The stars will be shining from the opening tip of the 2024-25 NBA season. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the upcoming season will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with two marquee showdowns: Knicks-Celtics and Timberwolves-Lakers. Opening Night of the 2024-25 NBA season on TNT October 22, per sources:🏀 Knicks at Celtics, ring night🏀 Timberwolves at Lakers pic.twitter.com/RGWFglVZ9F— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 12, 2024 The Celtics, the defending NBA champions, reportedly will have their “ring night” against their revamped conference rivals before Anthony Edwards faces off against two of his fellow Team USA gold medalists in LeBron James and…
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Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif won gold at the just concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, despite a wave of false claims and criticisms about her sex. Now, she is hitting back at her online harassers. According to her lawyer, Nabil Boudi, Khelif filed a complaint for online harassment with a special unit in the Paris prosecutor’s office for tackling online hate speech. The legal complaint alleges aggravated cyber-harassment against Khelif. If proven, it could see offenders sentenced to prison for between two and five years and pay fines of 30,000 to 45,000 euros. The controversy began after Khelif’s Italian opponent,…
The 2024 summer transfer window has been very busy for Chelsea Football Club as they look to build a formidable team ahead of the new season, the latest name that is being mentioned at the club is Joao Felix.Transfer news expert, Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news on his official website on Monday, August 12, 2024. According to the Italian, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are looking for a way to ensure that Conor Gallagher and Julian Alvarez’s deal does not break down with Joao Felix being the player thrown into the conversation to see both deals come to reality.Chelsea are also…
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics have ended and, by all accounts, were an undisputed success. Especially for the United States, which delivered another impressive showing. Here’s our list of the most memorable U.S.-related moments from the Paris Games. 1 of 20 U.S., China share gold total Katie Goodale/USA TODAY Sports 2 of 20 Ledecky adds to legacy Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports The Americans got the medal ball rolling in the pool. Of course, when it comes to U.S. swimming, the conversation begins and ends with 27-year-old Katie Ledecky. The American legend took home four more medals from Paris,…
The findings follow analysis of seismic readings from NASA’s Mars InSight lander before it shut down in 2022.New research suggests there may be enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks beneath the surface of Mars to form an ocean. The findings are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander, which detected more than 1,300 marsquakes before it shut down two years ago. The researchers combined computer models with InSight data, including the quakes’ velocity, to determine underground water was the most likely explanation for the seismic readings. The results were published on Monday in the Proceedings…
The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran. The FBI released a brief statement reading, “We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter.” The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim came shortly after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. campaign in 2024. The report cited an instance of an Iranian military intelligence unit in June sending “a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official…
TORONTO, Canada – Scotiabank announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire an approximate 14.9 percent pro-forma ownership stake in KeyCorp through an issuance of common shares at a price of $17.17 per share, representing an 11 percent premium to the volume-weighted average price for the last 20 trading days. The total cash consideration is approximately US$2.8 billion (the “Investment”). KeyCorp is a premier US-based financial services company operating across 15 states, with US$187 billion in assets and approximately 1,000 branches offering commercial and retail banking and investment advice and services. The Investment will be completed in…
Afrobeat singer Asake has shared the story behind his unexpected collaboration with Wizkid on the hit track MMS, saying “I didn’t know he was going to jump on it”. Asake made the comments during a recent Instagram Live session, where he spoke about working with his senior colleague for the first time.Also, Asake revealed that he had initially envisioned a different artist for the feature, but music producer P.Prime had other plans. “I had someone else in mind, but P.Prime played the song for Wizkid and he loved it”, Asake explained. Meanwhile, Wizkid’s impromptu feature on the song has been…
The Chiefs’ receiving corps took a hit in their preseason debut when Marquise Brown suffered an SC joint injury. The worst-case scenario has been avoided, though, and as such Brown could still make his Kansas City debut in the season opener.Brown was hospitalized as a result of the injury, but head coach Andy Reid said on Monday (via Nate Taylor of The Athletic) that surgery was not required in this instance. That is a positive development and Reid added he has not yet ruled Brown out for Week 1. Kansas City’s first game will come on Thursday night to kick off…
The Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi argues that Iran’s top priority is to avoid direct confrontation with the United States.Iran’s leaders have pledged “harsh punishment” of Israel after the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. But the United States has, in turn, pledged to defend Israel, and Iran is not looking for direct confrontation with Washington. All this indicates a reluctance from Iran to retaliate, argues Trita Parsi, the co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Parsi tells host Steve Clemons that this is “the most fragile” situation that Iran has faced in years, as Tehran feels…