Ball shells up, steps into range and catches Figueroa clean with a left hook. Another one lands soon after. The referee calls a pause to the action and gives Ball a warning for using his forearm.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hornets coach Charles Lee sheepishly walked into the press room after his team's 102-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans and immediately threw himself under the proverbial bus.

Syracuse, N.Y. — JJ Starling cocked his arm back preparing to deliver the type of tomahawk dunk that, in years past, would have sent second-half shockwaves to every segment of the dome. Out alone on a ...

Of all the bird sounds we hear in our region during winter, the call of the western screech owl may be the most bizarre. Despite the owl’s name, it doesn’t screech, nor does it go hoo-hoo-hoo. Instead ...

He works in mysterious ways.

A Disney employee threw himself in front of a runaway rubber boulder, injuring himself as he shielded guests from the 400-pound prop during an Indiana Jones themed attraction, officials at the Florida ...

The first known game incorporating graphics that updated in real time, rather than only when the player made a move, was a simulation of a bouncing ball created by Massachusetts Institute of ...

For millions of people, the year 2026 will begin once a crystal-covered ball, 12.5 feet in diameter, makes its descent in New York City's Times Square. New York Times owner Adolph Ochs organized the ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of times the crystal ball will drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The ball will be relit as the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The annual Vienna Philharmonic Ball anchors a winter calendar of some 450 dances across the city that open a window into Viennese tradition, then and ...

A physics demonstration shows how bouncing balls can appear to keep moving endlessly, explaining the energy transfer and motion behind the effect. Real-life Haribo! Ultra-rare two-headed snake named ...