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George – acquired by the Clippers in the offseason to team up with Kawhi Leonard – had an operation on his right rotator cuff in May, while he also had minor surgery to repair a partial tear of his left labrum in June. The six-time NBA All-Star added he has “a little ways to go” as he continues his rehabilitation. “I’m where I want to be right now at this point in the season almost starting,” George told ESPN’s SportsCenter on Sunday....

CM Punk is one of the many people who aren’t buying into the retirement. CM Punk was a guest on the Good Show With Ben Ennis & JD Bunkis and the former WWE Champion shared his thoughts about The Undertaker’s retirement. Punk felt that The Undertaker may not be done just yet. At the very least, Punk said that Undertaker would make an entrance at WrestleMania every year. Punk’s theory is that WWE can extend Undertaker’s career through the cinematic matches, which he calls the ‘move-match type thing’....

Does a children’s charity fund justify killing a video game character? Anthony and Benjamin Carmine died in Gears of War 1 and 2 respectively without any such charitable conundrums. Will Clayton Carmine meet a similar fate? Knowing Xbox Live’s typical audience I can’t say the outlook is very good. It’s hard not to root for Carmine’s survival, in my opinion. In fact, if Gears of War 3 ended up being a Saving Private Ryan style movie, where the COGs were forced to search and bring home the third brother after his brothers were killed in action, I would be quite pleased....

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw continues to put up gaudy numbers in what’s starting out as his best season to date. MORE: Should we worry about these struggling aces? The southpaw needed 102 pitches to blank the Reds for the 15th complete-game shutout of his career and third in a dominant month of May. Kershaw allowed just two hits, walked one and struck out seven, giving him an incredible 95:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio to begin the season....

At ONE on Prime Video 2, Sousa will make his ONE debut against ‘Darth Rigatoni’ in a submission grappling contest to crown the promotion’s first-ever ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion. Ahead of their highly anticipated third meeting, Cleber Sousa shared his thoughts on the match-up during his appearance at the ONE on Prime Video 2 press conference: ‘Clandestino’ first met Musumeci at the 2017 IBJFF Pan American Championship, earning a decision victory after time expired with the score tied....

The Atlantic Coast Conference leader with 13 sacks this season has decided to postpone a shot at the NFL and play his senior season at Clemson. The school announced Beasley's decision Wednesday. When asked what Beasley's choice meant for the Tigers in 2014, coach Dabo Swinney texted back, "Lot of sacks." The announcement also means one of the best defensive lines in the country stays together for one last season....

One moment it was a normal scene at the bucolic Saturday Market, and then a van rolled up and it wasn’t. MORE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rips UCLA’s recent decline Players jumped out of the van wearing their real uniforms while the team’s managers set up a portable goal in the intersection of Main Street and McBee Avenue. They invited fans to come join them for games of knock-out or just to get some shots up....

Now the ACC champion Tigers (13-0, No. 2 CFP) are in football’s final four for the fourth season in a row, and taking on playoff first-timer Notre Dame (12-0, No. 3 CFP) in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. The national semifinal will be the first meeting for the teams since that October 2015 game, when Clemson won 24-22 at home while playing in heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin as it hit the East Coast....

In the early hours of Thursday morning, DeJesus was driving in Cleveland, Ohio, when a silver sedan car reportedly cut her off and stopped in front of her car, blocking her from leaving. DeJesus told police that two men got out of the silver car and walked to DeJesus’ vehicle, before holding a gun to her face and demanding that she leave her car. DeJesus said she gave them her car fob and they drove away, also taking her purse and credit cards....

#15 Trish Stratus shared a bold story Trish Stratus serves as an inspiration to very many girls who want to be in the professional wrestling business. She serves as an inspiration in yet another way too. Stratus shared her ‘story’ of infertility, to show that she too is vulnerable like everyone else. Can Trish ever become any more perfect? A post shared by Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) on May 16, 2017 at 12:47pm PDT...

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. confirmed that prognosis on Wednesday. “We hope to get him into a throwing program in October or November,” Amaro Jr. told MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki in a telephone interview. “But right now he needs to rest.” Lee will not need surgery, Zolecki reported. He was scheduled to receive an injection of platelet rich plasma to treat a flexor pronator strain.

All Washington, or at least the fashionable part of it, is wondering about that transaction, as the result of a suit filed by heirs of the late Averell Harriman, charging that $23 million of their inheritance was squandered. Among the defendants are Harriman’s widow, Pamela, the doyenne of the Democratic Party and now U.S. ambassador to France, and his lawyer Clifford, the ultimate Washington insider until his fall from grace in the BCCI banking scandal....

Ahmed has a degree in languages from Baghdad University and worked as a translator for American reporters when the war got underway. She remembers being puzzled when they first told her to ask Iraqis whether they were Sunni or Shia. Why, she asked? As one of seven children in a Shiia family, she thought of herself as an Iraqi. She knew there were tensions, but nothing like what she sees today....

According to research published in the journal iScience, these tumors are caused by a parasitic infection, the effects of which are being worsened by climate change. The authors discovered the grotesque-looking fish on an expedition to West Antarctica in 2018. They noticed that in two species of crowned notothen, around 30 percent of specimens had the tumors. They were pale pink, raised, rough, and often covered more than a third of the surface of fish’s bodies....

Cavani showed tremendous instincts to flick Jonathan Rodriguez’s delivery past Gabriel Arias with his head in the 82nd minute at the Maracana on Monday, booking a quarter-final meeting with Peru. Although Tabarez acknowledged the Paris Saint-Germain striker produced a far from exemplary display, he felt his goal was one that only a select few players could have scored. “That’s the way Cavani is. He made a few mistakes, but he never gave up....

Bet on Gold Cup action What that journalist knew is what all American fans know — that if the U.S. Gold Cup team was going to do something special to break down and beat the stingy Costa Rican defense, it was going to be Dempsey to do it. Sure enough, the Texas native, who was born and raised 180 miles away in Nacogdoches, stepped on the field and while he wasn’t wearing a hero’s cape, he played like he had one on....

The U.S. men’s national team’s prolific goal scorer had been out since the end of August following the discovery of the issue. He was forced to miss the USMNT’s last two World Cup qualifying wins. “He has had a procedure to address some of the issues [of his irregular heartbeat],” Sounder general manager Garth Lagerwey said. “We’re not at liberty to discuss anything further from (a) medical perspective. We’re cautiously optimistic he could return this season....

9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Line: OKC -5.5 Total: 215 Opener: OKC -5 Total: 215.5 MORE: NBA live odds page Last 10: LAC 6-4 (6-4 ATS) OKC 4-6 (4-6 ATS) Analysis: LA is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 road games and 15-5-1 ATS in its last 21 games playing on one days rest. LA is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games in Oklahoma City, as well. OKC is 1-3-1 ATS in its last five home games and 5-1 ATS in its last six games playing on two days rest....

However, late cameo from Keiron Pollard helped Mumbai to post a score of 142 runs on a seamer friendly wicket. Rajasthan Royals subsequently chased down the target with seven wickets in hand. “It’s definitely not the start we wanted, but it’s a jolt and we have to lift our performance in every area in three tough games. The ball is in our court now. If we want to reach the semis, we’ve got to win our next three matches,” said Wright after the seven-wicket defeat....