The league announced Monday, July 1 the starters for the 2025 All-Star Game, which has a blend of veteran and young stars that will be on the court for tip-off. Notably making the list is Paige Bueckers, who will be an All-Star in her first season in the league. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft leads all ...
The State Department has joined the pope in lashing out at the latest massacre of Christians in Nigeria, reportedly by Islamist Fulani ‘terrorists.’ Pope Leo XIV declared during a recent address to thousands at the Vatican that ‘some 200 people were murdered, with extraordinary cruelty’ on June 13 in Yelewata, in Nigeria’s Benue State. Late Monday, a State Department spokesperson told ...
Senior Democratic Party officials vowed Monday to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to keep in place federal campaign spending limits up for Supreme Court review this fall — describing the GOP-led effort to repeal the limits as unprecedented and dangerous ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal ...
According to reports, Mitch Marner is heading to the Vegas Golden Knights in a trade and will get an eight-year, $96 million contract. Nicolas Roy will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the trade. The Vegas Golden Knights earlier made a trade with the Nashville Predators to clear up cap space. The Florida Panthers were also busy, bringing back ...
ATLANTA — Inter Miami managing owner Jorge Mas was jovial and upbeat, even in defeat. Fellow co-owner David Beckham was subdued. His playing days are long over, but he still suffers defeat as tough as he did as a competitor. They both met star Lionel Messi for an embrace outside Inter Miami’s locker room for a brief chat, following the ...
The New York Knicks have been without a head coach for nearly a month. The movement on the gig — at least after five teams reportedly rebuffed New York’s requests to interview their head coaches — has been quiet. Over the weeks, former Kings coach Mike Brown and former Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins have appeared to progress through the interview ...
The WNBA has formally announced plans to expand into three new cities by 2030, which will eventually increase the size of the league to 18 teams. In addition to previously announced expansion clubs coming next year in Portland, Oregon and Toronto, the WNBA revealed June 30 that it will establish new franchises in Cleveland (2028), Detroit (2029) and Philadelphia (2030). ...
ORLANDO, FL — Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 in extra time in Orlando on Monday to pull off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup and set up a quarterfinal against Brazil’s Fluminense. Marcos Leonardo scored his second of the night in the 112th minute as Simone Inzaghi’s side saw off the Premier League club, which had taken a ...
More than 40 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a cafe near the port in Gaza City, according to the head of the territory’s largest hospital. Dr. Mohammad Abu Silmiya, the director of Al-Shifa hospital, said in an update on Monday night that at least 41 people had been killed and 75 injured in the strike. ...
The British Royal Household released its financial statement on Monday, revealing that the annual lump sum from the government remained at £86.3 million ($118.50 million). The sum, called the Sovereign Grant, pays for the upkeep of royal palaces and the royals’ official duties and is funded by British taxpayer money. In return, the monarch hands over all profits from the ...