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The Philadelphia 76ers have looked like a much-improved team as of late, and they will spend the rest of the 2025-26 campaign attempting to move up the Eastern Conference standings. Despite their collective success, though, it was a fairly quiet …

The San Antonio Spurs have one All-Star this season, and it’s Victor Wembanyama. Wemby has established himself as the next great NBA superstar in a short time. He continues to change what is possible for a player of his size. …

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams received a lot of additional praise not only after their loss in the NFC Championship Game, but also after the team that beat them, the Seattle Seahawks, won the Super Bowl. Stafford has …

After superstar Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the NBA playoffs last season, the Boston Celtics were swiftly eliminated from the postseason. They were not thought to be a team that would pose much of a threat to …

The Winter Olympics continue with a packed schedule for Wednesday, February 11, 2026, including several medal events. As a reminder, NBC broadcasts a recap of the top events in a nightly edition of “Primetime in Milan” from 8 p.m. to …

The Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets had a hot brawl on Monday evening, February 9, and the NBA is talking about the punishment decision lined up for the players who were ejected. The fight resulted in four players getting ejected, according …

The Los Angeles Dodgers have once again been busy this offseason, as they have followed up their second-straight World Series victory by making several big moves, such as signing top free agents Kyle Tucker and Edwin Diaz. One of the …

Lovingly painted dishware, bicycles and garden tools, a heavy cellarette that looks to be rescued from a 18th-century pirate ship – it’s all ready and waiting to be adopted into your home at Oakland’s annual White Elephant Sale. A fundraiser …

Bay Area News Group girls soccer Top 10 (Mercury News & East Bay Times) No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (14-0-1) Last week: Beat Mitty 2-0, Riordan 5-0 Up next: Wednesday vs. St. Ignatius, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 BISHOP O’DOWD (12-0) Last …

PITTSBURG — Liberty came to Pittsburg on Tuesday night looking like a team that had done this before – build a lead, take a punch and still walk out with a victory.  The Lions jumped out to a 17-point halftime …

A person of interest detained in connection with the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared in Arizona 10 days ago, has been released, according to reports. In a statement on social media, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said deputies on …

The clacking of mahjong tiles signals the Lunar New Year as much as firecrackers, red envelopes or rice cakes. But what if you never learned the rules of the game from your elders or don’t come from a mahjong-playing tradition? …

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf won gold and silver for the United States in women’s freestyle moguls skiing on Wednesday. Lemley, 20, won the eight-skier final with a score of 82.30 points. The 29-year-old Kauf repeated …

Valentine’s Day is all about the hearts, but is your heart really as healthy as it can be? One nonprofit organization tried to help as many people in the Saratoga High School community answer this question on Saturday. The Kyle …

Ohlone advocates Four students on Feb. 4 asked the Saratoga City Council to formally recognize the Muwekma Ohlone tribe. The students were affiliated with the Indigenous Justice Coalition, a student-run nonprofit that was founded in 2023 to support local indigenous …

The return of rain to the Bay Area came relatively quietly as light showers scattered throughout the region and announced a change to a dry pattern that has made the wet stuff rare since Christmas. More of the same was …

SAN JOSE — After two weeks away from the court, Archbishop Riordan was awfully happy to play a basketball game. The Crusaders had been sidelined for two long weeks after their school was rocked by a trio of tuberculosis cases …

Colorado author Peter Heller’s debut novel “The Dog Stars” is getting a major Hollywood adaptation that will bring the 2012 book to movie theaters this summer. And Heller, the New York Times bestselling author of multiple Colorado-set stories of nature …

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf won gold and silver for the United States in women’s freestyle moguls skiing on Wednesday. Lemley, 20, won the eight-skier final with a score of 82.30 points. The 29-year-old Kauf repeated …

By MARCUS SAMUELSSON Oxtail is one of my favorite meats, and I like it best when it has been slow-cooked for hours, so I recommend cooking it the day before and letting it sit overnight. What makes this dish from …

By Linda Gassenheimer, Tribune News Service Chicken simmered in a tomato sauce infused with onion, green pepper, and paprika forms the comforting foundation of this Hungarian goulash. The key to its authentic flavor is using good-quality Hungarian paprika. It’s available …

Skiers can get the latest snow report with a touch of a button on their phones these days, but nothing beats watching snow pile up on a traditional snow snake, which is why Colorado’s ski resorts keep them around — …

The rumor mill was right: Angel Reese is rejoining Unrivaled. The Sky star has agreed to a new deal with the 3×3 league for the remainder of the 2026 season, Unrivaled announced Wednesday morning. Reese teased the possibility on a …

A 26-year-old Palatine man faces charges alleging he grabbed a teenage girl and stole her cellphone near the village’s Metra station Monday morning, authorities said. Kearve K. Williams, 26, of the 1100 block of East Northwest Highway, is charged with …