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Pelicans select Georgetown’s Micah Peavy in second round of 2025 NBA Draft
Herb Jones and Karlo Matkovic are two talented second-round picks on the New Orleans Pelicans roster. Tonight, Joe Dumars and ...
Ukraine has halted Russia’s advance in the northern Sumy region, commander says
Ukrainian forces have halted Russia’s recent advance into the northern Sumy region and have stabilized the front line near ...
Dumars dealing early in his tenure as the Pelicans’ basketball operations chief
And during Wednesday night’s first round of the NBA draft, Dumars used his recently acquired 23rd pick and another 2026 first ...
NBA draft resumes with Suns trading up for rights to Rasheem Fleming, AP source says
The Phoenix Suns opened the second round of the NBA draft by taking Rasheer Fleming after agreeing to acquire the pick ...
Some sniffer dogs at the Club World Cup outfitted with booties to protect their paws from the heat
Fans and players weren’t the only ones coping with extreme heat this week at the Club World Cup. Sniffer dogs — a common ...
Walmart testing ‘dark stores’ closed to the public
Walmart is testing new “dark stores” that look like traditional retail stores but are used for online orders only and aren’t ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Zohran Mamdani as having a ‘silver spoon’
New York Mayor Eric Adams set out Thursday to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event ...
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the Giants’ ballpark, team CEO says
Barry Bonds will be getting a statue outside the San Francisco Giants’ home stadium where he set baseball’s career home run ...
Chiefs seek extension for Kansas stadium financing, raising possibility of move across state line
The Kansas City Chiefs have requested an extension to an end-of-June deadline for a stadium financing package from the state ...
Judge, Ohtani elected to start in All-Star Game as top vote-getters
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge were the first players picked for the July 15 ...
Oklahoma seeks to exclude soda, candy from food stamp purchases
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Thursday the state is seeking federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the ...
Japan executes man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering 9 people in his apartment
A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as ...