Asia Shares Mixed As Investors Weigh Omicron Economic Risks

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investors continued to cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.0% to 28,577.34 in morning trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.2% to 7,325.00. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.4% to 2,898.40. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped…Continue Reading

Tale of 2 teams: Thunder lose 6th straight while Rockets win 3rd in a row

There’s normally something in an Oklahoma City Thunder game that fans can get excited about. Maybe it’s a Josh Giddey pass. Maybe it’s Lu Dort barrelling to the basket. Usually it’s a fun, overbearing effort that turns large deficits into close games and drives the good teams insane. In the Thunder’s 102-89 loss to the…Continue Reading

Christian Wood continues career run as Rockets extend winning streak to three

On Saturday, star big man Christian Wood scored a career-high 33 points as the young Rockets secured their first winning streak of the 2021-22 season. Two nights later, he set a new career-high in rebounds with 21 as Houston extended its winning streak to three games with a 102-89 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City…Continue Reading

Opinion: Brian Kelly’s move from Notre Dame to LSU shows college football has a real problem on its hands

The news conference to introduce Lincoln Riley as USC’s head coach on Monday was so full of grandiosity, athletics director Mike Bohn actually uttered the following words without even a hint of irony: “It was never our goal to change the landscape of college football with one of the biggest moves in the history of the…Continue Reading