Rivers, 26, was acquired by the Clippers during the 2014-15 season, when his father, Doc Rivers, was head coach and president of basketball operations. The pairing, which lasted a little over three seasons, was the first instance of a father-son, coach-player relationship in NBA history. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News
Blog: Dodgers get better of blockbuster deal simply by getting rid of Yasiel Puig – Los Angeles Times
While the Dodgers received no guaranteed assets for three contributors, they freed up salary space to potentially improve their outfield with a free agent such as Bryce Harper or A.J. Pollock. Barring that, they could also use the financial flexibility to acquire a top starting pitcher, which, along with catcher, is one of their two […]
Blog: Portrait of a Middle-Class Butch Academic
DECEMBER 22, 2018 CLASS IS A particularly thorny subject in the United States these days. Certainly it has always been thorny, but it feels especially complex at this moment, when the party controlling the government’s levers has built itself up on ideas of class that make little to no sense, when a billionaire daddy’s boy […]
Blog: Africa is increasingly open to women in politics. In Congo, they have a fight on their hands
When citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo go to the polls next Sunday, attention will be focused on the race to succeed Joseph Kabila, the president of nearly 18 years. But away from the spotlight, there’s another battle going on: Women are fighting for a place in politics. Africa has made huge strides in […]
Blog: 8-year-old Congolese boy dies after undergoing surgery in Los Angeles to remove facial tumor – KTRK-TV
LOS ANGELES, California — An 8-year-old boy who went to Los Angeles to have a massive tumor removed from his face died Friday night due to a rare genetic reaction to anesthesia, the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation said. The foundation, which was created by retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo, announced the news in an email Saturday […]
Blog: El cierre del gobierno se produce después de que el Congreso y Trump no llegan a un acuerdo sobre el muro fronterizo
Por ahora, con la mayoría de las oficinas gubernamentales ya cerradas durante el fin de semana y el feriado navideño, el cierre tendrá un efecto limitado, aunque puede obstaculizar las actividades en algunos parques nacionales. Pero si continúa por mucho tiempo, podría tener un impacto cada vez mayor en el público, retrasando las ventas de […]