#team-effort

#team-effort

Omar Rawlings/Getty Images  The Boston Celtics defeated the Denver Nuggets 131-112 on Friday night at TD Garden to improve to 9-3 on the season and move into second place in the Eastern Conference standings.It took a team effort for the C's to defeat Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Nuggets, but the duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown once again led the way in another impressive outing.

SAN JOSE Timo Meier said Tuesday that he has not had any talks about a new contract with Sharks general manager Mike Grier, seemingly increasing the likelihood that the forward will be dealt prior to the NHL's trade deadline in less than three weeks.Meier, a pending restricted free agent, entered Tuesday with 51 points, including a team-leading 30 goals.

Three current and former Police Scotland officers have been recognised for their dedication to public service in the King's Birthday Honours list.Deputy Chief Constable Malcolm Graham and retired assistant chief constable Kenny MacDonald were awarded the King's Police Medal.Retired detective inspector Simon Broadhurst becomes an MBE for his service to the police force.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Clare Balding will replace Sue Barker as lead presenter of the BBC's Wimbledon coverage, the broadcaster has announced.The 52-year-old has presented the Today At Wimbledon highlights segment since 2015 and has been a favourite to take over from Barker, 66, since her retirement was announced in June last year.

Jay McGuiness has helped his fellow The Wanted bandmate Siva Kaneswaran with his dancing during the show Dancing On Ice.McGuiness, who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, taught Kaneswaran some dance moves before the Irish pop star took to the ice for the first time on celebrity show on Sunday.In the rehearsal video before the performances, McGuiness, 32, said during the programme: I don't think on stage (Siva) was known for his dancing.

Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash returns next week at a new home - America's largest independent hip-hop festival has moved to Southwest Suburban Bridgeview's SeatGeek Stadium.And while Bridgeview sports some of the area's best Middle Eastern restaurants, the festival has loaded up with a food lineup that includes the world's first Michelin-starred Filipino restaurant ( Kasama), the savior of Chicago's bar community (Claudio Velez, better known as the Tamale Guy), and the city's favorite street food chain (Portillo's).

When Max Scherzer starts, which Max Scherzer will we get?The one who's hypercompetitive, hyperintense and hyperfocused en route to a stifling mound performance?Or the one who's all those things to less Met-positive discernible effect?Both, as Scherzer nears 40, exist in our world.We prefer the former.

The Florida Panthers are on the brink of advancing to the round that every team in the NHL hopes to get to, the Stanley Cup Final.The Carolina Hurricanes are trying to be one of the rare teams to come back from a 3-0 series deficit.Which one will be successful?We will find out on Wednesday night at the FLA Live Arena when the Florida Panthers look to eliminate the Carolina Hurricanes in game 4.
Can the Canes do the impossible?

Let's face it, the Battle of Alberta between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames has been quite entertaining these days.With the competitive amount of skilled players on both sets of teams, the battle has indeed taken off with certain animosity.Also, the fact that it is a masterful display of coaching ethics vs the player's luck on the ice makes the game more enjoyable in my opinion.

The Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken have played a back-and-forth second-round series, and now it all comes down to Game 7.
On the line is a trip to the Western Conference Final.For Seattle, it would be the first such trip in franchise history, while Dallas is trying to make it two appearances in four seasons.

In the wake of Game 1 between the Lakers and Warriors, plenty of praise has been rightfully lauded on Jarred Vanderbilt for his performance defensively against Steph Curry.And while it was a tremendous performance, it's always a team effort to slow down one of the greatest players ever.One of the players that also played a big role against Curry on Tuesday and will continue to do so moving forward is Dennis Schröder.

Lakers fans were treated to quite the performance from Malik Beasley in the team's return from the All-Star break on Thursday.Beasley caught fire from the 3-point line and scored a game-high 25 points on 7-11 shooting from beyond the arc to lead the team past Golden State.It was the type of performance the team has not often seen this year, especially from someone not named LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

Kreative Nativez is a Music Producer & DJ duo hailing from Lusaka, Zambia.As childhood friends that joined their talents at the beginning of 2017, Kreative Nativez showcase their love for house music influenced by Afrohouse, Afrotech, and Deep House as well as Retro Soulful house music.Kreative Nativez are currently independent & continue to release music on various international labels such as Madorasindahouse Records, Deep Root Records, Sneja Recordings, Union Records & more.

Veteran special teamer Cody Davis will not be going anywhere.The 34-year-old, who has been a staple of the New England Patriots ' special teams operation since first joining the team in 2020, has signed a new contract with the organization.Returning on a one-year contract, as was reported by former teammate Devin McCourty on Saturday, Davis will get another opportunity to prove himself.

Marcus Jones entered Week 11 as one of the most prolific punt returners in the NFL.The New England Patriots third-round draft pick had averaged 13.4 yards on his previous 13 runbacks, good enough for the fourth highest such number in the league.The New York Jets knew this.They had to know this, right?

Celebrated chef and restaurateur Val Chang has officially debuted her first solo project, Maty's, in Midtown Miami, and it serves an ode to the Peruvian cuisine she grew up with.The restaurant, named after Chang's grandmother, celebrates traditional Peruvian cuisine inspired by her family and infused with bold flavors.

The Miami Heat are coming off a good win against the Utah Jazz on Monday night.A high-scoring affair, it would come down to the very end, as both teams made the plays that needed to be made to win the game.However, the Miami Heat came out victorious and on the back of a team effort, with a few of their key guys making big plays such as, of course, Jimmy Butler, all the way to the returning Kyle Lowry, who is now playing off the bench.

The Miami Heat climbed above .500for the first time this season with a 111-101 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City on Saturday to close out an unbeaten four-game road trip.Playing at an altitude of 7,349 feet above sea level, it was going to have to be a team effort to get their fourth straight win with starters Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin both out.

Game studio Bungie spoke out in support of human creatives in a blog post last week after it was revealed that the Destiny 2 developer had unknowingly showcased an AI-generated image during its "Artist of the Week" community highlights (seen ).The image was accused of being created using generative AI by Bungie forum members following the spotlight.

SAN JOSE - Timo Meier said Tuesday that he has not had any talks about a new contract with Sharks general manager Mike Grier, seemingly increasing the likelihood that the forward will be dealt prior to the NHL's trade deadline in less than three weeks.Meier, a pending restricted free agent, entered Tuesday with 51 points, including a team-leading 30 goals.

For the first time in this young 2022-23 season, you are reading a Los Angeles Lakers game preview while they are on a winning streak.Sure, most wouldn't consider one win as a "streak", but we have to celebrate these moments when we can get them (just as the team celebrated Darvin Ham's first win as a head coach on Sunday night).

On Saturday, the Broncos made it known to the world that quarterback Russell Wilson would miss Sunday's game with a hamstring injury.That same day, the Patriots created a maximum mystery regarding whether starter Mac Jones would return, or whether rookie Bailey Zappe would get another start.The Patriots revealed only that Jones was "limited" in practice all week due to a high ankle sprain suffered 29 days ago.

Last week, aerial units with the Massachusetts State Police helped locate a missing, "potentially suicidal" man in Medford.A video posted online by the MSP shows how its Air Wing unit can help locate people, even in dark conditions.Medford Police notified the MSP that they were looking for a missing man on the night of Feb. 10.

When I was in high school, I loved following the Tour de France.It was the era of Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis.Armstrong was America's Superman, and for the people of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where I grew up, Landis was our hometown hero.Both men won the Tour.Both men were found guilty of doping.

Chaim Bloom's tenure as the Red Sox' chief baseball officer has been unpredictable, to say the least.Even though Boston fell two wins short of the 2021 World Series, the Sox have been unable to string together much in terms of sustained success during Bloom's time at the helm of baseball operations.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The New York Islanders are running out of healthy bodies.They're not running out of ways to stun the Pittsburgh Penguins.Bo Horvat and Anders Lee scored less than 2 minutes apart in the third period as New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the rattled Penguins on Monday.The Islanders pulled off their second late comeback over the Penguins in three days when Horvat beat Tristan Jarry to the short side with 11:26 remaining to tie it.

Just when it seemed like Tuesday night's game at Scotiabank Saddledome was going to a shootout, the Bruins had other plans.After Patrice Bergeron won a face-off in Boston's zone with 17.2 seconds left in OT, Brad Marchand led the visitors up ice for their final rush against the Flames.The Bruins' star left winger managed to maintain possession behind Calgary's net before finding Bergeron, who was left alone and had a wide-open frame.

They call it a "trap game" for a reason.After rolling to nine wins in a row, capped by a nail-biting double-overtime win over in Boston Celtics on their home court, the Knicks went down to the wire with the lowly Charlotte Hornets, losing 112 - 105 at home.With Jalen Brunson sitting out his second game with a sore foot, it would need to be a team effort.

The Washington Wizards' Saturday night matchup against the Orlando Magic - which coincided with two NFL playoff games - was truly a litmus test for the most dedicated of Wizards fans considering the breadth of other sports-watching available.Such loyal fans were rewarded with a decisive 138-118 home win to inch back toward .500.

L ondon doctors helped to save the life of a premature baby who was expected to die a few hours after being born when surgeons discovered she had a dead bowel.Deborah and Dominic La Spina said they do not believe their baby daughter Connie would be here today without the help of paediatric surgeons from St George's Hospital in Tooting who took the risk that no one else would.

The New England Patriots' upcoming opponent is facing some major questions at the quarterback position: the Miami Dolphins had to place starter Tua Tagovailoa in the concussion protocol, leaving his status for the Week 17 clash in question.Tagovailoa is in the middle of his best season to date, but his history of head injuries is a concerning one.

A New Year's Day tradition returns without pandemic restrictions.Mechanical engineering student Benny Cruz describes the design and construction of the float he'll be driving.EMILY FENG, HOST: The Tournament of Roses is the way Pasadena, Calif., has greeted the New Year since 1890.The Rose Parade sets the stage for the big Rose Bowl college football game.

As many as 48,000 academic workers across the University of California system have participated in the largest higher education strike in American history.Striking employees include postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers and graduate students represented by the United Auto Workers union.They're calling for better pay and benefits such as childcare support, dependent health care remission and expanded paid family leave.

How Journalism Is Shaping The Future Of Students - Ezekiel Bertrand, Glyn School (Image: Ezekiel Bertrand) A simple lunchtime club that unintentionally evolved into one that assisted students in learning more and understanding their goals.A secondary school's Young Journalists club was founded in September 2021 by English teacher Mr Nathan Gravenell who had a passion for journalism and permitted pupils to start blogs or websites about their hobbies.

My brother is hosting us for Thanksgiving in Los Angeles, right at the edge of the San Gabriel mountains, and it'll be a team effort, but I'm in charge of the cooking.This means I can't put it off any longer: It's time to think things through and really get organized!I'm definitely looking to Eric Kim as my stuffing authority this year  after cooking 20 stuffing recipes, he developed his own from a mix of crusty white bread and cornbread, layered with the flavors of sage leaves and fennel seeds.

Everyone on NFL Twitter can't wait to see how Kirk Cousins celebrates on the plane ride home after leading the Vikings to victory over the Bills.Kirk Cousins made waves last week when he celebrated the Vikings win over the Commanders on the plane home by dancing shirtless with chains on his neck.If he celebrated a win over Washington like that, just imagine what he'll be like after pulling off a dramatic victory over the Buffalo Bills?

Every week there's a path to winning for the Dolphins.Here's this week's way:
1. Ride the big play.This game's strength for the Dolphins plays directly into Cleveland's weakness.The Dolphins' big-play passing game with Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle has been dynamic the last couple of games against troubled Detroit and Chicago defenses.