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MORE: The 15 scariest NBA free agents Simmons, who staked his claim to fame as a writer and television personality at ESPN, now hosts “Any Given Wednesday,” his own uncensored show on HBO. In the series’ second episode, the New England native and lifelong Boston sports fan offered his advice on how New York could get on the path to lifting its hoops curse and win its first NBA title since the Nixon administration, serving up some free-agent advice free of charge....

Oliver is currently being held at Montgomery County Jail after being pulled over on State Highway 242. According to the police report, Oliver, 22, was driving with “an open beer between his legs,” and “appeared nervous.” A Montgomery County deputy administered a sobriety test, which Oliver failed, though the deputy said he thought Oliver might have been impaired by something other than alcohol. A search of his vehicle revealed a pistol but no drugs....

Police found and pulled over Oliver’s vehicle after another driver called 911 to say Oliver was failing to maintain a lane and driving dangerously in a construction zone. A Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy said Oliver had an open beer between his legs and was given a field sobriety test. Oliver was then transported to a hospital for a mandatory blood draw before being jailed. Police said a search of the vehicle discovered a pistol....

Watkins was in Toronto last week “without any visible sign of an injury,” TSN.ca’s Mike Hetherington reports. The Bills’ top pass-catching threat was in town for a promotional appearance for Courtyard Marriott at the NXNE festival. “For training camp, I think I’ll definitely be available,” Watkins told TSN.ca. “I might sit out two or three days. It’s all about how I feel within those days. The goal is to come back and be prepared for training camp....

To get “Bills Mafia” ready to face their AFC East rivals, tailgating fans were given the opportunity to smash an actual jet with a hammer outside New Era Field. MORE: J.J. Watt’s hurricane relief fund hits $30 million The jet smashing was a success.

During his end-of-the-year news conference, Whaley said he doesn’t know why owner Terry Pegula made the decision to fire Rex Ryan as the team’s head coach. “I was told by my boss that I will no longer be working with Rex,” Whaley said Monday when asked about last week’s firing of Ryan and his brother, Rob, who was a defensive assistant. “I haven’t even thought about it.” MORE: NFL 2017 opponents, home and away matchups for each team...

Both Chelsea and Krasnodar had already finalized their positions on the group table as the Blues finished at the top while their Russian opponents finished in third place, qualifying for the Europa League knockout stages. Chelsea fielded a much-weakened side as Frank Lampard made ten changes to the team that beat Leeds United at the weekend. The Blues manager is preparing for a tough run of fixtures during the holiday period....

Who he is: Billy Wagner has heard some of the arguments against his Hall of Fame case. Wagner played 16 years in the majors, racking up 422 saves, but partly due to pitcher usage rates for his era, he retired with just 903 innings. Every reliever who’s gone in the Hall of Fame has had at least 1,000 innings, though Bruce Sutter appeared in 192 fewer games than Wagner. Trevor Hoffman, who’s also new to the BBWAA ballot this year, checked out of the majors in 2010 with 1,089 1/3 innings....

The answer is really simple: players need to use the Klonkfist to get through certain walls in-game. Breaking these special rock walls down is not just for show, as players will often find superb loot and other valuable items hidden behind them. However, certain walls are stronger than others and can’t be broken down despite using the Klonkfist on them. So, the question again arises, “How to break Rock walls in Biomutant?...

The moderator, Fox News’ Chris Wallace, asked Trump to condemn white supremacists, but instead the president pivoted to Antifa and spoke directly to far-right group the Proud Boys. Biden’s Twitter account shared a video on Wednesday morning featuring footage of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a woman was killed when a white nationalist drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters. The president caused major controversy at the time for saying there were “very fine people, on both sides....

Biden defended the decision Tuesday, telling reporters at the White House that there is a “growing risk of an attack” by ISIS-K—an Afghanistan affiliate of the terrorist organization. “Every day we’re on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both U.S. and allied forces and innocent civilians,” the president said. The president’s comments came after he met with G7 leaders to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan....

The Bears will once again go with true freshman Jarrett Stidham at quarterback. He played well last week against Oklahoma, but two late turnovers ultimately cost Baylor. MORE: Baylor-Oklahoma State matchup page Line: Pick’em, Total: 78 Line movement: The Wynn opened Oklahoma State -1, moved to a pick’em, then back to Ok. State -1. Most books sit at a pick ’em after opening the Cowboys -1. Check out our odds page for updated college football spreads and totals from Las Vegas....

That’s wonderful, and we wish you the best. But for those taking on the process of planning a fall wedding, there’s an important question to answer. MORE: SN early Top 20 for 2016 | Best Week 1 matchups “Who are we playing that weekend?” Sporting News is here to help with its second annual college football wedding planner. We expanded this year’s edition. Today, we’ll look at the Big 12....

Oklahoma is the defending champion led by Heisman Trophy candidates Baker Mayfield and Samaje Perine. There will be competition in the always high-flying Big 12, however. TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma State are the usual suspects, and Texas beat Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry last season. There will be high-scoring games to sort this out. Here’s a closer look at some predictions for the league heading into 2016: Breakout player Mark Andrews had just 19 catches last season, but seven went for TDs....

The duo, accused of ball tampering in the Sandpaper-gate during the controversial South Africa-Australia Test series in March, has been barred from playing international cricket, as well as domestic cricket in the country, by Cricket Australia for twelve months. They participated in the Global T20 in Canada, but won’t be allowed to play the 2018-19 Big Bash, with McConnie saying that CA’s sanctions will be implemented and the green signal won’t be given to the former Aussie captains....

On an episode of SmackDown, Big E and his tag-team partner Kofi Kingston took a knee inside the ring to show their solidarity with the movement. This gesture on their part led to speculation that the moment was not pre-approved and that the tag-team Champions received pushback from WWE afterwords. Big E reveals Vince McMahon’s reaction (H/T Credit: Wrestlinginc) Big E also spoke about the support that he received from the company....

This week, news in the gaming industry has been a bit varied between good news and bad news. On a positive note, with the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on the way, reviews and preview impressions of the next-gen consoles are now available from various media outlets and influencers. Bethesda Game Studios are promising some big improvements with its next-gen franchises like Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6. On the more negative side, there’s even more game delays on the way for Xbox fans....