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How to watch Paige Bueckers’ WNBA debut, as her hometown pregames with ‘Paige’s 3-Point Pale’ ale
Paige Bueckers will make her WNBA regular-season debut on Friday night as the Dallas Wings host the Minnesota Lynx to open the season.
Alcaraz advances to his 1st Italian Open final, will face Sinner or Paul for the title
Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first Italian Open final with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Lorenzo Musetti on Friday. It’s the third final in three clay-court events this season for Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters and finished runner-up in the Barcelona Open before withdrawing from the Madrid Open because of injury.
Singer Chris Brown’s tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault charge
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown ‘s upcoming tour was thrown into question Friday as a British judge ordered him held in custody while facing allegations that he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
Cassie testimony against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ends after days describing abuse and texts
R&B singer Cassie delved further into text messages with former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs during her cross-examination Friday in the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial, telling “I’m not a rag doll. I’m somebody’s child” after he beat her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
Walmart says it will raise prices due to tariff costs after posting solid first quarter sales
Walmart’s first-quarter profit slipped, and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump.
The nation’s largest retailers posted strong quarterly sales Thursday and said it expects sales growth of 3.5% to 4.5% in the second quarter.
Curry can only watch again as Warriors fade out of playoffs without injured star
The Golden State Warriors revealed a glimmer of hope before their elimination game in Minnesota with the announcement that Stephen Curry had been cleared for shooting drills and light on-court workouts, raising the possibility his strained left hamstring could heal in time for him to play in the series.
Oilers beat Golden Knights 1-0 in OT in Game 5 to reach Western Conference finals
The Oilers are about a lot more than Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, something the Golden Knights learned the hard way.
Endurance swimmer to attempt first-ever swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ anniversary
Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk about sharks. But he plans to break that this week on a swim around Martha’s Vineyard, where ” Jaws” was filmed 50 years ago.
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.