Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Tyler Kolek is making the most of his first true rotational opportunity with the Knicks that was not necessitated by an occasional injury to someone ahead of him. With Cam Payne in Indiana and veteran signing Malcolm Brogdon retiring during training camp, Kolek has served as All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson’s primary backup during the Knicks’ 2-0 start entering Sunday’s game in Miami. After notching seven points and two assists in 14 minutes in the season-opening win over the Cavaliers, the second-year guard played 13 minutes off the bench Friday night against the Celtics with two points and four assists,…

Heidi Klum’s famous rear may be making an appearance in this year’s highly-anticipated Halloween costume. The supermodel shared a cryptic photo of what appeared to be a plaster cast of her entire midsection, including her back and bottom, via Instagram Friday. “Feeling cheeky 🍑😜,” she teased the upcoming reveal in the caption, tagging prosthetic makeup designer Mike Marino. Klum — who is known for flaunting increasingly hideous and over-the-top costumes at her annual ‘Heidiween bashes’ — previously teased the secret costume in an Oct. 1 post. Heidi Klum teased her upcoming Heidiween costume reveal with a photo of a plaster cast…

The Ravens apparently made a mistake over Lamar Jackson’s Friday practice status. Following the practice, Baltimore initially listed Jackson — who has been sidelined by a right hamstring injury — as a full participant, but changed it Saturday to say he was limited after consulting with the league. He was officially ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Bears. Lamar Jackson looks on from the sidelines during the first half of the Ravens’ Week 6 home loss to the Rams. AP “Lamar Jackson was present for and participated fully in our entire Friday practice ahead of Sunday’s game against the…

In How to Train Your Dragon—the 2010 animated film and the surprisingly good 2025 live-action remake—a young Viking named Hiccup lives in a village that equates worth with how well you can slay dragons. But Hiccup is awkward, curious, and terrible at fighting—everything his father and classmates wish he would change. Yet when he starts to outwit the dragons, those who once mocked him begin to welcome him. He begins to fit in, but he still doesn’t belong. That story reminds me of today’s workplaces, where we too often celebrate those who shapeshift into the existing culture and side-eye those…

A worker at the Louve tipped off the chainsaw-wielding thieves who boosted $100 million worth of France’s crown jewels, according to French detectives, who now believe the daring heist was an inside job. Digital forensic evidence showed a member of security at the Louvre was in contact with individuals thought to be the perpetrators prior to the brazen daylight robbery on Oct.19, the Telegraph reported Saturday. “There is digital forensic evidence that shows there was co-operation with one of the museum’s security guards and the thieves,” a source told the Telegraph. Heisters entered through the second-floor balcony of the Louvre…

Ravens bettors aren’t happy with how the franchise handled Lamar Jackson’s injury status this week.  The star quarterback will miss his third straight game with a hamstring strain on Sunday when the Ravens host the Bears in Baltimore, despite Jackson appearing to be ready to go less than 24 hours ago. Jackson had been listed as a full participant in Friday’s practice, seemingly paving the way for his return to the field after going down in a loss to the Chiefs during Week 4. The betting public acted accordingly, with the Ravens jumping from roughly 3.5-point favorites to as high…

President Trump needs to know he won’t be “wasting his time” before he commits to another in-person summit with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, he told reporters Saturday. “We’re going to have to know that we’re going to make a deal,” Trump said aboard Air Force One. “I’m not going to be wasting my time. I’ve always had a great relationship with [Putin], but this has been very disappointing.” Trump said he thought he would’ve been able to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine “long before [attaining] peace in the Middle East — referencing his 20-point peace plan that Israel…

The luxe Greenwich Village pad used by Mafia goons and NBA stars to run rigged poker games was a noisy hell for its neighbors, who lodged more than three dozen 311 complaints about it, city records show. The complaints about the six-story townhouse at 80 Washington Place — referred to in the sprawling indictment as the “Washington Place” — were made while it was one of two illegal casinos where prosecutors say mobsters swindled their gambling victims out of millions. Officials say the fraudsters began using the home — located just steps from Washington Square Park on one of the…

SWEDEN Pro soccer club Mjällby AIF, which plays in a fishing village of around 1,500 inhabitants, won its first ever Allsvenskan title, making history for being the smallest community to ever win the championship of the top-tier professional soccer league. The win means the team qualifies for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League, Europe’s premier soccer tournament. Pro soccer club Mjällby AIF won its first ever Allsvenskan title. TT News Agency via REUTERS AUSTRALIA Close to 100 million red crabs began their annual migration from their forest home to the shores of Christmas Island in order to lay their eggs on its beaches.…

Steve Sarkisian might be looking beyond Texas. But his representation is saying otherwise. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported Saturday that representatives for the Longhorns head coach “have let NFL decision makers know that he would be interested in potential head coaching openings.” The Titans, who have a head coach opening after firing Brian Callahan earlier this month, were named specifically by Russini.  However, hours after The Athletic’s report, Sarkisian’s agents at Creative Artists Agency put out a statement, denying that the coach has any thoughts of making a jump to the pros. “Any reports regarding communications on coaching opportunities with NFL…