Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo stance revealed after LaMelo Ball trade

The Timberwolves are not trading one of their top players away.  While Minnesota is expected to be very active during the offseason, it will not be dealing guard Donte DiVincenzo, The Athletic reported Thursday.  The Athletic also indicated that the T-Wolves will be looking for more shooting and a power forward before the start of the 2026-27 season.  The Timberwolves clearly value DiVincenzo quite a bit to keep him, with the guard recovering from an Achilles tear suffered during the playoffs that will likely keep him out of the lineup for a good part of next season.  During the regular…

World’s most contagious disease found at busy California airport

A traveler infected with the world’s most contagious disease passed through a busy Southern California airport during the summer travel rush, potentially exposing scores of unsuspecting passengers. Los Angeles County health officials are investigating a confirmed measles case involving a person who was infectious while traveling through Hollywood Burbank Airport…

Xbox to raise console prices worldwide by up to 0 — citing global crisis

Microsoft’s Xbox is raising prices of its gaming consoles by up to $150 worldwide, citing a deepening global components crisis that has sent storage and memory costs soaring across the consumer electronics industry. Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for…

How drugs like Ozempic are messing with people’s smell and taste

GLP-1 meds could be stifling your senses. The drugs, originally developed to manage diabetes, have exploded in use after being approved to treat obesity, with as many as 1 in 8 adults currently taking the jab. But those lean-seeking masses could end up losing more than just their apple bottoms,…

Austin Reaves’ 5M contract doesn’t affect Lakers’ cap space

The NBA’s offseason rhythms don’t slow down for anyone.  Just half a day after the Lakers drafted Baylor wing Cameron Carr with the No. 24 pick in the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday, the franchise agreed to terms on a four-year, $185 million contract with star guard…

LaVar Ball flaunts features of wild .2 million Chino Hills mansion

Ball family members are no strangers to being in headlines. This has been proven once again after LaMelo, the youngest Ball son, was traded from the Hornets to the Timberwolves on June 24. But LaMelo isn’t the only Ball who is drawing attention this week. His father, LaVar Ball, was…

Blue Moon 2026: An extremely rare micromoon rises tonight

Skywatchers will be treated to a rare sight this month: a Blue Moon that is also a “micromoon.” It marks the first time since August 2023 that there have been two full moons in the same calendar month. Rising in the early morning hours of May 31, 29.5 days after…

Yankees give Jose Caballero start at shortstop in win over A’s

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Yankees spun their daily shortstop roulette wheel Friday and for the first time since Sunday, it came up on José Caballero. After Anthony Volpe started at shortstop for all three games of the Yankees’ series against the Royals in Kansas City — with Caballero starting…

Karl-Anthony Towns credits Jeremy Lin for making him a Knicks fan

As Linsanity took over the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns was as big a fan as anyone.  When asked Friday about his Knicks fandom growing up, Towns gushed about Jeremy Lin.  “I truly want to give a shoutout to Jeremy Lin because he really made me a Knicks fan and had me…

Anti-ICE agitator charged with allegedly biting officers during Delaney Hall protest

The anti-ICE rioter who allegedly sank his teeth into federal law enforcement officers during a violent protest at Delaney Hall Thursday has been charged. Brendan John Geier, 26, was charged Friday for allegedly “kicking and biting” ICE officers outside the Newark detention center, leaving “horrific wounds,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche…

The Jay Wright-ism Jalen Brunson has carried with him through Knicks success

All these years later, one lesson from Jay Wright has stayed with Jalen Brunson.  “One thing he always said, it’s plastered on every wall, every shirt, the inside of our jerseys — everything — was attitude,” the Knicks’ superstar guard recalled, referring to the former Villanova coach. “Controlling your attitude.…

Fajitas, stir-fry, BBQ chicken –  see the food options provided to Delaney Hall ICE detainees: ‘Higher standards than most US prisons’ 

Criminal illegal migrants held at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall ICE facility are served everything from fajitas to barbecue chicken, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed Friday amid raucous protests outside the detention center over the alleged poor treatment of detainees  Demonstrators and top Garden State Democrats have demanded that…

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