The NBA is back on Monday, March 16, and the schedule has plenty of twists. First up, a strong Los Angeles Lakers team will face the Houston Rockets in what looks like an easy win for the L. A. side. The Lakers have won five straight games and are now ranked third in the West, thanks to fresh
Every week, high school boys across Southwest Florida get a chance to shine. A local newspaper team picks standout athletes from the previous week, sending their names and stats to readers for a quick online poll. The winner earns a t‑shirt from a sports brand and a tote bag, both sponsored by the n
The spring season in Fayetteville is heating up after the winter basketball championships wrapped up. Local high schools have seen standout performances that now set the stage for this week’s “Athlete of the Week” nominees. In baseball, a dramatic 11‑strikeout no‑hitter drew attention and several
Western North Carolina high schools are buzzing after a week of exciting sports. Students and fans alike can now vote for the top female athlete who delivered an outstanding performance last week. The voting deadline is Thursday noon. The winner of last week’s spot was Lilly Lossiah from Cherokee,
The writer began his basketball career at fourteen, feeling shy and unsure. He used the sport to find friends and confidence. In the next fifteen years, he met many great people but also faced criticism because of his age and lack of playing experience. He joked that gray hair or a divorce mig
The state is drafting two laws that would change how credit and debit cards work. The bills say the fee paid to card issuers should not cover taxes on purchases and that businesses would lose the ability to accept cards without negotiating new deals with banks. The result is a mess for shoppers and
I was fifteen and alone in Dublin, a city that felt more like the 1950s than the modern world. A last‑minute change sent me from a planned trip to Greece straight into an Irish airport, where I was clueless about how to use the local phones. A friendly couple, Sheelagh and Eddie McDonnell, had left
New rules from top health groups say that people as young as thirty should think about ways to keep their heart safe. They suggest checking cholesterol levels early, changing diets, and even taking medicine called statins if needed. The change cuts the usual start age from forty to thirty, making
New York City earned a spot as the second best U. S. city for staying fit, according to a recent ranking that examined 35 different health‑related factors across the country’s largest urban centers. The study looked at everything from monthly gym fees to how many basketball hoops a city has per resi
People keep saying Floyd Mayweather is broke. That rumor got louder after a journalist met a jeweler who said the champ had no money left. The story was shared on YouTube, and a former soldier who knows Mayweather talked about his huge daily spending. He said the fighter could spend around one milli
