Vice President JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote to pass ‘big, beautiful’ megabill in Senate

The Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s policy bill on Tuesday, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after a 50-50 tally. Three Republicans voted against the sprawling, nearly 900-page package dubbed the “One, Big
Grundy Center summer teams earn road wins over Hampton-Dumont-CAL Tuesday

The Grundy Center summer sports teams each won non-conference games at Hampton-Dumont-CAL Tuesday. In a game that aired on 104.9 KLMJ, the #9 (2A) baseball team won 6-3 and the softball team won 4-1. In the baseball
Falcon summer teams heading to South Hardin Wednesday
The Aplington-Parkersburg summer sports teams will travel to South Hardin for NICL crossover action Wednesday. The baseball game will air on 99 The Wave. The baseball team will look to stay hot with two games left before
North Butler Baseball Split a Doubleheader at Home, Softball Falls at Osage on Tuesday

The North Butler baseball team split a home doubleheader against Northwood-Kensett, falling 12-6 in game one and won 8-1 in game two, and the Bearcat softball team fell 5-2 at #4 (2A) Osage on Tuesday. In baseball,
Clarksville, West Fork, Central Springs meeting in softball triangular Wednesday
The #2 (1A) Clarksville softball team will host a triangular with #8 (2A) West Fork and #11 (2A) Central Springs Wednesday. West Fork’s game against Central Springs was originally scheduled for earlier in the season, but moved
Milwaukee Bucks waive Damian Lillard, sign Myles Turner to 4-year, $107 million contract

ESPN reported that the Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Damian Lillard and will take the remainder of his salary to sign free agent forward Myles Turner. Turner has agreed with the Bucks on a four-year, $107 million
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to record $285M contract extension

Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed to a four-year, $285 million super max extension that ties him to the Oklahoma City Thunder through 2030-31. Per ESPN, the deal does not kick in until 2027-28, but Gilgeous-Alexander’s
‘The Sandman’ shares teaser, premiere dates for two-part final season at Netflix

Netflix has released a teaser trailer dor the second – and final – season of the fantasy series The Sandman. The streaming service will split the roll out of the second season into two parts: Volume 1
See Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix in the trailer for ‘Eddington’

A24 has shared the first full-length trailer for the modern western Eddington, the latest film from Ari Aster (‘Hereditary’). Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, the film is set during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and sees