Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, drives to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans’ Jamal Cain (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash) Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 28 points and 11 rebounds and the host Milwaukee Bucks pulled away from…
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Justin Rose leads The Masters after Day One at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Oh, how different one week can be. Seven days ago, during the first round of the Valero Texas Open, Justin Rose hit a cold-blooded shank on the 4th hole at TPC San Antonio, leading to a double-bogey six and ultimately an even par round of 72. He…
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Vivant secures 25-year deal to supply desalinated water to MCWD
File photo | Courtesy of MCWD MANILA, Philippines — Vivant Hydrocore Holdings Inc. (Vivant Water), a subsidiary of listed Vivant Corp., has clinched a 25-year deal to supply water to Metro Cebu residents. In a disclosure Thursday, the Cebu-based conglomerate said Vivant Water has a desalination plant in Cordova, where…
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Rory McIlroy was cruising, then Jack Nicklaus’ warning rang true
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Golden Bear knows a thing or two about Augusta National. After all, Jack Nicklaus won The Masters six times and made 52 starts during his illustrious career. So when he picked Rory McIlroy to win earlier on Thursday morning, it came as no surprise. Both Gary…
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Beware these political misfits
What is it about elections that bring out the toxic machismo in male candidates? By picking on those perceived to be weaker, do they think they’d look stronger and thus a better fit for the immense power that comes with an elective post? Three male politicians displayed such mindset in…
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Bahrain Grand Prix: Carlos Sainz Jr. ‘getting there’ as he adjusts to life at Williams
While the biggest move in the Formula 1 driver transfer market last season involved Lewis Hamilton moving from Mercedes to Ferrari, the second-biggest move involved the driver whose seat Hamilton took at the Scuderia. With Hamilton moving to Ferrari that made Carlos Sainz Jr. the biggest free agent of the…
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Italy’s Prada agrees to buy rival Versace for 1.25 billion euros
(FILES) Fashion designer Donatella Versace acknowledges applause following the Versace women’s Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show, on February 22, 2019 in Milan. Italian fashion house Prada announced on April 10, 2025 that it had reached a deal with US group Capri Holdings to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.39…
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Masters: Nicklaus, Watson, Player address latest golf controversy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One of the great debates in recent months has revolved around a professional golfer’s relationship with the media and whether it is their duty to speak to the press after the round. This all started after Rory McIlroy’s agonizing defeat at the 2024 U.S. Open, when he…
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Camille Villar secures endorsement from One Cebu
Senatorial candidate and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, and Senator Mark Villar CEBU, Philippines — The influential political group One Cebu, headed by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, has formally endorsed Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar’s bid for the Senate in the 2025 midterm elections. In a show…
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Jalon Walker’s lack of a position is a feature, not a bug in the 2025 NFL Draft
If there’s any player in the 2025 NFL Draft consensus big board that I absolutely love, it’s Georgia’s Jalon Walker. An EDGE/LB hybrid, Walker turned his one year starting at Georgia into a season worthy of the Butkus award, notching 6.5 sacks and being the fulcrum of a Georgia defense…