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Associated PressNBA-leading Suns rout Lakers; James reaches 10,000 assistsAnthony Davis had a few words to say about the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff loss to the Phoenix Suns last season before the teams played Sunday night. The Suns got the last word. Devin Booker scored 30 points, Deandre Ayton had 23 points and 16 rebounds in just 27 minutes and the NBA-leading Suns routed the Lakers 140-111.Yahoo Sports VideosTourney Bracket Now - Final Four picksAndy Behrens, Krysten Peek and Frank Schwab break down the 2022 NCAA men’s tournament field and reveal their choices for who will cut down the nets in New Orleans.AxiosAfter 71 years, Ernest Tubb Record Shop to closeErnest Tubb Record Shop is closing its doors after a 71-year run on lower Broadway.Why it matters: Ernest Tubb has been a cornerstone of Nashville's country music industry since opening in 1947, but in recent years struggled to fit in with Lower Broad's lurch into bro country, pedal taverns and raging bachelorette parties.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The record shop sold physical copies of country music's most vital records and hosted midnight jambor

Virat Kohli watches on as Rishabh Pant exploded on Day 2 of Pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. (Twitter screengrab)Virat Kohli's grin after Rishabh Pant smacking one out of the park pretty much summed up wicketkeeper-batter's electric innings against Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. India former captain Virat Kohli perhaps had the best seat at the roaring M Chinnaswamy Stadium when Rishabh Pant unleashed himself on day 2 of the Pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was in action from the get-go, smacking towering sixes on the second and seventh delivery that he faced as Kohli watched in astonishment from the other end. Although Kohli departed soon after, Pant carried on and smashed the fastest fifty by an Indian taking only 28 deliveries to do so. During his electric cameo, Pant also broke Kapil Dev’s 30-ball fifty record the great held for 40 long years. Pant’s quickfire fifty included 7 boundaries and 2 sixes, the latter was witnessed by Kohli, and photos of which went viral across microblogging website Twitter. Meanwhile, Kohli was dismissed on 23 on Day 1 as the wait for his 71st international century continued. Playing at M Chinnaswamy…

1. The Kashmir Files Controversies: Why Screenings Are Getting Halted & People Are Being Assaulted TwitterVivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files continues to be the eye of the storm. Now that the film has been released, a lot of chaos was witnessed at a theatre in Jammu, where apparently people were assaulted too. The screening of The Kashmir Files was then halted. A Twitter user has shared a video from Wave Mall of Jammu where some people can be seen getting thrashed. 2. 'From Being Made To Feel Like A Person Of Colour', Deepika Padukone's Caption Enrages Twitter InstagramSome users felt that her use of the term 'person of colour' was in a derogatory manner. The term, person of colour, is used to refer to anyone who is not white in the West. Considering Deepika is an Indian, her use of this caption to announce her collaboration with an international magazine didn't go down well with people. 3. Twitter Schools Grimes After Her 'Elon Musk Lives Below Poverty Line' Comment reutersTech billionaire Elon Musk's partner Grimes' comments in her recent interview didn't go down well with certain Twitter users. In an interview, Grimes had commented that Elon Musk is leads a minimalist life and sometimes 'lives below the poverty line'. Grimes comments haven't been well-received by some…

This Sunday, the Boston Celtics will retire the jersey number of one of the greatest big men to play for the team, Kevin Garnett. Steeped in organizational history as well as the glory of Banner 17, the event — scheduled after the Celtics’ Sunday afternoon matchup with the Dallas Mavericks — will also incorporate elements of the NBA’s 75th-anniversary celebrations. With such a historical moment about to unfold for Boston fans, we hosts of the CLNS Media podcast “Celtics Lab” felt it only just to bring on an expert in such things, the Twitter historian for the Celtics, known for his online curation of all things Boston sports and particularly the team that now strives for Banner 18 under head coach Ime Udoka. That would of course be Honest Larry, who is a must-follow on Twitter if you are not already — and like the hosts of the pod, an educator by trade. Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn talk the history of Celtics jersey retirements, Garnett’s time in Boston, and how the game has changed over the decades among many similar topics. Whether you’re already an Honest Larry supporter or not, if you love Celtics history, Kevin Garnett,…

Unlike most of my colleagues, I’ve never succumbed to the temptation of “academic Twitter”. While not entirely without merit, much of it is dedicated to shameless self-promotion, clever puns, petty complaints and targeted advertisements. Fortunately, there is still an alternative – the academic listserv. Academic listservs – electronic mailing lists – originated in France in the mid-1980s and quickly became a popular way for individuals with common interests, both in and outside academe, to share information and ideas. Surprisingly, a few remain active even now. These include the SHARP-L (formally known as the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing listserv), which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in March. Admittedly, I’ve been on and off (but mostly on) the SHARP L since the 1990s. Like the internet back in 1992, its aesthetics are sparse; it is a purely text-based space. More importantly, since it has always existed on the outer margins of the capitalist-driven online economy, its ethics are similarly uncomplicated. No one is selling anything – except the occasional Rare Book School workshop. It seems only to accommodate the circulation of information that would be difficult, if not impossible, to put back into circulation as income-generating content.…

Social media can be a weird place among NFL fans and that disturbing trend was highlighted again on Saturday when Eagles fans debated the Twitter bio of quarterback Jalen Hurts. With the news that a Deshaun Watson trade is imminent, some fans around the league believe Philadelphia is all in on the Texans quarterback despite affirming the commitment to building around their own third-year quarterback. The drama started with a debate about Hurts’ Twitter account and whether he had potentially removed Eagles-related information from his bio. The debate caused some back and forth and hysteria on social media that has Hurts currently trending over his bio that’s been the same since entering the NFL. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Hurts is from right outside of Houston and that may have caused Koffler to jump the gun on his assessment. Josina Anderson just said stuff is about to get crazy Jalen Hurts removed QB for the Philadelphia Eagles from his bio and his location says “Houston, Texas” Is Howie really gonna ship Jalen to Houston for Deshaun Watson… ⁉️ pic.twitter.com/hgnaAbOoz7 — Adam Koffler (@AdamKoffler) March 12, 2022 Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Hurts’ agent and the head of the…

Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward says she manages her own social media accounts. That includes her Twitter, on which she recently described someone as a misogynist and called them a vulgar term for “jerk” in response to a particular tweet. The word was partially censored. The insult was part of an exchange Woodward had with a user Tuesday, which was International Women’s Day. The exchange stemmed from a tweet Woodward shared recognizing the city of Limerick, sharing a photo of her in a video chat. Limerick, one of Spokane’s sister cities, is expected to be the first city in Ireland with a directly elected mayor. A user, who identified himself as Terry Parker, commented on the photo with a tweet that said, “look at t.v. girl’s script. For a phone call. The suit cannot be more empty. Or the Mayor’s chair.” “I used the word … in the pejorative term of being despicable,” Woodward said Thursday in an interview with The Spokesman-Review. Parker responded by calling her a partially censored profanity in a tweet that was “liked” by another user, one who claims in their profile to be a therapist. Woodward tweeted a screenshot of that person’s like – and, by…

A cluster of Russian Embassy Twitter accounts are sowing misinformation as the country’s bloody invasion of neighboring Ukraine escalates, but they might not get away with it for long. On Thursday, Twitter took action against one particularly egregious tweet claiming that a pregnant victim fleeing the site of a hospital bombing in Mariupol was an actor in “some very realistic makeup.” The account belongs to the Russian Embassy in London, which has been actively disseminating false information about ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Responding to a photo of a pregnant woman in the aftermath of the attack, @RussianEmbassy tweeted “… She has some very realistic make-up. She is also doing well with her beauty blogs. Plus she could not be in the maternity house at the time of the strike, as it has long been taken by the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion who told all the staff to clear the place.” The false claims appear to have originated in Russian-language Telegram channels, which accused a Ukrainian blogger present at the hospital of playing the part of two different pregnant women at the scene of the bombing. Russia continues to deny and distort its military aggression in Ukraine, often with lies that…

Twitter today is updating its app to make it easier to switch between the algorithmically programmed Home timeline and the feed that displays the “Latest” tweets. Typically, when users want to move between timelines, they have to tap the “sparkle” icon in the top-right of the screen, then do so again to switch back. But starting today on iOS, tapping that icon will offer the option to pin both the Home and Latest timelines to your Twitter Home page, so you can instead swipe back and forth between the two feeds. Explains Twitter, the update makes the option to see recent posts “more visible and intuitive to use.” It also reduces confusion by making it easier to see which timeline you’re currently scrolling, the company says. The change comes at a time when there’s been increased regulatory pressure on tech companies related to their algorithmic recommendation systems and the lack of transparency around their inner workings. For example, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers put forward the Filter Bubble Transparency Act, which would require tech companies to offer a version of their platforms that doesn’t leverage user data to make recommendations. The bill wants to give users the option to…

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