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NBA Summer League takeaways: Lakers' Dalton Knecht, Wizards' Alex Sarr headline the good and bad from Las Vegas
NBA Summer League in Las Vegas always comes and goes in a blink. Once the NBA Finals end, there is no time to breathe. It's straight to the NBA Draft, and free agency follows days after. The California Classic and Salt Lake City Summer Leagues get underway before you know it, and the entire basketball world travels to Las Vegas after that.
Wizards’ biggest overreactions from 2024 NBA Summer League
The Washington Wizards completed their fifth and final NBA Summer League game on Saturday, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 91-79. No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr sat out, but fellow 2024 first-rounders Carlton “Bub” Carrington (13 points, 15 rebounds) and Kyshawn George (9 points) turned in solid days at the office, with G-Leaguer Taylor Funk being […] The post Wizards’ biggest overreactions from 2024 NBA Summer League appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Broccoli City Festival Wants to Serve Black Music Lovers With Intention in D.C.
What started as a modest affair with a mix of local acts and other up-and-comers (including one Solána Rowe, the week after her second EP as SZA dropped), Washington D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival has evolved into one of the country’s largest music weekends catering specifically to Black concertgoers. This year, Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna, Victoria Monét, Kayranada, and Sexyy Red are among the headliners, and star actor and producer Issa Rae will help kick off the show. Set to take place July 27th and 28th, this year marks the first time Broccoli City’s campus will be Audi Field –...
The first Rizzo Family Foundation charity event was a star-studded, smashing success, raising over $125,000 for local kids in need!
When Rizzo Foundation Board Member, David Jones, contacted me in early June about attending the first RizKids charity event, we immediately penciled in July 21 on our calendars and signed up immediately. This was the inaugural event that Mike and Jodi Rizzo planned for their newly established Rizzo Family Foundation, and this one had two components: charity blackjack, and a barbecue for those who just wanted to eat and mingle.
D.C. United Bets Big on Boris Enow Signing
The addition of Cameroonian midfielder Boris Enow, straight from Maccabi Netanya FC, is a bold and necessary move for a team that’s been struggling to get back into the spotlight. Let’s face it, 2019 was the last time fans saw the team vying for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, and it’s been downhill ever since. But is Enow the missing piece in this puzzle?
Sense of Thai is Coming to Bethesda
Sense of Thai, which opened its first location in Ashburn, VA in 2015, and is opening a second location soon in Chantilly, VA, has announced plans to open a new restaurant at Westbard Square in Bethesda, according to a report by The Burn. Sense of Thai offers authentic Southern Thai...
Hyattsville Housekeeper Cleans Up With $50K Scratch-Off Win Sold At Area Gas Station
A housekeeper from Prince George's County is the latest to claim a $50,000 scratch-off prize on a ticket sold at the same station where a Bonus Match 5 jackpot worth the same amount was sold last month. This time, it was a $10 Jumbo Cash scratcher sold at the Shell...
Editor’s takeaways from NPA congressional fly-in day
For the second year in a row, I flew to Washington, D.C., for a congressional lobby day hosted by the Natural Products Association (NPA). This year’s event was held on May 22, and below are a few of my ruminations. NPA’s lobbyists have deep experience on the Hill and...
Drug Bust In Indian Head: $50K Worth Of Narcotics Seized
INDIAN HEAD, Md. – On July 3, as part of an ongoing drug investigation, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Enforcement Section served a search warrant at a home on Jameson Court in Indian Head. The suspect, Domonique Carlton Hawkins, age 31, of Indian Head, was taken into custody away...
T.J. Oshie 2023-24 Report Card
Next up on our Washington Capitals report card series is T.J. Oshie. He's another veteran that finally had the chance to suit up for 1,000 games and there was a beautiful ceremony with his family back in March. How did he finish after his ninth season with the Caps? Let's find out.
D.C.’s Kennedy Center Names 2024 Honorees
The jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer Arturo Sandovalis is among five artists honored for their lifetime artistic achievements. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the selection of five artists who will receive the 47th Kennedy Center Honors at the annual national celebration of the arts in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2024.
2024 Know Your Opponent: Maryland Terrapins
Each Monday this summer, we’re taking a look at Northwestern football’s opponents for the upcoming 2024 season. This week, we’re focusing on the Maryland Terrapins, the ‘Cats’ week seven task. The Terps are coming off a streaky season in which they finished with an 8-5 overall record, and a 4-5 record in conference play in the now defunct Big Ten East. Northwestern will head to College Park on October 11, with the game currently scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. CT under the lights.
John Hinckley Jr. Wants to Live in a Peaceful World Where He Can Play Music and Paint Cats
"After a long and winding road, I am now an artist and singer/songwriter." In a conversation with CBS Mornings from June 2022, John Hinckley Jr. told Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett that he had very little memory of the day he tried to assassinate former president Ronald Reagan. Hinckley was then acquitted by reason of insanity and would go on to spend more than 30 years in St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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