Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Landry Shamet was officially listed as out for Monday’s game against the Nets with a sprained right shoulder, although it’s safe to assume that further testing will paint a more complete picture of the severity of his injury — or, more importantly, the answer to whether he’ll need surgery. Shamet appeared to dislocate his shoulder after absorbing a hard screen from Wendell Carter Jr. in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Magic. Afterward, Knicks coach Mike Brown said Shamet would undergo a full evaluation in the “coming days.” And for the 28-year-old guard, there’s a lot riding on…

Gambling-ish stock trading fascinates addiction neuroscientists and other researchers, as there are striking similarities between day trading, online stock options, and cryptocurrency trading on one side, and gambling and fantasy sports betting on the other. Comparing stock trading to sports gambling (which I recently reviewed here), we see some speculative stock trading and fantasy league betting sharing core behavioral similarities. In each, participants frequently stake money on uncertain, competitive outcomes and receive unpredictable, variable rewards—the same pattern driving gambling disorder. For example, a key component underlying gambling addiction is the illusion of skill. In speculative stock betting or trading, users…

The FBI captured a man wanted for his alleged role in money laundering for a drug-trafficking enterprise led by Olympian turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, according to authorities and reports. Rasheed Pascua Hossain, who went by the alias “JP Morgan,” was arrested on Friday by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Rasheed Pascua Hossain was captured by the FBI for his alleged role in a drug-trafficking network led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding. FBI The FBI’s profile for Hossain, 32, was updated to say he had been “captured.” Federal court records for Hossain, including whether he…

Panic is premature. But the writing on the ice is impossible to ignore. The Rangers return home from a three-game road trip on a season-high four-game losing streak — most recently allowing Utah to end a four-game skid — and are just one point out of the Eastern Conference cellar. On Wednesday, they begin a difficult seven-game stretch, featuring trips to Carolina, Boston and Ottawa, plus visits from Tampa Bay, Dallas, Colorado and Las Vegas. But first, the league’s worst home team (1-7-1) must get past the Blues on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. “There’s no time to waste,”…

Gennady Druzhenko reckons that of the 1,000-odd fellow military recruits in his training camp, he is the only one who is there willingly. The vast majority are conscripts, many of them old or unhealthy, press-ganged off the streets to plug the growing gaps in Ukraine’s front lines. His comrades’ morale could not get much worse, but in the wake of the corruption scandal last week engulfing Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, a new low has been reached. “Some of these guys are nearly 60 and it’s a tragedy that they’re being mobilized anyway,” Druzhenko told The Telegraph. “But now we…

Negotiators from the Trump administration gave Ukraine an ultimatum last week: Accept this deal, or the next one will be worse. It’s tough to see how. The 28-point peace plan fattens Ukraine up for a re-invasion, handing Russia swathes of territory that it failed to take despite an avalanche of men, money and arms. If allowed by treaty to jump the front lines, a Russian force rejuvenated by the United States would face a Ukraine neutered by it. An army no greater than 600,000 men. Fighter jets parked outside the nation. And in return, only point No. 5: “Ukraine will…

The Shedeur era is fully underway in Cleveland, and it was jump-started with a win on Sunday.  Sanders and Browns toppled the Raiders 24-10 as the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback threw his first NFL touchdown and helped Cleveland snap a three-game losing streak. Sanders finished the game with 209 passing yards on 11 completed passes, along with a TD pass and an interception.  Shedeur Sanders walks off the field after beating the Las Vegas Raiders 24-10 in the game at Allegiant Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images Sanders, the son of Hall of Famer and…

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Giants’ 34-27 road loss to the Lions on Sunday: Hero Jahmyr Gibbs is a long run waiting to happen. He pretty much called “game” with his 69-yard TD burst in overtime. Gibbs ended up with 219 yards on just 15 rushing attempts, a ridiculous average of 14.6 yards per carry. Speed kills. Zero The song remains the same for the Giants defense that makes like a magician with fourth-quarter leads: They vanish. As the defensive coordinator, Shane Bowen oversaw a unit that allowed 494 total yards, including a ghastly 237 on the ground. IMAGN…

The new location tool on X has revealed that a slew of users seeking donations while claiming to be posting from inside Gaza are actually outside the zone and taking advantage of the devastating war. The social-media company recently unveiled a feature that publicly displays key background information about an account, including the location on where it’s based. The feature has already unmasked a sprawling ecosystem of accounts taking advantage of disasters and political unrest across the world, including inside the war-torn Gaza Strip. At least some accounts on X profiting off the war in Gaza have been revealed to…

New York City’s upside-down justice system is sending a 67-year-old man to prison for four years for owning unlicensed guns — while rapists, stabbers and serial gropers go free. Charles Foehner was on his way back from buying cigarettes in the wee hours of a May 2023 morning when Cody Gonzalez, 32, a career criminal with 15 prior arrests and a history of mental illness, confronted him. Foehner says Gonzalez demanded money and cigarettes; surveillance video shows a swaying Gonzalez then charge at Foehner with what he mistook for a knife, but turned out to be a pen. Foehner shot…