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Last night, the NBA rebooted its season from the bubble – Walt Disney World in Orlando. Night one featured a doubleheader that did not disappoint, with both games coming down to the last moments. In Game 1, the Jazz and Pelicans reminded us why we missed basketball in their 106-104 […]
Kevin Durant has had his "movie" ending, winning two NBA titles. What he realized afterward is that it was his development as a player that drives him. "I want to experience that stuff [winning titles], but it's not the end-all, be-all of why I play." [...]
The United States' 16-match winning streak was snapped in a 1-1 draw with Sweden that marked Carli Lloyd's 300th national team appearance. Megan Rapinoe's penalty kick pulled the U.S. even in the 87th minute as the draw extended the U.S. team's unbeaten streak to 38 games. [...]
Former South Alabama guard Michael Flowers, the top available scorer in the transfer portal, has committed to play at Washington State next season, he announced Saturday. [...]
A small group of protesters spoke out about Georgia's new voting law near Augusta National, while the governor continued to lambaste MLB for its decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta. [...]
Major League Soccer said it will investigate the use of an anti-gay slur by LA Galaxy and United States men's national team player Sebastian Lletget, who has apologized and said he takes full responsibility "on what was an extremely poor and ill-thought phrase." [...]
Oklahoma has hired Jennie Baranczyk from Drake as its new women's basketball coach, the school announced Saturday. [...]
Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 39, is close to a one-year extension with AC Milan, technical director Paolo Maldini said. Ibrahimovic leads the team in Serie A scoring this season. [...]
The tech giant received a historically large fine Saturday from the Chinese government. Alibaba says it will comply with the fine and "ensure its compliance with determination." [...]
After a year of being shut down due to the pandemic, Coney Island's amusement parks have reopened — at a third of their normal capacity. But business owners are glad to see the parks come alive again. [...]
The United Kingdom mourns the loss of Philip, who died Friday at the age of 99, with salutes in the capitals of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A small funeral is set for April 17. [...]
Weeks after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., the push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons is losing steam, even among prominent Democrats who say it is the wrong strategy. [...]
April 10 marks the 50th anniversary of when U.S. table tennis players first visited China in a diplomatic breakthrough. But today, the political winds have shifted — in both countries. [...]
Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes. [...]
NPR's Scott Simon remembers comedy writer Anne Beatts, who died this week at the age of 74. She worked in male-dominated writers' rooms at Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon magazine. [...]
