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Cooper Flagg under 'a lot of pressure' Mavericks teammate says after NBA summer league showings

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/21/2025 8:48 AM

Naji Marshall gives an honest review of the rookie's two starts in summer league ... Read full Story

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NBA summer league grades for every lottery pick: Cooper Flagg earns 'A-,' rest of the rookie class shines

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 7/20/2025 1:40 PM

Flagg only appeared in two games at the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League ... Read full Story

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Tigers-Rangers, NBA Summer League and more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Scott Erskine | 7/20/2025 11:31 AM

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Sunday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts ... Read full Story

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Marcus Smart agrees to contract buyout with Wizards, join Lakers on two-year deal, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cody Nagel | 7/19/2025 5:35 PM

Smart aims to bolster the Lakerrs' backcourt and playoff hopes ... Read full Story

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Warriors' Draymond Green appears to question Mavericks shutting down Cooper Flagg for summer league

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/19/2025 1:21 PM

The Warriors veteran dropped the mic on 'load management' this week ... Read full Story

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NBA free agency rumors: Knicks, Kings linked to Ben Simmons as injury concerns mount

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/19/2025 10:29 AM

The former No. 1 overall pick has been limited due to injury since leaving the 76ers after the 2021 season ... Read full Story

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Cam Thomas jabs Nets GM, lashes out at 'consensus ball hog' opinion in social media barrage

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/19/2025 9:02 AM

Brooklyn's free agent guard does not appreciate what's being said about his game ... Read full Story

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Derik Queen injury: Pelicans' first-rounder has surgery for torn wrist ligament, to be re-evaluated in October

By CBS Interactive Inc | Cameron Salerno | 7/18/2025 3:50 PM

The Pelicans traded up for the big man out of Maryland in the 2025 NBA Draft ... Read full Story

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Five worst NBA offseason moves: Bucks ditch Dame, Suns bounce Beal, Blazers take very expensive Holiday

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 7/18/2025 3:41 PM

Meanwhile, the Pelicans make the list twice with a pair of head-scratching moves ... Read full Story

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76ers' VJ Edgecombe likes team's odds of making 2026 NBA Finals as he sets goals for rookie season

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/18/2025 2:13 PM

With the Celtics and Pacers both dealing with key injuries, the Eastern Conference is wide open ... Read full Story

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Redrafting the 2025 NBA Draft: Derik Queen moves into top 10, Liam McNeeley makes big jump after summer league

By CBS Interactive Inc | Kyle Boone | 7/18/2025 12:21 PM

With summer league winding down, here's our way-too-early assessment of the 2025 draft class ... Read full Story

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Damian Lillard's return to Trail Blazers puts Scoot Henderson squarely on the clock in Portland

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 7/18/2025 11:31 AM

Henderson was once tabbed as Lillard's successor, but now it's the other way around ... Read full Story

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Live updates from The Open; Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Weekend; Damian Lillard returns to Blazers

By CBS Interactive Inc | Austin Nivison | 7/18/2025 10:00 AM

Plus, T.J. Watt signs a massive extension to remain with Steelers ... Read full Story

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Damian Lillard's return to Portland is a great story, but also a questionable basketball move

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 7/17/2025 11:41 PM

Lillard's age and contract duration pose potential issues ... Read full Story

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How Damian Lillard just won the offseason by returning to the Trail Blazers

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 7/17/2025 10:06 PM

Lillard is going back to Portland on a contract that made the reunion a no-brainer ... Read full Story

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Damian Lillard returning to Trail Blazers: Nine-time All-Star reuniting with Portland on $42M deal, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 7/17/2025 6:17 PM

Lillard spent the first 11 years of his career with the Blazers before being traded to the Bucks ... Read full Story

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Nets' Egor Dëmin has been more Klay Thompson than Shaun Livingston at summer league

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 7/17/2025 5:55 PM

Dëmin has looked like a sharpshooter (and played a different role than expected) in Las Vegas ... Read full Story

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Blazers' Yang Hansen was eating fried chicken when drafted at No. 16, said going early 'was a big shock'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Shanna McCarriston | 7/17/2025 4:20 PM

Yang, a versatile big man, has impressed with his play during summer league ... Read full Story

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Kevin Durant rejected trade to Timberwolves, but here's what Suns reportedly could have received in return

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Crawford | 7/17/2025 3:39 PM

Durant ultimately landed with the Rockets in a historic seven-team deal ... Read full Story

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Argonauts-Alouettes, NBA Summer League and more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Scott Erskine | 7/17/2025 3:31 PM

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Thursday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts ... Read full Story

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Sony-Honda Is Now Building Pre-Production Units Of The Afeela EV

by carbuzz.com | Aug 02 2025

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Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

by CT Mirror | 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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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

by NY Times | Jul 25 2025

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10 Scary Facts Behind the World’s Most Adorable Animals

by Reader's Digest | Jul 29 2025

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Pita Bowl opens its second Long Island spot with a third on the way

by greaterlongisland.com | Aug 01 2025

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Universal Music and Spotify Share Price Declines Highlight a Bad Week for Music Stocks

by Billboard | Aug 01 2025

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Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

by Sky News | Aug 01 2025

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Trump says he hasn’t been asked to pardon Maxwell, Santos, likely won’t pardon Diddy

by The Hill | Aug 02 2025

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Radiant’s Exterior Takes Shape at 24-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens

by New York YIMBY | Aug 02 2025

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Retirees face staggering 6-figure health care bill when leaving the workforce

by Fox News | Jul 30 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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Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

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Rich Bronze Age grave from Iran hints ancient woman’s power status

by Interesting Engineering | Aug 02 2025

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7 Best Shoes for Hip Pain of 2025

by Self.com | 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.

Cooper Flagg under 'a lot of pressure' Mavericks teammate says after NBA summer league showings

NBA summer league grades for every lottery pick: Cooper Flagg earns 'A-,' rest of the rookie class shines

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Tigers-Rangers, NBA Summer League and more

Marcus Smart agrees to contract buyout with Wizards, join Lakers on two-year deal, per report

Warriors' Draymond Green appears to question Mavericks shutting down Cooper Flagg for summer league

NBA free agency rumors: Knicks, Kings linked to Ben Simmons as injury concerns mount

Cam Thomas jabs Nets GM, lashes out at 'consensus ball hog' opinion in social media barrage

Derik Queen injury: Pelicans' first-rounder has surgery for torn wrist ligament, to be re-evaluated in October

Five worst NBA offseason moves: Bucks ditch Dame, Suns bounce Beal, Blazers take very expensive Holiday

76ers' VJ Edgecombe likes team's odds of making 2026 NBA Finals as he sets goals for rookie season

Redrafting the 2025 NBA Draft: Derik Queen moves into top 10, Liam McNeeley makes big jump after summer league

Damian Lillard's return to Trail Blazers puts Scoot Henderson squarely on the clock in Portland

Live updates from The Open; Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Weekend; Damian Lillard returns to Blazers

Damian Lillard's return to Portland is a great story, but also a questionable basketball move

How Damian Lillard just won the offseason by returning to the Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard returning to Trail Blazers: Nine-time All-Star reuniting with Portland on $42M deal, per report

Nets' Egor Dëmin has been more Klay Thompson than Shaun Livingston at summer league

Blazers' Yang Hansen was eating fried chicken when drafted at No. 16, said going early 'was a big shock'

Kevin Durant rejected trade to Timberwolves, but here's what Suns reportedly could have received in return

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Argonauts-Alouettes, NBA Summer League and more

Sony-Honda Is Now Building Pre-Production Units Of The Afeela EV

Judge sends English Station cleanup dispute back to DEEP

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

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

10 Scary Facts Behind the World’s Most Adorable Animals

Pita Bowl opens its second Long Island spot with a third on the way

Universal Music and Spotify Share Price Declines Highlight a Bad Week for Music Stocks

Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

Trump says he hasn’t been asked to pardon Maxwell, Santos, likely won’t pardon Diddy

Radiant’s Exterior Takes Shape at 24-01 Queens Plaza North in Long Island City, Queens

Retirees face staggering 6-figure health care bill when leaving the workforce

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

Pelé's life in pictures

Rich Bronze Age grave from Iran hints ancient woman’s power status

7 Best Shoes for Hip Pain of 2025

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Wild Pennsylvania Highway Spill Leads To Commuters' Wurst Nightmare

2.Thousands of hot dogs spill across busy highway

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

4.Watch: Newborn squirrel rescued after falling out of tree

5.Watch: Paddleboarding pooches break three world records

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8.Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

9.South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching

10.Wayward sea lion found wandering in California road