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Knicks are the East favorites on the court, too
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the Eastern Conference in the sportsbooks and they sure look like it on the court. The first team to win three straight postseason games by at least 25 points is looking more and more like the one that could make New York's first NBA Finals appearance in the 2000s. With laughably lopsided scoring margins that resemble UConn women's basketball more than the NBA, the Knicks have gone from trailing in the first round to a quick lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in the East semifinals, with Game 2 at Madison ...
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Redistricting battle tipping to GOP
For almost a year now, America's two parties have been engaged in a mass congressional redistricting battle royale. The fun kicked off in Texas last July, when Gov. Greg Abbott, following President Donald Trump's urging, first pushed the Texas Legislature to redistrict the Lone Star State's congressional maps in a pro-Republican direction. Missouri and North Carolina soon followed, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom to get in on the action: Golden State voters approved the use of a new map at the ballot box last November. On April 21, Virginia voters narrowly approved a new ...
Ballroom work in D.C. has the look of taxpayer abuse
Some years ago, I was president of an organization called the Association of Opinion Journalists. Every year we would run a convention in a different city and end it with a celebration in the hotel's ballroom space. Our speaker on that closing night was usually some well-known political opinionator. Members often talked about inviting the president to give that address, as had happened before. In 1947, Harry Truman spoke to the group (formerly called the National Conference of Editorial Writers), as did Lyndon Johnson in 1966. Other prominent government officials included Vice ...
Cavs-Pistons quickly regroup for 2nd round
Detroit's Cade Cunningham and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell didn't have much time to revel in reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals after surviving grueling first-round matchups. The Central Division rivals must quickly prepare for their series, which starts Tuesday night in ...