SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The stage was filled with Laker greats when Jerry West made history Sunday night by becoming the first three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When one of them had his turn to speak, he could barely get the words out trying to say...
End of the Dynasty Era? New Rules Push NBA Toward Parity
DENVER - It was a few minutes after Denver's reign as NBA champion had come to an end last spring. The Minnesota Timberwolves were celebrating, their music and screams loud enough to be heard inside the room where Nuggets coach Michael Malone was somberly going through his final postgame news...
Breanna Stewart Helps Liberty Beat Lynx in Game 2 of WNBA Finals
NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart wasn't going to let history repeat itself. With the Minnesota Lynx making another fourth quarter run, the two-time league MVP refused to let the New York Liberty lose again. Stewart scored 21 points and had a WNBA Finals record seven steals to help the Liberty...
No Kidding: DINKs Are Four Times Less Stressed About Money Than Parents
A new survey from MarketWatch Guides finds couples in a DINK relationship ("Dual Income No Kids") are four times more likely than parents to say they have no financial stress. What's more, they accumulate money at a faster rate. DINKs report saving twice as much as parents each month ($908...
Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrated With an Eye on the Election
As Native Americans across the U.S. come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many will do so with a focus on the election. From a voting rally in Minneapolis featuring food, games and raffles to a...
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries Stumps in California in a Bid to Reclaim House Control
LOS ANGELES — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend in communities far from the presidential battlegrounds — Little Saigon in Orange County and the high desert of Antelope Valley — as he works to wrest control of the U.S. House from Republicans. The Golden State is...
Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson Has Surgery on Fractured Tibia and Fibula
ARLINGTON — Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula that he sustained against the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Monday while saying there's no timeline for his return to play. The Lions' star pass rusher was carted off the field Sunday...
Jim Harbaugh Misses Part of Chargers’ Win for Treatment of Irregular Heartbeat
DENVER — Jim Harbaugh listened to his heart when he began to feel a little bit off in pregame warmups. The Los Angeles Chargers coach went into the medical tent and then to the locker room in the first quarter Sunday to get checked out for an irregular heartbeat. An...
Israeli Strike in Northern Lebanon Kills at Least 21 People
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military and it was not clear what the target was. The strike hit a small apartment building...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Ticks Higher and Adds to Its Records
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday to add to their all-time highs. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in midday trading and building on its record set on Friday The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back from an early loss to rise 118 points and add 0.3%...