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The daily news and notes around the WNBA have actionable value when applied to fantasy women’s basketball. From lineup changes to hot streaks to injury news, check this page regularly for updates from ESPN’s fantasy analysts Eric Moody and André Snellings. It’s never too late to sign up for your own ESPN league. Create or join a league, and play for free today!Resources: Rankings | Scoring leaders | Added/dropped | ESPN Fantasy appJuly 10: Weekend preview and streaming picksEric Moody: Saturday’s matchup between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx brings together two contenders who have taken very different paths…

Baby Rose is currently playing arenas as an opening act for British pop phenomenon Olivia Dean, but a few days before starting that run, she still had one last thing to take care of. “I’m popping out for BadBadNotGood — they’re having a show on a boat,” she says when she logs onto Zoom from her L.A. home. The Toronto jazz band backed her on 2024’s sleepy yet soulfully crushing “One Last Dance,” and she was returning the favor. “The first day we met, I’m like, ‘Let me just throw them for a loop, let’s do a country song.’ I…

African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Ekiti State, has said it will not challenge the outcome of the 20 June governorship election at the Election Petition Tribunal. The party instead opted for ”constructive engagement” and grassroots repositioning ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the expanded State Executive Council (SEC), held in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, and presided over by the party’s state chairman, Bamidele Ekunola. According to the communiqué signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Olugboyega Aribisogan, ADC said that litigation would not serve the greater interests of its…

Several people have been killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, weeks after the killing of the state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku. Local media organisations, including Idoma Television, reported that the attacks began on Saturday when suspected herders invaded Akpachi village in Ugboju community, killing two residents and injuring several others. The attackers reportedly struck again in the early hours of Sunday, invading Otukpo-Nobi, where at least eight more people were killed, according to the local media outlet. The casualty…

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DECAN) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to promote accurate defence reporting, combat fake news, misinformation and disinformation, and enhance public confidence in Nigeria’s security institutions. The renewed partnership was sealed during separate courtesy visits by the DECAN leadership, led by its President, Chief Odita Sunday, to the Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Civil Society Liaison to the National Security Adviser, Dr. Chido Onumah, and the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, in…

By Gabriel Ewepu Nigeria’s solid minerals exports have sustained uptrend rising to N354 billion in 2025, up by 2018 percent from N117.29 billion recorded in 2023. The figure for nine months 2024 was N199.6 billion with full year estimated to be over N266 billion. Similarly, revenue generated for the Federation Account climbed to over N70 billion, representing a 337.5 per cent increase from N16 billion recorded in 2023 Disclosing the performance at the maiden Annual Lecture of the Faculty of Physical and Earth Sciences, University of Lagos, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF),…

Journalists often use the term “shoe-leather reporting” to refer to the on-the-ground legwork that goes into covering certain stories. As the tech industry’s focus has shifted from screen-based realities to the physical world of colossal AI datacentres and social media harms, comfortable footwear has become more essential to a tech reporter’s job.Earlier this week, we published the Guardian’s latest investigation into the datacentres and energy infrastructures that underpin AI – revealing that an £8.2bn AI complex in rural Scotland has misrepresented its plans to be powered entirely by on-site renewables. “Our reporting is showing that you can’t simply wave a…

Hillsborough survivor Ian Byrne MP, who has led the parliamentary campaign for the law, told the BBC: “I’m absolutely delighted, and above all relieved, that we have finally secured the Hillsborough Law.”This is a lasting legacy for the 97, for the survivors, the bereaved families, and for every person who has suffered at the hands of the state and been denied truth and justice.”Sources close to the discussions said Andy Burnham, the likely next prime minister and a long-standing supporter of the Hillsborough families and survivors, helped persuade ministers to allow the bill to proceed without the changes campaigners had…

The police have confirmed the killing of notorious bandit, Kachalla Sani Yellow, one of the most notorious armed group leaders operating in Zamfara State, but said they did not participate in the operation that led to his death. The state command’s spokesperson, Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, saying the police could only verify Mr Yellow’s death and not the circumstances surrounding the operation. “We have confirmed the killing, but it’s not our operation that conducted the operation,” Mr Abubakar said in a telephone interview. He said the outlaw was killed on Saturday in Anka Local…

Jul 12, 2026, 11:30 AM ETThe final day of the 2026 MLB draft is underway, after the Chicago White Sox opened Day by taking UCLA’s Roch Cholowsky with the first overall pick.With the second pick, the Tampa Bay Rays selected another shortstop in Texas prep Grady Emerson and the Minnesota Twins followed that with Georgia Tech star Vahn Lackey. The San Francisco Giants grabbed right-hander Jackson Flora with the fourth pick, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rounded out the top five with outfielder Derek Curiel.What will the rounds that follow bring? And who will be the biggest steals — and stretches…