The Miami Heat will host the Chicago Bulls for the second consecutive year in a battle for the 8-seed in the Play-In Tournament, but this year’s edition will require Miami to get a win without their star, Jimmy Butler. Butler suffered a knee injury late in the first quarter of their 105-104 loss to the … Read more
A full 54% of Americans (and 56% of registered voters) now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. That is the highest level of public support for making Roe the “law of the land” … Read more
As former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial begins, there is one battle taking place in a Manhattan courtroom, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. But there is another fight taking place in the court of public opinion, which concerns a much more basic question: What should this trial even be … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson is splitting Ukraine and Israel aid into separate votes. Democrats have generally opposed this, but are now willing to go along with it. But progressive Democrats — who increasingly oppose Israel aid — are cheering the move. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s unconventional plan to hold separate votes on Israel and Ukraine … Read more
Paton has been a regular on Sky Sports and Sky Sports News, first joining the station as a journalist in 2012 before moving to become a presenter in 2019. She has covered tennis, WWE and football for the broadcaster and admitted that her love for sport and athletics led her down this career path. “I’m … Read more
The Philadelphia 76ers eked out a 105-104 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night to earn the 7-seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs and secure a first round series with the New York Knicks. That figures to be one of the most entertaining series of the first round, as we’ll see Jalen Brunson look … Read more
Emma Raducanu recorded her best result in 19 months as she reached the quarter-final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The world No. 303 continued her red-hot run in Stuttgart to beat Linda Noskova 6-0 7-5 and set up a mouthwatering showdown with Iga Swiatek. The pair faced off at the same stage here two … Read more
Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. “Literally right here is where we sat together,” said Joe Rubin, looking around his lab at the University of Saskatchewan. It’s the scene … Read more
The San Antonio Spurs finished the season with the NBA’s fifth-worst record at 22-60, but while the teams around them at the bottom of the league are searching for their identity for the future, the Spurs have little doubt about how to proceed. That’s because the Spurs have Victor Wembanyama and other teams do not. … Read more
President Joe Biden is likely to appear on the ballot in Alabama after both committees in chambers of the Alabama state legislature passed legislation without opposition extending the deadline for parties to submit their officially nominated presidential tickets from Aug. 15 to Aug. 23 on Wednesday. Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, warned … Read more