Jalen Brunson, #11 of the New York Knicks, drives to the basket during the game against the Indiana Pacers in Round 2, Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 6, 2024.Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty ImagesNew York Knicks fans who get Altice USA’s Optimum cable service will once again be able to see their favorite National Basketball Association team play live games.MSG Networks has reached a deal with the fourth-largest U.S. cable provider to bring back the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York…
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They crossed the 49th parallel, from Manitoba into North Dakota — and drove through day and night — across eight states and more than 3,000 kilometers, according to the Canadian odometer on their Nissan Murano.Two canceled flights meant they were desperate. So they piled into a car, stopping only for gas. And, despite a two-hour detour through Milwaukee, off a middle-of-the-night wrong turn, they made it to Boston in 30 hours.They were five among the thousands of Canadians who lined up outside TD Garden hours before the start of the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off final between Canada and the United States.“We’re here for…
A stock market in search of direction could very well get one next week. Investors are about to react to two potentially major market-moving events in the week ahead. Nvidia is set to come out with its first earnings report since China’s DeepSeek in January rattled the outlook for artificial intelligence companies. And last month’s personal consumption expenditure price data — the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation — will help decide the short-term path of monetary policy. The two combined could shake up a market in need of direction. Despite the volatility to start 2025 caused by a barrage…
When I was young, if someone had told me that I would grow up to run my own business and become a millionaire in my 30s, I wouldn’t have believed them. I was raised by an extremely frugal single mom, and being rich was never the kind of success that I thought was possible. I also didn’t have a mentor when it came to my finances.That’s why it was so important to me to start my personal finance site, Parent Portfolio. I want to help others feel confident about money, whether it’s paying off debt or retiring early.Looking back, these are…
President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago. Officials who have served with Caine described him Saturday as measured and apolitical.Trump said Friday night that Caine was his pick as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, making the announcement in the same social media post in which he fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., who had held that job for 16 months after a career as a history-making…
NEW ORLEANS — The College Football Playoff debuted in 2014 with ESPN asking a simple question: Who’s in?Since then, there have been countless hours spent and words spilt pondering the possibilities before, during and even after the season. Speculating about which teams will make the Playoff can be a bit much in mid-September, but those debates have become an integral part of college football. The subjectivity baked into the process of determining a national champion, a longstanding tradition in the sport, is both maddening and alluring.There is a reason why the CFP selection committee releases a month’s worth of essentially…
A man went on a stabbing rampage in a small city in France on Saturday, killing one person and injuring several more in what President Emmanuel Macron called “an Islamist terrorist attack.”“It was a terrorist attack, there’s no doubt — an Islamist terrorist attack,” he said, adding that the government was determined “to root out terrorism in our country.” The police said they were investigating the stabbing as a terrorist attack. The man targeted a market in Mulhouse, a city about 70 miles south of Strasbourg, near France’s borders with Germany and Switzerland.As he began his attack, the 37-year-old was…
Running a business often has three components: the good, the bad and the ugly.The good happens when your company is thriving. The bad tends to occur behind the scenes, like budgeting for a high cost of advertising or spending long nights going over payroll. The ugly can range from 100-plus-hour workweeks to betting your life savings on your startup — and struggling to get it off the ground.CNBC Make It spoke with a group of highly successful entrepreneurs about how they recovered from major career setbacks. Here are some of their top tips for weathering unexpected hardships:’Be comfortable’ trusting your…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.The FDA plans to rehire around 300 people in total, according to four sources with secondhand knowledge of the…
There were 22 players representing 15 different HBCU schools on NFL rosters when training camp closed last season. However, none of those players heard their name called at the 2024 NFL Draft. Could the 2025 HBCU NFL Draft class break through?The HBCU’s annual NFL Draft combine took place earlier this week in New Orleans, showcasing some of the league’s top talent for the fourth straight year. Here’s a look at some of the top performers from this year’s event, which concludes with Saturday’s HBCU Legacy Bowl (4 p.m. ET, NFL Network):GO DEEPER2025 NFL Draft Big Board: Who are the top…
