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basketball

Brock Purdy a 'long shot' to play in Week 2; NFL QB Power Rankings; Can Yankees still win AL East?

By CBS Interactive Inc | Austin Nivison | 9/11/2025 9:09 AM

Plus, Tennessee is happy with the Joey Aguilar-Nico Iamaleava "trade" ... Read full Story

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Hornets scrub 'Sports Betting' theme night vs. Heat amid Terry Rozier's link to federal gambling probe

By CBS Interactive Inc | Steven Taranto | 9/10/2025 9:22 PM

The March 17 game also happens to fall on Rozier's birthay ... Read full Story

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Adam Silver comments on potential punishments for Clippers, Kawhi Leonard: 'My powers are very broad'

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 9/10/2025 6:19 PM

The NBA commissioner also repeatedly said that the investigation must run its course and he is reserving judgment ... Read full Story

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NBA to count missed end-of-quarter heaves as team field goals to encourage buzzer-beating attempts, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 9/10/2025 1:21 PM

The NBA tested out the rule in the Summer League and liked what it saw ... Read full Story

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NBA launches investigation into gambling allegations against Malik Beasley amid federal probe

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 9/10/2025 1:10 PM

The league is conducting its own investigation into Beasley as he looks to sign with a team in free agency ... Read full Story

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Al Horford, other Warriors free agent targets seeking 'clarity' in Jonathan Kuminga saga, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 9/10/2025 10:39 AM

With Kuminga and the Warriors still in a stalemate, the free agents waiting to sign in the Bay want to know what's going on like everyone else ... Read full Story

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49ers place George Kittle on injured reserve due to injured hamstring; Kyle Schwarber joins 50-homer club

By CBS Interactive Inc | Carter Bahns | 9/10/2025 9:01 AM

Plus Week 2 NFL picks and a look ahead to the NBA's best 2025-26 uniforms ... Read full Story

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Josh Giddey, Bulls agree to four-year, $100 million contract extension, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Chris Bengel | 9/9/2025 3:41 PM

Giddey was a restricted free agent ... Read full Story

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Kawhi Leonard's uncle asked Raptors about 'no-show' endorsement jobs in 2019, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 9/9/2025 2:51 PM

Leonard's alleged 'no-show' endorsement deal in L.A. aligns with his uncle's reported demands in free agency negotiations in 2019 ... Read full Story

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Toraya Reid, sister of Timberwolves star Naz Reid, killed in shooting at New Jersey apartment

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 9/8/2025 3:47 PM

The 28-year-old sister of Minnesota's center was fatally shot by her boyfriend, according to police ... Read full Story

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Lakers would be interested in Andrew Wiggins trade if Heat made former No. 1 pick available, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 9/8/2025 1:42 PM

The Lakers may not be done adding to their roster now that they have Luka Dončić signed long-term ... Read full Story

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EuroBasket 2025: Luka Dončić carries Slovenia into quarterfinals with incredible scoring display against Italy

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 9/7/2025 2:28 PM

Dončić went off for 42 points in 33 minutes ... Read full Story

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Basketball Hall of Fame induction: LeBron James honors Kobe Bryant; Carmelo Anthony thanks Knicks in ceremony

By CBS Interactive Inc | Colin Ward-Henninger | 9/6/2025 9:55 PM

A star-studded 2025 class entered the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday ... Read full Story

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Nikola Jokić, Serbia ousted by Lauri Markkanen, Finland in stunning EuroBasket 2025 upset

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 9/6/2025 6:29 PM

Jokić went for 33 points, eight rebounds and three assists, but got little help from his teammates ... Read full Story

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2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: What to know about all five inducted players, including Carmelo Anthony

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 9/5/2025 8:16 PM

The 2025 induction ceremony will take place on Saturday ... Read full Story

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Dylan Harper injury: Spurs rookie guard undergoes surgery on thumb, could return for season-opener, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 9/5/2025 7:21 PM

The No. 2 overall pick from the 2025 NBA Draft could be back for the start of the season ... Read full Story

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Thunder 2025 first-round pick Thomas Sorber suffers torn ACL, expected to miss entire 2025-2026 season

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 9/5/2025 6:23 PM

Sorber is the latest in a string of bad luck for Thunder draft picks in their rookie years ... Read full Story

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Eagles hold off Cowboys in bizarre season opener; Caitlin Clark out for remainder of year

By CBS Interactive Inc | Austin Nivison | 9/5/2025 9:16 AM

Plus the 49ers list Christian McCaffrey on injury report with calf issue ... Read full Story

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Clippers owner Steve Ballmer doubles down on denial of Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention allegations

By CBS Interactive Inc | Austin Nivison | 9/5/2025 3:15 AM

The Clippers are accused of facilitating a $28 million "no-show" endorsement deal for Leonard ... Read full Story

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Is a college basketball video game coming back? 2K Sports teases 'experience' after EA Sports' pulled proposal

By CBS Interactive Inc | Austin Nivison | 9/4/2025 11:04 PM

2K Sports says more than 100 programs will be featured ... Read full Story

book

Michelle Monaghan Spills Her Go-To Secrets for Toned Abs and Radiant Skin

by ET Online | Sep 17 2025

exercise

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

by thehealthy.com | Aug 28 2025

FFNEWS

FedEx Freight spinoff on track for June 2026

by FreightWaves | Sep 18 2025

football

Kick off Jets’ season with this cool Sauce Gardner bobblehead

by ESNY | Sep 11 2023

game

How To Complete Wandering Merchant And Lost Merchant In Hollow Knight: Silksong

by GameSpot | Sep 18 2025

metro

Billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen emerges as one of top bidders for new NY casino — here’s who else has the best odds

by New York Post | Sep 18 2025

music

Chris Cornell Sings Rihanna Song With Daughter Toni in Sweet Throwback Video for Her Birthday: ’21 Years Went By in a Flash’

by Billboard | Sep 18 2025

odd_fun

S.C. woman wins her second big lottery prize in two months

by United Press International, Inc. | Sep 18 2025

opinion

Alexei Navalny’s death is just one of Putin’s countless sins against Russia

by New York Post | Sep 18 2025

politics

Trump slams Omar and Somalia after House censure fails

by The Hill | Sep 18 2025

science

CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children

by LIVE SCIENCE | Sep 18 2025

sports

Inhabit Hotel review, Queen’s Gardens, London

by The Travel Magazine | Sep 18 2025

upstate

Man sentenced for killing ex-wife in Schenectady

by NEWS10 ABC | Sep 18 2025

Word of the Day

rationale

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 18, 2025 is:

rationale • \rash-uh-NAL\ • noun

Rationale refers to an explanation or reason for something said or done. It is often used with for, behind, or of.

// City council members who oppose the zoning change should be ready to explain their rationale for voting against it.

// She’s explained the rationale behind her early retirement.

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Examples:

“There is a rationale for commercializing seagrass production, but ecologically sustainable production needs to be at the heart of that business model, and the numbers for doing that simply don’t add up at the moment.” — Richard Lilley, quoted in Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024

Did you know?

If someone asserts that the word rationale refers to a ration of ale, they are wrong, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an actual rationale (a reason, explanation, or basis) for such a claim. “Rationale looks like the words ration and ale jammed together,” they could offer, and while that is true you’d be justified in responding: “Appearances can be deceiving.” Rationale is a direct borrowing of the Latin word rationale, with which it shares the meaning “an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena.” The Latin rationale comes from a form of the adjective rationalis (“rational”), which traces back to the noun ratio, meaning “reason.” While the Latin ratio is also the forebear of the English noun ration, referring to a share of something, rationale has nothing to do with a tankard (or stein, or even a pony) of beer.

Brock Purdy a 'long shot' to play in Week 2; NFL QB Power Rankings; Can Yankees still win AL East?

Hornets scrub 'Sports Betting' theme night vs. Heat amid Terry Rozier's link to federal gambling probe

Adam Silver comments on potential punishments for Clippers, Kawhi Leonard: 'My powers are very broad'

NBA to count missed end-of-quarter heaves as team field goals to encourage buzzer-beating attempts, per report

NBA launches investigation into gambling allegations against Malik Beasley amid federal probe

Al Horford, other Warriors free agent targets seeking 'clarity' in Jonathan Kuminga saga, per report

49ers place George Kittle on injured reserve due to injured hamstring; Kyle Schwarber joins 50-homer club

Josh Giddey, Bulls agree to four-year, $100 million contract extension, per report

Kawhi Leonard's uncle asked Raptors about 'no-show' endorsement jobs in 2019, per report

Toraya Reid, sister of Timberwolves star Naz Reid, killed in shooting at New Jersey apartment

Lakers would be interested in Andrew Wiggins trade if Heat made former No. 1 pick available, per report

EuroBasket 2025: Luka Dončić carries Slovenia into quarterfinals with incredible scoring display against Italy

Basketball Hall of Fame induction: LeBron James honors Kobe Bryant; Carmelo Anthony thanks Knicks in ceremony

Nikola Jokić, Serbia ousted by Lauri Markkanen, Finland in stunning EuroBasket 2025 upset

2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: What to know about all five inducted players, including Carmelo Anthony

Dylan Harper injury: Spurs rookie guard undergoes surgery on thumb, could return for season-opener, per report

Thunder 2025 first-round pick Thomas Sorber suffers torn ACL, expected to miss entire 2025-2026 season

Eagles hold off Cowboys in bizarre season opener; Caitlin Clark out for remainder of year

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer doubles down on denial of Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention allegations

Is a college basketball video game coming back? 2K Sports teases 'experience' after EA Sports' pulled proposal

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Michelle Monaghan Spills Her Go-To Secrets for Toned Abs and Radiant Skin

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

FedEx Freight spinoff on track for June 2026

Kick off Jets’ season with this cool Sauce Gardner bobblehead

How To Complete Wandering Merchant And Lost Merchant In Hollow Knight: Silksong

Billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen emerges as one of top bidders for new NY casino — here’s who else has the best odds

Chris Cornell Sings Rihanna Song With Daughter Toni in Sweet Throwback Video for Her Birthday: ’21 Years Went By in a Flash’

S.C. woman wins her second big lottery prize in two months

Alexei Navalny’s death is just one of Putin’s countless sins against Russia

Trump slams Omar and Somalia after House censure fails

CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children

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Inhabit Hotel review, Queen’s Gardens, London

Man sentenced for killing ex-wife in Schenectady

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.S.C. woman wins her second big lottery prize in two months

2.Watch: New Jersey highway crash spills M&M's across the roadway

3.Study: Chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks per day

4.Watch: Opossum evicted from Kansas home's fireplace

5.Watch: Capuchin monkey escapes from North Carolina zoo

6.Look: Drones searching for wallaby that escaped from England farm

7.Look: Colorado firefighters hoist cow out of hip-deep mud

8.N.C. woman wins 'best birthday present ever' from lottery game

9.Look: Venomous snake found hundreds of miles from native range

10.Watch: Entangled deer rescued from soccer net in New York