PHILADELPHIA — The most telling moment from Jay-Z’s nearly 90-minute Roots Picnic performance isn’t the freestyle everyone’s talking about. In between verses from “Public Service Announcement” — which he dubbed the “Black national anthem” — Jay-Z uttered four words that didn’t just explain his night. Rather, it explained why 2026 is, in his words, all...
It’s time. The Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18) and San Antonio Spurs (62-20) have already delivered an instant classic series in the first postseason meeting between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. Now, it all comes down to a decisive Game 7 to see who moves on from the Western Conference to face the red-hot New York...
It always felt like this Western Conference Finals series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs was destined to go 7 games. That prophecy became fulfilled on Thursday night, as Victor Wembanyama tallied 28 points and ten rebounds to lead the host Spurs to a 118-91 victory while facing elimination in Game 6....
Authorities in the Netherlands said they dismantled a botnet that comprised more than 17 million devices and were managed by 200 servers in a joint operation by the police and the National Cyber Security Center. The action, announced Thursday, came about after a security researcher reported the sprawling network to authorities. The host infrastructure was...
Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… SAN ANTONIO — After being routed by the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals Thursday night, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sat in front of his locker and told several Oklahoma City Thunder teammates how “fire” his postgame noodles were. The...
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell felt lost, confused and embarrassed when he woke up Tuesday morning. With his season over in a brutal way, he was scheduled to fly to — of all places — New York later that day. Mitchell and the Cavaliers’ season ended after a 130-93 rout by...
