And afterward, they got some good news: Saric told a reporter he will play for the Sixers in the 2016-17 season. MORE: Curb your KD criticism | Check out Team USA Asked on camera by a FIBA reporter for a simple yes or no on the question of entering the NBA this season, Saric replied, “Yes.” Saric scored 18 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and was named MVP after Croatia won a road game at Italy in overtime, 84-78, to claim one of three final berths for the 12-team field that will compete for the gold medal in Brazil....

Scientists also found that participants with IBD developed dementia almost a decade before those without. The findings were published in the journal Gut. The researchers believe the link may be down to the relationship between the digestive and nervous systems, known as the gut-brain axis. Past studies have linked psychiatric disorder such as anxiety and depression with IBD, but less work has been done on the condition and dementia....

Until lately, he was right. Cosmopolitan Americans today celebrate music from such exotic lands as South Africa. But unless they’re on a cruise they usually scorn the torridly elegant sounds at their southern doorstep–as if Latin America’s very proximity rendered its music vulgar to gringo ear. But in this post-cold war age of North and Latin American integration, that may all be changing. If new artists like Guerra have their way, the waves of Caribbean music could soon break over the shores of Emerson’s country....

The Calabria side were 18th after 30 games and five points from safety, but a fairytale end to the season saw them claim five wins, including a 3-1 victory over Lazio on the final day, to confirm their survival. Madrid shortlist Milan’s Donnarumma Nicola told the media on April 7: “If I save Crotone, I will ride my bike up to Turin.” True to his word, he will be starting tomorrow at Crotone’s stadium and cycling all the way to his hometown of Vigone over 800 miles away, as well as stopping at six other places he played or coached....

Trading platform Bitfinex has pushed out a firmly-worded rebuke against a peer-reviewed paper authored by professors John Griffin and Amin Shams which said a single entity may have jacked up Bitcoin’s value in 2017, when the price of a coin jumped to almost $20,000. Their findings, which analyzed a stablecoin called Tether, built on the results of a paper released last year and comes as the U.S. government is increasingly probing crypto firms....

Over 480,000 new Bitcoin addresses were created on March 17 – a strong surge which could see further upside. Technical Analysis Intraday trend - Bullish On the daily chart, the pair is trading above Tenken-sen ($39,986), Kijun-sen ($39,828), and above Ichimoku Kumo cloud ($40,238). It hits a high of $43,337 at the time of writing and is currently trading around $42,239. Major support is seen at $40,445, any drop below this level would confirm a minor weakness....

On his return from a knee injury, the 25-year-old made an impressive cameo against Antonio Conte’s men, although it was not enough as the Eagles suffered their fourth consecutive defeat, stretching their winless run to eight games. With two goals down in the first half, no thanks to Willian’s opener and Martin Kelly’s own goal, Roy Hodgson replaced Christian Benteke with Zaha just a minute into the second half and the winger set up Van Aanholt for the consolation goal....

The Cote d’ivoire international scored four goals and made one assist to help Roy Hodgson’s men avoid relegation. Zaha received the highest votes cast by a panel of experts, Premier League captains and fans to beat off competitions from Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen, Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, Everton’s Jordan Pickford, Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and West Bromwich Albion’s Jake Livermore to scoop the prize. This is the first time the winger will win the individual accolade and the first for a Palace player since Andrew Johnson in 2004....

The Clarets have outperformed expectations and looked relatively safe all season but the improved form of the teams below them has dragged them to the brink of a relegation battle. ‘Barca & Real would struggle in England’ Sean Dyche’s men have a five-point advantage over Swansea City but were overtaken by Palace last weekend, with the Eagles having won six of their past nine matches. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on BT Sport 1 and by stream via the BT Sport app....

On Wednesday, ICE confirmed that Roylan Hernandez-Diaz, who was 43, had been pronounced dead on Tuesday after staff at the Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana found him unresponsive in his cell. While ICE said the incident was still under investigation, the agency also said Hernandez-Diaz appeared to have died by suicide. The 43-year-old was one of a growing number of immigration detainees to be held in a private prison, with ICE’s use of the private detention facilities seeing a surge under the Trump administration....

That hurdle is no longer in place. According to Yahoo! Sports, the 19-year-old infielder from Abreus, Cuba, is free to sign with an MLB club after rules changes regarding Cuban players. MLB’s move came in the wake of U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) changes that had previously required a special license for Cubans to be “unblocked” before signing with an MLB team. Moncada was among several Cuban players to receive an email from OFAC that said the Cuban Assets Control Regulations “unblocks any individual national of Cuba who has taken up permanent residence outside of Cuba, provided certain required documentation is obtained and the individual is not a prohibited Cuban Government official or prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party....

Baez led off the 12th inning with a towering home run and the Cubs beat the Rockies 6-5 on Tuesday night. Wellington Castillo also homered for the Cubs, who have won four of five. Baez, a prized prospect called up before the game, played his first game in the big leagues with his family sitting behind home plate. He struck out in three of his first five at-bats before hitting Boone Logan’s first pitch of the 12th an estimated 414 feet into the Rockies’ bullpen....

Cubs manager Joe Maddon, a hitting coach for much of his big-league career, says hitters “swing the bat way too often,” and “too many times (it) develops into home run derby and really becomes useless,” the Chicago Tribune reported. MORE: Cubs want Obama to follow them back on Twitter Maddon traces the rise in batting practice’s prominence to the early ’80s when, he said, hitting coaches became more visible. Now, the Tribune pointed out, many teams have two hitting coaches, which means even more batting practice....

Becerra has been nominated to lead one of our most important government agencies, tasked with enhancing the health and wellbeing of all Americans. Yet he is a deeply partisan and ideologically driven nominee with no formal education, training or background in medicine or health. His most notable experience could best be described as waging left-wing culture wars while serving as attorney general of California. Like the president who nominated him, Becerra has a track record of open hostility to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church....

Behold, the new power ticket that’s going to sweep the Electoral College in three years: Yep, that’s a tee of Steph and LeBron, available for $24 (why not $30 or $23?) at BreakingT. MORE: LeBron says his voice more important than his knee “No Bums,” of course is a nod to LeBron James calling Trump a “bum” for disinviting Curry and the Warriors from a White House visit the team was leaning toward not making....

First there was the picture of his surgically repaired ankle, then his thoughts on evolution, and now he tweets he was stopped at the airport due to a fake grenade his son left in his bag. You can’t make this stuff up. Going out on a limb and saying he didn’t get to keep the fake grenade.

Rule No. 5 for election by the Baseball Writers Association of America is voting and states the following, “Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.” MORE: Why Schilling is a clear-cut Hall of Famer The character clause is what’s coming up now, again. Schilling’s political stances, such as those on Islam and transgenderism, are well known, and many don’t want him rewarded with a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame....

Curt Schilling made his third appearance on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot this month. And or the third time, more than 60 percent of voters “forgot” to put a check next to the six-time All-Star’s name. BASEBALL HALL OF FAME: 2015 results | How to improve voting | Worst. Hall of Famers. Ever. Something is keeping Schilling from being enshrined in Cooperstown. Is it his outspokenness? His political beliefs?...

The video was posted to TikTok earlier this week by Von Lopez (@vonmarie22), who wrote: “Customer paid and was short then got mad she was told she was short!” So far, the post has racked up more than 5.4 million views and over 700,000 likes. At the beginning of the eight-second clip—which is a recording of the restaurant’s security footage—the employee can be seen checking the order screen before walking the customer’s food over to the window....

In that spirit, I spent the last month or so with a beta version of the OmniSky modem, a trim packet of electronics that clips onto the back of a Palm V organizer. I’ve been on the road for half a year, wishing for just what the OmniSky promised: wireless access to the Web and e-mail via the provider I already pay for the privilege. Early adopting has its dangers....