In the actual NFL draft, NFL teams always want the No. 1 overall pick. In fantasy football drafts, the desire of fantasy managers varies. Some prefer to have the top selection, as it gives them their preferred target atop the draft. Others would rather draft near the end of the snake and get an earlier pick in the second round. ...
EUGENE, OR — Four days of competition are complete at the 2025 U.S. track and field trials. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden accomplished the sprint double, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was golden in the 400 and Noah Lyles was braggadocious as he won another 200 national title. On the field, Valarie Allman continued her reign over the discus and Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped to the top ...
EUGENE, OR — Noah Lyles had something to say after winning gold in the men’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships. Lyles ran a world-leading 19.63 to get the gold in the 200, but he had to work for it. Lyles was behind Kenny Bednarek at the turn. He pulled even with him with roughly 10 ...
Training camps are fully underway and this year features plenty of position battles, injuries and holdouts, all of which can have huge fantasy football implications. Each year, fantasy managers across the country try to maximize the value as much as possible to win a championship and avoid punishments for finishing last. Training camps can tip off who is improving and ...
A new memo being sent to House Republicans on Monday is encouraging them to tout new work requirements for Medicaid and federal food benefits, as lawmakers return to their districts for Congress’ annual August recess period. Democrats and Republicans are locked in a messaging war over President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ a fight that’s only expected to intensify as ...
A Senate Republican wants to crack down on public officials who use their position to grow their wealth. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is set to introduce legislation that would create stiffer penalties for public officials who commit federal bank fraud, tax fraud, or loan or mortgage fraud. Cornyn’s bill comes on the heels of two such instances where top officials ...
Cameron Young earned his first PGA Tour victory after winning the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Sunday, Aug. 3. Young finished at 22-under par at the event, six strokes ahead of second-place finisher Mac Meissner. While the 28-year-old Young had never won a PGA Tour event prior to Sunday’s victory, he has had success ...
President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that nuclear submarines he ordered to counter Russia are now ‘in the region’ ahead of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit. Before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pa., to return to Washington, D.C., Trump was asked if the nuclear submarines had already been deployed to ‘face Russia.’ Trump said on TRUTH Social ...
EUGENE, OR — Christian Coleman defended Sha’Carri Richardson after an alleged incident at the at the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in which Richardson was arrested for domestic violence, according to the police report obtained by USA TODAY Sports. Police say Coleman was the victim in the incident. ‘For me personally, I feel like it was a sucky situation all round,’ Coleman said Sunday. ...
BRISTOL, TN — This town of 28,000 year-round residents is typically a little on the sleepy side. When NASCAR comes to Bristol Motor Speedway two weekends a year, the place explodes with visitors from every corner of the country. This weekend, though, the explosion in visitors was due to a (maybe) once-in-a-lifetime event sponsored by a different sport. Major League ...