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Bulls reportedly hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach as Chicago looks for fresh start

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 6/15/2026 2:00 PM

Splitter spent last season as the Portland Trail Blazers' interim coach ... Read full Story

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NBA rumors: Celtics have made an offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo; Aaron Gordon drawing interest

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 6/15/2026 1:34 PM

The Knicks are NBA champions and the offseason is officially underway ... Read full Story

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Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations: Final ranking of 12 landing spots, from Heat to mystery teams

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/15/2026 1:23 PM

The Bucks will definitely trade Giannis this time... right? Here are the 12 teams that make the most sense ... Read full Story

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2026 NBA Draft Scouting: The strengths, upside and risks of the draft's four premier lead guards

By CBS Interactive Inc | Adam Finkelstein | 6/15/2026 1:18 PM

Darius Acuff Jr., Keaton Wagler, Mikel Brown Jr. and Kingston Flemings all have the potential to be franchise lead guards. At the top of the draft, what differentiates these talented prospects? ... Read full Story

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What can other teams learn from the Knicks' championship? Why roster may be most anomalous in NBA history

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/15/2026 1:13 PM

The 2026 Knicks broke a 53-year drought without a once-in-a-lifetime superstar as boasted by so many of their predecessors ... Read full Story

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Knicks championship run stacks up against best in history, but that's not the point

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 6/15/2026 12:29 PM

Historical rankings are arbitrary and biased, but this New York title is forever ... Read full Story

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Jalen Brunson a Knicks legend with NBA title; Stunning finish to UFC Freedom 250

By CBS Interactive Inc | Carter Bahns | 6/15/2026 8:52 AM

Plus, the USMNT has strong start in the World Cup ... Read full Story

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Top 50 NBA offseason trade candidates: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads a list filled with big names

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/15/2026 8:49 AM

Will the Bucks finally move Giannis? Are Jaylen Brown and Kawhi Leonard going anywhere? Will someone roll the dice on Ja or AD? ... Read full Story

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Knicks' Jalen Brunson joins Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar among few to achieve remarkable career feat

By CBS Interactive Inc | Adam Silverstein | 6/14/2026 1:22 PM

Brunson's accomplishments have him entering another echelon of legendary players after leading the Knicks to their first NBA championship in 53 years ... Read full Story

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Ranking NBA's eight recent champions by their chances to win another title

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/14/2026 11:08 AM

The Knicks have the fourth-best NBA title odds in 2027, but they're in a strong position to collect ring No. 2 ... Read full Story

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The Spurs' ahead-of-schedule season ended bitterly, but they'll be title favorites for years to come

By CBS Interactive Inc | John Gonzalez | 6/14/2026 10:46 AM

The Spurs, early co-favorites to win it all in 2027, had the chance to win their first title of the Victor Wembanyama era slip away vs. the Knicks ... Read full Story

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How the NBA champion New York Knicks can run it back: Roster gets expensive, but the core can stay intact

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/14/2026 9:51 AM

The Knicks are NBA champions for the first time in 53 years, and their title window with this roster should stay wide open for a while ... Read full Story

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Knicks' Jalen Brunson disproves the 'small guy' doubters as he wins Finals MVP

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 6/14/2026 3:06 AM

Becky Hammon said Brunson wasn't a '1A' dude, and she wasn't alone in her skepticism ... Read full Story

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Knicks championship parade details: Date set as New York celebrates first NBA title since 1973

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 6/14/2026 1:36 AM

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the date and location for the Knicks' title parade after they clinched the NBA Finals on Saturday night ... Read full Story

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Ranking every NBA Finals: Knicks vs. Spurs was the best five-game Finals ever, so where does it rank all time?

By CBS Interactive Inc | Bryan DeArdo | 6/14/2026 1:36 AM

Knicks vs. Spurs only went five games, but each game came down to the wire as New York snapped its title drought ... Read full Story

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What's next for the Spurs? Why the path to building a champion around Wemby could include trading De'Aaron Fox

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/14/2026 12:47 AM

Following an NBA Finals loss to the Knicks, the Spurs could look to emulate the Thunder's title-winning blueprint ... Read full Story

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NBA Finals winners and losers: Every Knicks move looks brilliant, Victor Wembanyama blows golden opportunity

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/14/2026 12:24 AM

The Knicks are champions for the first time since 1973... but there are more Finals winners and losers than meet the eye ... Read full Story

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Is Jalen Brunson the greatest Knicks player of all time? Making his case after ending 53-year title drought

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/14/2026 12:20 AM

After New York won its first championship since 1973, Brunson has a worthy case with 1970s icons Walt Frazier and Willis Reed ... Read full Story

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With NBA Finals loss, Victor Wembanyama is experiencing painful lesson once learned by LeBron, Magic, Dirk

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/13/2026 11:38 PM

Victor Wembanyama's ultimate legacy will be defined by how he responds to this heartbreak ... Read full Story

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Cavaliers' James Harden arrested in Houston for unlawful carrying of a weapon

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 6/13/2026 2:31 PM

Police say they saw a handgun on the seat of Harden's car that was in plain view and not in a holster ... Read full Story

animal

Songs prep the brains of finches yet to hatch for a hot world

by Science News | Jun 11 2026

book

The Come Apart

by BookPage | Jun 15 2026

entertainment

Celeb Plastic Surgeon Dr. John Layke Shares the Sneaky Summer Skincare Mistakes You Might Be Making

by ET Online | Jun 15 2026

finance

How to work in retirement without seeing your Social Security checks slashed

by MarketWatch.com | Jun 15 2026

football

DraftKings Super Bowl Promo Code: Get Extended $300 Seahawks-Patriots Bonus

by ESNY | Feb 08 2026

golf

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

by NY Times | Apr 15 2026

health

How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them

by Healthline.com | Jun 15 2026

lifestyle

Emma Heming pulls back the lid on emotional conversation with daughters following husband Bruce Willis' diagnosis

by Hello! Magazine | Jun 15 2026

nation

Judge revokes release for teen accused of killing stepsister on cruise

by upi.com | Jun 15 2026

opinion

Polling on Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris should alarm Californians

by New York Post | Jun 15 2026

people

Taylor Swift is staying one step ahead of AI by legally protecting her voice and image

by marca.com | Apr 28 2026

science

Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome's walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 15 2026

shopping

16 Watches Worn by the NBA Champion New York Knicks

by Gear Patrol | Jun 15 2026

wellness

13 Black Women Share How They Found the Strength to Survive—and Thrive—With Breast Cancer

by Self.com | May 29 2026

world

Hyundai Rotem unveils AI-powered anti-drone technologies at defense fair

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 16 2026

Word of the Day

gamut

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16, 2026 is:

gamut • \GAM-ut\ • noun

A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that something “runs the gamut,” we are saying that it encompasses an entire range of related things.

// The flea market offerings run the gamut with a wide array of vendors each offering something unique.

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Examples:

“... she brings a certain je ne sais quoi to the production with themes running the gamut from circuses and rodeos to mermaids and pirates.” — Heather Douglas, Coast Weekend (Astoria, Oregon), 23 Apr. 2026

Did you know?

With the song “Do-Re-Mi,” the 1965 musical film The Sound of Music (adapted from the 1958 stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein) introduced millions of non-musicians to solfège, the singing of the sol-fa syllables—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti—to teach the tones of a musical scale. Centuries earlier, however, the do in “Do-Re-Mi” was known as ut. Indeed, the first note on the scale of Guido d’Arezzo, an 11th century musician and monk who had his own way of applying syllables to musical tones, was ut. d’Arezzo also called the first line of his bass staff gamma, which meant that gamma-ut was the term for a note written on the first staff line. In time, gamma-ut underwent a shortening to gamut, and later its meaning expanded first to cover all the notes of d’Arezzo’s scale, then to cover all the notes in the range of an instrument, and, eventually, to cover an entire range of any sort.

Bulls reportedly hiring Tiago Splitter as head coach as Chicago looks for fresh start

NBA rumors: Celtics have made an offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo; Aaron Gordon drawing interest

Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations: Final ranking of 12 landing spots, from Heat to mystery teams

2026 NBA Draft Scouting: The strengths, upside and risks of the draft's four premier lead guards

What can other teams learn from the Knicks' championship? Why roster may be most anomalous in NBA history

Knicks championship run stacks up against best in history, but that's not the point

Jalen Brunson a Knicks legend with NBA title; Stunning finish to UFC Freedom 250

Top 50 NBA offseason trade candidates: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads a list filled with big names

Knicks' Jalen Brunson joins Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar among few to achieve remarkable career feat

Ranking NBA's eight recent champions by their chances to win another title

The Spurs' ahead-of-schedule season ended bitterly, but they'll be title favorites for years to come

How the NBA champion New York Knicks can run it back: Roster gets expensive, but the core can stay intact

Knicks' Jalen Brunson disproves the 'small guy' doubters as he wins Finals MVP

Knicks championship parade details: Date set as New York celebrates first NBA title since 1973

Ranking every NBA Finals: Knicks vs. Spurs was the best five-game Finals ever, so where does it rank all time?

What's next for the Spurs? Why the path to building a champion around Wemby could include trading De'Aaron Fox

NBA Finals winners and losers: Every Knicks move looks brilliant, Victor Wembanyama blows golden opportunity

Is Jalen Brunson the greatest Knicks player of all time? Making his case after ending 53-year title drought

With NBA Finals loss, Victor Wembanyama is experiencing painful lesson once learned by LeBron, Magic, Dirk

Cavaliers' James Harden arrested in Houston for unlawful carrying of a weapon

Songs prep the brains of finches yet to hatch for a hot world

The Come Apart

Celeb Plastic Surgeon Dr. John Layke Shares the Sneaky Summer Skincare Mistakes You Might Be Making

How to work in retirement without seeing your Social Security checks slashed

DraftKings Super Bowl Promo Code: Get Extended $300 Seahawks-Patriots Bonus

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Made Matters as Much as What's in Them

Emma Heming pulls back the lid on emotional conversation with daughters following husband Bruce Willis' diagnosis

Judge revokes release for teen accused of killing stepsister on cruise

Polling on Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris should alarm Californians

Taylor Swift is staying one step ahead of AI by legally protecting her voice and image

Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome's walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius

16 Watches Worn by the NBA Champion New York Knicks

13 Black Women Share How They Found the Strength to Survive—and Thrive—With Breast Cancer

Hyundai Rotem unveils AI-powered anti-drone technologies at defense fair

Word of the Day

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