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Kim Smith Howard died October 14 peacefully in her sleep at home in New Vernon. She was a few weeks shy of her 99th birthday. Kim was born in Wilkes Barre PA November 10, 1926, to Seward Marcus Smith ...

A No. 5 national ranking in a recruiting cycle, where the Blue Devils currently sit with their 2026 efforts, is actually a bit subpar for Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff. After ...

To date, Jabari Smith Jr. hasn't quite lived up to his hype, based purely on draft positioning. Smith fell to the Rockets third overall but was expected to be the top overall pick in his draft class, ...

The Houston Rockets, playing the second night of a back-to-back and without their top two centers in Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams, knew it would be tough to come away with their 16th win of the ...

Paul VI Catholic High School (Va.) senior guard Jordan Smith Jr., a former teammate to two current Duke basketball sophomores in reserve guard Darren Harris and starting center Patrick Ngongba II, has ...

A Sly Stone doc from the funk artist's son Sylvester Stewart Jr., as well as Leslie Small, is in the works from Winter State ...

Harry Connick Jr. remembers when Rob Reiner had him record the music for 'When Harry Met Sally' in a heartfelt personal tribute to the late director ...

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A top Duke prospect and one of the best players in the 2026 recruiting class will be in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night as No. 4 Duke hosts No. 15 Florida in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Jordan ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes had a very eventful Wednesday as signing day arrived, officially inking most of their commitments. However, they did suffer a couple of decommitments, and the departure of ...

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