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76ers' Joel Embiid to have another surgery on injured left knee after playing just 19 games in 2024-25 season

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 4/2/2025 5:51 PM

After trying to play through his knee issues, the former MVP will have a second surgery to repair his left knee ... Read full Story

basketball

Knicks vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds, line, spread, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jimmie Kaylor | 4/2/2025 5:23 PM

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks, predictions, and best bets for Wednesday's Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks game ... Read full Story

basketball

Kevin Durant trade rumors: Suns found five teams with mutual interest in former MVP at deadline, but no deal

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/2/2025 3:38 PM

Durant is expected to work with the Suns on a possible trade this offseason ... Read full Story

basketball

NBA investigating Ja Morant over finger gun gesture toward Warriors bench, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/2/2025 2:28 PM

The Grizzlies star has been suspended multiple times for incidents involving guns ... Read full Story

basketball

Carmelo Anthony elected to Basketball Hall of Fame: NBA, Olympics and Syracuse star to lead class, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/2/2025 1:06 PM

Melo is a first ballot Hall of Famer, and the rest of the 2025 class will be revealed on Saturday ... Read full Story

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Thunder vs. Pistons odds, line, prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Chelena Goldman | 4/2/2025 12:49 PM

SportsLine's model simulated Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday ... Read full Story

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OKC's Isaiah Hartenstein-Chet Holmgren combo makes the NBA's best team a different beast entering the playoffs

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 4/2/2025 12:04 PM

The Thunder bet on two 7-footers working together, and it's paying off in a big way ... Read full Story

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Wizards vs. Kings odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Ryan Wooden | 4/2/2025 11:48 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Sacramento Kings vs. Washington Wizards 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's matchup ... Read full Story

basketball

Timberwolves sale: Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez get ownership for $1.5 billion as Glen Taylor settles dispute

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/2/2025 11:43 AM

The $1.5 billion price tag is far below what other teams have sold for in recent years ... Read full Story

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Celtics vs. Heat odds, score prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Owen OBrien | 4/2/2025 11:16 AM

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics on Wednesday ... Read full Story

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Five best NBA player props, odds for Wednesday, April 2: Derrick White, Ben Simmons predictions, bets, more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Owen OBrien | 4/2/2025 11:12 AM

SportsLine's computer model has revealed five free NBA prop picks for Wednesday after evaluating the latest NBA odds ... Read full Story

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Pacers vs. Hornets odds, line, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Ross Kelly | 4/2/2025 11:07 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Indiana Pacers vs. Charlotte Hornets 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's matchup ... Read full Story

basketball

Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook have nights to remember and forget in wild game; Stephen Curry shines again

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 4/2/2025 9:06 AM

Plus, the NFL tabled discussion of banning the 'Tush Push' ... Read full Story

basketball

Russell Westbrook spoils Nikola Jokic's 61-point masterpiece with two late-game gaffes

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/2/2025 2:37 AM

Minnesota upended Denver in double overtime in one of the wildest games you'll ever see ... Read full Story

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Which NBA star should be your school's college basketball GM? We have some ideas

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 4/1/2025 7:21 PM

The college hoops front office dream team, starring NBA royalty ... Read full Story

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Hawks vs. Trail Blazers odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Ross Kelly | 4/1/2025 1:31 PM

SportsLine's model simulated Atlanta Hawks vs. Portland Trail Blazers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday's matchup ... Read full Story

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With Kawhi Leonard back in superstar form, it's time to start taking the Clippers seriously as a contender

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/1/2025 1:11 PM

The Clippers might have to play their way into the field, but nobody wants to see this team in the playoffs ... Read full Story

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NBA issues five suspensions for Pistons-Wolves fight, one player gets harsher penalty for 'repeated history'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 4/1/2025 12:46 PM

Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland II, Marcus Sasser, Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo will all miss time this week ... Read full Story

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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves prediction, odds, line, spread, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jimmie Kaylor | 4/1/2025 12:32 PM

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks, predictions, and best bets for Tuesday's Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets game ... Read full Story

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Magic vs. Spurs odds, line, spread, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 predictions from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brandt Sutton | 4/1/2025 12:17 PM

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks for Orlando Magic vs. San Antonio Spurs ... Read full Story

book

4 inspiring reads to take your book club back to nature

by BookPage | Apr 02 2025

connecticut

Trump’s tariffs are ‘a six-letter word for tax,’ Ned Lamont says

by CT Mirror | Apr 02 2025

entertainment

Star Sightings: Doechii Performs in a Denim Outfit in Florida, Edgar Ramirez Gets Pampered Before the Oscars

by ET Online | Mar 31 2025

food

This Mistake Is Ruining Your Homemade Gyoza (But Here's How To Fix It)

by The Daily Meal | Apr 02 2025

football

Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue

by ESNY | Nov 18 2024

golf

PGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump

by NY Times | Feb 18 2025

health

Compounded GLP-1s Helped Them Lose Weight, But New FDA Rule Could Block Access

by Healthline.com | Apr 02 2025

knowledge

Here’s Why Only Some Pickles Have Ridges

by Reader's Digest | Mar 20 2025

metro

NYC Council wants to boost spending over Eric Adams’ $115B proposal, claiming city has billions more to allocate

by New York Post | Apr 02 2025

music

Amazon Puts In Last-Minute TikTok Bid as U.S. Ban Looms

by Billboard | Apr 02 2025

nation

Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event

by upi.com | Apr 02 2025

new_jersey

Bump in near-term NJ tax revenues, fiscal experts forecast

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 02 2025

opinion

Meghan Markle’s jam and flower sprinkles are finally here — and so is her inauthenticity

by New York Post | Apr 02 2025

politics

SCOOP: White House rallies House GOP on Trump tariff plan in secret call

by Fox News | Apr 02 2025

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

Word of the Day

effusive

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 2, 2025 is:

effusive • \ih-FYOO-siv\ • adjective

Someone or something described as effusive is expressing or showing a lot of emotion or enthusiasm.

// Jay positively glowed as effusive compliments on the meal echoed around the table.

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Examples:

"More recently, Billboard ranked Grande, who also writes and produces her own work, high on its list of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century. ... Rolling Stone has been similarly effusive, praising 'a whistle tone that rivals Mariah Carey’s in her prime.'" — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025

Did you know?

English speakers have used effusive to describe excessive outpourings since the 17th century. Its oldest and still most common sense relates to the expression of abundant emotion or enthusiasm, but in the 1800s, geologists adopted a specific sense characterizing flowing lava, or hardened rock formed from flowing lava. Effusive can be traced, via the Medieval Latin adjective effūsīvus ("generating profusely, lavish"), to the Latin verb effundere ("to pour out"), which itself comes from fundere ("to pour") plus a modification of the prefix ex- ("out"). Our verb effuse has the same Latin ancestors. A person effuses when speaking effusively. Liquids can effuse as well, as in "water effusing from a pipe."

76ers' Joel Embiid to have another surgery on injured left knee after playing just 19 games in 2024-25 season

Knicks vs. Cavaliers prediction, odds, line, spread, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

Kevin Durant trade rumors: Suns found five teams with mutual interest in former MVP at deadline, but no deal

NBA investigating Ja Morant over finger gun gesture toward Warriors bench, per report

Carmelo Anthony elected to Basketball Hall of Fame: NBA, Olympics and Syracuse star to lead class, per report

Thunder vs. Pistons odds, line, prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

OKC's Isaiah Hartenstein-Chet Holmgren combo makes the NBA's best team a different beast entering the playoffs

Wizards vs. Kings odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

Timberwolves sale: Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez get ownership for $1.5 billion as Glen Taylor settles dispute

Celtics vs. Heat odds, score prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

Five best NBA player props, odds for Wednesday, April 2: Derrick White, Ben Simmons predictions, bets, more

Pacers vs. Hornets odds, line, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 2 best bets from proven model

Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook have nights to remember and forget in wild game; Stephen Curry shines again

Russell Westbrook spoils Nikola Jokic's 61-point masterpiece with two late-game gaffes

Which NBA star should be your school's college basketball GM? We have some ideas

Hawks vs. Trail Blazers odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 best bets from proven model

With Kawhi Leonard back in superstar form, it's time to start taking the Clippers seriously as a contender

NBA issues five suspensions for Pistons-Wolves fight, one player gets harsher penalty for 'repeated history'

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves prediction, odds, line, spread, time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 bets from proven model

Magic vs. Spurs odds, line, spread, start time: 2025 NBA picks, April 1 predictions from proven model

4 inspiring reads to take your book club back to nature

Trump’s tariffs are ‘a six-letter word for tax,’ Ned Lamont says

Star Sightings: Doechii Performs in a Denim Outfit in Florida, Edgar Ramirez Gets Pampered Before the Oscars

This Mistake Is Ruining Your Homemade Gyoza (But Here's How To Fix It)

Giants benching of QB Daniel Jones spotlights NFL-wide issue

PGA Tour and LIV Golf Look for Merger Deal Under Trump

Compounded GLP-1s Helped Them Lose Weight, But New FDA Rule Could Block Access

Here’s Why Only Some Pickles Have Ridges

NYC Council wants to boost spending over Eric Adams’ $115B proposal, claiming city has billions more to allocate

Amazon Puts In Last-Minute TikTok Bid as U.S. Ban Looms

Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event

Bump in near-term NJ tax revenues, fiscal experts forecast

Meghan Markle’s jam and flower sprinkles are finally here — and so is her inauthenticity

SCOOP: White House rallies House GOP on Trump tariff plan in secret call

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

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