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Wemby at The Garden. LeBron vs. Steph. The NBA's Christmas Day lineup, as always, has star power
LeBron James made his Christmas debut in 2003. Victor Wembanyama was born 10 days later. That's right: James has been featured on the NBA's big day for longer than Wembanyama has been alive. And on Wednesday — when the league celebrates Christmas with games for the 77th time —...
President-elect Trump wants to again rename North America's tallest peak
President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska's Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called. Former President Barack Obama...
Takeaways from Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect
PHOENIX (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. He was greeted by thousands of adoring supporters who confirmed his popularity across the conservative base. Trump attempted in his 75-minutes on...
Florida Atlantic Owls and the Wright State Raiders square off in Phoenix, Arizona
Wright State Raiders (2-10, 0-3 Horizon) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5) Phoenix; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic takes on Wright State at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The Owls have a 7-5 record against...
Arizona agency takes action to regulate groundwater use in rural southeast
PHOENIX (AP) — It's necessary to regulate groundwater in the state’s rural southeast, allowing the designation of a controlled area to stop rapid depletion of the water through agricultural use, the Arizona Department of Water Resources announced Friday. The department’s...
Florida Atlantic Owls and the Wright State Raiders play in Phoenix, Arizona
Wright State Raiders (2-10, 0-3 Horizon) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (7-5) Phoenix; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wright State and Florida Atlantic play at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The Owls have a 7-5 record against...
American Airlines settles lawsuit filed by 3 Black men who were ordered off a flight
American Airlines said Thursday it has settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were ordered to deboard a flight last January. Financial details of the settlement weren’t released. American called it an “amicable resolution” to the lawsuit,...
Wright State plays Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4) vs. Wright State Raiders (2-9, 0-3 Horizon) Phoenix; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wright State squares off against Georgia Southern at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The Raiders are 2-6 in non-conference...
Stage spoofs of Hallmark TV movies are Christmas gifts for theaters
PHOENIX (AP) — A career woman from the big city gets stranded in a quaint town just before Christmas but somehow finds love on the holiday with a prince in disguise ... or a high school crush ... or a widowed father. Sounds like a plot line from a Hallmark Channel holiday movie?...
No. 24 UCLA fights back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to beat Arizona 57-54
PHOENIX (AP) — Tyler Bilodeau scored 17 points, Skyy Clark added 15 and No. 24 UCLA rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to beat Arizona 57-54 on Saturday. UCLA won its eighth straight game, shaking off a poor shooting afternoon. Bilodeau was crucial down...
