Dave McMenaminNov 19, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. While the Los Angeles Lakers spent last week crisscrossing the country, with 10 days on the road from Atlanta,…
While everyone is chasing the next AI infrastructure play in San Francisco, some of the most defensible AI companies are being built by founders with deep expertise in legacy industries – and they’re not being funded. January Ventures aims to fill that gap by writing pre-seed checks to underrepresented founders who are transforming health care,…
There’s one thing you learn quickly when you cover global stories and spend time on the field in different countries: hosting a World Cup is transformative. I was in Qatar just last week and you can see how that tournament has reshaped their entire tourism economy. Infrastructure upgrades, packed hotels, new jobs, a level… Source…
[The stream is slated to start at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is speaking on Wednesday at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C. Trump’s appearance at the Kennedy Center comes a day after he hosted Crown…
November 19, 2025, 07:00 am ET Inspirational Thoughts of the Week: Have you ever felt like you were already buried deep?There is screaming six feet below, but no one can hear anythingDid you know there’s still a chance for you?‘Cause there’s a spark inside youyou just have to turn on the lightand let it shinejust…
The White House has nominated Stuart Lewenbach, a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). An official told The Hill that the nomination is a “technical” move designed to extend OMB Director Russell Vought’s tenure as acting director of the agency, and…
VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Alphabet stock jumped 5% on Wednesday after Google debuted its latest artificial intelligence model, Gemini 3, sparking optimism from investors. The new model is an improvement on its predecessor, Gemini 2.5, which Google released about eight months ago. Google said Gemini 3 allows users to get…
Jeff Borzello to close Jeff Borzello basketball recruiting insider Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He joined ESPN in 2014. Myron Medcalf to close Myron Medcalf espn staff writer Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. November 19, 2025, 07:35 am ET After years of high school players playing…
A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a California law requiring companies to disclose the risks climate change poses to their businesses. The Ninth Circuit issued a resolution blocking enforcement of California’s Senate Bill 261 while the case against it is pending. That law would require companies to produce a report on their climate-related financial……
Walmart is in talks to buy a startup called R&A Data, a company founded by two Israeli scientists that works to reduce scams and counterfeits on online marketplaces, according to people familiar with the matter and records reviewed by CNBC. The acquisition would come at a key time for the largest U.S. retailer as incoming…
