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Minnesota Lynx secure WNBA’s No. 1 playoff seed

The road to the WNBA Finals goes through Minnesota. Napheesa Collier and the Lynx defeated the Connecticut Sun, 94-70, on Saturday, Aug. 30. The...

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Florida State fans storm field after beating Alabama: Will it be fined?

Even if you’re a national championship-winning program, big victories call for a storming of the field. Florida State started the 2025 season with a...

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Celebrate Lee Corso with our farewell page print and commemorative book

From Brutus to Brutus. With elephants, ducks, steers, tigers (of all stripes), gators and bulldogs in between. Lee Corso has donned a mascot’s headgear...

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Previewing TE position for fantasy football in 2025

Tight end has been one of the tougher positions to parse in fantasy football drafts in recent years. There are stars at the top...

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Steve Sarkisian speaks on Arch Manning’s expectations at Texas

Before Arch Manning took a singular snap at Texas, the Longhorns’ quarterback was given of laundry list of lofty exceptions put on him, which...

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Texas football rankings: Where will Longhorns fall in top 25?

Texas’ reign as college football’s No. 1-ranked team didn’t last long, as the Longhorns became the first preseason No. 1 team to lose in...

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Business

Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year

Spirit Airlines on Friday filed for bankruptcy protection, just months after the budget carrier failed to secure better financial footing when it came out...

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Business

Retail panic: What the end of the ‘de minimis’ exemption means for brands across the globe

The de minimis exemption, an obscure trade law provision that has simultaneously fueled and eroded businesses across the globe, officially came to an end...

2 days ago

Business

Cracker Barrel rebrand: Why companies retreat when faced with consumer criticism

It’s been a busy week for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s marketing team. The restaurant chain announced a rebrand and new logo last week,...

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Business

Trump accused Fed governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud. That can be hard to prove, experts say.

The Trump administration’s latest allegations of mortgage fraud have raised questions about a long-standing housing issue known as owner-occupancy mortgage fraud. But that type...

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Politics

Trump’s exaggerated claim that Pennsylvania has 500,000 fracking jobs

“And there’s very few states that benefit like you do from fracking. I mean, you have 500,000 jobs.” — Former president Donald Trump, remarks...

October 24, 2024

Politics

Tucker Carlson says father Trump will give ‘spanking’ at rowdy Georgia rally

DULUTH, Ga. — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s rally here Wednesday night with a dark metaphor,...

October 24, 2024

Politics

A GOP operative accused a monastery of voter fraud. Nuns fought back.

Sister Stephanie Schmidt had a hunch about what her fellow nuns would discuss over dinner at their Erie, Pennsylvania, monastery on Wednesday night. The...

October 24, 2024

Politics

Early voting in Wisconsin slowed by label printing problems

MADISON, Wis. — Early voting kicked off in this battleground state this week with computer delays and long lines. Voters waited as long as...

October 23, 2024

Sports

Jelena Ostapenko apologizes for Taylor Townsend ‘no education’ comment

Jelena Ostapenko apologized on Saturday, taking to social media after her US Open incident with Taylor Townsend, following her second-round loss in which she said Townsend,...

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