The Marathon That Bent Reality

Two Lakers guards were fined by the NBA because of their criticism and interactions with the referees after Sunday’s Game 4 loss to the Rockets. The league announced on Monday that Marcus Smart was fined $35,000 for “questioning the integrity of game officials”, while Luke Kennard was fined $25,000 for “directing inappropriate language toward game...

A woman has died after she allegedly fell from her room's balcony onto the deck below while aboard a Carnival cruise, according to a report.

The “billionaire tax” has qualified for the ballot, according to the union organizers who launched it. It may lose in November. It may be thrown out by the courts.  It is already hurting California. Almost as soon as the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West launched its signature drive, many of the state’s billionaires moved out of...

Dallas Mavericks first overall pick Cooper Flagg edged fellow Duke alum Kon Knueppel in a razor-thin vote to win the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year.