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Just over a year after saying no to Phil Jackson and the Big Apple, Kerr’s Warriors completed one of the most impressive seasons start to finish in NBA history Tuesday when they defeated the Cavaliers 105-97 to win the franchise’s first championship in 40 years. MORE: How Warriors held on in Game 6 | Must-see Finals photos | Buy Warriors championship gear Kerr was Jackson’s top choice to take over the team last spring, but the Warriors wooed him away from his former coach with the allure of coaching in his home state with family nearby....

Mnuchin said any efforts to deal with the country’s record $3.3 trillion deficit for 2020 have been put on hold, as he responded to a Wednesday projection from the Congressional Budget Office. The treasury secretary said the coronavirus pandemic has required a war-like spending effort, adding to a shortfall that is more than triple the debt from 2019, and $2.2 trillion more than the figure predicted back in March....

Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc, who were signed at top-band contracts originally, have not been retained as per the full lists of men’s retentions announced by the English Cricket Board (ECB). It is understood that franchises in The Hundred were allowed to retain as many players as they wanted during this window which is now closed. The men’s sides will now pick and choose the remainder of their squads in the upcoming draft scheduled on February 23....

He didn’t care about racing. He didn’t want to talk to anyone, let alone face his family, friends or other drivers. Stewart’s grief over the death of Kevin Ward Jr. was overwhelming, and he couldn’t find his way out of the fog. Stewart, one of NASCAR’s biggest stars, spent three weeks in seclusion at his Indiana home after the car he was driving struck and killed Ward at a dirt track in upstate New York....

After he was alone in the ring with with Cody, Sting cut a promo in which he discussed his return to TNT. He stated that he’s back in “the jungle.” Sting tells Cody Rhodes that he’ll see him around Later in the night, Sting tweeted, “See you around, Kid.” This statement was made at the end of his promo with Cody Rhodes. These words might hint at a faceoff between the two stars in the future....

Newsweek spoke with 20 economists about whether the impeachment proceedings would spook investors and how markets would respond during the process. While Trump’s removal from office would create tumult among the indices, 10 explicitly said investors thought that Trump will be impeached. But the economists also overwhelmingly indicated that investors are not currently focused on the impeachment proceedings and didn’t think Trump would be removed from office by the Senate....

Stoke looked set for their first win since January when Peter Crouch came off the bench to force in the rebound after Joe Hart failed to gather Xherdan Shaqiri’s drive. But another substitute ensured the spoils were shared at London Stadium on Monday, Carroll turning in Aaron Cresswell’s centre in the 90th minute to move West Ham seven points clear of the drop zone. Stoke, meanwhile, are five points adrift of safety with only four games remaining, one of which is away to Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool, but Lambert stressed the Potters’ performance levels suggest positive results could be coming soon....

England return to Test action next month with three matches against West Indies in the bio-secure stadiums in Manchester and Southampton, and they are set to be without skipper Joe Root when the first contest begins on July 8. Root is due to leave the team bubble to be with his wife for the birth of their second child and he will require a seven-day period of self-isolation before returning to camp....

In fact, it’s possible the Patriots looked even better. After scoring just 13 points in Super Bowl 53, New England eclipsed that total in the first half alone Sunday on the strength of two touchdown passes from Tom Brady and a pair of field goals from Stephen Gostkowski. The defense did the rest. It blanked the Steelers until Chris Boswell kicked a 19-yard field goal in the third quarter. As is typical of the Patriots, Brady responded with a 58-yard touchdown pass, his third and final scoring strike in an eventual 33-3 New England victory....

Devin Harris was granted a leave of absence after his brother’s death, but he was back at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Monday to watch the Mavericks’ game against the Warriors, alongside his nephew and Bruce’s son, Brayden. Warriors guard Stephen Curry was captured on video offering his condolences to Brayden in the tunnel during pregame. Curry hugged Brayden and then went out to the floor. Devin Harris addressed the media prior to Monday’s game, with Brayden at his side....

In case you didn’t know… Kobe Bryant dislocated his ring finger on his shooting hand in 2009 while playing against the Cleveland Cavaliers.But as relentless as Kobe his, he continued to play through the pain. Bryant declined surgery and often chose to play with the injury. The heart of the matter… The Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry hurt his ring finger Saturday night against the Pelicans and therefore sat out the game against Sacremento....

Stephanie McMahon has been an integral part of WWE for several decades. Often referred to as The Billion Dollar Princess, McMahon has worked with the promotion both on and off-screen. Last month, she took over as the company’s co-CEO alongside Nick Khan following Vince McMahon’s surprising retirement. A few weeks ago, there were reports of WWE potentially reverting to its TV-14 rating. However, those plans have reportedly been nixed by the new CEO....

The fiery “First Take” commentator, who has a notable history of dragging America’s (oft-maligned) Team, took advantage of a unique situation Thursday to blindside Dallas with another stinging remark. That opportunity came at The Game Awards, an annual awards ceremony established in 2014 that honors achievements in the video game industry. Smith, asked to present the award for “Best Esports Player,” was effusive in his praise of the genre as it kept going amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

On that day, Stevens had guard Ronald Nored in Curry’s face at every turn, and Curry — nursing a troublesome ankle — went just 6-for-23 from the field and 2-for-13 from the 3-point line. Four years later, both were in the NBA, and Stevens, no matter the roster of the Celtics that he has been coaching, has taken the same approach with Curry. Grab him. Clutch him. Be physical. He’s had his guards do the same with Klay Thompson, the Warriors’ other elite guard, too....

We find Curry once again in his natural habitat: way, way beyond the 3-point line. Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — who has experienced some success in guarding Curry — clearly wasn’t expecting the Warriors star to launch from this far away. MORE: Looking back at Curry’s career | NBA scoreboard | Little kid mimics Curry’s moves perfectly There are 18 seconds left on the shot clock. He’s closer to half court than the 3-point line....

Curry had a particularly tough night, as he posted a 7-of-18 mark from the field overall and his Warriors lost, 113-100. Curry also posted three turnovers, which is actually under his league-leading average of 4.7 turnovers per game. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

On December 30, Bannon convinced Trump to return to the White House on January 6, according to Peril, a new book by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. At the time, Trump was in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. January 6 was the date set for Congress to vote on certifying the 2020 electoral victory of now-President Joe Biden. “You’ve got to return to Washington and make a dramatic return today,” Bannon told Trump, according to the book....

In a tweet, Maureen Bannon shared an old photograph of her as a child with her father. “To the world my dad is one person, but to me he is the world,” she wrote. “My dad has always stood with me and I will always stand with him.” Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Green of Georgia tweeted “I stand with Steve Bannon.” Trump-endorsed Congressional candidate in Washington Joe Kent tweeted a picture with Bannon to show his support....

Well, ok, maybe he’s 1 of several people who really brought the smiles. But aside from Lizzo and her party boy Grogu costume, Buscemi has joined the ranks of nigh on perfect and fondly memorable Halloween highlights with a callback to one of his most meme-worthy roles. The funny thing is, the outfit itself is based on a one-off gag from a show on which he was a periodic guest star, so he probably spent more time putting it together than he actually spent on-screen in the joke’s original appearance....

There is no easy answer to that question, but the world must now come up with one. Many knew that this day was likely to come, but it seems no amount of preparation has worked to soften the blow, as Steve Jobs has passed away after a seven-year battle with cancer. It would be simple enough to list off the various computers, software, or digital devices created under Jobs’s watch as concrete evidence of just how much of an impact he had on modern technology....