The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping in to stop what it calls an “onslaught” of state-level regulation of prediction markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said Tuesday in a video posted on X that the agency has filed a “friend of the court brief” in support of Crypto.com in its escalating legal battle with regulators in Nevada. The move ...
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday that it was reopening talks with Paramount Skydance, giving the studio a week to rival Netflix in its bid to take over the streaming and cable giant. In a statement, Warner Bros. Discovery said it had rejected the latest $30-a-share offer from Paramount but would give the company until Monday ‘to make its best and ...
Caitlin Clark cooked in her first game in eight months. Clark had 17 points and 12 assists in 19 minutes of action on Wednesday. She scored her first bucket with 1 minute, 22 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The Indiana Fever guard, of course, hit a 3. “Different than a WNBA game, but for myself, it’s a nice way to ...
President Trump made at least 17 false or unfounded statements about college sports during a recent White House meeting. Trump incorrectly blamed a ‘radical-left judge from California’ for issues like player pay, when many changes resulted from settlements or state laws. The article refutes Trump’s claims about multi-million dollar quarterback deals, massive athletic department losses, and the widespread cancellation of ...
Each NBA team has fewer than 20 games remaining on its 2025-26 regular season schedule, and playoff races are tightening. It also means players jostling for positioning in the battle for Most Valuable Player are running out of time to make their cases. And, given the recent performance of the player atop this list, it may already be too late. ...
Every college basketball team has the goal of reaching March Madness, but some have expectations much higher than that, making for a pressure-packed month. While there are several Final Four contenders, one has to remember only four teams can get in. Those that don’t advance are left unsatisfied, realizing they didn’t rise to their potential. That can make for some ...
The 2026 Ivy League women’s basketball tournament begins Friday. Four teams will vie for the conference title beginning Friday, March 13 at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York, on the Cornell University campus. Princeton, which has gotten the Ivy League’s automatic bid in five of the past eight seasons, is the No. 1 seed. The Tigers have a 24-3 overall record; ...
The remains of a famous sycamore tree, which stood on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall in northern England for more than 200 years, has found a new home nearly two years after it was illegally felled. The removal of the tree from its spot known as “Sycamore Gap,” a pronounced dip in Hadrian’s Wall, in September 2023 sparked global outrage. Sycamore ...
Australian universities may lose funding if they’re not judged to be doing enough to address anti-Jewish hate crimes, according to new measures proposed by the country’s first antisemitism envoy. Jillian Segal was appointed to the role a year ago in response to a surge in reports of attacks against Jewish sites and property in Australia, following Israel’s invasion of Gaza, ...
Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of the 25 people aboard the Eternity ...