Pick 6: Celtics end draft with plenty of 'NBA bodies'
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Celtics had an extra-long table lined up for their post-draft news conference Friday, a day after they picked six players.
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Celtics had an extra-long table lined up for their post-draft news conference Friday, a day after they picked six players.
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Celtics had an extra-long table lined up for their post-draft news conference Friday, a day after they picked six players.
Dozens of students, parents and educators staged a raucous classroom walkout on East Harlem school principal.
New Timberwolves point guard Kris Dunn arrived in Minnesota on Friday.
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton made a new furry friend Friday as part of National Take Your Dog to Work Day.
No matter what position he ends up playing, Ben Simmons is going to be the centerpiece of the Philadelphia 76ers’ offense. “He’s a facilitator, a distributor and he’s going to have the ball in his hands a lot,” said Bryan Colangelo, the team’s president of basketball operations. The 20-year-old Australian was the first of three first-round picks taken by the Sixers on Thursday night. Despite a collection of players drafted in the lottery in recent years, Philadelphia is turning to Simmons to be the focal point. Читать дальше...
Hear me out. It is terrible.
Hey, hi, hello. I know this is a bit out of the blue, but we need to have a super quick discussion about this "drink" we call MILK.
Other names include "devil's nectar", "creamy dishwater", and "cow seepage".
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“What about milk?” I hear you ask. "It’s good for you. It’s full of calcium. It’s delicious.” WRONG.
Milk is fucking terrible, friends. Absolutely terrible. Читать дальше...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River — the iconic body of water flowing directly through one of America's most environmentally-conscious cities — could soon be teeming with massive equipment and crews tasked with cleaning up…
Lea Michele takes a swing while playing a little game of baseball in the pool with her boyfriend Robert Buckley. The 29-year-old Scream Queens actress shared the photo to her Twitter account on Friday (June 24) and seemingly put a little sexual innuendo in the caption. “Getting to 3rd base with @robertbuckley,” Lea wrote as [...]
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The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union.
[Vox / Timothy B. Lee and Zack Beauchamp]This is a shocking result. Perhaps it shouldn't have been. Many polls actually had "Leave" winning the referendum, but prediction markets ignored them and heavily favored... Читать дальше...
For over a hundred years, Wisconsin had a civil service code which was the yardstick to which other states and governments measured themselves by. It was created in response to the heavy cronyism, nepotism and corporate corruption in the state at the time. It was meant to ensure good government and that "Only the best shall serve."
Last year, Scott Walker and his Republican cohorts gutted these civil service protections. However, it wasn't until this week that state workers got a clearer picture of what they were going to face. Читать дальше...
Sixteen-year-old Chauncy Black had no idea that offering to carry a man’s groceries in exchange for doughnuts would lead to thousands of dollars in donations for his family. “This kid was really brave,” said Matt White, whom Black approached at a Memphis Kroger store. “The look on his face was kind of broken. He looked […]
South Africa extended their unbeaten run at Nelson Mandela Stadium to four matches as they edged Ireland 19-13 (half-time 13-10) in a closely-fought third rugby test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday night.
South Africa extended their unbeaten run at Nelson Mandela Stadium to four matches as they edged Ireland 19-13 (half-time 13-10) in a closely-fought third rugby test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday night.
This weekend, CatCon—the convention for people who love cats—returns to Los Angeles. Visitors will brush paws with Lil Bub, Pudge, and Nala cat, hear from cat behaviorists and other feline-related speakers, adopt kitties, and, of course, buy some really awesome cat stuff. Here are a few things you might want to pick up if you’re at CatCon this weekend (and where you can buy everything if you won’t be there).
CASHTON -- Alex Daniel Everhart, 23, of Cashton passed away at his home Tuesday, June 21, 2016.
MADISON — An 18-year-old black woman whose arrest sparked protests in Madison this week has the option to go through a restorative justice process instead of facing criminal charges, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced Friday.
PEPIN, Wis. -- Kathleen A. ‘Kay’ Lane, 86, of Pepin died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire. Graveside service 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, at St. Felix Cemetery. Abbott Funeral Home, Wabasha, is assisting with arrangements.
Pauline M. Brcka, 101, of La Crosse passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at the Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. She was born Feb. 5, 1915, in Aberdeen, S.D., to John and Margaret (Senger) Kirchgesler.
CALEDONIA, Minn. — Dale Meyer, 80, of Caledonia died Friday, June 24, 2016, at Tomah VA Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia.
Katherine S. Pradovic-Butina, 107, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at the Hillview Health Care Center.
CASHTON — Alex Daniel Everhart, 23, of Cashton passed away at his home Tuesday, June 21, 2016.
NEW ALBIN, Iowa — Lawrence “Joe” Kubitz, 55, of New Albin died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at his aunt’s home in New Albin. A Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 30, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, New Albin,…
WEST SALEM — Nathaniel W. Crogan, 16, of West Salem passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, surrounded by his family at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison.
ONALASKA — Harold Hilbert Hemker, 75, of Onalaska died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at his home. Memorial services will be announced by Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services of La Crosse.