Allen, Nash, Kidd, Hill in lineup for basketball hall SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Grant Hill thinks his Hall of Fame classmate Ray Allen is being undersold if he's only remembered as a 3-point shooter. "I remember Milwaukee Ray," Hill said, recalling Allen's first stop in the league. "He was one of the greatest shooters of all time, but Ray would dunk on you. He would drive to the basket. I don't think of him as (just) a shooter." A two-time NBA champion who predated — and set the stage for — the current proliferation of long-distance shooting, Allen will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night (Saturday Manila time) along with three of the league's best point guards and a half-dozen other stars from eras before the 3-pointer came to dominate the game. Allen made 2,973 3-pointers in his career, three times leading the league in made 3s with numbers that wouldn't crack a recent top five. He broke Reggie … [Read more...] about Allen, Nash, Kidd, Hill in lineup for basketball hall
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GOP congressman says Republican leaders are ‘running for the hills’ instead of confronting Trump
Republican South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford says he believes members of his own party are afraid of President Donald Trump. Sanford said Republican leaders are “running for the hills” to avoid confronting the president, who is notoriously averse to criticism and frequently lashes out at those who dare to speak up. A handful of Republicans have done as much, including Sens. Jeff Flake and Bob Corker of Arizona and Tennessee, and a handful of others. But confronting Trump has become an increasingly risky proposition for lawmakers and, as Sanford learned this week, it can backfire at the ballot box. Mark Sanford, the Republican representative from South Carolina, says GOP leaders are “running for the hills” to avoid confronting President Donald Trump. Sanford’s remarks come at a time when Trump is increasingly emboldened by the powers of his office, and even more … [Read more...] about GOP congressman says Republican leaders are ‘running for the hills’ instead of confronting Trump
News Kidd, Nash, Hill, Allen top Basketball HOF class
Recently retired NBA stars Ray Allen, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash were selected to the 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class revealed on Saturday. Maurice Cheeks, a four-time NBA All-Star in the '80s, legendary college coach Lefty Driesell plus college/WNBA greats Katie Smith and Tina Thompson were also selected along with longtime NBA/ABA star Charlie Scott, European star for former Boston Celtic Dino Radja, executives Rick Welts and Rod Thorn, and Ora Mae Washington, who starred during segregated times in winning 11 consecutive Women's Colored Basketball World's Championship teams. Hill and Kidd, both 45, have long been linked, having shared the Rookie of the Year Award in 1995 after they were taken Nos. 2 and 3 in the 1994 NBA Draft. Kidd also retired two days after Hill in June of 2013. Kidd, who is second all-time in assists (12,091) and steals (2,684) to John Stockton, was a 10-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA First Team. He won a championship with the … [Read more...] about News Kidd, Nash, Hill, Allen top Basketball HOF class
Katy Perry’s dream house dispute goes to the Pope
Hollywood singer Katy Perry has been involved in a weird court battle over a property since the last three years. Now, the battle is getting even more intense as the Vatican is being dragged into it.The story starts in 2014 with Katy being attracted to an eight-acre convent in the hills of Los Feliz. The only problem was that entrepreneur Dana Hollister had also set her sights on the estate, to turn it into a hotel- "the most beautiful hotel you have ever seen."Now, after three years and the involvement of two nuns and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the case has seen no conclusion. In a decision on November 17, a jury awarded Katy Perry and the LA Archdiocese $5 million legal fees, to be paid by Hollister. However, the defendant refuses to do so, instead choosing to take the matter to the Pope.In this tussle, the elderly nuns from the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary support Hollister. They had negotiated a deal and were ready for the sale when … [Read more...] about Katy Perry’s dream house dispute goes to the Pope
Parliament Hill can fix its harassment problem, says Trudeau’s chief of staff
OTTAWA–The woman who sits in the most powerful office in Ottawa is grappling with the #MeToo movement’s arrival on Parliament Hill. From parliamentary page to the prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford has seen first-hand the multiple levels of Parliament Hill’s power structure.Now, she’s reflecting on the issue of harassment on the Hill from two different perspectives: as a former young staffer who navigated her way through the parliamentary precinct, and as a manager trying to support staff coming to her with their concerns.“There are things today that I think back on and think, ‘Hmm, I wonder . . . ,’ ” Telford said in a rare on-the-record interview.“It just didn’t cross my mind way back when, nor do I remember talking about whether you would report something . . . (unless) you were uncomfortable to a degree that you had to confront it or leave. It was that kind of an environment.” … [Read more...] about Parliament Hill can fix its harassment problem, says Trudeau’s chief of staff