Sacramento meets Oklahoma City in 4-game losing streak | NBA

Sacramento Kings (22-40, 13th in Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (19-41, 14th in Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento looks to end its four-game losing streak with a win over Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 13-25 against their Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City is seventh in the Western Conference … Read more

Utah orders removal of Russian liquor from state stores | national politics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor on Saturday signed an executive order requiring the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to immediately remove all Russian-made and branded products from its shelves. Governor Spencer Cox’s move was in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and mirrors moves by governors of other states. “Russia’s reckless assault … Read more

West unleashes SWIFT bans, more scathing penalties against Russia | national politics

By ZEKE MILLER, RAF CASERT, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and KEN SWEET – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and European nations on Saturday agreed to impose their most potentially crippling fines yet on Russia over its relentless invasion of Ukraine, targeting central bank reserves that prop up Russia’s economy and some Russian banks separate … Read more

BenFred: Mizzous Drinkwitz Takes Calculated Risk Chasing Arizona State’s QB Daniels And It’s Easy To See Why | Ben Frederickson

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Eli Drinkwitz says he can’t speak about Jayden Daniels. Two days into Mizzou’s spring football camp, the player who’s garnering the most attention — with all due respect to five-star freshman wide receiver Luther Burden — is Arizona State transfer quarterback. Tigers third-year coach Drinkwitz, who can be quite garrulous when he … Read more

White House: US, EU and UK pledge to remove ‘select’ Russian banks from SWIFT, impose restrictions on Central Bank of Russia | national politics

WASHINGTON (AP) – White House: US, EU and UK pledge to remove “select” Russian banks from SWIFT, impose restrictions on the Central Bank of Russia. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, transcribed or redistributed without permission. Keep up to date with the latest local and national … Read more

upwind? MLB, union close gap in draft reinvention, yearn for momentum in 11th hour of negotiations | St. Louis Cardinals

JUPITER, Fla. — As time narrows before Monday’s stated date to ensure a full regular season, the longest day of discussions at the Jupiter Summit between Major League Baseball and its players’ union ended with momentum toward an agreement about a major change in the draft. After four days in Florida with either incremental or … Read more

War via TikTok: Russia’s new propaganda machine tool | national politics

By DAVID KLEPPER – Associated Press The Russian TikTok video has it all: a cat, puppies and a throbbing background beat. It’s cute, worth seeing, and hardly seems the stuff of government propaganda. In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with fake accounts spreading disinformation about its takeover of Crimea. Eight years later, experts say Russia … Read more