Grey's Anatomy set major expectations for season 17 when the show brought back Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) for a dream scene in the premiere. Shocking fans even more, another blast from the past, George O' Malley (T.R. Knight), returned a few episodes later. All of this is leading fans to wonder what other iconic characters the ABC medical drama is going to invite back. Will Katherine Heigl's character, Izzie Stevens, be next?

Right now, the answer appears to be one giant question mark, according to what Katherine told E! News's Daily Pop. "You know, I just I don't know, but I would never say never," Katherine explained.

While it might not be the definite "yes" some fans are hoping for, Katherine, who is front and center in the new Netflix series Firefly Lane, didn't give a firm "no," either. If you ask us, it's a bit more promising answer than the response she gave Entertainment Tonight back in 2019.

"I almost feel like that would just be distracting, again, to sort of what theyve done with that show in the seven years since I left and what thats become and what it is to the fans now," she at the time. "I almost feel like it would be like, Yeah we already let that go, why are you here?'"

But then again, Katherine said this before Justin Chambers exited the show last March and his character, Alex Karev, left his wife, Jo (Camilla Luddington), to be with Izzie. So who knows what may unfold in the future.

As fans can remember, Katherine walked away from Grey's in 2010 following the actress's controversial decision to withdraw her name from Emmy consideration in 2008. At the time, Katherine said in a statement per The New York Times that she based her decision on feeling like she wasn't "given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination."

Not surprisingly, this didn't sit well with show creator Shonda Rhimes, who later told Oprah Winfrey in 2012 that despite feeling "stung" by the comments, she was also "not surprised."

On The Howard Stern Show in 2016, Katherine claimed she left the show partly because she wanted to start a family (she now has three kids with her husband, Josh Kelley) and because she felt herself "floundering." She also revealed that she had apologized to Shonda behind closed doors about her Emmy comments.

"I was really embarrassed." she said. "I went in to [showrunner] Shonda [Rhimes] and said, I was so sorry, that wasnt cool. I should not have said that.' I shouldnt have said anything publicly, but at the time I didnt think anybody would notice."

So there you have it. Fans will have to keep tuning in when Grey's returns on March 11 to see what Shonda has in store for the Grey-Sloan crew.

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The Anatomy of an African Wild Dog Hunt

Published: January 26, 2021

Narrator: In an African wilderness like Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, each animal faces a fundamental taskday in, day outfinding something to eat.

Herbivores have an additional challenge: they must also avoid being eaten.

As for carnivores, to survive, they must kill. And to kill, they must hunt.

Paola Bouley: There's some dance that happens between those two groups of species. One doesn't want to be eaten, the other needs to eat. So, they each fulfill a unique niche in the ecology of the system.

Narrator: Two top carnivore species roam the forests and floodplains of Gorongosa: African wild dogs and lions. Each has their own particular style of hunting, and their own unique effect on the prey species around them.

Bouley: A lion is an ambush predator and our lions in Gorongosa tend to hang out in the tall grass and they almost literally wait for something to walk into their mouths. Theyre not out running on the flood plains chasing down prey. They dont have to spend that energy. Theres a stray waterbuck or a warthog thats just walking through the grass and all of a sudden, a lion is there. And it takes a split second for a lion to take it down.

Narrator: Prey are so plentiful in Gorongosa, lion rarely roam from their favorite grasslands, limiting their impact on the ecosystem.

Wide-ranging wild dogs provide an essential contrast.

Bouley: Compared to an ambush predator like a lion, a wild dog is a coursing predator. And that means that it chases down its prey. Its not sitting, lying in wait for something to walk up to its area. Its going to chase down what it wants to consume.

Narrator: Weighing less than eighty pounds, African wild dogs are built for speed and endurance. Their long, thin legs can carry them over a mile during a hunt and propel them at speeds approaching 40 miles an hour.

Bouley: Now, a lion is going to think twice about running after something, especially if they can just pick it out of the grass. But dogs are not stealthy in that sense. Theyre gregarious. Theyre playing together. Theyre noisy. Animals see them coming from far. Theyre not stealthy at all. So, they have to rely on the chasing.

Chasing, clearing, very different strategy to a lion.

Narrator: And there's much more to that strategy than simply out-running prey. The pack's meals emerge from an extraordinary routine.

Bouley: A typical day for the dogs right now is they tend to rest during the heat of the day but in the early mornings and late afternoons they begin to play, socialize more together and they hunt.

Antnio "Tonecas" Paulo: (Translated from Portuguese) About thirty minutes before the hunt, they start playing, and you can see at that stage that they start to lower their heads and prick up their ears a bit and they make a calling sound between them.

Bouley: So, we're looking at some of the best wild dog habit here. It's a wide-open expanse, really flat, hard substrateand they'll course through here.

They start moving across the landscape and then fractions of the pack break off and begin to select prey. Those dogs out in front who want to start hunting are out there already sussing everyone out.

Here we go.

Here in Gorongosa, we have palm thickets, and termite mounds and little patches of forest. Animals like a bushbuck or an oribi would be hunkered in the shade and what we have is a pack of dogs and a wave of teeth that are just sweeping through the landscape, sifting animals out of their refuges, and looking for that one weak moment.

Narrator: Once a victim is flushed out, the wild dogs kick into high gear.

Paulo: (Translated from Portuguese) They chase their prey at a very high speed. When this wave arrives, the prey has little chance to survive the attack.

Bouley: The beauty of a pack is that they function as a whole. Everybody needs to do well together. The sum is greater than the parts with a wild dog pack.

There's no fighting at kills. There's no outward aggression like you'll see with the lion. Everybody gets to eat, nothing is wasted. So, vultures will hang around, but there's very little scraps to be taken. They consume everything.

So, theyre having an impact on how animals are distributing themselves because herbivores understand: thats a predator. They are fulfilling a unique role as a coursing predator in this system. And thats a good thing.

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Katherine Heigl has opened up on being labelled difficult.

Actress Katherine Heigl has opened up on her struggle with being publicly shamed and bullied over the fallout from her criticism of hit TV show Greys Anatomy.

Heigl starred in the medical drama from 2005 until 2010, but gained a reputation as difficult to work with after making public complaints about her role in that and in the Judd Apatow film Knocked Up.

In 2008, she gave an interview describing Knocked Up as a little sexist and later said she hadnt entered herself for the Emmys for Greys Anatomy that year as I did not feel I was given the material this season to warrant a nomination.

Although Heigl later apologised to Apatow and Greys Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, clarifying her comments were about her own performances, she said the throwaway remarks had had a huge effect on her personally.

She told The Telegraph: It was this giant snowball effect. The more conscious of it I was, the more afraid I was, and the more I would say something stupid. It was this vicious cycle.

It was a public shaming. Even a little public bullying. And I took it really, really personally.

It had me confused about my own worth because I put all my value in other peoples opinions and suddenly those opinions changed.

Saying that she felt afraid about peoples opinions of her, she explained that it made her react in a negative way but that she felt her attitude had changed in recent years.

After the controversy in 2008, Heigl said she began to worry about saying things that would offend people in every interview.

The actress said that she now felt less insecure and wasnt so concerned about saying the wrong thing, adding if somebody chose to take it that way, thats on them.

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Last Tuesday, the day before the inauguration of President Joe Biden, an editor at the New York Times found herself in a firestorm of online fury for a tweet she posted that afternoon: Biden landing at Joint Base Andrews now. I have chills.

Some, such as Glenn Greenwald, formerly of The Intercept, saw itand another tweet that followed, which described the Trump administration as childishas a sign that the media would not engage in adversarial coverage of the Biden administration. Many conservatives, like Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume, saw it as a show of political bias.

By the time Biden was sworn in the next day, Lauren Wolfethe author of the tweethad been informed she was being fired.

Hume told me that while he believes journalists should be presented to the audience as neutral in their news coverage and thinks Wolfes tweet failed to meet that standard, it didnt seem to me to be a fireable offense.

But even after the saga received celebrity-scandal treatment on both sides of the Atlanticcomplete with a paparazzo dispatched to Wolfes Brooklyn neighborhood to snap a picture of her walking her dogmany of the basic facts of the story remain murky.

I spoke to Wolfe, who told me that she had been working as an editor on the Times Flexible Editing Desk, a unit in the newsroom that helps produce the live briefings on major stories, for about nine months. Her position was whats known at the Times as casual, meaning she was paid hourly, with no set schedule. Its intended as a temporary employment status, and Wolfe, who relied on the job as her sole source of income, had hopes of moving over to a full-time position.

Those hopes were dashed when she received a call from her bosss boss in the standards department. (The standards editor did not return my request for comment; Wolfe asked that his name not be included in this story.) I was told on the phone that the chills tweet was why I was fired, she says.

Wolfe says she tried to argue that her tweet was being misread. This was not even a political tweet. I had chills, meaning after the attempted overthrow of our government, the nightmare weve all been through, I had chills watching the democratic process work, she says. And I get where other people are like, I had chills for Biden, but that was not what I was saying. She says the standards editor told her, Im sorry, we cant have this. We cant have our name associated with such things. (Wolfe also says her direct boss, who did not return a call requesting comment, told her, For me, the chills tweet was fine, but the next onethe childish onewas not okay.)

For its part, a Times spokesperson told me, the paper is not going any further publicly than a statement it issued citing privacy concerns as the reason it would not go into its rationale for Wolfes dismissal: Theres a lot of inaccurate information circulating on Twitter. For privacy reasons we dont get into the details of personnel matters but we can say that we didnt end someones employment over a single tweet. Out of respect for the individuals involved we dont plan to comment further. (To clarify something that has been incorrectly reported, Ms. Wolfe was not a full-time employee, nor did she have a contract.)

This stance is standard practice among employers, to avoid giving terminated employees grounds for bringing claims against the companyand the New York Times Guild is currently negotiating on behalf of Wolfe with Times management after issuing a statement citing procedural concerns about her termination. But in this instance, the Times statementspecifically, its insinuation that there had been a pattern of behavioris Wolfes main complaint. I dont want to be hired back, she says. What I want is for them to retract this bullshit statement that makes me sound like some shitty employee that they used this as a final excuse for.

When I asked the Times for further details about any previous issues it had with Wolfes social media behavior, the paper declined, referring me to its statement. I asked Wolfe if there had been prior issues with her conduct on social media; the only incident she could think of was last fall, when she was warned by the standards editor that some of her tweets were bordering on inappropriate.

Paraphrasing, she says that the post at issue was something like Conservatives who wont wear masks are an example of extreme toxic masculinity. She was especially concerned because, in 2018, she had been one of the critics whom Trump blocked on Twitter, which led to a Knight First Amendment Institute lawsuit that went to the Supreme Court. But Wolfe was left with the impression that it was a routine review of the social media policy and, after deleting the tweet, thought the matter was resolved.

Wolfe, forty-five, says editing for the Times was a long-held ambition. I worship the Times, she tells me. I grew up in New York. To me it was the end-all-be-all thing. I mean, my first published story in life was at the Times. Getting a permanent job with the paper had been something of a quest for her.

Last spring, Wolfe leapt at the chance to start working on the Flex Desk and began the year optimistic that she was in line for a position on the new Live team, headed by national editor Marc Lacey, that was announced in early December.

Not being a full-time employee, she says, was also cited as one of the reasons she was fired. In her discussion with the standards department editor, Wolfe says, she was told, If you were full-time, we would have ways of disciplining you. And because youre not, we just have a much higher standard.

That just made me really fucking mad. Youre painting me as some weirdo freelancer. Its not true, she says. Im sorry. Im really emotional, because I loved my job and I know I did well. And Im just mortified theyd characterize me this way.

What is left is another example of how easy it is to derail a career with one tweet. The social media guidelines the Times demands its employees follow are vague, focused less on the content of a post and more on how it is read by others; the guidelines bar anything else that undercuts the Timess journalistic reputation or that appear[s] to take sides on issues. That means Times staffers do not have a clear way of knowing if theyre committing a fireable offense before they press post.

One of the terrible things about Twitter and one of the main reasons wed all probably be better off paying less attention to itthough, of course, I have just amplified it further with this columnis the way it can take a morsel of fact and, through a viral haze of likes and retweets, transform it into a grand and urgent saga.

And until the Times has clearer rules of the road for its newsroom, it would be understandable if more editors and reporters make the decision to simply stop tweeting.

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Sorry, not sorry. Katherine Heigl admitted that backlash about her behind-the-scenes reputation took a major toll on her mental health after her Greys Anatomy exit.

I may have said a couple of things you didnt like, but then that escalated to shes ungrateful, then that escalated to shes difficult, and that escalated to shes unprofessional,' the 27 Dresses star recalled in a recent interview with The Washington Post, published on Thursday, January 28. What is your definition of difficult? Somebody with an opinion that you dont like? Now, Im 42, and that st pisses me off.

Heigl played Dr. Izzie Stevens on the long-running ABC drama for six seasons before ultimately leaving the show in 2010. Two years prior, she raised eyebrows when she withdrew herself for Emmys consideration because she didnt think the material she was given during season 4 was worthy of a nomination. Her comments quickly sparked rumors of tension between her and Greys creator Shonda Rhimes, who said at the time that she was surprised but not insulted by Heigls statement.

At the time, I was just quickly told to shut the fk up. The more I said I was sorry, the more they wanted it, Heigl continued. The more terrified and scared I was of doing something wrong, the more I came across like I had really done something horribly wrong.

After leaving Greys Anatomy, Heigl put more focus into her film career. However, the whispers about her behavior caused a shunning within the industry and she noticed that her films started to make not quite as much money. During her darkest moments, her husband, Josh Kelley, was very worried about the state of her mental health.

If she said [some of it] today, shed be a hero, Kelley, 40, told the outlet. I cant imagine what all of that pressure did to her over the years. It would be hard for anybody to process that, especially when its unjust and a lot of its negative.

Heigl married the singer-songwriter in 2007 and they adopted daughter Naleigh, now 12, two years later. In 2012, they adopted daughter Adalaide, now 8, and welcomed son Joshua in December 2016. One year before giving birth to her son, the Firefly Lane star experienced an extreme uptick in anxiety.

I asked my mom and my husband to find me somewhere to go that could help me because I felt like I would rather be dead, she recalled. I didnt realize how much anxiety I was living with until I got so bad that I had to really seek help. You can do a lot of inner soul work, but Im a big fan of Zoloft.

While Rhimes, 51, has previously made shady comments about Heigl in the years since their rumored feud began, the Knocked Up star has seemingly put the bad blood behind her. On Wednesday, January 27, she told E! News Daily Pop that she would never say never to making an appearance on the medical drama. Despite the ups and downs her career has faced, Heigl is comfortable making bold choices and advocating for herself on set.

Ive grown into accepting that ambition is not a dirty word, she told The Washington Post. And that it doesnt make me less of a feminine, loving, nurturing woman to be ambitious and have big dreams and big goals. Its easier to be happy because I have a little more gentleness for myself.

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Water under the bridge? Katherine Heigl would be down to bring Izzie Stevens back to Greys Anatomy years after her dramatic 2010 exit.

I dont know, the Emmy winner, 42, told E! News Daily Pop during a virtual interview on Wednesday, January 27, when asked if she would ever return to the beloved ABC medical drama. But I would never say never.

Heigl starred on the Shonda Rhimes-created series from 2005 to 2010, departing from the show after its sixth season. Two years before she left, the New Years Eve actress sparked drama behind-the-scenes when she opted out of Emmy consideration because she didnt think the material she was given during season 4 warranted a nomination. At the time, Rhimes, 51, was surprised by Heigls comment but wasnt insulted.

I have a really wonderful working relationship with Katherine. Everybody knows Izzie is one of my favorite characters, she said, claiming that Katherine asked me to write her light story line for the second half of the season so that she could do her movie.

As rumors of tension between the showrunner and the 27 Dresses star continued to swirl, fans wondered how long Heigl would stay on the series. When her exit deal was finalized in the middle of season 6, Heigl said she wanted to focus on spending time with her family.

Reflecting on the circumstances of her departure, Heigl said she was really embarrassed when her comments went viral.

I went in to [see] Shonda and said, Im so sorry. That wasnt cool, and I should not have said that. And I shouldnt have said anything publicly, the Knocked Up star said on The Howard Stern Show in 2016. But at the time, I didnt think anyone would notice. I just quietly didnt submit and then it became a story, and I felt I was obligated to make my statement, and [I should have just said], Shut up, Katie.'

While Heigl has seemingly put her mistakes behind her, Rhimes threw shade at the Suits alum while discussing the culture on the Scandal set. There are no Heigls in this situation, she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2014. I dont put up with bullshit or nasty people. I dont have time for it.

Though she might not be walking the halls of Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital anytime soon, Heigl is plotting a return to TV with the upcoming Netflix drama Firefly Lane, which hits the streaming platform in February. Working on the series which is based on Kristin Hannahs novel of the same name was like a breath of fresh air.

Every single one of us has probably had that experience where when you try to stand up for something or put your foot down about something, youre either hysterical or difficult or being a bitch, Heigl said on Wednesday. That didnt exist on this set. There was none of that and you felt really protected. It was phenomenal.

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Dont hold back. Katherine Heigl finally weighed in on a shocking Greys Anatomy twist that saw Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and her character, Izzie Stevens, reunited in season 16.

The Firefly Lane star, 42, told Entertainment Tonight she hasnt watched the episode, which aired in March 2020, but had some thoughts on her onscreen beaus behavior.

Wasnt he with someone? she said in the Wednesday, January 27 interview, referencing Alexs wife Jo (Camilla Luddington). Listen, isnt that an ahole move?

Alex and Izzies reunion on the show served as the end of Chambers story line. During the episode, viewers learned that the doctor left Seattle and reunited with his old love interest. Alex and Izzie were raising twin daughters on a horse farm in Kansas information he revealed to Jo and longtime friend Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) in a series of letters.

Viewers were taken aback by the plot point, but not entirely disappointed. Do I think this reunion makes sense? No. Do I care? Fk no. I got my Alex and Izzie endgame! one fan tweeted at the time. Another wrote, They killed all my other ships I will take this win idc idc idc Jo who? Alex and Izzie was my forever ship.

As for potentially returning to Greys Anatomy herself, Heigl isnt ready to write it off however unlikely it may be. Im super focused on this show and my passion for it, the Knocked Up star told ET. I would never say never but its not likely.

Heigl left Greys Anatomy in 2010 during season 6 of the show 10 seasons before Chambers surprised viewers by announcing his own exit. The actress left the show on a contentious note, after a public falling out with showrunner Shonda Rhimes. After being nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2007 for her performance on the show, Heigl withdrew her name.

She said at the time, I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention.

Speaking with Howard Stern after the fact in 2016, the Washington, D.C., native revealed that she later apologized to Rhimes, 51, for her comments, noting that she was really embarrassed. The producer later named Heigl in a 2010 interview with The Hollywood Reporter about difficult actors to work with on set.

There are no Heigls in this situation, she said at the time, adding that she adopted a no aholes policy on set.

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Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs and Buffy the Vampire Slayer are among a number of shows heading to Disney+ this February as new entertainment brand Star prepares to launch.

Star will arrive on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland, as well as a number of other countries worldwide, on Tuesday, February 23 and will add more than 75 popular TV series, more than 270 movies, and four exclusive Star Originals to the Disney+ line-up at launch, with new titles to be added every month.

There are plenty of big-name TV shows coming to Star, including 24, Lost, Family Guy and The X-Files.

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There will be a range of movies available too, including Oscar-winners The Favourite, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Classics will also be well-represented, from Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge to Die Hard 2 and There's Something About Mary.

Superhero fans who have made their way through all of the Marvel content already on Disney+ will also be pleased to hear that Deadpool 2 is among the list of initial titles.

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Also arriving at launch will be adult animated sitcom Solar Opposites from Rick & Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and writer Mike McMahan, and Marvel's horror series Helstrom, which focuses on Marvel Comics characters Daimon and Satana Helstrom.

Later in 2021 we can expect new series including Dopesick, starring Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson, and The Dropout, featuring Kate McKinnon, as well as FX originals including the Jeff Bridges-starring The Old Man, plus new Kardashian-Jenner content.

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Martin Henderson and his girlfriend Aisha Mendez are in day 19 of quarantine. Photo / Martin Henderson, Instagram

New Zealand actor Martin Henderson and his partner Aisha Mendez are in day 19 of quarantine.

Yes, you read that correctly: day 19!

"Day 19 of isolation and we are both still alive," he wrote on Instagram.

"Thank goodness for the #pradacup such amazing entertainment."

So I guess there is a silver lining, as they have the Prada Cup to watch through the weekend.

Henderson and his partner returned to Aotearoa in early January.

It is believed they are isolating in an Auckland hotel.

This week the Pullman Hotel has been linked to three new cases within the community.

On Sunday it was revealed a Northland woman had contracted Covid-19 before leaving her 14-day spell at the Pullman on January 13.

A child and an adult - who were also staying at the Pullman hotel and left on January 15 - have also tested positive.

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Tough new rules for exercise and smoking have been introduced at the Auckland managed isolation facility at the centre of the latest Covid community outbreak.

A returning Kiwi at the five-star Pullman hotel says new measures have been introduced overnight allowing returnees to get out of their rooms for limited times throughout the day.

But everyone wanting to escape their accommodation for some exercise or have a cigarette now must book a time slot.

She also mentioned there had been no communication from management about whether people who had finished their mandatory 14 days could yet leave.

Henderson and Mendez have been dating since last year, and have shared their romance openly on social media - posting cooking demos together, and behind-the-scenes snaps from their dates.

Henderson has also previously received congratulations on his relationship from two former co-stars: Jennifer Garner and Ellen Pompeo.

Garner, who played Henderson's wife in TV movie Miracles from Heaven, commented on one of his photos with Mendez, writing "I'm so happy for you," with love hearts.

Pompeo, who played his love interest on Grey's Anatomy, added in four red love hearts in support too.

In Henderson's latest TV role, in the Netflix romantic soap Virgin River, he plays Jack Sheridan, the love interest of Melinda Monroe, played by Alexandra Breckenridge.

Last month it was confirmed a third season is on the way.

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The Raptors failed to sweep their mini-series against the Indiana Pacers despite Kyle Lowrys return to action in the second game. Toronto was unable to match the defensive intensity that carried their team the previous night. They also did not have the same success behind the arc, giving them a much slimmer margin for error. And boy did they ever make some errors during Monday nights game.

Still, as we recapped here and here, the Raptors managed to stay within striking distance of the Pacers. It wasnt until the fourth quarter, really those final 10 minutes, when things really fell apart for the Raptors. This time there was no Pascal Siakam around to help (or use as a scapegoat), and Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren, former assistant to coach Nick Nurse, knew how to exploit Torontos ongoing issues.

Before the collapse, the Raptors had a successful third quarter, outscoring the Pacers 37-28 behind an aggressive 1-2-2 zone defense that would shift into a 2-3 zone when the ball got lower than the above-the-break area. Meanwhile, Toronto capitalized on the Pacers defensive weakness in transition after every miss or live-ball turnover. At the end of the frame, it felt like the Raptors could pull out another shorthanded win in Indiana.

The final period saw the Raptors and the Pacers in a tight contest, with Toronto trailing 97-98. However, OG Anunoby was then taken out a minute into the quarter after taking Edward Sumners elbow to his mouth. Chris Boucher, who played most of the third, replaced Anunoby. The Raptors were down OGs presence on the offensive end, but the Stanley Johnson-Boucher-Yuta Watanabe frontcourt was still solid enough defensively.

Lets get into what happened over the next nine minutes. First, the Pacers starters Myles Turner and Malcolm Brogdon returned to the game, while DeAndre Bembry replaced Stanley Johnson for Toronto. Now, to break down the breakdown.

As seen above, Watanabe has inside position on Turner already. Bembry, coming off a rotation from the baseline, directs Watanabe to rotate to the perimeter to take on T.J. McConnell, whos not a threat even if he gets the ball there. Bembry now has to battle Turner down low, and ends up ceding the offensive rebound. As a result, Turner gets fouled for two more free throws.

Also part of the play: Boucher looked lost following the ball during the entire play, and the team had very little communication on defense. Fortunately, Turner made 1-of-2. Pacers now lead 103-102.

Here we see Norman Powell and Boucher set up for a pick-and-roll, but Norm refuses the screen to avoid the potential blitz. It was the right move, as the Pacers were overplaying the pick and Powell almost had a clean lane for a dunk. Unfortunately, Aaron Holiday was able to contest his shot, forcing a miss. Of course, Holiday was already roaming, as he did not have to respect Bembry as a threat behind the arc.

Lowry refused to attack the pick-and-roll set by Boucher, instead kicking out to Bembry, who was momentarily open in the perimeter. Bembry drove to the paint where three defenders were waiting for him. He found a wide-open Watanabe for a corner three (good!), but Yuta bricked it (bad!). Brogdon and Turner went on to run a well-executed pick-and-roll action the following play to open up Brogdon for a three-pointer. On defense, Powell didnt put up much of a fight through screens, and Boucher, with a bad read, got caught in between the action, unable to defend either play. Pacers lead 106-102.

The Raptors next possession had Lowry second-guessing what to do. He was able to shed McConnell via Bouchers pick in the backcourt, and he looked open for a perimeter shot. He took advantage of the opening, but it didnt work out. (I blame Lowrys toe infection, which had to still be bothering him.) Watanabe grabbed the rebound and attacked the basket, drawing a foul. The dead ball situation allowed Fred VanVleet to come in for Lowry.

The Raptors ran a SLOB play to get the ball to Powell, with him setting up on the weak side and Boucher waiting to give him an off-ball screen. Brogdon fights through the screen and snuffs the play, giving Watanabe two options: give the ball to Powell near half-court or give the ball to Bembry, who came up as another pass receiver.

He goes with the latter, which leads to Bembry and Watanabe executing a pick-and-roll. But the Pacers blitz pushes Bembry near the logo too with no concrete plan. To try and save the possession, Bembry tosses Powell a grenade with just four seconds to shoot, which means Norm has to put up a bad pull-up three-point attempt.

The Pacers came back running another pick-and-roll involving Turner, this time with the ball in McConnells hands. The blown coverage between Watanabe and Boucher has them both going after McConnell, which allows Turner to roll towards the basket. Hes fouled in the process, pushing the Pacers lead to 108-102. Fortunately, the Raptors came back with a nice set play, allowing Powell to quickly get up for the dunk, cutting the lead to 104-108.

The Raptors defense was late on closing out Brogdons drive to the basket, but Johnson stays with him the whole time. Boucher also comes over to offer additional rim protection though Johnson maybe doesnt need the help. It forces Brogdon to kick it out to McConnell in the weakside corner. VanVleet probably closes out too hard here or perhaps he was just tired.

McConnell is a career 33 percent behind the arc, and even if he made one earlier that game, he hasnt had made multiple three-pointers in a game since the last regular season game of 2018. So, of course, McConnell attacks the closeout and is able to get a layup on a slow-to-recover Boucher. Pacers push their lead to 110-104.

Bembry finally does something good the following play, forcing McConnells turnover, which spurs a Raptors attack in transition. Unfortunately, VanVleet tries to go into hero mode, attempting a difficult layup against multiple defenders. At the same time, Bembry and Powell are wide open on the perimeter for a kick-out. Bembry has the presence of mind to crash the boards and somehow tip in VanVleets miss, cutting the lead to 110-106.

The Raptors defended the Pacers next possession well for 20 seconds. Credit to Turner here, he hits tough hook shot over Bouchers outstretched arms. Maybe Bembry could have done more with the double team, seeing that Turner was not in a position to kick-out with just a few second left on the shot clock. Presumably, if that was Lowry or VanVleet, they would have dug in to force an even tougher shot, or perhaps a miss (or maybe even a steal but thats wishful thinking after-the-fact). The Pacers bump up their lead to 112-106.

Bembry attacks the basket hard trying to dunk on peoples heads, but he misses. Fortunately for Toronto and they needed all the help they could get by this point the ball bounces all the way back out to Boucher on the perimeter. He wisely makes a quick swing pass to VanVleet for a deep three-pointer. Now its 112-109 for Indy. Unfortunately, on the next play, the breaks of the game go against Toronto. The Raptors almost get a stop, with Boucher diving in for a steal but then getting ruled out of bounds. You can see Nurse calling a timeout in the background.

The Pacers go back to another Brogdon-Turner pick-and-roll, but this time the Raptors are playing closer man-to-man defense. Johnson switches to Brogdon, but cant quite stay in front of him on the drive. Johnsons slight bump results in another foul, instead of Lowrys anticipatory drawn charge call. Brogdons and-1 pushes the lead back up to 115-109, and maybe finally breaks Torontos will.

The Raptors come back with another tired legs play with not much working on offense. In the process, VanVleet fumbles the ball a bit trying to get in the paint, Powell has to create a drive-and-kick opportunity for VanVleet. And when the ball gets out to Fred... he air-balls the three-pointer.

Indiana gets yet another successful Brogdon-Turner pick-and-roll its this kind of offensive reliabilit
y the Raptors are missing when Siakam is out which nets them two more free throws. In their efforts, the Raptors are again late on their help defense and recovery and the game is now fully slipping away, with Toronto down 117-109. Anunoby returns after getting stitches in his mouth, but hes non-factor the rest of the way. Lowry, meanwhile, draws a foul on a dribble-hand-off play, stopping the clock and getting him two free throws. But by this time, its too little to late. After a foul on Lowry, and more free throws, its 118-111 with three minutes to go.

From there we see a contested floater from Lowry, more Turner free throws, and Norm getting blocked by Turner too. Not even Anunoby, whos been playing great could help, as his drive-and-kick to Boucher in the corner for three was a brick. Meanwhile, Brogdon, like Turner, just continued to have his way with Torontos defense. Unlike Sundays game, the Raptors could do little to stop him or Turner, and that was that on Monday night.

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Ultimately, the Raptors failed to adjust to the whistle. But more importantly, they were unable to counter the Pacers adjustments in the fourth. After outfoxing Indy on Sunday, the Pacers game-planned Monday nights game really well. To start with, they made life difficult for Torontos primary ball handlers, picking them up fullcourt and funneling them into other Pacers defenders.

By doing this, the Pacers got Lowry and VanVleet to give up the ball by blitzing their screen actions. With Siakam to also help with the ball, Toronto was stuck and Nurse failed to come up with any other counter that worked, which allowed the Pacers to dictate who would run Torontos scrambled offense.

The Pacers also showed no respect to the Raptors ancillary players perimeter shooting, repeatedly leaving Watanabe, Johnson, Bembry, and even Lowry open on the perimeter. The Raptors didnt help matters by often failing to recognize when and where open teammates were from moment to moment. On the flip side, Toronto made terrible decisions by closing out on poor shooters like Aaron Holiday and T.J. McConnell, which often led to free throws, if not easy layups.

With all of these happening, Nurse was then dealt an even worse hand when Anunoby had to leave the game to get medical attention. Anunobys absence led to a massive drop off on the Raptors defensive effectiveness. Pressed into extended minutes, Bembrys presence was odd in this game he could force a turnover, sure, but other than that, he was not a factor defensively and was not in sync with his teammates defensive rotations. He was also treated with the same disrespect as Aron Baynes on the perimeter.

Not to put it all on him, but VanVleet outlined Torontos defensive issues in the fourth quarter they were not guarding and containing the ball, which allowed easy penetration from the Pacers playmakers. In all, Toronto just wasnt making those extra needed rotations, and part of that comes from making the right ones on time.

During his post-game interview, Nurse said the Raptors were not allowed to be physical given how the game was officiated. He has a case here, as the Pacers were allowed to bump, grab, and hold without getting those ticky-tack fouls the Raptors were whistled for throughout the game. However, the whistle was at least consistently unfavourable to the Raptors from the opening tip onward. Its easy to say this, but nevertheless: the team should have adjusted better to how the game was being called. In this, tired legs led to obvious grabbing, reach-ins, and late rotations that only made things worse.

Toronto just did not do themselves any favours in any facet of Mondays game down the stretch. Lowry did not look right, VanVleet looked gassed, there was no Siakam to draw attention, the defense got overly scrambled, and the offense was left entirely lifeless by the final buzzer. Could the Raptors have done something differently maybe playing more of Matt Thomas or giving Paul Watson a look? Its possible, but given how many things were working against them internally against the Pacers, it doesnt seem likely they alone would have turned it around for the Raptors.

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Democrats, Camilla Nielssons superb 2014 documentary about the tortuous construction of Zimbabwes 2013 constitution, was most riveting as a snapshot of a country still trying democracy on for size, wary of what it saw in the mirror. Studying the troubled coalition government that paired president Robert Mugabes long-ruling ZANU-PF party with the more liberal opposition of Morgan Tsvangirais Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance, Nielssons film posited any progress at all as fragile, easily undone by a volatile political system: Audiences might have left hoping for a more optimistic sequel, but hardly counting on one.

Even so, those who havent checked any headlines from Harare in the interim could hardly be prepared for the gut-punch of President, Nielssons galvanizing, epic-scale docuthriller tracking Zimbabwes corruption-riddled 2018 presidential election presented here as a brazen feat of hijacked democracy to make Donald Trump positively chartreuse with envy. As it premieres in Sundances world documentary competition, President may hit especially hard with audiences who have recently become all too familiar with talk of stolen elections as it depicts a scenario in which such accusations are backed by disturbing numeric discrepancies rather than wounded ego and bluster.

Not that Nielssons film panders to international viewers with hand-holding commentary or comparisons. Like Democrats, it is free of narration and direct talking heads, instead relying on the passive but insistent presence of Nielsson and DP Henrik Bohn Ipsens camera to navigate us through a thorny obstacle course of rallies, protests, procedural meetings and, in an urgent and heart-sinking final act, full-blown courtroom drama. Only a hefty 133-minute running time might give distributors some pause, but while President presents certain opportunities for judicious cutting, its never less than gripping, and will likely reach more eyeballs than its predecessor.

The film begins with a dramatic change of guard in both Zimbabwes main political parties, following the 2017 coup that saw veteran dictator Mugabe ousted by his own party, and replaced with his former vice Emmerson Mnangagwa. Less than three months later, Tsvangirais untimely death from cancer sees 40-year-old lawyer and activist Nelson Chamisa take over as MDC chief. With the next general election already set for that July, its a baptism of fire for the charismatic young Turk, who nonetheless brashly sets out his plan to break ZANU-PFs stranglehold on power: He wants to rule us with his walking stick? he says of Mnangagwa, to whoops of approval at an early electoral rally.

MDC brass believe they have the lions share of public support; they also know that wont necessarily translate to the official vote count, in a country that has previously been plagued by allegations of electoral fraud and rigging by the ruling party. Moreover, the opposition has a tetchy relationship with the supposedly impartial Zimbabwean Electoral Commission, responsible for carrying out the election and delivering the result. The filmmakers sit in on fraught conciliatory conferences between ZEC and party officials, which make for some of the films tensest, wittiest material as accusations of unfairness are volleyed back and forth: Rather like Frederick Wiseman, Nielsson has a knack for excavating savage drama from administrative process and politesse.

Away from airless meeting rooms and onto the sidewalk, a national mood of hostility is more pronounced. MDC supporters claim theyre being abused and intimidated by the authorities as aggressive an election-stealing tactic as any possible number-fudging though as one rally attendee remarks, not everyone can be suppressed into submission when theyre already failed by the system. Whether were beaten up or we die of hunger, were dead anyway, she shrugs.

These words rather haunt the film when a horrifying climax is reached and filmed, with astonishing in-the-moment access in the days immediately following the election. As ZEC inexplicably delays the announcement of the results, to the consternation of the MDC and a restless public, mass protests are met with military fire, leaving six dead and many others wounded; who ordered this rash action is a question that Mnangagwa coyly sidesteps. The more the process is protracted, meanwhile, the more heavily the beleaguered, death-threatened Chamisas earlier words weigh on him: If we miss this opportunity, we are doomed for life.

Working on a larger and (even) more logistically challenging canvas than in Democrats, Nielssons filmmaking maintains its poise and intelligence whether negotiating procedural banalities or frenzied panic in the streets. Along with Ipsen and editor Jeppe Bdskov, she devotes as much attention to conflicted faces and layered human exchanges as she does to dry facts, while sheer circumstance gifts the film with scenes as extravagantly absurd and unnerving as anything that could be scripted. A surprise press conference with the bruised, resentful Mugabe might not have Shakespearean levels of grandeur and gravitas, but is captivating precisely because the disgraced leader believes it does: Politics consistently creates its own tragedy and comedy, and this vital, devastating documentary knows when simply to stand in the crowd.

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Greys Anatomy may be classified as a medical drama, but its full of steamy romances and heart-wrenching love stories. Meredith and McDreamy may have been the prom queen and king of the series, but another couple comes pretty close as far as fans are concerned.

Jackson and April were one of the fans favorite couples. When Matthew came into the mix and April found herself in a love triangle, fans everywhere chose sidesit was either Japril or Mapril, and nothing in between. Although April is no longer on the series, fans are still talking about Japril.

Some miss the couple and wish she had chosen to stay with Jackson, while others feel that she never should have left Matthew in the first place.

At first glance, April Kepner appeared to be the hospitals most naive, innocent resident when she arrived at Seattle Grace (now known as Grey Sloan Memorial). She was quiet, timid, and a bit awkward to boot. She had grown up on a farm, the youngest of three assertive sisters, and it definitely showed.

April showed everyone that they were wrong, however. She turned out to have a fiercely competitive spirit and unwavering drive. She took her job very seriously, and was willing to learn anything that could help her improve her skills. She also wasnt afraid to get her hands dirty and never backed down from a challenge.

The red-haired young resident was part of a merger between Seattle Grace and Mercy West. The beginning of her time on this newly merged team didnt go so well. A tragic hotel fire brought in a massive amount of patients, and amid all the chaos, April made a serious mistake on a patient.

She failed to check the patients airway, which ended up being filled with soot. She later went into cardiac arrest and died, and April was fired.

April was later rehired when Derek Shepherd became the new Chief of Surgery. Her confidence was very low after making a mistake that cost a patient her life, and she was reluctant to get back into surgery. Derek helped her see that she had incredible talent, and eventually she became comfortable enough to try again.

Jackson Avery may be undeniably gorgeous, but he also has a brilliant mind behind those clear green eyes. When Jackson joined the team at the hospital, he was already well-knownhis family was, anyway. His grandfather was the prestigious Harper Avery, one of the most famous surgeons in the entire country. In fact, he even had a coveted award named after him.

His familys wealth and notoriety paired with his good looks gave Jackson the label of a spoiled rich kid. His co-workers assumed he had been handed everything throughout his life (which he pretty much was), and that he had no grasp of hard work. In reality, Jackson actually pushed himself very hard because his family never did.

Jackson was a hero during a traumatic shooting at the hospital. The gunman, a widower who blamed Derek Shepherd for his wifes death, held Jackson and his fellow surgeon, Cristina, at gunpoint while they operated on Derek. In a stroke of genius, Jackson pretended that Derek had flatlined. The gunman was so relieved that hed achieved his revenge, he ended his rampage.

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Theres no denying that Jackson and April have had a tumultuous relationship. Their on-again, off-again romance has touched fans hearts, and most of them have a strong opinion on whether the two really belong together. Many people think April is better off married to Matthew, and has finally gotten the happy ending she deserved.

The turning point in Greys Anatomy came at April and Matthews beautiful wedding. Mid-ceremony, Jackson stood up and sat down several times, appearing to have some sort of mental crisis figuring out what he wanted to do. When he finally says that he loves her and wants her to be with him, April is shocked (as well as the guests). The two ran off together and she left Matthew behind.

Many fans on Reddit believe that April never should have left Matthew in the first place, since they ended up getting married years later anyway. I wish April had never left Matthew at the altar. They were a better couple than Japril. Others agreed, saying, I wish the same only because they put them back together in the end. At least then April would be with someone that has some pride.

Others disagree, saying that April needed that time to get Jackson out of her system. If she hadnt left him at the altar she probably wouldve cheated with Jackson anyway. They were in love. Even when she was engaged her and Matthew wouldve never worked the first time. Others feel that she made the right choice, because it wouldnt have been right for her to stay with Matthew when she really loved Jackson. You may think Matthew was a better match, but he wasnt the man she loved so it wouldve been unfair to him.

Whether you believe April should have ended up with Jackson or Matthew, the writers decided that Matthew was her best fit. Although, it is Greys Anatomy, where nothing is ever set in stone. Who knows what may happen in future seasons if April should decide to return

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Leicester City have just a few days remaining in the January transfer window to bring in the attacking midfielder they crave.

But how do they go about picking the player they will pursue? And how do they have such an enviable success rate in the transfer market? Here is a look at the process they go through.

Meeting of minds

The process starts with a meeting between manager Brendan Rodgers, head of recruitment Lee Congerton, who followed him down from Celtic, and City's director of football Jon Rudkin, and finishes with a list of three targets, ranked by preference, for Rudkin to chase up.

Rodgers explains: We will have a look at where the gaps are in the squad and where we want to improve. We'll then highlight the positions where we need to strengthen.

Then Lee will go away along with Jon and his team of people, they will then come up with the players that fit the profile of the market that we are in.

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Then, once they've done that, we'll sit down and look at the recommendations that come through. That's a whittled down number of players.

From there, there will be three options that we would be happy to get in. We hope we would get the number one option. That's the process.

And then once the player has been identified, Jon and Lee will go away and see if they can complete the deal for the club.

Three types of scouting

There is a mix of scouting involved in finding the right player. The recruitment team use statistics to pick out targets, and City have Mladen Sormaz in a recently-created head of analytics role to really drill down into the numbers, but any potential signing also has to pass the eye test, while calls are also put in to determine their personality.

Rodgers says: (Analytics) is a significant part of recruitment now but it has to be in balance.

We have Mladen here who does a lot of that work for us along with the other scouts. When we identify a player, he will specifically look at the statistics and that side of it.

Its always in balance because statistics will never tell you if a player has a heart, or what his technique is like. You can only see that when they play, and you get to know that with the people you speak with.

Its a useful tool, but so is someone having a good set of eyes and seeing the potential in a player.

Why are City so good?

A lot of Citys success has been on forward planning, and having a pipeline as Rodgers has described it.

When Harry Maguire left the club, Caglar Soyuncu was able to step up more seamlessly because he had been signed a year earlier and had been able to settle.

It was the same case for James Justin this season, the young full-back more confidently filling Ben Chilwells boots at left-back because he had 12 months experience under his belt.

Rodgers recently said that City have a pipeline for every player in the squad, with lists that are constantly being updated with the latest names.

Brendan Rodgers has kept his powder dry this January, but there is time for that to change before transfer deadline day on Monday, with window closing at 11pm.

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On how City have been so successful, Rodgers says: Its understanding the market youre in. We know the types of players we want to bring in. Well never be spending 60m to 80m on a player. We have a profile of a player that we like and that we want and that fits into the model of our game and we will be competitive in trying to get that player in.

When theyve come in, theyve been great. Lee and his team have been fantastic, getting in players like Wesley, and James Justin, hes been outstanding. If you look at the other players, Dennis Praet has come in and been very good, Timothy Castagne, Ayo Perez has been very efficient.

Its a huge credit to them, they do a great job, and we get amazing support from the owners.

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