Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

An intense primetime battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions didn’t end after the final whistle Sunday night as the bad blood spilled over post-game.A heated scuffle broke out in the final seconds of a 30-17 Chiefs win after an altercation between Patrick Mahomes and Lions safety Brian Branch. Mahomes looked to shake hands with Branch, but the safety ignored his attempt, prompting his wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to come to his defense.Branch, taking exception to the wideout’s interference, knocked Smith-Schuster down with a punch before the veteran jumped to his feet and charged at Branch. The two…

As a TV host, I have to know what is going on in the world. The newspaper is part of my morning ritual. My laptop sits next to my cereal or eggs or whatever it is I’m eating that morning, Reading helps me prepare my questions and comments for my guests. I could also watch TV news or listen to any of many podcasts, but I prefer to read something that has had some level of curation and that allows me to take in as much or as little as I need. Events and facts in the news inform the…

Wild video shows a Texas airport worker losing control of a refuelling hose, causing a chaotic spill of the highly flammable liquid around a plane on the tarmac, according to footage and authorities. The disastrous spill occurred on Saturday while the staffer refuelling an American Eagle aircraft parked at a gate in Terminal E of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, American Airlines confirmed in a statement to The Post. Video posted to social media captured a ground worker appearing to lose their grip on the refuelling hose, causing fuel to uncontrollably spray out of the nozzle as it viciously snaked underneath the…

The Nets come back from China with three-quarters of the preseason done and more work to do fine-tuning their offense and finding their rotations. The rookie-laden Nets improved to 2-1 after beating the Suns 111-109 in Macao on Sunday. Most of the starting lineup seems set, though coach Jordi Fernández could have calls at point guard and the tail end of his rotation yet to make with just one more tuneup left Friday at Toronto. But he at least has a little more film to go on now, after Sunday’s spirited rally.

An Indian student has become the first known national from his country to be detained in the Ukraine War after he was allegedly strong-armed into fighting for Russia to dodge a prison sentence, according to reports. Sahil Majothi, a 22-year-old from Gujarat, was captured by Ukrainian forces and featured in a viral video posted to Facebook this week by Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade, where he claimed he joined the Russian army in exchange for freedom after he was allegedly framed in a drug case last April, his mother told BBC News. Sahil Majothi was featured in a viral video posted…

You cannot win with a quarterback playing like this. You cannot win with a rookie head coach coaching like this. You cannot win with your quarterback holding the ball and holding the ball some more and taking nine sacks and wasting Garrett Wilson’s elite skills with inaccurate or late passes and too few targets. You cannot win when your head coach does not trust his quarterback to throw the football and plays scared and plays not to lose.

Hillary Clinton heaped some rare praise on her former arch-enemy Donald Trump for his handling of the Gaza peace deal in a recent interview. “I really commend President Trump and his administration,” Clinton told CBS News 24/7 Friday. “As well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after,” she added. Hilary Clinton praised President Trump’s handling of the Hamas-Israel peace deal Friday on CBS News 24/7. CBS News Clinton’s comments came just a day after Hamas agreed to Trump’s peace plan in…

Insecure. That’s the word I would choose to best capture the growing-up experience of teenagers. A characterization harvested from my 56 years of working with youth as a coach, psychologist, teacher, mentor, playground supervisor, camp counselor, etc. Please don’t do my age math on that! What’s the insecurity all about? A mix of things, including the search for identity, socializing with peers, and just plain getting older. Those, and other contributing factors, can be an intertwined, confusing, and anxiety-provoking struggle for teens, including young athletes, musicians, and other performers. How they respond to that befuddlement can lead to either a…

What we found at Roswell Col. Kevin Randle — former Vietnam helicopter pilot, former Iraq intelligence officer, UFO expert and specialist — on what happened in July 1947 in Roswell, a crappy little town of then maybe 50,000 (about what a NYC hi-rise would have). So, today, are these so-called UFOs yes or no? The Colonel: “UFOs were in Roswell, NM, because that’s where atomic research began. Roswell Army Airfield was the only atomic strike force then. “The debris field was 65 miles northwest. The craft and bodies a bit closer. Testimonies from those we cross-examined all believed the thing extraterrestrial. We…

ALBANY – It’s some Maloney baloney! Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s wannabe city councilwoman daughter is ducking a debate challenge from her independent challenger — so he’s demanding her mom get in the hot seat instead. Kyle Athayde is challenging the longtime congresswoman to duke it out with him, accusing her daughter, Virginia, of refusing to face off against him in their bids for District 4 spanning the East Side of Manhattan and Midtown. “The people of the East Side deserve to see more than a surname on the ballot,” Athayde, a former Chair of Community Board 6, exclusively told The…