'Nothing impresses Mr. Bird': Player recalls nerves playing in front of Larry Bird during Pacers draft workout
The former Indiana Pacers coach and executive famously rarely changes his expression when watching potential NBA players.
Grading Pacers deadline deals: The Great, the meh and trading away a Hall-of-Famer
If Pacers make a move at NBA trade deadline, how will it stack up to these other February deals Indiana has made over the ...
Bill Burr lists some of his favorite Boston athletes with Julian Edelman
"There's two different lists. There's the people that I liked, and then the best ever." The post Bill Burr lists some of his ...
NBA Legends Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson Lost to College Kids?: HBO’s New Documentary We Beat the Dream Team Tells All
TNT Sports and HBO Max are releasing a documentary titled We Beat the Dream Team, which showcases the efforts of the 1992 USA ...
A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada
The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding means the virus has again ...
Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
Should we be worried about bird flu, the 'unpredictable shape-shifter?'
Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous waters off Antarctica. Thanks to a nearly complete fossil skull, ...
Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The ...