The NBA star questioned the owner, called out his co-star, pressed to fire the coach and general manager he once helped hire and repeated a loud trade request to sweep everything into a messy public conversation. Kevin Durant in Brooklyn in the discontented summer of 2022? This was Shaquille O’Neal in 2004. It’s why Miami…
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Suddenly, the dust settled and the drama came to an end, and the Nets returned to their post as championship contenders — if not favorites. The Nets announced in a joint statement with Kevin Durant’s media company Boardroom that the superstar forward and his agent, Rich Kleiman, sat down and came to an agreement with…
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: The Fed will likely impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months and is resolutely focused on taming the highest inflation in four decades. Powell also warned more explicitly than he has in the past that the Fed’s continued…
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Q: Last year, my roses had a case of rust and some insect issues, so I treated them with Neem Oil. Afterward, all of my rosebushes lost all of their leaves and they didn’t come back until later in the summer. This spring they came back as beautiful as ever. In late spring, the rust…
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Chicago Bears starters are expected to see their most extended preseason playing time when they take on the Cleveland Browns at 6 p.m. Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium. Here are four storylines to watch in the final preseason matchup before the opener. 1. Roquan Smith in action This will be the preseason debut of linebacker Roquan…
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In an essay titled “Making Mentors,” written for the Journal of Public Relations Research by Bey-Ling Sha, Dean of the College of Communication at Cal State Fullerton, Sha shares her philosophy on mentorship. Mentoring often comes in the form of advice given by one person to another, usually on a topic or situation in which…
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Supporters of Proposition 26, which authorizes in-person sports betting at California’s tribal casinos and four horseracing tracks, pitch the measure in humanitarian terms. It will “promote Indian self-reliance while generating hundreds of thousands of jobs,” a Yes on 26 website explains. Tribal leaders like to highlight the improved ambulance services the November measure would fund.…
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If the HOA president’s role is misunderstood, the result can be very serious board dysfunction, as well as stress and risk for the president. First, it is critical to understand that the role and power of the HOA president are dramatically different than that of a for-profit corporate president. The typical for-profit president is hired…
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Not everyone is happy with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sudden conversion to nuclear power advocate. Newsom has reversed his long opposition to keeping the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open and now proposes to support the PG&E-owned facility with a $1.4 billion “forgivable” loan from California taxpayers. The Associated Press obtained a copy of a legislative…
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Sleeping through the night evaded Brennen Davis. Even something as basic as sitting to watch TV caused pain, let alone trying to play baseball, as Davis’ day-to-day quality of life was suffering. What at first manifested as back tightness in March during big-league camp with the Chicago Cubs by early May had morphed into debilitating…
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