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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic returns to lineup against Clippers in 1st game since knee injury on Dec. 29
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets finally have some beneficial news on the injury front — big man Nikola Jokic is back on the court.Jokic returned to the starting lineup Friday night in a 122-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in his first game since suffering a knee injury Dec. 29.
Jokic had 31 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals in 25 minutes, his second-shortest appearance in a game this season. He made eight of his 11 shots, two of his three 3-pointers and 13 of his 17 free throws.
The three-time NBA MVP was on a minutes... Read More
Former Stanford baseball coach Mark Marquess, who won 2 College World Series titles, dies at 78
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Mark Marquess, a National College Baseball Hall of Famer who coached Stanford to a pair of national titles over 41 years beginning in 1977, has died. He was 78.The school announced Friday that Marquess died, but provided no details on the cause.
A fixture for more than four decades in the dugout at Sunken Diamond on campus, Marquess guided the Cardinal to consecutive NCAA championships in 1987 and ’88.
Long known as “9” for his No. 9 jersey, he retired in 2017 and ranks as the fourth-winningest coach in Division I history with... Read More
Egor Demin sets NBA rookie 3-point record as Nets snap 7-game skid with 109-99 win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Egor Demin set an NBA rookie record by making a 3-pointer in his 34th straight game and finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds to help the Brooklyn Nets snap a seven-game losing streak with a 109-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.Demin, who was 6 of 12 from 3-point range, set the mark on the first basket for Brooklyn.
Cam Thomas added 21 points for the Nets, Day’ron Sharpe had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Danny Wolf added 14 points. Brooklyn outscored the Jazz 20-2 in second-chance points.
Keyonte George led Utah Br... Read More
Starbucks feels the heat as more chains compete for US coffee drinkers
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are drinking more coffee than they have in decades. But fewer of them are getting it from Starbucks.The company that revolutionized U.S. coffee culture remains America's biggest player, with nearly 17,000 U.S. stores and plans to open hundreds more. But it's facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back the customers it already lost.
Starbucks’ share of spending at all U.S. coffee shops fell in 2024 and 2025; it now stands at 48%, down from 52% in 2023, according to Technomic, a food industry consulting firm... Read More
After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market
MEXICO CITY (AP) — When a drug cartel came calling at a store selling vapes in northern Mexico, the owners knew they were powerless.The cartel abducted two employees, blindfolded them and demanded to speak with their bosses. The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to sell online outside the state.
“They don’t come asking whether you want to (give them your business) or not, they come telling you what’s about to happen,” one of the owners, now 27 and living in the United States, said on the condition of anonymity out of fear of... Read More
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