Luke Kennard must step up for Lakers without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves

The stage at American Airlines Center on Easter Sunday felt exposed. LIke it was stripped of its stars. Sure, there was still LeBron James and on the other side of the court 19-year-old phenom Cooper Flagg, but there was no Luka Doncic making his return to Dallas. No Austin Reaves or Kyrie Irving either.  In their absence, multiple players on the Los Angeles Lakers roster will have an opportunity to step up and shine. One of those players is Luke Kennard.  For the Lakers, this is no longer about surviving a stretch without their top two scorers who average 58…

Nets give away key lottery opportunity with comeback win over Wizards

In their tankathon matchup against Washington, the Nets pulled out a come-from-behind 121-115 victory before 17,257 at Barclays Center. The Nets had a chance to pull even with the Wizards atop the all-important lottery standings. Instead, the win saw them fall into third, two full games behind the Wizards and…

Screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reach 4-year tentative deal

The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its negotiating committee unanimously approved a tentative agreement with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios. The alliance…

Troy Aikman opens up about his mysterious Dolphins role

Troy Aikman shed a sliver of light on his role with the Miami Dolphins. The former Cowboys quarterback and long-time NFL analyst is involved with the Dolphins, although anything beyond the word “consultant” is unknown. Seriously, nobody knows what his actual role currently is. He’s just assuring everyone that he’ll…

UFC legend Jon Jones in heated road rage confrontation caught on video

Jon Jones can’t stay out of the news. The equally talented yet controversial MMA all-timer was caught on video in a confrontation with another man in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The man, Bryan Beltran, says he was “almost hit three times” by Jones’ truck. “You’re almost f–king hitting…

Amazon workers couldn’t opt out of working on Melania Trump doc: report

Amazon told employees they were not allowed to opt out of working on production for the new documentary about First Lady Melania Trump for political reasons, according to a report. Some employees in Amazon’s entertainment division were unhappy about work related to the rollout of “Melania,” the newly released documentary…

SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of potential blockbuster IPO: report

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned for later this year. The combination would bring Musk’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform and Grok AI chatbot under one roof, according to a person briefed on the matter and two recent…

Hegseth vows military ‘will be ready’ to take action against Iran

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared that the US military will be ready to attack Iran if President Trump deems it necessary. “We’re having to rebuild how our enemies perceive us. And when President Trump said, we’re not getting a nuclear Iran, you won’t have a nuclear bomb, you meant…

Starbucks CEO lays out long-term growth plan, aims to open thousands of new stores

Starbucks is seeking to return to pre-pandemic profit margins as CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround campaign is “ahead of schedule,” executives said at the company’s investor day held Thursday, describing a strategy of international growth, new drinks and cheaper but more inviting store renovations. “The shine is back on Starbucks,” Niccol said to…

5,000-year-old rock art depicts ancient Egypt’s ‘terrifying’ conquest of the Sinai Peninsula — but the pharaoh’s name has been erased from history

Archaeologists have discovered 5,000-year-old rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts ancient Egypt’s brutal conquest of the region.The artwork “shows in a terrifying manner how the Egyptians colonized the Sinai and subjugated the inhabitants,” the archaeologists said in a statement.The scene shows a man raising his arms in triumph…

Ilhan Omar syringe attacker charged with assault by DOJ

MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis. The man arrested for Tuesday’s attack, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar, according to court papers filed in federal court. Authorities determined…

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