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Nuggets try to make star-studded Suns look average again

The Phoenix Suns’ star quartet of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton looked mighty average in their Game 1 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Now it’s gut check time when the Suns try to even the series in Game 2 on Monday in Denver. There’s certainly reason to believe the Suns have what it takes to bounce back. Phoenix lost Game 1 to the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round before reeling off four straight wins to advance. The biggest problem for Phoenix? This Denver team appears vastly superior to the Clippers team the Suns eliminated in round one.

Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks fined $25K for not talking to media

Grizzlies sparkplug Dillon Brooks is being fined $25,000 for not talking to the media after some of Memphis' losses in its first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA says Brooks violated league rules for “media interview access” by not participating in “team postgame media availability” during the playoffs. Brooks bolted from the Memphis locker room after Friday’s series loss before reporters were allowed inside.

Lyft CEO tells employees they must return to the office

Lyft's new CEO David Risher announced another change for the ride-share company: Workers will soon have to return to the office.On Friday, Risher announced "the first steps in a plan for a flexible model with more regular in-office work," a…

North Carolina Justices Hand GOP Big Wins With Election Rulings

In massive victories for Republicans, the newly GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.

First Republic teeters on the edge — again

First Republic Bank's fate is looking grim.The bank's stock has plummeted about 75% this week, after a disappointing first-quarter earnings report Monday revived Wall Street's fears about a banking crisis and catalyzed an exodus out of First Republic stock. While…

How to negotiate your college's financial aid offer

So you want to improve your college's financial aid package? Fine. Just don't have your mom call the college to do the negotiating.For most high school seniors, "decision day" is May 1, the deadline for students to alert a college…

The Fed's favorite inflation measure cooled again in March

Inflation may be continuing to cool but there's also a chill running through the American consumer, the latest report from the Commerce Department shows.The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge eased further in March, a sign that the central bank's massive…