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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Suns vs. Celtics, Flames vs. Red Wings and more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Scott Erskine | 3/16/2026 3:31 PM

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Monday from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model and top CBS Sports experts ... Read full Story

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Warriors' Stephen Curry wants to return this season, reiterates he's 'working to get back'

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 3/16/2026 2:20 PM

Curry hasn't played since Jan. 30 due to runner's knee ... Read full Story

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Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets instantly for Lakers-Rockets, Spurs-Clippers basketball

By CBS Interactive Inc | Owen OBrien | 3/16/2026 10:51 AM

DraftKings offers $200 in bonus bets instantly with a $5 bet for NBA betting on Monday ... Read full Story

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NBA expansion efforts reportedly set for major step forward as league eyes teams in Las Vegas, Seattle

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 3/16/2026 9:54 AM

To move forward, 23 of the 30 team governors must vote in favor next week of adding two new expansion teams ... Read full Story

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Lakers benefited from incorrect foul call in final seconds of regulation in comeback over Nuggets, NBA says

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 3/15/2026 6:19 PM

Austin Reaves shouldn't have gone to the free-throw line with 9.2 seconds remaining ... Read full Story

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Trail Blazers vs. 76ers, college basketball and more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Scott Erskine | 3/15/2026 1:44 PM

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Sunday from the SportsLine Inside the Lines team's model and top CBS Sports experts ... Read full Story

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Thunder vs. Timberwolves odds, prediction, time: 2026 NBA picks for Sunday, March 15 from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Ross Kelly | 3/15/2026 11:45 AM

SportsLine's model reveals its Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves predictions and Sunday NBA picks ... Read full Story

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Why Lakers' Luka Dončić's OT game-winner vs. Nuggets could be one of the most important shots of the season

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 3/15/2026 1:12 AM

Dončić's step-back gave the Lakers a thrilling win and an important advantage over the Nuggets ... Read full Story

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Spurs' Victor Wembanyama ready to 'press the gas' for stretch run: 'I want to win the MVP and DPOY'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 3/14/2026 8:42 PM

The Spurs star has lofty individual goals for the rest of the season ... Read full Story

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Nets vs. 76ers odds, prediction, spread, time: 2026 NBA picks for Saturday, March 14 from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Andy Bryan | 3/14/2026 11:54 AM

SportsLine's model reveals its Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets predictions and Saturday NBA picks ... Read full Story

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Houston-Arizona, Virginia-Duke, NBA and much more

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Holliman | 3/14/2026 11:45 AM

Find best bets and props for Saturday's biggest games from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts ... Read full Story

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NBA odds, picks, best bets for Friday, March 13, from proven model: This 3-leg parlay returns over +600

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 3/13/2026 5:01 PM

After 10,000 simulations, SportsLine's model reveals its top NBA picks today ... Read full Story

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Heat's Bam Adebayo on criticism of his 83-point game: 'If you are mad, I don't care'

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 3/13/2026 4:11 PM

Adebayo said people should direct their ire at Wizards coach Brian Keefe ... Read full Story

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: College basketball conference tournaments, NBA and more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Gene Menez | 3/13/2026 3:31 PM

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

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NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Friday, March 13, include Jabari Smith

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 3/13/2026 1:38 PM

SportsLine's Mike McClure, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for Friday, March 13 ... Read full Story

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Celtics' Jaylen Brown calls out NBA for rewarding 'foul baiting': 'Maybe I need to flop a little bit more'

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 3/13/2026 1:16 PM

Brown lamented that players are rewarded for accentuating contact ... Read full Story

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NBA Power Rankings: No. 5 Lakers, No. 15 Rockets going different directions, Thunder back at No. 1

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 3/13/2026 9:48 AM

Meanwhile, the Celtics look like the East's most dangerous team -- even after back-to-back losses ... Read full Story

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SGA breaks Wilt's 63-year-old scoring record; Kyler Murray signs with Vikings; latest Bracketology update

By CBS Interactive Inc | Carter Bahns | 3/13/2026 9:00 AM

Plus first-round results and takeaways from The Players Championship ... Read full Story

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks scoring record Wilt Chamberlain held for 63 years

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 3/13/2026 1:25 AM

Sixteen months in the making, SGA has rocketed to the top of the NBA record books for most consecutive 20+ point games ... Read full Story

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra fires back at criticism of Bam Adebayo's 83-point night: 'I apologize to no one'

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 3/12/2026 8:33 PM

If Spoelstra had it to do over again, he wouldn't change a thing ... Read full Story

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Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas

by Science News | Mar 18 2026

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Ranking LeBron James's 10 most unbreakable records: All-NBA selections, playoff points and more

by CBS Interactive Inc | Mar 19 2026

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‘Miracle worker’ plastic surgeon transforms grandma to look decades younger: ‘So natural’

by NY Post | Mar 19 2026

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FedEx Freight’s outlook lowered again

by FreightWaves | Mar 19 2026

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Super Micro co-founder engaged in backdoor scheme to divert Nvidia chips to China, U.S. government says

by MarketWatch.com | Mar 19 2026

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Reinstated Subnautica 2 Dev Says Krafton's Release Date Announcement Was Potentially "Damaging"

by GameSpot | Mar 19 2026

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New Resistance Training Guidelines Say Consistency Is Key for Stronger Results

by Healthline.com | Mar 19 2026

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This is The One of the Oura Ring 4 Feature That Completely Transformed My Sleep Quality

by CNET | Mar 19 2026

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New bait and tackle shop coming to Port Jefferson – in the old McDonald’s

by greaterlongisland.com | Mar 19 2026

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Mexican teen dies in federal immigration detention center

by upi.com | Mar 19 2026

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Message in a bottle floats from Canada to Scotland in 2 years

by United Press International, Inc. | Mar 19 2026

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‘It girl’ RESA designer Suzanne Marchese wants $1.99M for the Venice Beach home where she launched her brand

by NY Post | Mar 19 2026

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Did Ferrari Just Escalate One of the Car World’s Hottest Product Debates?

by Gear Patrol | Mar 19 2026

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Europe’s top off-the-beaten-track hikes

by Wanderlust | Mar 18 2026

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Northampton Town Board approves environmental moratorium

by NEWS10 ABC | Mar 20 2026

Word of the Day

eureka

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 20, 2026 is:

eureka • \yoo-REE-kuh\ • adjective

As an interjection, eureka is used to express excitement when a discovery has been made. When used as an adjective, eureka describes something (typically a moment) that is characterized by a usually sudden triumphant discovery. 

// After years of trying to piece together a concrete business idea, I had a eureka moment and everything made sense.  

See the entry > 

Examples:

“Back in 2020, Trautmann and fellow college student Max Steitz were lamenting the unrelenting loss of Louisiana wetlands, while sharing a bottle of wine. It was a eureka moment, as Trautmann and Steitz realized that by crushing wine bottles and other disposable glass into sand, they could relieve pressure on landfills and simultaneously help fend off coastal erosion.” — Doug MacCash, nola.com (New Orleans, Louisiana), 5 Dec. 2025 

Did you know?

When people exclaim “Eureka!” they are harking back to a legendary event in the life of the Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes. While wrestling with the problem of how to determine the purity of gold, he had the sudden realization that the buoyancy of an object placed in water is equal in magnitude to the weight of the water the object displaces. According to one popular version of the legend, he made his discovery at a public bathhouse, whereupon he leapt out of his bath, exclaiming in Greek “Heurēka! Heurēka!” (“I have found it!”), and ran home naked through the streets. The absence of a contemporary source for this anecdote has done nothing to diminish its popularity over the centuries. The English word eureka, which of course hails from heurēka, has also retained its popularity; its use as an interjection dates to the early 17th century, and it gained a brand-new use in the early 20th century as an adjective describing moments of discovery or epiphany.

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Suns vs. Celtics, Flames vs. Red Wings and more

Warriors' Stephen Curry wants to return this season, reiterates he's 'working to get back'

Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets instantly for Lakers-Rockets, Spurs-Clippers basketball

NBA expansion efforts reportedly set for major step forward as league eyes teams in Las Vegas, Seattle

Lakers benefited from incorrect foul call in final seconds of regulation in comeback over Nuggets, NBA says

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Trail Blazers vs. 76ers, college basketball and more

Thunder vs. Timberwolves odds, prediction, time: 2026 NBA picks for Sunday, March 15 from proven model

Why Lakers' Luka Dončić's OT game-winner vs. Nuggets could be one of the most important shots of the season

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama ready to 'press the gas' for stretch run: 'I want to win the MVP and DPOY'

Nets vs. 76ers odds, prediction, spread, time: 2026 NBA picks for Saturday, March 14 from proven model

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Houston-Arizona, Virginia-Duke, NBA and much more

NBA odds, picks, best bets for Friday, March 13, from proven model: This 3-leg parlay returns over +600

Heat's Bam Adebayo on criticism of his 83-point game: 'If you are mad, I don't care'

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: College basketball conference tournaments, NBA and more

NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Friday, March 13, include Jabari Smith

Celtics' Jaylen Brown calls out NBA for rewarding 'foul baiting': 'Maybe I need to flop a little bit more'

NBA Power Rankings: No. 5 Lakers, No. 15 Rockets going different directions, Thunder back at No. 1

SGA breaks Wilt's 63-year-old scoring record; Kyler Murray signs with Vikings; latest Bracketology update

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks scoring record Wilt Chamberlain held for 63 years

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra fires back at criticism of Bam Adebayo's 83-point night: 'I apologize to no one'

Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas

Ranking LeBron James's 10 most unbreakable records: All-NBA selections, playoff points and more

‘Miracle worker’ plastic surgeon transforms grandma to look decades younger: ‘So natural’

FedEx Freight’s outlook lowered again

Super Micro co-founder engaged in backdoor scheme to divert Nvidia chips to China, U.S. government says

Reinstated Subnautica 2 Dev Says Krafton's Release Date Announcement Was Potentially "Damaging"

New Resistance Training Guidelines Say Consistency Is Key for Stronger Results

This is The One of the Oura Ring 4 Feature That Completely Transformed My Sleep Quality

New bait and tackle shop coming to Port Jefferson – in the old McDonald’s

Mexican teen dies in federal immigration detention center

Message in a bottle floats from Canada to Scotland in 2 years

‘It girl’ RESA designer Suzanne Marchese wants $1.99M for the Venice Beach home where she launched her brand

Did Ferrari Just Escalate One of the Car World’s Hottest Product Debates?

Europe’s top off-the-beaten-track hikes

Northampton Town Board approves environmental moratorium

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Message in a bottle floats from Canada to Scotland in 2 years

2.Delaware woman visits Maryland, wins $100,000 lottery prize

3.Watch: Pakistani man performs 66 thumb pushups in one minute

4.Watch: Live possum snuggles stuffed toys at Australian airport store

5.21 Cringey Things Celebrities Did At The Beginning Of The Pandemic That Are Weird To Look Back On Now

6.Watch: Lost cat reunited with Maryland family after 5 years

7.S.C. woman buys four lottery tickets, wins four times

8.Deer trapped on rocks on Maine shore for hours

9.Watch: More than 1,050 people form human shamrock in Dublin, Ohio

10.Watch: Bear emerges behind TV reporter during live broadcast