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Originally set to expire in April, Inslee extended the date of the orders until May 4. At an April news conference, Inslee said the extension was “justified and morally necessary.” Sheriff Fortney disagreed with Inslee’s decisions, calling into question the classifications of some businesses as “essential” and disparaging the governor’s efforts to reopen Washington State for business. “I am worried about the economy and I am worried about Washingtonian’s that need to make a living for their family,” Fortney wrote....

The rule allows for only two legislators from each caucus and their presiding officers to come into the building, and only with proof that they have received their COVID-19 booster shots. The House’s Executive Rules Committee approved the measure 4-3 along party lines, House Chief Clerk Bernard Dean said. The measure will be put into effect next Monday and will be reassessed every two weeks. All people working in person will also be required to test for the virus three times a week....

After a coaching change in the offseason, the 76ers sit atop the standings with a league-leading 6-1 record and are looking like genuine title contenders this season. From no. 1 in the East, we go to near the bottom of the conference, with the Washington Wizards slowly finding their mojo. After seven games, they have a 2-5 record, but the last two games have given them new life. The Wizards won their last two games with a chance to make it three straight when they travel to Philly....

The 76ers have been one of the best teams during the ongoing 2020-21 NBA season and will hope to keep their hot streak rolling at home against the Wizards. Match Details Fixture: Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers | NBA Season 2020-21 Date & Time: Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, 7 PM ET Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington Wizards Preview The Washington Wizards have been coming into form as of late, winning their last two games....

The women stood together in accepting the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage for all of Nassar’s victims. Three of them — Sarah Klein, Tiffany Thomas Lopez and Aly Raisman — addressed the audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and viewers watching on ABC. BENDER: Michigan State lacked true leadership, failed Nassar’s victims Raisman, an Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, ended the 10-minute presentation with her speech. In it, she thanked the people who helped bring Nassar to justice; faulted those who failed to act on claims of abuse that were made over an 18-year period from 1999 to 2016; and offered support to other victims....

MORE: NBA Rookies of the Year: 1990-present The Timberwolves wing recorded a vertical leap of 44 inches at the NBA Combine before his rookie season a couple years ago. Yet it’s Wiggins’ teammate Zach LaVine who gets all the adoration for his ups after shutting down the dunk contest the past two All-Star weekends. All that is about to change. Wiggins nearly spun 720 degrees in the air as he tried to threw one down on Instagram on Wednesday....

Cardiff led thanks to Victor Camarasa’s strike but Cesar Azpilicueta equalised from an offside position before Ruben Loftus-Cheek headed in a 91st-minute winner for Maurizio Sarri’s side. Chelsea could have had Antonio Rudiger sent off with the scores level at 1-1 too and Warnock was annoyed by decisions that went against his side on Sunday. Cardiff next travel to defending champions Manchester City ahead of a critical trip to relegation rivals Burnley, while title hopefuls Liverpool also visit the Bluebirds in the run-in....

Aggressive on both ends of the floor, Wiggins did a bit of everything, finishing with 26 points and 13 rebounds as Golden State moved within one win of an NBA title with a victory over Boston. Calm as cool as ever, Wiggins remained even-keeled postgame, citing his will to win as the reason for his performance. “I’m just trying to do every little thing to win — that’s it,” Wiggins told ESPN’s Lisa Salters during his walk-off interview....

Barnes hosted a surprise “Sports Matter” holiday shopping event Tuesday in which he gave 21 girls’ basketball players $150 gift cards to Dick’s Sporting Goods in Daly City, Calif. The members of the Boys and Girls Club’s “She Got Game” program were appreciative — and excited to meet a starter for the hottest team in town. “The winning streak helped a lot,” Barnes told Sporting News after the event. “To be able to see this kids and see how fired up they are, you know it’s not only who you may be, but also the team that you’re with....

The news came from Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, who shared that the former No. 1 overall pick has received the vaccine, which ensures his availability for games played at San Francisco’s Chase Center, the Warriors’ home venue. MORE: NBA COVID-19 protocols, explained Because of San Francisco’s COVID-19 vaccine regulations, the Canadian forward was in danger of missing each of the team’s 41 home games if he chose not to get vaccinated....

But Golden State stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson aren’t too concerned about Durant’s absence as he recovers from a strained calf. Both players expressed confidence in taking on a bigger role, but also acknowledged the playoffs will be more challenging. “I’ll just play my game. I didn’t wake up today with extra weight on my shoulders or anything,” Curry said, per The Mercury News. “I feel like that every single day....

So after the Warriors jumped out to a 24-point lead, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and company were ready to celebrate their payback. No contender blows a 24-point lead at home, right? RUMORS: These bigs are available, if anyone wants them But incredibly, the Warriors somehow did, with shades of last season’s blown lead in NBA Finals still haunting their memory. Memphis shocked Golden State again, erasing a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime....

That happened this weekend as Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob reached out Mark Jackson to apologize to his former head coach for statements he made about his management abilities. MORE: Lacob spills on Jackson firing | Warriors set franchise record for consecutive wins | Curry underpaid Lacob made his recent remarks at a venture capitalists luncheon. Jackson was fired last spring after leading Golden State to a 51-31 record before exiting in the first round of the NBA playoffs....

Know this, too: Lacob, the Warriors’ owner, believes in coach Steve Kerr and loves the staff he assembled. That became clear this week when Lacob spoke at a luncheon in Menlo Park, Calif. A reporter from the Bay Area News Group, a media associated of San Francisco-area publications, was on hand to capture the comments. And they are doozies. Lacob laid out reasons why Jackson was dumped last May in favor of Kerr....

The events leading up to the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020—when Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and injured a third—were heavily intertwined with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which swept the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death and regained momentum following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. As racial justice protesters poured into Kenosha to call for police reform after Blake was shot seven times by a white officer, others traveled to the small Wisconsin city to protect local businesses that were set ablaze and looted amid the unrest....

The Washington Three Percenters and Reopen Washington State—two groups who have been protesting Democratic Governor Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order—posted the names, email addresses and phone numbers of Washingtonains who have submitted formal complaints to the state against business that have allegedly remained open or violated coronavirus mitigation measures under the stay-at-home order. After their personal information was shared on two Facebook pages over the past week, some of the individuals named said they received harassment and threats of violence, according to local reports....

As the Washington Football Team rookie ran off the field Sunday night, he had a simple message for one camera he passed. “Tom Brady, I’m coming,” Young can be heard saying. “I want Tom. I want Tom.” Young and Washington (7-9) will take on the Buccaneers (11-5) and Brady on Saturday night in the first round of the NFL playoffs. The WFT assured that outcome with a Sunday night win over the Eagles, 20-14....

However, Ravi Rampaul’s 18th over changed the course of the game as he dismissed King off the first delivery. A visual spectacle from Akeal Hosein helped get rid of Nicholas on the next delivery. Nicholas Pooran slapped a wide delivery outside the off-stump hard and it seemed as if the ball would carry over Akeal Hosein at the fence and fetch the batter a six. However, the 28-year-old pedaled back on the cover boundary, leaped up in the air and completed the catch with one hand....

NetherRealm is known to jump on rumors, or even create its own, and later make canonical additions to the Mortal Kombat universe. The purple ninja Rain is a good example, as creative director Ed Boon admitted the character was a joke based on Prince’s “Purple Rain,” specifically meant to get players speculating as they had with characters like Ermac; born from a glitch in the original game’s code. However, one fairly recent meme associated with Mortal Kombat, Ultra Instinct Shaggy, became “canon” thanks to a custom title card in the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms....