Day: June 15, 2024

Mavericks stay alive in NBA Finals with Game 4 blowout win over Celtics

9:07 am June 15, 2024

The Dallas Mavericks are the 157th NBA to be down 3-0 in a series — each of the previous 156 were unable to complete the comeback. But it all starts with one. The Mavs salvaged a sweep in front of their home crowd in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, taking down the […]

California man drowns in lake while boating with friend

7:57 am June 15, 2024

A man in his 30s swimming with a friend in Lake Sikiyou near Mount Shasta in Northern California drowned on Wednesday, after their boat drifted out of reach, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The man’s body was recovered a day later. The man began to struggle, then disappeared under the water before his friend […]

Acclaimed songwriter who co-wrote songs for ‘Footloose’ and ‘Fame’ shares stories behind his hits

7:46 am June 15, 2024

Music is everywhere. It fills up the time on long car rides. We hum along to songs while shopping for groceries. The soundtrack we hear over the course of a movie is vital to the telling of the story. When thinking about the songs you love, you likely associate the hit song with the famous […]

Tennis great Serena Williams offers Caitlin Clark advice, support: ‘They can’t do what you do’

7:38 am June 15, 2024

Tennis great Serena Williams is one of the most accomplished athletes of the 21st century. She won 23 grand slam singles titles during her prolific career, which is just one shy of the women’s tennis all-time record. She retired after the 2022 US Open, citing her desire to spend more time with family and focus […]

23 sets of twins graduate from one Massachusetts middle school: ‘Extraordinarily high number’

7:29 am June 15, 2024

A Massachusetts middle school recently celebrated its eighth-grade “moving up” ceremony for its outgoing students, including a remarkable 23 sets of twins. Pollard Middle School, in Needham, Massachusetts, has a fairly large student body, Principal Tamantha Bibbo told the Associated Press (AP). But the sheer number of twins in this year’s eighth-grade class is “quite […]