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Regardless who wins this series, it'll be the eighth different franchise to win a title in the last eight seasons, AP says

A Rematch of 1999: It’s Spurs vs. Knicks for the NBA Title OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs were the opponent and just happened to have a generational big man talent who was heading to the title round for the first time.

Disruptions from a five-day break added to pressures on global demand and input costs from the continuing conflict in the Middle East

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The world’s biggest Scrabble tournament is underway in Bangkok — and one in five competitors are Thai. The country built a pipeline of champions by turning Scrabble into a classroom obsession.

At Scrabble’s Biggest Tournament, Thailand Punches Above Its Weight