Month: March 2026

As expected, Cooper Flagg has been one of the NBA’s most impressive rookies this season. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen the Dallas Mavericks forward in a couple of weeks.

Flagg has not played since suffering a left foot sprain on Feb. 10. Unable to help his team on the court, he’s focused on staying engaged and developing off of it.

“It’s just a part of of being on the team, being a competitor. wanting to help my team win no matter what,” Flagg told Men’s Journal this weekend. “So just showing up and doing what I can, telling the guys what I see, trying to help them in a lot of different ways, even if I can’t do the job there.”

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Flagg entered the league with considerable hype. He was immediately embraced by Mavs fans, many of whom came out to meet him in person at the AT&T Dunk Bus stop in Dallas Saturday.

“The fans have been amazing. Ever since I got here, day one, they’ve been really supportive and they’ve showed up in a big way,” Flagg said. “Obviously, the season hasn’t gone the way we wanted it to, but the fans have done their part and showed up all the way through. Events like this are a great opportunity to connect with fans and just spend time.”

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Flagg makes quick leap to pro game

The Duke University product has been as advertised in his first pro season, averaging 20.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists over 49 games.

The current favorite to win Rookie of the Year, Flagg said being able to “prepare my body and prepare my mind and be ready” is something he was focused on before his injury. As far as adjustments go, it wasn’t all about the game itself.

“There’s a ton of adjustments, but I would say one of the big thing is just mentally,” he explained. “It’s a huge difference from the lifestyle and everything like that in college to being professional and carrying yourself the right way at all times. You know, you just have to be a pro. So I’d say just mentally changing and growing is a lot of differences.”

LA 2028 on the horizon?

Flagg won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in 2022. The 2028 Olympics are a little more than two years away, and the most recent roster projections for the American squad all include Flagg.

Suiting up for the red, white and blue in Los Angeles is something Flagg has on his mind.

“Playing for Team USA has always been a dream of mine. It’s always been a huge honor for me,” Flagg said. “When I was younger, playing for the under-17 team, it was such an honor to be able to play for your country in any way.

“It’s going to be a dream come true for me, and obviously something that I would love to do. And if I get that opportunity, that would be amazing. I think that’s one of the greatest honors you can have in our sport, and I really look forward to having the opportunity.”

For now though, the focus is on rehabbing, and then once the offseason rolls around, working on his overall game for year two.

“There’s a lot I want to improve on,” Flagg said. “I just want to continue to work and grow at getting comfortable with the ball in my hand. I’ll try and learn and get better at making reads, faster, quicker, being more decisive, shooting, defense. I mean, you can work on everything. There’s always room for growth, so just keep trying to get better.”

On March 1, 1975, a classic rock song became a No. 1 hit, marking a significant moment in music history because of what it meant for one of the biggest bands of all time.

After the Eagles first released their song “Best of My Love” from their album “On the Border” on November 5, 1974, it took roughly four months for it to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. While the track only remained in the top slot for one week after it ascended on March 1, 1975, that achievement changed the band’s trajectory going forward.

Why the Eagles’ Song ‘Best of My Love’ Reaching No. 1 Matters So Much

It is easy to think that the Eagles were always unstoppable since there are several reasons to recognize them as one of the most successful bands of all time. For example, in August 2018, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) certified the Eagles’ “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” as the best-selling album of all time in the United States, with “Hotel California” ranking third. On top of that, the Eagles remain so beloved that people still want to know how to get tickets to their upcoming concerts.

In reality, “Best of My Love” was their very first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 so it represented a watershed moment for the group. Four more of the Eagles’ songs would top the chart in the years that followed: “Heartache Tonight,” “Hotel California,” “New Kid In Town,” and “One Of These Nights.”

Even now, more than five decades after the song was released, “Best of My Love” is still a radio staple and one of the Eagles’ most recognizable tracks. Notable for its vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar, the song highlights the best of the band’s early laid-back sound, before they embraced a harder rock style. Just as importantly, the song’s lyrics speak to almost anyone who has felt love slipping away.

During a discussion with the Hollywood director and music expert Cameron Crowe, the song’s main lyricist, Don Henley, discussed what the band was going through when “Best of My Love” was written.

“That was the period when there were all these great-looking girls who didn’t really want to have anything to do with us. We were just scruffy new kids who had no calling card. We could be cocky at times — which was really just a front — but we weren’t very sophisticated or confident. We were typical, frustrated, young men. We wanted the girls to like us, but we had all the immature emotions that young men have — jealousy, envy, frustration, lust, insecurity, and the lot. At the same time, however, we were also becoming quite adept at brushing off girls who showed any interest in us. ‘If you want to be with me, I can’t possibly give you the time of day. I want that girl over there who couldn’t care less if I live or die.’ Hence the line in ‘Desperado’: ‘You only want the ones that you can’t get.’ We knew ourselves even then.”

Days after Wu-Tang Clan announced the passing of co-founder Oliver “Power” Grant, the cause of death was announced. The news coincided with the hip hop group’s nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He was 52.

Although he wasn’t a performer, he was served as executive producer on their first album, Enter the Wu-Tang and also helped fund the group in the early days.

What Did Oliver ‘Power’ Grant’ Die From?

Grant died following “a courageous and hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer,” his family and Wu-Tang Clan said in a joint statement to Rolling Stone.

The search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, is nearing the one-month mark and authorities have still yet to identify the suspect(s) in the case. A $1 million reward has been offered by the Guthrie family for information that results in the whereabouts of their missing family member.

As the 84-year-old remains missing, both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pima County Sheriff’s Department made sudden changes to their personnel.

FBI, Pima County Sheriff’s Department Cut Back on Officers

Earlier this week, after a final search of the Guthrie home, the FBI withdrew most of its officials and investigators from Tucson, sending them to Phoenix. Just two days later, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department followed suit, pulling additional officers off the case.

“This remains an active investigation and will continue until Nancy Guthrie is located or all leads have been exhausted,” the statement read. “The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is refocusing resources to detectives specifically assigned to this case. As leads are developed and resolved, resource allocation may fluctuate. PCSD will maintain a patrol presence in the Guthrie neighborhood.”

While that seemed like an ominous sign for the case, NewsNation’s Brian Entin explained.

Why FBI, Pima County Sheriff’s Department Likely Moved Personnel

Entin believes the FBI moving back to Phoenix “makes sense” due to the overwhelming amount of video evidence they need to pour over.

“The fact they’re going back to Phoenix doesn’t really surprise me, and I don’t think it impacts the investigation that much. It just doesn’t feel that active in Tucson. They are still going to keep a contingent of FBI agents on the ground here in Tucson,” he said.

“In terms of the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, I’m told they are still keeping a number of detectives on the case, but it won’t be all the detectives like it was.”

The Guthrie family recently took action by appearing to install a new security system in the 84-year-old’s home following a final sweep from the FBI.

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