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2025 NBA free agency guide: Complete list of every team's free agents and contract options for this summer

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 6/12/2025 2:35 PM

Each team will have plenty of decisions to make when free agency opens on June 30 ... Read full Story

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Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin needs to maintain efficiency, aggression from Game 3 for Indiana to win NBA Finals

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 6/12/2025 2:19 PM

Mathurin hit an impressive NBA Finals milestone on Wednesday ... Read full Story

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How Michael Jordan helped Charles Barkley pocket $50 million after some shrewd financial advice

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 6/12/2025 1:39 PM

The retired NBA Hall of Famer and renowned analyst recently shared a tip he got from Jordan ... Read full Story

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2025 NBA Finals odds, Game 4 predictions: Pacers vs. Thunder picks, best bets from expert on 166-91 run

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 6/12/2025 1:02 PM

SportsLine expert Matt Severance reveals his NBA bets and predictions for Friday's Game 4 of Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals 2025 ... Read full Story

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2025 NBA Draft: 76ers 'engaged' Spurs about trading up for likely No. 2 pick Dylan Harper, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 6/12/2025 12:36 PM

The Sixers hold the No. 3 overall pick but could try to jump up a spot to grab Tyrese Maxey a backcourt mate ... Read full Story

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Re-picking 2025 NBA Finals: Experts make new predictions after Pacers take 2-1 lead vs. still-favored Thunder

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/12/2025 11:52 AM

None of our six NBA experts picked the Pacers to win it all a week ago... has that changed with Indy up 2-1? ... Read full Story

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Lakers legend Magic Johnson believes the Knicks should make a play for Kevin Durant: They 'are too slow'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 6/12/2025 11:39 AM

The NBA Hall of Famer explains his reasoning for the East's runner-up to pursue the two-time MVP ... Read full Story

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Arkansas' John Calipari says Knicks coaching vacancy is 'hell of a job,' remains committed to Razorbacks

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 6/12/2025 11:12 AM

The Razorbacks coach plans to stick to college basketball amid NBA rumors ... Read full Story

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Thunder vs. Pacers prediction, odds, best bets, time: 2025 NBA Finals Game 4 picks from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Richard Louis | 6/12/2025 11:09 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Oklahoma City vs. Indiana 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday's NBA Finals 2025 Game 4 contest ... Read full Story

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DeMarcus Cousins suspended for season, contract terminated after fan altercation in Puerto Rico

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cody Nagel | 6/12/2025 10:31 AM

The former NBA All-Star's stint playing professionally in Puerto Rico came to an abrupt end ... Read full Story

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LeBron James still deserves a max salary, but Lakers probably need him to take less to compete for NBA title

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/12/2025 9:26 AM

James has a $52.6 million player option for next season ... Read full Story

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2025 NBA Finals odds, NBA props, predictions, bets: Thunder vs. Pacers Game 4 expert pick, score prediction

By CBS Interactive Inc | Eric Cohen | 6/12/2025 9:24 AM

Eric Cohen reveals his top 2025 NBA Finals picks for Oklahoma City vs. Indiana in Game 4 on Friday ... Read full Story

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Ex-Heat teammate threatened Jimmy Butler after run-in with Erik Spoelstra: 'I was going to whoop his ass'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 6/12/2025 9:22 AM

Udonis Haslem was not about to let Butler 'take down' the locker room ... Read full Story

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3 best NBA player props, Pacers vs. Thunder Game 4 odds: Back SGA, Tyrese Haliburton in 2025 NBA Finals picks

By CBS Interactive Inc | Owen OBrien | 6/12/2025 9:21 AM

SportsLine's computer model has revealed three free NBA prop picks for Indiana vs. Oklahoma City in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals after evaluating the latest NBA odds ... Read full Story

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Pacers rally past Thunder to take 2-1 lead; Kevin Durant trade frontrunners emerge

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 6/12/2025 8:44 AM

Plus, the 125th U.S. Open starts today at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh ... Read full Story

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The Pacers are halfway to winning the unlikeliest championship in recorded NBA history

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 6/12/2025 3:13 AM

You have to go back to the 2003 Florida Marlins to top what the Pacers could pull off ... Read full Story

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NBA Finals: How 'terrific' Tyrese Haliburton found perfect balance between scoring and passing in Game 3 win

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 6/12/2025 2:31 AM

Haliburton's aggressiveness unlocked his greatest skill ... Read full Story

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NBA Finals: Ranking T.J. McConnell's sneakiest steals on his historic night in Pacers' Game 3 win over OKC

By CBS Interactive Inc | Colin Ward-Henninger | 6/12/2025 1:18 AM

McConnell put up a stat line we haven't seen in over 50 years ... Read full Story

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2025 NBA Finals: How Pacers' Game 3 win over Thunder cost Jay-Z $1 million

By CBS Interactive Inc | Bryan DeArdo | 6/12/2025 12:23 AM

Despite being down 2-1 in the series, the Thunder are still the betting favorites ... Read full Story

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Kevin Durant trade rumors: Ranking the five reported possible landing spots for Suns star

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 6/11/2025 5:55 PM

A Durant trade seems like a when, not an if, this summer ... Read full Story

connecticut

CT urban mayors take different approaches to getting state funds

by CT Mirror | Jun 13 2025

fashion

Miranda Kerr’s 3 skin care rules to live by — and her clever trick for reapplying sunscreen

by NY Post | Jun 11 2025

FFNEWS

Warehouses Urged to Prepare for Heatwaves as Met Office Predicts a Scorching Summer

by FORWARDER magazine | May 27 2025

finance

‘I’m 68 and my 401(k) has dwindled to $82,000’: My husband committed financial infidelity and has $50,000 in credit-card debt. What now?

by MarketWatch.com | Jun 13 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

game

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Getting Physical PS5 And Switch Releases

by GameSpot | Jun 13 2025

golf

U.S. Open: In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont

by NY Times | Jun 11 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

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2 New Yorkers struck by lightning while hiking on Colorado peak were saved in record-high state helicopter rescue

by New York Post | Jun 14 2025

nation

Judge allows Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to remain detained

by upi.com | Jun 13 2025

people

What did Taylor Swift whisper to Travis Kelce at the Stanley Cup final? A lip reader has the answer

by marca.com | Jun 13 2025

science

Science news this week: Overdue earthquakes and star-shaped brain cells

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 14 2025

shopping

This Clean Canvas Sneaker Looks Like a Grown-Up Version of the Vans Authentic

by Gear Patrol | Jun 13 2025

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

upstate

14-year-old girl reported missing out of Pittsfield

by NEWS10 ABC | Jun 13 2025

Word of the Day

vexillology

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 14, 2025 is:

vexillology • \vek-suh-LAH-luh-jee\ • noun

Vexillology is the study of flags.

// An expert in vexillology, Cynthia has an impressive collection of flags displayed in her home.

See the entry >

Examples:

"... flags should have simple elements, a limited number of colors, and no words. One of the tenets of vexillology is that the elements of the flag should be simple enough to be easily drawn by a child." — The Toledo (Ohio) Blade, 9 Jan. 2025

Did you know?

"The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history." Woodrow Wilson was speaking of the U.S. flag when he made that statement in an address in June of 1915, but those who engage in vexillology—that is, vexillologists—would likely find the comment applicable to any national banner. Vexillologists undertake scholarly investigations of flags, producing papers with titles such as "A Review of the Changing Proportions of Rectangular Flags since Medieval Times, and Some Suggestions for the Future." In the late 1950s, they coined vexillology as a name for their field of research, basing it on vexillum, the Latin term for a square flag or banner of the ancient Roman cavalry. The adjectives vexillologic and vexillological and the noun vexillologist followed soon thereafter.

2025 NBA free agency guide: Complete list of every team's free agents and contract options for this summer

Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin needs to maintain efficiency, aggression from Game 3 for Indiana to win NBA Finals

How Michael Jordan helped Charles Barkley pocket $50 million after some shrewd financial advice

2025 NBA Finals odds, Game 4 predictions: Pacers vs. Thunder picks, best bets from expert on 166-91 run

2025 NBA Draft: 76ers 'engaged' Spurs about trading up for likely No. 2 pick Dylan Harper, per report

Re-picking 2025 NBA Finals: Experts make new predictions after Pacers take 2-1 lead vs. still-favored Thunder

Lakers legend Magic Johnson believes the Knicks should make a play for Kevin Durant: They 'are too slow'

Arkansas' John Calipari says Knicks coaching vacancy is 'hell of a job,' remains committed to Razorbacks

Thunder vs. Pacers prediction, odds, best bets, time: 2025 NBA Finals Game 4 picks from proven model

DeMarcus Cousins suspended for season, contract terminated after fan altercation in Puerto Rico

LeBron James still deserves a max salary, but Lakers probably need him to take less to compete for NBA title

2025 NBA Finals odds, NBA props, predictions, bets: Thunder vs. Pacers Game 4 expert pick, score prediction

Ex-Heat teammate threatened Jimmy Butler after run-in with Erik Spoelstra: 'I was going to whoop his ass'

3 best NBA player props, Pacers vs. Thunder Game 4 odds: Back SGA, Tyrese Haliburton in 2025 NBA Finals picks

Pacers rally past Thunder to take 2-1 lead; Kevin Durant trade frontrunners emerge

The Pacers are halfway to winning the unlikeliest championship in recorded NBA history

NBA Finals: How 'terrific' Tyrese Haliburton found perfect balance between scoring and passing in Game 3 win

NBA Finals: Ranking T.J. McConnell's sneakiest steals on his historic night in Pacers' Game 3 win over OKC

2025 NBA Finals: How Pacers' Game 3 win over Thunder cost Jay-Z $1 million

Kevin Durant trade rumors: Ranking the five reported possible landing spots for Suns star

CT urban mayors take different approaches to getting state funds

Miranda Kerr’s 3 skin care rules to live by — and her clever trick for reapplying sunscreen

Warehouses Urged to Prepare for Heatwaves as Met Office Predicts a Scorching Summer

‘I’m 68 and my 401(k) has dwindled to $82,000’: My husband committed financial infidelity and has $50,000 in credit-card debt. What now?

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Getting Physical PS5 And Switch Releases

U.S. Open: In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

2 New Yorkers struck by lightning while hiking on Colorado peak were saved in record-high state helicopter rescue

Judge allows Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to remain detained

What did Taylor Swift whisper to Travis Kelce at the Stanley Cup final? A lip reader has the answer

Science news this week: Overdue earthquakes and star-shaped brain cells

This Clean Canvas Sneaker Looks Like a Grown-Up Version of the Vans Authentic

Pelé's life in pictures

14-year-old girl reported missing out of Pittsfield

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

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3.Large, black and white tegu lizard found wandering California park

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6.Look: Escaped tortoise found wandering S.C. neighborhood

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8.Watch: Escaped water buffalo herd wanders through British Columbia city

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10.Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize