President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his pick as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ‘In addition to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues, and served on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, working for ...

Bryce Underwood announced his decision suddenly on Thursday, after a steady stream of rumors and reports built up over the past few months, ever since it became obvious Michigan football was still pursuing the nation’s No. 1 recruit from right down the road. Or rather, Adam Schefter did in the middle of a ‘Sportscenter’ segment. The ESPN NFL insider and ...

The NHL season is more than a month old, and there have been four trades, plus extensions signed by Jake Oettinger, Alexis Lafreniere, Linus Ullmark and others. Other top players also remain eligible for extensions, including Igor Shesterkin, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, Brock Boeser. There will be more trades as teams build toward a Stanley Cup run or ...

President-elect Trump will take office just as Iran has the potential to become the world’s 10th nuclear-armed state, and it’s unclear if either side knows how it will approach the other.  Judging by Trump’s last time in office, it would suggest he would come out the gate with a combative tone — having instituted a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign to ‘bankrupt’ ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers left Thursday night’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns with a 24-19 loss at Huntington Bank Field, but one of the team’s key players was unmoved by his opponent’s performance. Wide receiver George Pickens chalked up the result to the accumulating snow, denying Pittsburgh’s AFC North rival any credit. ‘The conditions played a huge, huge part in today’s ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns typically play each other tough. Thursday night was no different as a wintry mix fell from the Cleveland sky. Playing in freezing temperatures, the Browns stunned the Steelers 24-19 to snap Pittsburgh’s five-game winning streak. Myles Garrett and the Browns controlled most of the game versus their AFC North rival. Garrett was a game ...

President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday to head up the U.S. Department of Justice in his second term—a swift decision but one met with little surprise among many in Trump’s orbit. That’s because Bondi, 59, has emerged as a close ally of the president-elect in recent years—including defending him in his impeachment proceedings, and ...

John and Jim Harbaugh are competitors by nature. The two wrestled each other as kids. So on the gridiron, it’s not lost on Los Angeles Chargers players that Jim is 0-2 in his NFL career coaching against his older brother. Jim has another opportunity to get in the victory column against John on Monday night when the Chargers host the ...

Week 13 has arrived, bringing good fortune to some and bad luck for others. Such is the binary nature of college football. Our list of the top seven games to watch includes three Top 25 showdowns and several others with conference championship implications. Unfortunately, several of them will be occurring simultaneously, so as always we recommend that you monitor the ...

Five-star quarterback recruit Bryce Underwood flipped his commitment from LSU to Michigan on Thursday. .Detroit Free Press sports writer Rainer Sabin answers three questions about the decision and what it means for the Wolverines amid their disappointing season under first-year coach Sherrone Moore. How does this change the trajectory of Michigan? Soon after the Wolverines won the national championship last ...