SAN FRANCISCO — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had no idea 25 years ago that the Tech Summit would turn into much of anything, much less […]
Category: Sports
Trump orders US to ditch the penny. What’s its connection to NASCAR’s most impactful Daytona 500?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — Cease production of the penny, let collector’s gobble up what’s left of the 1 cent coin, and there will still be […]
Rodgers’ stint with the Jets is over. Here are some potential landing spots if he doesn’t retire
Aaron Rodgers’ tenure with the New York Jets began with lots of fanfare and Super Bowl aspirations. It ended less than two years later with […]
With tears flowing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets another shot at the Daytona 500 as a team owner
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. blinked back tears as the moment socked him at Daytona International Speedway — a track bursting with triumph […]
Fans in Montreal boo US anthem prior to Americans’ 4 Nations Face-Off game vs. Finland
MONTREAL — Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday […]
Former football players file lawsuit over their portrayals in Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’
LOS ANGELES — Six former East Mississippi Community College football players who appeared in the documentary series “Last Chance U” have sued the school, Netflix, […]
Jets announce they’ve told Aaron Rodgers they’re moving forward without him
The New York Jets announced Thursday they told quarterback Aaron Rodgers they are moving on without him next season. While Rodgers hasn’t said whether he […]
From the same Minnesota hill that produced Lindsey Vonn, Paula Moltzan wins bronze at ski worlds
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Finishing fourth when medals are on the line can feel like cruel punishment. Paula Moltzan knows the feeling all too well. Already […]
Italian skier Brignone wins the GS at worlds as defending champ Shiffrin skips race
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Federica Brignone won the women’s giant slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday. The Italian skier beat Alice Robinson of […]
Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon in ’77, dies at 80
TORONTO — Jerome Drayton, who finished sixth at the Montreal Olympics, won the 1977 Boston Marathon and held the Canadian men’s marathon record for 43 […]