Day: April 19, 2023

Shaq defends Draymond Green over stomp: ‘I’d do the same thing’

1:07 am April 19, 2023

Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal came to the defense of Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green after he stepped on the chest of Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 of their playoff matchup on Monday night. The incident between the two players occurred in the fourth quarter. Sabonis was trying to go […]

Chicago man arrested for robbing same store 11 times in 5 months: Police

1:03 am April 19, 2023

Chicago, Illinois police arrested a man on Monday who allegedly robbed the same retail business 11 times between December 2022 and April, according to police. Chicago Police Department officials said in a press release that Donte Elbert, 36, of Chicago was arrested on West Belmont Avenue. “He was taken into custody b/c he tried to […]

Texas nursing student found dead in his car after crash had gunshot wound to head

12:53 am April 19, 2023

A nursing student in Selma, Texas, was found dead in his car with a gunshot wound to his head after crashing it April 15. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Banales, a nursing and ROTC student at the University of the Incarnate Wold in San Antonio, was involved in a single-vehicle crash and died from a gunshot wound to […]

Andrew Lloyd Webber recalls last moments with his late son

12:52 am April 19, 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber detailed the last moments he spent with his son who died on hospice late last month from stomach cancer. “An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away,” the “Phantom of the Opera” composer recalled telling his late son Nicholas “Nick” Lloyd Webber while he was on hospice in March, […]

Russia basketball barred from Olympics due to invasion of Ukraine, FIBA says

12:11 am April 19, 2023

Russia will not compete in basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris due to its invasion of Ukraine, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ruled Tuesday. The organization has barred the country from international play since the invasion last year, so the Olympic ban isn’t exactly a surprise. The International Olympic Committee has allowed Russian […]