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Commissioner Adam Silver addressed the problematic playoff predicament Friday with broadcasters Bill Land and Sean Elliott during the Spurs-Suns telecast. Silver said the league needs to address the current format, which takes the eight teams with the highest standings from each conference. From the San Antonio Express News: “I don't know that there will be movement,” Silver said about changing the format. “My initial thought is we will take a fresh look at it....

prevailed. Only good manners–and the desire to defer to his successor–restrained him. “It’s not good to intervene if you have not been asked to do so,” said Mandela, former president of South Africa, looking healthy (if thin), despite under-going treatment for prostate cancer, as he welcomed visitors to his immaculate yet modest home just outside Johannesburg. Mandela made it clear to his visitors–the Rev. Jesse Jackson, his wife, Jackie, and two American journalists–that the impulse to intervene had passed quickly, that getting involved in such complicated and messy business as the U....

Is the Forbes empire selling off some of its assets to pay for Steve’s campaign? Laucala, the 3,000-acre South Pacific island, is on the block, and the company recently sold Forbes magazine’s corporate jet, a 727 dubbed The Capitalist Tool. A Forbes spokesman says the sales are not connected to the campaign, noting that the plane was 30 years old.

Atletico suffered a 1-0 defeat to Barcelona, who prevailed in Madrid thanks to Lionel Messi’s stunning 86th-minute goal on Sunday. The result left Atletico languishing in sixth, six points behind LaLiga champions Barca and Madrid, and five adrift of third-placed Sevilla. “Barcelona and Real Madrid don’t worry me,” Atletico head coach Simeone told reporters. “Sevilla do, it’s now five points.” Atletico looked the better of the two sides for most parts of Sunday’s showdown in the Spanish capital....

Now the gold medal gymnast is hitting back at critics in a viral tweet she posted Thursday following criticism to what she had gone through publicly. “Some of the stuff I’ve been through publicly and having such negative responses makes me hope your peers/family don’t see what y’all tweet,” she wrote. “It’s really sad. I hope they never go or have gone through some of the same things.” Although Biles did not specify what prompted her tweet, which has generated 47,300 ’likes’ as of Thursday afternoon, Twitter users were quick to offer their support....

In an interview with The Cut’s Camonghne Felix, Biles said that she even though she had been listed as a favorite to sweep gold medals in each event in which she competed, she should never have made another Olympic team given what she had gone through over the past seven years. “I should have quit way before Tokyo, when Larry Nassar was in the media for two years," Biles said....

After winning the all-around finals on Thursday, Biles showed some anger for missing the landing on her signature move on vault and falling off the balance beam. Despite the mistakes, the American would try to put that aside after making history as the only woman to win the all-around four times. She was just a few away from the all-time record for most medals won at the world championships with her qualifying for the vault final....

With the emergence of different entertainment apps, MX Player has still marked its popularity as an OTT platform. One can download this app for free as it makes money through advertisements. However, these ads are a spoilsport for MX Player users. Thankfully, there are different methods which can block ads on MX Player to have break-free streaming. Read further as the article throws light upon ways to block ads on MX Player....

If you have combination skin, try dabbing the astringent only in your oily areas (often the forehead, nose, and chin). Skip over any dry areas. Some astringents also come in spray bottles that you can lightly mist over your face without using a cotton ball. [4] X Research source You may think adding moisturizer to oily skin will only make things worse, but drying out your skin too much can cause even more oil production....

Brendan Rodgers arrived at Parkhead with many anticipating a fierce title battle as Rangers made their top-flight return, but his side have been utterly ruthless this term. The Bhoys remain unbeaten in the league and victory at Tynecastle was their 28th in 30 games this season – only Rangers last month and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September have taken points off Celtic. Celtic’s league season began with a 2-1 win at Hearts secured by Sinclair and the Englishman was again in fabulous form, scoring twice inside three first-half minutes to get the party started....

As the five red lights went out under the sparkling lights, Vettel looked in trouble at the first corner but managed to take back his position from Rosberg and pull away in an all so familiar fashion. And there was no looking back for him despite a safety car intervention. With Webber out of the race in the final lap the Red Bull lost a few points but still managed to keep a 103 point lead over Ferrari....

Qualifier Raghav Jai Singhani of Madhya Pradesh scripted the biggest upset of Tuesday when he knocked out sixth seeded Aditya Anant Gokhale of Maharashtra 6-4, 6-2 to enter the boys singles third round in the Adidas-MCC Junior National clay court tennis championship here. While Delhi’s Simran Kaur Sethi and Nikshep B.R. of Karnataka justified their top billing, a few other seeds failed to advance. Assam’s Priyana Kalita put out 10th seed Gayatri Kumarajah of Chandigarh 6-3, 6-2 and Rashmita Pasula (Andhra Pradesh) got past 12th ranked Aarushi Kakkar (Chandigarh) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the girls singles second round....

A conversation in a hospital break room in 2007 brought Gary, an E.R. physician, into Stephanie’s world. Her childhood friend Wendy was working at the same hospital as Gary and, one day, Wendy spotted him reading the magazine National MD News during his lunch break—the magazine where Stephanie is a publisher. Stephanie told Newsweek: “He said: ‘This girl is really funny. I would read it just to read the publisher’s letter,’...

Sinus Headache Symptoms Sinus headaches usually produce many symptoms. They come on fairly quickly and can be relieved quickly, too. Sinus headaches are characterized by dull pain, pressure, and a sensation of fullness around the forehead, cheekbones, and behind the nose and/or eyes. Sinus headaches are usually accompanied by other symptoms, which can include any combination of the following: Congestion, stuffy nose Runny nose Thick nasal discharge Watery eyes Sore throat Post nasal drip Fatigue Coughing A sense that you have to clear your throat Sneezing Ear pressure...

There are rumours of discontent within the PSG dressing room after Neymar, a world-record €222 million signing from Barcelona last month, argued with Cavani over who would take a penalty in the 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Lyon. PSG 11/2 to win CL Head coach Unai Emery says he has spoken to them about the issue amid reports Cavani was offered a €1m bonus by the club hierarchy to hand over responsibilities from the spot, after he missed the contentious spot-kick against OL....

And today? Nearly three decades of revolution later, it seems as though the whole world is kvetching. Despite victories that include two Supreme Court justices and the first Disney heroine in history who’d rather read than get married, complaints about the women’s movement are piling up. According to a spate of newbooks, the problem with the movement is that it’s all about lesbians. Or abortion. Or political correctness. Or anything, runs the criticism, except ordinary women struggling with jobs and families....

As a result, demand for extended-stay lodging is growing faster than demand for the traditional “transient” hotel sector, according to research firm the Highland Group. In the first half of 2006, it was 5.1 percent higher than in the same period in 2005, compared with a 2.4 percent increase in demand for traditional hotels. (Extended-stay hotels account for only about 6 percent of the nation’s room stock, however.) Prices for these hotel-apartments were up almost 10 percent, after rising 7 percent the year before....

The city of Philadelphia shuttered CSS because, hypothetically, a same-sex couple could approach CSS for a “home study” (an intimate, detailed family evaluation) that the agency could not complete in a way that both affirms same-sex marriage and remains consistent with its Catholic beliefs. CSS stated that it would help such couples find a different agency (there are dozens across the city) that could complete the “home study,” and noted that no same-sex couple has ever approached it....

The Hyderabadi defeated third seeded Jorgensen 21-19, 24-22 in a contest which lasted around 45 minutes. –IANS gau/vm 0 votes