US basketball star Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot dead after breaking down the door to a Texas flat.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows just what his players are going through down the stretch of a potentially record-setting season. Having stumbled to the finish of a 72-win season as a player with the Chicago Bulls two decades ago, Kerr is watching his Warriors do the same.

To cheer or to jeer, that is the question, writes Kieran Shannon.

HUNTER S THOMPSON, the self-styled US gonzo journalist who portrays himself as hard-drinking and unpredictable, was on his best behaviour as he married his long-time assistant near his home in Colorado, officials said.

Hunter S Thompson, the self-styled US “gonzo journalist” who often portrays himself as hard-drinking and unpredictable, was on his best behaviour as he married his long-time assistant near his home in Colorado, officials said.