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Tim BontempsSep 10, 2025, 05:36 PM ETCloseTim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.NEW YORK — It will be up to the NBA to prove wrongdoing during its investigation of potential salary cap circumvention by the LA Clippers, owner Steve Ballmer and star Kawhi Leonard, league commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday.”The burden is on the league if we’re going to discipline…

A stunning fossil find has revealed two baby pterosaurs that were struck down mid-flight in a “catastrophic” tropical storm 150 million years ago.Researchers carried out an animal post-mortem (necropsy) on two Jurassic pterosaur skeletons from Germany and concluded that violent winds likely drove the flying reptiles into a lagoon, where they drowned under the stormy waves.Pterosaurs, informally called “pterodactyls,” ruled the skies during the age of dinosaurs. The fossilized skeletons documented in the new study belonged to the first pterosaur species ever discovered, Pterodactylus antiquus, which spawned the pterodactyl nickname. You may like The newborns are two of the smallest…

The James Suite Hotel Firenze 1564 The James Suite Hotel Firenze 1564 is located a 10-minute walk from the Duomo in the Sant’Ambrigio neighborhood, known for its lively food market.Accommodations retain original architectural elements and offer a mix of antique and bespoke modern furnishings, artwork, and decor.Oversized bathrooms are fitted with richly colored mosaic tiles, freestanding soaking tubs, double vanities, Dyson hairdryers, and Ortigia bath amenities. The hotel’s 1564 Lounge Bar is a romantic spot for creative cocktails that’s open to non-guests.In good weather, The James also opens its pleasant rooftop terrace with 360-degree views of the Florence skyline. It’s easy…

Daniela RelphSenior royal correspondentReutersPrince Harry waving after attending a charity engagement in west London before his meeting with the KingPrince Harry has met his father King Charles at Clarence House in London on Wednesday for their first face to face meeting since February 2024.The clues have been scattered all over place in recent months.In his BBC interview in May, there was a distinct shift in tone from the prince.After the years of raw, emotional media appearances, the Netflix documentary series, the searing criticism of the royal family in his memoir Spare, this was a different Prince Harry in front of…

Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers, seen here pressured by DeMarcus Lawrence #0 of the Seattle Seahawks, injured his toe and left shoulder on Sunday. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers quarterback situation for their upcoming Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints may not be Purdy. Their starting quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a left shoulder and toe injuries during the 49ers 17-13 Week 1 win over the Seattle Seahawks. The 49ers have not specified what exatly happened to these body parts. But on Monday, their head coach Kyle Shanahan did indicate the…

The relay satellites, which the SDA calls the transport layer, are also equipped with Ka-band and laser communication terminals for higher bandwidth connectivity. “What the transport layer does is it extends beyond the line of sight,” Sandhoo said. “Now, you’re able to talk not only to within couple of miles with your Link 16 radios, (but) we can use space to, let’s say, go from Hawaii out to Guam using those tactical radios, using a space layer.” The Space Development Agency’s “Tranche 1” architecture includes 154 operational satellites, 126 for data relay and 28 for missile tracking. With this illustration,…

A congressional hearing on Tuesday titled “How the Corruption of Science Has Impacted Public Perception and Policies Regarding Vaccines” largely consisted of a debate over an unpublished study comparing chronic illnesses in children who received vaccines with those who didn’t.The study was lead-authored by Marcus Zervos of Henry Ford Health, completed in 2020, and never submitted for publication, according to testimony during the hearing. Senator Ron Johnson, the chair of the subcommittee for the hearing, and the witness Aaron Siri, a lawyer who has represented RFK Jr and the anti-vaccination non-profit Informed Consent Action Network, both claimed the study was…

Matthew Dowd, a MSNBC political analyst, has been fired following statements he made on the network in the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an MSNBC source has confirmed. Kirk died Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University after being shot by an assassin’s bullet. When discussing the shooting on air, MSNBC correspondent Katy Tur asked a question about “the environment in which a shooting like this happens.” In Dowd’s response, he stated, “He’s been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The first vaccine to protect endangered koalas from chlamydia has officially been approved in Australia. The vaccine was developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast’s (UniSC) veterinary medicine division in eastern Australia and is another step towards ensuring the survival of the marsupial. The team spent over a decade developing the vaccine to protect the animals from the disease, which can cause urinary tract infections, blindness, infertility, and in some cases, death. “UniSC knew a single-dose vaccine–without the need for a booster–was the answer to…

It’s easy to forget what a game-changer El Fenn was when it opened two decades ago on the edge of the medina with just six jewel-toned bedrooms, plumes of bougainvillea and a rooftop that felt like a fabulous house party. It stitched itself into the fabric of the Red City and redefined its aesthetic with color-clashing walls and lounges of thickly woven Berber and velvet fabrics, Moorish keyhole archways, and orange trees.Like the best hotels, it has moved—and expanded—with the times. Co-owner Vanessa Branson, founder of the Marrakech Biennale and a certified Marocophile, has gradually bought up the crumbling neighboring…