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Center Enes Kanter, who had received four consecutive DNP-CDs, kissed the Knicks logo on the floor upon coming into the game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2HILYlq

Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants to keep the team's "symmetry" and "chemistry" intact and is open to signing quarterback Tom Brady to another contract extension. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2sYG3yB

Michigan State junior guard Joshua Langford, who suffered a foot injury in late December, likely will need surgery and will miss the rest of the season, coach Tom Izzo said. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2BbwoJj

Even though he's still under contract with the Buccaneers, wide receiver DeSean Jackson said he'd like to play for the Rams if he's cut loose from Tampa Bay. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2TswKCN

As rumors and reports swirl about Anthony Davis' next move, New Orleans is already preparing for life without its superstar. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2SjPMxC

A lot can change in 365 days. Just ask the Chiefs and Raiders, who dealt Alex Smith and Khalil Mack. These are the trades that shaped 2018. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2METXyQ

Philly coach Brett Brown says, "You want to learn as much as you can about your team prior to the trade deadline." With nine days to go, have the 76ers learned what to do next? from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2BdESzN

Could your team land a superstar? Enter the teams and players into our Trade Machine, and we'll tell you if it works. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2bannC4

Tom Brady and the Patriots were close to being 8-0 in Super Bowls since 2001, but they were almost as close to 0-8, according to win probability data. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2WnFPhQ

The U.S. Department of Education has found that Michigan State University officials for years violated federal law by failing to comply with requirements that aim to ensure a safe campus. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2HH9M9g

When Tennessee hired Rick Barnes in 2016, did anyone envision the Vols (19-1, No. 1 in the country) being here? from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2TlTHYd

With high expectations, Mayfield and Barkley, the top two 2018 draft picks, set records and showed they were up to the task of carrying their teams. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2Bb4U6y

Brent Burns and blueliners of his ilk are doing it wrong. Plus, identifying the biggest winner of the Jake Muzzin trade. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2TlWGjn

Think the Sooners are happy to see Jalen Hurts? Here's why the nation's top programs should be feeling good heading into 2019. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2FXI6vo

Lopez's goal is to fight for a world title by the end of the year, and the path starts on Saturday against Diego Magdaleno. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2FYbgKC

Players hear the fans at the loudest hole in golf wagering. Sometimes they even get in on the act. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2UtRoCh

It's been a relatively quiet window, but there may yet be some deadline-day fun. Here are a few moves that should, could and probably won't happen. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2MF0SIo

Neymar has always been the subject of rough treatment. But does his style of play act as provocation to the opposition? from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2BbyybX

A Liz Cambage trade might ultimately impact the 2019 WNBA draft more than anything. But right now, Oregon junior Sabrina Ionescu is our No. 1 pick. from www.espn.com - TOP https://es.pn/2FXVyz8

Media call: NSF post-shutdown Q&A Media are invited to join a 30-minute call to learn about how National Science Foundation (NSF) activities were affected by the funding lapse. The call will include updates on impacts, including rescheduling panels and extending deadline proposals. While NSF is still evaluating the full impact of the funding lapse, staff will speak to immediate actions already taken to ensure critical funding reaches members of the scientific and engineering research ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297599&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published January 30, 2019 at 09:48PM Read more at nsf.gov

At least eight people have died in the deep freeze, which has paralysed transport services. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2FYNLkW

Flames from gas-fed heaters stop snow and ice from clogging up the track at railway intersections. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RsdKSK

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó says his team has held talks with the army about regime change. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2SeYuxi

The BBC has gained rare access to Athlan village, the site of a major US attack on al-Qaeda in Yemen. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2UqHYHO

The UK industry's trade body warns of "permanent devastation" if Britain leaves the EU without a deal. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2BbLdM1

European settlement of the Americas killed so many people, it disturbed Earth's climate. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2RsVJ75

In an interview, the White House press secretary says Donald Trump had divine support. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Bm9a3B

The data comes as several global firms warn China's slowing economy will hit their bottom line. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2UvE5l2

The number of people who logged into the site at least once a month rose 9% last year. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Uu7wUu

Senator Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 (£441,000) in damages after his neighbour attacked. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2UopeIW

Stars support Empire actor Jussie Smollet, the victim of a suspected hate crime in Chicago. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CRvIJi

A 14th employee at Canada's embassy in Havana falls ill, and the country cuts staff there by half. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2sWTxuQ

The deep freeze gripping much of the US has been blamed on a polar vortex. Here's what that means. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Sex5LW

Robot waiters and chefs form the future of hotpot chain Haidilao. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HGanbw

Liv Pontin had decided to take her own life, when a train driver stopped her. Now they are reuniting. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TsPbqZ

The fears of six athletes who claimed asylum in Australia after the 2018 Invictus Games. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2S8Sgz1

The icy winds have blown in a flurry of quirky side effects, including a debate on US hardiness. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HHy2br

Delhi traffic policeman Vikas Singh has become a viral video star in India. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ME7Xc5

When getting to school means swimming through dangerous waters a single boat can make a difference. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DHlhtj

Six women tell the BBC they were raped by security forces as part of a government crackdown. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CRqD3G

Problem dogs which would have been put down because of their behaviour are given a new lease of life. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2CQe6O2

Japan is in the grip of an elderly crime wave. Poverty and loneliness are two of the possible causes. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2sUSv2f

A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2S04WbU

In most places, a crocodile would send people scurrying in fear. But not in this part of India. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Sbqv8X

The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HHJ9kz

Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DLoiZL

What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TofSwO

Bullet-proof vests can save lives but present problems if you want to be discreet, writes journalist Elizabeth Ohene. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2HE7ack

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes snow on the Anfield pitch contributed to a frustrating night as his side was held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2MLxNv2

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri says his side's heaviest league defeat for 23 years was "my fault" after Wednesday's 4-0 loss at Bournemouth. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Bb48a2

A blast of icy polar air brought dangerously low temperatures to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, causing at least three more deaths while halting mail delivery and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2S2U0KH

Farmers from North Dakota to Iowa buckled down for some of the coldest weather in a generation on Wednesday, throwing extra rations to pigs or building igloos for chickens in the teeth of sub-zero temperatures and bone-chilling winds. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2SeelvN

The town that embraces its nickname as the "Icebox of the Nation" barely paused on Wednesday for the polar vortex that is gripping the U.S. Upper Midwest. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2ToOVsH

Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2Gc4obS

A Kentucky jury has awarded U.S. Senator Rand Paul more than $580,000 in damages against a next-door neighbor who broke six of the Republican lawmaker's ribs in a gardening dispute. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2DLayOC

The U.S. government secretly shipped a large amount of deadly plutonium from a South Carolina site that produced the radioactive metal for nuclear bombs during the Cold War to Nevada, the Trump administration revealed on Wednesday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2WuK0bL

New York's attorney general on Wednesday said she has resolved a probe into a group of Colorado companies that once sold fake followers, "likes" and views on social media platforms, in the first U.S. settlement to deem such sales illegally deceptive. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2Bes5gv

Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers, including the House armed services committee chairman, on Wednesday urged the Pentagon to revise a report on climate change, saying it omitted required items such as a list of the 10 most vulnerable bases. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2RYnlWS

A herd of elephant seals took over a popular California beach while it was closed during the federal government shutdown and the animals show no sign of wanting to leave. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2WuTjZ8

Chicago police said on Wednesday they would soon release images of "persons of interest" in the assault of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in which two men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2CUxCZz

The state of Texas on Wednesday executed a man convicted of shooting a Houston police officer to death during a botched robbery of an adult book store in 1988, the state's Criminal Justice Department said. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2CTOPCE

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it would send a team of eight to probe a deadly Jan. 3 crash in Florida that killed seven, including five children traveling to Disney World. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2WyeYjt

The California parole board recommended on Wednesday that Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson's murderous "family" of followers, be released early from the life prison term she is serving for her role in the cult's 1969 killing spree. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260648 https://reut.rs/2TiN2Oi