The images were shared by whale watching company Everyday California. In one video, a whale appears just feet from a kayaker, while an image shows a whale right next to tourists on the trip. Everyday California launched its kayaking excursion from La Jolla, in San Diego County. The trip was organized to coincide with the winter gray whale migration. Every year, hundreds of gray whales move from their feeding grounds off the coast of Alaska southwards to Baja California....

He chose to return for his junior season, Duke announced Wednesday. Let the chase begin. MORE: Most hated college basketball players of all time After busting out during the 2015 national title game as a freshman, Allen emerged this past season as great player on a good Duke team. He also emerged as a pusher, a shover, a flopper and a tripper. And people hated him for it. It doesn’t take much for college hoops fans to hate Duke....

Charlie Danrick, a radio enthusiast in suburban New Jersey, owns tapes of 2,000 complete games. He tapes hundreds of games a year; the rest he gets in trades with collectors around the country. His stockpile goes back as far as the third game ofthe ‘36 Yankees-Giants Series, when Joe DiMaggio was a rookie and Red Barber a young announcer. (For a catalog, send $2 to Box 1347, Clifton, N.J. 07015....

A dozen fans gathered to watch the game with Yiannis Tzikas, who owns the Kivotos Cafe, that began at 4 a.m. local time and saw the Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 to win their first title since 1971. Just before the game’s end, Tzikas set out glasses for celebratory champagne. “This is Giannis’ moment. He earned it and we’re proud of him,” Tzikas told AP. Antetokounmpo grew up a few blocks from the cafe, located in Sepolia, a part of greater Athens, and comes by the cafe whenever he is back in Greece, Tzikas said....

Abbott, along with other Republicans, swept Texas’ statewide races on Tuesday, pouring water on Democratic hopes of flipping the conservative-leaning state for the first time in more than 25 years. Abbott beat his Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 11 points despite disappointing results for the GOP across the country. However, Abbott did not carry El Paso County, home to the Democratic-leaning city that saw more border crossings than any other Texas county in 2021—in which there were more than 6....

Greg Biffle was furious with Jimmie Johnson after Sunday’s race, confronting him on pit road after the two made contact on the track. Biffle grabbed Johnson while he was doing postrace interviews, gave him a slight shove and yelled, “Hey, you tore my rear bumper off, you (expletive).” MORE: Biffle warns Johnson | Tempers flare at Martinsville | Strange moves in wacky race | Harvick-Dillon feud After the two had words, Biffle issued a stern warning: “If he’s running for the title, he better not tear my rear bumper cover off because that will be the last race he finishes....

Having watched his professional soccer career stall and seeing months go by without a clear option on the horizon, Garza gave serious thought to something that seems absurd three years later. MORE: Hottest WAGs | Bayern sends strong UCL message | Eurosnob-in-Chief Klinsmann Garza almost walked away from the game of soccer. This isn’t a case of a player losing his love for the game, or injuries cutting a budding career short....

The question of whether the team would bring Hardy back was asked of Jones since the Cowboys did not select a pass rusher with one of their first three picks in this year’s draft. MORE: Jerry Jones’ best and worst moments When asked if Hardy being on his team 2016 was off the table, Jones, per ESPN, replied, “Yes.” With his well-documented alleged violence against ex-girlfriend Nicole Holder, Hardy is a huge public relations headache for any team....

Oden will sign with the Dragons for a reported one-year, $1.2 million contract, Real GM reported earlier this week. MORE: Oden’s trials and tribulations | Embiid’s surgery not covered by insurance Oden, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Ohio State, has never been able to get his feet under him in the NBA because of nagging knee injuries. He was waived from the Trail Blazers in 2012 after undergoing his third micro-fracture surgery....

Evidently, few Royals fans have forgotten the sour way Greinke left town. “I was pretty rude on the way out. They have every right to be mad at me,” he acknowledged Monday night, after Kansas City pounded Greinke in a 5-3 victory over his Los Angeles Dodgers. “I don’t want to be rude. I felt I had to be in order to get traded and I wanted to get traded....

In a tweet posted on Monday, Thunberg responded to her own tweet where she discussed an article from The Conversation regarding climate change issues. “It’s very hopeful to see how far and wide this text has spread! Imagine if we for once actually listened to what scientists say, rather than just repeat phrases like ’listen to the science’ while still primarily listening to companies and billionaires. Just imagine. #MindTheGap,” Thunberg wrote in the tweet....

In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio 4, Svante Thunberg explained how he and his wife, Malena Ernman, a renowned opera singer in their native Sweden, were initially not supportive of their teenage daughter’s public stance to effect change, with him telling her, “if you are going to do this, you are going to do it by yourself.” “Obviously we thought it was a bad idea, just the idea of your own daughter, sort of, putting herself at the very frontline of such a huge question like climate change—you wouldn’t want that as a parent,” he told the Today program....

The France international has long been linked with a move to Manchester United or Real Madrid but appeared to commit his future to Atletico last week when he light-heartedly stated that he would only leave to join NBA side the New York Knicks. However, Griezmann caused a stir on Monday when he said that his chances of moving to Old Trafford this year were a “six out of 10” as talk began to build of a possible world-record offer from the Europa League finalists....

The France international has been identified as a top summer target for the Red Devils, as they look to bolster their attacking ranks with added creativity and goal threat. Man Utd make Griezmann top target A sizeable fee will be required to land the 25-year-old, but United are prepared to splash the cash in pursuit of success under Jose Mourinho. Griezmann has done little to curb the rumours by revealing that he would welcome the opportunity to play alongside international team-mate Paul Pogba at some stage in his club career....

Griezmann: Atleti future not up to me In a video posted on his official Twitter account on Wednesday, Griezmann takes part in an advertisement for Chinese technology company Huawei, during which the striker declines a call from “‘Jose” in favour of accepting a fan’s request for a photo. Griezmann himself admits that his future is not in his own hands and would be happy to stay at Atletico, but reports claim Man Utd have already reached an agreement with the player and that they are now merely trying to cut the cost of the player’s release clause....

Why? Because Robert Griffin III doesn’t know how to get down on the ground, for the sake of his health and his team’s hopes—among other decisions throughout training camp and the preseason that are now unnerving a completely different head coach. “It is something that we have to continue to talk to him about, how important he is to this team and this franchise,’’ Jay Gruden said after Monday’s win over the Browns at FedEx Field....

Now, the musician has come forward with a new video, in an attempt to “give some context” with respect to misinterpretations of her political views and sense of humor. The Canadian singer, also known for her relationship with Tesla billionaire and space-enthusiast Elon Musk, suggested in her initial video that “A.I is actually the fastest path to communism”—a notion that many pointed out has already been theorized by others, like Aaron Bastani in his 2018 book, Fully Automated Luxury Communism....

Arguably the biggest story is Golden State’s quest for their 73rd win, which would break the 82-game season record set by the Bulls in 1995-96. The Warriors host the Grizzlies as big favorites in a late tip (ESPN, 10:30 p.m. ET) from the West Coast. Line: Golden State -18.5, Total: 213 MORE: NBA live odds page This spread has increased after opening at -17 in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon....

However, bride Iolanda Araújo had a tough act to follow because the groom, whose name is Adriano DiMulo, put on quite a show as he headed for the altar. In footage uploaded to TikTok by Araújo, we can see DiMulo being carried down the aisle on the shoulders of four men while sitting on a chair. He is wearing a three-piece suit, and is bobbing to the music as he waves at the crowds, with the song “The Next Episode” by Dr....

The recall notice, published November 7, 2019, affects around 130,464 pounds of meat and was issued following customer complaints made to the FSIS via the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline. Officials believe the items listed in the recall may be contaminated with “extraneous materials”—and of plastic, in particular. The products affected were produced by Rastelli Bros, doing business as Rastelli Foods Group, between October 3, 2019 and October 15, 2019, before being shipped to distribution centers and retail points in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois and Maryland....