Author: Avinash

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Bennedict Mathurin scored 38 points in his home debut for Los Angeles and the Clippers held off the Denver Nuggets 115-114 on Thursday night. Denver’s Jamal Murray had a chance to tie it on three free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining after a foul from Derrick Jones Jr. Murray made the first two before missing the third, with time expiring on the rebound. Kawhi Leonard added 23 points, and Jones had 22 to help the Clippers improve to 21-7 since Dec. 20. Both teams were coming off the All-Star break. Mathurin, acquired from Indiana at the trade…

Let me tell you a secret. I’m actually penning this week’s Patch Notes on Thursday, so if there’s an omission so glaring it feels like a slap to your cranium then you can attribute it to me being so ahead of the curve I’ve inadvertently fallen behind. Now that’s out of the way, let’s talk news. Generative AI is the questionable glue holding many of this week’s headlines together, whether it’s the AI-fuelled RAM crisis impacting the availability (and potentially cost) of video game hardware or a suited-and-booted exec once again hitching their six-legged horse to the careening bandwagon. You can practically…

Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 has been launched in global markets with Bluetooth calling support and a 1.5-inch AMOLED display. The rugged smartwatch has a 10 ATM water resistance rating and is said to deliver up to 50 hours of battery life with GPS tracking. It supports 187 sports modes and features 64GB of onboard storage. It monitors heart rate, blood-oxygen saturation (Sp… Source link #Amazfit #TRex #Ultra #BioTracker #Sensor #Launched #Price

Isha is a Telugu psychological horror-thriller film that has been written and directed by Manne Srinivas. The film is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the Telugu language with English subtitles. The film features an ensemble cast led by Thrigun, Hebah Patel, Siri Hanmanth, and Akhil Raj Uddemari. Source link #Isha #Streaming #OTT #Hebah #Patel #Thrigun #Lead #Psychological #Horror

CHICAGO – Meaningful basketball.  It was easy to take it for granted when the Toronto Raptors were an Eastern Conference playoff machine, qualifying for the post-season in eight of nine seasons beginning in 2013-14. It’s been slim pickings since. The Raptors did squeeze out an ultimately unsatisfying appearance in the Play-In Tournament in 2023, but since then?  Seasons of 25 and 30 wins as part of an on-the-fly rebuild.  There remain questions about the long-term rewards of the path the Raptors have chosen, but coming out of the all-star break with games that need to be won is objectively preferable…

Feb 19, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) dunks against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Cade Cunningham totaled 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds as the Detroit Pistons pulled away in the second half and completed a season sweep of the host New York Knicks with a 126-111 victory on Thursday. Detroit won the three meetings by a combined 84 points, improving its regular-season winning streak vs. New York to six games. The Knicks had won the previous…

Feb 19, 2026; Austin, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) prepares to drives to the basket against Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie (12) during the first half against the Phoenix Suns at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images Stephon Castle scored 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs owned the middle two quarters and dominated the short-handed Phoenix Suns 121-94 on Thursday in Austin, Texas, to win their seventh straight game. San Antonio led by a dozen points at halftime before all but putting away the game by outscoring the Suns by 15 points over the…

Toronto FC has added to its roster ahead of the Major League Soccer season, acquiring Hungarian winger Daniel Salloi from Sporting Kansas City.  The club announced the move Thursday, with Toronto FC general manager Jason Hernandez saying in a release that Salloi will bring a “welcome combination of MLS experience and impact” to the group. The deal will see Sporting receive a guaranteed $300,000 in general allocation money, plus an additional $700,000 in general allocation money if performance-based metrics are met.  Sporting will also retain a sell-on percentage if Salloi is permanently transferred out of MLS or is traded within…

Shadab Khan of Pakistan celebrates (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) The Pakistan Cricket Board has reportedly expressed its unhappiness with Shadab Khan following his pointed remarks about former players during the ongoing World Cup. According to a report, the board has cautioned the all-rounder to be more measured in his language after he responded sharply to criticism surrounding his selection. Shadab had answered his detractors after playing a key role in Pakistan’s 102-run win over Namibia in Colombo on Wednesday, contributing a brisk 22-ball 36 and returning figures of 3-13. Addressing the criticism from ex-cricketers appearing on television panels, he…

Sep 27, 2025; Carson, California, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) moves the ball down the field against Sporting Kansas City during the second half at Dignity Health Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-Imagn Images Joseph Paintsil’s 68th-minute goal allowed the Los Angeles Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 draw against Sporting San Miguelito on Thursday in the opening leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series at Penonome, Panama. The finale of the two-game, total-goal series is scheduled for Wednesday in Carson, Calif. The team that advances will oppose Jamaica’s Mount Pleasant in the round of 16. For the…