New York Knicks guard Josh Hart got the last word after the team completed a sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday night.

The Knicks trounced the 76ers, 144-114, as Miles McBride led the team with 25 points. Jalen Brunson added six assists and four rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points, 10 assists and four rebounds.

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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart reacts during the second quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers in game four of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

Hart contributed with 17 points and nine rebounds. The Villanova alum had sharp words for the Philadelphia sports scene after the game.

“I used to think Philly was a sports town, I don’t know if it is anymore,” Hart said.

Recently, Philadelphia has had a tough time with its teams. The Philadelphia Eagles triumphed with a Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas City Chiefs. But trophies have been hard to come by for every other team.

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Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots a free throw during the first half of Game 4 against the New York Knicks in the second round of the NBA playoffs in Philadelphia on May 10, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

The Philadelphia Phillies last won a World Series in 2008 and recently fired their manager following a slow start to the 2026 season. The Philadelphia Flyers last won a Stanley Cup title in 1975. The Flyers were swept in the second round of the 2026 playoffs.

The 76ers last won an NBA title in 1983. The team last made the NBA Finals behind Allen Iverson in 2001. Since then, the team has failed to make it out of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

To add insult to injury, Knicks fans traveled to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4 to watch their team topple the 76ers.

New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson reacts after scoring during the second half of Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second-round NBA playoffs in Philadelphia on May 10, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

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Philly fans will have to wait and see how the Phillies’ season plays out, but they’re probably waiting for September for the start of the Eagles’ 2026 run.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Two of the most influential voices in U.S. nutrition guidance are aligned on the basics, yet they diverge on two major cooking ingredients: butter and beef tallow.

As traditional cooking fats, butter and beef tallow infuse flavor into dishes and can make meals more satisfying, but they are calorie-dense.

The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, developed by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA), include the two as healthy cooking options.

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“When cooking with or adding fats to meals, prioritize oils with essential fatty acids, such as olive oil,” the guidelines state. “Other options can include butter or beef tallow.”

But when the guidelines were released in January, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a statement urging a cautious, evidence-based approach to using butter and tallow.

Federal dietary guidelines and heart health experts agree on nutrition basics while taking different approaches to butter and beef tallow in everyday cooking. (iStock)

“[W]e encourage consumers to prioritize plant-based proteins, seafood and lean meats and to limit high-fat animal products including red meat, butter, lard and tallow, which are linked to increased cardiovascular risk,” the Dallas, Texas-based organization said.

In response to questions from Fox News Digital, both the AHA and HHS emphasized their shared objectives over any differences.

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The AHA “is aligned with the Dietary Guidelines on the major issues: eat real food, avoid highly processed food and limit refined grains and added sugar,” Andrew Nixon, a spokesperson for HHS, told Fox News Digital. 

“We look forward to working collaboratively with the AHA to evangelize these core principles and reverse the diet-related chronic disease epidemic.”

The American Heart Association recommends reducing butter, lard and tallow, seen above, due to links to cardiovascular risk. (iStock)

The AHA, on the other hand, said in a statement “that lasting progress happens when we come together.”

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“We are committed to working alongside government and all aligned partners across health care, academia, the private sector and communities nationwide to advance practical, evidence-based solutions that make healthy choices easier for everyone,” the AHA spokesperson said.

“If you have canola oil that’s been sitting in a fryer all day … it’s bitter, and you can taste that old grease on the food.”

“Together, we will create a future in which longer, healthier lives are within reach for all.”

The AHA spokesperson also noted that the HHS guidelines are “consistent in many important ways” with its own, including avoiding ultraprocessed foods and eating whole foods.

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Though butter and beef tallow aren’t small issues, California-based celebrity chef Andrew Gruel said the debate misses a bigger issue.

He said it’s really about how Americans actually cook.

Chef Andrew Gruel of California said higher-quality fats can deliver stronger flavor while using smaller amounts. (Fox News Digital)

Gruel, who is part of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, told Fox News Digital the issue is that Americans already use too much fat when they cook — and that, by switching to traditional ingredients, they can actually reduce it.

“I always encourage the saturated fats, in addition to avocado oil and olive oil,” he said.

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“It’s not always, for me, butter and beef tallow or pork fat. … I use a lot of lard or even schmaltz, which is chicken fat.”

Using these fats, Gruel said, yields “a much cleaner, more pronounced flavor.”

“Even if you’re taking something like a vinaigrette, making it at home isn’t just healthier, it’s also cheaper,” said a well-known chef.  (iStock)

“And as a result, you use less of it,” he said. “Using less of a higher-quality fat in the long run is a net negative in regard to how much fat you’re using. And that is the key.”

He offered a simple analogy: Would you rather spread butter on toast, or pour a cup of soybean oil over it?

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That difference is even more noticeable in real-world kitchens, where oils are often left at high heat for hours, Gruel said.

“If you have canola oil that’s been sitting in a fryer all day … it’s bitter, and you can taste that old grease on the food,” he noted.

Olive oil is highlighted by both sides of the food debate as a preferred fat with essential fatty acids. (iStock)

Gruel said MAHA advocates and animal fat skeptics still have a common denominator: olive oil.

“We know olive oil is good. So much of what we consume off the shelf has these low-quality industrial seed oils in it,” Gruel said. “Even if you’re taking something like a vinaigrette, making it at home isn’t just healthier, it’s also cheaper.”

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He continued, “There are so many ways we can cut some of these fats out of our diet just by cooking one more meal a week at home or making a condiment fresh. That’s really the key.”

Mother’s Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers, motherhood and the influence of maternal figures in America, and practically all NFL teams saluted the day on social media, including the New England Patriots.

And that’s when things went sideways.

The Patriots posted their shoutout to Mother’s Day at precisely 10 a.m. ET and within a few minutes everyone understood that social media still recalls that head coach Mike Vrabel, who is married to his wife and mother of their two kids, allegedly had a questionable, unprofessional relationship with NFL reporter Dianna Russini, who is herself married and a mother of two.

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So what ensued was a reaction. It was filled with snark, disgust, vitriol and probably some truth. And it came in a public forum.

This felt almost like the Patriots begging for folks to troll them. As one reply made the point, it was as if people were trampling all over each other to rush to the comments section of the post.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel stands on the field before the 2026 AFC Championship Game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on Jan. 25, 2026. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

People posted AI-generated photos of Vrabel and Russini together on boats, and holding babies that look like the head coach. They posted messages to the team’s social media team, advising they perhaps should have skipped the post altogether.

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Some even asked the NFL to intervene, as if the league would advise the club’s social media administrator that, well, too soon.

None of this should surprise. People slow down to see deadly crashes on the highway all the time.

And they flock to people wrecking their lives on social media. (They also flock when an account with 4.4 million followers seems to step on a landmine).

This is where some people will ask the obvious question: What are the Patriots supposed to do?

Are they supposed to not post a Mother’s Day salute, thus allowing the episode to make them different than practically every other team?

There is no 100% correct answer to the question. Perhaps turning off the replies would have been the move, although that also would have drawn attention.

Whatever the response from the Patriots, they should understand Sunday delivered a strong signal.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel holds a press conference before minicamp at Gillette Stadium. (Eric Canha-Imagn Images)

We’re seeing that reaction to the relationship between the coach and the reporter, to which neither has admitted was wrong, or out of bounds, or adulterous as many have speculated, isn’t going to go away soon.

It might not fade even into the NFL season’s kickoff, barring a scandal-ending moment — like Vrabel resigning or getting fired, or somebody telling the truth about what actually happened.

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So the Patriots as an organization have to realize this scarlet letter is sticking right now. And it’s not just on their head coach, but rather it is pinned to the entire organization.

The Patriots have to remember there are 31 other NFL fan bases, and those people didn’t simply let go of past New England scandals such as Spygate or Deflategate. To this day those scandals come up despite being long-since scabbed over.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel celebrates after the AFC championship game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High in Denver, Colo., on Jan. 25, 2026. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

This one wound, still fresh and perhaps still bleeding, will be a thing for a while.

The Patriots got a reminder of that Sunday.

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Mexican Sen. Lilly Téllez accused President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government of protecting what she called “narco-politicians” after New York prosecutors unsealed indictments accusing 10 current and former Mexican officials of working with the Sinaloa Cartel to protect fentanyl trafficking operations.

Téllez claimed Sunday on “Fox & Friends Weekend” that Sheinbaum is refusing to hand over indicted officials to the U.S. because she fears it could lead to the discovery of more alleged corruption.

Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 8, 2026, reiterating her support for peace in Palestine and recognizing it as a state. (Solrac Santiago/NurPhoto)

“She’s afraid that if she extradites… to the United States these narco-politicians, there will be — the Pandora’s box will be open, and many other narco-politicians will fall,” she said. “I mean, this government is not acting, is not responding to the rule of law, but to the rule of the mafia.”

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The senator called Mexico a “mafiocracy,” or a mafia state, and said the recently unsealed indictment out of the Southern District of New York was the “most important” accusation against a sitting Mexican government by the United States.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Jan. 5, 2026, following comments by President Donald Trump about potential military action against Mexico and Colombia over drug trafficking. (Raquel Cunha/Reuters)

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Terrance C. Cole, announced on April 29 the unsealing of an indictment charging Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya and nine others with drug trafficking and related weapons offenses.

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The current and former high-ranking government and law enforcement officials are alleged to have partnered with the Sinaloa Cartel to distribute massive quantities of narcotics to the United States. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

Téllez insisted Sheinbaum was “always lying to Mexican people,” most recently by stoking fears of a U.S. invasion.

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She accused the Mexican government of “promoting a hate campaign against America” and appealed to Americans as neighbors and economic partners to pay attention to what is occurring south of the border.

“The American people should know what is really happening. In Mexico, this is not the country you knew. This is a new regime,” she said. “A regime in which authoritarian politicians, narco-politicians associated with cartels, financed by them, are ruling now.”