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Mac McClung earns perfect score to take 2nd straight NBA Slam Dunk Contest title over Jaylen BrownFeb 17, 2024 10:24 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — G-League champion Mac McClung won his second straight Slam Dunk Contest by grabbing the ball out of Shaquille O'Neal's hands and leaping over him to d...
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The NBA is hoping for a little more competitiveness in this year's All-Star GameFeb 17, 2024 7:50 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Last season's All-Star Game played out in a way that the NBA hopes to never experience again. Nobody was interested in defense and almost nobody was watchi...
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Patrick Cantlay leads by 2 at Riviera as he goes for a hometown winFeb 17, 2024 7:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Patrick Cantlay moved one round closer to winning before home fans at Riviera on his favorite course. He just moved the wrong way at the end Saturday in the...
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Bears great Steve McMichael contracts another infection, undergoes blood transfusion, family saysFeb 17, 2024 6:06 pm - Bears great Steve McMichael has contracted another infection and was undergoing a blood transfusion days after being admitted into intensive care at a suburban Chicago ho...
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Beard Motorsports carries on at Daytona 500 in honor of late patriarch of team and familyFeb 17, 2024 2:26 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Anthony Alfredo qualified for the Daytona 500 — no guarantee for the 24-year-old nicknamed “Fast Pasta” — and wrapped his arms tight around retired ...
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US aid to Ukraine hinges on House Speaker Johnson. His leadership is being tested by the far rightFeb 17, 2024 8:24 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with congressional leaders in Washington late last year he told them privately what is now public: Wi...
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What to know about the situation in the Middle East this weekFeb 17, 2024 8:23 am - LONDON (AP) — As Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks flounder, Israel is vowing to press ahead with its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip despite warnings from the U.S. to w...
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Saving democracy is central to Biden's campaign messaging. Will it resonate with swing state voters?Feb 17, 2024 8:23 am - BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Just blocks from the shuttered Bethlehem Steel plant, the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley was bustling on a recent day with scores of older people eat...
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Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammedFeb 17, 2024 8:22 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled i...
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Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on boardFeb 17, 2024 6:15 am - As schools respond to a youth mental health crisis accelerated by the pandemic, many are confronting the challenges of getting parents on board with treatment.