San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich announced that he will not return to the sidelines this season, months after he suffered a mild stroke, but expressed his desire to eventually return to coaching. ‘I’ve decided not to return to the sidelines this season,’ Popovich said Thursday in a statement released through the team. ‘(Acting coach) Mitch Johnson and his staff ...
Selection Sunday is less than three weeks away, with the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament slowly coming into focus. For some teams, March Madness is just the beginning, with a select few schools harboring legitimate national championship dreams. Auburn and Duke are among the leading contenders to roll through the Big Dance, but the competition to win a title will be ferocious. ...
Trump says minerals deal has been ‘pretty much’ negotiated with Zelenskyy, meeting slated for Friday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to a draft of a minerals deal with the White House, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. Trump told reporters that the Ukrainian leader plans to travel to D.C. on Friday to meet with him after the officials agreed to the terms of the deal, which was first reported by Reuters. The U.S. president ...
Paul Clement, a former solicitor general and previous potential Trump Supreme Court pick, was tapped by a federal judge Friday to weigh in on the motion to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho decided to adjourn the case against Adams until further notice, while also appointing Clement to serve as ...
The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange said Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission would drop its lawsuit against it, a signal that the Trump administration plans to take a friendlier approach to the broader crypto industry. In a release it titled ‘Righting a major wrong,’ the exchange, Coinbase, said SEC staff had agreed in principle to dismiss a suit filed ...
An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on Friday. That volume would mark the best box office haul for the company, which specializes in high-resolution cameras, film formats, projectors and theaters. “I think it’s going to be a very strong year,” Gelfond said in an interview with ...
This week brought major moves in the tech space, including a new product release from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and reports of a potential shakeup for Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) businesses. Meanwhile, big things are brewing for two former OpenAI members, and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has made a quantum leap. Plus, following a remarkable period of growth, Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) experienced an unexpected shift. Read on ...
Another week, another gold price record. The yellow metal rose to a new high once again on Thursday (February 20), moving past the US$2,950 per ounce level for the first time ever. It’s becoming increasingly clear that gold is being pushed higher by a strong base of underlying drivers, as well as day-to-day events. Taking a look at this week’s ...
Israeli authorities say they are preparing to receive the remains of a body said to be that of hostage Shiri Bibas. A coffin is currently in the hands of the Red Cross and on its way to Israel, a spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Friday. A spokesperson for the Israeli police said they are preparing to ...
Mexican authorities arrested two alleged high ranking members of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel this week, just days before the Trump administration designated that group and others based in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations. The list includes transnational gangs MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, as well as several cartels including the Sinaloa, Jalisco, Zetas, and Gulf cartels, Cartel Unidos, and La ...
U.S. athletes should get used to being treated as the ugly Americans. The U.S. men’s hockey team probably won’t hear a repeat of the boos during the “Star-Spangled Banner” before Thursday night’s 4 Nations Face-Off final that they did Saturday. But only because the game is being played in Boston. If it was in Montreal or Toronto, or any other ...
The NBA All-Star break has come and gone, and, if top contenders want to launch deep runs, even they have to find ways to improve. No team is perfect, and it’s usually the teams that adapt to their weaknesses that last. In the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have the three best records coming ...