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If it’s working at the MLB level, we might as well start gauging the temperature of the ABS challenge system in college baseball.At least that’s the thought process inside the Southeastern Conference offices in Birmingham, Alabama, as the SEC tournament approaches in three weeks.Since officially arriving this season in Major League Baseball, there has been an uptick in conversation surrounding the Automated Balls and Strikes mechanism that has seen plenty of fanfare in the professional ranks.The crowd has seemed to enjoy the crazy moments that come when a player challenges a pitch, and most notably when a pitcher decides to try their luck with a challenge that ends up making them look even worse than the throw itself.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Now, there will be ABS at the college baseball level, with the SEC submitting a proposal to the NCAA for them to be able to use the system later this month in Hoover, Alabama.After first being tested in the minor leagues, and only arriving at the MLB level this year, the concept allows pitchers, batters or catchers to challenge a call made by the home plate umpire on whether the pitch was a ball or strike.MLB ump’s blown strike call overturned by ABS leaves announcer stunned: ‘Yikes’In the MLB, teams are only afforded two challenges per game.But, there will be a difference when SEC teams take to the mound later this month with the ABS system.At the SEC Tournament, each team will be given three challenges to start the game, with an additional challenge given if said contest were to go into extra innings.Ole Miss football players arrested on DUI charges, marking third incident in two weeksWho knows how this will turn out, but I would imagine this brings an extra bit of juice to each game in Alabama, especially for those in attendance.”The introduction of this challenge system at the SEC Tournament reflects our continued commitment to innovation,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “This addition represents a continued step forward for our game, aligns more closely with the professional level and supports the development of our student-athletes as they prepare for success at the next level.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM How will the SEC set up the new system for its tournament?The Hoover Met will be equipped with cameras, which will track the movement of the baseball. This is how the automated system can place the location of the ball within the strike zone.•     Measurements of each player will be gathered prior to each team’s first game of the SEC Tournament. This will determine the appropriate strike zone for each individual player based on each player’s height.•     Each team will start a game with three challenges. The challenge must be initiated immediately after the conclusion of the prior pitch, provided that if there is an ensuing play on a runner (including a batter-runner), or an appeal of a check-swing, the call may be challenged immediately upon the conclusion of the ensuing play.The question is whether this will be implemented on a full-time basis within the conference moving forward. That is something SEC officials will discuss over the next few months during meetings, and maybe we start to see this being used more in the future.Obviously, this would not have been implemented at the conference tournament without SEC coaches being on board with the move.This should spice things up a bit in the southern heat of Alabama later this month.

Country music icon Dolly Parton, 80, on Monday provided a health update after she canceled her Vegas residency.
Last September, Dolly postponed her Vegas concerts due to health issues.
“I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately, I will need to postpone my upcoming Las Vegas concerts,” Dolly said last year.
“As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and my doctors tell me that I must have a few procedures. As I joked with them, it must be time for my 100,000-mile check-up, although it’s not the usual trip to see my plastic surgeon!” Dolly Parton added.
She continued, “In all seriousness, given this, I am not going to be able to rehearse and put together the show that I want you to see, and the show that you deserve to see. You pay good money to see me perform, and I want to be at my best for you. While I’ll still be able to work on all my projects from here in Nashville, I just need a little time to get show-ready, as they say.”
“And don’t worry about me quittin’ the business because God hasn’t said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so I can be ready for more big adventures with all of you. I love you and thank you for understanding,” she added.
Here are the Las Vegas concert dates that were postponed:

On Monday, it was revealed that Dolly Parton canceled her Vegas residency.
Dolly gave an update about her health in a video message posted to social media.
The 80-year-old compared herself to an old, classic car and said her body needs a tune up.
“First, it’s concerning my health. I have some good news and a little bad news,” Parton said. “The good news is I’m responding really well to meds and treatments and I’m improving every day.”
“I am truly sorry that I’m going to miss all of you that had tickets to see me in Las Vegas. Well, you get on to Vegas, and you have a big time… And I’ll see you somewhere down the line,” she said.
Dolly continued, “I’m doing really well, and they assure me that everything I have is treatable, so I’m going with that, and I just want you to know I thank you for standing by me and that I will always love you.”
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Last year, Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 62 years, passed away.
He was 82 years old.
“Carl and I spent many wonderful years together,” Dolly Parton wrote last March.
“Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy,” she wrote.
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Virtue Gone Mad: Manager Punished More Harshly Than The Shoplifter He Stopped

Authored by Theodore Dalrymple via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Commentary

Nietzsche thought that the decline of the Christian religion in Europe would inevitably lead to a social, cultural, and moral crisis. This was because a traditional morality based upon religious belief could not be upheld once the religious belief itself weakened or was abandoned.
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This was not an original thought. The poet and essayist Matthew Arnold said much the same thing in a poem, “Dover Beach,” written in the 1840s but not published until 1867, before Nietzsche:

The Sea of Faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar…

This, thought Arnold, had the consequence that life would have no transcendent meaning. His answer to this problem was human love, the only solution to moral, social, and intellectual chaos:

Ah, love, let us be true To one another! for the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams, So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.

Nietzsche’s solution was different. He didn’t approve of the old morality anyway, of compassion for the poor, kindness to strangers, and so forth, which he thought was the means, or even the ploy, by which the weak and feeble lorded it over the strong and healthy, and subdued them to the great detriment of human creativity.

He suggested instead that strong men should take life into their own hands, submit to no authority, and decide for themselves what they should do, all in the pursuit of superior creativity and Dionysian enjoyment. The strong, not the meek, would inherit the earth, and the best would rise to the top and dominate. There should, and would, be a transvaluation—a reversal—of all previously held values.

Arnold and Nietzsche were right about the decline of religious belief and the moral and intellectual confusion it would bring about. But the change in moral values that came about was not to so much the transvaluation wished for by Nietzsche as a perversion of the former values, as famously pointed out by the write G.K. Chesterton, who was far more realistic than Nietzsche, not long after Nietzsche’s death:

“The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. When a religious scheme is shattered…, it is not merely the vices that are let loose. The vices are, indeed, let loose, and they wander and do damage. But the virtues are let loose also; and the virtues wander more wildly, and the virtues do more terrible damage. The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad. The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other and are wandering alone. Thus some scientists care for truth; and their truth is pitiless. Thus some humanitarians only care for pity; and their pity (I am sorry to say) is often untruthful.”

The truth of this is borne out by a recent case in England. Sean Egan, the manager of a supermarket store in Walsall, England, one of a large chain, who had worked for the company for all his 29 years after leaving school, was dismissed because he was involved in a physical confrontation with a prolific shoplifter in his store.

He asked the shoplifter, who had at least 100 convictions, to leave the store, whereupon the shoplifter became abusive and aggressive, spitting at Egan, who then tried to restrain him.

The shoplifter alleged that Egan had assaulted him, and the store dismissed the employee of 29 years for not having followed company policy. There was a public outcry, a public demonstration outside the store, and many people vowed never to patronize it or any of its branches again.

The company, using the kind of managerial language in which it is almost impossible to tell a straightforward truth, put out a statement:

“We have very clear guidance, procedures and controls in place to protect our colleagues and customers from the risk of harm, which must be strictly followed. These include detailed procedures for handling shoplifting incidents, which are in place to protect both the colleague involved and surrounding colleagues and customers, and which seek to de-escalate and calmly control the situation. We will not ask colleagues to put themselves at risk. As a responsible employer, our focus is entirely on taking the correct action to ensure health and safety is maintained at all times.”

In this incident, we can see that both Nietzsche and G.K. Chesterton were partly right. A debased compassion for everyone, no doubt a derivative of Christianity, in the form of an abstract concern for health and safety above all other considerations, encouraged a vice (shoplifting) to flourish while an act of heroism and obedience to duty, at a level higher than that of mere following of procedure, was reprehended and punished.

Procedure is good as a guideline, and in some instances, though not very many in everyday life, is essential—for example, in the flying of an aircraft. But where is it is bowed down to and worshipped as if it were a jealous god, it leads to a brainless formalism, gross injustice, and an absurd situation in which a man who attempts to prevent shoplifting is punished much more severely than is the shoplifter.

The shoplifter was given a sentence of 42 weeks’ imprisonment, which, since 50 percent remission in England is automatic, means 21 weeks (and the government has recently all but abolished prison sentences of less than a year). Meanwhile, the 46-year-old manager of the supermarket has lost his job in the only company for which he has ever worked and will not easily find another—or would not have done so had there not been a public outcry.

As Nietzsche might have put it, there has been a transvaluation of all values.

Views expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

Tyler Durden
Mon, 05/04/2026 – 19:15

FIRST ON FOX: A woman was allegedly sent back to a federal prison after objecting to rooming with a biological male sex offender at a Rhode Island halfway house, according to a public records request obtained by Fox News Digital.The conservative America First Legal asked the Bureau of Prisons on Monday in a public records request, obtained by Fox News Digital, for information about the re-incarceration of Sarah Cavanaugh, who had been serving out the remainder of her sentence at Houston House, a halfway house in Rhode Island operated by the nonprofit Community Resources for Justice. The request raised concerns about whether Bureau of Prisons contractors were complying with President Donald Trump’s day-one directive that agencies make sure biological men are not detained in women’s prisons, part of the administration’s broader effort to tighten policies surrounding transgender people.”Men should not share intimate spaces with women; this includes in our federal prisons,” Emily Percival, AFL senior counsel, said in a statement. “The BOP has a duty to provide for the safekeeping, care, and protection of federal inmates.”BLUE STATES CALLED OUT BY WOMEN’S GROUP FOR IGNORING RISKS POSED BY TRANSGENDER INMATESPercival accused the Bureau of Prisons of “[shirking its] duty when it allowed its contractor to send a woman back to prison after she raised concerns with sharing a room with a biological male convicted of a heinous sex crime.”Cavanaugh, who had been sentenced to about six years in prison in 2023 for a stolen valor conviction, was transferred to Houston House by the Bureau of Prisons after the agency determined she was a good candidate for the move. While there, Cavanaugh learned last August that she would be assigned a new roommate named Haley Lynn Rose, according to AFL’s records request. After searching the name online, Cavanaugh discovered the individual was named Anthony Ninfo, a male who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in 2024.Cavanaugh raised concerns with staff, expressing discomfort about sharing a room with a man convicted of a sex offense, AFL’s filing said. Staff told her to follow up with the facility’s management, but the following day she was instead given an accusatory incident report charging that she had violated conditions of being at the halfway house, according to AFL.The incident report said, according to AFL, that Cavanaugh created “a hostile environment for the [transgender felon], and [overstepped] boundaries by inquiring about the gender identity, genitalia, charges, and room assignment of another Houston House resident.”TRUMP IS RETURNING SANITY TO THE GENDER CONVERSATIONThe report stated that “asserting [sic] preferences regarding room assignments is inappropriate.”As a result of the incident, Cavanaugh’s placement at the halfway house was revoked, and she was returned to prison for six months, AFL said.The legal group wrote in its complaint that the alleged incident was at odds with Trump’s executive order titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” which states that only two sexes exist and that inmates must be separated by sex.The case comes amid ongoing legal challenges from civil rights groups over the implementation of Trump’s order. While some provisions have faced lawsuits, courts have allowed certain aspects affecting prison housing policies to move forward.Citing the Freedom of Information Act, AFL asked the Bureau of Prisons for records related to staff interactions with Cavanaugh, the incident report issued to her, actions taken against her, and the Bureau of Prisons’ contractual relationship with Houston House.The Bureau of Prisons said in a statement to Fox News Digital that it could not provide more information on Cavanaugh because of privacy reasons.”For privacy, safety, and security reasons, the BOP does not release information regarding the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual,” a BOP spokesperson said. “However, we can share that the BOP is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all individuals in our population, our employees, and the public. Humane treatment of the men and women in our custody is a top priority. The BOP is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, impartiality, and professionalism in the operation of its facilities.”Fox News Digital reached out to the Houston House and Community Resources for Justice for comment.

Talk show host Bill Maher argued during Monday’s episode of his “Club Random” podcast that the progressive left is inadvertently building the modern right wing by alienating former allies until they feel forced to “switch sides.”Maher sat down with Dr. Debra Soh, a Canadian sex researcher and neuroscientist. Soh, the author of The End of Gender, has become a polarizing figure in liberal circles for her critiques of gender ideology and her warnings regarding medical transitions for minors.”The science denial is so bad in terms of even like pure biology you would think would be acceptable and should not be controversial,” Soh told Maher. “I don’t know that we’re ever going to get back from that.”Maher expressed disbelief at how a “straight-arrow” academic like Soh became a pariah among progressives. “For them, you’re just some sort of right-winger,” Maher said.BILL MAHER SAYS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ‘ALL IN’ ON PUSHING TRANS INDOCTRINATION WITH KIDS”Because I’m saying that girls shouldn’t be cutting off their breasts,” Soh replied, characterizing her stance as basic common sense.Maher used the exchange to pivot to a broader critique of modern Democratic identity politics. He argued that the “woke” wing of the party had effectively gifted some of their most influential “liberal heroes” to the conservative movement.”I’ve said this before—they’ve driven a lot of people like Joe Rogan and Elon Musk… people who are not conservative people, who were actually liberal heroes for a long time, they’ve driven them into the conservative side,” Maher said. “Because they were so unacceptably not ‘super woke’ just because they wouldn’t go along with the bulls—.”Despite frequently aligning with conservative critiques of “cancel culture,” Maher maintained that he refuses to adopt the “right-winger” label himself.”But you know what? You’re not going to stop me from calling you out when you’re crazy,” Maher declared. “Because there is a lot of crazy. Ask Donald Trump. It got him elected.”BILL MAHER MOCKS DEMS FOR TRYING TO FIND ‘THEIR JOE ROGAN,’ SUGGESTS FIGURING OUT HOW THEY LOST HIMSoh argued that the progressive left employs a specific tactic: vilifying experts who hold traditional views to categorize them as “crazy” and dismiss their research. Maher agreed, describing a “game” played by liberal media outlets. He argued that when legacy media refuses to platform certain experts, those individuals are forced to go on conservative channels. Once they appear on those networks, the far-left uses those appearances as “proof” that the experts were right-wing all along.”I don’t believe women have penises,” Soh quipped, mocking the idea that such a statement is considered “beyond the pale” in mainstream media circles.Soh noted that she has found a more “open-minded” reception in right-leaning spaces. “I have to say, I’m so grateful for conservative media,” she said. “They know we don’t agree about everything, but they’ve always been very open-minded to me and very kind to me.”When Maher asked if she had noticed this same ideological divide in her personal social life, Soh confirmed the phenomenon. “Oh yeah,” she replied, suggesting the political “sorting” of Americans extends far beyond the television screen.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE

Steve Kerr’s future with the Golden State Warriors is uncertain.Naturally, ESPN is interested.The network is reportedly “aggressively” pursuing Kerr for a potential NBA broadcasting role as the Warriors coach considers what comes next after a disappointing Golden State season, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein. The Warriors finished with a losing record for the first time since 2019-20.Kerr is in the final year of his contract, and with no extension currently in place, ESPN apparently sees an opportunity.Of course it does.Kerr is a four-time NBA champion as a head coach, a five-time champion as a player, a former TNT broadcaster and one of the most recognizable figures in basketball. From a pure NBA television standpoint, the interest makes sense.But let’s not pretend there isn’t another reason ESPN would love this.Kerr is exactly the kind of sports figure ESPN has spent years elevating: famous, media-trained, politically outspoken and a left-wing progressive. If only he were Black (and possibly a woman), he’d be perfect.Kerr has been one of the loudest political voices in American sports over the last decade. He’s talked about gun control. He’s criticized Donald Trump. He’s weighed in on immigration (incorrectly, we might add). He’s taken public positions on major culture-war issues. And, in each case, he’s taken the position one might expect a left-winger to take.That matters for ESPN, even if the company has done a better job recently of rooting out some of its most extreme left-wing and hateful commentators and analysts.The network has spent the last several years trying to figure out what exactly it wants its NBA coverage to be. It fired Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. It brought in Doc Rivers (another outspoken left-winger), only for Rivers to leave for the Bucks job (probably a fortunate result for ESPN). It moved JJ Redick into the booth, then watched him leave to coach the Lakers. It elevated Doris Burke, then moved Tim Legler into the lead booth alongside Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Lisa Salters for the 2025-26 season.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!It’s the same type of carousel that ESPN had with the “Monday Night Football” booth before spending a fortune to pluck Joe Buck and Troy Aikman from Fox. ESPN needs stability in its NBA broadcast booth because the company spent an even bigger fortune to make itself the league’s main media partner. That included the rights to distribute the TNT-produced “Inside the NBA” to secure its studio coverage.Kerr makes sense as a potential lead analyst on game broadcasts, including the NBA Finals. There’s arguably no one better to talk about the NBA playoffs on broadcasts during the postseason than a guy who has won nine NBA titles as a player and a coach. Plus, he’s done television before, so it wouldn’t be like when ESPN tried to send Jason Witten right from the field into one of the most prominent positions in sports television (spoiler alert: It didn’t work).So, yes, ESPN wanting Kerr is completely logical.It’s also very ESPN.This is the same network that spent years insisting it wanted to focus more on sports while constantly drifting back into politics whenever the right personality gave it permission. Kerr would give ESPN exactly that kind of permission. He’d be able to break down a Lakers-Nuggets pick-and-roll one minute, then offer a lecture about immigration laws or gun control in the next.There’s no guarantee that Kerr won’t continue coaching. Some might argue that his recent posture, specifically saying he regretted calling Trump a “buffoon,” might be an attempt to tone down his political rhetoric to make him more palatable to a league that is trying to alienate fewer fans than it has in the past.Golden State’s entire modern identity is tied to Kerr and Steph Curry. Walking away from that, especially while Curry is still playing, wouldn’t be an easy decision.But it’s also not hard to see why Kerr might want to move on.The Warriors aren’t the Warriors anymore and the dynasty is dead. Television would be much easier.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEAnd if Kerr does leave coaching for broadcasting, ESPN would probably be the most natural landing spot. The network wants big names. Kerr is a big name who would undoubtedly make ESPN’s NBA coverage smarter (strictly from a basketball perspective).He’d also make it more predictably political, because that’s who Kerr is. He can’t help himself. Lucky for him, ESPN is the type of place where he’d fit right in.They probably want him because of his outspoken political rhetoric, not in spite of it.

Hormuz Closure ‘Inflicting Enormous Impact’ On Asia: Japan’s PM Takaichi

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is “inflicting enormous impact” on the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday in somewhat dramatic remarks before the press.

Takaichi’s words were issued from Canberra, on the occasion of Japan having signed agreements with Australia on critical minerals, energy security, and defense cooperation amid high-level talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese in turn endorsed her assessment, stating: “Today, (we are) again facing an energy shock and global instability… Our partnership helps us secure the energy we both need.”
via Associated Press

Takaichi also said in reference to the Strait of Hormuz, “We affirmed that Japan and Australia will closely communicate with each other in responding with a sense of urgency.”

According to more:

Australia provides approximately one-third of Japan’s energy supplies and is the country’s largest market for liquefied natural gas. Both Canberra and Tokyo have been trying to shore up energy supplies due to the Iran war.

“Like Japan, we are very concerned by disruptions to the supply of liquid fuels and refined petroleum products,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

“In a complex strategic environment, cooperation between Australia and Japan is essential to maintaining a peaceful, stable and prosperous region,” Albanese additionally said. “Enhanced defense and security cooperation between Australia and Japan increases interoperability between our defense forces, ensuring Australia and Japan can work closely together to support regional peace and security.”

Tokyo and Canberra finalized a $7 billion defense agreement just last month, and a central part of this involves Japan supplying Australia with 11 warships.

China has also suffered negative impact of its Iranian oil flows being blocked; however, Beijing is arguably in a better position to weather the storm when compared to the impact to US allies in the region.

One recent op-ed in The American Conservative argued that “While China is to some extent dependent on Gulf oil, so is the rest of Asia. While the United States might be insulated from some of the worst consequences of the Hormuz closure, the economies of our Asian allies are not.”

Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi has told Australian reporters in Canberra that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is ’inflicting an ‘enormous impact’ on Asia Pacific.
She said both countries are coordinating to alleviate the crisis. pic.twitter.com/YudZXmifOe
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) May 4, 2026
It continued, “Asian economies are among the most dependent on Middle Eastern oil, with South Korea receiving around 70 percent and Japan receiving a whopping 95 percent of their oil from the Middle East,” and observed that “The Council on Foreign Relations notes that in 2024, 84 percent of the oil and 83 percent of LNG shipped through Hormuz were bound for Asia.” The analysis concluded: “That is not a targeted squeeze. Instead, such a move looks to be made without much heed to Asia at all, hitting the very states Washington is supposedly positioning against Beijing.”

Tyler Durden
Mon, 05/04/2026 – 18:50

The first two nights of the second round of the NBA playoffs will feature significant overlap between matchups.On Monday, NBC and Peacock will carry Game 1 of the 76ers vs. Knicks at 8 p.m. ET. Peacock will stream Timberwolves vs. Spurs at 9:30 p.m.On Tuesday, NBC and Peacock will air Lakers vs. Thunder at 9:30 p.m.. Peacock will stream Cavaliers vs. Pistons at 7 p.m.SKIP BAYLESS TO REUNITE WITH STEPHEN A. SMITH ON ESPN AS FIRST TAKE’S RATINGS SLIPNBA fans are not pleased with the scheduling quirk. For years, doubleheaders on ESPN and TNT were staggered so the second game started when the first ended, or close to it.But overlap was the risk the NBA ran when it partnered with NBC this season. Since opening night, NBC has avoided airing games before 8 p.m. ET on weeknights. It also does not want Central Time teams like the Spurs and Thunder tipping off as late as 9:30 pm local time.Further, fans will not be pleased to learn they still need two streaming services — Peacock and Amazon — in addition to NBC, ESPN and ABC to watch the second round.It just keeps getting harder, more confusing and more expensive to consume live sports at home. That will eventually cause viewers to tune out.Perhaps it already has.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Despite the NBA touting a 33-year high for the first round, OutKick explained last week why that is a spin. In fact, playoff viewership is more likely down than up. You can read that column here.It also does not help that at least two of the second-round series are not expected to be competitive. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Thunder are -1600 to beat the Lakers. The Spurs are -425 to advance past the Timberwolves. The Spurs were even larger favorites earlier Monday before Anthony Edwards was cleared to play.DraftKings lists the Knicks winning in five games over the 76ers at +320, the most likely outcome for that series. Pistons vs. Cavaliers, likely the least appealing matchup, is projected to be the longest series.None of this is ideal.It’s worth noting that YouTube TV users may not mind the overlap, at least not as much as the fans with other providers.Last week, the service introduced a customizable multiview feature that lets users choose which channels appear on screen. The feature allows users to watch two NBA games at once in a split screen, or expand to a four-box view to include NHL playoff games.Note: All NBA games streaming on Peacock are available on YouTube TV via the NBC Sports channel.Alas, just let us watch the games.

A passenger aboard a cruise ship where three people have died is speaking out, describing fear and uncertainty as the vessel remains off the coast of Cape Verde and the cause of a suspected hantavirus outbreak remains under investigation.”I am currently on board the m/v Hondius, and what’s happening right now is very real for all of us here,” the passenger said. “We’re not just a story, we’re not just headlines — we’re people with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home.””There’s a lot of uncertainty, and that’s the hardest part. All we want right now is to feel safe, to have clarity and to get home,” he added. “So if you’re seeing coverage about this, just remember that there are real people behind it and that this isn’t something happening somewhere far away. It’s happening to us right now.”The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that one case of hantavirus infection has been laboratory confirmed, while five additional suspected cases are pending. Of the six people affected, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa.HANTAVIRUS DEATHS ON CRUISE SHIP HIGHLIGHT DANGERS OF RODENT-BORNE DISEASEThe vessel, m/v Hondius, remains off the coast of Cape Verde as authorities work to determine whether the cases are connected and when those requiring medical care will be allowed to disembark.Oceanwide Expeditions, which operates the ship, released a timeline of the incident on Monday, showing the situation has unfolded over several weeks.According to the company, a Dutch passenger died on April 11, though the cause of death could not be determined at the time. That individual was later disembarked on St. Helena on April 24.CRUISE SHIP OUTBREAK LEAVES 3 DEAD AS OFFICIALS DELAY MEDICAL EVACUATIONS AND PROBE HANTAVIRUS THREATOn April 27, the cruise line said the passenger’s wife, also Dutch, became ill during her return journey and later died. It has not been confirmed whether those deaths are connected to the current situation.Also on April 27, another passenger became seriously ill and was medically evacuated to South Africa, where the individual remains in intensive care. A variant of hantavirus has been identified in that patient, who is of British nationality, the cruise line said.A third passenger, who was German, died on May 2, though the cause has not yet been established.CDC INVESTIGATES NEW CRUISE SHIP OUTBREAK AFTER DOZENS REPORT GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESSTwo crew members on board — one British and one Dutch — are also experiencing acute respiratory symptoms and require urgent medical care, the company said.At this time, hantavirus has not been confirmed in the two individuals still on board who need treatment, and officials have not established a link between the virus and the three deaths.The ship remains at sea with 149 people on board, representing more than 20 nationalities, as medical evacuations and disembarkation require approval from local health authorities.The company said it is working with local and international authorities, including the WHO, as it prepares for possible medical repatriation and next steps. Officials are also considering sailing the vessel to Las Palmas or Tenerife, where disembarkation and further medical screening could take place.”Strict precautionary measures are in process on board, including isolation measures, hygiene protocols and medical monitoring,” the company said. “All passengers have been informed and are being supported.””We are in close contact with those directly involved and their families, and are providing support where possible,” the company added.

HMS Iron Duke – Wiki Commons
‘Rule, Britannia, Britannia rule the Seas’ – not anymore.
The olden days when ‘the Sun never set’ over the British Empire are long gone, and now the last remnant of their imperial power is collapsing before our eyes.
The British Royal Navy reportedly has another ‘crippled’ vessel withdrawn, leaving just five active frigates to defend Britain.

Latest news commentary:
Another warship quietly withdrawn – Royal Navy now down to just 5 frigateshttps://t.co/qSFt8BbTlP pic.twitter.com/OQBDUlxrWW
— Navy Lookout (@NavyLookout) May 4, 2026

The Telegram reported:
“HMS Iron Duke has reportedly been stripped of its weapons and sensors, and has not been to sea since October.
It follows an almost five-year refit for the Type 23 frigate that cost the taxpayer £103m. That was completed in 2023 and was expected to allow the Iron Duke to return to service for at least another five years.
However, according to Navy Lookout, the frigate has been effectively withdrawn from active service.”

HMS Dragon seen from a Wildcat as the Type 45 destroyer conducts high-speed manoeuvres in the eastern Mediterranean, maintaining air defence readiness on operations. LPhot Helayna Birkett, Royal Navy pic.twitter.com/lUrggvUZ1W
— UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) May 4, 2026

HMS Iron Duke in action – Wiki Commons
In the past few months, Russian submarines have entered British waters, while warships escort Moscow’s sanctioned ships through the Channel, as you can read in POWDER KEG EUROPE: Russian Warship Escorts Sanctioned Tankers Across the English Channel, In Complete Defiance of Starmer’s Threats and the Royal Navy.

HMS Iron Duke has been stripped of equipment and is unlikely to return to sea.
Royal Navy potentially down to just five frigates, with HMS Kent expected to return to sea this year after refit.
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— UK Forces Tracker (@UKForcesTracker) May 4, 2026

“HMS Iron Duke’s withdrawal leaves the Navy’s resources to counter Russian activity in the Channel even more stretched, and means it is unable to assign more than a single frigate to the Carrier Strike Group, half the minimum number it would previously have included.”
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