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Alexa PhilippouFeb 7, 2026, 07:40 PM ETCloseCovers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati EnquirerMultiple AuthorsThe WNBA’s latest collective bargaining agreement proposal from Friday included some concessions on housing and facility standards, but it did not include a significant update on the league’s proposed revenue sharing system, sources told ESPN on Saturday.As part of the housing concessions, players on their applicable minimum salary and those with zero years of service would be…

The big game is one of the few instances now in the US where most people gather around the TV to watch the live event together. While the teams playing in Super Bowl 2026 are the true stars of the show (and Bad Bunny, of course), your TV is a pretty important part of the puzzle of putting together an excellent Super Bowl party. Maybe you’ve been thinking about replacing an aging set, or you’re itching for a full refresh of your home theater setup — either way, you’ll want to try to get a good deal on a new…

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be “addictive,” calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and push notifications, as well as its recommendation engine. In preliminary findings from an investigation that sought to determine TikTok’s compliance with the European Union’s far-reaching Digital Services Act, the Commission said the short video platform did not “adequately assess” how its design decisions could harm the well-being of its users, particularly minors and vulnerable adults. The EU’s executive arm said the company disregarded “important indicators of compulsive use of the app” like the time users spend…

Ligue 1 McDonald’s, Matchday 21, 07/01/2026Despite being reduced to 10 men in the 60th minute, RC Lens secured their 16th victory of the season to regain the lead in Ligue 1, with Odsonne Édouard, Ruben Aguilar and Allan Saint-Maximin responding to Esteban Lepaul’s early opener for Stade Rennais (3-1).AdvertisementThe matchStuck in a series of negative results, including a 3-0 defeat at Olympique de Marseille in the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France, and shaken by turbulent internal turmoil, Rennes hoped to take advantage of their trip to Lens to restore calm within their ranks. But at the Stade…

You should buy a dehumidifier. It will almost certainly improve your home environment. Pulling moisture from the air helps banish condensation and mold, making it cheaper and easier to regulate the temperature in your house or apartment. There’s a reason the chatter about dehumidifiers has grown so loud and sales are soaring; it’s because they work.Whether you’ve seen a persuasive Reddit thread, a life hack on TikTok, or an expert guide to the best dehumidifiers, the hype is real. I live in Scotland, where it’s dark and damp for months every year. We even have a word for the weather:…

Actor Austin Butler attends the 16th Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2025.Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty ImagesWith an affordability crisis taking hold, financial stability is in fashion. Whether it’s wearing a quarter-zip sweater or the latest “401(k) mullet” hairstyle, young men, especially, are leaning into styles that give an air of monetary responsibility.”Men not only found a voice but are finding their place through these trends,” said Thomaï Serdari, professor of marketing and director of the fashion and luxury program at New York University’s Stern School of Business.Clothing, hairstyles,…

When it comes to winter fashion, Kendall Jenner has the season’s style on lock: a suite of solid outerwear, fine knit sweaters, louche pants, the perfect (obviously, by The Row) loafer. Stepping out to go shopping in Los Angeles, Jenner updated her classic trench and jeans formula with a little twist.The model, who was shopping at Galerie Half on Melrose Boulevard and browsing their collection of vintage and mid-century antiques, opted for a largely tried and true ’fit. Once again, a look dominated by The Row: a beige cotton trench over the brand’s white straight-leg Burty jeans, the black Lilou…

After about a decade in the making, new voice assistants from Amazon and Google are finally here, and while a lot has changed in the time since they were first released, the new boss, so to speak, feels the same as the old boss—a little hard of hearing. This week, Amazon rolled out Alexa+, the company’s chatbot-powered sequel for regular, old Alexa. That means everyone with compatible Echo speakers can switch over to Amazon’s new voice assistant, which is now infused with a large language model (LLM) similar to the one used by OpenAI’s ChatGPT. It was a long road…

Rivalry showdowns stole the show in college basketball on Saturday, as the first iteration of Duke vs. North Carolina delivered a thriller. The No. 14 Tar Heel took their first lead of the game with 0.4 seconds remaining when Seth Trimble hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to lift UNC to a 71-68 win over the visiting No. 4 Blue Devils. The dramatic ending featured a premature court-storming inside the Dean Dome before officials put time back on the clock following Trimble’s make, which was set up by a beautiful drive and dish from freshman point guard Derek Dixon.  But it didn’t…

You can find a lot of good deals for Presidents’ Day, but to say it’s a tech-deal boon would be an overstatement. The best Presidents’ Day deals are usually on mattresses, appliances and furniture, but you can find some decent tech sales thrown in as well. This year, Presidents’ Day comes right after Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl 2026, which means there are even more chances to save as sales and discounts overlap. If you’re looking for a new streaming device, a fresh iPad or an upgraded vacuum so you can enter the spring-cleaning season properly, we have you covered.…