WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued pardons and sentence commutations for 29 other folks, together with former marketing campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the daddy of his son-in-law, in the most recent burst of clemency in his ultimate weeks on the White House. The movements convey to 49 the quantity of people that Trump within the remaining two days has granted clemency both via pardons or sentence commutations. The pardons of Manafort and Roger Stone, who months previous had his sentence commuted by way of Trump, underscore the president’s choice to make use of the ability of his place of business he ultimate weeks to resolve the result of particular suggest Robert Mueller’s investigation and
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Like Paul Pierce, Skip Bayless Believes Bucks-Celtics Series Is ‘Done’
The Boston Celtics regarded nice Sunday night time towards the Milwaukee Bucks, to make sure. But did Boston present sufficient to warrant the scorching-hot takes coming from Paul Pierce and Skip Bayless? Probably not. The Celtics crushed the Bucks in Game 1 of their second-round NBA playoffs collection, prompting Pierce to declare the collection “over.” And throughout Monday morning’s “Undisputed” episode, Bayless basically agreed with the Celtics legend. Take a glance: Yeah, we may be placing the carriage in entrance of the horse on this one. The Celtics and Bucks will meet Tuesday night time in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Series. Tip-off at Fiserv F... NESN.com
Max Kellerman Explains Why Paul Pierce’s Dwyane Wade Claim
Not everybody thinks Paul Pierce is loopy. Although Pierce’s declare final week about having a greater NBA profession than Dwyane Wade set social media ablaze, Max Kellerman stood in The Truth’s nook Monday on ESPN’s “First Take” by explaining why the Boston Celtics legend really might need a strong argument. Kellerman wouldn’t go as far as to say Pierce was the higher participant, however he’s actually far more keen to entertain the talk than his ESPN colleague, Stephen A. Smith, who declared with out hesitation Monday that Wade unequivocally had the higher NBA profession. The debate itself is reasonably foolish. Pierce and Wade have been glorious of their primes, having a big impact on the historical past of the Celtics and Miami
MLB Rumors: Paul Goldschmidt, Cardinals Close To Club Record Contract
The 2019-20 Major League Baseball free agency class won’t be as star-studded as we once imagined. Paul Goldschmidt is closing in on a five-year contract extension with the St. Louis Cardinals, according to multiple reports. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the news Thursday. A source told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Derrick Goold that Goldschmidt’s deal will be worth around $ 130 million, making the veteran first baseman the highest-paid player (by annual salary and total contract) in Cardinals history. According to Goold, the extension will start after 2019, when Goldschmidt is slated to earn $ 14.5 million, and ext... NESN.com
LeGarrette Blount, Chris Long Explain What Separates Eagles Fans From Patriots Fans
by Zack Cox on Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:47AM 6,135 ST. PAUL, Minn. – LeGarrette Blount and Chris Long loved playing in front of the New England faithful during their time with the Patriots. But they can’t lie: The fans of their new team are a cut above when it comes to passion. Speaking Monday at Super Bowl Opening Night, Blount and Long both raved about the Philadelphia Eagles’ rabid, diehard, championship-starved, dog mask-wearing fanbase. NESN.com
Paul George Selected To Replace DeMarcus Cousins In NBA All-Star Game
Paul George no longer is an All-Star snub. George was selected to replace New Orleans Pelicans star DeMarcus Cousins on LeBron James’ team after the center ruptured his left Achilles on Friday night. It will be George’s fifth All-Star appearance and first as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The decision was made by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver as George received the most coaches’ votes out of any player not initially selected to the All-Star Game. “Obviously, I would have liked to make it under better circumstance — because of an injury I got in,” George said, per ESPN. “But needless to say, I’m happy for this to be my ... NESN.com
Paul Pierce Retiring With Celtics Is Final Chapter Of Legendary Boston Sports Career
Becoming a legendary player in the history of the Boston Celtics is incredibly difficult. The group of players with that distinction is long, and the barrier to entry is steep. Paul Pierce climbed that mountain, and soon officially will close his career after signing a contract with the C’s on Monday so he can retire with the team that drafted him 10th overall in 1998. “It’s an honor to have this opportunity to once again call myself a Boston Celtic,” Pierce said in a team release. “The organization and city took me in and made me one of their own, and I couldn’t imagine ending my career any other way. I’m a Celtic for