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Celtics vs. Magic odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 5 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 4/29/2025 5:59 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday's Game 5 Eastern Conference playoff first-round matchup ... Read full Story

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Warriors' Draymond Green puts on a defensive masterclass after narrowly escaping ejection

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/29/2025 3:34 AM

Golden State leads the Rockets 3-1 going back to Houston for Game 5 ... Read full Story

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Warriors' Brandin Podziemski showing Rockets, rest of NBA that sometimes the best trade is one you don't make

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/29/2025 2:04 AM

The Warriors could have traded Brandin Podziemski in a deal for Lauri Markkanen this offseason and chose not to ... Read full Story

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Cavaliers crush Heat in most lopsided series in NBA playoff history: Historic sweep by the numbers

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 4/28/2025 11:38 PM

The Cavs closed out Miami with a 55-point rout in Game 4 and outscored their opponent by 122 points in four games ... Read full Story

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WATCH: Tristan Thompson consoles Kevin Love before Cavaliers-Heat Game 4 following his father's death

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 4/28/2025 11:27 PM

The former teammates shared an emotional moment Monday night ... Read full Story

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Heat Culture is finally starting to show cracks, so what's next for Miami after getting swept by the Cavs?

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/28/2025 10:15 PM

After the Jimmy Butler trade saga and an ugly first-round playoff exit, is the NBA outgrowing Heat Culture? ... Read full Story

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Sacramento State hires Shaquille O'Neal as GM: Hall of Famer's son, Shaqir, transferred to team in offseason

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 4/28/2025 8:49 PM

O'Neal will work with first-year coach Mike Bibby in a reportedly unpaid role ... Read full Story

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Lakers' Luka Dončić was fouled, should have been awarded free throws late in Game 4 loss, NBA says

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/28/2025 7:19 PM

Dončić stepped on the foot of Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels, fell to the floor and had to call timeout ... Read full Story

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Jimmy Butler injury update: Warriors star expected to return for Game 4 against Rockets on Monday, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 4/28/2025 5:33 PM

Butler suffered a pelvic contusion early in Game 2 and hasn't played since ... Read full Story

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Damian Lillard injury update: Bucks star diagnosed with torn left Achilles tendon suffered during playoff game

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 4/28/2025 3:45 PM

Lillard only just returned from a blood clot in his leg that caused him to miss the end of the regular season ... Read full Story

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2025 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Cooper Flagg projected to go No. 1 to Jazz capping dominant season

By CBS Interactive Inc | Gary Parrish | 4/28/2025 2:32 PM

Flagg is the No. 1 NBA prospect in Gary Parrish's latest mock draft ... Read full Story

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Jimmer Fredette named USA Basketball 3x3 men's managing director: BYU legend makes big move after retirement

By CBS Interactive Inc | Robby Kalland | 4/28/2025 12:43 PM

Fredette may have retired from playing, but he'll be staying a part of USA Basketball's 3x3 efforts ... Read full Story

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Cavaliers vs. Heat odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 4/28/2025 12:14 PM

SportsLine's model simulated Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Monday's Game 4 Eastern Conference playoff first-round matchup ... Read full Story

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Warriors vs. Rockets odds, picks, predictions for NBA playoffs: Why Houston has Game 4 edge, plus Cavs prop

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/28/2025 10:27 AM

The 2025 NBA playoff slate has a pair of games on Monday night's schedule ... Read full Story

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Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo era should end with Damian Lillard's injury, and a trade can benefit all involved

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/28/2025 10:13 AM

With Dame facing a serious injury and Milwaukee facing elimination, it's time for Giannis and the Bucks to part ways ... Read full Story

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Three best NBA player props, odds on Monday, April 28: Use Stephen Curry, Bam Adebayo in NBA Playoff picks

By CBS Interactive Inc | Owen OBrien | 4/28/2025 9:49 AM

SportsLine's computer model has revealed three free NBA prop picks for Monday's games in the 2025 NBA Playoffs after evaluating the latest NBA odds ... Read full Story

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Timberwolves jump to 3-1 lead over Lakers; Shedeur Sanders to Browns; NFL Draft grades, superlatives

By CBS Interactive Inc | Zachary Pereles | 4/28/2025 8:50 AM

Elsewhere, the Bucks fear Damian Lillard tore his Achilles ... Read full Story

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Warriors vs. Rockets odds, prediction, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Richard Louis | 4/28/2025 8:28 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Monday's 2025 NBA playoff matchup ... Read full Story

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The Pistons were robbed on a non-call that Knicks star Jalen Brunson routinely gets

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/28/2025 12:57 AM

Tim Hardaway Jr.'s shot was honest, while Brunson is regularly rewarded for dishonest attempts ... Read full Story

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Damian Lillard's injury is the latest knife twist in what has been a cruel ending to his prime

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/28/2025 12:10 AM

Lillard, once the face of loyalty in the NBA, has deserved a better ending than he's gotten ... Read full Story

art

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

by Colossal | Apr 29 2025

auto

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

by carbuzz.com | Apr 29 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

entertainment

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

FFNEWS

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

football

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

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

health

Ozempic May Cause Cosmetic Side Effects Like Sagging Skin, Wrinkly Feet

by Healthline.com | Apr 29 2025

how_to

Mortgage Rates Go Down Over the Last Week: Mortgage Interest Rates for April 30, 2025

by CNET | Apr 30 2025

nation

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

by upi.com | Apr 30 2025

nutrition

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

opinion

REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

by Opinion on Fox News | Apr 30 2025

retirement

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

travel

Why you should make Florida’s Punta Gorda your next holiday destination

by The Travel Magazine | Apr 30 2025

wellness

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

by Self.com | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

Celtics vs. Magic odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 5 best bets from proven model

Warriors' Draymond Green puts on a defensive masterclass after narrowly escaping ejection

Warriors' Brandin Podziemski showing Rockets, rest of NBA that sometimes the best trade is one you don't make

Cavaliers crush Heat in most lopsided series in NBA playoff history: Historic sweep by the numbers

WATCH: Tristan Thompson consoles Kevin Love before Cavaliers-Heat Game 4 following his father's death

Heat Culture is finally starting to show cracks, so what's next for Miami after getting swept by the Cavs?

Sacramento State hires Shaquille O'Neal as GM: Hall of Famer's son, Shaqir, transferred to team in offseason

Lakers' Luka Dončić was fouled, should have been awarded free throws late in Game 4 loss, NBA says

Jimmy Butler injury update: Warriors star expected to return for Game 4 against Rockets on Monday, per report

Damian Lillard injury update: Bucks star diagnosed with torn left Achilles tendon suffered during playoff game

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Cooper Flagg projected to go No. 1 to Jazz capping dominant season

Jimmer Fredette named USA Basketball 3x3 men's managing director: BYU legend makes big move after retirement

Cavaliers vs. Heat odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

Warriors vs. Rockets odds, picks, predictions for NBA playoffs: Why Houston has Game 4 edge, plus Cavs prop

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo era should end with Damian Lillard's injury, and a trade can benefit all involved

Three best NBA player props, odds on Monday, April 28: Use Stephen Curry, Bam Adebayo in NBA Playoff picks

Timberwolves jump to 3-1 lead over Lakers; Shedeur Sanders to Browns; NFL Draft grades, superlatives

Warriors vs. Rockets odds, prediction, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

The Pistons were robbed on a non-call that Knicks star Jalen Brunson routinely gets

Damian Lillard's injury is the latest knife twist in what has been a cruel ending to his prime

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

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

Ozempic May Cause Cosmetic Side Effects Like Sagging Skin, Wrinkly Feet

Mortgage Rates Go Down Over the Last Week: Mortgage Interest Rates for April 30, 2025

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

I Ate Pineapple Every Day—Here’s What Happened

REP. MIKE KELLY, SEN. TIM SCOTT AND SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: Save the Opportunity Zones before it’s too late

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

Why you should make Florida’s Punta Gorda your next holiday destination

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.New York Zoo Feeds Baby Vulture With Hand Puppet

2.Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

3.Owner of lost $5,000 cash thought calls from police were a scam

4.Watch: Iowa museum owner's spoon collection tallied at 38,162

5.Watch: Red-tailed boa rescued from Texas tree, adopted by animal control officer

6.Speedboat Flips Midair At 200 Mph And Still Wins Race On Arizona Lake

7.Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

8.Mother horse, baby rescued from mud pit in Arizona

9.Man wins $6M lottery prize after more than 40 years of playing

10.Watch: Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island