The NBA has agreed to a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, the Associated Press reported.
The NBA has agreed to terms on a new media deal, a $76 billion, 11-year pact that will ensure player salaries continue to rise for the foreseeable future and will certainly change how some viewers watch games for years to come. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press that the networks have the term sheet and the next step is for the league’s Board of Governors to approve the deal. The pact, which sets an NBA record for both length and total value, would take effect in the 2025-26 season.
Woman swept out to sea while swimming off Japanese coast, rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away
TOKYO (AP) — A Chinese woman swimming off a Japanese coast was rescued 37 hours later after drifting more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean on a life jacket. Japan’s coast guard launched a search after receiving a call from a friend Monday night that the woman had gone missing while swimming southwest of Tokyo. A cargo ship spotted her early Wednesday and called a passing tanker for help. Two crew members from that ship jumped into the water to rescue her, and she was taken to shore by helicopter. The woman was mildly dehydrated but in good condition, and was able to walk back up after being examined at a nearby hospital.
Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 and will face Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the Copa America final.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jefferson Lerma scored in the 39th minute and Colombia, who played with one man for the entire second half, beat Uruguay 1-0 to advance to the Copa America final against Lionel Messi’s Argentina. Daniel Munoz was sent off in first-half injury time for a second yellow card, but Colombia fought on and advanced to their first final since winning their only Copa title as hosts in 2001. Colombia extended their unbeaten streak to a team-record 28 games. After the final whistle, players from both teams shoved each other on the field and some went into the stands to fight with fans.
England beat the Netherlands 2-1 with a late goal fit for a king to reach another Euro final.
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — England reached a second consecutive European Championship final with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands thanks to substitute Ollie Watkins’ winning goal in added time. Watkins replaced captain Harry Kane in a bold move by manager Gareth Southgate. Watkins turned and smashed a shot into the bottom corner with a minute of added time in the final, a late goal that jolted King Charles III out of his seat. England will face Spain in the final in Berlin on Sunday. It will be England’s first title match abroad since winning the 1966 World Cup and losing to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.
See the heat records broken around the world
As summer deepens in the Northern Hemisphere, countries around the world are setting all-time heat records. Scientists say the life-threatening heat is the result of climate change, caused by an increase in greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere. India, the Middle East and the southwestern United States are among the areas that recorded unusually high temperatures in 2024.
Baltimore bridge collapse survivor describes fight for life in NBC interview
BALTIMORE (AP) — The sole survivor of the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge said he watched in horror as co-workers, friends and relatives fell to their deaths. Julio Cervantes Suarez recounted the tragedy in an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday night. He said he fought for his life after his truck plunged into the Patapsco River. He was part of a road construction team filling a hole in the bridge on March 26 when a huge cargo ship lost power and crashed into a bridge support. Six people died in the collapse, including Cervantes Suarez’s nephew and brother-in-law.
Western Virginia cavers rescue ‘miracle’ dog found 40-50 feet down in cave
NARROWS, Va. (AP) — One lucky dog ​​is recovering at a shelter. When a group of cavers found the dog while exploring a cave in West Virginia over the weekend, it turned into a rescue mission. Dave Jackson and Jesse Rochette of Colorado-based educational cave simulator company CaveSim had two days off between programs in the region, so they visited Giant Cave with a local couple. The first member of their group found something unusual: a dog. After Rochette befriended the dog with salami, the team worked together for more than three hours to pull Rochette and the dog to the surface. The Giles County Animal Shelter said the dog did not break any bones and was up and moving by Wednesday.
Kevin Costner’s second film ‘Horizon’ cancelled
NEW YORK (AP) — The second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western blockbuster “Horizon: An American Saga,” scheduled for an August release, has been canceled after the first film underperformed in theaters. New Line Cinema said Wednesday that “Horizon: Chapter 2” will not hit theaters on Aug. 16 as planned. The studio had planned to release the two films back-to-back, an unusually quick release. But after the first film grossed a modest $23 million in its first two weeks in theaters, the distributor reversed course. For now, “Chapter 2” remains in the dark. The move is a humble admission that Costner took a big theatrical gamble on his decades-long passion project that didn’t sit well with audiences.
Man sentenced to more than four years in prison for death of original Mickey Mouse Club cast member
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with accessory to the death of Dennis Day, an original cast member of Walt Disney’s TV show “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s, entered an amended guilty plea this week and was sentenced to just over four years in prison. Daniel Barda, 41, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of manslaughter and mutilation of a corpse. Barda had been a live-in handyman at Day’s Phoenix, Oregon, home, but Day, 76, had been trying to get rid of Barda since he disappeared in mid-2018. Prosecutors said Barda caused Day’s death and then used Day’s identity to squander money.
MS-13 leader pleads guilty to eight murders, including deaths of two Long Island girls
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A leader of New York’s MS-13 gang has pleaded guilty to racketeering and firearms charges in eight murder cases, including the 2016 slashing and bludgeoning deaths of two high school girls in suburban Long Island. Alexi Saenz pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Central Islip and faces 40 to 70 years in prison. Prosecutors previously withdrew their intention to seek the death penalty in Saenz’s case. The students’ deaths focused national attention on MS-13 gang violence under the administration of President Donald Trump. Saenz’s lawyer declined to comment after the hearing.
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