Four suspended for roles in Brewers-Rays brawl

Three Milwaukee Brewers, including manager Pat Murphy, along with Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri, received suspensions for their roles that led to a bench-clearing incident.

UK lands top shooter in Dayton transfer Brea

Dayton transfer Koby Brea has committed to Kentucky, picking the Wildcats over a list of schools that included Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and UConn.

Porter's brother arrested on suspicion of DWI

Jevon Porter, the younger brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., was arrested Friday night in Missouri on suspicion of DWI.

Tyrese Maxey was obvious NBA Draft steal the entire time

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Tyrese Maxey was the NBA Draft steal that wasn’t so surprising.

Deuce McBride flashed to the middle of the lane and caught a pass from Jalen Brunson as the New York Knicks’ star was getting trapped on the perimeter. McBride calmly stepped into a free throw line jumper and swished it, giving the Knicks a six-point lead on the Philadelphia 76ers with 29 seconds left. Down 3-1 in the series, Philadelphia needed a miracle to avoid elimination in the final...

Carmelo Anthony explains why USA Basketball needs ‘The Avengers’ at Paris Olympics on ‘Point Forward’

Carmelo Anthony can’t wait to see USA Basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Carmelo Anthony was the guest this week for episode 100 of “Point Forward” and the NBA legend didn’t mince his words when he discussed the need for Team USA to make a major statement at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

To this end, from a business perspective, Melo believes 2024 Team USA is on pat with the 1992 Dream Team when it comes to hype. That’s a serious statement when talking about the most...

The Panthers are NFL’s most careless team with draft picks

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The Carolina Panthers have used so many draft picks on so few contributors.

The Carolina Panthers have a very unique aversion to delaying pleasure. Whether it’s their owner, David Tepper, who has shown impulsive behavior over the years or the organization as a whole, the Panthers have most certainly not wanted to wait to use their NFL Draft picks.

In the 2024 NFL Draft under new general manager Dan Morgan, the Panthers moved down a few times to pick up...

Deion Sanders needs to stop tweeting before Colorado football gets even messier

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Everyone needs to be less online

Sighs, it’s May and we have to talk about Colorado football for all the wrong reasons. The college football offseason is well underway and Colorado is aiming to improve on a 4-8 season where they dropped eight of their last nine games.

Much has been made about the roster turnover Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders has put the team through since he was hired, and that lack of depth came back to bite them as...

What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests

Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.

Britney Spears Seemingly Shaded The Hell Out Of Jamie Lynn Spears’s “I’m A Celebrity” Appearance From Last Year, And It’s Messy

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Microsoft’s billion-dollar OpenAI investment was trigged by Google fears, emails reveal

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Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019 because it was “very worried” that Google was years ahead in scaling up its AI efforts. An internal email, titled “Thoughts on OpenAI,” between Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, CEO Satya Nadella, and co-founder Bill Gates reveals some of the high-level discussions around an investment opportunity in the months before Microsoft revealed the partnership.

The email was released on Tuesday as part of...

Starfield is finally getting a 60fps mode on Xbox

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Starfield players on Xbox will no longer have to deal with the game’s 30-frames-per-second (fps) cap. As part of an update arriving on May 15th, Bethesda will let Xbox Series X players run the game at 60fps.

The 60fps option comes as part of several new display customization settings. The game will let you choose to prioritize visuals to “[keep] the highest resolution while maintaining full detail for special effects, lighting, and crowds” or choose to...

Rabbit R1 update boosts battery life

The Rabbit R1 may not be able to do much of anything useful right now, but at least it should stay alive longer thanks to a new software update.

The pocketable AI-powered handheld assistant device, which made waves at CES earlier this year, was apparently having trouble holding onto battery charges once it got into people's hands in April. According to an X post from the parent company, however, the new update (which downloads as soon as the device is powered on and connected to WiFi) should...

Substack will allow writers to paywall the chat feature

Substack has been consistently building on its chat function, a way for newsletter creators to chat directly with their subscribers. Now the feature is expanding with a slate of new updates.

SEE ALSO: Substack finally has DMs

The main updates include the possibility of a paywall for the chat feature. Newsletter publishers can now put in a paywall so that chat features are exclusive to paid subscribers only, or to founding members of said...

Take $80 off the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and work and play on a reliable tablet

SAVE 24%: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (64GB) is on sale for $249.99 at Amazon, marked down from the usual price of $329.99. That's a savings of $80.

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The NBA's new favorite move is less traveling, more time travel -- and it's nearly impossible to stop

Whether it's tapping the brakes after a 100 mph drive like Anthony Edwards, or going from slow to even slower like Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, the decel move and its variations are wreaking havoc on NBA defenders.

The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.

A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed

Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds.

Keon Coleman’s first 24 hours as NFL rookie were pure joy for Bills

Even non-Bills fans love Keon Coleman.

The Bills were widely panned after Day 1 of the NFL Draft for trading back twice, while enabling the Kansas City Chiefs to get their guy in Xavier Worthy. That all washed away pretty quickly on Day 2, when Buffalo picked Keon Coleman and we learned what an utter delight he is.

Coleman is from small-town central Louisiana, and it became impossible not to love his attitude as soon as he entered the building. Each Keon Coleman moment was better...

Kevin Kisner remains PGA Tour hungry despite NBC Sports analyst opportunity

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Kisner explained why he continues to battle on the PGA Tour and has yet to return to NBC Sports’ booth as lead analyst.

Kevin Kisner stepped in as one of NBC Sports’ analysts earlier this season as the search continues to find Paul Azinger’s permanent replacement.

He helped out at The Sentry, WM Phoenix Open and The Players.

Fans quickly fell for Kisner’s quick wit and golf knowledge. They also loved his laidback vibe on the broadcast and his...

Audible tries book recommendations based on your streaming history

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Audible is testing a new section that provides audiobook recommendations based on your Prime Video viewing history. The test is rolling out to half of all users with both Audible and Amazon Prime, and there’s no way to opt out for now.

If you have both services, you might see a new carousel on the mobile and web app titled “Based on what you watched recently on Prime Video.” It will contain audiobooks relevant to what you’ve watched on...