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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

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Knicks' Jose Alvarado was built for this NBA Finals moment: 'He is New York'

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 6/13/2026 12:23 PM

The Knicks' hometown hero is standing tall on the game's biggest stage ... Read full Story

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NBA Finals 2026 Game 5 odds, prediction, time: Knicks vs. Spurs picks by expert on 145-106 run

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 6/13/2026 11:51 AM

SportsLine's Mike Barner reveals his New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs Game 5 NBA playoff picks for Saturday ... Read full Story

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Knicks vs. Spurs Game 5 predictions, odds: Expert picks as New York tries to clinch title

By CBS Interactive Inc | John Gonzalez | 6/13/2026 11:47 AM

Can the Spurs send the series back to Madison Square Garden? Or will the Knicks celebrate their first title in 53 years? ... Read full Story

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NBA player prop picks, odds: Three best 2026 NBA Finals prop bets for Knicks vs. Spurs, Game 5

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brandt Sutton | 6/13/2026 10:03 AM

SportsLine's computer model has revealed top NBA props picks and NBA predictions for Game 5 of the NBA Finals ... Read full Story

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Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: USMNT World Cup opener, MLB and more

By CBS Interactive Inc | Josh Nagel | 6/12/2026 5:39 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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Spurs' Victor Wembanyama unbothered by Knicks fans throwing eggs at him after Game 4 loss

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 6/12/2026 4:11 PM

Videos circulated of the Spurs star being pelted with eggs outside the team hotel ... Read full Story

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Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors: What a Bucks-Heat deal could look like; Celtics, Timberwolves looming?

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jasmyn Wimbish | 6/12/2026 12:47 PM

Milwaukee would prefer to settle the future of Antetokounmpo before the NBA Draft ... Read full Story

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Jalen Brunson or OG Anunoby for NBA Finals MVP? Making the current case for both Knicks stars

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 6/12/2026 10:25 AM

The odds say Brunson is the favorite, but does the evidence back that up? ... Read full Story

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Ford Custom Garage Builds A Super Duty For The Extremely Patriotic

by carbuzz.com | Jun 17 2026

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The Shippers

by BookPage | Jun 17 2026

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Why teachers need a seat at the table on school safety

by CT Mirror | Jun 18 2026

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

by ET Online | Jun 15 2026

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Lethal injection: Inside the cosmetic filler complication that killed Estée Lauder VP

by NY Post | Jun 17 2026

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Rumble gets 22,000 Nvidia chips, but the video company’s CEO insists this isn’t a fad-like pivot

by MarketWatch.com | Jun 17 2026

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

by NY Times | Apr 15 2026

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Experts Reveal How to Prep Your Home Tech for a Hurricane

by CNET | Jun 17 2026

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Meet '50s and '60s star Jayne Mansfield's five children — including very famous daughter who's eclipsed her Hollywood fame

by Hello! Magazine | Jun 18 2026

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Marcello Hernandez Confesses to Rosalía at Madison Square Garden: ‘I Committed a Crime for This Lady’

by Billboard | Jun 18 2026

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Senate committee advances bill to repeal Assad-era sanctions on Syria

by upi.com | Jun 18 2026

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Sherrill-backed nuclear power expansion makes gain in Legislature

by NJ Spotlight | Jun 17 2026

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She Lost 60 Pounds on the Mayo Clinic Diet—Here’s How It Worked

by thehealthy.com | Apr 30 2026

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Trump defends war deal in marathon presser, using semantics on why Iran is getting $300 billion

by Opinion on Fox News | Jun 18 2026

science

'This was a pioneering achievement': Stone Age people put up posts to observe the solstices near Stonehenge long before the stones of sacred site were placed

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 17 2026

Word of the Day

acquiesce

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 18, 2026 is:

acquiesce • \ak-wee-ESS\ • verb

To acquiesce to something is to accept it, agree with it, or allow it to happen by staying silent or by not arguing. Acquiesce is somewhat formal, and is often used with in or to.

// Eventually, the professor acquiesced to the students’ request to have the seminar’s final class be a potluck lunch.

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Examples:

“It may be just the right time for a chicken burger to become a significant stop on the American burger’s continual evolution—but whether beef-clinging purists will acquiesce to a poultry spin, or cry fowl, remains to be seen.” — Talib Visram, Slate, 6 Apr. 2026

Did you know?

If you’re looking to give your speech a gentle, formal flair, don’t give acquiesce the silent treatment. Essentially meaning “to comply quietly,” acquiesce has as its ultimate source the Latin verb quiēscere, “to be quiet.” (Quiet itself is also a close relation.) Quiēscere can also mean “to repose,” “to fall asleep,” or “to rest,” and when acquiesce arrived in English via French in the early 1600s, it did so with two senses: the familiar “to agree or comply” and the now-obsolete “to rest satisfied.” Herman Melville employed the former in Moby-Dick, when Ahab orders the “confounded” crew to change the Pequod’s course after a storm damages the compasses: “Meanwhile, whatever were his own secret thoughts, Starbuck said nothing, but quietly he issued all requisite orders; while Stubb and Flask—who in some small degree seemed then to be sharing his feelings—likewise unmurmuringly acquiesced.”

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

Knicks' Jose Alvarado was built for this NBA Finals moment: 'He is New York'

NBA Finals 2026 Game 5 odds, prediction, time: Knicks vs. Spurs picks by expert on 145-106 run

Knicks vs. Spurs Game 5 predictions, odds: Expert picks as New York tries to clinch title

NBA player prop picks, odds: Three best 2026 NBA Finals prop bets for Knicks vs. Spurs, Game 5

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: USMNT World Cup opener, MLB and more

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama unbothered by Knicks fans throwing eggs at him after Game 4 loss

Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors: What a Bucks-Heat deal could look like; Celtics, Timberwolves looming?

Jalen Brunson or OG Anunoby for NBA Finals MVP? Making the current case for both Knicks stars

Ford Custom Garage Builds A Super Duty For The Extremely Patriotic

The Shippers

Why teachers need a seat at the table on school safety

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

Lethal injection: Inside the cosmetic filler complication that killed Estée Lauder VP

Rumble gets 22,000 Nvidia chips, but the video company’s CEO insists this isn’t a fad-like pivot

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

Experts Reveal How to Prep Your Home Tech for a Hurricane

Meet '50s and '60s star Jayne Mansfield's five children — including very famous daughter who's eclipsed her Hollywood fame

Marcello Hernandez Confesses to Rosalía at Madison Square Garden: ‘I Committed a Crime for This Lady’

Senate committee advances bill to repeal Assad-era sanctions on Syria

Sherrill-backed nuclear power expansion makes gain in Legislature

She Lost 60 Pounds on the Mayo Clinic Diet—Here’s How It Worked

Trump defends war deal in marathon presser, using semantics on why Iran is getting $300 billion

'This was a pioneering achievement': Stone Age people put up posts to observe the solstices near Stonehenge long before the stones of sacred site were placed

Word of the Day

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