The Washington Wizards set out to lose this season, and that they accomplished, finishing with a 15-67 record, second only to the 14-68 Detroit Pistons for the worst record in the NBA.
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided party and pressure to act, House Speaker Mike Johnson rolled out three bills Wednesday to provide assistance to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, with the hope of holding final votes on Saturday. The bills represent a major test of Johnson’s ability to navigate a thicket of political and global challenges with a wafer-thin majority. And it comes as Johnson, R-La., faces a serious threat to his gavel from Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky....
The Beijing Half Marathon is under investigation from the race’s organizers after footage has emerged which appears to show three African racers collude to let an elite Chinese runner win the half marathon. Dejene Hailu of Ethiopia and Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat of Kenya were running side by side with He Jie of China. […]
It was the fifth win this season for Hendrick Motorsports, the 306th for NASCAR’s winningest team, but the first for Elliott in the No. 9 since Talladega in October 2022.
It was the fifth win this season for Hendrick Motorsports, the 306th for NASCAR’s winningest team, but the first for Elliott in the No. 9 since Talladega in October 2022.
Britain's Tom Pidcock makes a strong finish to the Amstel Gold Race on
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: For contestants on Race Across the World (BBC1), a translation app would be invaluable.
As City and Chelsea square off in the FA Cup quarterfinals Palmer has the
Not only is the 2024 presidential election weirder than we imagine, but it is weirder than we can imagine. Former President Donald Trump enjoys an insurmountable 22-point lead among people who don't vote. Presidentish Joe Biden has an insurmountable nine-point lead among those who do. This is all according to Interactive Polls.
This incredible experience is just part of the incredible prize up for grabs in the MoneyGram Monaco Dream Weekend competition with the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, which is giving fans from the UK and Europe the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip. A home race for many of the F1 drivers, Monaco is like nothing else on the F1 calendar. With impossibly narrow streets, incredibly high-speed corners, cars flying past pools, yachts and luxury restaurants, Monaco provides thrill and excitement like no...
The Oakland A’s are baseball’s biggest losers. But their new temporary home—West Sacramento—is one of California’s greatest winners. No California city has had a better 21st century than West Sacramento. The municipality of 54,000 people has grown in population and prosperity with striking speed, even as California has stagnated on both fronts. The A’s will spend three years, 2025 through 2027, in West Sacramento’s minor league ballpark as the team waits for a new stadium to be built in their...
The peloton will cover 33 climbs along a twisting 253.6km course from