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Heat still confident, Nuggets remain focused as NBA Finals reach Game 4 06/08/2023 04:53pm • MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having. At this Texas homecoming for Griner in WNBA star's 1st game there since Russian release 06/07/2023 11:53pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner had a Texas homecoming, in private and on the court with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA star's home state six months after her release from a Russian prison. The only thing really missing was a victory. Even before the first of consecutive games against the Colts keep Rodgers out of practice as NFL investigates gambling allegations 06/07/2023 06:47pm • Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. did not practice with his teammates Wednesday. It's also unclear when — or if — he'll return. Two days after team officials acknowledged they were aware of an NFL investigation into gambling allegations about a player, Rodgers was held out. Neith Joey Wiemer's 10th-inning single lifts Brewers over Orioles 4-3 06/07/2023 05:46pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Wiemer hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. Wiemer’s hit came off Austin Voth (1-2). It scored pinch-runner Andruw Monasterio, who was the automatic runner. “Joey’s a com Utah district's Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans 06/07/2023 05:44pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah's Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district's decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in the wake of a GOP-backed “sensitive materialsâ For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support 06/07/2023 10:42am • Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted Republican in recent elections, and is expected to again in 2024. But Southern Baptists are weighing their options in the GOP presidential primary field — some already lining up be Germany under-17 national team racially abused on way to winning European title 06/07/2023 08:12am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Players on the Germany under-17 national team faced racist abuse on social media on their way to winning the European Championship, a team official said Wednesday. General manager Joti Chatzialexiou said racist comments on social media made for “unpleasant circumstances PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud 06/06/2023 07:30pm • The PGA Tour abruptly dropped its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf venture on Tuesday and instead announced a stunning merger that creates a global operation featuring the world’s top players backed by the Saudis' massive wealth. As part of the deal merging the PGA Tour and European Colts confirm NFL investigating player for possible gambling 06/05/2023 10:28pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts said Monday they are aware the NFL has opened a gambling investigation into one of the team’s players but would not discuss any additional details. The confirmation came shortly after reports of a possible infraction of the league's gambling policies fi Counteroffensive? Probing defenses? A look at the fighting in Ukraine 06/05/2023 04:47pm • While Kyiv is keeping silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could be getting underway. A video, released over the weekend by Ukraine, shows several of its soldiers in full combat gear raisin Education reform efforts include a focus on college and career readiness standards. Here’s how each school district proposes to do it 06/05/2023 02:34pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Maryland State Department of Education released an interim report last month to assess what hundreds of thousands of state students did Kentucky pauses incentives for battery maker whose federal loan was nixed after claims of China ties 06/05/2023 01:26pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kentucky officials say they won't start paying out $21 million in economic incentives for a proposed electric vehicle battery facility until the company further explains why the U.S. Department of Energy abruptly rejected a $200 million loan for the project after some congr Too much information? Jason Isbell believes opening your life to fans builds a stronger bond 06/05/2023 11:30am • NEW YORK (AP) — If Jason Isbell is keeping many more secrets, it's hard to imagine what they might be. The singer-songwriter and his wife, fellow musician Amanda Shires, open their lives for public consumption in a manner unusual even to artists who mine their own world for material. Through inter Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive 06/04/2023 09:43pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's Defense Ministry announced early Monday its forces had thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it's unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The ministry, in a rare early morning video, said its forces pushed How to Prep for Law School Over the Summer 06/04/2023 08:00pm • If you've been admitted to law school, congratulations! You survived the admissions process, made your seat deposit and you lit a beautiful Memorial Day bonfire of your LSAT prep books. Now what? The first year of law school is as important as it is intimidating. One thing that eases this gauntlet i