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MORE: NBA free agency tracker | Does NBA need a franchise tag? Jackson, who worked ESPN’s “The Jump” program alongside host Rachel Nichols, told her Sunday he will join the Warriors training camp this fall in an attempt to play a 15th NBA season. Jackson, 38, last played for the Clippers in the 2013-14 season but saw action in only nine games before being waived. He announced his retirement in June 2015, ending a 14-year career in which he averaged 15....

On one hand it seems easy, Dak Prescott has led them to a 7-1 record while throwing for 2,020 yards with a 12-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. But Romo is Jerry Jones’ guy. He found and groomed Romo into an NFL star and the Cowboys’ owner is not going to give up on him easily. Luckily, Jerry’s son, Stephen Jones, the team’s executive vice president, is a smart man, who has already helped the team with some intellegent decisions....

World number one Halep was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Ashleigh Barty in her first competitive match since recovering from a back injury. Stephens also failed to progress to the quarter-finals later in the day, the unseeded Putintseva beating the 2017 US Open champion 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-0. Fourth seed Stephens was beaten by Johanna Konta in the first round of the Brisbane International last week, and the American had to recover from a first-set bagel to defeat qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova in the opening round in Sydney....

ESPN reported Sunday that the Bruins coach is returning a one-year extension he signed after the 2013-14 season. MORE: 10 coaches who survived the hot seat “At the end of the day, year three was clearly not up to UCLA standards. My coaching staff and I fell short not only of our own expectations, but the expectations of [athletic director] Dan [Guerrero], the chancellor and you, our fans,” Alford said in a letter to Bruins Nation....

“It’s not simply the spending, which is going to crush everybody..,” said Bannon, who served under the Trump administration, during a segment of his War Room show. “It’s about leverage….you’re giving Nancy Pelosi another year. Didn’t the American people just vote on that?” The spending bill, which is meant to avert a government shutdown, was passed in the Senate by a bipartisan 68-29 vote, and it is now supposed to head to the House for debate ahead of the Friday midnight deadline....

Bannon’s sentence includes four months in prison in addition to a $6,500 fine. He was initially found guilty on two counts in July, but his punishment is much lighter than the six-month prison sentence and $200,000 fine sought by the Department of Justice. Since the news of his sentencing, he has hosted Alex Jones, Pennsylvania state Representative Frank Ryan, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano and Nevada secretary of state candidate Jim Marchant....

The annual award recognizes coaches who exemplify Wooden’s standards of coaching success and personal integrity. Fisher will receive the award at the Los Angeles Athletic Club during the weekend of April 10-12. He is 312-176 in 15 seasons at San Diego State. He has guided the Aztecs to the NCAA tournament seven times, including five straight appearances. Last season, the Aztecs were 31-5 and reached the Sweet Sixteen. Fisher has an overall record of 421-255, including 8 1/2 years at Michigan, where he won the NCAA championship in his first season as head coach....

MORE: All-time greatest Carolina Panthers | Top 10 potential candidates to replace Chip Kelly The 36-year-old receiver initially said 2015 would be his final season in the NFL, but after a torn Achilles in Week 8 the veteran wideout decided he didn’t want to go out that way. There had been reports after he suffered his injury that he was considering a return, and the fact he had surgery done so quickly prepped him to start rehab sooner rather than later....

He’s competing for the award against Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal); Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom); Anthony Hopkins (The Father); and Gary Oldman (Mank). Yeun may be the only Asian-American to ever receive a lead acting nomination at the Academy Awards, but there have been two other actors of Asian heritage to get nominations in the Best Actor category before him—still an incredibly small percentage in the Academy’s long history....

NEWSWEEK: What did you talk to President Bush about this morning? FOX: A very quick review of what we’re doing together: how we’re advancing on money and bank accounts related to terrorism. Border activity–where the flow and the crossing time is back up to 80 percent of what it was two months ago. [I] also suggested that countries should have information daily or monthly on what’s going on [with the war effort] so that we can maintain this cohesiveness....

People the world over differ by about one in a million of the nucleotides that make up our DNA, but what’s interesting is evidence that those differences are not random but, instead, the work of natural selection, report Lluís Quintana-Murci and colleagues of the Institut Pasteur in Paris, in the online edition of the journal Nature Genetics. That basic assertion is not surprising; the extent of the effect of natural selection’s effects on our genes, in the recent past, is....

The Rams, who traded a bounty of draft picks to Tennessee to move up to the top spot of the draft, will meet with both Cal QB Jared Goff and North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz before the draft, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. MORE: SN’s latest Mock Draft | GENTILLE: Goff, Wentz already doomed The Rams are leaning toward Goff, according to the source, but want to meet with both prospects before making a decision....

The Detroit Police Department said they were called around 11 a.m on March 16 to a shooting in the area of West McNichols Road and Rutherford Street, reported Click on Detroit. When officers arrived, they found a 53-year-old man with a gunshot wound. Police said the victim had gotten into an argument with a 31-year-old man over the $1,400 stimulus checks issued by the federal government. The 31-year-old is alleged to have left the house where the row took place, gone to his car to retrieve a gun and returned to shoot the 53-year-old....

The fifth-tier side secured an extra-time win in their second-round fixture against Yeovil Town to book their place in this round. Both clubs have one win, one loss and two draws in their last four outings. Also See: Top 10 football players with the most fans in the world Stockport County vs West Ham United Head-to-Head The two clubs have locked horns 14 times across all competitions. This will be their first meetings in the 21st century....

Stokes did not fly out with England and has been suspended by the ECB until the conclusion of a police investigation following the all-rounder’s arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in Bristol in September. The former England vice-captain was released without charge and remains part of the 17-man squad. Recent reports have suggested that he could play a part from the third Test onwards. Warner – who expects to play at the Gabba despite a stiff neck – hopes Stokes makes it out for the series, but was in no doubt the 26-year-old had caused his side an unnecessary distraction....

An invasive test called a gastric biopsy is done if your healthcare provider suspects a specific condition. Tissue samples are taken with tiny tools at the end of a long tube that is inserted down your throat during a procedure called an endoscopy. This article will explore what to expect during an endoscopy with biopsy, why your provider takes tissue samples from your stomach, and what to expect after the biopsy....

The internet is abuzz with rumours of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s return to the WWE, possibly at Wrestlemania 31. The Texan took the opportunity to make a joke about the situation. 0 votes

Ben Roethlisberger and Josh Allen are both playing well at quarterback. The Steelers have had the more reliable defense, while the Bills have had the more explosive offense. Neither team has run the ball consistently well, but don’t mind passing for high volume. Here’s everything to know about betting on Steelers vs. Bills in Week 14, including updated odds, trends and our expert’s prediction for “Sunday Night Football.” Steelers vs....

More: Steelers-Patriots pick | Week 1 lines It’s tough to find value on these props, though, at least when comparing the totals and odds to the daily fantasy projections offered at Fantasy Alarm. So if you’re considering playing any of these, just notice the razor-thin margins between the numbers. STEELERS vs. PATRIOTS PROPS & PROJECTIONS FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME WILL BE: TOUCHDOWN -185 ANY OTHER SCORE +165 TOTAL COMPLETIONS BY: BEN ROETHLISBERGER (PIT) OVER 25....