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Asian shares mostly gain while oil prices keep rising
TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets that were open for trading mostly rose Monday, as investors continued to closely watch the war in Iran, soaring oil prices and what President Donald Trump might say next.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 1.1% to 53,692.42 in morning trading. South Korea's Kospi gained 1.5% to 5,460.24. Trading was closed in Australia for Easter, and in Hong Kong and Shanghai for a traditional Chinese holiday.
The Tuesday deadline Trump has given for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz is looming. Some analyst fear the war may escalate after that. Over... Read More
Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, after American forces rescued a wounded aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines.A defiant Iran struck infrastructure targets in neighboring Gulf Arab countries and threatened to restrict another heavily used waterway, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the Arabian Peninsula.
Trump on social media vowed to hit Iran’s power plants and bridges and said the... Read More
Cooper Flagg scores 45 points and Mavs beat LeBron James and injury-depleted Lakers 134-128
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored 45 points and the Dallas Mavericks ended their longest home losing streak in 32 years at 14 games with a 134-128 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.LeBron James had 30 points and 15 assists for the playoff-bound Lakers, who led for just 13 seconds in the opening minutes of their first game since injuries sidelined Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for the rest of the regular season.
Doncic, the NBA scoring leader, has a left hamstring strain, and Reaves, LA's No. 2 scorer, is out with a left oblique strain. Both... Read More
Lauren Coughlin wins the Aramco Championship by 5 shots at Shadow Creek
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — After coming oh so close to winning at Shadow Creek last year, Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship.She rolled to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field for her first win in two years.
Coughlin shot an even-par 72 for a 7-under total, earning the 33-year-old from Virginia $600,000. She won her third LPGA Tour title and first in the United States, after winning in Canada and Scotland in 2024.
“I think it just means more because after 2024... Read More
WNBA free agency set to open Monday, with a fast-track window for offers
PHOENIX (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday.Teams will have two days to send qualifying offers to players who they have reserved rights for. Teams will also have a chance to offer a franchise tag to one player who is eligible to be cored.
Then, starting Wednesday, teams can begin meeting with unrestricted free agents, with the ability to offer them contracts starting Saturday.
More than 80% of the league’s players are free agents this year, as players had signed deals that expired at... Read More
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- Cooper Flagg scores 45 points and Mavs beat LeBron James and injury-depleted Lakers 134-128
- Lauren Coughlin wins the Aramco Championship by 5 shots at Shadow Creek
- WNBA free agency set to open Monday, with a fast-track window for offers


