March 2025

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Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson out for season after undergoing procedure to address plantar fasciitis

Veteran guard Jordan Clarkson, who has been in and out of the Utah lineup and played in just 37 games, is now out for the remainder of the season after undergoing “a medical procedure to address plantar fasciitis in his left foot,” the team announced Thursday.

When he did play, the 32-year-old showed he can still get a bucket averaging 16.2 points a game, shooting 36.2% from 3, plus adding 3.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds a night. However, the combination of some nagging injuries and the Jazz looking toward the lottery saw Crawford getting limited run.

Utah was already leaning into young guards Isaiah Collier, Keyonte George and Johnny Juzang, trying to get them run and the chance to develop. Crawford’s injury will just increase that.

Crawford has one more season on his contract at $14.3 million. Expect his name to come up in trade talk this offseason (as it did at the trade deadline), as a number of teams could use both the scoring punch and the expiring contract the former Sixth Man of the Year can bring.

A Three-Year Subscription to Surfshark VPN Is Less Than $70 Today

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If you’ve been meaning to try a VPN but keep putting it off because of price tags and commitment anxiety, this Surfshark deal might break your cycle. StackSocial is offering a three-year subscription to the Surfshark VPN Starter Plan for $83.99, but with code SURF20, it drops to $67.20 through today, March 27. That’s about $1.86 per month, which is a serious markdown compared to Surfshark’s heavily discounted $59.13 per year. The catch is that it’s for new users only, but if you qualify, it’s one of the cheapest ways to get solid privacy tools without skimping on performance.

This isn’t one of those “starter” plans that’s stripped down to the bone: You still get AES-256 encryption (the stuff banks use), a kill switch for emergencies, and unlimited device connections, which means you can throw it on your phone, laptop, tablet, smart TV—go wild. There’s CleanWeb to block ads and malware, a cookie pop-up blocker, and even a tool called Bypasser so you can keep your bank app running normally while everything else goes through the VPN. The speeds are promising, too, thanks to upgraded 10 Gbps servers and support for WireGuard and OpenVPN protocols. You can access over 3,200 servers in 65 countries, so streaming or checking content abroad should be smooth.

Still, there are a couple of things to note. This deal only gets you access to Surfshark’s Starter plan—not Surfshark One, which bundles in extras like antivirus and breach alerts. Also, if you forget to redeem the code within 30 days, you’ll only get store credit instead of a refund. But for anyone mostly looking to bypass geo-restrictions, dodge trackers, and stop websites from following them around the internet, this is a good pick, especially considering you can set it up on FireTV, Linux, Chrome, and all the usual suspects.

You Can Get Discounted Bundles of Music, Movies, and Books at Amazon and Target

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Amazon’s spring sale is halfway done, and we’ve done some work to single out the best deals available, but many other retailers—like Target and Best Buy—have been going tit for tat, matching prices and spinning up aggressive deals of their own. Amazon’s ongoing buy-two-get-one-free sale closely resembles the same one from Target, each offering mix-and-match bundles of books, vinyls, and DVDs at discounted prices. Here’s how each sale works, along with a few of the best items worth highlighting from both Target and Amazon.

Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)

Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)


$19.59
at Amazon

$27.99
Save $8.40

Hunger Games Box Set (Deluxe Edition with Stenciled Edges) (The Hunger Games)

Hunger Games Box Set (Deluxe Edition with Stenciled Edges) (The Hunger Games)


$36.74
at Amazon

$69.96
Save $33.22

A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses

at Amazon

The Hobbit Illustrated by the Author: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)

The Hobbit Illustrated by the Author: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)


$37.03
at Amazon

$75.00
Save $37.97

The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)

The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)


$47.49
at Amazon

$90.00
Save $42.51

Wicked: The Soundtrack[2 LP]

Wicked: The Soundtrack[2 LP]


$29.33
at Amazon

$39.98
Save $10.65

Akira – Movie – Steelbook [4K UHD]

Akira - Movie - Steelbook [4K UHD]


$24.96
at Amazon

$34.98
Save $10.02

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin IV


$23.62
at Amazon

$24.98
Save $1.36

The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary Remaster)

The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary


$29.99
at Amazon

$32.98
Save $2.99

The prices for the books, vinyls, and DVDs are virtually the same at both retailers, but each store may have different items in stock. For both retailers, you can mix and match the different types of items—in other words, you could get one book, one vinyl, and one movie—so get creative. Here are the links to each category to help you decide what items to throw in your cart.

Amazon’s sale

The Amazon items must be shipped together in a single order to receive the discount. You also don’t need to be a Prime Member to get the deal (but you’ll have to pay $6.99 for shipping).

Target’s sale

For Target, you can buy these products in person or online. You must add all three items to the cart to see the discount at checkout, and you must be a Target Circle member (which is free). The cheapest item of the three will be the free one.

The Best Amazon Spring Sale Deals You Can Get Now


Apple AirPods Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds


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$169.99

(List Price $249.00)

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced


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$169.00

(List Price $189.99)

Blink Mini 2 (White, 2-Pack)


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$37.99

(List Price $69.99)

Sonos Era 100 Wireless Speaker – White


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$199.00

(List Price $249.00)

Deals are selected by our commerce team

This Is the Best Robot Vacuum-Mop Combo I’ve Used, and It’s 45% Off Right Now

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Getting my floor clean is not for the weak. There’s the muddy paw prints, the mulch the dog tracks in, and I’m notoriously messy when cooking in my kitchen. I have created, unintentionally, the perfect lab for testing robot vacuums and mops, and not for nothing, but I’m rarely that impressed. Last year, that changed when Roborock released the S8 MaxV Ultra—it blew my mind. Right now, it’s 45% off during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, knocking its price down to $999 (originally $1,799).

Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop
My favorite robot vacuum/mop combo

roborock S8 MaxV Ultra Robot Vacuum & Sonic Mop, 10000 Pa Suction, Corner to Edge Deep Cleaning, Hot Air Self-Drying, Auto Empty & Refill, Detergent Dispenser, Obstacle Avoidance,White


$999.99
at Amazon

$1,799.98
Save $799.99

Let’s start with the basics: it is a fantastic vacuum. It will suck up not just the fine dust and dirt, but tackle larger debris as well, and rarely lets the rollers get stuck or gummed up. It has excellent LiDAR navigation and moves at a good clip, rarely needing to recharge mid run.

Though many mops have moved to two, independently spinning mop heads, I think the singular vibrating mop pad (like the one on this device) is better for getting into grime on the floor. The MaxV Ultra was the first robot mop that did a truly great job getting my floor truly clean.

The companion app is easy to navigate and packed with advanced features—I really like seeing stats on the wear and tear of the individual parts of the both the tower and the device itself, for example. Also, and I can not overstate how much I love the “Pin and Go” feature where you set a point on your map and the robot will go there and clean. The remote control function, so you can guide the robot from wherever it got stuck under the couch, is also really handy.

While this model is already a year or so old, I would still choose it over many later releases, and I recommend it all the time. For a premium robot vacuum-mop combo like this one, anything under $1,000 is quite rare.

The Best Amazon Spring Sale Deals You Can Get Now


Apple AirPods Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds


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$169.99

(List Price $249.00)

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Enhanced


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$169.00

(List Price $189.99)

Blink Mini 2 (White, 2-Pack)


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$37.99

(List Price $69.99)

Sonos Era 100 Wireless Speaker – White


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$199.00

(List Price $249.00)

Deals are selected by our commerce team

MLB Opening Day 2025: Orioles’ Tyler O’Neill extends historic home run streak to 6 with latest Opening Day shot

Tyler O’Neill did it again.

O’Neill, now with the Baltimore Orioles, hit yet another home run on Opening Day on Thursday. It marked his sixth straight Opening Day with a home run, which is the longest such streak in MLB history.

In the third inning of the Orioles’ matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, O’Neill drilled a deep shot over the right-field wall at Rogers Centre off starter José Berrios. That three-run dinger put the Orioles up 5-0. Baltimore cruised to a 12-2 victory as O’Neill finished 3-for-3 and catcher Adley Rutschman went 3-of-5 with 3 RBI and two homers. 

The Orioles crushed Blue Jays pitching Thursday with 14 hits, six of them homers. 

O’Neill, who spent his first six seasons in the league with the St. Louis Cardinals before last year’s stint with the Boston Red Sox, signed a three-year, $49.5 million deal with Baltimore this past offseason. His Opening Day home run streak dates to 2020, when he hit a homer off Pittsburgh’s Joe Musgrove. 

The streak includes homering twice on Opening Day against the Blue Jays — and he revealed after last year’s homer that he knows exactly where he stands with this unique record.

“I knew what was going on, for sure. … You always want to kick the season off with a bang,” O’Neill said. “Fortunately, I’ve been able to do it [five] times in a row now. Just having a lot of fun out there.”

O’Neill broke the record with last year’s home run. Todd Hundley, Gary Carter and Yogi Berra are tied for second on the all-time list with four straight Opening Day home runs each. Hundley was the most recent to do that when he pulled it off from 1994 to ’97.

O’Neill, 29, had 31 home runs and 61 RBI on 99 hits last season with the Red Sox. It marked just his second season in which he played at least 100 games. Boston went 81-81 and missed the playoffs for a third straight campaign.

At this point, it wouldn’t be Opening Day without an O’Neill home run. Given how long this streak has been going for and the fact that O’Neill is the first person to touch that record in nearly three decades, how long his record will stand is anybody’s guess.