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Miles Bridges, Hornets agree to three-year, $75 million contract, per agent
Free agent forward Miles Bridges will re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets on a three-year, $75 million deal, agent Rich Paul told The Athletic's Shams Charania on Saturday. There is neither a team option nor a player option in the deal, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Bridges, 26, has spent his...
DeMar DeRozan trade: All-Star to join Kings via sign-and-trade that sends Harrison Barnes to Spurs, per report
DeMar DeRozan is set to join the Sacramento Kings through a sign-and-trade agreement, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. The deal, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, is a three-year, $70-plus million agreement, and will send Harrison Barnes to the San Antonio Spurs. The Bulls will receive former first-round pick Chris Duarte and two second-round picks for cooperating in the deal. Sacramento will also give San Antonio an unprotected 2031 pick swap.
Actor Mike Heslin has died, husband announces: ‘Doctors have no explanation’
Mike Heslin, who appeared in the TV series “Lioness,” died Tuesday, his husband announced. Heslin’s husband, a recording artist known professionally as Scotty Dynamo, shared news of the actor’s death Friday on Instagram. In the caption, Dynamo wrote that Heslin died from “an unexpected cardiac event”...
Switzerland coach defends Man City's Akanji after crucial miss
Manuel Akanji should forget about the miss that led to Switzerland's exit at the European Championship and focus instead on his stellar performances that were central to their impressive run, his coach Murat Yakin said on Saturday.
130 million Americans under threat of record-breaking heatwave
Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said.Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (about 38 degrees Celsius) in parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.In Oregon, records could be broken in cities including Eugene, Portland and Salem, Asherman said. Dozens of other records throughout the...
Sweltering temperatures persist as 'extremely dangerous heat' impacts West and East coasts
About 115 million people may experience sweltering conditions Saturday in cities including Los Angeles, Seattle and Las Vegas in the West, and Raleigh, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and New York City in the East as “extremely dangerous heat” continues to affect both coasts this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
NASCAR debuts electric race car prototype ahead of Chicago Street Race
NASCAR on Saturday unveiled a prototype electric race car as part of a new initiative that aims to reduce the organization’s emissions and electrify aspects of the sport. The initiative represents a key push toward sustainability that is seemingly at odds with the legacy of stock car racing, but aligns with NASCAR’s long-term goal of reaching net zero operating emissions by 2035.
Napheesa Collier misses Lynx's win with plantar fasciitis
Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier aggravated a plantar fasciitis condition in her left foot Thursday, coach Cheryl Reeve said, forcing the U.S. Olympian to miss the Lynx's 74-67 victory over Washington on Saturday, and there's no timetable for a return.
Uruguay beats Brazil 4-2 on penalties after scoreless draw, advances to Copa America semifinals
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manuel Ugarte scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout and Uruguay advanced to the Copa America semifinals with a 4-2 penalty kick victory over Brazil after the teams played to a scoreless draw Saturday night. The teams combined for a tournament-high...
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