Apr 8, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77), forward Jarred Vanderbilt (2), forward LeBron James (23), and guard Austin Reaves (15) talk to an official during a time out in the second half of a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center.…
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NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way to a championship last…
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Rubio in Paris to meet Macron on Ukraine war
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio — GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP PARIS, France — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Paris on Thursday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron about crafting a Ukraine ceasefire, as Washington and Europe seek common ground on ending the fighting. Top Ukrainian…
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Steve Kerr praises Harvard for ‘standing up to the bully’ in President Trump
Steve Kerr has never been one to shy away from standing up for his beliefs. That continued on Tuesday night as the Warriors’ head coach wore a Harvard basketball shirt during his post-game press conference — making a strong statement about educational freedom. “I believe in academic freedom. I think…
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Ai-Ai delas Alas embarks on her first pilgrimage as ‘ordinary citizen’
Ai-Ai delas Alas. Image: Facebook/AiAi Delas Alas As part of her Holy Week celebration, Ai-Ai delas Alas shared that she has embarked on her first pilgrimage, not as a celebrity but as an “ordinary citizen” seeking spiritual reflection. Delas Alas posted a video of herself on a bus en route…
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NFL mock draft 2025: Houston Texans select Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
The Texans have been one of the busiest franchises this offseason as they’ve signed their fair share of new players in free agency, handed out massive contracts to several members of their young core, and traded away elite left tackle Laremy Tunsil. As things stand, the offensive line remains one…
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Holy Week practices of the ‘Christianized Animist’
Millions of Filipinos around the world are Catholic, thanks to the Spanish colonizers who introduced the religion mainly as a tool for social control. But we must be careful in thinking that the Catholicism of the colonizers is the same as Philippine Catholicism, particularly in the way it is understood…
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Ranking the best linebackers available in the 2025 NFL Draft
This year’s class of off-ball linebackers isn’t a strong suit of the 2025 NFL Draft, but it offers some high-end prospects that should hear their name called on the first two days. The overall depth of the position this year is pretty thin, so if a team wants to bolster…
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Trump tariffs could put the US Fed in a bind, Powell warns
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago on April 16, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely push up prices and constrain growth, and could put the US Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling…
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NBA Playoffs predictions for 2025 bracket in every series, including the Finals
The NBA Playoffs used to be boring, at least according to the skeptics. Upsets were few and far between, the best team was determined by who had the best individual player, and the best team almost always won. NBA fans endured four years of the Golden State Warriors vs. the…