For the first time in 30 years, computer scientists have found a better way to allocate objects evenly between two groups.

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Illinois residents have lost nearly $8 billion gambling last year, according to a new report from the Illinois Answers Project. The fairly new gambling industry seems to have become a double-edged ...

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It would have been hard for new Sixers President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey to justify going through his first offseason in Philadelphia without landing a high-caliber three-point shooter.

Free agent guard Anfernee Simons has agreed to a two-year, $12.3 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, with a player option in the second season, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. Simons chose ...

May 2, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) on the court before game seven of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden.