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Lakers' 2020 bubble championship 'marked by an asterisk' by people around NBA, says 76ers exec Daryl Morey

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 7/30/2025 11:43 AM

The Sixers executive reflected on the Lakers' run through the COVID-19-affected postseason five years later ... Read full Story

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Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga still far apart in contract talks with no resolution in sight, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 7/30/2025 11:10 AM

The Warriors' current offer to Kuminga provides the young forward with no upside ... Read full Story

basketball

NBA's best under-the-radar offseason moves: Knicks bolster their bench, Cavs add potential missing piece, more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 7/30/2025 11:02 AM

These moves weren't the biggest headlines this summer, but they'll impact the 2025-26 season in a substantial way ... Read full Story

basketball

Lakers coach JJ Redick details what Bronny James needs to do to take game to next level

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/29/2025 2:05 PM

LeBron James' son can be a mainstay in the NBA, and his coach has a plan for him ... Read full Story

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NBA buyout candidates: Khris Middleton, Nikola Vučević among five names who could hit free agency this season

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 7/29/2025 11:07 AM

This has been the offseason of buyouts thus far ... Read full Story

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76ers' VJ Edgecombe addresses Cooper Flagg rivalry, says beef with Mavericks' No. 1 pick is 'all love'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/29/2025 10:00 AM

Edgecombe and Flagg previously had a run-in during a high school game ... Read full Story

basketball

Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg dies at 65; Guardians All-Star closer embroiled in MLB betting investigation

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 7/29/2025 8:46 AM

Plus, a Pro Bowl wide receiver and a standout lineman got paid ... Read full Story

basketball

Chris Paul explains why returning to Clippers, reuniting with James Harden was a 'no-brainer'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/28/2025 9:04 PM

The 40-year-old Paul is excited to be back with the Clippers ... Read full Story

basketball

Jayson Tatum injury update: Here's how Celtics superstar is progressing from season-ending Achilles tear

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/28/2025 3:50 PM

Boston expects its franchise player to return to the floor when 'fully healthy' ... Read full Story

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Luka Dončić commits to getting in better shape, enters first full season with Lakers

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/28/2025 1:12 PM

Luke Dončić shares about his first offseason as a member of the Lakers ... Read full Story

basketball

Who's best positioned to land LeBron James next summer? Early look at nine teams and five scenarios in play

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 7/28/2025 12:15 PM

The landscape for LeBron changes in 2026... here's what we know 11 months ahead of time ... Read full Story

basketball

NBA player Marcus Morris Sr. arrested in Florida, faces fraud charge related to alleged casino debt

By CBS Interactive Inc | Carter Bahns | 7/28/2025 11:59 AM

Morris, an NBA free agent, last played during the 2023-24 season ... Read full Story

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WATCH: Nuggets' Nikola Jokić brought to tears by horse racing victory in Serbia

By CBS Interactive Inc | Austin Nivison | 7/27/2025 6:44 PM

Jokic was thrilled to see one of his horses in the winner's circle ... Read full Story

basketball

Billy Donovan signs another Chicago Bulls multi-year contract extension, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 7/27/2025 11:49 AM

Donovan has a 195-205 record in five years in Chicago ... Read full Story

basketball

LeBron James reuniting with Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis? Lakers star has interest in Mavericks, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/26/2025 5:23 PM

James' future in Los Angeles is in question as he reportedly isn't thrilled with the team's direction ... Read full Story

basketball

Warriors' Stephen Curry says LeBron James, Chris Paul have highest basketball IQ he's seen over 17-year career

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/26/2025 4:25 PM

Curry shared some high praise for two of his rivals over the years ... Read full Story

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What should Jonathan Kuminga get in free agency? NBA execs split on offers for Warriors forward, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 7/26/2025 4:19 PM

The Warriors' standoff with Kuminga continues ... Read full Story

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WATCH: Grizzlies' Ja Morant shows why he should absolutely be dunk contest participant with acrobatic slam

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/26/2025 1:59 PM

Morant has proven once again he's perhaps the NBA's most thrilling dunker ... Read full Story

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Warriors' Stephen Curry explains why NBA players are 'underpaid' and how the league can fix it

By CBS Interactive Inc | Colin Ward-Henninger | 7/25/2025 11:00 PM

Curry expressed the desire for a change to the CBA structure ... Read full Story

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Stephen Curry recalls what happened when he tried to trash talk Kobe Bryant before a pair of free throws

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/25/2025 7:02 PM

It went exactly the way you would expect from 'the Black Mamba' when Curry tried some antics ... Read full Story

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INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

by Contemporary Art Daily | Aug 01 2025

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Kelly Rutherford Compares Her Style to 'Gossip Girl's' Lily van der Woodsen and Spills What She Took from Set

by ET Online | Aug 01 2025

exercise

If You Don’t Walk Backward Every Day, a Sports Medicine Doctor’s List of the Benefits Might Convince You To Start

by thehealthy.com | Jul 11 2025

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For-Hire Trucking Index shows fourth month of volume declines

by FreightWaves | Aug 01 2025

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The High-Quality Canned Fish You Should Always Stock Up On

by The Daily Meal | Aug 02 2025

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“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

by NY Times | Jul 25 2025

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Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

by Healthline.com | Aug 01 2025

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Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

by CNET | Aug 01 2025

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NJ Spotlight News: August 1, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Aug 01 2025

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Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

by thehealthy.com | Jul 10 2025

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Aye-ayes: The strange nocturnal lemurs with long, creepy fingers

by LIVE SCIENCE | Aug 02 2025

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Seiko’s New Tool Watch is a Leveled Up Version of An Affordable Classic

by Gear Patrol | Aug 01 2025

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French seaside town will fine “half-naked” tourists

by The Travel Magazine | Aug 02 2025

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Aerosciences museum receives funding as plane crash victim remembered

by NEWS10 ABC | Aug 01 2025

Word of the Day

palimpsest

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:

palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\ • noun

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.

// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

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Examples:

“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Did you know?

Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.

Lakers' 2020 bubble championship 'marked by an asterisk' by people around NBA, says 76ers exec Daryl Morey

Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga still far apart in contract talks with no resolution in sight, per report

NBA's best under-the-radar offseason moves: Knicks bolster their bench, Cavs add potential missing piece, more

Lakers coach JJ Redick details what Bronny James needs to do to take game to next level

NBA buyout candidates: Khris Middleton, Nikola Vučević among five names who could hit free agency this season

76ers' VJ Edgecombe addresses Cooper Flagg rivalry, says beef with Mavericks' No. 1 pick is 'all love'

Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg dies at 65; Guardians All-Star closer embroiled in MLB betting investigation

Chris Paul explains why returning to Clippers, reuniting with James Harden was a 'no-brainer'

Jayson Tatum injury update: Here's how Celtics superstar is progressing from season-ending Achilles tear

Luka Dončić commits to getting in better shape, enters first full season with Lakers

Who's best positioned to land LeBron James next summer? Early look at nine teams and five scenarios in play

NBA player Marcus Morris Sr. arrested in Florida, faces fraud charge related to alleged casino debt

WATCH: Nuggets' Nikola Jokić brought to tears by horse racing victory in Serbia

Billy Donovan signs another Chicago Bulls multi-year contract extension, per report

LeBron James reuniting with Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis? Lakers star has interest in Mavericks, per report

Warriors' Stephen Curry says LeBron James, Chris Paul have highest basketball IQ he's seen over 17-year career

What should Jonathan Kuminga get in free agency? NBA execs split on offers for Warriors forward, per report

WATCH: Grizzlies' Ja Morant shows why he should absolutely be dunk contest participant with acrobatic slam

Warriors' Stephen Curry explains why NBA players are 'underpaid' and how the league can fix it

Stephen Curry recalls what happened when he tried to trash talk Kobe Bryant before a pair of free throws

INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

NJ Spotlight News: August 1, 2025

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

Aye-ayes: The strange nocturnal lemurs with long, creepy fingers

Seiko’s New Tool Watch is a Leveled Up Version of An Affordable Classic

French seaside town will fine “half-naked” tourists

Aerosciences museum receives funding as plane crash victim remembered

Word of the Day

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2.Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

3.'This shouldn't have happened': Bishop who interrupted church choir in dressing gown apologises

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