CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Steve Clifford’s red eyes betrayed his calm exterior as the Hornets’ 62-year-old head coach explained his decision to step down at the end of the season Wednesday afternoon. “This has been going on for weeks as we discussed things,” Clifford told the assembled media at Spectrum Center. “I just don’t see myself… Read More »
It was early March 2023, and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s broad smile filled a box during a video call. The two-time MVP had joined us from Milwaukee’s practice facility, relaxed and contemplative as he rocked back and forth in a chair in the conference room, answering questions ranging from his secret pre-draft visit to Atlanta a decade… Read More »
Last year’s WCC championship loss to Portland and the NCAA tournament first-round loss to Ole Miss: both were stepping stones. This year’s WCC Championship loss to Portland: a setback, hopefully nothing more. That’s where the Gonzaga Bulldogs are. They enter March Madness on the heels of their best season in history, but one season was… Read More »
Kiki Rice (1) and UCLA moved into first place in the latest reveal of the NCAA’s top 16 teams. Can the Bruins hold their spot? (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) South Carolina retained the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women’s basketball committee’s final unveiling on Thursday, two weeks before Selection Sunday. Ohio State… Read More »
Kings face frustratingly obvious trend despite team denial originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SACRAMENTO – When it was announced that several Miami Heat players, including their star Jimmy Butler, would miss Monday’s game against the Kings, Sacramento fans had one reciprocal reaction. “Blowout loss inbound.” “A double-digit defeat in sight.” “We are so… Read More »
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After back-to-back storms battered the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy his owner on the coast of Hampton, New Hampshire, were hit by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and forcing him to evacuate tenants to safer ground. “Put them in hotels… Read More »
Road Trippin’ USA: Sweet Home, Oregon photo One of the most populous cities in the Pacific Northwest is Portland, Oregon. Yet the city of about 650,000 residents in every neighborhood has a small-town feel, including the Rose Quarter, Beaumont, Old Town Chinatown, and even a city called Hollywood that bears little resemblance to Los Angeles’s… Read More »
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the US Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called “assisted migration.” As the world’s climate warms, tree growing areas in the Northern Hemisphere are predicted… Read More »