Author: Sarki Samson

Golden State’s star guard will miss this weekend’s showcase after battling “runner’s knee” for two weeks Stephen Curry won’t be heading to Los Angeles for the All-Star Game this weekend, and Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr didn’t sugarcoat it when he announced the news before Monday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The three-time All-Star has been dealing with patellofemoral pain syndrome colloquially known as “runner’s knee” for the past two weeks, and despite trying to play through it, the injury has basically forced the team to shut him down. This is the fourth straight game Curry is missing,…

LA traded away James Harden and Ivica Zubac despite a winning streak, claiming the looming NBA investigation changes nothing The LA Clippers are operating in a weird state of denial right now While the NBA investigates whether the team violated salary cap rules through a $28 million endorsement deal between Kawhi Leonard and a now-bankrupt California company called Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC, the Clippers are telling everyone that the investigation doesn’t affect how they do business. Except they just traded away two key rotation players in the same week, and those decisions seem to suggest that maybe everything is affecting…

Minnesota’s 138-116 victory got chippy early in the fourth when a trip turned into pushing, shoving, and threats of punches Minnesota’s Naz Reid wasn’t about to let Mouhamed Gueye’s trip go unanswered. Early in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game between the Timberwolves and Hawks, Gueye appeared to trip Reid. It wasn’t subtle. It wasn’t accidental. Reid got up immediately and got directly in Gueye’s face, ready to escalate things. What followed was a scuffle that involved players, coaches, arena staff, and somehow ended up with one guy bleeding from scratches on his neck and two players getting ejected…

Detroit’s win turned ugly when Jalen Duren’s face-push sparked 30 seconds of pure mayhem that ended with police on the court The Detroit Pistons were supposed to beat the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, and they did—110-104. But what everyone’s actually talking about is what happened with 7:24 left in the third quarter when a basketball game briefly turned into a wrestling match that somehow required police presence on the court. Four players got tossed. A coach got ejected. And basketball took a backseat to pure chaos for more than half a minute that felt like an eternity. It started…

Oklahoma City’s defending champs exposed Los Angeles in a 119-110 statement that left nothing to interpretation LeBron James doesn’t do false modesty, and he certainly wasn’t about to pretend Monday night’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was anything other than what it was: a championship team beating a team that isn’t one. The defending NBA champion Thunder rolled into Los Angeles, and despite both teams playing without their best players, Oklahoma City’s depth and championship-level consistency simply overwhelmed the Lakers’ secondary rotation. When the final horn sounded at 119-110, James wasn’t interested in making excuses or spinning narratives. He…

One bug from Shanghai adapted to chaos so well it conquered the northeast like it was nothing The Northeast has a spotted lanternfly problem that’s about to get a lot worse. These distinctive insects  identified by their spotted wings and piercing mouthparts arrived in the U.S. around 2014, probably tucked inside a shipment of stone from South Korea heading to Pennsylvania. Since then, they’ve multiplied exponentially, swarming urban regions from Boston to Providence and everywhere in between. Now scientists have figured out exactly why these pests are so impossibly hard to stop: they basically practiced conquering cities before they ever…

Despite billions in hype and valuations, generative AI ads fell flat on football’s biggest stage Super Bowl 60 was supposed to be generative AI’s moment. At least eight major advertisers brought AI to the field from OpenAI and Anthropic selling the technology directly to consumers, to vodka maker Svedka using AI to create its entire commercial. It was the Super Bowl debut for several AI giants trying to convince millions of viewers that artificial intelligence is inevitable, helpful, and ready to integrate seamlessly into everyday life. Instead, what unfolded was a messaging disaster that exposed a uncomfortable truth: after four…

january’s wild gold and silver ride left mom-and-pop dealers scrambling to survive February January felt like a fever dream for the precious metals market. Gold hit $5,300 an ounce, silver nearly touched $120, and investors were losing their minds. Then February arrived like cold water to the face. Prices stabilized, and reality set in. But while Wall Street traders celebrated normalcy, local coin shop owners were having the worst month of their lives. The reason? The same volatility that makes headlines also destroys profit margins. When prices swing wildly, inventory piles up. When refineries get overwhelmed and stop accepting materials,…

After a brutal rout last month, dip-buyers are jumping back in and the precious metal is staging a dramatic comeback The gold market finally caught its breath on Monday after what can only be described as an absolutely bonkers week. Bullion climbed above the $5,000 per ounce milestone, recovering some serious ground after getting absolutely pummeled at the end of January. Think of it like watching your favorite team down 20 points at halftime, then storming back to make things competitive again. Gold has now reclaimed roughly half of the losses it suffered during that historic crash from its all-time…

The island nation’s jet fuel crisis is grounding airlines and stranding travelers Air Canada’s sudden announcement sent shockwaves through Caribbean travel plans on Monday when the airline announced it’s pulling the plug on flights to Cuba at least temporarily. The reason? The island’s running dangerously low on jet fuel, and it’s not coming back anytime soon. The Cuban government has essentially hit the emergency brake on fuel supply, forcing airlines to make some tough calls about whether staying in the game is even worth it. Here’s where it gets messier: The Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) that dropped late Sunday…