Fisher, 41, played 18 seasons in the NBA with the Lakers, Warriors, Jazz, Mavericks and Thunder. He retired in 2014 and quickly signed a multi-year deal to be the head coach of the Knicks before getting fired the following season. MORE: Eight NBA players destined to decline in 2016-17 The 6-1 point guard and five-time NBA champion, posted an impressive workout video Tuesday on Facebook with the hashtag #Imnotdoneyet. He has reportedly been “exploring options and expressing interest in playing again....

Former Florida State standout Derrick Brooks and 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart of USC are among the potential candidates. MORE: SN Top 25 | Coach rankings | Bowl projections | Top 25 front seven players Voting will be conducted by Hall of Famers and more than 12,000 NFF members. The inductees will be revealed Jan. 8, 2016, in Scottsdale, Ariz., during the week of the College Football Playoff national championship game....

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a COVID-19 data tracker that shows case counts in each state, others researchers have developed their own tools, including the COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool. Led by experts based in Georgia, the risk assessment tool lets users view relative risk levels when it comes to attending an event or gathering in a specific area. On an interactive, color-coded map, users can choose where the gathering is happening (state and county) and how many people will be in attendance (10 to 5,000)....

The projections come from a researcher with the Global Carbon Project (GCP)—an organization which aims to track the quantity of greenhouse gases that humans are pumping into the atmosphere. “I wouldn’t be shocked to see a 5 percent or more drop in carbon dioxide emissions this year, something not seen since the end of World War II,” Rob Jackson, chair of the GCP and a professor at Stanford University, told Reuters....

Last week, I found myself—a perfectly healthy 60-year-old—in a local hospital suffering from the effects of the COVID-19 Delta variant. A doctor buddy pushed me to get to an emergency CAT scan of my lungs, and within hours, blood thinners were applied intravenously for clots in my lungs, and antibiotics for the pneumonia too. Thanks to some great local health care providers, I’m home and on the mend. While I was recovering, a friend sent me a link to your appearance on a national news show to talk about the spreading virus in our mutual home of Oxford, Mississippi....

The key districts of Daxing and Dongcheng began a mass testing drive on Friday after a nine-year-old boy tested positive for the more virulent strain of the virus, first discovered in London and the southeast of England last month. Health authorities in the Chinese capital said they were aiming to screen more than two million people in 48 hours. Among them, around 1.6 million inhabitants in Daxing were to be given antibody tests, as well as throat, nasal and rectal nucleic acid swabs....

Spain and France became the sixth and seventh countries to surpass 1 million confirmed cases each. The U.K., Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Belgium also reported new highs. A number of European countries have recently implemented stricter regulations in attempts to control the spikes in infections, deaths and hospitalizations. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported that the infection rate in Europe has been increasing for more than 90 days and high levels of COVID-19 have been observed in 28 countries across the continent....

Testing sites across the country are seeing hours-long wait times for COVID-19 tests and are advertising results taking between two and 10 days. While there’s no shortage of physical tests, a surge in people looking to get tested can cause delays and long wait times if there aren’t enough people to administer the tests and run them in labs. Rapid tests don’t seem to be having as many issues as PCR tests and while people may have to wait in line for hours or wait a few days to secure an appointment, results are still coming back within hours....

During the election campaign, Biden had trumpeted his ability not only to bring the pandemic under control but to “end” it. Biden’s plan for COVID was central to his overarching message of restoring normality in America after the turbulent Trump era. “We’re in a situation where there are a thousand deaths a day now. A thousand deaths a day. And there are over 70,000 new cases per day,” Biden said at the second presidential debate last October....

The facility, which the Dallas Cowboys call home, also hosted the Big 12 title game in 2010, the last time the conference played the football championship event. Jerry World, as it’s affectionately called as a nod to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, also hosted the game in 2009. MORE: These are the playoff scenarios we’re rooting for Bids from Kansas City, Houston and San Antonio were also considered for the event’s next venue....

Irvin, the former Cowboys star who now serves as an NFL Network analyst, ripped Cooper for his decision in a recent interview with TMZ. “I don’t know what word to put on it, but I am absolutely hot about it,” an animated Irvin said about Cooper’s absence. “Are you joking? I got a guy named Cedrick Wilson catching passes who makes $2 million and a guy named Noah Brown who makes $1 million?...

Wide receiver Dez Bryant, center Travis Frederick, running back DeMarco Murray and tackle Tyron Smith paced Dallas, while the Patriots were second with three All-NFL selections . Three players were repeats from PFWA’s 2013 All-NFL team: Browns tackle Joe Thomas, Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and two defensive players from the Seahawks, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas were selected to PFWA’s All-NFL team for the third consecutive season, the longest current streak among active players....

Running back DeMarco Murray also will miss the game, with a sprained knee ligament. Like Ware, Murray was injured in last Sunday night's victory over the Washington Redskins. MORE: Track Cowboys at Eagles | Week 7 picks Ware will miss the first game of his nine-year career, ending a streak of 134 consecutive games. He did not practice all week. Although the quad injury was expected to keep him out at least three weeks, Ware told reporters on Thursday that he would travel to Philadelphia and test himself before the game before making a decision....

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said he isn’t ruling Romo out for the team’s season-opening game against the Giants on Sept. 11, per ESPN.com. FANTASY: 2016 quarterback rankings | Top 200 rankings “We’ve gotten a lot of different timetables for when he can return,” Garrett said. “We also know that he’s played with a broken bone in his back before, so there’s no reason for me to stand up here and put a timetable on this....

“I don’t think we’re close because there’s not a lot of activity,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. When asked if the deal would be done before Week 1 of the regular season, Jones didn’t rule out the possibility. “We feel confident things will get done,” Jones added. “Things happen real quick, sometimes within hours.” Jones’ comments come after ESPN reported Thursday that the Cowboys offered Elliott a deal that would make him the second highest-paid running back in the NFL....

Bryant’s value as a free agent is inflated, as his name carries more weight than his game does. Witten is on his way to Monday Night Football and then the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the most beloved Cowboys ever. He has the most receptions and receiving yards in the history of the franchise. But sentiments aside, Bryant was on the decline ahead of turning 30 this November....

The man’s supervisor, u/ronearc, shared the story in a now-deleted post to the r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit. They earned 11,400 upvotes and 450 comments for their post, “10,000 steps a day or else!” before moderators removed it. The original poster (OP) said that their story happened “years ago, long before smart phones or Fitbits.” Their coworker, “Bob,” had a heart attack, albeit a “mild” one. When Bob was able to come back on the job, he had a new pedometer to make sure he was getting enough exercise....

In a video viewed over 237,000 times, @cinnamnhoney shared her experience working as a hostess at the popular restaurant chain. “a waitress used to complain SO MUCH if i sat ‘canadians’ in her section & i was so confused bc i thought canadians were stereotyped as nice,” she wrote in her caption. In the video itself, she looks pensive, as the on-screen caption reads, “me, a hostess at cracker barrel, wondering how every employee knew a table was full of canadians even though they didn’t have a telling accent....

When asked to describe managers Craig Counsell and Brian Snitker, their players often put forth similar enthusiastic plaudits: a players’ manager, cares about his people, a motivator, the right guy for this team. Another similarity: Both managers led teams that took giant steps forward in 2018 — Counsell with the Brewers and Snitker with the Braves — surprising many baseball observers. Add it all up and the next similarity isn’t surprising: Counsell and Snitker have been voted Sporting News’ co-NL Managers of the Year....