Today is Thursday, May 4, the 124th day of 2023. There are 241 days left in the year.

There are some pretty good uses for an old cellphone, if it is not too beat-up or broken. Here are five things you can do with your old phone, and none of them require an active SIM card.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes spent the first period swarming the puck and closing just about any fleeting bit of open ice the New Jersey Devils could find.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87, spoiling the return of reigning league MVP Joel Embiid. The Celtics tied the series at one game apiece as the Eastern Conference semifinals series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday.

Elote is usually sold by street vendors, but this Mexican street corn is easy to make at home. It’s essentially a better version of corn on the cob, and is traditionally coated with spicy chili powder, tangy sauce, and cotija cheese. Try Once Upon a Chef’s recipe for your Cinco de Mayo party. 

This quick, tasty shrimp taco recipe from Clean and Delicious comes together in 20 minutes. Packed with light, refreshing flavor from fresh slaw and creamy cilantro lime sauce, you’d never guess how easy they are to make.

Chips and guacamole are classic Cinco de Mayo party foods. This simple recipe from The Cookie Rookie is delicious as is, but it’s also the perfect base to add your own favorites like mango, pineapple, or crab meat.

Vegans and omnivores will love this loaded quesadilla recipe from 100 Kitchen Stories. The healthy, protein-rich recipe is full of fresh vegetables and flavorful spices. It’s also easy to cut up and serve in big groups making it a great Cinco de Mayo party food.

What party would be complete without a great pitcher cocktail? This pineapple jalapeño margarita recipe from Baker by Nature has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy. The measurements are also right for serving a crowd.

Brittney Griner balanced the start of the Phoenix Mercury's training camp with consecutive trips to the East Coast. The WNBA star attended the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, returned to the Arizona desert for basketball practice, then went to New York for the Met Gala. The added exposure Griner has gotten since being detained for nearly 10 months in Russia has given her a larger platform for activism. Griner will continue to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and has teamed with an organization to help bring home Americans still being detained abroad.

Two former New Mexico State basketball players who said they were sexually assaulted by teammates spoke about the deep impact their time at the Las Cruces school had on them. Deuce Benjamin broke down in tears as he said, "first it hurts, then it changes you." His teammate, Shak Odunewu, says he hopes he and Benjamin will have the strength to move forward. The players sued the school, their former coaches and three former teammates. They say the teammates sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions and when they took their complaints to coaches and authorities, those people did nothing.