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Sports Betting Line 05/08/2026 11:41am • NBA Friday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running 05/08/2026 11:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Olivia and Liam for a seventh year in a row topped the list of names for babies born in the United States in 2025. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880. And just in time for Mother’s D Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets hit open areas in Israel 05/08/2026 11:32am • BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group fired rockets on northern Israel without inflicting any casualties. The Health Ministry in Lebanon said that an Israeli airstrike on the southern village of Toura Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander each score 22 as Thunder take 2-0 lead over Lakers in West semis 05/08/2026 11:27am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn't scoring the way he usually does, but the Oklahoma City Thunder are still winning the way they normally do. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA MVP, averaged 31.1 points during the regular season. In the Western Conference semifinals against the L Real Madrid has fined players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni half a million euros each for their altercation 05/08/2026 11:25am • MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has fined players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni half a million euros each for their altercation. U.S. midfielder Tanner Tessmann has muscle injury with World Cup looming 05/08/2026 11:17am • LYON, France (AP) — U.S. midfielder Tanner Tessmann will not play any more games for Lyon this season because of a muscle strain, coach Paulo Fonseca said Friday, in another injury concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup. It wasn't immediately clear how serious Tessmann's injury is, with Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope 05/08/2026 11:16am • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. The image released this week depicts the Messier 77 galaxy 45 million light-years away in the Cetus, or whale, constellation. A light year is abou Vingegaard starts quest for Grand Tour triple as Magnier wins Giro d'Italia opening stage 05/08/2026 11:12am • BURGAS, Bulgaria (AP) — Paul Magnier claimed the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia after the French rider won a sprint finish, while race favorite Jonas Vingegaard finished safely in the pack on Friday. Magnier, who rides for Soudal Quick-Step, will wear the pink shirt for Stage 2 after his fir A bomb explodes at the Dutch premier's party headquarters, but nobody is injured 05/08/2026 11:08am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A bomb that was pushed through a letter slot exploded at the party headquarters of Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten but didn’t injure anyone, and the centrist leader vowed Friday not to be intimidated by the attack. Police said they had arrested a 37-year-old suspect Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar 05/08/2026 11:05am • The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. For free upcoming tour information, go to www.po Coaches' opinions mixed on NCAA Tournament expansion. Some say it fixes something that's not broke 05/08/2026 10:51am • The way Alan Huss looks at NCAA Tournament expansion, the more the merrier. The new Creighton coach said Thursday he thinks the move from 68 to 76 teams will have minimal impact on the sport overall and give more teams a chance to experience March Madness, so it's a good thing. But some of the bigge Authorities probe mystery military sea drone washed ashore on Greek island 05/08/2026 10:30am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece are investigating an armed unmanned surface vessel that washed ashore on an island off the country’s western coast. A fisherman on the island of Lefkada found the craft inside a coastal cave Thursday and towed it to a nearby harbor. It was moved Friday America 250: Rosalynn Carter’s 50-year fight for mental health  05/08/2026 10:29am • America is turning 250 years old this July, but this year is also the 50th anniversary of when we as a nation started to look at mental health differently. Institutionalized, locked up, hidden, punished, ignored and forgotten are some of the ways those battling mental health issues were treated d Yankees' Jasson Domínguez sprains shoulder crashing into wall, leading to Spencer Jones call-up 05/08/2026 10:28am • NEW YORK (AP) — Jasson Domínguez is headed to the injured list yet again after spraining a shoulder when he crashed into Yankee Stadium's outfield wall, opening a path for heralded prospect Spencer Jones to make his major league debut. Domínguez was hurt eight pitches into Thursday's 9-2 win ove Iga Swiatek's new coach tore his Achilles' tendon in a practice session 05/08/2026 10:14am • ROME (AP) — It was supposed to be a fun game between Iga Swiatek and her new coach on a special court in downtown Rome to help promote the Italian Open. It ended with a torn Achilles’ tendon for Francisco Roig, who was recently hired by Swiatek, the six-time Grand Slam champion. Swiatek recounte