Lakers star Anthony Davis sprained his left ankle in the first quarter of Wednesday’s game in Golden State. After initially being deemed questionable to return, he was later ruled out, the team announced (Twitter links via Dave McMenamin of ESPN).Davis, who has a history of foot injuries and has been dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot for several weeks, per Jovan Buha of The Athletic, simply took an awkward step and had his ankle roll (YouTube link). There was no contact on the play.While it’s never a great sign when a player is unable to return after suffering…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The following excerpt is from Mark Siebert’s book Franchise Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunesTo develop a sound training program, you need to start with an understanding of your franchisee. Is this new franchisee someone with industry-specific knowledge? Specific skills, such as sales or management abilities? Or will you need to treat your franchisee as if they were learning absolutely everything for the first time?Ultimately, your training program must be good enough to ensure that the least-skilled new franchisee will represent the brand to the…
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to make heavier elements by firing titanium particles at a metal targetMarilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab The race to discover new chemical elements will heat up in 2025, resulting in the heaviest one so far and a new row added to the periodic table if successful. “Patience will be the biggest challenge,” says Jacklyn Gates at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in California. Gates and her colleagues are one of a number of teams attempting to produce element 120, also currently known as unbinilium. Attempts to forge such synthetic substances, which don’t exist naturally on Earth,… Source…
A Utah trip to enjoy the snow nearly ended in tragedy Tuesday when an avalanche struck a snowmobiler on a backcountry hillside — but his younger brother rushed to his aid and saved him.“I could see his hand, his gloves, kind of poking out, waving,” Braeden Hansen said Wednesday, a day after the avalanche buried Hunter Hansen, his brother, in the Franklin Basin, close to the Idaho border.“But by the time I got to him, he was about 2 feet, his head was about 2 feet under the snow,” Braeden said.The avalanche happened at around 8,400 feet elevation, according to…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sir Keir Starmer should agree to a “comprehensive” pact enabling young people to study and work in the UK and EU as part of next year’s “reset” talks aimed at easing trade barriers, a leading UK business lobby group said.The call by the British Chambers of Commerce puts it at odds with the Labour government, which has repeatedly ruled out signing such a deal, despite EU negotiators making clear that it would be an essential part of any agreement to improve trade…
She may not have green hair or skin (that we know of), but failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared to be channeling her inner Grinch on Dec. 15, just days before Christmas. Speaking at the DNC holiday reception, Harris addressed the crowd with a bunch of her usual drivel. But some comments raised a few eyebrows, given the shaky ground the DNC and Harris’ campaign are on. To wit, Harris and the DNC came under scrutiny when, following a costly and losing presidential bid, numerous staffers were unceremoniously let go just a couple months before Christmas. It created a situation where…
Megan Fox’s ex-husband, Brian Austin Green, and his fiancée Sharna Burgess have reportedly invited the actress to join their holiday celebrations to support her and their children.This comes after Fox ended her engagement with singer Machine Gun Kelly shortly after announcing they she was pregnant.Despite the breakup, insiders suggest Megan Fox and MGK’s relationship might not be over for good, especially with a baby on the way.Article continues below advertisementBrian Austin Green And Sharna Burgess Offer Support To Megan Fox Amid Split From Machine Gun KellyMEGAFox is getting a lot of support from her ex-husband and his fiancée amid her split from…
WASHINGTON: The outgoing and incoming US presidents had different messages for the Christmas holiday on Wednesday (Dec 25), with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, while Republican Donald Trump offered a holiday greeting and then took aim at his political opponents. Biden narrated a video tour of the White House Christmas decorations that was published on YouTube late on Christmas Eve, in which he urges Americans to set aside “all the noise and everything that divides us.” “We’re here on this Earth to care for one another, to love one another,” Biden says in a voiceover as a camera pans past adorned evergreen trees…
The pain is still fresh as Cut Sylvia recalls the last time she looked into her two-year-old daughter’s eyes. It was a normal morning in the Indonesian coastal city of Banda Aceh in north Sumatra when Sylvia and her husband began to see people fleeing in front of their home, warning of oncoming sea water. Holding her infant daughter, Siti, in her arms, it was a matter of minutes before Sylvia was overwhelmed by the waves inundating their home. “I cannot describe that moment when I saw her eyes, and she saw my eyes, and we were staring at each…
The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC will run through Kansas City and Arrowhead Stadium once again. After a 29-10 thumping of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Kansas Chiefs improved to 15-1 and clinched the AFCs No. 1 seed for the playoffs. The 19-point victory for Kansas City was its largest margin of victory this season, just ahead of a 14-point victory of the Browns two weeks ago. Patrick Mahomes was excellent, throwing for 320 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with star tight end Travis Kelce eight times for 84 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown for Kelce…