June 2023

Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title in team history Monday night, as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler to squeeze past the Heat for a frantic 94-89 victory in Game 5. Jokic had 28 points and 16 rebounds for the Nuggets and earned NBA Finals…

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Fresh off winning the franchise’s first NBA championship, the Denver Nuggets are +475 betting favorites at Caesars Sportsbook for the 2023-24 season. Denver entered the postseason as the No. 6 favorite with 11-1 odds despite earning the Western Conference top seed. However, winning a championship with Finals MVP and two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic has…

The billionaire businessman created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape – while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals. He had suffered several bouts of ill health in recent months. He was hospitalised in 2020 after contracting COVID-19, describing it as “perhaps the most difficult ordeal of my life” READ MORE.

The Starfield Direct has ended and yes I can’t get over what I just saw either! During the showcase, Bethesda also showed off the editions of Starfield that you can take home as your own! The Standard Edition, Premium Edition, and Constellation Edition look to have everything gamers ever wanted in a special edition for…

J. Harrison Ghee, whose portrayal of a gender-questioning musician fleeing the mob in “Some Like It Hot” has charmed critics and audiences, won a Tony Award for best leading actor in a musical Sunday night, becoming the first out nonbinary actor to win that award. READ MORE

LONDON (AP) — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a decade, was arrested and questioned for several hours on Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party. READ MORE  

NEW YORK — Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal published online Sunday. Soros’ business holdings include his nonprofit Open Society Foundations, which is active in more than 120 countries around the…

SEATTLE — (AP) — For more than two hours, Sue Bird was back commanding the middle of the court. At times funny, at times emotional, Bird’s 21-year career received a ceremony that matched the longevity of her basketball exploits when the Seattle Storm retired the No. 10 she wore during her WNBA career on Sunday….

Kyle Brown, an ESPN director who worked at the company for 16 years, died Saturday after suffering a medical emergency at the NCAA baseball super regional in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He was 42. Brown won two Sports Emmy Awards and worked on various sports at ESPN, including baseball, basketball and football — both college…