NBA Playoffs roundup: Fox, Kings beat Warriors 114-106 for 2-0 lead; Green ejected
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NBA Playoffs roundup: Fox, Kings beat Warriors 114-106 for 2-0 lead; Green ejected

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points and made a backbreaking 3-pointer that led the playoff newcomer Sacramento Kings to a second straight victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-106 on Monday night.The Kings closed the game strong after Golden State’s Draymond Green was ejected for a flagrant foul and became… […]

Rangers beat Royals 4-0 after deGrom exits with sore wrist
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Rangers beat Royals 4-0 after deGrom exits with sore wrist

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jacob deGrom exited with a sore right wrist after pitching four innings, and two Texas Rangers relievers completed a one-hitter Monday night in a 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.Josh Jung launched a three-run homer in the first and Marcus Semien added a solo shot in the third. Dane… […]

Recapping a wild week of tennis
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Recapping a wild week of tennis

9: 52 AM ETD’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic made his return to tennis last week in Monte Carlo, after more than a monthlong absence. Unable to enter the United States because of his unvaccinated status, the 22-time major champ didn’t participate in either of the Sunshine Double events in Indian Wells and Miami.In Monte Carlo, Djokovic’s… […]

USMNT-Mexico all-star lineup: Pulisic, Lozano, or both?
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USMNT-Mexico all-star lineup: Pulisic, Lozano, or both?

The U.S. and Mexico square off on Wednesday in a curiously scheduled friendly featuring mostly young players from MLS and Liga MX.Considering this game falls outside of FIFA’s international window and both rosters lack their big stars, we’ll see some promising youngsters and domestic league stalwarts. Given that this exhibition is more diluted than usual,… […]

Elon Musk says he’ll create ‘TruthGPT’ to counter AI ‘bias’
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Elon Musk says he’ll create ‘TruthGPT’ to counter AI ‘bias’

Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk is again sounding warning bells on the dangers of artificial intelligence to humanity — and claiming that a popular chatbot has a liberal bias that he plans to counter with his own AI creation.Musk told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a segment aired Monday night that he plans to… […]

NHL rank: Top 50 players in the Stanley Cup playoffs
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NHL rank: Top 50 players in the Stanley Cup playoffs

7: 10 AM ETESPN staffAt the beginning of every NHL season, we publish NHL Rank, a project where ESPN’s hockey analysts vote to determine the best 100 players for the upcoming season.Now that every team has completed its 82-game campaign and they’ve been whittled down to our 16-team Stanley Cup playoff bracket, it’s time to… […]

Inside Cleveland’s first LeBron-less playoff run since the ’90s
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Inside Cleveland’s first LeBron-less playoff run since the ’90s

8: 00 AM ETNick FriedellESPN Staff Writer CloseNick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009.AS THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS play in their first playoffs since LeBron James skipped town… […]

Transfer Talk: Rice, Toney targeted as Newcastle eye England internationals
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Transfer Talk: Rice, Toney targeted as Newcastle eye England internationals

The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!TOP STORY: Newcastle plan trio of star England signingsNewcastle United are set to make a… […]

Jim Cramer’s week ahead: Earnings from Nvidia, TJX and Walmart
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Jim Cramer’s week ahead: Earnings from Nvidia, TJX and Walmart

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday highlighted the biggest events next week on Wall Street, pinpointing earnings reports from Nvidia , TJX and Walmart . And as postelection worries create an uncertain market landscapehe advised that investors proceed with caution. “Look, I’ve told you that there are many pitfalls with individual stocks when it comes to […]