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DeWanna Bonner returned to the Phoenix Mercury during the 2025 season, and she played a role in their playoff run. She averaged 10.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and an assist in her 24 games with the Mercury ...

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The killing of a mother-of-three by an ICE agent in Minneapolis after she dropped her son off at school has prompted outrage, with protests spreading across the U.S. As the country wrestles with the ...

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson warms up before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)(AP/Bruce Kluckhohn) ...

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Notes, quotes and statistics from New Mexico’s 23-17 double-overtime win over San Diego State on Friday: It’s done and over now, one of the great wins in program history, one of the finer afternoons ...