A flock of stoned sheep reportedly wreaked havoc in a Swansea village in Wales after accidentally feeding on cannabis fly-tipped on the roadside. On the other side of Atlantic, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently announced about a new Probuphine implant that can be potentially used to treat widespread opioid addiction.
Following his release from WWE, Cody Rhodes posted on Twitter a picture of his handmade list of his post-August 19 goals- the day when the standard 90-day non-compete clause expires. The list suggests big pro wrestling names associated with the Ring of Honor.
An antibiotic-resistant superbug has been recently discovered in the US after a Pennsylvania woman exhibited traces of a rare E.Coli strain that resisted antibiotics including Colistin. Reports of E.Coli superbug was previously documented in China but later surfaced in Europe and other parts of the world.
Partial findings released by the US National Toxicology Program reveal that mobile phone usage is somehow linked to cancer and growth of brain tumors. However, some experts remain unconvinced as there have been no reports of dramatic surge in cancer cases since mobile handsets came into widespread use in the 90’s.
After their exit from the playoffs, Miami Heat is reportedly eyeing to sign in Kevin Durant on a max contract offer in a bid to build a more formidable roster. The Heat may need to think things over as it would force Dwayne Wade on a pay cut while Hassan Whiteside will be offered a max deal.
LeBron James has secured another milestone in his glorious career by marking his 6th trip to the NBA finals this year after overwhelming the Cavs overwhelmed the Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. For James, his achievement means everything to him after having another shot at the championship with Irving and Love in their best form.
The stunning Warriors comeback 108-101 victory over the Thunder in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals elicited massive response on Twitter. After bouncing back from earlier setbacks in the series, the Warriors forced a decisive Game 7 which will take place on Monday night.
A Dallas apartment resident mistakenly shot 23-year-old Bryce Dejean-Jones to death after the New Pelicans guard broke into the wrong apartment. He was in Dallas to celebrate his daughter's birthday and reportedly got into a heated argument with his girlfriend prior to the shooting.
New reports suggest that with New York Knicks’ hiring of Jeff Hornacek, franchise exec Phil ‘Zen Master’ Jackson has now staved off triangle offense in favor of traditional offense. Under traditional offense system, Knicks is reportedly eyeing to get high profile point guards, namely, Jeremy Lin and Rajon Rondo to form the team’s offense next season.
Phoenix Suns has just hired rookie head coach Earl Watson for about $2.5 million per year for a three-year deal, making him the lowest paid coach in NBA today. The team seems consistent in its habit of hiring inexperienced coaches and staff with low pay under Robert Sarver's executive stewardship of the franchise which has experienced its worst record performance in years including a six-year playoff drought under him.
New insider reports suggest that Miami Heat is hoping for Chris Bosh’s return to active gameplay in the next season following his long absence including the playoffs due to serious and recurring blood clot condition. If nothing goes well with Bosh, the team may invoke the right to waive the contract to free up some cap space but they may need to wait until Feb. 9, 2017.
Clash of Clans’ May or Friendly Challenge update will reportedly bring in new balance changes and fresh content add-ons that include new balance changes, new dark elixir spells and new troops. Meanwhile, Japanese telecom giant Softbank group is reportedly negotiating with Chinese internet giant Tencent over a purported sale of the former’s 73% stake in the company at $5.5 billion valuation.
CD Projekt Red officially declares that the upcoming ‘Blood and Wine’ expansion to award-winning The Witcher III: Wild Hunt will also be the franchise’s last as the game studio moves on to other projects. The developers are reportedly working on Cyberpunk 2077 and another AAA RPG game which many fans speculate could be another Witcher title lined up for a 2017-2021 launch window.
WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV event officially marked the return of Seth Rollins after a long absence following his injury. Despite the hype and the usual frenzy, the event also had some noticeable bloopers that seemed to have slipped through the net or simply buried down in the sea of excitement.
WWE’s top brass is reportedly discussing the idea of adding a female angle to the Money in the Bank event in June. The idea has been floating around for quite some time now as gender-based stereotypes in wrestling are being thrown into serious doubt over the years.
