By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS — Victor Wembanyama wasn’t the only young French prospect turning heads overseas. Granted, fans would have had to look much farther to find Rayan Rupert, who played for the New Zealand Breakers. He is among the international prospects expecting to hear their names called at the NBA draft…
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Brandon Miller rapidly became an elite NBA draft prospect in his lone season at Alabama. He headlines The Associated Press’ list of forwards and could go as high as second overall behind presumptive No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama. There are other one-and-done prospects such as Villanova’s Cam Whitmore, Houston’s…
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer In most years, Scoot Henderson would be discussed as the potential No. 1 overall NBA draft pick. Instead, the explosive point guard who bypassed college is among the top talents lined up behind generational prospect Victor Wembanyama. He’s also the top guard in AP’s NBA Mock Draft, a position featuring…
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Brandon Miller and Scoot Henderson have made their cases to be the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft. With Victor Wembanyama long expected to be chosen first by the San Antonio Spurs, the first bit of uncertainty Thursday could arrive once the Charlotte Hornets are on the clock. The…
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Megan Abbott is no stranger to darkness. The author made her fiction debut in 2005 with her hardboiled novel “Die a Little,” set in the noir-ish world of 1950s Los Angeles; it was published to rave reviews. Since then, she’s kept the thrillers coming. Her 2012 novel “Dare Me” dealt with a mysterious death in…
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For theme park number geeks like me, the release of annual TEA/AECOM Theme Index Report is one of the highlights of the year. This report details attendance at the most popular theme parks around the world, providing fans and insiders some numbers with which to debate which parks are winning, and losing, in the industry…
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Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors regarding a felony gun charge, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court filings. The plea deal will have immediate reverberations in the 2024 presidential election. The charges were detailed in a criminal filing in US District Court in Delaware,…
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By Alli Rosenbloom The search for British actor Julian Sands, who was first reported missing in January after going hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains, resumed on Saturday, according to a news release on Monday from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The release stated that officials “continued ongoing search efforts in the Mount Baldy…
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The 2023 WNBA season has passed its quarter mark, meaning all 12 teams have played at least the first 10 games of their expanded 40-game schedules, the longest in the league’s 27-year history. The Sparks are currently 5-6 with wins against the Phoenix Mercury (twice), Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky and Dallas Wings and losses to…
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LOS ANGELES — Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike is the model of consistency, according to Coach Curt Miller. “I think sometimes Nneka gets taken for granted in this league,” Miller said. “She’s been a staple of consistency and a staple of who she is as a person.” Sparks head coach Curt Miller makes the case for…
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