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It will be a family affair in the west with Stephen Curry’s two-time reigning champions the Warriors facing Seth’s Portland Trail Blazers for a spot in the NBA Finals. Parents Dell and Sonya Curry have been busy travelling across the United States to watch their sons play and Kerr praised the family. “The Currys are unbelievable,” Kerr told reporters on Monday. “They have been flying all over the place, seeing both kids play in the NBA playoffs and then seeing them play against each other....

Some of Kerry’s men, contacted last week by NEWSWEEK, don’t recall being directly sprayed, or saw planes or choppers dropping the herbicides in the distance. Other Swift Boat crews patrolling near Kerry’s boat say they were doused. But everyone, including Kerry, realizes today that they fought in a highly toxic environment. “We know they used defoliants, at least I knew they used defoliants, because it was all around us,” says Kerry....

Kershaw allowed no runs on just three hits in seven innings as the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1 to avoid being swept at AT&T Park on Wednesday. The struggling Collins found some form for the Detroit Tigers, helping his team edge past the Baltimore Orioles 5-4. The Tampa Bay Rays overcame the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the Houston Astros shut out the Miami Marlins 3-0 and the Arizona Diamondbacks took 11 innings to get past the New York Mets 5-4....

Kershaw gave up four runs in seven innings as the Red Sox were crowned champions with a 5-1 victory in game five at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. Dodgers stalwart Kershaw has until Wednesday to decide whether to opt out of his contract with two years remaining and he was giving nothing away after Boston wrapped up the series. “This was a tough one for us, it really was,” said Kershaw....

Keselowski rallied from a late setback and made a spectacular three-wide pass by Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick to take the lead and win the opening race of the 10-race Chase on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. Larson, a rookie, held the lead on a restart with 18 laps remaining. He and Harvick were engaged in a thrilling side-by-side battle for the lead when Keselowski tracked them down and split them down the middle to take the lead....

Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin announced the meetings Wednesday afternoon as Jackson began meeting several Senators ahead of the hearings. If the meetings proceed as planned and she advances through the Judiciary Committee, Jackson could see a vote in the full Senate next month and be sworn in prior to Breyer’s retirement at the end of the Supreme Court’s current session this summer. If she is confirmed, she would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court in American history....

Kevin Durant has been cleared for basketball activities, general manager Sam Presti said Wednesday. MORE: Classic photos of Kevin Durant | Nike release is tribute to Durant’s MVP speech “Kevin is cleared and has been playing without restrictions in 5-on-5 drills,” Presti said at a news conference. “We’ll manage his recovery time and he may not play in all of our preseason games, but he has no limitations.” Durant, the 2013-14 NBA MVP, missed 55 games last season after three surgeries to repair a fracture in his right foot and ankle injuries....

He doesn’t care. Durant told ESPN Friday that despite the Thunder’s fast start this season, the media does not consider the team to be championship contenders. That might be a result, he said, of his and teammate Russell Westbrook’s sometimes testy relationship with reporters. MORE: OKC first round draft picks “Man, the [media and experts are] always trying to nitpick us,” Durant said. “I mean, they don’t like us. They don’t like how Russell talks to the media, they don’t like how I talk to the media....

Using the hashtag #BlackWidowWatchParty, fans got the opportunity to ask Feige questions about the film, Natasha Romanoff, and her extremely dysfunctional family. The conversation, dubbed watch party, began at 6:30P ST and Feige responded to select fan questions on Twitter, revealing inside scoop and behind-the-scenes action from the making of Black Widow. RELATED: Black Widow: 8 Things The Movie Ripped Right Out Of The Comics As part of the conversation, Feige revealed that his favorite scene from Black Widow is the reunion of Romanoff’s family....

The Nets' record went to 3-10 after they lost, 109-97, in a Sunday afternoon game to the Detroit Pistons. Afterward, Kevin Garnett sounded off on the loss — and the overall direction of the Nets — on behalf of his team. “I think everybody here is embarrassed,” Garnett said. “You definitely don’t want [to be booed] at home. Like I’ve been saying, we’re going to continue to work to try to change this as best we can....

Garnett, who was acquired from the Nets at the NBA trade deadline last Thursday, was welcomed home with a standing ovation from a raucous crowd as he was introduced prior to the T-wolves’ game against the Wizards. MORE: NBA: Then and now | Loyalty brings KG back to Minnesota | ‘If LeBron can go home . . . why can’t I?’ It didn’t take Garnett long to get back into the swing of things....

Jameis Winston, of course, was not spared by the comedian. MORE: Week 12’s must-see photos | FSU back on top of AP poll | Todd Gurley has torn ACL “You need to stop doing dumb s—,” Hart told Winston in a crowd of people. A video posted by Juan Hustle (@juanhustle) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:23am PST The video, taken by FSU wide receiver Kermit Whitfield, was quickly deleted, but not before it could be saved by vigilent internet users....

While doing some shows in Austin recently, the comedian decided to stop by the school to get a lift in. What Hart didn’t expect was the Texas football team to expectantly invite him to partake in their work out. MORE: UNC settles with Mary Willingham | ‘Soybean Wind’ and other coach anagrams | All-time Longhorn greats If you’re not in the best shape of your life, lifting weights with a bunch of 20-something-year-olds is probably a really bad idea....

Each thing is new and unique and trying to compare it is a fool’s errand, and they’re probably a little exasperated at you for asking the question. The atmosphere in any given ballpark is not like any other atmosphere. That rookie you’re asking about is not like any player who’s ever played before, because that’s not fair to the rookie or the established guy. MORE: Fagan: MLB picks | Spector: MLB picks | Top free agents | Royals-Astros Game 1...

Kicinski revealed the news during a recent shareholder call after a curious investor asked to know Reeves’s thoughts. He shared how the actor had played the game but wasn’t sure if he had actually finished it yet—though given that a Cyberpunk 2077 developer has so far spent 175 hours playing the game without getting to the end, it may be a while yet until the busy actor rolls credits on the game....

Although true food allergies are relatively rare, there is a growing awareness of the role of food intolerance or food sensitivities in contributing to symptoms from chronic digestive and other health problems. The advantage of keeping a food diary is that it helps you to identify specifically what foods may be problematic for you, as well as cue you into other factors in your life or your environment that may be contributing to your unwanted symptoms....

Kelantan main advisor and funder Tan Sri Annuar Musa has promised to settle the club’s unpaid wages to former players and officials by the end of this year, according to BHOnline. In an Aidilfitri celebration event held at his home in Sri Puri, Bukit Marak on Monday, the former Kelantan FA chairman said that the Red Warriors will arrange a payment schedule. “We will work out a schedule for the payments so the debts can be paid as demanded by FMLLP (M-League organiser Football Malaysia LLP)....

The talk show host revealed passing out during lovemaking with her husband Mark Consuelos, and woke up in an emergency room due to an unexpected medical condition. The 51-year-old shared the bizarre anecdote in her upcoming memoir Live Wire: Long Winded Short Stories. The Live with Kelly and Ryan host wrote about a 1997 incident in which she passed out during sex because of large cysts on her ovaries not long after the birth of her first child....

On Instagram this morning, Stafford recorded a live story about what’s being termed a “pause” in the state’s reopening after prior shutdowns. She said in the video: “I’m over living in a dictatorship that we call Michigan” and “I do not like living in a place where they tell me what I can and cannot do.” Her comments come on the second day of Michigan’s three-week COVID-19 “pause,” which banned indoor dining at restaurants, shut down in-person classes for college and high school students, and banned all attendance of sporting events....