In many ways, the Eastern Conference finals is a battle of contrasting styles. The Indiana Pacers love to speed up the game, while the New York Knicks tend to play deliberately. The series will be determined by the team that dictates its style. The stakes are high. If the Pacers win the series, they would be making their first trip ...
Brigham Young quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his home, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Utah. The alleged victim, identified as a Salt Lake County woman, reported Retzlaff ‘raped, strangled and bit’ her, according to Third District Court documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports. She is suing Retzlaff for alleged battery, assault ...
They didn’t face one another in the NBA playoffs until 1993, but the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers got acquainted really quickly after that. The two franchises wound up playing six memorable playoff series against one another over an eight-season span, including two-consecutive matchups in the Eastern Conference finals in 1999 and 2000. A quarter-century later, it’s Knicks vs. ...
House Republicans believe they are close to passing Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill. After the meeting at the White House, with the president and members of the Freedom Caucus, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) suggested that the House could vote in the overnight on the Big, Beautiful Bill. But it quickly became apparent that was a physical – and parliamentary ...
The ‘tush push’ ban is a divisive issue, from the locked doors of the NFL’s owners’ meeting outside Minneapolis, Minnesota this week to the local watering hole to the school lunchroom. What shouldn’t be up for debate are the false pretenses under which the proposal failed to receive sufficient support Wednesday. The attempt to shove – not unlike a goal-line ...
Circle the wagons around HBO Max for the 2025 training camp edition of ‘Hard Knocks,’ which will feature the Buffalo Bills and reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Josh Allen, the NFL announced at its league meeting May 21. The training camp edition of ‘Hard Knocks’ premieres on Aug. 5 at 9 p.m. ET and airs on Tuesdays through Sept. 2. ...
The Dallas Stars host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in what figures to be a thrilling NHL playoff series. The playoffs haven’t been easy for Dallas, which survived a seven-game battle with the Colorado Avalanche and then saw off the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets in six. Winger Mikko Rantanen, who came to the Stars ...
Raising prices on consumers to cover the costs of President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be Target’s ‘very last resort,’ CEO Brian Cornell said Wednesday. The remarks came as Target reported weaker-than-expected sales in its first quarter and cut its full-year forecast. The retailer, whose business hasn’t fared as well against rivals better known for bargain prices, has “many levers to ...
WASHINGTON — Spencer Strider climbed the mound in a major league game for the first time in 29 days, and just the second time in 13 months, and no, he was not wearing a cape. There was no 10-gallon hat to signify a new sheriff in town, just a sleeveless dude on a chilly night aiming to fortify an Atlanta ...
The Dallas Stars host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in what figures to be a thrilling NHL playoff series. The playoffs haven’t been easy for Dallas, which survived a seven-game battle with the Colorado Avalanche and then saw off the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets in six. Winger Mikko Rantanen, who came to the Stars ...