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4 weeks ago in Sports
NHL cancels Olympic sendoff event. Islanders are set to host All-Star Weekend in ’27, AP source says
The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the New York Islanders' arena and plan to hold All-Star Weekend festivities there in 2027, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Thunder receive NBA championship rings, raise banner before season opener against Rockets
The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings Tuesday night before their season opener against the Houston Rockets.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Dodgers to start Snell in Game 1, Yamamoto in Game 2 of World Series vs Blue Jays
Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow in Game 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Misty Copeland will take to the ballet stage one last time, before hanging up her pointe shoes
Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes Wednesday, putting a final exclamation point on a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in the very white world of ballet — and a crossover star far beyond.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
MusiCares names Mariah Carey its 2026 Person of the Year
MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor Mariah Carey as its 2026 Person of the Year.
4 weeks ago in Trending, World
The Louvre reopens 3 days after one of the biggest museum heists of the century
The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world with its audacity and scale.
JMU Men’s Basketball tabbed Sun Belt favorites, Douglas named Preseason First Team
NEW ORLEANS (JMU Athletics) – James Madison men’s basketball was voted the favorite in the Preseason Sun Belt Coaches Poll,…
Dukes’ Barnett named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week
James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III added to his week eight honors on Monday, as he was voted Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced.
JMU Women’s Basketball picked as Sun Belt favorite, McDaniel voted Preseason Player of the Year
James Madison women's basketball was voted the top team in the Sun Belt Conference for the third consecutive season, while Peyton McDaniel was tabbed as the Preseason Player of the Year and Ashanti Barnes earned an All-Sun Belt Second Team nod, as announced by the league on Monday afternoon.
BC’s Kowalski and Queen earn weekly ODAC Men’s Soccer honors
Bridgewater Men's Soccer Freshman goalkeeper Zane Kowalski and junior midfielder Riley Queen swept conference player of the week honors, announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.
4 weeks ago in National
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services
A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening
The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
4 weeks ago in World
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
Merck Breaks Ground on $3 Billion Pharmaceutical Facility in Virginia, Creating 500 Jobs
The new site will serve as Merck’s Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Small Molecule Manufacturing, bringing 500 new jobs to Rockingham County and marking a major expansion of the company’s long-standing presence in the Shenandoah Valley.
Cowboys beat Commanders 44-22
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb ran sideways, arms in the air with the ball in one hand while finishing…
