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The Sacramento Kings head into this contest on the back of a 105-154 loss to the Utah Jazz. Sacramento were outscored 17-46 in the second quarter, which set the tone for Utah to script a monumental win. The team played without De’Aaron Fox, who has entered the league’s health and safety protocols. Meanwhile, the LA Lakers lost to the Washington Wizards in their last outing by 107-116. It was their fourth loss in five games as they continue to play without LeBron James, who could be returning soon....

The badminton events started on a disappointing note as both the men’s and women’s doubles teams of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy and Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa losing their respective opening round matches. To add to the dismay, boxer Shiva Thapa, one of India’s medal hopes, saw his campaign come to an end after he lost his Bantam weight (56kg) category bout to Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez. As if the failure in the Olympic disciplines was not enough, Sports Minister Vijay Goel and Indian officials added to the shame with the Rio Olympic organisers threatening to cancel his accreditation accusing them of “aggressive and rude” behaviour....

She is neither Saint Hillary nor Hillary Rodham Boesky, of course, and the public, if not the press, seems willing to give the vacationing Clintons a break. A NEWSWEEK Poll shows the Clintons’ popularity slightly on the rise, while most people (57 percent) think that the press is wallowing in Whitewater. Still, Mrs. Clinton has been unwilling to own up to the usual dilemmas of Yuppiedom, and her pride has predictably set her up for a fall....

The Saints’ winning streak reached 10 games with their 31-17 victory over Atlanta on Thanksgiving night. The Saints will play their second consecutive Thursday night game when they open Week 13 by facing the Dallas Cowboys. And it’s not the least bit surprising that the surging Saints kept the No. 1 spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. They received all 12 first-place votes and 384 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL....

“Based on initial tests,” the team believes Rankins suffered a broken fibula, according to NFL.com, and he’ll get a second medical opinion. The injury might not be season-ending, according to The Advocate, and Rankins is a candidate for injured reserve with the option to return. MORE: Reviewing, analyzing Saints’ draft class ESPN reports that Rankins will have surgery and will be out 6-8 weeks. Rankins went down during goal-line drills, according to reports....

The U.S. on Thursday ordered 10 Russian diplomats expelled and imposed sanctions on dozens of companies and people to hold the Kremlin accountable for interfering in the 2020 presidential election, the hacking of federal agencies, and Russia’s “ongoing occupations and repression” in Crimea. The sanctions target Moscow’s ability to borrow money by prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from buying Russian bonds directly from Russian institutions. “Treasury is leveraging this new authority to impose costs on the Russian government for its unacceptable conduct, including by limiting Russia’s ability to finance its activities and by targeting Russia’s malicious and disruptive cyber capabilities,” Treasury Secretary Janet L....

On Thursday morning, Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, shared a photo on Twitter of a section of the Angara A1.2 rocket model, emblazoned with a “Z” symbol. “This is what the light-class Angara A1.2 looks like before being sent for flight design tests,” Rogozin wrote, translated from Russian. The “Z” symbol has become synonymous with Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine after observers noted that it was often showing up on the side of the country’s military vehicles....

Speaking on Russia’s state-owned Channel 1 on Sunday, the pro-Kremlin Simonyan, 42, questioned what the meaning was of Russia’s war in Ukraine. “What is this fight all about? This war is for our right to have our children be like us and not like them. It is a gulf between us and our children and them and their children—a mental, cultural gulf,” she said, according to a translation provided by Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs, who also posted the video on Twitter....

Russian politician Mikhail Delyagin made the remarks during an appearance on state TV on Russia-1, referring to the upcoming visit by the UN’s nuclear watchdog to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been under Russian control since March 1. The power plant is one of Europe’s largest. It was one of the first sites to be seized by Russian forces during Vladimir Putin’s war, but it’s still run by Ukrainian staff....

The Russo brothers, who were the masterminds behind Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, were expected to return the franchise for another big project. However, those talks have now hit an “impasse” after the brothers expressed concerns about Disney potentially pulling the same trick that they pulled on Johansson with Black Widow. RELATED: Russo Brothers Clear Up Captain America’s Avengers: Endgame Ending According to the Wall Street Journal, sources close to the Russos claimed that the brothers are worried their hypothetical movie will be given a split release just like Black Widow, resulting in lesser take-home pay for them....

Powell, who did not play any games for the Scarlet Knights last season, was not a part of their roster at the beginning of training camp, head coach Greg Schiano told Chris Iseman of NorthJersey.com. When asked about Powell’s status on Monday, Schiano reportedly said that nothing had changed. After posing about his decision, Powell’s Twitter account received significant traction, with over 2,200 people quote-tweeting his announcement as of Wednesday morning....

Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Prior to becoming a federal judge, Ginsburg was a lawyer for the ACLU and a member of its board of directors. In 1980, she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Ginsburg’s powerful voice influenced her colleagues and colored court opinions on a number of issues. Her work has been a driving force in advocating for reproductive rights, gender equality, and fourth amendment rights....

Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI) An erratic Rutuja Bhosale, blowing hot and cold, went down in straight sets to higher ranked Israeli opponent and qualifier Deniz Khazaniuk in the singles first round of the USD 125,000 L & T Mumbai Open here today as the Indian challenge dwindled in the WTA event. The India number 5, who has returned after playing collegiate tennis in USA, showed glimpses of what she is capable of, especially on her opponent’s serve, but committed far too many unforced errors on her own serve to go down 4-6 3-6 in 1 hour and 15 minutes at the Cricket Club of India centre court....

Having secured a wild card into the main 32-strong main draw, the 604-ranked Rutuja has a tough task ahead as she prepares to take on her higher-ranked (274) opponent from Israel, qualifier Deniz Khazaniuk, in the first round at the CCI courts. “It’s a very good opportunity. For me, its a new stepping stone. I have come back from college (in the US) and just started competing professionally. I have been competing in 15Ks and 25Ks (ITF events) and to watch the top 200 players play and compete with them, is exciting and nerve-wracking,” Rutuja told reporters ahead of her first round clash with her 23-year-old Israeli opponent who has won 17 ITF titles in singles and was ranked a career-high 247 in December last....

Fitzpatrick was signed to a two-year, $7.5 million contract in March after spending one season as the Tennessee Titans backup. The Harvard product had been the Buffalo Bills' top signal-caller for the four seasons prior. The 31-year-old is by far the most experienced option on the Texans' roster. It was surprising, after they added Fitzpatrick and subtracted Matt Schaub in free agency, that the Texans waited until the fourth round to take Savage, more of a developmental project, out of Pittsburgh....

Johansen and the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday agreed on a three-year contract; negotiations had been, at times, public and slightly ugly. That’s largely because while Johansen, 22, broke out last season with 33 goals, he hadn’t been all that productive beforehand. The end result was actually a pretty fair compromise; Johansen will count $4 million against the cap in each season but make $6 million in Year 3, which means that his arbitration qualifying offer will have to be the same....

Kelley, one of several candidates hoping to challenge Whitmer in November, was arrested Thursday morning by the FBI for allegedly being involved in the riot, when hundreds of Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol in an effort to disrupt the formal certification of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. He faces charges of being present on restricted grounds at the Capitol complex and participating in disorderly conduct, but is not accused of entering the building....

If there's another thing to draw out of Thursday, it's how silly stuff gets around this time every year. But whatever — Kesler. This is from TSN's Bob McKenzie: Does that line up with this? Not completely, but again, semantics: That leaves the door open for something alone the lines of, "I'm not asking for a trade, but if you were to trade me, here are a list of teams I'd accept....

The bear, which contained a recorded message by Soriano’s late mother saying she loves her and is proud of her, went missing while Soriano was moving. Security footage revealed the bag containing the stuffed animal was, in fact, stolen. News of Soriano’s search for the missing bear received a significant signal boost from a Tweet by Deborah Goble, a reporter for Canada’s CBC News, which caught the attention of Reynolds....