Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

The Nets have the biggest crop of first-round rookies in NBA history, and they’re all coming to training camp this week.  The team colors are black and white, but the roster is going to be green.  Never before in the league’s 79-year history had a team ever taken five players in the first round, and that quintet will all be in Brooklyn this week. It’s a long road for that crop of kids to grow into the Nets’ core, but the first steps down that road begin with Thursday’s practice at HSS Training Center.  “This is great. It was a…

Stop me if you’ve heard this: Notes, quotes and anecdotes:  Is the Humane Society open Sundays?  Last week, Cardinals QB Kyler Murray apologized — too late — after posting a photo with his pet pit bull while Murray wore a Michael Vick T-shirt.  Apparently, someone had to explain to this genius — a two-college man, Texas A&M then Oklahoma — that was a terrible idea. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that he plans to meet with President Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Manhattan next week. Zelensky is seeking to huddle over promised post-war security guarantees that Ukrainian leader views as critical to any peace deal in the Russian conflict, according to Ukrainian outlet Ukrinform. Despite a renewed diplomatic push, Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rebuffed direct peace talks with Zelensky unless his preconditions are met. Zelensky is planning to meet with Trump next week in New York City. AFP via Getty Images “We expect sanctions if there…

The head of Israel’s notorious intelligence agency, Mossad, claimed the group still has capabilities inside Iran that have yet to be deployed, according to the Times of Israel. Mossad boss David Barnea spoke during a recent awards ceremony, warning that while Israel won the 12-day conflict with Iran, the spy agency is still planning operations — even in the “heart of Tehran.” “We have won, and we will continue to win,” said Barnea, speaking at the Prime Minister’s Award ceremony, which was given this year to Mossad for its ongoing efforts to protect the Israeli people. Israel’s Mossad Director David…

On September 15, Judge William Ryan of Los Angeles Superior Court denied the Menendez brothers’ petition for a new trial. Their lawyers argued that two critical pieces of evidence were not heard by the jury that convicted them. One of these was a letter Erik had written to his cousin, describing the years of sexual abuse by his father, José Menendez. The other was a declaration from Roy Rosselló, a former member of the boy band Menudo, that he had been sexually abused by José Menendez. Judge Ryan found that this evidence was not compelling enough to have changed the…

A Maine school board meeting erupted in chaos when a conservative influencer confronted officials over a teacher’s remarks allegedly mocking slain activist Charlie Kirk. The shouting match ended with a board member slapping the man’s phone from his hand — and police rushing to intervene, video of the meeting showed. Tim Bodnar — known online as the “Truth-slinger” — blasted members of Regional School Unit 67 Wednesday, accusing the district of spreading “communist propaganda” and demanding swift action against the teacher. Tim Bodnar, known online as the “Truth-slinger,” has built a following of more than 30,000 on social media platforms.…

What if Cujo and Halloween, but a chimpanzee? That’s the burning question Primate asks and answers with furious, flesh-tearing aplomb. Johannes Roberts’ nasty creature feature is absurdly no-frills, launching straight into a primal hunt-and-stalk scenario like a Jane Goodall special turned horror thriller. It’s perhaps too streamlined, lacking early development in favor of graphic maulings, but that’s less of an issue given how sharp visuals and punishing violence leave plenty to applaud. Primate is a mean and merciless “When Animals Attack” flick that runs on pure popcorn entertainment goodness, because sometimes all you need is a furry antagonist and spectacular…

The gun Tyler Robinson allegedly used to assassinate Charlie Kirk was so old that it predated serial number mandates — making the weapon impossible to track. The Mauser model rifle, described in texts by Robinson as “grandpa’s rifle,” is a decades-old, German-made gun used in both World Wars and on the market years before a President Kennedy-inspired law ordered weapons to be etched with unique, traceable numbers. There are believed to be millions of such weapons in homes throughout the country — raising concerns among federal authorities of the potential for other assassins to carry out similar attacks with their…

Freed American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander is headed back to the Holy Land to fight against the very terrorists who held him captive for nearly 600 days. Alexander, who has Israeli parents but grew up in northern New Jersey, announced his plans to return to the Middle East next month to rejoin the Israeli Defense Forces. “Next month, God willing, I will return to Israel,” Alexander revealed during a dinner this week in Manhattan for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Edan Alexander pictured in May, after his release to IDF forces. IDF Spokespersons Unit He said serving Israel is “one of…

Your daily SPF just got backup in the battle against skin cancer. New research suggests a cheap, over-the-counter supplement may help protect against the disease — with benefits showing up in as little as a month. Better yet, scientists found the vitamin cuts the risk of recurrence by more than half in people who have previously received a positive diagnosis. The number of non-melanoma skin cancers in the US has been increasing in recent years. Doodeez – stock.adobe.com The findings back up what dermatologists have been telling skin cancer survivors for a decade — take nicotinamide, a form of vitamin…