WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Chicago Cubs, who arrived at spring training before everyone else, traveled to Tokyo and back, spent two different stints in Arizona and initiated a new ballpark in Sacramento, packed their suitcases Wednesday afternoon after sweeping the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Finally, they are heading home. The freezing temperatures and 70% chance of rain in ...
For the first time in quite a while, it’s good to be a running back in the NFL draft – or to need one from the upcoming class. The seemingly incessant debate about the position’s worth underwent a significant shift in 2024, with Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley powering the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl run after signing with ...
Wednesday night’s softball showdown between No. 10 Florida State and No. 2 Florida reminded us of what makes college athletics special. The pregame line to get through security gates wrapped around the stadium and into the parking lot as hundreds of Seminole and Gator fans alike anxiously waited in anticipation of a top-10 showdown. Parents snapped photos of their awe-struck ...
President Donald Trump laid out his plans for imposing a host of new tariffs on imports to the U.S. Wednesday — a day his administration touted as ‘Liberation Day’ and vowed would restore the American dream. Trump unveiled the new tariffs in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden for a ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event, where he declared ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz will serve as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after the full Senate voted along party lines to confirm his nomination on Thursday. The former daytime TV doctor turned politician will be in charge of nearly $1.5 trillion in federal healthcare spending. His duties will entail overseeing Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s ...
President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, Mike Waltz, has repeatedly landed in hot water in recent days, beginning with an uproar from Democrats over a Signal chat leak with high-ranking national security officials that has since snowballed. Trump and his administration, however, repeatedly have defended the national security leader publicly. Waltz, who previously served as a Florida congressman and as ...
Two senior lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that would reassert Congress’ powers over U.S. tariffs, a day after President Donald Trump announced a new wide-ranging tariff strategy during his ‘Liberation Day’ speech on Wednesday. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., on Thursday introduced the Trade Review Act of 2025, which would require the president to notify Congress ...
A 1947 agreement outlining obligations as host of the United Nations continues to give employees and their family members relatively unfettered access to the U.S. At a time of increased national security fears and immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, experts are urging a re-examination of the host nation agreement with an eye to the functional immunity granted to U.N. ...
It’s getting very crowded in the play-in field out West. With the NBA’s regular season down to its final week-and-a-half, there are four teams — the Warriors, Timberwolves, Clippers and Grizzlies — all within ½ game of each other. Those teams are occupying the No. 5 through No. 8 seed, but, with a handful of games still left, there figures ...
The fantasy baseball season is still in its infancy, but to keep from crying like a baby over your team’s poor start, there are plenty of players available on the waiver wire to pacify your fears of failure. While the available player pool may not seem overloaded with talent, there are always a handful of breakout performers who emerge early ...