ESPN's Stephen A. Smith turns up political talk, triggering 2028 speculation

Rob Manfred calls Athletics’ new park in Sacramento charming but still expects to be in Las Vegas by 2028

Rob Manfred recently visited the 14,000-seat minor league stadium in West Sacramento, California, and said the owners of the Triple-A River Cats and Athletics have provided players with “as close ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

Boston group hoping to land a WNBA franchise. The league has said it will add a 16th team in 2028

Former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams is hoping to get a WNBA franchise in Boston whether it’s through expansion or bringing in a current team that wants to move

ABC News - Feb. 21

Boxing nears its spot on Los Angeles 2028 Olympic program as IOC recognizes new body

The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport

ABC News - 5d

Browns address speculation around Deshaun Watson injury; QB determined to continue NFL career, per report

Cleveland called the re-ruptured Achilles 'an unfortunate accident,' and hopes Watson can return in 2025

CBS Sports - 4d

Pope beats back speculation of imminent death or conclave as he continues pneumonia recovery

Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave

ABC News - 4d

Stephen A admits he was wrong about Butler's impact on Warriors

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith walked back his criticisms of the Jimmy Butler-Golden State Warriors pairing.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Cowboys' Stephen Jones claims Dallas will be 'selectively aggressive' in free agency

Time will tell if this Cowboys offseason goes differently than the 2024 'all in' offseason

CBS Sports - 6d

Stephen Curry is defying Father Time yet again | The Kevin O'Connor Show

Seeing Curry's stellar performance at such an age raises an important question: Will we ever see this level of greatness again?

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Stephen Curry’s Greatness Is a Scene Worth Savoring for as Long as Possible

The Warriors star started another special night with a pregame show for the ages, then went out and put on an ageless performance, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 2d

Zero Day is a political thriller without a political position or even point

Netflix’s new Robert De Niro-led hit series toys with real-world references but hasn’t got the faintest clue what to do with them. Spoilers ahead . For decades, movies and TV shows that feature ...

The Guardian - 6d

Prominent political donor and attorney John Morgan launching new political party

Prominent political donor and attorney John Morgan is launching a new political party, he said on the social platform X on Wednesday. “I am forming a new political party for those of us stuck in ...

The Hill - 4d

The political rise of the anti-vax movement

As traditional parties decline, vaccine scepticism has become one of the anti-establishment forces filling the vacuum

Financial Times - 5d

MLB, ESPN opting out of deal after 2025 season; league cites 'minimal coverage'

"Sunday Night Baseball" won't be on ESPN after this year.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

4 Nations Face-Off: USA-Canada championship hockey game draws record 9.3 million viewers on ESPN

Only the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Gold Medal match between the USA and Canada drew a larger audience at 27.6 million for NBC.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

America has turned on its friends

Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endure

Financial Times - Feb. 21

The Streaming Rush to Turn Scripture Into Scripts

After the success of “The Chosen,” Amazon and Netflix are converting Bible stories into films and TV shows with “Game of Thrones”-style intrigue and romantic comedy elements.

The New York Times - 1d

The turning tide of U.S. support for Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine approached its third anniversary last month, the tide began to turn — not on the battlefield, but in the White House.

CBS News - 1h

'A huge amount to offer' - why have England promoted Smith?

Promoting Jamie Smith to bat in a position he has never filled before seems confusing, so what are England thinking and do the statistics back it up?

BBC News - Feb. 21

Utah fires head coach Craig Smith after nearly 4 seasons

The Utes were on pace to miss the NCAA tournament for a fourth season under Craig Smith this spring.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Utes fire hoops coach Smith during fourth season

Utah has fired men's basketball coach Craig Smith, who has a 65-62 record in nearly four seasons but no NCAA tournament appearances.

ESPN - 6d

Trump suspends security clearances for Jack Smith's outside lawyers

President Trump on Tuesday signed a memo suspending security clearances for employees at a law firm who assisted with former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the now-president. White ...

The Hill - 5d

'Really good sportsmanship' - Smith retracts run-out appeal

Australia captain Steve Smith retracts an appeal from team-mate Josh Inglis to review a possible run out in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy.

BBC News - 3d

Reilly Smith Held Out Of Rangers' Lineup For Roster Management With Trade Imminent

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Yahoo Sports - 1d

Gene Hackman, David Lynch and Maggie Smith honoured at 2025 Oscars ceremony

Traditional in memoriam segment at Academy Awards also remembers Donald Sutherland, Shelley Duvall and James Earl Jones. Oscars 2025 — follow live Academy Awards updates See complete list of ...

The Guardian - 18h

Fluidstack in talks to raise $200m

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Biodiversity Talks in Rome End

Delegates at global biodiversity talks in Rome agreed on a framework for monitoring environmental commitments and other measures.

The New York Times - 3d

Whole Hog Politics: Democrats learn the limits of resistance

On the menu: COVID-19 at root of Gen Z move to the right; Vivek readies battle for Ohio; Kemp brushes back Greene; A very big fish story It may be fitting that President Trump has been in a ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Poland’s political rift deepens as ‘coup’ allegations fly

Ultraconservative opposition allege Tusk government planning to interfere in presidential election

Financial Times - Feb. 21

A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics

Martin Gurri discusses how social media and the internet have fundamentally changed the public’s relationship to institutions and power.

The New York Times - 6d

James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats

There’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop Trump, so we need a tactical pause in our fight to plan for the future.

The New York Times - 5d

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is upending British politics

Over the past decade and a half, much of the world has entered a new form of politics in which results must be delivered faster and better than before.

The Hill - 5d

DOGE's ripple effects in the states: From the Politics Desk

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s initiative to dramatically slash the federal workforce is increasingly having a political ripple effect at the state level.

NBC News - 3d

A journey through the hyper-political world of microchips

From the raw materials required to the machines that make them, every part of the chip supply chain is fiercely contested in the global race for tech supremacy. A small town in the Netherlands ...

The Guardian - 3d

After a Revolution, a Move Toward Politics as Usual in Bangladesh

Some of the students who took part in last year’s uprising that ousted the nation’s autocratic leader are leaving the interim government to start a political party.