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U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald ruled this week that the civil case against the Knicks guard will move forward, saying the plaintiff has a compelling enough argument to be heard by a jury. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Rose was sued last year in California by a woman who said he and two friends drugged and sexually assaulted her in August 2013. He has denied all allegations in the complaint and argued in a court filing last September that sex with the woman — who was in a relationship with him at the time — was consensual....

Rose, who has been out since Feb. 28, rejoined New York on Monday after missing the previous eight games while battling the coronavirus, and he shared his experience with the illness, saying it’s the flu “times 10.” “They say everybody is different, but with me I never felt anything like that before,” Rose said via The Associated Press. “I’ve had the flu. It was nothing like the flu. It was that times 10....

DeSantis’ request comes as part of proposed series of legislative reforms that he wants enacted to resist President Joe Biden’s immigration policies and to fight back “against the Biden border crisis,” he said. “The governor’s proposals for protecting Floridians from the Biden Border Crisis are intended to implement the directives of the Executive Order he signed in September,” the governor’s spokesperson told Newsweek on Friday. DeSantis issued an executive order in September listing a number of immigration-related rules....

The law is designed to deter violent public demonstrations, but challengers of the law say it is unconstitutionally chilling free speech and the right to peacefully protest. Max Gaston, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, was among the attorneys representing those in opposition to the law. “Their speech is chilled because they don’t know if they will be arrested for peacefully protesting,” Gaston said. “They’re afraid they will be arrested and charged with a violent felony....

The star quarterback, who is in the middle of a hold-in, where he reported for training camp but isn’t practicing, has been the main focus in practice, and with good reason. Watson requested a trade from the Texans earlier this offseason and missed most of the offseason workouts, only reporting for camp to avoid being fined $50,000 every day as per the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). There are also dark clouds of legal issues hanging over the quarterback, with more than 20 women stating that they were sexually assaulted by Watson during therapy massage sessions....

While the Associated Press honor went to one Cowboy, quarterback Dak Prescott, last season, another, running back Ezekiel Elliott, was named Sporting News’ top rookie. Watson can keep one or both awards in the Lone Star State this year. That, of course, is based on a projection of him winning the starting job in Houston over Tom Savage. When he does, Watson will be front and center of the reigning AFC South champions....

Whatever it is, Deshaun Watson is taking responsibility for it. The Tigers’ star quarterback told reporters Monday that he hasn’t felt like himself so far this season and he plans to turn it around. “This past weekend, you could just see it,” Watson said, via the Independent Mail. “You could just feel the energy, starting with me being the leader of the team, not enjoying it. You can tell my body language has been bad and it kind of spreads throughout the team and it spreads throughout the fans in the stadium that people weren’t really excited about the game....

Rumors had been floated that the Cavaliers, who toyed with idea of taking Joel Embiid but were widely expected to pick Andrew Wiggins, would shift course and select Parker first overall. MORE: Miller: Jordan 10x better than Kobe | Pistons want first-rounder for Monroe | Potential Kings replacements “The Cavaliers did a great job in the draft because we really didn’t know what they were going to do,” Bucks general manager John Hammond said....

In the anime Tanjiro and his younger sister Nezuko’s life is shattered when their family is slaughtered by a demon and she is turned into one herself. Tanjiro immediately reacts contrary to the nature of the world and defends his sister’s life against the first demon slayer that they encounter. He is then compelled by that man to pursue a career in the Demon Slayer Corps in order to safeguard human life....

Before Demon Slayer The Movie premiered in Japan, Toho Cinemas temporarily lifted capacity restrictions designed to protect patrons from contracting COVID-19 in order to meet the high demand for advance tickets. That anticipation translated to record-breaking box office success, even by pre-pandemic standards, when the anime film earned $44 million in its opening weekend, exceeding the debut grosses of Disney’s Frozen II and director Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering with You....

I-League side Dempo SC, at a press conference at Dempo House in Campal, Panaji, unveiled their new home-and-away jerseys for the 2013/14 season along with their training shirts made by their kitting partner Nike. The event showcased the new colours of the Dempo jerseys along with the chance for the media to interact with club president Srinivas V. Dempo and head coach Arthur Papas, who spoke about the future plans of the club, which they together hope to take back to the top of Indian club football....

The U.S. needed only one point to secure a spot in the round of 16. But after conceding an 55th-minute goal to Thomas Muller and Germany, the Americans needed some help from Portugal to advance. “You know in the back of your mind that a draw gets you through,” Dempsey said. “It’s not like a normal game because there are a lot of factors that play into it.” The Stars and Stripes got off to a slow start in rainy Recife and struggled to push forward against FIFA’s second-ranked team....

The Orange County District Attorney’s office announced Monday that it is charging the former NBA star with counts of hit-and-run with property damage; driving a motor vehicle across a highway divider; giving false information to a police officer; and driving without a valid license. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Rodman, 55, faces a maximum of two years in county jail if convicted. He’s due to be arraigned in January....

Rodman’s infamous two-day trip to Las Vegas during the Bulls’ 1997-98 championship season will serve as the inspiration for an upcoming movie titled, “48 Hours in Vegas.” Rodman will be a producer on the Lionsgate film, which promises to “take audiences on Rodman’s madcap adventure.” MORE: Remembering Rodman’s wild dating history “There’s only one Dennis Rodman. In 1998, there was nobody on Earth who’d be more fun — or maybe more dangerous — to party with,” said Nathan Kahane, president of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group, in a news release....

Rodman has paid several visits to Kim in the isolated state but the two rarely discuss politics, the retired National Basketball Association star told British TV show “Good Morning Britain.” North Korea has carried out a series of nuclear and missile tests and U.S. President Donald Trump has responded with warnings of a “massive” military response. “For me to go over there and see (Kim) as much as I have, I basically hang out with him all the time....

JGR announced Dave Rogers, who most recently served as crew chief for Denny Hamlin’s Sprint Cup team, will transition to lead Carl Edwards’ team. Mike Wheeler, who spent 13 years with JGR, including last season as the crew chief for the No. 20 Xfinity Series team, will be reunited with Hamlin for 2016. MORE: NASCAR’s top 10 moments of 2015 | The next Jimmie Johnson? “I think every year you evaluate each of your teams however and sometimes during that process you find that a change might be in the best interest for all involved," team owner Joe Gibbs said in a release....

There are many different types of dental X-rays and they all have different purposes. These are the most commonly used dental X-rays and the information that they provide your dentist. How Are X-Rays Performed? Dental X-rays are taken with you sitting upright in a chair. The dental technician will place a lead apron over your chest and wrap a thyroid collar around your neck. The X-ray sensor or film will be placed in your mouth for the picture....

Wilder is defending the WBC heavyweight championship against lineal champion Fury. Both fighters remain undefeated in their careers. Fury outboxed Wilder for most of their first fight, but was knocked down in the eighth round. Wilder was down on two scorecards heading into the 12th round and needed a knockout to win. He knocked Fury down for the count, but somehow Fury got back up to finish the round and earn the split draw....

After several years of success portraying lead character Captain Jack Sparrow in the hit film franchise, Depp reprised his role for a final time in 2017’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, before he was dropped the following year. Depp’s loss of the lucrative role served as an influencing factor in his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, who he sued for $50 million over a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post, in which she said she was a domestic abuse survivor....