Reserve guard Quincy Pondexter will miss the remainder of the season for a stress fracture in his foot, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. Pondexter agreed to a four-year, $14 million contract after a stellar playoff performance for the Memphis Grizzlies. In helping the Grizzlies reach the Eastern Conference finals last year for the first time in franchise history, Pondexter averaged 8.9 points per game and shot 45.3 percent from the 3-point line....

The high-flying star has missed the last 12 games due to a knee injury and health and safety protocols, with the Grizzlies rattling off 10 wins in that span to improve to 19-12 on the season, sitting comfortably in the fourth seed in the Western Conference. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Across that span, the Grizzlies rank eighth in offense without their leading scorer, but it’s on the defensive end where they have tightened the screws to rank first in the league....

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski showed off his pitching arm Thursday night in Anahiem, firing a strike to Angels superstar Mike Trout. MORE: Celebrity first pitches Gronkowski and Trout promote the same nutritional supplement, which is what Gronk was carrying off the mound. The greatness must have rubbed off on Trout (OK, maybe not): The Halos center fielder homered in his first at-bat in the Freeway Series exhibition vs. the Dodgers....

Selangor have been drawn in Group D of the 2017 Malaysia Cup alongside JDT, Terengganu and Sarawak, avoiding the so-called group of death; Group A which consists of Pahang, PKNP FC, T-Team and Negeri Sembilan. Terengganu compete in the Premier League this season, while Sarawak are Super League (MSL) strugglers, and while JDT are the current MSL leaders, in the past years they have not prioritised the Malaysia Cup; which does not offer a spot in any Asian competitions....

The vocal group reportedly targeted a Westwood shopping center, urging shoppers to take off their masks while claiming the vaccine is killing people. “Take off your masks. Come on guys, by now you know it’s a scam so wake up,” one protester can be heard yelling in video footage taken by Beverly Hills Courier reporter Samuel Braslow. “The vaccine is killing people,” another woman tells shoppers, adding: “You are stupid and you are listening to bad science […] It [the virus] comes from a lab, it was man-made....

Harsh words, and a little surprising: von Holstein is one of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs. Five years ago he and three partners founded a Web-site-design company called Icon Medialab. It is now the largest Internet consultancy in Europe, with expected sales this year of $50 million. The company creates Web sites for multinationals doing business in Europe, and it has an impressive list of clients–among them Nestle, Coca-Cola and Volkswagen....

Brazil striker Jesus has started each of City’s last two top-flight matches, with Aguero looking on from the bench at West Ham and against Swansea City - games where the 19-year-old chalked up three goals. VIDEO: Incredible flying volley from Bolivia That included an injury-time winner in the latter match, with Aguero also on the field at the time. Guardiola has maintained the two can play together, although regular promptings this season for Aguero to improve his all-round contribution stand in contrast to his praise for Jesus’ aggressive work rate and pressing since arriving from Palmeiras last month....

Toure had been frozen out after outspoken agent Dimitri Seluk criticised Guardiola for leaving his client out of City’s squad for the group stage of the Champions League. The 33-year-old belatedly offered an apology earlier this month and was a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up at Crystal Palace. A lean and sharp Toure responded by netting both goals in a 2-1 win. It was a familiar sight for City fans, with the player having struck decisively on the way to multiple major honours since joining from Barcelona in 2010....

Bayern parted company with former AC Milan, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Ancelotti on Thursday in the wake of a resounding 3-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and amid claims relations had broken down between the experienced Italian and a number of his experienced squad members. Guardiola won the Bundesliga in each of his three seasons at the Allianz Arena between 2013-14 and 2015-16, along with two DFB-Pokal triumphs, and Ancelotti made it five straight top-flight titles for Bayern last term....

Chelsea clean up in PL monthly awards Tosin Adarabioyo - on his full home debut - and Pablo Maffeo both started in the midweek Champions League draw with Celtic while 16-year-old Phil Foden was an unused substitute. Kelechi Iheanacho, only 20, scored City’s goal in the 1-1 draw after 19-year-old Patrick Roberts, on loan at Celtic from City, had opened the scoring for the visitors. Guardiola, a product of Barcelona’s famed youth system, is in his first season in charge at the Etihad and believes the younger members of his squad will get the chance to shine when he knows them a little better....

López Aguilar was believed to have been fleeing from the Border Patrol when agent Matthew Bowen intentionally hit him with his truck during the pursuit. Earlier this month, Bowen was sentenced to three years of probation. He had described immigrants as “subhuman” and “mindless murdering savages” in text messages sent just weeks before the incident. Speaking in an interview with Univision, which has been translated from Spanish to English, López Aguilar said he was “happy” to hear about the sentencing....

Dog owner Hannah Johansson shared the footage on her pet’s TikTok account, @camperyohansson on January 16, and it has generated more than 920,000 views. While she surveys the damage done to the plant, Camper the golden retriever looks incredibly guilty as he stares nervously at his owner. Certified veterinarian Amanda Takiguchi at Betta Fish Bay told Newsweek: “Plant-eating is a common behavior seen in dogs. Specifically, many dogs will eat grass on occasion....

Only four months ago Guinier was an obscure law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Now when she enters a hotel lobby, cameras go off, hands reach out for her autograph, strangers approach to tell her she has changed their lives. Last month Guinier won The Crisis Magazine’s Torch of Courage award. Vanity Fair is considering her for its year-end “Hall of Fame” issue. The NAACP has offered to create a job for her....

Of course, at the beginning of the day yesterday, I still felt like a somebody. I was invited to the annual publicist’s gala luncheon at the Beverly Hilton, where I sat at the Warner Bros. table next to my NEWSWEEK colleague John Horn. This event was so swank, even my validated parking cost $8. The awards for the year’s best PR were given out by a bevy of industry bigwigs, including Brad Pitt (with Grizzly Adams-style beard), Matt Damon, Warren Beatty (who acknowledged his history of not being “cooperative” with Hollywood’s PR machinery), Edward James Olmos and “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin (who’s had his share of bad PR lately)....

The Jaguars announced Friday that Bradley’s contract has been extended for one year, through the 2017 season. MORE: Coaches already on the hot seat | Best and worse places to be a coach in the NFL The former Seahawks defensive coordinator is 12-36 in three seasons at the helm in Jacksonville, but there are signs of hope. The Jaguars’ five wins last season were a four-year high and with Blake Bortles’ continued development under center, this is as much forward momentum as the franchise has had in recent memory....

Luis Enrique’s men are on the verge of a last-16 exit, trailing 4-0 on aggregate ahead of the second leg at Camp Nou on March 8. But Guti, a Madrid great who won five La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues with the club, hopes to see a comeback. Liverpool knocked back PSG interest in Sturridge And the Madrid youth coach would also like to see Barca defender Gerard Pique, outspoken in his criticism of Real, be the hero....

Judge Landya B. McCafferty, chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, accepted the hacker’s guilty plea on computer fraud and abuse charges during a closed door hearing, according to a Wednesday news release from the Department of Justice. Because the individual was a juvenile at the time of the offense, their identity is being withheld in accordance with the Juvenile Delinquency Act. Officials say that the hacker conspired with others to create a “botnet” by taking control of unspecified IoT devices—items that can include video cameras, recorders, devices found in “smart homes” like appliances or anything else with an online connection....

In footballing terms, this philosophy of yin and yang means that every creative influence and fox-in-the-box striker must be countered by dogged and no-nonsense team-mates. Azpilicueta: I feel loved here Star turns are all well and good, but they will only shine at their brightest if supported by a cast happy to operate in the shadow of more illustrious colleagues. At Chelsea this season, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa have dominated the headlines and stolen much of the spotlight....

There is conflicting research on whether exposure to the chemicals used in hair dye is associated with an increased risk of cancer, but some recent studies have noted a potential link. Read on to learn about what the research says about hair dye and cancer. Is Dyeing Your Hair Bad? Whether or not dyeing your hair is bad can’t be answered without considering the many different factors. Some of the more than 5,000 chemicals in hair products have been found to induce tumors in rats....

Chemotherapy and Hair Loss Chemotherapy is the most common type of treatment for blood and marrow cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. However, these powerful cancer-killing medications are not able to tell the difference between cancer cells and your body’s healthy cells. They attack any rapidly dividing cells in your body and unfortunately, this includes your hair follicles. The result? Hair loss that can range from a little thinning on the scalp to total body baldness....