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Celtics Cassell won three NBA championships as a player, including one with the Celtics in 2008.It didn't take very long for the Celtics to add to Joe Mazzulla's coaching staff.According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Boston is adding Sam Cassell as an assistant coach, with the former point guard bringing some much-needed experience on the C's bench.

While Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has done everything possible to build a roster that is eight men deep and ready to fight in the postseason, he ignored another key component of what makes a team successful: its coaching staff.While the organization was hit with a shocking suspension to Ime Udoka right at the beginning of the season, Stevens failed to equip interim head coach/eventual Udoka replacement Joe Mazzulla with an adequate support staff - failing to find someone to take over Mazzulla's head assistant role and a replacement for Damon Stoudamire when he was hired to be the head coach of Georgia Tech in March.

Celtics "We'll see how everything shakes itself out with what the staff looks like."One of the first dominos of the Celtics' offseason fell on Thursday afternoon when Brad Stevens confirmed that Joe Mazzulla will return as Boston's head coach for the 2023-24 season.Now, the onus falls on Stevens and Boston's management to give the 34-year-old coach some reinforcements on the bench.

In a leaked internal memo, a Google exec expressed serious fears about losing the ongoing AI arms race - but the competition that the exec fears most, according to an NBC report, might be a little unexpected."We've done a lot of looking over our shoulders at OpenAI," reads the memo, which a Google spokesperson confirmed as authentic to NBC but cautioned were only the thoughts of one person at the company.

With the advent of AI chatbots, the ethics of parasocial relationships just keep getting murkier.Introducing: CarynAI, a voice-based chatbot that was trained to mimic a human influencer to become your artificial girlfriend.And at just $1 per minute, it's an absolute steal.Yes, you read that right.As Fortune reports, CarynAI is the digital extension of 23-year-old influencer Caryn Marjorie, who created a virtual version of herself with the help of AI firm Forever Voices and OpenAI's GPT-4.

A new study suggests larger, curvy rocks can yield impressive throws when skipping stones on water.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Skipping a stone across water requires skill and patience and, of course, a great stone.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Personal preference here for a flat, light one, seems to skip easier.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Many of us feel tethered to our water bottles because we've been told that being hydrated is key to being healthy.Our Life Kit and Short Wave colleagues teamed up to talk about what science says about hydrating.Turns out much of the lore is due for an update.Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Aaron Scott take it from here.

The Midtown location of Vietvana Pho Noodle House closed on Spring Street earlier this month ahead of its rebrand to a Vietnamese coffee house and boba bar.But don't worry, a few of the restaurant's noodle dishes and bánh mì are still on the menu.On November 18, the Vietnamese restaurant will reopen as Vietvana Coffee House, a Vietnamese-style cafe owners Dinh Tran and Khanh Dang plan to franchise throughout Atlanta and the South, starting with the debut in Midtown.

In their lab, researchers at Georgia Tech gathered and stretched frog saliva.Good times.They found the saliva morphs from the consistency of honey to water, and back again ... in under a second.So...honey!Water!Honey again!Once inside the mouth, the toad has a new problem: ungluing its lunch.To figure out how they do it, scientists at the University of Florida put tiny metal markers on cane toads' tongues and filmed X-ray footage of them eating.

Connecting students' coursework to their future career is seen as an engagement tool and a necessity for career development.At the Georgia Institute of Technology, gathering data to evaluate how students view their own learning outcomes and how general education courses are targeting those outcomes required creative solutions.

The Artemis I mission isn't the only lunar mission happening this month.On Wednesday, November 30th, a SpaceX Falcon 9 is expected to launch a commercial Japanese lander called Hakuto-R to the Moon, carrying the United Arab Emirates Rashid rover.And there will also be an extra payload tucked inside the rocket: a tiny orbiter called Lunar Flashlight.

Imagine wading into one of these.This floating nightmare is made out of thousands of fire ants.They've escaped their flooded nest by making a raft from their own bodies.Here's how they pull it off.As flood water trickles into the tunnels below their mound, fire ants start a rescue mission.They evacuate the colony's babies - these larvae and pupae - to the surface.

Now that we've seen how I did, let's see how the Hogs Haven readers did at predicting the NFL draft.At stake was a bevy of prizes.Did I say prizes?Yes, I did.There were several winners to this year's Bold Draft Prediction Challenge, whose pseudonyms I will reveal in just a minute.This years contest drew qualifying entries from 20 contestants and one ChatBot-enabled troll, covering topics ranging from the number of quarterbacks selected in the top 12 to Keion White's draft day attire (Unfortunately no points were awarded for the latter, since the entrant incorrectly attributed White's alma mater as UGA instead of Georgia Tech which - if he had got it right, would have resulted in the edge rusher arriving in a Green Hornet outfit, rather than a Christmas tree suit).

The Detroit Lions shockingly selected Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs in the NFL Draft.As it turns out, the New England Patriots played a role in it.The Detroit Lions were one of four teams that held two first-round picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, No. 6 and 18 overall.With that, the NFL world waited to see how they would use those picks.

The Detroit Lions puzzled many fans and experts after selecting running back Jahmyr Gibbs and linebacker Jack Campbell in the first round of the NFL Draft.There were four teams that had multiple first-round picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions were one of them.The team held the No. 6 and 18 overall picks, giving them the chance to select some of the top prospects in the class who could help them get to the playoffs as soon as 2023.

Bills safety Damar Hamlin played his college ball at Pitt and returned to campus for a basketball game on Tuesday with a huge ovation waiting.Few stories in the NFL captured the hearts of fans quite like the recovery of Bills safety Damar Hamlin.He, as most know, suffered cardiac arrest on the field in a late-season game against the Bengals where he had to have CPR administered to restart his heart before being ambulanced to a local hospital.

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Mike Reiss gives us a look at some intel on the Patriots' approach to the 2023 NFL draft from team and league sources.Top picks Christian Gonzalez, Keion White reflect Patriots' identity.Mike Reiss takes a closer look at each of the Patriots' 2023 draft picks.Mike Kadlick shares his quick hit thoughts on the 2023 Patriots draft class.

One of the Patriots' latest draft picks received the opposite of a warm welcome after a video proclaiming his reaction to being drafted to New England went viral within minutes of the announcement.Keion White, a defensive end out of Georgia Tech, was selected by the Patriots with their 46th overall pick in round two.

We have made it to the final day of the 2023 NFL Draft.It should be quite the busy one for the New England Patriots who enter Saturday with nine picks remaining.After going all-defense with their first three selections, New England will likely look to add on the offensive side of the ball on Day 3 - perhaps moving up with all their ammunition in order to do so.

The New England Patriots entered the second day of the 2023 NFL Draft with 11 selections in possession, including one each in Rounds 2 and 3.The expectation was that they would use some of their capital to move up the board, and while they very well might have tried nothing came from their efforts.So, the team stayed put both at No. 46 in the second round and at No. 76 in the third.

The New England Patriots stayed put in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and used the 46th overall selection to bolster their defensive line.Georgia Tech's Keion White is the newest member of the position group, allowing the team to address one of its under-the-radar needs.What exactly does White bring to the team, though?

After hitting a homerun in the first round by picking Christian Gonzalez, expectations were high for the Patriots to continue making the right moves on day two.And although some aren't thrilled with who they chose, both players are solid additions to an already high-performing defense.Before the start of the second round, most believed we may see Bill Belichick make a trade-up since they were reportedly making calls to do so in round one.

Patriots White wasn't originally a defensive end.He also held an interesting job in college.The New England Patriots opened Day 2 of the NFL Draft by bolstering their defensive line.They selected Georgia Tech edge rusher Keion White in the second round with the No. 46 overall pick.White, 24, is considered a big edge rusher at nearly 6-foot-5 and 285 pounds.

As the second round of the 2023 NFL draft continued to move, the New England Patriots stayed home.The war room in Foxborough did so to select Georgia Tech defensive lineman Keion White at No. 46 overall.White would become the fourth edge prospect to leave the board around the league on Friday night, following Auburn's Derick Hall, Notre Dame's Isaiah Foskey and LSU's BJ Ojulari.

Patriots The Patriots picked a pass rusher in the second round.The New England Patriots have selected Georgia Tech defensive end Keion White with the No. 46 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.At 6-foot-5, 285-pounds White ranked fourth among edge rushers in athleticism score, according to NFL.com
White's college career began at Old Dominion, where he was recruited as a tight end.

The New England Patriots have made their second selection of the 2023 NFL Draft.Despite speculation that they might trade up, they eventually stayed put at No. 46 in the second round to select Georgia Tech defensive edge Keion White.White, 24, spent six seasons at Georgia Tech and started started 33 sacks - 12 of them in 2022, when he registered 7.5 from his defensive end position.

The New England Patriots did not trade up from the 46th overall selection in the draft.Instead, they stayed put and decided to bolster their defensive edge: Georgia Tech 's Keion White was added with the club's second-round pick.White is a solid player at a position of need, and should be able to contribute early.

The New England Patriots acquired a top talent in the draft at a premiere position of need with the selection of cornerback Christian Gonzalez Thursday night.With a major hole now filled in New England's secondary, Bill Belichick and Co. will have a number of options on how to attack Day 2 of the NFL Draft.

Women's Tournament 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 The opening game of the women's tournament features South Florida and Marquette, who played together in Conference USA and the Big East for 18 seasons but haven't met since 2013.Marquette went 21-10 on the season, including a win over UConn in February.South Florida went 15-1 in the American Athletic Conference and won the regular-season title for the second time.

When the crashes were happening in the early 1990s, when Derrick Adkins was emerging as one of the world's top hurdlers, he never thought that the most damaging and lasting injuries he experienced would be the ones he could not see.Adkins focused on the cuts and bruises his body endured as it banged and skidded across the track or, in one case, a broken collarbone that had cracked all the way through.

The Toronto Raptors are quite a ways behind the rival Boston Celtics when it comes to competing for a championship.Boston has set up a very sustainable roster led by an expert cabal of coaches, one of them being former Raptors point guard and top draft pick Damon Stoudamire.Stoudamire, like Marcus Camby and Tracy McGrady, ended up becoming another player that Toronto gave up on too quickly (even if he forced his way out).

After a 48-win season and Scottie Barnes securing the Rookie of the Year award, the Toronto Raptors were expected to challenge the top teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference.Instead, the Raptors barely cling to a play-in playoff position at #10 in the East.It's been a rough start to the season with injuries constantly depleting the roster's depth.

The New England Patriots have found their new offensive coordinator.As reported on Tuesday, the organization has hired Bill O'Brien to take over the unit - returning to a job he already held back in 2011.In light of his return, let's take a closer look at O'Brien and find out why the Patriots see him as a coach worth handing the keys to their offense.

While we often focus on the shiny prospects at the minor league level, an important role is played each year by minor league veterans who fill roster spots and allow for the system as it is to exist.We got the first of what will be more names to come this year, with the Atlanta Braves bringing back seven players that were in the system last season.

To interview the principal deputy director of national intelligence, you must first drive to a bland but very secure office building in Northern Virginia, pass through a gate manned by rifle-toting cops, and stash your phone and voice recorder in a locker, as electronic devices are very much forbidden.