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Phoenix hosts Los Angeles following Ogwumike's 24-point game

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Los Angeles Sparks (6-6, 4-3 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (4-10, 3-6 Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks takes on the Phoenix Mercury after Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points in the Sparks' 88-83 victory over the Seattle Storm. The Mercury have gone 3-6 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix gives up 85.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.3 points per game. The Sparks are 4-3 in Western Conference play. Los Angeles ran...

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Brunson and the Knicks look to clinch NBA Finals against San Antonio

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New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -5.5; over/under is 216.5 NBA FINALS: Knicks lead series 3-1 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the San Antonio Spurs in game five of the NBA Finals. The Knicks defeated the Spurs 107-106 in the last matchup on Thursday. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 36 points, and Victor Wembanyama led the Sp...

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Anatomy of a Fall

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When a writer tells a story from beginning to end, proceeding in order, it is called linear narrative or chronological narrative. More formally, it’s referred to as ab ovo narration (Latin for “from the egg”), a term from Horace’s Ars Poetica, meaning the story begins at the very origin of events and unfolds in sequence. Conversely, starting from the […]

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