Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac is preparing for the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, his seventh since being drafted sixth overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. His NBA career has been anything but easy. Isaac has dealt with a major knee injury, forcing him to sit out two seasons …
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A who’s who of leading American Jewish organizations and one of Israel’s top counterterrorism experts on Sunday appealed to the U.S., Germany and Austria to issue citizenship to the over 200 hostages held by the terrorist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The U.S.- and EU-designated terrorist organization Hamas took …
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Bill Bidwill Jr., the former Arizona Cardinals executive who is brother of current owner Michael Bidwill, was seen covered in blood after being struck “a hundred times” by his wife during a June 9 domestic incident at his home, which can be seen on bodycam footage. Bidwill was found by …
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Archeologistswith the Israel Antiquities Authority have been used to uncover the remains of the dead in burnt houses who were considered missing following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israelis through the use of techniques employed during excavations of burnt and destroyed ancient sites, the authority said. For two weeks, …
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Mexico’s president announced Wednesday that he will require private rail companies that mostly carry freight to offer passenger service or else have the government schedule its own trains on their tracks. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied any notion that his decree to be issued later this month amounted to …
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An eighth grader died last week after suffering a brain injury during a football game earlier in October. Cain Lee was 14 when he got injured in a Southwest Football League game in the Houston area on Oct. 11. The Houston Chronicle reports that Lee was in a coma for …
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RENO, Nev. – Nick Watney made nine birdies Thursday in a bogey-free round in the Barracuda Championship to take a two-point lead in the modified Stableford event. Watney earned 18 points at Montreux Golf and Country Club. Players receive 8 points for double eagle, 5 for eagle, 2 for birdie, …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The 2013 World Series champions aim to short-circuit a prolonged skid on Tuesday night when the Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays to open a three-game series at Fenway Park. The Red Sox enter the set having dropped four consecutive games, which already exceeds their longest …
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The attorney for Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield says the school has filed an appeal to the NCAA to gain immediate eligibility for Texas Tech transfer. After Mayfield decided to leave Texas Tech, the school ruled he should lose a year of eligibility upon transferring. Mayfield appealed at …
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LINZ, Austria – Marina Erakovic of New Zealand defeated eighth-seeded Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the Generali Ladies. The Croatian-born Erakovic hit eight aces and improved to 4-1 against Garcia. In other first-round play, Anna Schmiedlova of Slovakia saved 10 …
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