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Today is Wednesday, May 14th, 2025.

And we begin with Dallas defying the odds in the NBA draft lottery.

With just a 1.8% chance of landing the number one pick as they were not among the worst teams in the league,

the Maverick struck gold, winning the right to draft top prospect Cooper Flagg.

This is the first time the Mavericks have won the lottery and is a turn of fortune for the team,

given how much flak the owners faced for trading Luca Donchick to the Lakers this year and failing to reach the playoffs.

Maverick's CEO Rick Welts called the moment surreal, and pundits joke they should trade the top pick to get Luca back.

According to USA Today, a pick like Cooper could be pivotal, as the Mavericks already have a strong roster.

The NBA draft takes place June 25th and 26th. could be pivotal as the Mavericks already have a strong roster.

The NBA draft takes place June 25th and 26th.

Summer sunsets are on hiatus in a town in northern Alaska.

After rising on Saturday, the sun will shine in Utt Kiyagvik for 84 days,, 11 hours and four minutes straight, or until August 2nd. Meteorologists and astronomers call it a polar day, the opposite of polar night,

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