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Mark Cuban tells Jalen Brunson the Mavs' scouting report described him as 'chubby' before drafting him

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 8/31/2024 12:11 AM

Cuban appeared on Brunson's podcast with Josh Hart on Friday ... Read full Story

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Grizzlies' GG Jackson out indefinitely after breaking bone in right foot

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 8/30/2024 9:07 PM

Jackson emerged as perhaps the steal of the 2023 draft last season ... Read full Story

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Clippers sign Ivica Zubac to three-year, $58M max extension, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 8/30/2024 7:45 PM

Zubac is now guaranteed $70M over the next four years ... Read full Story

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Stephen Curry reiterates desire to play entire NBA career with Warriors after signing contract extension

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 8/30/2024 2:53 PM

Curry inked a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension Thursday ... Read full Story

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Pacers' T.J. McConnell gets $45 million contract extension after strong finish to last season

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 8/30/2024 1:51 PM

McConnell will be under contract through 2028-29 ... Read full Story

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Jalen Brunson, Mark Cuban discuss free agency saga as Knicks star opens up about 'little jab' from Mavs owner

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 8/30/2024 1:10 PM

Two years after Brunson left Dallas, he and Cuban hashed things out publicly on a podcast ... Read full Story

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Spurs' Jeremy Sochan not injured after he 'lost control of his vehicle' during car crash in San Antonio

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 8/30/2024 11:18 AM

NBA All-Rookie Second Team selection crashed his Porsche on Aug. 24 ... Read full Story

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Stephen Curry contract extension: Warriors star set to be first NBA player to hit $60M mark in single season

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 8/29/2024 4:18 PM

The deal will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season ... Read full Story

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Clippers coach Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard will be ready for training camp: 'He's feeling good'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 8/28/2024 11:24 PM

Leonard only played two games in the playoffs last season and missed the Olympics due to a knee injury ... Read full Story

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NBA free agency: Defending champion Celtics sign Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 8/28/2024 11:19 PM

Walker shot 38.4% from 3-point range last season with the Nets ... Read full Story

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LeBron James' high school jersey from famous Sports Illustrated cover going up for auction

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 8/28/2024 6:05 PM

The jersey is expected to sell for more than $1 million ... Read full Story

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Warriors told Brandin Podziemski he wouldn't be traded amid offseason rumors: 'You're a priority here'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 8/28/2024 3:32 PM

The Warriors tried to trade for Paul George and Lauri Markkanen this offseason ... Read full Story

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LeBron James says Bronny James cannot call him him 'dad' on the Lakers, but he has other options in mind

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 8/27/2024 6:33 PM

The elder James is entering his 21st year in the NBA, and the first with his son ... Read full Story

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Russell Westbrook explains jersey number change with Nuggets, says he never asked Christian Braun for No. 0

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 8/27/2024 6:16 PM

Westbrook will wear No. 4 in the 2024-25 season with his new team ... Read full Story

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76ers' Joel Embiid records Phillies' Bryce Harper's walk-off hit vs. Astros

By CBS Interactive Inc | Chris Bengel | 8/27/2024 11:06 AM

Embiid was marveling at another former MVP ... Read full Story

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Nuggets' Aaron Gordon changes jersey number to honor late brother after car accident

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 8/26/2024 2:19 PM

Drew Gordon, who died in May, wore No. 32 at the University of New Mexico ... Read full Story

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Magic Johnson takes shot at Anthony Edwards after Wolves star's comments about past NBA generations

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 8/26/2024 11:54 AM

Edwards said Michael Jordan was the only player with skill in past generations ... Read full Story

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WATCH: Nikola Jokic throws himself an alley-oop off the backboard in Goran Dragic's farewell game

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 8/24/2024 5:44 PM

Jokic gave himself an assist for once ... Read full Story

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Lakers' Jeanie Buss explains decision to hire JJ Redick: 'We wanted to kind of think a different way'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 8/23/2024 7:59 PM

Redick is planning to revamp the Lakers' offense and player development program ... Read full Story

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Dirk Nowitzki on Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic playing together: 'I hope that would be in Dallas'

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 8/23/2024 2:44 PM

Doncic and Jokic will team up on Saturday in Goran Dragic's farewell game in Slovenia ... Read full Story

auto

Tested: 1987 Volkswagen Fox GL Is VW's Latest Starter Car

by Car and Drive | Sep 07 2024

basketball

Kevin Durant says he would get rid of the Dallas Cowboys if there was promotion and relegation in the NFL

by CBS Interactive Inc | Sep 07 2024

beauty

The Innovative Waterdrop Skincare Face Washer Filters Water And Rejuvenates Your Skin

by The List | Jun 23 2024

connecticut

Should CT increase care ratios for 2-year-olds? Legislators to vote

by CT Mirror | Sep 06 2024

golf

How do the 2024 FedEx Cup playoffs work on the PGA Tour?

by ESPN | Aug 13 2024

how_to

Large WHO-Backed Study Revives Cell Phone and Cancer Risk Conversation

by CNET | Sep 07 2024

lifestyle

Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan bring cool glam to Toronto International Film Festival day three

by Hello! Magazine | Sep 07 2024

long_island

Hero halts rush-hour traffic to save kitten on Long Island parkway

by greaterlongisland.com | Aug 22 2024

metro

OEM boss worries fed probes could distract city leadership, undermine public safety: report

by New York Post | Sep 07 2024

nation

Newsom vetoes Calif. bill allowing undocumented immigrants to get home loan assistance

by upi.com | Sep 07 2024

new_jersey

NJ Spotlight News: September 6, 2024

by NJ Spotlight | Sep 06 2024

opinion

A.G. Sulzberger is unfit to run The New York Times as latest op-ed spreads misinformation

by New York Post | Sep 07 2024

science

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

by LIVE SCIENCE | Sep 07 2024

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

travel

20 Best Hotels in Marrakech

by cntraveler.com | Sep 06 2024

Word of the Day

vilify

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 7, 2024 is:

vilify • \VIL-uh-fye\ • verb

To vilify someone or something is to say or write very harsh and critical things about them. The word is a synonym of defame.

// They were vilified in the press for their comments.

See the entry >

Examples:

“The eagerness to vilify ‘the other side’—usually on social media—complicates the less reactionary work that defines our mission.” — Jerry Brewer, The Washington Post, 11 June 2024

Did you know?

It seems reasonable to assume that the words vilify and villain come from the same source; after all, to vilify someone is—in some ways—to make them out to be a villain. Such is not the case, however. Although the origin stories of both vilify and villain involve Latin, their roots are quite different. Vilify came to English (via Middle English and Late Latin) from the Latin adjective vilis, meaning “cheap” or “vile.” Someone who has been vilified, accordingly, has had their reputation tarnished or cheapened in such a way that they’re viewed as morally reprehensible. Villain on the other hand, comes from the Medieval Latin word villanus, meaning “villager,” and ultimately from the Latin noun villa, meaning “house.” The Middle English descendent of villanus developed the meaning of “a person of uncouth mind and manners” due to the vilifying influence of the aristocracy of the time, and the connotations worsened from there until villain came to refer to (among other things), a deliberate scoundrel.

Mark Cuban tells Jalen Brunson the Mavs' scouting report described him as 'chubby' before drafting him

Grizzlies' GG Jackson out indefinitely after breaking bone in right foot

Clippers sign Ivica Zubac to three-year, $58M max extension, per report

Stephen Curry reiterates desire to play entire NBA career with Warriors after signing contract extension

Pacers' T.J. McConnell gets $45 million contract extension after strong finish to last season

Jalen Brunson, Mark Cuban discuss free agency saga as Knicks star opens up about 'little jab' from Mavs owner

Spurs' Jeremy Sochan not injured after he 'lost control of his vehicle' during car crash in San Antonio

Stephen Curry contract extension: Warriors star set to be first NBA player to hit $60M mark in single season

Clippers coach Ty Lue says Kawhi Leonard will be ready for training camp: 'He's feeling good'

NBA free agency: Defending champion Celtics sign Lonnie Walker IV to one-year deal, per report

LeBron James' high school jersey from famous Sports Illustrated cover going up for auction

Warriors told Brandin Podziemski he wouldn't be traded amid offseason rumors: 'You're a priority here'

LeBron James says Bronny James cannot call him him 'dad' on the Lakers, but he has other options in mind

Russell Westbrook explains jersey number change with Nuggets, says he never asked Christian Braun for No. 0

76ers' Joel Embiid records Phillies' Bryce Harper's walk-off hit vs. Astros

Nuggets' Aaron Gordon changes jersey number to honor late brother after car accident

Magic Johnson takes shot at Anthony Edwards after Wolves star's comments about past NBA generations

WATCH: Nikola Jokic throws himself an alley-oop off the backboard in Goran Dragic's farewell game

Lakers' Jeanie Buss explains decision to hire JJ Redick: 'We wanted to kind of think a different way'

Dirk Nowitzki on Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic playing together: 'I hope that would be in Dallas'

Tested: 1987 Volkswagen Fox GL Is VW's Latest Starter Car

Kevin Durant says he would get rid of the Dallas Cowboys if there was promotion and relegation in the NFL

The Innovative Waterdrop Skincare Face Washer Filters Water And Rejuvenates Your Skin

Should CT increase care ratios for 2-year-olds? Legislators to vote

How do the 2024 FedEx Cup playoffs work on the PGA Tour?

Large WHO-Backed Study Revives Cell Phone and Cancer Risk Conversation

Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan bring cool glam to Toronto International Film Festival day three

Hero halts rush-hour traffic to save kitten on Long Island parkway

OEM boss worries fed probes could distract city leadership, undermine public safety: report

Newsom vetoes Calif. bill allowing undocumented immigrants to get home loan assistance

NJ Spotlight News: September 6, 2024

A.G. Sulzberger is unfit to run The New York Times as latest op-ed spreads misinformation

Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

20 Best Hotels in Marrakech

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

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3.Watch: Half a house for sale in California with 'open-concept floor plan'

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7.Footballer injured after 'hefty sneeze'

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