Bronny James is keeping his name in the NBA draft, with the hopes of joining his father in the league next season. "He’s a really good prospect who has a lot of room for growth," Rich Paul, the CEO of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN, which first reported the decision....
Play Ball! Things to Know Entering the NCAA Baseball Regionals
The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning June 14. Who's Hot The two hottest teams are in the regional at Santa Barbara,...
Josh Gibson Becomes MLB Career, Season Batting Leader as Negro Leagues Stats Are Added
NEW YORK — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday after a three-year research project. Gibson’s .466 average for the 1943 Homestead Grays became the season standard, followed...
Gender ID Parent Notification Measure Fails to Qualify for California Ballot
SACRAMENTO — Californians won't be voting this November on a policy that would have required schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification. Proponents of a ballot measure to create such a statewide policy announced Tuesday they failed to collect enough signatures to put the...
ConocoPhillips Buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 Billion in All-Stock Deal as Energy Prices Rise
ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year and the cost...
Missile Attacks Damage a Ship in the Red Sea Off Yemen’s Coast Near Previous Houthi Rebel Assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on Yemen's...
Biden, Harris to Launch Black Voter Outreach Effort Amid Signs of Diminished Support
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part of their 2020 winning coalition that has shown signs of fraying. They'll launch a new Black voter outreach effort during a visit to the battleground state of Pennsylvania...
Inflation Pressures Lingering from Pandemic Are Keeping Fed Rate Cuts on Pause
WASHINGTON — Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing costs high as long as needed to curb persistently elevated inflation. A key reason for the delay in rate...
Towns, Edwards Lift Wolves Over Mavs 105-100 to Avoid Sweep in West Finals
DALLAS — Karl-Anthony Towns finally found his rhythm, and the Timberwolves finally closed a game in the Western Conference finals. Heading Back to Minnesota Now they head back to Minnesota to see if they can make things even more interesting against Dallas. Towns scored 20 of his 25 points in...
Netanyahu Frequently Makes Claims of Antisemitism. Critics Say He’s Deflecting from His Own Problems
TEL AVIV, Israel — After the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and top Hamas officials, the Israeli leader accused him of being one of “the great antisemites in modern times.” As protests roiled college campuses across the United...