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A $500,000 payday awaits the No. 1 WNBA pick as the Dallas Wings go on the clock again
NEW YORK (AP) — A $500,000 payday awaits the No. 1 WNBA pick as the Dallas Wings go on the clock again.Whoever Dallas chooses at No. 1 will see a huge salary bump her first year thanks to the new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified last month. That's nearly seven-times what last season's No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers made. The No. 2 and No. 3 picks will get $466,913 and $436,016, respectively.
Second- and third-round picks will make $270,000 — which is more than the previous maximum salary in the old CBA.
The Wings could take guard Azzi Fudd... Read More
Bucks' disappointing finish leads to an uncertain offseason regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo's future
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The postseason is starting without the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time in a decade.How soon Milwaukee gets back to the playoffs could depend on an offseason that’s shaping up to be among the most critical in franchise history due to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s uncertain future.
Has the two-time MVP played his last game in a Bucks uniform?
“I don’t know,” Antetokounmpo said Sunday after a 126-106 loss at Philadelphia that capped the Bucks’ 32-50 season. “It’s not up to me. We’ll see.”
Antetokounmpo, 31, has... Read More
Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote US islands
A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands.Super Typhoon Sinlaku is expected to make landfall Tuesday in the Northern Mariana Islands and bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain and flooding, the National Weather Service said Monday.
Guam, a U.S. territory with American military installations, also could see damaging winds beginning Monday and is under a tropical storm warning. The U.S. Coast Guard issued flood and high wind warnings over the weekend.
The tropical typhoon — the strongest on... Read More
The Latest: US military is set to begin its blockade of Iranian ports
The U.S. military announced it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, tempering U.S. President Donald Trump’s previous vow to entirely block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as early reports indicated that ships had stopped crossing the waterway.However, Trump warned on social media that any Iranian ships that come “anywhere close” to the U.S. blockade will be destroyed.
The move sets the stage for a showdown as Iran has responded with threats against ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The war, now in its seventh week,... Read More
Peru election stretches into a second day after ballot delivery failures
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Thousands of Peruvians were back at the polls on Monday for a second day of voting after failure to deliver ballots to voting centers extended Sunday’s election by a day.Electoral authorities granted the one-day extension to more than 52,000 voters in Peru’s capital, Lima. Peruvians registered to vote in Orlando, Florida, and Paterson, New Jersey, were also allowed to vote Monday for similar reasons.
Voting is mandatory for Peruvians from the ages of 18 to 70. Failure to do so comes with a fine of up to $32.
A former minister, a... Read More
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Sports
- A $500,000 payday awaits the No. 1 WNBA pick as the Dallas Wings go on the clock again
- Bucks' disappointing finish leads to an uncertain offseason regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo's future
- Rory McIlroy a Masters champion again and the chase is on for more majors
- Doc Rivers steps down as Bucks' coach after 32-50 season that snapped 9-year playoff streak