2:24 AM ETDave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer CloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.The Los Angeles Lakers went into Friday with the third-best 3-point percentage in the NBA and were hot from the outside once…Continue Reading
Navigation for News Categories The threatened Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will keep operating through to the end of December 2024, in a new deal just announced to the New Zealand stock exchange. Photo: Graham Dainty 2012 Mining conglomerate Rio Tinto announced last year it was closing Tiwai due to high energy and transmission costs. Meridian…Continue Reading
Good morning, early birds. The partner of a Brisbane hotel cleaner infected with the UK variant of COVID-19 has tested positive, and Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment against Donald Trump following last week’s Capitol Hill siege. It’s the news you need to know, with Chris Woods.(Image: AAP/Darren England) POSITIVE RESULTS ARE A NEGATIVE…Continue Reading
President Donald Trump’s efforts to block or overturn the election results have failed at every turn. His lawsuits are being dismissed by incredulous judges; his personal campaign to short-circuit the Electoral College is going nowhere fast. The list of Republican senators who have implicitly urged Trump to accept his loss is only growing: Pennsylvania’s Pat…Continue Reading
Francine Kiefer on how one beat informs another Loading the player… The first thing that struck me about Francine Kiefer was her intensity. She was the Monitor’s congressional correspondent at the time, and I remember thinking I’d never seen anyone get so excited about their beat. She happily gushed about the staff at the press…Continue Reading
Navigation for News Categories Two big power companies are going to investigate the feasibility of producing green hydrogen in the South Island after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes. (File image). Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Meridian Energy, which supplies the smelter, will do the six-month, $2 million study with Contact Energy. Meridian chief executive…Continue Reading
The event that will end Fortnite Season 4 is only a week away. Fortnite has confirmed that Galactus will arrive on the island on December 1, likely bringing destruction with him. Anyone who regularly follows Fortnite news knows that this event is set to be the biggest in history. The files containing the Nexus War…Continue Reading
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana and Ohio State have played each other 92 times, and never once have been of them been ranked in the top-10 in the country. That all changes on Saturday in Columbus when No. 3 Ohio State takes on the No. 9-ranked Hoosiers in a huge Big Ten East showdown.Oddsmakers don’t think…Continue Reading
In the years since launch, Nintendo Switch has hosted games from across the genres, including an array of old-school point and click adventure games — a genre which flourished on PCs in the old days and one which Nintendo’s hybrid console offers a convenient way to play. The system’s touchscreen makes it an ideal match…Continue Reading
Here we are at the end of another week, which this time brought us a seriously hot take on Nintendo’s business practices, a Super Mario Bros. 35 bombshell, and the announcement of an iconic rerelease for Fire Emblem. With the weekend now upon us, though, it’s time to discuss our weekend gaming plans. Members of…Continue Reading
Competitive Fortnite fans know Arten ‘Ballatw’ Esa as one of the most accredited analysts in the esport. Over the course of Fortnite’s history, Balla has been the most recognizable voice on official Fortnite broadcasts. He also hosts VoD reviews of professional players on his Twitch and YouTube channels. We sat down with BallaTW ahead of…Continue Reading
