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Damian Lillard injury: Bucks star feared to have torn Achilles in Game 4 vs. Pacers, per report

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 4/27/2025 10:57 PM

Lillard was chasing a rebound when he suddenly collapsed and immediately reached for his lower left leg ... Read full Story

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Lakers' strengths can't mask their glaring weaknesses as potential playoff elimination to Timberwolves looms

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/27/2025 9:18 PM

JJ Redick felt like he had no choice other than to play the same five players for the entire second half ... Read full Story

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LeBron James explains why he thinks crucial late call involving Anthony Edwards shouldn't have been overturned

By CBS Interactive Inc | Colin Ward-Henninger | 4/27/2025 9:11 PM

James invoked an old basketball adage to support his disagreement ... Read full Story

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Dick Barnett dies at 88: Knicks legend won two championships, made Basketball Hall of Fame

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/27/2025 7:12 PM

Barnett won two championship with the Knicks ... Read full Story

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Knicks vs. Pistons: Refs admit they missed crucial foul call on Tim Hardaway Jr.'s shot at end of Game 4

By CBS Interactive Inc | James Herbert | 4/27/2025 5:10 PM

At the end of the game in Detroit, the Knicks' Josh Hart got away with a foul ... Read full Story

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Grizzlies' Ja Morant says he had Thunder 'figured out' and Memphis would've tied series if he didn't get hurt

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/27/2025 4:37 PM

Ja Morant spoke to reporters Sunday after the Grizzlies were swept by OKC in the first round ... Read full Story

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Three best NBA player props, odds on Sunday, April 27: Use LeBron James, Damian Lillard in NBA Playoff picks

By CBS Interactive Inc | Owen OBrien | 4/27/2025 1:39 PM

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

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

By CBS Interactive Inc | Daniel Kohn | 4/27/2025 10:02 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Sunday's Game 4 Eastern Conference playoff first-round matchup ... Read full Story

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Celtics vs. Magic odds, prediction, time: Free 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Richard Louis | 4/27/2025 9:35 AM

SportsLine's model simulated the Boston vs. Orlando 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks and best bets for Sunday's Game 4 matchup in the 2025 NBA playoffs ... Read full Story

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NBA playoff odds, picks: Can Lakers count on Luka Dončić? Plus plays for Knicks, Celtics, Pacers Sunday

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/27/2025 9:30 AM

Four games are coming on Sunday ... Read full Story

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

By CBS Interactive Inc | Richard Louis | 4/27/2025 9:29 AM

SportsLine's model simulated Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Sunday's 2025 NBA playoff matchup ... Read full Story

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Stephen Curry plays superhero, with help from unsung heroes, as shorthanded Warriors take 2-1 lead vs. Rockets

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin | 4/27/2025 1:50 AM

Golden State held off Houston without Jimmy Butler for a gritty Game 3 win ... Read full Story

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How the Nuggets almost blew Game 4 against the Clippers, and how Aaron Gordon saved them at the end

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/26/2025 11:00 PM

Gordon might have salvaged Denver's playoff hopes on Saturday ... Read full Story

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WATCH: Aaron Gordon dunks home incredible last-second buzzer-beater to stun Clippers in Game 4 win

By CBS Interactive Inc | Jack Maloney | 4/26/2025 9:50 PM

Gordon's dunk beat the red light by a split-second ... Read full Story

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The Thunder just showed the Grizzlies how far from contention they really are, and how badly change is needed

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/26/2025 7:54 PM

The Grizzlies aren't in the same class as the Thunder, so how do they get there? ... Read full Story

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Nuggets-Clippers fight: Six technical fouls given for skirmish after Christian Braun fouls James Harden

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/26/2025 7:44 PM

Nobody was ejected for the confrontation ... Read full Story

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Lakers could change starting lineup for Game 4 vs. Timberwolves, but 'still believe' in Jaxson Hayes

By CBS Interactive Inc | Sam Quinn | 4/26/2025 2:18 PM

Hayes has struggled to stay on the floor against Minnesota ... Read full Story

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Thunder vs. Grizzlies odds, prediction, time: Free 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Ross Kelly | 4/26/2025 1:31 PM

SportsLine's model simulated the Oklahoma City vs. Memphis 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks and best bets for Saturday's Game 4 matchup in the 2025 NBA playoffs ... Read full Story

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Knicks vs. Pistons odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets by proven model

By CBS Interactive Inc | Blake Von Hagen | 4/26/2025 1:22 PM

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs on Sunday ... Read full Story

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Three best NBA player props, odds on Saturday, April 26: Use Kris Dunn, Alperen Sengun in NBA Playoff bets

By CBS Interactive Inc | Blake Von Hagen | 4/26/2025 12:46 PM

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

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How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 30 2025

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13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

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Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

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Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

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

by CNET | Apr 30 2025

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Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

by Reader's Digest | Apr 25 2025

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Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

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Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

by Billboard | Apr 29 2025

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Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 30 2025

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

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

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Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

by marca.com | Apr 30 2025

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What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

by LIVE SCIENCE | Apr 30 2025

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A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

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Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

by Yahoo Sports | Apr 30 2025

technology

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 30 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.

Damian Lillard injury: Bucks star feared to have torn Achilles in Game 4 vs. Pacers, per report

Lakers' strengths can't mask their glaring weaknesses as potential playoff elimination to Timberwolves looms

LeBron James explains why he thinks crucial late call involving Anthony Edwards shouldn't have been overturned

Dick Barnett dies at 88: Knicks legend won two championships, made Basketball Hall of Fame

Knicks vs. Pistons: Refs admit they missed crucial foul call on Tim Hardaway Jr.'s shot at end of Game 4

Grizzlies' Ja Morant says he had Thunder 'figured out' and Memphis would've tied series if he didn't get hurt

Three best NBA player props, odds on Sunday, April 27: Use LeBron James, Damian Lillard in NBA Playoff picks

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

Celtics vs. Magic odds, prediction, time: Free 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

NBA playoff odds, picks: Can Lakers count on Luka Dončić? Plus plays for Knicks, Celtics, Pacers Sunday

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

Stephen Curry plays superhero, with help from unsung heroes, as shorthanded Warriors take 2-1 lead vs. Rockets

How the Nuggets almost blew Game 4 against the Clippers, and how Aaron Gordon saved them at the end

WATCH: Aaron Gordon dunks home incredible last-second buzzer-beater to stun Clippers in Game 4 win

The Thunder just showed the Grizzlies how far from contention they really are, and how badly change is needed

Nuggets-Clippers fight: Six technical fouls given for skirmish after Christian Braun fouls James Harden

Lakers could change starting lineup for Game 4 vs. Timberwolves, but 'still believe' in Jaxson Hayes

Thunder vs. Grizzlies odds, prediction, time: Free 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets from proven model

Knicks vs. Pistons odds, score prediction, time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 4 best bets by proven model

Three best NBA player props, odds on Saturday, April 26: Use Kris Dunn, Alperen Sengun in NBA Playoff bets

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

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

Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

Ole Obermann & Rachel Newman Named Apple Music Co-Heads

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

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

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, reacts with glee to the news that another tight end will get paid more than the Chiefs'

What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

Costacurta aims dig at French media over Donnarumma

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

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