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Vasquez, in a video posted to Twitter Thursday, gave thanks for the prayers and generosity that he says has made it possible for him to travel to Ukraine to fight alongside its military against Russia’s invasion. The home contractor and veteran is one of tens of thousands of foreigners who have volunteered for Ukraine’s International Legion of Territorial Defense. Since arriving in Ukraine last month, Vasquez has documented his activities on his Twitter account that has amassed 275,000 followers....

Warner Bros. Discovery is one of the largest outside suppliers of television content for Netflix, making the relationship invaluable for both sides. The studio has delivered several top-rated series to the streamer, such as the engrossing serial killer series You and The Sandman, which premiered on the streaming platform in early August. Netflix recently renewed the fantasy drama led by Tom Sturridge for a second season, which appears to be the spark that has ignited Zaslav’s boiling displeasure....

As little as a few months ago, Warner would not even be in the list of people considered. But what with Michael Clarke’s hurried exit and the state of the Aussie team on top of the Ashes loss, anything can happen. He seems fairly confident of getting the job. “I had my first captain experience in the IPL this year,” Warner said today about his tenure leading Sunrisers Hyderabad to the cusp of the IPL semi-finals....

Warner was one of three players - together with captain Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft - removed from Australia’s Test squad on Tuesday. The trio face further sanctions from Cricket Australia for their involvement in a plan that saw Bancroft attempt to alter the condition of the ball with tape on day three of the third Test against the Proteas in Cape Town. Smith, who has been replaced as Australia’s Test skipper by Tim Paine, gave up his role as the leader of the Rajasthan Royals on Monday....

“We don’t want to leave the NCAA. We don’t need a ‘Division IV.’ We can be in a big tent, if we can get an appropriate amount of political redistribution,” he said. “We can have a tournament, everybody can be in it, we can do revenue sharing. We can all brand together. We can all be Division I together.” Indeed, when he said the word “tournament,” he didn’t mean golf or tennis....

“I don’t know why, it’s kind of a time-honored NBA tradition, role players play better at home than they do on the road,” Kerr said. “That seems to be the case for most teams. So, you know, you coach each game accordingly. You see who’s going. You see if a guy’s got a hot hand.” Oh, he found them. They were all around, just not where you might have most expected them....

Young was surprised when informed that Canada had legalized recreational use of marijuana, and he wanted the United States to follow suit. But then he took it a step further. “I want people to pass cocaine,” Young told TMZ. “Everybody needs to do cocaine. (America’s) next, the white.” MORE: Rockets fans are already crushing Ayesha Curry’s Houston restaurant After the video was posted, Young explained on his Instagram account that he was joking and asked his followers not to take his comments seriously....

“We want to win and bring a championship to the Bay Area," Curry said. “They’ve been such diehard fans for so long.” MORE: Best photos from the WCF series | Curse of Lil B? He strikes Harden again Golden State pulled away late in a physical, grinding Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, beating the Rockets 104-90 on Wednesday. Thompson, whose cut ear was cleaned up during the game but later led to concussion symptoms, and Curry combined for 46 points, with Harrison Barnes adding 24....

Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson was asked about the situation, a scenario in which veteran offensive lineman Richie Incognito is alleged to have threatened and harassed rookie Jonathan Martin as part of a rookie-hazing effort to "toughen up" the young player. DOLPHINS’ SAGA: Goodell’s watch out of control | Incognito speaks out | Were coaches behind Incognito actions? Jackson, who acknowledges that NBA rookies are made to pay their dues through various tasks, pointed to an organizational disconnect as the reason for the Dolphins hazing reaching such a dangerous level....

MORE: Draymond Green ‘happy’ about Warriors’ meltdown vs. Grizzlies “Does it say ‘The Diff’ on it? Like Cleveland’s? Like, that’s always good, you know? In case you can’t do math, we’re up 12. OK, thanks,” said Kerr.

With a healthy Stephen Curry in the line-up, many expected them to be lethal but surely not this good right? NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) The former two-time league MVP has been off to a flyer, averaging 28.4 points and 6.9 assists along with career-high numbers of 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 3-pointers per game. Along with Curry, it’s also been the play of his supporting cast....

MORE: Ranking every NBA Finals rematch | Best finals ever? While it’s not a play the Cavaliers ran relentlessly, they saved it for big moments when LeBron James was surrounded by four shooters off the bench. In Game 4, when the Cavaliers came back from a double-digit deficit by scoring 11 straight baskets in the fourth quarter, it took Kyle Lowry blowing it up all by himself to prevent them from running it an eighth consecutive time....

Golden State, which finished the season with a 53-29 record, earned the West’s third seed while Denver, which finished the season with a 48-34 record, finished sixth in the West. Each team has dealt with its fair share of injuries this year and closed their respective seasons by winning six of their final 10 games. The Nuggets won the season series with the Warriors, but considering the injury woes of both teams, circumstances had an impact on the results....

RELATED: 10 Best Assault Rifles To Use In Call of Duty: Warzone Items can range from the killstreaks players can buy to a spotter scope players can find in a chest or on the ground. While players might think they need to rely on picking the best weapon up, they also need to consider using items to get an advantage. 10 Spotter Scope The spotter scope can be picked up from the ground or found in a chest....

Infinity Ward’s Warzone 2 arrived in November 2022, with the all-new DMZ game mode, designed to capitalize on the current trend of extraction shooters in gaming. With similar DNA to battle royale games, in DMZ and other extraction shooters like Escape From Tarkov, and Hunt: Showdown, the players who spawn in a large shared playing space attempt to go in, get loot, and get out, as opposed to trying to stay until they are the last ones standing....

The singer-songwriter—the only child of rock ’n’ roll legend Elvis Presley—passed away aged 54 on Thursday after being hospitalized earlier in the day. A spokesperson for her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement: “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time....

A Democratic state legislator has introduced a replacement law to re-criminalize drug possession. But some legal and drug reform advocates would prefer it remain an inactive relic from War on Drugs. The court issued its decision on February 25 in the case of State of Washington v. Shannon Blake. The case involved a 2016 drug possession charge. When Spokane police discovered a bag of methamphetamines in the coin pocket of Blake’s jeans, she said didn’t do meth, that the bag wasn’t hers and she didn’t realize it was in her jeans....

The 27-year-old was signed by Manchester City in October 2015 after securing his release from Brisbane Roar due to unpaid superannuation and was immediately loaned to Bolton Wanderers but failed to play a single game for the Championship club. Brattan returns early to Man City City Football Group decided to loan Brattan to their Australian club this season - something that had been expected from the moment he signed with Manchester City - but the defensive midfielder insists he still has ambitions to succeed abroad....

The third season will focus on the Independence Pirates as opposed to the East Mississippi Community College Lions, who were the center of the series’ first two seasons. The third season will focus on the Pirates under coach Jason Brown, tasked with turning around a perennially losing Pirates program. MORE: 10 things to know about ICC “All of us had felt that we had kind of told the story that we wanted to tell in Scooba,” “Last Chance U” director Greg Whiteley told SB Nation....