Bryce Hopkins’ college career started with John Calipari. It also included Ed Cooley and Kim English. But nobody got him ready for the last few months better than Rick Pitino. “Coach P definitely prepared me the most to be where I am today and to go through these NBA workouts, all the traveling and all the work you’re putting in behind the scenes,” the former Red Storm star said ahead of this week’s NBA draft. “How Coach P ran his system and the culture he has at St. John’s, it translates so easily to what these NBA teams are doing.…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain [28.62120467, -17.89960469]What’s in the photo? Concentric cloud rings over an erupting volcanoWhich satellite took the photo? NASA’s Aqua satelliteWhen was it taken? Oct. 1, 2021This eye-catching satellite snap shows off a “bull’s-eye-like” set of concentric cloud rings that formed above an…
The Celtics weren’t able to land Giannis Antetokounmpo to pair with Jayson Tatum, as the Bucks’ superstar was dealt to the Heat late Monday night in exchange for a package headlined by Tyler Herro and a plethora of draft picks. But it wasn’t for a lack of a compelling package.…
A new report claims that a second ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case acknowledged that the missing family matriarch is dead. On Monday, May 22, NBC News reported that it reviewed two notes allegedly sent following Today anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom Nancy’s disappearance on February 1. In one note,…
Their grass is showing. The artificial turf field at MetLife Stadium was replaced by a natural grass playing surface in advance of this summer’s World Cup. The project — encompassing years of R and D and an early May install — was designed to take the maligned home field of…
Wyndham Clark didn’t take the same stance as some others around the game of golf did toward the Long Island crowds at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club during the U.S. Open’s final round. Clark, who captured his second U.S. Open championship, thanked the “passionate, honest, and demanding” fans on hand for…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded the alarm last week on President Donald Trump ordering a federal investigation into the governor, his wife and their associates, but those in Newsom’s inner orbit may have heard a different sound: cha-ching! Within hours of releasing a video accusing the president of weaponizing the Department…
Police in Davie, Florida, are reversing course after originally saying that an investigation into Geno Smith over an alleged battery had been closed, now saying that it is “being further investigated.” Officers from the Davie Police Department had been called to the Jets quarterback’s Florida home around 4:40 p.m. Sunday…
Some of the internet’s biggest faces expanded their families this year. 2026 began with influencers Haley and MonDarius Black welcoming their first baby together, daughter Leilani Noel Black, after previously suffering a pregnancy loss. The next month, influencer Dani Austin and husband Jordan Ramirez added their fourth child, while Emily…
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s cross-dressing husband, Bryon, allegedly sent a pathetic, sexually charged text message to a sex worker more than a month after his bizarre “bimbofication” fetish was exposed in a bombshell report. Shy Sotomayor, a dominatrix who allegedly had a secret, years-long online tryst with Bryon,…
The Vikings took the spoils. Norway’s energetic, helmet-wearing fanbase descended on New York this week, and those who made up the majority of a sellout crowd of 80,663 Monday night at MetLife Stadium were rewarded with a conquering performance by their team that booked a place in the round of…
Influencer Lyss Okada announced the arrival of her daughter, Akira Jade, after a tumultuous final month of her pregnancy. Okada shared a carousel of photos via Instagram on Sunday, June 21, which came just weeks after she was allegedly kicked out of the home of her ex-boyfriend, Philadelphia Eagles offensive…
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is suing New York over a law set to take effect this week that would bar federal agents from wearing masks, opening them up to “harassment, tracking, intimidation, and assaults.” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate and other DOJ attorneys…
It got a little dusty when Yaxel Lendeborg heard the news. The Big Ten Player of the Year and expected lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft said he “almost cried” when he found out his former Michigan coach Dusty May was making the jump to the NBA’s Mavericks. “I…
Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden’s first NFL contract was worth around $50 million, but by the time his early spending spree was done, he was left with around $1 million in the bank. Haden, 37, joined the “Get Yo Ass Up Show With Tony the Closer,” where he broke…
US Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) weighed in on the Department of Justice probe into Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “I’m not saying that there can never be merit to an investigation … even when it involves someone who is not a fan of the president,” he…
As high-stakes negotiations to end the Iran war continue in Switzerland, the maritime industry’s message to the White House is clear: Don’t allow Iran to formalize its tolling racket over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran wants all commercial shipping vessels to register with a newly formed Iranian agency in order…
Luka Dončić will be closely watching how this unfolds. Ever since he was traded to the Lakers in February 2025, they’ve vowed to build a contender around him. Well, summer 2026 has arrived and the sand is now streaming through the hourglass. The Lakers could have up to nine free agents. And…
Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli’s wedding weekend was a party for any and all reality TV fans. Over the weekend, the Bachelor Nation member, 37, and the Love Is Blind alum, 33, exchanged vows during a magical wedding ceremony in Croatia. While guests are heading back home from the festivities,…
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday passed a revised bill to reduce the cost of housing in the US that will bar institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, among other provisions. The revamped 21st Century Road to Housing Act was approved in the upper chamber in a 85-5 bipartisan…
Bed Bath & Beyond’s comeback tour is headed to California. Just three years after the home goods store shuttered all of its stores during bankruptcy proceedings, the retailer has announced that two new co-branded stores are set to open in the Golden State “immediately” as part of its latest brick-and-mortar…
Left-leaning website Wikipedia took the drastic action of blocking one of its founders from editing pages on Monday — after he had campaigned to make it more balanced and fair. Last month, Larry Sanger launched WikiProject Intellectual Diversity (WID), a group designed to help reinforce the online encyclopedia’s “original, firm commitment…
The Giants’ new-look defensive tackle unit will be without one of its holdovers. Veteran Roy Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles during Thursday’s practice, according to The Athletic, which likely means his season is over before it even started. The Giants signed the 32-year-old to a two-year, $9 million deal last offseason…
Brooke Shields is looking back fondly on her brief time with the late John F. Kennedy Jr. Appearing on the Thursday, May 21, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Shields, 60, was asked what she thought about FX’s Love Story. The series was loosely based on JFK…
Chicago’s US attorney abruptly dismissed a criminal case Thursday against four anti-ICE activists — including former Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh — after a federal judge called out prosecutors for rigging the grand jury to secure an indictment. US Attorney Andrew Boutros announced his office was dropping the charges with…
If Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh can’t cut interest rates, how will he appease President Trump, who gave him his new job to sharpen his ax and do precisely that? Try changing the subject. That’s the word from Fed watchers – including those who know Warsh well – who have…
One of Neptune’s largest moons has stuck around the neighborhood much longer than scientists previously thought — in fact, it may be the sole survivor of the planet’s earliest days.Nereid, Neptune’s third-largest moon, is probably the only moon left over from when the ice giant formed early in the solar…
Cody Carroll was a healthy toddler when he started struggling with recurring ear infections and hearing loss at the age of two. He was given hearing aids. But his mother, Georgia Nonas, was concerned when she noticed other issues. Cody had started to speak, but then became mute. While Cody…
ORLANDO — The NFL has a clear vision of what its ideal regular season looks like. And like a pound-and-ground offense that keeps churning downfield, one 5-yard run after another, the end zone is now within reach. The league’s nirvana is an 18-game regular season and one international game for…
The extended NASCAR community has spoken out in the wake of racing legend Kyle Busch’s death. The athlete died at age 41 on Thursday, May 21, following a “severe illness,” according to a statement released on behalf of the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR. “Our entire NASCAR family…
The United States has arrested the sister of the executive president of GAESA, a sprawling conglomerate of military-run businesses in Cuba, due to her alleged ties to the communist regime. GAESA has been cited for reportedly diverting millions in aid meant for the Cuban people “at the behest of the…
It would’ve been easy for the Knicks to go in another direction in Game 2. It would’ve been easy for Mike Brown to pull the plug on Josh Hart and reinsert one of his favorites, Landry Shamet, a move that worked wonders two days prior in Game 1. For Hart,…
The news about Dutton Ranch losing its showrunner in a surprise shakeup has finally been addressed. Executive producer Christina Voros broke her silence about Chad Feehan‘s reported firing, telling ScreenRant earlier this month that the screenwriter did “an exceptional job building a world of adversaries for Rip and Beth” in…
WASHINGTON — A slipshod, error-riddled draft “autopsy” of Donald Trump’s crushing 2024 election victory commissioned by the Democratic National Committee largely blamed allies of former President Joe Biden for failing to properly support former Vice President Kamala Harris — but also knocked the party apparatus as relying on “negative partisanship” to win races. The draft, begrudgingly released by the…
It’s been over two decades since Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was killed in action, but the world will always know — and feel — his mighty strength. Fitness enthusiasts worldwide put themselves through a small sliver of the Patchogue-born hero’s grit each Memorial Day weekend through a debilitating…
Kathy Griffin is sharing a self-described “TMI” update on her health. Posting via her Instagram on Thursday, May 21, Griffin, 65, revealed that she had been hospitalized after a medical procedure. “I spent the night in hospital because I had complications from my colonoscopy,” Griffin wrote. While Griffin did not…
President Trump said he’s going to try to make his eldest son Don Jr.’s wedding to Bettina Anderson this weekend. “He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it,” the president told reporters in the…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly attended the Knicks’ Game 2 win over the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night — paying face value for tickets near a section that boasted $700 seats. Mamdani, who did not list his attendance on his public schedule, posted a smiling…
NASCAR legend Kyle Busch appeared to be in good spirits at his last red carpet event with his wife, Samantha Busch. Kyle attended the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina, alongside Samantha, 39, in January — four months before his death was announced on Thursday, May…
President Trump celebrated that “total jerk” Stephen Colbert is “finally finished at CBS” after the “Late Show” host went off the air for the last time on Thursday night. “Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like…
James Harden remains the face of postseason failure, shooting under 36 percent from the field (under 27 percent on 3-pointers) with more turnovers (six) than assists (five) through the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals. Donovan Mitchell remains the face of a franchise that repeatedly fails to reach…
Before Kyle Busch’s unexpected death, the NASCAR driver spent his final days with loved ones and competing in his sport. NASCAR confirmed that Busch died at age 41 on May 21, 2026, after being hospitalized with a “severe illness.” “We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the…
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