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Luka Doncic was so shocked by his trade that he thought it was April Fool’s

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Luka was as shocked as the rest of us.

Everyone is still reeling from the Luka Doncic trade. One of the most stunning, unbelievable deals not just in the history of the NBA, but modern sports. It was a move that not only ensured the Lakers’ viability in a post-LeBron James era, but set the Mavericks back a decade.

It’s one thing to be a spectator and be shocked by the trade, but Doncic himself said that when he heard he’d been dealt to Los Angeles...

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Jack Milko

Rory McIlroy’s Pebble Beach win delivers CBS Sports, PGA Tour massive ratings boost

CBS announcer Jim Nantz interviews Rory McIlroy after his win at Pebble Beach. | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy’s emphatic win in Monterrey gave the PGA Tour a much needed boost.

Ratings for PGA Tour telecasts in 2025 have been paltry at best, continuing a troubling trend from the 2024 season that saw year-to-year decreases across the board. But after seeing the ratings from Rory McIlroy’s historic win at Pebble Beach, executives at both the PGA Tour and CBS can...

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Mark Schlabach

Tiger's 'biggest fan,' mother Kultida, dies at 78

Tiger Woods announced that his mother, Kutilda, died Tuesday at age 78.

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Tim Bontemps

AD on trade: I'm 'over it,' ready to play for Mavs

Anthony Davis was "shocked" at being traded to the Mavericks, but now he just wants to get healthy and play basketball.

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Luka shocked by trade but excited to join Lakers

Luka Doncic said he was shocked when the Mavericks traded him to the Lakers. "I had to check if it was April 1," he said.

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Eli Lederman

Inside recruiting visits with Bill Belichick, who leaves the hoodie at home

The eight-time Super Bowl winner is a college head coach for the first time and doing something he has never had to do: recruit.

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Democrats, Tell Us What You Wish More Republicans Knew

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Emma Orlow

Eva Joan, a Clothing Repair Shop That Gives Moth Holes a Makeover

At Eva Joan, a clothing repair shop in the West Village, tears, spots and stains are transformed, rather than merely repaired.

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Meredith Kolodner

Job Training Exists for Students With Disabilities. Many Never Get It.

Washington makes money available to the states to help young people with disabilities enter the work force. New Jersey has the worst record of helping connect families with such help.

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Lauren Hirsch and Sapna Maheshwari

How a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It

A new law says TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. President Trump has thrown out a lot of options for a potential sale.

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Emma Bubola

A Trump. A Dead Duck. And an Uproar in Italy.

A video shows Donald Trump Jr. sitting in hunting gear beside a dead protected bird. Italian lawmakers want answers.

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Claire Moses

Lawsuit Accuses Neil Gaiman of Sexual Assault Facilitated by His Wife

Scarlett Pavlovich, who accused Mr. Gaiman of rape and assault in a report last month, said in the suit that his wife had played a role in “procuring and presenting” her.

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Thomas B. Edsall

‘Trump’s Thomas Cromwell’ Is Waiting in the Wings

Russell Vought views American politics as a life-or-death struggle between the God-fearing right and a malevolent, secular left.

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Megan Specia

Top Doctors Question Conviction of ‘Killer Nurse’ Lucy Letby in 7 Baby Deaths

After assessing the cases of 17 babies cited at her original trial, a panel of world-renowned specialists said that they had found no evidence that Ms. Letby had murdered anyone.

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Andrew Jacobs and Rachel Nuwer

How a Leftist Activist Group Helped Torpedo a Psychedelic Therapy

The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of MDMA-assisted treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized.

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Maria Cramer

Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem

The Police Department has already blown through its overtime budget halfway through the fiscal year as departures rise and the agency struggles to recruit.

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Mike Baker and Robert Gebeloff

Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point

The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to use.

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Joe Coscarelli

Is Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Too Controversial for the Super Bowl?

After sweeping the Grammys on Sunday, Lamar’s ubiquitous Drake diss could be the centerpiece of the halftime show. That, it bears mentioning, is pretty strange.

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Jacey Fortin, Rachel Nostrant, Isabelle Taft and Nick Underwood

The Way Hurricanes Kill Is Changing. Helene Shows How.

A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly effects can last long after the skies clear.

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