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From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Victor Wembanyama turned in the biggest game of his career Wednesday night, piling up 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs survived a late Dallas rally and won 112-111 at Frost Bank Center. The deciding…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State Valkyries fans turned out by the thousands along the city waterfront on Wednesday, cheering the newest champions of the WNBA during a two-hour victory parade down The Embarcadero. The route ran from the Ferry Building near Mission Street south…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds have a new pitching coach, and manager Terry Francona went back to his Cleveland roots to find him. The club announced Wednesday that it hired Joe Torres, who has been the No. 2 pitching coach for the Guardians since…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — Down two quarterbacks, the Baltimore Ravens are closing in on a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran passer Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be wrapped up over the weekend. Neither club has announced the move, and the terms have…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luka Doncic made sure arena security noticed a courtside spectator who hurled the ball at a referee Wednesday night, and the man was escorted out of Golden 1 Center as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to beat Sacramento 116-103. The incident…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND, Ohio — The hottest team in the Eastern Conference heads to Cleveland on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers, 8-1 and atop the East, take on the 4-4 Cavaliers in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It is the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — With its new manager in place, the Seattle Mariners now have to build the staff around him. The club formally introduced Jason Kanzler on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, and team leaders say roughly half of the major league coaching jobs are still…
From the HERE City National DeskCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Miami will head to Notre Dame this weekend without its most productive receiver. Malachi Toney hurt his ankle during practice Wednesday and is expected to have surgery for a high ankle sprain. There is hope inside the program that the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers receiver who has spent months on the team's reserve/left squad list, has asked to be reinstated and intends to report to the club's training facility on Friday afternoon, a step that will force the club…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said in a statement released by his club on Wednesday that he is living through the hardest days of his life, two days after his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel ended in…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons practiced with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday for the first time since his knee injury last December, starting the 21-day window the team has to activate the star edge rusher. Parsons, who has been on the physically unable…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
OpenAI closed on $11 billion of new funding, the first piece of a round that values the artificial-intelligence company at $1.25 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter, as investors grow more selective about the prices they will pay for AI developers. The initial close covers a little more than…
From Merger Monday
A joint venture of PGIM, Stiles Corp. and Hensler Development refinanced Peabody Union, a new mixed-use tower in downtown Nashville, Tenn., with a $310 million bridge loan from Blackstone’s real-estate debt business. Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the loan, which has a three-year term and two one-year extension options. A…
Politics
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved a long-term tax arrangement for the planned Omni New Orleans, clearing one of the last local hurdles for the $625 million convention headquarters hotel. Instead of a regular property tax bill, the Dallas-based developers will make yearly payments…
Politics
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to roll forward a combined 4.039 mills on property tax bills, a revenue step Mayor Helena Moreno’s team says should bring in $23,270,000 and soften a lingering fiscal crunch that has shadowed budget hearings since September. City budget…
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