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Donovan Mitchell, top-seeded Cavaliers ready to face Heat in East 1st-round series
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers go into the NBA playoffs as the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the ...
Gilgeous-Alexander, No. 1 seed Thunder look to take another step against Grizzlies
Two years ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder were a feelgood story — a young team that improved dramatically and accelerated ...
Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in New York, Washington and other cities across country
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on ...
Siakam, Haliburton help Pacers race past Bucks 117-98 to take 1-0 lead in 1st-round playoff series
Pascal Siakam finished with 25 points and seven rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points and 12 assists to lead the ...
New York Rangers fire coach Peter Laviolette after missing the playoffs
The New York Rangers fired coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday in the aftermath of missing the playoffs. The move made by ...
Hundreds gather for second round of national day of action in Durham, Raleigh
Entering a new week of unrest, multiple crowds have begun gathering in downtown Durham and Raleigh in a nationwide protest ...
Married NC dad, prison K-9 officer dies after he’s hit by lightning while fishing on boat
Santonio Catoe died “doing what he loved with his son TJ by his side,” a friend said on a GoFundMe page for the family.
10 years after Freddie Gray’s death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore
It was almost instinctual for Ray Kelly to jump into action when he heard about a group of high school students clashing with ...
Members of burned LA church bear a cross through their devastated neighborhood to mark Good Friday
Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had stood, just ...
A South Carolina college could close after 179 years if it can’t find $6 million by Tuesday
GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) – A South Carolina university could soon close its doors after 179 years unless it can secure a ...
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in the war’s largest exchange
Russia and Ukraine said Saturday they each swapped hundreds of prisoners in the largest exchange since the Russian full-scale ...
Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California
Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee declared victory Saturday as the new mayor of troubled Oakland, a San Francisco Bay Area city reeling from economic ...