Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield contract questions lead NFL training camp’s biggest storylines
July in the NFL is about money and mayhem. Which contract extensions get done? Which don’t … and create bad blood? Who gets released or traded — and how do those moves reshape contenders? Whose injury recovery isn’t as promising as originally advertised? Who lands in...
MLB takes labor fight to fans with social media push for salary cap as union pushes back on ‘political ad-style campaign’
Major League Baseball’s social media pages are usually where fans go for moonshot homers, milestone chases and highlight-reel catches. Last week, the league used them for something a little less celebratory: making its case in the early days of a brewing labor fight...
Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday throughout the United States. The signing of...
New gold rush as massive mining operation looks to pull $8B out of California’s Mother Lode
California could be on the verge of its biggest gold rush in generations. Canadian mining company Lode Gold Resources Inc. announced Monday that it has launched engineering studies at the historic Fremont Gold Mine in Mariposa County, the latest move toward reviving a...New York City Local Weather
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