MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Crystal Dangerfield was 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points and Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-64 on Saturday night, spoiling the return of Lynx great — and current Sparks assistant coach — Seimone Augustus. The Lynx announced earlier Saturday the franchise will retire the jersey numbers of both Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson during the 2022 season. Brunson’s No. 32 and Augustus’ No. 33 will be the second and third numbers officially retired in franchise history, joining Lindsay Whalen’s No. 13. READ MORE: Mystics Hold Off Lynx In 85-81 Win Augustus made her return to Minnesota for the first time since announcing her retirement in May. The eight-time All-Star spent 14 of her 15 WNBA seasons with the Lynx, where she won four WNBA titles, before playing last season with the Sparks. The first overall pick in the 2006 draft is Minnesota’s all-time scoring leader with 5,881 points, and also ranks first in franchise history in regular … [Read more...]

Volkswagen and its luxury brand Audi have been hacked, resulting in the personal data of three million customers being stolen. Volkswagen and Audi have been hit by a data breach that has exposed contact information and in some cases personal details including driver license numbers of customers in the United States and Canada, according to a report by CNN Business. The company says that more than three million customers or shoppers have had at least their basic contact information stolen from an outside company that worked with the automakers. The stolen data includes phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses and, for some people, their vehicle identification numbers. Volkswagen has reportedly already reached out to 90,000 people in the United States — most of whom are Audi customers or shoppers — who have had the most sensitive information taken, most of which includes driver’s license numbers. In some cases, customers’ Social Security numbers, Volkswagen or Audi … [Read more...]

Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images On a recent Friday night in Las Vegas, I made the mistake of going out on the Strip at 11:30 p.m., thinking I could quickly grab a bite and get back up to my hotel room. The streets were jam-packed with drunk people looking to have a good time and/or get more drunk. Upward of 30 people lined up outside a shop selling daiquiris in those three-foot-tall plastic cups shaped like the Space Needle but upside down. A courtyard had the same sort of aggressive costumed characters (a Batman, a Joker, a Mario, multiple Transformers) you’d find in Times Square. A piano bar where everyone was inexplicably chanting “USA! USA!” Sixteen months ago, casinos and all other nonessential business in Las Vegas had been shut down, but now, Sin City is back in full swing. Even though there are still thousands of people contracting the coronavirus every day, the pandemic is over in the minds of many Americans. We (well, not me) are back to old levels of partying … [Read more...]

0 Obituaries "Coach Neubs" was known as a baseball icon in CT who built an illustrious 35-year career as an educator, baseball and cross country coach. Vincent Salzo Posted Reply WALLINGFORD, CT — (From Wallingford Funeral Home): The family of Robert Martin Neubauer shares Robert peacefully passed into eternal rest on June 2, 2021, fighting a courageous diabetes battle. "Coach Neubs" was born in New Britain, Connecticut April 20, 1941 to Cornelius Neubauer and Kathryn Carbo, and has a brother, Raymond Neubauer (wife Edna) living in Bristol, Connecticut. Coach Neubs most recently lived in Naples, Florida with his wife Jan (Lepito) Neubauer. A 1959 graduate of New Britain High School, Connecticut, Neubs went on to earn a Bachelor's in Education from Seattle University in 1963; then earned a Master's in Education from Southern University, Connecticut in 1975; lastly a sixth-year degree in Education in 1980 from St Joseph … [Read more...]

Jeff Bezos Jeffrey (Jeff) Preston Bezos Seat on Bezos-backed space flight sells for million at auction Researchers: Wealth accumulation at Ivy League presents 'fundamental threat to our democracy' Democrats reintroduce bill to create 'millionaires surtax' MORE , the founder of Amazon and the CEO of the space launch company Blue Origin, caused a social media sensation when he made the following announcement of Instagram: “Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space. On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.” Bezos proposes to achieve several things besides fulfilling a childhood dream shared by uncounted people on planet Earth. He will prove the safety of the New Shepard rocket ship by betting his and his brother’s lives on it. The Amazon founder will change his personal brand from that of a monopolist into a private astronaut pushing back the envelope of the final frontier. … [Read more...]

SpaceX’s strong competitive advantage over Blue Origin arises from its wealth of flight-proven hardware, including its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and Dragon spacecraft. It is developing a Starship rocket that promises to revolutionize space travel. Blue Origin has a suborbital rocket called New Shepard, which is about to be operational, and an orbital rocket called New Glenn in development. The news that Blue Origin’s New Shepard would, at long last, fly with passengers was all but drowned out by all the media coverage of Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk Seat on Bezos-backed space flight sells for million at auction Tesla begins delivery of high-performance Plaid model Democrats reintroduce bill to create 'millionaires surtax' MORE and his various doings. The New Shepard is scheduled to fly on July 20, 2021, with a crew of primarily Blue Origin employees. There will be one seat put up for auction. The flight will consist of a hop to just past the edge of … [Read more...]