Sixers' Joel Embiid will be re-evaluated in a week with oblique injury that's already cost him 3 games

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is progressing inhis recovery from the right oblique strain he sufferedin a win over the Miami Heat last Thursday, but he's not back on the court yet and will be re-evaluated again in approximately one week, the team announced Friday,according to PhillyVoice's Adam Aaronson.

Both Embiid and rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, who is dealing with a back injury, didn't participate in Friday's practice, per the Sixers, via Aaronson.

Embiid has already missed three games with his oblique issue. He will miss at least three more based on the timeline the team provided, per Aaronson.

Embiid has appeared in only 33 of the Sixers' 62 games during their 2025-26 campaign. With 29 absences, he'sawards-ineligible this seasonand has been for a while.

The soon-to-be 32-year-old Embiid alsomissed five consecutive games last month with a sore right knee and shin issue.

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After playing in just 19 games last season because of lingering left-knee issuesthat ultimately resulted in him going under the knife in April 2025, Embiid found himself sidelined again for a significant stretch early this season, this timedue to a right knee injury.

When the seven-time All-Star center has been on the court this season, he's shown why he's still valuable. He's averaging 26.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He's turned in a dozen 30-plus-point performances, including a 40-piece in a Jan. 31 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Sixers are 21-12 in the games Embiid has played in this season. They are 13-16 without him on the court, currently placing sixth in the Eastern Conference standings at 34-28 overall.

As for Edgecombe, last year's No. 3 overall draft pick, he sustained a lumbar contusion when he fell hard on his lower backafter being fouled from behind on a 3-point attempt in a lopsided defeat to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

He was in street clothes for Philadelphia's bounce-back win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. His status is up in the air for Saturday when the Sixers will play the Atlanta Hawks on the road.

Edgecombe is averaging 15.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in his first year out of Baylor. He and Embiid are key pieces of a Sixers squad looking to return to the postseason.

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Sixers' Joel Embiid will be re-evaluated in a week with oblique injury that's already cost him 3 games

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Florida Panthers keep Sergei Bobrovsky at the trade deadline, pivot to a new deal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky is still with the Florida Panthers, and the team wants to keep it that way.

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The Panthers didn't trade their two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender on Friday, despite widespread speculation that they would consider accepting offers for him. Instead, the team pivoted toward trying to get a new deal done with the free-agent-in-waiting.

There were offers. None compelled the Panthers to make a move.

"Sergei is a part of our franchise, part of our core," Panthers general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito said Friday, shortly after the league's 3 p.m. trade deadline passed. "And we want to try to keep him. I think with almost any player ... you always listen. When the phone rings, you answer because you don't know what could happen."

Bobrovsky is enduring the worst statistical season of his 16-year career, with an .873 save percentage. Of the 35 goalies who entered Friday with more than 25 starts this season, Bobrovsky — at 37 — is the oldest of the bunch.

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The Panthers don't care about any of that. They've been ravaged by injuries this season and are well out of the playoff chase after three straight runs to the Stanley Cup Final. But virtually all of their top players — Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand, Gustav Forsling, Seth Jones, Anton Lundell, Niko Mikkola and more — are signed for years to come, and more playoff runs are expected.

Zito wants Bobrovsky to be along for that ride.

"I want Sergei to stay, and look forward to having him back," Zito said.

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Kerley receives 2-year whereabouts suspension, responds with social media flurry ripping regulators

Sprinter Fred Kerley received a two-year ban Friday for missing drug tests — a suspension that shouldn't impact the 30-year-old former world champion because he has signed to run in aleague that does not prohibit performance enhancers.

The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees doping cases for World Athletics, announced the suspension, quoting from a ruling that called the 100-meter champion in 2022 "'negligent and, to a certain extent, reckless'" in not adhering to anti-doping regulations."

The decision said Kerley's missed tests occurred from May through December of 2024. Last September, he became the biggest name in sprinting to announce he would run in the Enhanced Games, a start-up league that will not penalize athletes for using banned substances.

Shortly after the ban was announced, Kerley released aflurry of social media posts, one of which featured him and a picture of him bursting through a phalanx of men dressed like military police wearing uniforms with "AIU," "WADA" (World Anti-Doping Agency) and "USADA" (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) on them.

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"I'm tired of holding everything in," it said. "You can't control me, and the truth is louder than silence."

Anotherpost, which could have been a reference to the doping-control officers that arrived on one of the days he missed a test, said "A random number from Mexico that looked like a scam call and I'm supposed to answer that? I live in USA why is a number calling my phone from Mexico."

Kerley's suspension will run through Aug. 11, 2027.

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Joy Behar nearly falls out of her chair on “The View” once again

Nearly four years to the day thatJoy Beharcaptivated audiences byfalling out of her chairat the top ofThe View, the 83-year-old comedian marked the occasion by nearly taking another tumble on the air.

The moment came on Friday's edition of the talk show, as Behar welcomed comedian andHackscast member Robby Hoffman to the program for a comedy bit.

At the end of the segment, Hoffman extended a hand to shake Behar's, with the longtime cohost then appearing to lose her balance, eventually sticking her leg out as she began to slip.

Behar laughed while the audience applauded, and the show cut to a commercial break.

In March 2022, Behar famously slipped to the ground duringThe View's opening moments, as the cohosts walked out to the Hot Topics table.

"25 years that has never happened! Who do I sue?" Behar joked after recovering from the spill at the time. "I went flying.... I just missed a step, as usual."

Months later,the show returned for a new seasonwith slight alterations made to its set in the wake of Behar's fall: new seats that didn't swivel like the old ones did.

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Behar has long waged war with inanimate objects on the set ofThe Viewand beyond, with the cohost's cell phone regularly interrupting live broadcasts — enough so that panelistSunny Hostin once had to take the device backstageto avoid further disruption.

A few days after the phone incident, Behar told a story abouttangling with her apartment building's elevator.

"I was alone. Every time I would press 'Lobby,' the thing would go to the lobby and the door wouldn't open. I was like, 'Let me out!'" Behar told the audience. "The only thing worse than that would've been if I was stuck in the elevator with Kellyanne Conway."

Humans, too, have challenged Behar's peace over the years, including an Italian woman who wouldn't let her use the restroom on a European train — thus,Behar admitted to calling the woman "a bitch" as a result.

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Christina Applegate Says Will Ferrell and Adam McKay Contributed to Her “Anchorman” Salary After 'Offensive' Initial Offer

Christina Applegatehas the wholeAnchormanteam to thank for making her role in the movie possible.

The actress, 54, recently appeared onThe Viewto promote her new memoirYou With the Sad Eyes. While discussing her role in the 2004 film, she revealed it almost didn't happen because "When they came in with the initial offer, it was, you know, a little offensive."

"And I said, 'I can't. I know my worth, and I can't do that,' " she continued, explaining that it was at that point that director Adam McKay andWill Ferrell, who starred in the film and wrote it alongside McKay, gave parts of their own salaries to make up for the insufficient offer, which was notably less than that of her male co-stars.

"They wanted me bad enough, and they said, 'Well, we're gonna chip in,' " she shared, adding, "Thank God they did because it was one of the best experiences of my entire life."

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Applegate found filming the comedy to be "such a lesson."

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"I had never done improv before. Learning from that group of dudes… that is the masterclass that people pay for. Steve Carell, like, taught it. Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group. To get in there and have that happen was absolutely magic, and it's been invaluable to me and my career," she said.

Representatives for McKay and Ferrell did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

In July 2024, Ferrell and Applegate reunited on theMeSsypodcast, where Ferrell told hostJamie Lynn Siglerhow he thought Applegate assumed he had marital issues with hiswife, Viveca Paulin.

"When we were shooting the movie, we would go out a lot socially," he said, while Applegate started laughing. He then explained that Paulin was absent from a lot of the social outings the group would go on together outside of shooting.

Applegate found it suspicious and eventually asked Ferrell about the absences. It was halfway through shooting that the couple shared they were expecting their first baby, son Magnus.

"'I knew something was up!' " Ferrell recalled his costar saying. Applegate responded, "I remember that you guys had something you weren't sharing yet."

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Liza Minnelli Shocks with Surprise Appearance at the 2026 GLAAD Awards

Liza Minnelli was the surprise guest at the 2026 GLAAD Awards

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• As a result of her continued allyship over the years, Minnelli was presented with GLAAD's first-ever storyteller award

• "You make me so proud because you're strong and you stand up for what you believe in. You really do and it's so nice to be here with you," she said at the event on Thursday, March 5

WhenLiza Minnellispeaks, the world listens.

The ever-elusive actress and singer, 79, decided to make a rare public appearance at the 2026 GLAAD Awards, which were held on Thursday, March 5 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., and featured actorJonathan Bennettas host and a special live performance fromDemi Lovato.

During the awards, Bennett, 44, energized guests by teasing a special surprise appearance to come. Though attendees were initially left in the dark, things became clear as day when Minnelli was eventually revealed via a synchronized group of dancers taking to the stage around her.

Pianist Michael Feinstein paid tribute to Minnelli during the special occasion, sharing with the crowd, "Our stories give us strength. The queer community could not wish for a bigger and more wonderful advocate, friend and ally. The greatest storyteller of all time." As a result of her continued allyship over the years, Minnelli was presented with GLAAD's first-ever storyteller award.

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"You make me so proud because you're strong and you stand up for what you believe in. You really do and it's so nice to be here with you," Minnelli shared, directly following a rousing standing ovation from attendees. "I feel like a five-year-old. I didn't make a speech, so now I'm just rattling away."

Alongside Minnelli, other significant names in attendance at the 2026 edition of the GLAAD Awards wereNoah Schnapp,Rob McElhenney,Quinta BrunsonandFrankie Grande, among others.

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The surprise appearance at the GLAAD Awards comes just days ahead of Minnelli sharing her memoir,Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, which is scheduled for release on Tuesday, March 10.

Shared as a part of a recent, exclusive PEOPLE excerpt of her forthcoming memoir, Minnellispotlighted the varying highs and lowsof her life in the spotlight.

As she shares in her memoir, "The world knew me as LIZA! For the first time in my life, I wondered what that really meant, especially through the haze of substances. Benzodiazepines. Barbiturates. Amphetamines. Cocaine."

Minnelli notes in the memoir's prologue, "I finally understand. I've been waging a war my whole adult with what we now call SUD, substance abuse disorder. It's a disease, a condition caused by physical and mental wiring that can trigger abuse of drugs and alcohol. I got it from Mama."

Minnelli adds, "And if I fall down ... in other words, if I fell off the program ... I'd go right  back in and fight again. Don't give up. There's fun. There's good out there. "

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U.K. Police Arrest Men on Suspicion of Spying for Iran

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Stamer during a news conference in London, England, on March 5, 2026. Credit - Tolga Akmen—Getty Images

Four men were arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of conducting surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in London to assist Iran.

The Metropolitan Police said the men, aged between 22 to 55, were "arrested as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation" under the National Security Act.

"The men were arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act, 2023. The country to which the investigation relates is Iran," astatementconfirmed.

Detectives arrested the men shortly after 1 a.m., local time, at addresses in the London boroughs of Barnet, Harrow, and Watford as part of what police described as a "pre-planned operation." One of the men is an Iranian national; the other three are dual British-Iranian nationals.

Six additional men were arrested at the same location in Harrow, five on suspicion of assisting an offender and one on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.

All of the men in question have been taken into police custody.

Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said the arrests "are part of a long-running investigation and part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign activity where we suspect it."

Acknowledging that the Jewish community, in particular, may be concerned, she urged the public to "remain vigilant" and contact the authorities if they witness or hear anything alarming.

British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoodthankedpolice and security services following the arrests.

She said the authorities "won't hesitate to take action to counter any threat to the U.K." and have the "government's full support as they carry out their vital work."

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy declined to comment directly on the arrests, but said during aninterviewthat "Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism globally and sadly, that is in effect in our own society as well. Our intelligence services and counter-terrorism police have thwarted lots of action over the last few years."

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Meanwhile, the U.K.-based charity Campaign Against Antisemitism expressed gratitude over the arrests, but said the threat from Iran is "still not being taken seriously by the Government" andarguedthat the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) should be proscribed as a terrorist organization in the U.K.

The U.K. arrests come amid the widening of the Iran war, which has engulfed several countries and territories across the world after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran last weekend which resulted in the death of IranianSupreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran's retaliatory strikes have since targeted Gulf nations and also aBritish airbasein Cyprus.

While the U.K. refused to get involved in the initial U.S.-Israeli led strikes on Iran, it has since allowed the U.S. to use British bases and has launched defensive measures in a bid to protect U.K. citizens and allies against Iranian retaliation.

The government has also launched an extensiveoperationto bring home British citizens that are currently stranded in the Middle East.

The rise of antisemitic incidents in the U.K.

U.K.-based charity Community Security Trust (CST), which aims to "protect British Jews from terrorism and antisemitism,"recorded3,700 instances of anti-Jewish hate reported over the course of 2025, a 4% rise from the 3,556 incidents logged in 2024.

Only in 2023 has CST recorded more, when 4,298 cases of antisemitism were reported following a spike in incidents amid the immediate aftermath of October 7.

There were over 293,000 Jewish people living in the United Kingdom when the last comprehensivenational censuswas conducted in March 2021.

Cases of antisemitism and hate crimes towards Jewish Americans have also surged in recent years.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported that in the three months following the start of the Israel-Hamas war,antisemitic incidents in the U.S. skyrocketed by 361%.

According to the State of Antisemitism in America 2025report, 91% of American Jews said they feel less safe as a Jewish person in the United States due to violent incidents including the arson attack on aJewish Governor's home, the firebombing of Jewish people inBoulder, and themurdersat the Capital Jewish Museum.

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