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Adam Silver: NBA to explore expansion, conduct 'in-depth analysis' in first official step

By CBS Interactive Inc | Carter Bahns | 7/16/2025 12:26 AM

The NBA has not expanded in more than two decades, but it could be a new priority ... Read full Story

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Shaquille O'Neal warns Robert Griffin III to stop posting about Angel Reese: 'I'll punch you in the face'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 7/15/2025 8:18 PM

Shaq told Reese not to respond to RGIII's trolling, and said he's willing to handle it himself ... Read full Story

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Mavs center Dereck Lively II has surgery to clean up bone spurs in his foot, expected back by training camp

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 7/15/2025 2:39 PM

The Mavs' young center had surgery to clean up the bone spurs that cost him half of last season ... Read full Story

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Victor Oladipo eyeing a return to the NBA after two years out: 'I know I can help any team in any role'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/15/2025 2:37 PM

Oladipo's career has been marred by injuries ... Read full Story

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Bronny James delivers breakout NBA summer league performance, second-year Lakers guard shows improvement

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 7/15/2025 2:26 PM

James finished with 15 points on Monday against the Clippers ... Read full Story

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Cooper Flagg's trainer details plans after Mavericks shut down No. 1 pick for NBA summer league

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/15/2025 2:06 PM

Coming off a 31-point game, the NBA's top rookie has a regiment in place ... Read full Story

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Victor Wembanyama has plans on how long he wants to stay with San Antonio Spurs

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/15/2025 1:14 PM

Like Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Kobe Bryant before him, Wembanyama seeks to play for just one team ... Read full Story

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Bulls, Josh Giddey expected to 'eventually' agree on a new contract, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Chris Bengel | 7/15/2025 12:40 PM

Giddey is a restricted free agent as the summer moves forward ... Read full Story

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NBA rumors: Al Horford reportedly receiving interest from four teams, 'not in any hurry' to make decision

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/15/2025 10:13 AM

Horford, who the Warriors reportedly expected would sign last week, is still mulling his future ... Read full Story

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Mariners' Cal Raleigh first catcher to win Home Run Derby; Jets sign Garrett Wilson to $130M extension

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 7/15/2025 8:54 AM

Plus, there are new questions in Philadelphia after Paul George has knee scope ... Read full Story

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Paul George injury: 76ers star undergoes arthroscopic procedure, knee will be re-evaluated before camp

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 7/14/2025 7:16 PM

George is expected to be re-evaluated prior to training camp ... Read full Story

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Timberwolves' Donte DiVincenzo hopeful to play for Italy at FIBA EuroBasket after gaining citizenship

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/14/2025 4:34 PM

Minnesota's guard previously tried to receive citizenship for the 2024 Paris Olympics ... Read full Story

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Missing Boston? Kyrie Irving shares surprisingly fond memories of Celtics career with Jaylen Brown

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/14/2025 4:20 PM

The nine-time NBA All-Star spent two seasons with the Celtics ... Read full Story

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Lakers' Bronny James is showing summer-league improvement, but he has long way to go to carve out NBA role

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 7/14/2025 3:37 PM

Bronny James still doesn't have a clear niche in the NBA ... Read full Story

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Warriors' Buddy Hield recalls thinking Maximus from 'Gladiator' was real in hilarious story from Italy trip

By CBS Interactive Inc | Shanna McCarriston | 7/14/2025 3:33 PM

Hield wasn't exactly entertained by his recent trip to the Colosseum ... Read full Story

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Spurs star Victor Wembanyama says he's recovered from blood clot, is cleared to return to action

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jordan Dajani | 7/14/2025 3:28 PM

Wemby played in 46 games last season before being shut down ... Read full Story

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Cooper Flagg summer league takeaways: Mavericks' No. 1 pick flashes point guard skills, defense in short stint

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 7/14/2025 3:02 PM

Flagg scored 31 points in his final summer league game ... Read full Story

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Bucks' Myles Turner admits he doesn't know how Pacers fans will receive him in return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/14/2025 1:11 PM

Fresh off an NBA Finals appearance with the Pacers, Turner has joined the division rival Bucks ... Read full Story

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Cavaliers sign president Koby Altman to contract extension, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/14/2025 11:49 AM

Cleveland makes a big move to extend president Koby Altman ... Read full Story

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Why Blazers' Yang Hansen, aka 'Chinese Jokić,' is already looking like the hidden gem of the 2025 NBA Draft

By CBS Interactive Inc | Colin Ward-Henninger | 7/14/2025 10:51 AM

Yang has become a social media sensation after just two summer-league games ... Read full Story

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Adam Silver: NBA to explore expansion, conduct 'in-depth analysis' in first official step

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jul 16 2025

connecticut

As political sands shift on immigration, some CT Reps pivot

by CT Mirror | Jul 16 2025

food

What It Really Means When You Hear A Bell Ring At Trader Joe's

by The Daily Meal | Jul 16 2025

golf

The L.P.G.A. Is Getting a New Commissioner. He’s Got Some Work to Do.

by NY Times | Jul 09 2025

health

Olivia Munn's Mom Also Had Breast Cancer, Highlighting Genetic Risks

by Healthline.com | Jul 15 2025

knowledge

Don’t Make This Mistake at Your Next BBQ—It Could Ruin Your Party

by Reader's Digest | Jul 03 2025

lifestyle

Katherine Schwarzenegger's drastic measures for step-parenting with Chris Pratt

by Hello! Magazine | Jul 16 2025

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Scenes from Alive by the Bay in its return to downtown Bay Shore

by greaterlongisland.com | Jul 16 2025

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Zohran Mamdani facing key Dems at DC breakfast hosted by AOC after setting off political earthquake

by New York Post | Jul 16 2025

nutrition

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

by thehealthy.com | Jul 10 2025

people

Azealia Banks Net Worth: What do we know about the rapper's fortune amid the Conor McGregor controversy?

by marca.com | Jul 16 2025

science

Best trail cameras: Capture wildlife photos and videos the easy way

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jul 16 2025

shopping

Adidas’s Up-and-Coming Daily Sneaker Continues to Reach New Heights

by Gear Patrol | Jul 15 2025

upstate

Crews respond to plane crash in Knox

by NEWS10 ABC | Jul 16 2025

wellness

8 Best Shoes for Back Pain That Podiatrists Swear By in 2025

by Self.com | Jul 15 2025

Word of the Day

abject

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 16, 2025 is:

abject • \AB-jekt\ • adjective

Abject usually describes things that are extremely bad or severe. It can also describe something that feels or shows shame, or someone lacking courage or strength.

// Happily, their attempts to derail the project ended in abject failure.

// The defendants were contrite, offering abject apologies for their roles in the scandal that cost so many their life savings.

// The author chose to cast all but the hero of the book as abject cowards.

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Examples:

“This moment ... points toward the book’s core: a question of how to distinguish tenderness from frugality. Is ‘Homework’ about a child who took a remarkably frictionless path, aided by a nation that had invested in civic institutions, from monetary hardship to the ivory tower? Merely technically. Is it a story of how members of a family, protected by a social safety net from abject desperation, developed different ideas about how to relate to material circumstance? We’re getting there.” — Daniel Felsenthal, The Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025

Did you know?

We’re sorry to say you must cast your eyes down to fully understand abject: in Middle English the word described those lowly ones who are rejected and cast out. By the 15th century, it was applied as it still is today to anything that has sunk to, or exists in, a low state or condition; in modern use it often comes before the words poverty, misery, and failure. Applied to words like surrender and apology, it connotes hopelessness and humility. The word’s Latin source is the verb abicere, meaning “to throw away, throw down, overcome, or abandon.” Like reject, its ultimate root is the Latin verb jacere, meaning “to throw.” Subject is also from jacere, and we’ll leave you with that word as a way to change the subject.

Adam Silver: NBA to explore expansion, conduct 'in-depth analysis' in first official step

Shaquille O'Neal warns Robert Griffin III to stop posting about Angel Reese: 'I'll punch you in the face'

Mavs center Dereck Lively II has surgery to clean up bone spurs in his foot, expected back by training camp

Victor Oladipo eyeing a return to the NBA after two years out: 'I know I can help any team in any role'

Bronny James delivers breakout NBA summer league performance, second-year Lakers guard shows improvement

Cooper Flagg's trainer details plans after Mavericks shut down No. 1 pick for NBA summer league

Victor Wembanyama has plans on how long he wants to stay with San Antonio Spurs

Bulls, Josh Giddey expected to 'eventually' agree on a new contract, per report

NBA rumors: Al Horford reportedly receiving interest from four teams, 'not in any hurry' to make decision

Mariners' Cal Raleigh first catcher to win Home Run Derby; Jets sign Garrett Wilson to $130M extension

Paul George injury: 76ers star undergoes arthroscopic procedure, knee will be re-evaluated before camp

Timberwolves' Donte DiVincenzo hopeful to play for Italy at FIBA EuroBasket after gaining citizenship

Missing Boston? Kyrie Irving shares surprisingly fond memories of Celtics career with Jaylen Brown

Lakers' Bronny James is showing summer-league improvement, but he has long way to go to carve out NBA role

Warriors' Buddy Hield recalls thinking Maximus from 'Gladiator' was real in hilarious story from Italy trip

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama says he's recovered from blood clot, is cleared to return to action

Cooper Flagg summer league takeaways: Mavericks' No. 1 pick flashes point guard skills, defense in short stint

Bucks' Myles Turner admits he doesn't know how Pacers fans will receive him in return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Cavaliers sign president Koby Altman to contract extension, per report

Why Blazers' Yang Hansen, aka 'Chinese Jokić,' is already looking like the hidden gem of the 2025 NBA Draft

Adam Silver: NBA to explore expansion, conduct 'in-depth analysis' in first official step

As political sands shift on immigration, some CT Reps pivot

What It Really Means When You Hear A Bell Ring At Trader Joe's

The L.P.G.A. Is Getting a New Commissioner. He’s Got Some Work to Do.

Olivia Munn's Mom Also Had Breast Cancer, Highlighting Genetic Risks

Don’t Make This Mistake at Your Next BBQ—It Could Ruin Your Party

Katherine Schwarzenegger's drastic measures for step-parenting with Chris Pratt

Scenes from Alive by the Bay in its return to downtown Bay Shore

Zohran Mamdani facing key Dems at DC breakfast hosted by AOC after setting off political earthquake

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

Azealia Banks Net Worth: What do we know about the rapper's fortune amid the Conor McGregor controversy?

Best trail cameras: Capture wildlife photos and videos the easy way

Adidas’s Up-and-Coming Daily Sneaker Continues to Reach New Heights

Crews respond to plane crash in Knox

8 Best Shoes for Back Pain That Podiatrists Swear By in 2025

Word of the Day

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