One of the biggest statements the Cowboys owner made was when he said Mulugheta told him to “stick it up our (expletive)” when Jones gave him the contract offer he and Parsons had previously discussed. Mulugheta appeared on ‘First Take’ Tuesday morning and said Jones’ words were a “misrepresentation” of what he told him. “It might be hard for some ...

The Bill Belichick experiment will be hailed a success so long as North Carolina gets to call its shot in the next round of conference realignment. North Carolina’s brand might be ready for prime time, but its team isn’t on the level of the SEC or the Big Ten. Can Bill Belichick maintain a Deion Sanders-like effect for North Carolina? ...

NEW YORK — Venus Williams’ US Open is over after she and her doubles partner, Leylah Fernandez, were routed 6-1, 6-2 in their quarterfinal match by the No. 1 seeds, Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova. Williams and Fernandez had never played doubles together and entered the tournament as a wild-card entry. They surprised many by winning three matches, including a ...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury are heating up at the right moment as the WNBA regular season winds down. The Mercury (26-14) defeated the Indiana Fever (21-20) 85-79 at PHX Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 2 to record their fifth consecutive victory, marking Phoenix’s second longest winning streak of the season. It was a team effort for the Mercury, who move ...

AI-assisted summary Freshman quarterback Julian ‘Juju’ Lewis will see playing time after not appearing in the season-opening loss. Starting quarterback Kaidon Salter completed 17 of 28 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown against Georgia Tech. Sanders had always planned to play Lewis this season but did not specify if the freshman would start. Colorado football coach Deion Sanders said ...

President Donald Trump sought to dispel swirling social media rumors about his health Tuesday, saying he was ‘very active’ over the Labor Day weekend. ‘I didn’t do anything for two days, and they said ‘there must be something wrong with him,’’ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, describing the speculation about his death as ‘fake news.’ Trump’s comments followed ...

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., allowed a Biden-appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission to keep her job, at least for now, as part of a lawsuit centered on President Donald Trump’s authority to remove members of independent agencies without cause. A three-judge panel said Tuesday that a lower court’s decision that Trump unlawfully fired FTC Commissioner Rebecca ...

The House Oversight Committee released a tranche of thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case on Tuesday night. The surprise file dump came ahead of an expected House-wide vote to formalize the committee’s Epstein inquiry on Wednesday afternoon. That vote, while largely symbolic, would also direct the House Oversight Committee to release the Epstein files sent by the Department ...

The Senate teed up a colossal package to authorize funding for the Pentagon on Tuesday, marking the first legislation to hit the floor since lawmakers returned from August recess. Lawmakers advanced the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on a largely bipartisan 84 to 14 vote, setting up the bill for debate before a later vote to advance ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of conspiring against the U.S. after the three world leaders met in Beijing during a military parade. ‘The big question to be answered is whether or not President Xi of China will mention the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that ...