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OG Anunoby’s injury absence could hit All-Star break even after upgrade

INDIANAPOLIS – OG Anunoby missed his fourth straight game on Tuesday despite being upgraded to something suspicious in injuries reporting. The two-way Knicks have not played since they sprained their foot against the Lakers on February 1st. If he is not available at home against the Hawks on Wednesday, Anunoby's absence extends to an All-Star […]

LeBron James makes his Lakers return from personal reasons absence

LeBron James returned to the Lakers' lineup Sunday night after missing the last two games due to personal reasons and a left foot injury, telling reporters he feels “pretty good” while , the 40-year-old superstar also revealed that the condition of his foot is deteriorating. The wound hasn't gone away yet. “It doesn't matter what's […]

Randy Moss a ‘cancer survivor’ after scary ESPN health absence

Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss revealed on an Instagram livestream Friday that he recently battled cancer. “Your son is a cancer survivor,” Moss declared. “I was in the hospital for 6 days. I just came out today. Thank God! The former NFL superstar thanked the doctors, nurses and fans who showed him love […]

Dorian Finney-Smith returns to Nets after injury absence

Dorian Finney-Smith returned to the court on Sunday and joined the Nets' starting lineup. He had missed the past four games with a sprained left ankle. The veteran power forward had nine points, four rebounds and a plus-two in 30 minutes, matching up well with former MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Dorian Finney-Smith of the Nets beats […]

Randy Moss receives support from ESPN NFL crew amid health absence

The “Sunday NFL Countdown” staff opened this weekend's episode by congratulating colleague Randy Moss, who left ESPN on Friday to undergo treatment for undisclosed health issues. Before Sunday's show officially began, host Mike Greenberg and panelists Rex Ryan, Alex Smith, Tedy Bruschi and NFL insider Adam Schefter all spoke to the 47-year-old NFL Hall of […]

Chicago teachers union slams newspaper that called them out for their members’ chronic absence

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) responded Friday to a newspaper editorial about chronic absenteeism among Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers, who are paid an average salary of $95,000. “CPS teacher Roxanne Piersanti condemns the Tribune Editorial Board's recent criticism of teacher absenteeism, saying it unfairly targets working mothers and ignores the reality of the physical […]

Najee Harris blames absence on teammate’s girlfriend’s Thanksgiving dish

Steelers running back Najee Harris said he briefly missed the first quarter because he ate too much of his Thanksgiving feast. Pittsburgh wins 44-38 Sunday's game against the Bengals. In the postgame press conference, Harris said he ate too much food cooked by Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth's girlfriend and slowed down on Pittsburgh's second […]