Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round split decision ... 1968 — The NBA awards expansion franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix. 1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the ...

BURGAW, N.C. (WECT) - Pender County announced that it will be celebrating its 150th anniversary with a ceremony at the Pender County Courthouse. According to a press release, the ceremony will be held on Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. and will include speeches from ...

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce believes Kevin Durant should leave the Phoenix Suns before the trade deadline and join a more dominant team in the Western Conference of the NBA. Kevin Durant, who will soon complete two years with the Suns,

As the trial is expected to start next week, new court documents show the last words an IRS agent said after being accidentally shot in Phoenix in 2023. A federal judge has rescinded an order that ...

Donations may be made in memory of Lee to Cancer Research UK. All enquiries c/o Paul Pender & Son, Independent Funeral Directors, The Shakespeare, 226 Braunstone Lane, Leicester LE3 3AS. Tel: 0116 289 6608. Passed away peacefully on 21st November 2024 ...

Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband, Tate Paul, has been living a quiet life since their 2022 split however, Hulu‘s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is dredging up a scandal that he would ...

A “compassionate” and “caring” former teacher has died. Sheila Moore was one of 21 people to be remembered in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. Ms Moore worked at the John Ellis School in Leicester for “many years” where she was a ...

A “dearly loved” man has died at the age of 97. Edmund Dennis Lodge was one of 27 people to be remembered in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. Also remembered was a “wonderful ...

A 101-year-old great-grandmother is among those in the latest funeral notices from the Leicester Mercury. Rene Jones was a resident at Amberwood Care Home in Wigston and she passed away last month. She was described by her family as a "beloved wife and ...

A series of moving words have been paid to many in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. The loving tributes speak of dearly missed family members as well as much-loved friends. This week’s collection features 33 notices from the recent days ...

An Arizona man’s trip to help wildfire victims took an unexpected turn when he received a text that stopped him in his tracks: “I found your dog.”