Cornerback Darius Slay puts off reporting to Bills in order to contemplate his future, agent says

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Cornerback Darius Slay has put off reporting to the Buffalo Bills to instead take time to consider his future, the player's agent confirmed Thursday.

"Slay is honored that a first-class organization like the Bills claimed him, but he is going to take some time away from football right now and decide in the next few days if he wants to keep playing," Drew Rosenhaus wrote in a text to The Associated Press.

Slay has 13 seasons of NFL experience, and the decision to take some time comes a day afterthe Bills claimed him on waiversfollowing his release in Pittsburgh. In his first season in Pittsburgh, Slay was inactive in two of the Steelers' past three outings after losing his starting job.

He was cut to make room for the team claiming receiver Adam Thielen on waivers.

Slay was not present at Bills practice on Thursday, with the team declining to comment.

Complicating matters further, Buffalo (8-4) may have lost a player for nothing if Slay decides not to continue playing. In claiming Slay, the Bills released fourth-year defensive back Ja'Marcus Ingram, who on Thursday was claimed by the Houston Texans.

Slay, meantime, takes up a spot on Buffalo's 53-player roster as the team prepares to host Cincinnati (4-8) on Sunday. The Bills regarded Slay as an upgrade over Ingram in a bid to add experienced depth to a position where veteran Tre'Davious White and rookie Maxwell Hairston have split time opposite starter Christian Benford.

The 34-year-old Slay was an All-Pro in 2017 while playing his first seven seasons in Detroit. He spent another five years in Philadelphia, where he won a Super Bowl last season.

Overall, he has 176 starts in 187 games, with 28 interceptions, though none in his past two regular seasons.

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NBA Cup bracket, schedule, standings: What to know for knockout rounds

Maybe this is the season theNBA Cupreally takes hold of the basketball audience.

This year's quarterfinals for theNBA's in-season tournamenthave set up nicely, with a mix of expected title contenders and early-season surprises advancing past this year's group stage. Eight teams ‒ four from the Western Conference and four from the Eastern Conference ‒ advanced from group play and sit just three wins away from taking home the $500,000 prize that's on the line for each player on the winning team.

TheOklahoma City Thunder,Los Angeles Lakers,New York KnicksandOrlando Magicare among the favorites left in the bracket, while theSan Antonio Spurs,Miami Heat,Phoenix SunsandToronto Raptorslook to continue their better-than-expected starts to the 2025-26 campaign.

Here's everything to know heading into the knockout rounds, including matchups and schedule for the quarterfinals and the final standings after group play:

Oct. 26: The Dallas Mavericks' Cooper Flagg dunks the ball past the Toronto Raptors' Sandro Mamukelashvili at the American Airlines Center. Oct. 26: The Washington Wizards' Cam Whitmore dunks the ball against the Charlotte Hornets at Capital One Arena. <p style=Oct. 26: The Brooklyn Nets' Michael Porter Jr. dunks in front of the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama at Frost Bank Center.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Oct. 25: The Denver Nuggets' Christian Braun dunks the ball against the Phoenix Suns' Grayson Allen at Ball Arena. Oct. 24: The Memphis Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. dunks against the Miami Heat at FedExForum. Oct. 24: The Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo dunks over the Memphis Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. at FedExForum. Oct. 22: The New York Knicks' OG Anunoby goes up for a reverse dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden. Oct. 22: The Utah Jazz's Lauri Markkanen dunks against the Los Angeles Clippers at Delta Center.

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Final NBA Cup group play standings

*- indicates a team that advanced to the quarterfinals

East Group A

  1. Toronto Raptors (4-0)*

  2. Atlanta Hawks (2-2)

  3. Cleveland Cavaliers (2-2)

  4. Indiana Pacers (1-3)

  5. Washington Wizards (1-3)

East Group B

  1. Orlando Magic (4-0)*

  2. Boston Celtics (2-2)

  3. Detroit Pistons (2-2)

  4. Philadelphia 76ers (1-3)

  5. Brooklyn Nets (1-3)

East Group C

  1. New York Knicks (3-1)*

  2. Miami Heat (3-1)*

  3. Milwaukee Bucks (2-2)

  4. Charlotte Hornets (1-3)

  5. Chicago Bulls (1-3)

West Group A

  1. Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0)*

  2. Phoenix Suns (3-1)*

  3. Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2)

  4. Utah Jazz (1-3)

  5. Sacramento Kings (0-4)

West Group B

  1. Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)*

  2. Memphis Grizzlies (3-1)

  3. Los Angeles Clippers (2-2)

  4. Dallas Mavericks (1-3)

  5. New Orleans Pelicans (0-4)

West Group C

  1. San Antonio Spurs (3-1)*

  2. Denver Nuggets (2-2)

  3. Houston Rockets (2-2)

  4. Portland Trail Blazers (2-2)

  5. Golden State Warriors (1-3)

NBA Cup knockout stage schedule

*All knockout stage games will stream on Amazon Prime

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, Dec. 9

  • Miami Heat at Orlando Magic, 6 p.m. ET

  • New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors, 8:30 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Dec. 10

  • Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder, 7:30 p.m. ET

  • San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m. ET

Semifinals

  • Saturday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. ET

  • Saturday, Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. ET

Finals

  • Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 8:30 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Fantasy Football Week 14 Toolkit: Rankings, sleepers, start/sit lineup advice and more

You'll need help every week to make those tough fantasy football lineup decisions, especially with the playoffs approaching. Luckily for you, the team at Yahoo has everything you need to prep for the week with updated rankings for Half-PPR and Full-PPR, as well as plenty of analysis via articles, video and audio. Below you'll find a complete set of links to help you with all your fantasy football needs for the week.

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Video shows dangerous rescue of driver after truck goes over bridge

A driver was rescued from a truck dangling off a bridge inWest Virginiaamid snowfallafter being trapped for nearly five hours.

Video footage from the incident at a bridge in Southside, about 40 miles north of Charleston, shows a harnessed rescue officer pulling the man out of the dangling truck through the window before crews on the bridge pull them up to safety.

Vickie Flora, who filmed the dramatic rescue, told Storyful that the driver was rescued around 10:30 am. No injuries were reported.

<p style=Harper Martinez, 13, plays with her 1-year-old dog, Franky, in the snow on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in South Bend, Indiana.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jonathan Hausman rides his sled down the hill on Dec. 1, 2025, at the Iowa State Supreme Court building. <p style=A hawk sits on a snow covered tree at Brown Deer Park in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, Dec. 1, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Chery Madole shops for a Christmas tree on Dec. 1, 2025, at Howell Tree Farm in Cumming, Iowa.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Snow collects on the snout of Coco, 4, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in South Bend, Indiana.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Looking north along Southern Parkway after an early winter storm coated Louisville, Kentucky, with several inches of wet snow on Dec. 2, 2025

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> People enjoy a snowy afternoon as Central Iowa saw its first snowfall of the year after a weekend winter storm on Dec. 1, 2025, in Des Moines. <p style=A pair of cattle feed in a snowy field off of North Fir Road on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Mishawaka, Indiana.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=After snow fell overnight, Traffic moved slowly on the 64 east bound in the Portland neighborhood of metro Louisville, Kentucky area Tuesday morning Dec. 2, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> People walk through the winter wonderland of Ohio State University’s Mirror Lake and the Oval after several inches of snow fell early in the morning Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. <p style=Richard Fouts shoveled his driveway in Audubon Park the morning after an early winter storm dumped several inches of wet snow on Louisville. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The first flurries of the season stick on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Indianapolis. Heavy snow flurries begins to fall in Broad Ripple Village on Saturday, Nov. 2025, in Indianapolis. Heavy snow falls in Broad Ripple Village on Saturday, Nov. 2025, in Indianapolis. <p style=Jack, a Jack Russell terrier, wore a coat as he walked along 29th Street in the Portland neighborhood of metro Louisville, Kentucky area Tuesday morning Dec. 2, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Carolyn Goodman, 74, brushes off the snow of her car in the Portland neighborhood of metro Louisville, Kentucky area Tuesday morning Dec. 2, 2025. She said she got called off of work due to the snow but was preparing to go in tomorrow.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Snow falls Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in downtown Indianapolis. <p style=Megan Brake and her Labradoodle, Nym, walk along the snow-covered sidewalks of Audubon Park on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, after an early winter storm dropped several inches of wet snow on Louisville.

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Harper Martinez, 13, plays with her 1-year-old dog, Franky, in the snow on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in South Bend, Indiana.

Vehicle was dangling '80-100 feet above ground'

Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards, in apost on social media, said the incident involving a tractor trailer that went over a bridge occurred at 6:25 a.m. in the morning of Dec. 2 on Route 35 in Mason County. Edwards said the Hurricane Fire Department arrived at the scene to find "the cab dangling 80-100 feet above the ground."

A technical rope rescue team and other resources were quickly organized for the "critical and dangerous rescue," Edwards said, adding the driver "was successfully removed after spending 5 hours in the cab."

The Hurricane Fire volunteer firefighter was identified as Westley Quinn. Edwards said more than 20 first responders "assembled to pull off this highly dangerous technical rescue."

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The truck was reportedly hauling bricks

Local media outletWOWK, citing rescue crews, reportedthe truck was hauling bricks during a winter storm when it lost control, struck a concrete barrier, and skidded over the side of the bridge. The weight of the bricks is assumed to have prevented the entire vehicle from plummeting onto the road below.

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.

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California launches online portal to report federal agent misconduct

California has launcheda new online portalallowing residents to report misconduct by federal agents, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday.

The website enables Californians to submit videos and photos of potentially unlawful activity by federal officers. The portal comes as tensions escalate between state and federal authorities.

The attorney general cited concerns about unmarked military-style vehicles and detainments that resemble kidnappings as examples of problematic federal enforcement tactics.

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"From unmarked military-style vehicles to detainments that more closely resemble kidnappings, Californians are rightly concerned that federal agents may be crossing the line and abusing their authority," said Bonta in a statment. "Let me be clear: Federal agents can enforce federal laws, and no one should interfere with them doing their job. But they must also do so lawfully and in compliance with the Constitution."

California has filed 48 lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions since January, demonstrating the state's ongoing legal resistance to federal policies.

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The new reporting system represents another tool in California's efforts to monitor and challenge what state officials view as federal overreach.

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Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babiš to move business to a trust to become prime minister

PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaireAndrej Babišsaid on Thursday he would get rid of his major businesses by moving them to an independent trust in order to be able to become the prime minister again.

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Babiš said he believed the move would help him avoid a conflict of interest that could arise from his private dealings and his political status.

"I've decided to take a step that I never thought I would take," Babiš said in a video message on Facebook.

"I've decided to irrevocably give up the Agrofert company, with which I will never have anything to do again, I will never own it, I will have no economic relations with it, and I will not be in any contact with it," he said.

President Petr Pavel said after the announcement late Thursday he would appoint Babiš as prime minister on Tuesday.

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Babiš, a former prime minister, owns some 200 companies under the Agrofert conglomerate.

He said an independent trustee will be in charge of Agrofert in a trust fund while it will be under control of an independent protector until he dies and then his descendants will inherit it.

Pavel asked Babišlast month to form a new government after his ANO (YES) movementwon parliamentary electionand saidlast weekhe was ready to swear him in as prime minister within a week if the businessman clarifies how he plans to avoid a conflict of interest.

ANO and two other small political groups, the Freedom and Direct Democracy anti-migrant party and the right-wing Motorists for Themselves, agreed to form a majority coalition government.

The parties have agreed to create a 16-member Cabinet with ANO holding eight posts and the prime minister. The Motorists would have four and the Freedom party three.

The three parties forming the coalition are critical of the EU and reject several of its policies, particularly on environment and migration. They are also expected to steer the country away fromsupporting Ukrainein its war against Russia's invasion.

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Keep up with the Thunder? These top West contenders may have more pressing concerns

Thegreat Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderand the even greater Oklahoma City Thunder are 21-1 — and they don't look like a team ready to lose much in the near future.

But below them, the Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers refuse to go away, continuing to pile up wins in a tough Western Conference. Still, questions about each of these contenders remain. So what's keeping this second tier of title challengers from usurping the Thunder, who lie so elegantly upon their throne? Let's examine one area of concern for each.

Rockets stuck in the clutch

By most metrics, the Rockets are every bit of a contender. Entering Thursday, they're owners of the No. 2 offense and No. 3 defense, and are second in point differential. They're the NBA's most efficient offensive rebounding team in a league predicated on winning the possession battle. And they've turned one of their biggest weaknesses — half-court offense — into a strength, ranking just outside the top 10 in points per 100 plays and second in 3-point percentage.

Isn't there supposed to be a problem listed here at some point?

The Rockets' issues haven't been exacerbated in games in which they've dominated their opponent (which to be fair, has been most of them in arelatively tough schedule). Their problems come in close games. According toNBA.comtracking data, all five of the Rockets' losses this season occurred during "crunch time," when the game is within five points in the final five minutes of regulation or overtime.

The legitimacy of the clutch phenomenon has long been debated, but most players and coaches will tell you that the game slows down. For the Rockets, however, it speeds up. Houston is the fourth-slowest team on the season, fueled by the patient probing of Kevin Durant and Alperen Şengün and how head coach Ime Udoka staggers his best players. In crunch time, however, their pace jumps 10 spots. As a result, their 123.7 offensive rating plummets to just 114.4, equivalent to the 8-13 Portland Trail Blazers (21st in offensive rating).

"It's been OK," Udoka said of Houston's crunch-time execution. "We let a few games early in the season slip away, those stand out. Fouls, missed free throws, giving up offensive rebounds and turning the ball over bit us in those [games]. We'd like to be better in those endgame situations."

Last season's Rockets played in 44 clutch games, winning 26 of them — not an elite rate, but it's clear that a young team benefited greatly from Fred VanVleet's steady hand, decision-making and overall poise in the closing moments. Some of that responsibility has shifted naturally to Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard, who need to be put in these high-pressure situations on a routine basis.

[Get more Rockets news: Houston team feed]

Fortunately, there's a tangible solution. Rememberthat guy Houston traded for this summer? You know, the future Hall of Famer who's eighth on the all-time scoring list, a two-time champion and one of the game's greatest closers? As in, the guy who was brought in for that very reason, finishing games? Let's try that.

Durant is just fourth on the team in clutch-time usage rate, despite a walloping 67.6 true shooting percentage. Şengün and Thompson are first and second in usage, which is understandable given their talent, but neither is the three-level threat Durant is, nor does either possess the experience a two-decade career allows. Give it to 35. I mean, 7.

Denver's decimated defense

If surrendering 131 points over the weekend to one of the worst-ranked offenses in the past decade (Dallas!) wasn't enough of a red flag, the Nuggets have a consistency (and injury) problem.

Let's get the obvious out of the way: Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun, both of whom will miss the next few weeks with hamstring and ankle injuries, respectively, are sorely missed. You could make the argument they are the Nuggets' best defenders, combining physicality, versatility and IQ. It's no surprise Denver's defense with both in the lineup has held opponents to just 107.2 points per 100 possessions. For context, the Pistons allow 110.2 points per 100 possessions, which ranks right behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Their absence, which is clearly felt despite the otherworldly production of Nikola Jokić, becomes a multi-faceted issue. For one, a major rotational shift occurs once two of your most consistent performers are missing in action (Denver's most-used five-man unit still ranks fourth in the NBA in total minutes played, despite not having both players for nearly two weeks.) This results in elevated roles for players like Spencer Jones and Peyton Watson, who, um, aren't exactly like-for-like replacements. According to Cleaning the Glass, Jones and Watson are in the 12th and 9th percentile in defensive efficiency. No, they're not good defenders.

This becomes an even bigger problem contextualized within the overall Nuggets defensive scheme. Denver is one of the league's most help-friendly teams, whether by stunting, trapping or walling up in the paint. It's also one of the bigger utilizers of zone defense, a top-half team, according to Synergy tracking data.

Such an approach is viable when players like Gordon and Braun are hunting opponents down for 48 minutes. When the focus shifts to newcomers like Cameron Johnson and Bruce Brown, two veterans who made a name for themselves defensively but have regressed in the last few years, complications arise. Since both Gordon and Braun last played, the Nuggets are first in offensive rating (hello, Jokić) and 30th in defensive rating. As in, dead last.

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A few weeks ago, Nuggets head coach David Adelman hinted at tweaks to account for their injuries, one of which involves more reliance on reserve center Jonas Valančiūnas.

"Other guys will fill in, do their thing and we'll look a little bit different," Adelman said in late November. "We'll play a different way, but we'll still have our constants."

Denver likes to start second quarters with Valančiūnas flanked by a combination of Johnson, Brown, Zeke Nnaji and Tim Hardaway Jr. Their three most-used lineups featuring Valančiūnas at center are giving up 126.7, 122.9 and 120.0 points per 100 possessions. That's just not sustainable, no matter how many flamethrowers Jamal Murray throws into the stratosphere.

Lakers' lack of shooting

Losing to the Phoenix Suns in a game where Devin Booker played 10 minutes is … bad. But that's not the strangest thing about the 15-5 second-place Lakers.

Through the first 20 games of the season, Los Angeles ranks in the bottom third in 3-point rate and conversion rate, per Cleaning the Glass, despite possessing the NBA's No. 1 rim and midrange field-goal percentage. The Suns made 17 of their 39 attempts from downtown compared to the Lakers' 13, which doesn't seem like much of a difference in a vacuum, but extrapolated to an entire season, it becomes a domino analytics effect.

And it's not so much the disparity between the three levels of offense that's alarming. It's the Lakers' seeming unwillingness to let it fly, which has historical implications that contenders should be concerned about. As of today, the Lakers are 24th in both 3-point attempts and makes, and 18th in 3-point percentage.

A brief recent championship history lesson, if you will:

  • 2025 Thunder: 10th in 3-point attempts

  • 2024 Celtics: 1st

  • 2023 Nuggets: 25th (4th in 3P%)

  • 2022 Warriors: 3rd

  • 2021 Bucks: 8th

I could go on, but the math is simple. The champions have typically been proficient 3-point chuckers. If you buck the trend, like the Nuggets did in '23, you better believe they're converting the ones they do take at a high clip.

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A big part of Lakers head coach JJ Redick's on-court calculus is establishing a hierarchy behind Luka Dončić. From the looks of it, it seems to have sorted itself out, with Austin Reaves serving as Dončić's second fiddle and LeBron James occupying the third role — which one could argue is an optimal spot for the greatest player of this generation.

But Redick's job entails much more than just that. Finding a happy medium between creation for his superstars and getting role players in a rhythm is just as important. Starting forward Rui Hachimura finished the month of November shooting an eye-popping 48.1% from deep on around five attempts per game. If Hachimura — who's shooting 46.1% on the year — is the Lakers' best shooter, there shouldn't be a seven-attempt margin between him and Dončić, who is converting slightly less than 35 percent of his treys.

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— Khobi Price (@khobi_price)December 2, 2025

Between Hachimura, Dalton Knecht, Gabe Vincent and Jake LaRavia, Los Angeles certainly has the floor spacers on the roster to let it fly. Getting back an aggressive point-of-attack defender in Marcus Smart, who is also known to launch, helps too.

The Lakers are also well-positioned to enter the trade market for shooting upgrades in less than two weeks, and a name like CJ McCollum could make sense as a potential target.

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