Kim Jong Un acknowledges deaths of 100 North Korean soldiers he sent to fight for Vladimir Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday appeared to acknowledge for the first time that the troops he sent...
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Drake received Iceman jersey
Canadian rapper, and avid basketball fan, Drake is releasing a new album. The forthcoming collection is his first release since...
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Starving Palestinians flock to collect aid supplies dropped from airplanes in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo: Mohammed Nassar/Anadolu...
Democrats Are Missing Political Layups And Dooming Us All
The Democratic Party has lost millions of voters since 2020, according to new analysis from the New York Times. Meanwhile,...
ICE Hunts Down Immigrants by Spying on Their Wire Transfers
Court records confirm what civil liberties advocates long warned would happen: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using sensitive data about...
Basketball movie of the week: Fast Break
Fast Break starts with Gabe Kaplan, of Welcome Back, Kotter fame, as David Greene. When the film starts, Greene is...
Cowboys head coach predicts Micah Parsons will play Week 1 despite ongoing contract dispute: report
The Dallas Cowboys are set to kick off the 2025 NFL regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles, and one very...
Lawsuit over Minnesota trans pitcher heats up with first court hearing
A lawsuit filed by three Minnesota softball players against the state for allowing a biological male pitcher to compete saw...
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
The military forces deploying in Washington, D.C. — whose mission includes not only “community safety patrols” but assisting in “traffic...
All the Smoke podcast releases a “fallout” montage highlighting Kawhi Leonard and Stephen Jackson
All the Smoke, hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, delves into the NBA from the point-of-view of two outspoken...
At the age of 30, Nigel Hayes-Davis is entering his second NBA season
The other day when I was researching the piece on Devin Booker being the only member of the 2025 NBA...
Amid DSCC Pressure, Democratic Populist J.D. Scholten Exits Iowa Senate Race
Democrat J.D. Scholten, a two-term Iowa state House representative and former candidate for Iowa’s fourth congressional district, announced Monday that...
US envoy nears Lebanon-Israel ceasefire that would disarm Hezbollah terror group
Tom Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Lebanon, said Monday that his team would discuss a possible ceasefire agreement with...
Spurs brass make a trip out to flood ravaged Hill Country
Earlier this week, Spurs leadership made a trip to the Texas Hill Country to volunteer at one of the flood...
End-of-summer disjointted basketball thoughts
I have not written any posts for Pounding the Rock since my Finals recap on my mother’s birthday, June 23....
