Celtics and Hawks had brief talks about Jaylen Brown last offseason

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Chris Mannix: I wrote this week about theAtlanta Hawks. Jaylen is a Georgia native. Last offseason, theCelticsand Hawks did have a brief conversation about Jaylen Brown. It didn’t really go anywhere.The Hawks were leery about the size of Brown’s contract, which at the time was, I believe, the richest contract in NBA history. And they weren’t really in a position to go all in. The Celtics were not looking to give Jaylen Brown away, either. So, it didn’t go anywhere. But that’s a team, given what happened this season, that I could see getting interested in Jaylen Brown. Again, the Miamis, the Houstons, Golden State — teams that are theoretically going to be in the mix for Giannis Antetokounmpo — could turn around and make a run at Jaylen Brown. So, I think that situation bears watching.

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Where five outgoing Missouri women’s basketball transfers landed

The offseason ahead of Year 2 of Kellie Harper’s tenure in Columbia appears to be complete.

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Missouri women’s basketballwill head into the 2026-27 season, barring any late additions to the roster, with a 13-player roster that includes five returners from last year’s team, a five-player high school signing class andthree transfer newcomers.

Mizzou, if it wants, has room to add two more players. But, it looks very much like the team is set.

Harper indicated via her social media account that the Tigers’ roster fornext year is now complete,and the team has updated its official online roster to include all of the team’s offseason signings.

Grace Slaughter is joined by Abbey Schreacke, Averi Kroenke, Sydney Mains and Reka Toman as the Tigers’ returners. Mizzou landed guard McKenzie Mathurin from Michigan, point guard Nevaeh Caffey from Indiana and guard Tanyuel Welch from Arizona.

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Mizzou’s 2026 signing class includes guards Natalya Hodge and Jada Maples and most of the Tigers’ frontcourt options for next season with forwards Ellie Mueller, Khloe Ford and Cecilie Brandimore.

Five players left Mizzou via the transfer portal, including two starters from last year’s roster.

With the transfer portal now slowing down nationwide, here’s where Mizzou’s outgoing players have landed.

Chloe Sotell transferring fromMissourito Maryland

Missouri guard Chloe Sotell (22) is defended by Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Memorial Gymnasium Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.

Perhaps Mizzou’s most significant loss of this transfer portal window, Sotell is headed to the Big Ten to play for Maryland in her junior season.

In 34 games with 27 starts, Sotell filled up the stat sheet with 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game. The 6-foot shooting guard from Stamford, Connecticut, was one of Mizzou’s better shooters after transferring in from Pepperdine, knocking down 37.2% of her looks from behind the arc on 5.6 attempts per game.

Sotell played the second-most minutes on the roster last season. She’ll play for a Maryland team that has not missed the Big Dance in the past 16 years underlongtime head coach Brenda Frese.

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Shannon Dowell, California

Dowell is teaming up with a coach who also hails from the greater St. Louis metro area, as the O’Fallon, Illinois, native will play for Ladue grad and Cal coach Charmin Smith next season.

The guard is another significant loss, as she was Mizzou’s second-leading scorer with 14.9 points per game. Dowell, who transferred to Mizzou from Illinois State, averaged 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.5 turnovers per outing.

In last season’s ACC/SEC Challenge matchup between Mizzou and Cal, Dowell scored a go-ahead layup with one second remaining to cap a 20-point night.

California missed the NCAA Tournament last season with a 21-15 record and 9-9 mark in ACC play.

Florida guard Alexia Dizeko (9) pressures Missouri guard Shannon Dowell (1) during the first half of an NCAA Women’s basketball game at Exactech Arena in the Steven C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL on Sunday, January 18, 2026. [Keli Wakeley/Gainesville Sun]

Hannah Linthacum, Missouri State

For the first time since the 2018-19 season, there will not be a Linthacum sister on the Mizzou roster.

Like her older sister, Sarah Linthacum, did after the 2023-24 season, Hannah Linthacum is transferring from Mizzou to Missouri State. She did not play last year due to injury in Harper’s first season.

In her two previous seasons with Missouri, Hannah Linthacum averaged 2.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

Missouri State won the Conference USA Tournament title last year and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time under head coach Beth Cunningham.

Lisa Thompson, Utah State

Thompson made 10 starts for the Tigers in her lone season with the program, averaging 3.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in 32 total appearances. She is a Joliet, Illinois, native and transferred to Mizzou last offseason from Rutgers.

Utah State went 6-24 in the 2025-26 season and is coached by Wesley Brooks.

Ma’Riya Vincent, Wichita State

Vincent played a reserve role for Mizzou in her sophomore year, averaging 8.3 minutes on the floor over 26 total games. She recorded 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

One of the last recruits of the Robin Pingeton era at Missouri, Vincent was the No. 4-ranked high school player out of Texas in the 2024 signing class. She is heading west to play for Wichita State to play for head coach Terry Nooner.

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Shelby County voters may be in new congressional district. How to see

Tennessee lawmakers passed a redrawn congressional mapon May 7, splitting Memphis and Shelby County intothree congressional districts.

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Shelby County residents will now reside in either the 5th, 8th or 9th District, depending on what part of the county they live in.

To find out which district you live in,you can look up your addresson the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's Website. A map of Tennessee's new congressional boundary lines can be found on theTennessee Secretary of State's website.

Individual maps of each district can also be found on theTennessee Comptroller of the Treasury's Website.

Here's a breakdown of each district by Memphis neighborhood.

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What congressional district am I in?

The portion of Shelby County in the5th Congressional Districtstretches mostly along the western edge of the county. It includes Boxtown, Downtown and Midtown, and continues east to around the Binghampton neighborhood. The district also includes regions north of there, including Hollywood, Frayser, Raleigh and Meeman-Shelby Forest.

The8th Congressional Districtcaptures most of the middle of Shelby County. It encompasses East Memphis, Germantown and Collierville on its south end. The district also encompasses a large part of the county north of that region, including Bartlett, Lakeland and Arlington. A large swath of the county from Millington to the eastern edge of Shelby County also falls under District 8.

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The chunk of Shelby County in the new9th Congressional Districtcovers the southeast corner of the county. It reaches from around Elvis Presley Boulevard, past Memphis International Airport, through Collierville and to the southeast border of the county. This district also includes the Orange Mound neighborhood.

Jack Armstrong covers breaking news and the environment for The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached at jack.armstrong@commercialappeal.comand followed on X @jca2902.

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Possible boat explosion sends several to the hospital: Fire officials

Several people were rushed to a hospital following a possible boat explosion off the waters of Miami Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.

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First responders rushed to Haulover Sandbar following calls of an explosion around 12:48 p.m., according to Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue.

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They found multiple victims. Fire officials initially said 15 people were immediately transported to the hospital. Later in the afternoon, fire officials said that 11 people were hospitalized.

Their conditions were not immediately revealed.

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A fragile ceasefire holds as US awaits Iran response, Bahrain detains dozens

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while the country that hosts the U.S. Navy’s regional headquarters said it arrested dozens of people it alleged were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Associated Press Two men sit in a small boat on the water as cargo ships are anchored in the background in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, May 4, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) This satellite image provided by European Space Agency shows an apparent oil spill in the Persian Gulf off the western side of Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude oil export terminal, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. ( European Space Agency via AP) This satellite image provided by European Space Agency shows an apparent oil spill in the Persian Gulf off the western side of Kharg Island, Iran’s main crude oil export terminal, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. ( European Space Agency via AP) Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, May 4 , 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP) This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)

Iran War Strait of Hormuz

Attacks Friday cast doubt on the tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United Stateshas insisted is still in effect. Washington is awaiting an Iranian response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

The U.S. military said Friday that its forces had disabled two Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran’s ports. Hours earlier, the military said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships andstruck Iranian military facilitiesin the strait.

Meanwhile, in the small Gulf island of Bahrain, the nation's Ministry of Interior said Saturday it had arrested 41 people it alleges are part of a group affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. It said investigations are ongoing to take further action against anyone affiliated with the group but did not provide further details.

Bahrain is led by a Sunni Muslim monarchy but, like Iran, its population is majority Shiite. Rights groups have said that the kingdom has used the war between Iran and the U.S., which bases its Fifth Fleet in the country, as an excuse to crack down on dissent at home.

US says it responded to an attack in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has mostly blocked the critical waterway for global energy since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, causing a global spike in fuel prices andrattling world markets. The U.S. has imposed its own blockade of Iran’s ports.

The U.S. military posted video of the two Iranian tankers as their smokestacks were struck by an American fighter jet on Friday. Earlier in the week, an American military jet shot out the rudder of a tanker the U.S. military said was attempting to breach its blockade.

A U.S. strike overnight killed at least one sailor and injured 10 others aboard a cargo vessel that caught fire, a news agency affiliated with Iran's judiciary reported. It was not clear if the ship was one of the two tankers the U.S. acknowledged striking.

Despite the attacks, U.S. PresidentDonald Trumphas insisted the ceasefire is holding. He also hasreiterated threatsto resume full-scale bombing if Iran doesn’t accept an agreement to reopen the strait and roll back its nuclear program.

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On Friday, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the country was not paying attention to “deadlines” and Tehran continues reviewing a U.S. proposal related to ongoing negotiations, according to state-run IRNA.

A top Iranian official also said Friday that the country's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was in “complete health" and that he would eventually appear in public.

The comments were made by Mazaher Hosseini, who is affiliated with the office of Iran’s former Supreme Leader, at a pro-government gathering. Hosseini said Mojtaba had suffered knee and back injuries but that they’ve largely healed and he’s now in good condition.

Khamenei hasn't been seen in public since the war began and the continued absence of verified images, audio, or video of him has fueled speculation about his status. Remarks such as Hosseini's are seen by some as attempts to counter doubts that he may no longer be alive.

Calls for calm

As tensions escalate there's been a flurry of diplomacy across the globe.

Russia’s foreign ministry said Saturday that it, as well as Saudi Arabia, is calling for continued diplomatic efforts to reach a “sustainable, long-term agreement” to end the war, according to Russia's foreign ministry.

Egyptian and Qatari top diplomats have also have reiterated that diplomacy is the sole path to finding a solution, according to a readout of a Saturday phone call between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his country has been in contact with the U.S. and Iran “day and night” in an effort to extend the ceasefire and reach a peace deal.

Magdy reported from Cairo, Egypt.

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RI Lottery Powerball, Numbers Midday winning numbers for May 6, 2026

The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.

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Here's a look at May 6, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from May 6 drawing

18-27-51-65-68, Powerball: 05, Power Play: 3

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Midday: 0-4-9-3

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06-18-30-32-43, Bonus: 01

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  • Prizes less than $600 can be claimed at any Rhode Island Lottery Retailer. Prizes of $600 and above must be claimed at Lottery Headquarters, 1425 Pontiac Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920.

  • Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize. The annuitized prize shall be paid in 30 graduated annual installments.

  • Winners of the Millionaire for Life top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life and second prize of $100,000 a year for life can decide to collect the prize for a minimum of 20 years or take a lump sum cash payment.

When are the Rhode Island Lottery drawings held?

  • Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

  • Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.

  • Lucky for Life: 10:30 p.m. ET daily.

  • Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. ET daily.

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Father of the Year named at 103rd annual banquet in East Jordan

The 103rd annual Father and Son Banquet took place on April 25 at the East Jordan High School auditorium, continuing a community tradition that has brought generations of families together for more than a century.

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According to a community announcement, the banquet, first established in 1923 and adopted by the Rotary Club of East Jordan in 1957, honors fathers and father figures and highlights their role in strengthening families and the broader community. The event again drew families from across East Jordan for an evening focused on connection and shared experiences.

This year’s program included a presentation by Cheri Leach, founder of Raven Hill Discovery Center, along with dinner and entertainment that reflected local traditions.

The evening’s top honor, Father of the Year, was awarded to Greg Kitson, who was nominated by his son, Granger, with support from his daughter, Molly, and his wife, Meg. Kitson was selected from a group of nominees and recognized for his impact as a father and community leader, according to the announcement.

Greg Kitson was recognized as 2026 Father of the Year during East Jordan’s annual Father and Son Banquet.

East Jordan Public Schools Superintendent Enos Bacon presented Kitson with the Father of the Year award during the ceremony.

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Although retired from a career with East Jordan Public Schools, Kitson remains active in the community as a coach for the East Jordan Red Devils football and basketball teams.

“The Father and Son Banquet is a celebration of the relationships that shape our lives and strengthen our community,” Rotary Club President Jennifer Burr said in the announcement.

The Rotary Club of East Jordan thanked attendees and volunteers for supporting the annual banquet and continuing the long‑standing tradition. More information about the club is available atejrotary.com.

This story was created by Dave DeMille,ddemille@gannett.com, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more atcm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct.

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