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CP NewsAlert: Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns to win NBA championship
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions. Milwaukee beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on…
Shark bites new viewers for Discovery in 33rd year
NEW YORK – Shark Week just finished its 33rd edition on Discovery, a television event…
Final parade: Ex-Gov. Edwards carried to funeral site
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bagpipes played as an honor guard carried the flag-draped casket…
Sports items sale sought in case against ally of Rep. Gaetz
SANFORD, Fla. – Thousands of dollars in sports memorabilia owned by an associate of U.S.…
Scoreboard for Saturday, July 17, 2021
Saturday’s Games NBA Finals Milwaukee 123 Phoenix 119 (Milwaukee leads series 3-2) — MLB American…
Bucks edge Suns 123-119 to take 3-2 lead in NBA Finals
PHOENIX (AP) — Jrue Holiday seized his chance to give the Milwaukee Bucks the lead…
Bucks’ forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo in health protocol
PHOENIX (AP) — In the most important games of this NBA season, COVID-19 continues to…
With COVID-19 on the rise, NBA pushes for finish line
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks continue to make tweaks, hoping to…
Back in Phoenix, back to even: Suns, Bucks ready for Game 5
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns had designs on coming home with a chance to…
Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game
NEW YORK (AP) — Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she’ll be…
Just in time for Tokyo games, Olympic items up for auction
BOSTON (AP) — When the first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, winners…
NBA Finals ratings up from 2020 pandemic, down from 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA Finals has gained some, but not all, of its…
Montreal 2D effects artist among animators on ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
TORONTO – Canadian 2D effects artist Genevieve Letourneau says working on “Space Jam: A New…
Toronto FC star speaks out against racist abuse of England players after Euro final
Toronto FC star Jozy Altidore added his voice Monday to the chorus decrying the racist…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 18-24
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 18-24 July 18: Director Paul Verhoeven (“Basic Instinct,”…
Bucks blowout: Giannis has 41, Suns’ NBA Finals lead now 2-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks made the NBA Finals’ return to Milwaukee…
Pre-election spending limits on party ads don’t apply without fixed voting day
OTTAWA – Canadian party leaders worked their way around the country this week, in what…
Paris police release rapper Lil Baby, hand him drug fine
PARIS (AP) — Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining…
Analysis: Monty Williams keeps pushing all the right buttons
There are cameras and microphones everywhere at the NBA Finals, and they happened to catch…
Halfway there: Suns beat Bucks for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
PHOENIX (AP) — The ball went from Chris Paul to Devin Booker and didn’t stop…
Paris police detain rapper Lil Baby, frisk NBA star Harden
PARIS (AP) — American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly…
Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
NEW YORK (AP) — A tearful, repentant Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented…
Analysis: Long-term future of the Toronto Argonauts a question that’s facing the CFL
With partnership talks having ceased with the XFL, the CFL has set its sights firmly…
Can’t watch fireworks at home? Millions choose NBC
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 8 million people took in Fourth of July fireworks…