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2 days ago
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NBA releases 2025-26 schedule, all teams getting at least two national TV games
NEW YORK -- Every NBA team will have at least two national TV games this season, the league confirmed Thursday as part of its full schedule unveiling for 2025-26. The reason: There simply are more national games than ever, now that the league's new 11-year, $76 billion agreements with ABC-ESPN, NBC-Peacock and Amazon Prime Video are about to formally begin. There will be 247 games scheduled on those networks this season, up from 172 last season between ABC, ESPN and TNT. Other notes from this season's schedule release: The NBA, which did not play on Election Day in 2022, 2023 or 2024, will have games on that date this season. It falls on Nov. 4. The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder play the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the six-game slate on that date. There is one special election to fill a congressional seat on that date this year, along with two gubernatorial races and numerous state and local races. The NBA still plans to not have games on Election Days during midterm and Presidential election years, which would mean no games on those dates in 2026 or 2028. There will be games this season on April 6, the day of the NCAA men's basketball national championship game in Indianapolis. Atlanta, Orlando, Memphis, San Antonio and Denver all host games on that date. The Knicks at Atlanta is the Peacock game. There were two games on NCAA title day last season, breaking the unofficial tradition of the league not playing on that night. The final day of the regular season is April 12, and all 30 teams will be playing. But the league is rolling back the start times; all games were at either 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. Eastern last season, and it'll be either 6 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. this season. One advantage to that: All games will end, and some will be played in their entirety, after the final putt drops in the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club that same day. The Masters typically ends around 7 p.m. Eastern. All 30 teams also will play on Friday, April 10. There are no games on Saturday, April 11. The play-in tournament begins on April 14. The league tried again this season to minimize back-to-backs (the average is just under 15 of those per team) in an effort to keep teams as rested as possible. That rule also will apply to marquee games. No team will play the day before having games during opening week, the NBA Cup tournament, Christmas Day (nobody plays on Dec. 24), the four games on Peacock or NBC on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the 10-game ABC Saturday schedule, the eight-game ABC Sunday schedule or the 11-game NBC Sunday schedule. As usual, all teams will play 82 regular-season games. The schedules released this week only list 80, since the two remaining slots will be filled depending on how teams fare in round-robin play during the NBA Cup. The NBA Cup championship game in Las Vegas will once again not count in the schedule for those teams, since it technically would push their season total to 83 games. Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers will face his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, four times this season. The games at Dallas are Jan. 24 (on ABC) and April 5 (on NBC/Peacock). The games in Los Angeles are Nov. 28 (on Prime) and Feb. 12 (on Prime). Oklahoma City and Indiana won't wait long for a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. The Thunder go to Indianapolis on Oct. 23. The Pacers go back to Oklahoma City on Jan. 23. For the most part, the NBA's 2025-26 national telecast schedule generally will feature Mondays on Peacock, Tuesdays on NBC, Wednesdays on ESPN, Thursdays on Prime Video, Fridays on Prime Video and ESPN, Saturdays on Prime Video in the afternoon and ABC at night, and Sundays on ABC in the afternoon and NBC at night. The league also is unveiling a new digital feature to make watching live games easier, as fans get used to new homes for games. The feature will direct fans to where they can find national telecasts or streams.
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
NBA releases 2025-26 schedule, all teams getting at least two national TV games
NEW YORK (AP) — Every NBA team will have at least two national TV games this season, the league confirmed Thursday as part of its full schedule unveiling for 2025-26. The reason: There simply are more national games than ever, now that the league's new 11-year, $76 billion agreements with ABC-ESPN, NBC-Peacock and Amazon Prime Video are about to formally begin. There will be 247 games scheduled on those networks this season, up from 172 last season between ABC, ESPN and TNT. Other notes from this season's schedule release: Election Day The NBA, which did not play on Election Day in 2022, 2023 or 2024, will have games on that date this season. It falls on Nov. 4. The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder play the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the six-game slate on that date. There is one special election to fill a congressional seat on that date this year, along with two gubernatorial races and numerous state and local races. The NBA still plans to not have games on Election Days during midterm and Presidential election years, which would mean no games on those dates in 2026 or 2028. NCAA championship There will be games this season on April 6, the day of the NCAA men's basketball national championship game in Indianapolis. Atlanta, Orlando, Memphis, San Antonio and Denver all host games on that date. The Knicks at Atlanta is the Peacock game. There were two games on NCAA title day last season, breaking the unofficial tradition of the league not playing on that night. The last day The final day of the regular season is April 12, and all 30 teams will be playing. But the league is rolling back the start times; all games were at either 1 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. Eastern last season, and it'll be either 6 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. this season. One advantage to that: All games will end, and some will be played in their entirety, after the final putt drops in the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club that same day. The Masters typically ends around 7 p.m. Eastern. All 30 teams also will play on Friday, April 10. There are no games on Saturday, April 11. The play-in tournament begins on April 14. Marquee game protection The league tried again this season to minimize back-to-backs (the average is just under 15 of those per team) in an effort to keep teams as rested as possible. That rule also will apply to marquee games. No team will play the day before having games during opening week, the NBA Cup tournament, Christmas Day (nobody plays on Dec. 24), the four games on Peacock or NBC on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the 10-game ABC Saturday schedule, the eight-game ABC Sunday schedule or the 11-game NBC Sunday schedule. 80 games, for now As usual, all teams will play 82 regular-season games. The schedules released this week only list 80, since the two remaining slots will be filled depending on how teams fare in round-robin play during the NBA Cup. The NBA Cup championship game in Las Vegas will once again not count in the schedule for those teams, since it technically would push their season total to 83 games. Luka in Dallas Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers will face his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, four times this season. The games at Dallas are Jan. 24 (on ABC) and April 5 (on NBC/Peacock). The games in Los Angeles are Nov. 28 (on Prime) and Feb. 12 (on Prime). Finals rematches Oklahoma City and Indiana won't wait long for a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. The Thunder go to Indianapolis on Oct. 23. The Pacers go back to Oklahoma City on Jan. 23. New TV deals For the most part, the NBA's 2025-26 national telecast schedule generally will feature Mondays on Peacock, Tuesdays on NBC, Wednesdays on ESPN, Thursdays on Prime Video, Fridays on Prime Video and ESPN, Saturdays on Prime Video in the afternoon and ABC at night, and Sundays on ABC in the afternoon and NBC at night. ___
USA Today
18-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Reading the political tea leaves
Reading the political tea leaves Good morning!🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert. Have off tomorrow? Here's what to know about Juneteenth. Here's a quick look at Wednesday's news: Races right now offer political signals Off-year elections are the tea leaves of American politics (and just as reliable). It's a long stretch to Election Days that matter more — including next year's midterms when control of the House and the Senate are at stake, not to mention the presidential race in 2028. But contests right now in Virginia, New York and New Jersey provide early clues about the mood of the voters and the direction of the nation's politics. Democrats are revved up. In Virginia, Democratic turnout rose even without much of a reason to vote. Their candidate was unopposed for the nomination in the gubernatorial race, yet in the run up to the primary more than 196,500 people had cast early ballots as of June 16. In Virginia, Democratic turnout rose even without much of a reason to vote. Their candidate was unopposed for the nomination in the gubernatorial race, yet in the run up to the primary more than 196,500 people had cast early ballots as of June 16. Trump's hold on the GOP is unshaken. In New Jersey's gubernatorial primary, Jack Ciattarelli's embrace of Trump sealed his landslide in the state's GOP primary. In New Jersey's gubernatorial primary, Jack Ciattarelli's embrace of Trump sealed his landslide in the state's GOP primary. NY, NY? It's a hell of a town. New York politics is a messy melee right now — with an 11-candidate race and a ranked-choice voting system. But NYC's mayoral race may be so specific to the city that it provides few lessons for the rest of the country's politics. Why was NYC Comptroller, mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE? Federal agents on June 17 arrested New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander as he attempted to escort a man out of immigration court. In a statement, a spokesperson for Lander's campaign said Lander had been escorting a defendant out of immigration court when he was taken by masked agents and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But officials for the Department of Homeland Security, said Lander 'was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer.' Democratic officials throughout NYC and the state swiftly condemned Lander's arrest. More news to know now What's the weather today? Check your local forecast here. Baby of Georgia woman on life support delivered Nurse Adriana Smith, 20, was declared brain dead after a sudden health emergency in February when she was about eight weeks pregnant, her mother, April Newkirk, told 11Alive, an Atlanta-based NBC affiliate. But hospital officials told the family at the time that they could not remove Smith from her life support due to Georgia law that bans most abortions after six weeks, the outlet reported. Now, local media reports the baby, a boy named Chance, was born prematurely via C-section on June 13 and is in the neonatal intensive care unit. Trump threatens Iran's supreme leader President Trump threatened Iran's supreme leader as he pushed Tehran to end its retaliatory airstrikes on Israel and warned against any threats to U.S. service members in the region. Trump's statement came as new explosions were heard in the Iranian capital and Vice President JD Vance suggested the U.S. military could get involved if Iran's clerical leadership refuses to give up its nuclear enrichment program. Here's what to know about Trump, the Israel-Iran conflict — and what might come next. Today's talkers $100M in diamonds, Rolex watches, emeralds stolen The thieves made away with more than $100 million worth of jewelry in a matter of minutes. Without a single witness, a robbery crew stole 24 bags filled with Rolex watches, emerald rings, diamond earrings, gold necklaces and a lavender jade stone the size of a cicada. For three years, it looked like the heist of the century. Until this week, when federal authorities announced charges against seven men in connection with the July 2022 theft from a Brinks semi-truck in Southern California. The U.S. Attorney's Office considers the massive robbery to be the "largest jewelry heist in U.S. history." Photo of the day: Panthers take the cup again! The Florida Panthers picked up their second consecutive title in their third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. They beat the Edmonton Oilers for the second year in a row with a 5-1 victory Tuesday. See the best moments from the final.
The Herald Scotland
18-06-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Primary lessons: Trump rules, Dems are pumped. NYC's melee is next.
A week earlier, in New Jersey, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli won their parties' nominations for the only other governorship on the ballot in November. It's a long stretch to Election Days that matter more - including next year's midterms when control of the House and the Senate at stake, not to mention the presidential race in 2028. But this season's handful of contests do provide early clues about the mood of the voters and the direction of the nation's politics. Some primary lessons learned so far: 1. Democrats are revved up. In Virginia, Democratic turnout was rising even without much of a reason to vote. That was true earlier this spring, when Democrats turned out in two special House elections in Florida, slashing in half the GOP's margin in solidly red districts. Spanberger was unopposed for the nomination in the marquee gubernatorial race, yet in the run up to the primary more than 196,500 people had cast early ballots as of June 16. That's nearly 60% more than those who voted during the comparable period four years ago, when the race was fierce. (The Democratic nominations for lieutenant governor and attorney general were contested this year.) No state has been more affected by President Donald Trump's efforts to cut the federal government than Virginia, home to more federal workers than any state except California. The firestorm over those firings creates a hurdle for Republicans. So does history. In 11 of the last 12 elections, the candidate who won the Virginia governorship was from the opposition party of the president who had been elected to the White House a year earlier. The purple-state contest is often seen as a way to send a message to the new president about how he's doing. In New York, turnout has also surged in the city's mayoral primary. More than 30,000 voters cast ballots on the first day of voting June 14, nearly double the number who went to the polls on the first day they could four years ago. The overwhelmingly Democratic city holds its primary on June 24. 2. Trump's hold on the GOP is unshaken. In New Jersey's primary on June 10, President Trump wasn't on the ballot, but he was on the minds of GOP voters. That posed a problem for Ciattarelli, viewed as a moderate Republican when he served in the state Assembly. Before his first bid for the gubernatorial nomination in 2017, he called Trump a "charlatan" who was unfit to be president. In his second bid in 2021, he kept his distance. Not this time. Ciattarelli went to Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, to woo him, then bragged about it. "Tonight, my great honor and pleasure to share time with @POTUS," he posted on social media. with a photo. His courtship worked. "Jack, who after getting to know and understand MAGA, has gone ALL IN, and is now 100% (PLUS!), Trump said in his endorsement on Truth Social. "HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN." That embrace sealed his landslide in the state's GOP primary over conservative radio host Bill Spadea, who had earned Trump's ire by backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in last year's Republican presidential primary. Ciattarelli sailed to victory, winning 68% of the Republican vote. Spadea got 22%. State Senator Jon Bramnick, a moderate who had criticized Trump, claimed just 6%. Today's asset could be tomorrow's problem, of course. Trump lost the Democratic-leaning state to Kamala Harris in 2024 by 6 points, though that was considerably closer than his 16-point loss to Joe Biden in 2020. The morning after this month's primary, Ciattarelli was ready to pivot to appeal to independents and Democrats. "This race is all about New Jersey," he told NBC, though he acknowledged, "My opponent is going to want to talk about Donald Trump every day of the week." 3. Nobody has a hold on the Democratic Party. Don't look for that kind of coherence among Democrats. In New Jersey, the primary results showed a fractured party. Sherrill prevailed with 34% of the vote after a campaign that promised competence and spotlighted her resume as a Navy veteran and former federal prosecutor. But the two most progressive candidates in the primary, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, got a combined total of more votes, at 37%. And the two most moderate contenders, Rep. Josh Gottheimer and former state Senate president Stephen Sweeney, got a fair share, too, at a combined 19%. None of them were touting their ties to Harris or Biden or, for that matter, the national party in general. The debate nationwide over how to rebound from last year's electoral thumping isn't close to being settled yet. New York's mayor's race also illustrates the Democrats' divide, with a centrist frontrunner trying to fight back a leftist challenger. 4. NY, NY? It's a hell of a town. Start with this: New York's Democratic mayor is running for a second term, but not as a Democrat. Eric Adams is running as an independent after convincing the Trump Justice Department to drop federal charges of corruption. Now leading in the Democratic contest is Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid allegations of sexual harassment. He denies the accusations and now says he shouldn't have left office. His top challenger is Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, who if elected would be the first Muslim to serve as mayor of America's biggest city. He's been endorsed by two progressive icons, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The messy melee that is New York politics - including an 11-candidate race and a ranked-choice voting system - may be so specific to the city that it provides few lessons for the rest of the country's politics. Except, perhaps, that during the Trump era it may be more possible to stage a comeback in politics after scandal, as evidenced by the campaigns of Cuomo and Adams. The definition of who can hold electoral office may also be expanding. Mamdani's election would break new ground. So will the race in Virginia, now poised to elect its first woman as governor.
USA Today
17-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Primary lessons: Trump rules, Dems are revved. NYC's melee is next.
Primary lessons: Trump rules, Dems are revved. NYC's melee is next. Off-year elections are the tea leaves of U.S. politics, and just as reliable. Still, here are clues from 2025 contests in Virginia and New Jersey. Show Caption Hide Caption Justice Department orders dismissal of New York mayor Adams case Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove sent a memo telling the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan to dismiss the case against Adams. It's a long stretch to Election Days that matter more, but the season's handful of race offer some political clues. Trump commands the GOP while Democrats are still debating the party's direction. The mayor's race in New York shows how it's easier these days to stage a comeback after scandal. Off-year elections are the tea leaves of American politics, and just as reliable. With votes being counted in Virginia's June 17 primary, the competitors are set for the commonwealth's gubernatorial race: Former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger will face Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. A week earlier, in New Jersey, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli won their parties' nominations for the only other governorship on the ballot in November. It's a long stretch to Election Days that matter more − including next year's midterms when control of the House and the Senate at stake, not to mention the presidential race in 2028. But this season's handful of contests do provide early clues about the mood of the voters and the direction of the nation's politics. Some primary lessons learned so far: 1. Democrats are revved up. In Virginia, Democratic turnout was rising even without much of a reason to vote. That was true earlier this spring, when Democrats turned out in two special House elections in Florida, slashing in half the GOP's margin in solidly red districts. Spanberger was unopposed for the nomination in the marquee gubernatorial race, yet in the run up to the primary more than 196,500 people had cast early ballots as of June 16. That's nearly 60% more than those who voted during the comparable period four years ago, when the race was fierce. (The Democratic nominations for lieutenant governor and attorney general were contested this year.) No state has been more affected by President Donald Trump's efforts to cut the federal government than Virginia, home to more federal workers than any state except California. The firestorm over those firings creates a hurdle for Republicans. So does history. In 11 of the last 12 elections, the candidate who won the Virginia governorship was from the opposition party of the president who had been elected to the White House a year earlier. The purple-state contest is often seen as a way to send a message to the new president about how he's doing. In New York, turnout has also surged in the city's mayoral primary. More than 30,000 voters cast ballots on the first day of voting June 14, nearly double the number who went to the polls on the first day they could four years ago. The overwhelmingly Democratic city holds its primary on June 24. 2. Trump's hold on the GOP is unshaken. In New Jersey's primary on June 10, President Trump wasn't on the ballot, but he was on the minds of GOP voters. That posed a problem for Ciattarelli, viewed as a moderate Republican when he served in the state Assembly. Before his first bid for the gubernatorial nomination in 2017, he called Trump a "charlatan" who was unfit to be president. In his second bid in 2021, he kept his distance. Not this time. Ciattarelli went to Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, to woo him, then bragged about it. "Tonight, my great honor and pleasure to share time with @POTUS," he posted on social media. with a photo. His courtship worked. "Jack, who after getting to know and understand MAGA, has gone ALL IN, and is now 100% (PLUS!), Trump said in his endorsement on Truth Social. "HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN." That embrace sealed his landslide in the state's GOP primary over conservative radio host Bill Spadea, who had earned Trump's ire by backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in last year's Republican presidential primary. Ciattarelli sailed to victory, winning 68% of the Republican vote. Spadea got 22%. State Senator Jon Bramnick, a moderate who had criticized Trump, claimed just 6%. Today's asset could be tomorrow's problem, of course. Trump lost the Democratic-leaning state to Kamala Harris in 2024 by 6 points, though that was considerably closer than his 16-point loss to Joe Biden in 2020. The morning after this month's primary, Ciattarelli was ready to pivot to appeal to independents and Democrats. "This race is all about New Jersey," he told NBC, though he acknowledged, "My opponent is going to want to talk about Donald Trump every day of the week." 3. Nobody has a hold on the Democratic Party. Don't look for that kind of coherence among Democrats. In New Jersey, the primary results showed a fractured party. Sherrill prevailed with 34% of the vote after a campaign that promised competence and spotlighted her resume as a Navy veteran and former federal prosecutor. But the two most progressive candidates in the primary, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, got a combined total of more votes, at 37%. And the two most moderate contenders, Rep. Josh Gottheimer and former state Senate president Stephen Sweeney, got a fair share, too, at a combined 19%. None of them were touting their ties to Harris or Biden or, for that matter, the national party in general. The debate nationwide over how to rebound from last year's electoral thumping isn't close to being settled yet. New York's mayor's race also illustrates the Democrats' divide, with a centrist frontrunner trying to fight back a leftist challenger. 4. NY, NY? It's a hell of a town. Start with this: New York's Democratic mayor is running for a second term, but not as a Democrat. Eric Adams is running as an independent after convincing the Trump Justice Department to drop federal charges of corruption. Now leading in the Democratic contest is Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid allegations of sexual harassment. He denies the accusations and now says he shouldn't have left office. His top challenger is Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, who if elected would be the first Muslim to serve as mayor of America's biggest city. He's been endorsed by two progressive icons, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The messy melee that is New York politics − including an 11-candidate race and a ranked-choice voting system − may be so specific to the city that it provides few lessons for the rest of the country's politics. Except, perhaps, that during the Trump era it may be more possible to stage a comeback in politics after scandal, as evidenced by the campaigns of Cuomo and Adams. The definition of who can hold electoral office may also be expanding. Mamdani's election would break new ground. So will the race in Virginia, now poised to elect its first woman as governor.
