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Basketball

Davis, Lakers agree to 5-year, $190 million maximum contract

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- All-Star big man Anthony Davis has agreed to re-sign with the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced. Davis' agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN and the Los Angeles Times that Davis reached an agreement on a five-year, $190 million maximum contract to remain with the Lakers. According to the outlets, the deal includes an early-termination option before the fifth year of the deal in 2024-25. Davis, who became a free […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 68

National

Volunteer injured by tiger at sanctuary owned by ‘Tiger King’ star

TAMPA, Fla. (UPI) -- A volunteer was seriously injured by a tiger at a Florida animal sanctuary run by Tiger King star Carole Baskin on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Big Cat Rescue wrote that a tiger named Kimba grabbed volunteer Candy Crouser's arm and "nearly tore it off at the shoulder" after she reached into an area where the tiger was being held. The sanctuary said Crouser noticed Kimba was locked in a section away from where he was […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 19

Business & Lifestyle

Southwest Airlines gives furlough warning to almost 7,000 workers

DALLAS (UPI) -- Hindered by depressed demand for air travel, Southwest Airlines on Thursday gave furlough warnings to nearly 7,000 employees after a deal to cut wages by 10% next year stalled. The warning went out to 6,800 pilots, flight attendants, and other employees and union members. If the carrier furloughs any staff, it would be the first time in Southwest's 50-year history that it's ever issued involuntary dismissals or cut salaries. Southwest gave the furlough warning to 1,200 pilots, […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 27

Football News

Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller set to play against Georgia

NASHVILLE, Tenn./ATHENS, Ga. (UPI) -- Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller is expected to travel with the Commodores and play in Saturday's game against Georgia. Fuller, the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game, is currently the only kicker listed on Vanderbilt's depth chart for this weekend's game in Athens, Ga. But the Commodores could add Ryley Guay -- last year's kicker -- to their roster before the matchup, according to The Tennessean. "We are still researching options on […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 65

National

Pelosi lights 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Christmas tree at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., was lit during a ceremony on Wednesday evening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lit the 55-foot tall, 25-foot wide Engelmann spruce from Colorado as she spoke alongside the architect of the Capitol, U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen, and members of the Colorado congressional delegation. "For over five decades Americans have come together, and especially in difficult times, to find joy and seek solace in what was called […]

todayDecember 3, 2020 23

Football News

Alabama remains atop latest College Football Playoff rankings

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The Alabama Crimson Tide again topped the College Football Playoff rankings as the top seven teams remained unchanged Tuesday night. Alabama sat atop the CFP rankings for the 20th time -- the most since the format was introduced for the 2014 season -- after a dominant win over Auburn on Saturday. Notre Dame (No. 2), Clemson (No. 3) and Ohio State (No. 4) also occupied the same spots as last week. Ohio State remained at No. […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 99

Basketball

Two Warriors players test positive for COVID-19

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers announced Tuesday that two players on the team tested positive for COVID-19. Myers said the start of the Warriors' training camp will be delayed by one day because of the positive tests. Practices are allowed to begin Sunday, but the Warriors will now begin camp Monday. "As players have entered back into our market, two players have tested positive after they've reentered," Myers told reporters Tuesday. "I don't think […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 67

Business & Lifestyle

Salesforce acquires work chat app Slack for $27B

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Cloud computing company Salesforce acquired workplace chat app Slack in an agreement announced by the two companies Tuesday. Salesforce agreed to pay $27.7 billion for Slack, with Slack shareholders receiving $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share. The valuation was based on the closing price of Salesforce's common stock on Monday. Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce, praised Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield for building "one of […]

todayDecember 2, 2020 28

Decision 2020

GSA releasing funds for Biden transition team

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Money from the U.S. government for President-elect Joe Biden's transition team will be released from the General Service Administration, administrator Emily Murphy said Monday. Biden's team is now entitled to $7.3 million of resources and services available for a presidential transition Murphy said in a letter released by multiple news sources. Biden still projected winner Biden was declared the winner of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election with 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump's 232 votes. […]

todayNovember 23, 2020 53

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