith is truly transcendent, then it does not matter who rules our broken world because this world does not matter....

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As the Democratic primary season reaches its peak next week on Super Tuesday, many Cal Democrats are still torn between Kerry and Edwards. The two seem so similar–really, what are the distinctions between their views on national security, the economy and health care? As long as both candidates continue to appeal to mainstream America, voters are left to choose between one’s war experience and the other’s Southern accent and prodigious hair....

During a stoppage in play, Geno Smith began jawing with one of the Titans players. One player turned into three, and soon enough, Smith was sucker punched in the helmet by defensive end Jurrell Casey. From there, things got out of control. Surprisingly enough, no players were ejected as a result of the brawl.

“Hint to GOP senators: Article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution gives you the keys to your own prison. USE THEM,” Conway wrote on Monday. Though at least 228 House Democrats have said they support impeaching the president, the Republican-controlled Senate is not expected to remove Trump from office, even if proceedings progress into the higher legislative chamber. The text referenced by Conway reads “the Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments....

If you’re on the clock in the middle/late-middle rounds looking for a lotto ticket, who’s the better pick, Pickens or Doubs? Let’s break it down. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2022 fantasy cheat sheet George Pickens fantasy outlook, projection 2022 Pickens was drafted by Pittsburgh with the 52nd overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia. After tearing his ACL in spring practice last season, Pickens hauled in just five passes for 107 yards in five games with the Bulldogs, but in his previous two seasons (20 games), he caught 85 passes for 1,240 yards and 14 touchdowns....

“I have to confess, after half a year of pandemic, I am showing signs of cabin fever. If nothing else, the enforced isolation has helped me write,” he tweeted on Wednesday. “I am spending long hours every day on The Winds of Winter, and making steady progress.” The 71-year-old writer also included a link to his most recent blog post. Martin appears to be working at a remarkable pace, writing new pages every day....

The highest court in the nation will hear arguments in December on Mississippi’s ambitions to overturn Roe v. Wade, which guarantees a woman’s right to abortion. The law would ban abortions later than 15 weeks after conception. A circuit chief judge asked lawyers on both sides of the case whether the case should be held until the Supreme Court ruling on the Mississippi case. Attorneys said they approved of the proposal....