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There’s no hard deadline for this deal, but realistically, it needs to be finished before the draft.

Bellator MMA welterweight champion Rory MacDonald addresses concerns that he might be done fighting.

Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs will take the stage today in Las Vegas.

The St. Louis Blues visit the Dallas Stars looking to take a 3-1 series lead on Wednesday, with sportsbooks making them small Game 4 road underdogs.

Much was made of the Rockets’ post-Game 1 complaints about the officiating. The Warriors responded in Game 2 by taking care of business where it matters most: on the court.

Former Duke point guard has been hired at Niagara

When former Duke point guard Greg Paulus was a star high school athlete, he was seen as a much more promising quarterback than point guard.

Didn’t matter; he wanted to become a basketball coach.

Well his journey continues. He’s been hired as an assistant at Niagara by Patrick Beilein, son of Michigan coach John Beilein.

He’s established himself as a valuable assistant and continues to make the case for himself as a head coach. Читать дальше...

The laws governing DNA data in the US are patchy and incomplete. Yet people keep putting their DNA on the internet, compromising everyone's genetic anonymity.

WIRED is proud to stand with a group of editors and publishers to spotlight journalists under attack worldwide.

The director of Mutual Appreciation and Support the Girls looks back at his early work.

1. Uber expands its driver rewards program to 20 more US cities  The Verge
2. Uber and Lyft Cut Off Hiring of New Drivers in NYC as New Regulations Appear to Work  Gizmodo
3. Uber is 'totally different' to Lyft, major investor Saudi Arabia says ahead of IPO  CNBC
4. Uber Eats Is Uber Costly to Uber  Eater
5. Uber’s enormous, vague IPO prospectus is an outrage  Financial Times
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Happy May Day!

Royals Rumblings - News for May 1, 2019

Jesse Newell has a terrific piece showing why Ian Kennedy has had success as a reliever so far.

“It’ll say 92-93 (mph), but it looked like 98. You’d swing right through it, and you’re like, ‘What?’ You look on video, and you’re this far below it,” Kennedy said, holding his hands a few inches apart. “The ball just carries.”

Behold the power of a high-spin, rising fastball.

In his Mellinger Minutes, Sam looks at the amazing Hunter Dozier. Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND — There’s a problem in college athletics, and it has nothing to do with ineligible players or gifts from boosters.

The Lummi and Nooksack tribes have received federal grants totaling $1.2 million to help crime victims, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The tribes in Whatcom County were among a … Click to Continue »

The six-day festival in Oakland features classic Greek pastries and foods prepared on an outside grill.

The show follows child welfare cases from the viewpoint of a foster mom, social workers, foster youth and parents who lost their children.

The investigation has made the company rethink its casing design, company leaders said.

1. Yum Brands Earnings Edge Past Views; Yum Brands Stock  Investor's Business Daily
2. Yum Brands shares fall after Taco Bell and Pizza Hut same-store sales growth disappoints  CNBC
3. Yum Brands reports strong sales led by KFC  Yahoo Finance
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Two million years ago, our ancestors started singing to ward off predators putting humanity on a path that led to the evolution of language

Get prepared for the next spell of good weather with a relaxing deck chair or two

The 2019 Met Gala is just around the corner. That's right! Fashion's biggest night out takes place Monday, May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This year,...

On Saturday evening, Greg Hardy secured his first UFC victory, knocking out Dmitry Smoliakov in just 2:15 seconds. But instead of receiving praise for getting his first win in the premiere MMA organization in the world, just two years into his fighting career, Hardy was faced with wide criticism of his opponent, who appeared to have little interest in be in the cage with Hardy. Such was Smoliakov’s performance that even UFC President Dana White commented about it afterwards, questioning what level... Читать дальше...

You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, and as soon as I can remember the title or which of my other friends shared it with me I am going to absolutely destroy your argument and by extension you.

How do you know what the metrics in Google Ads mean and which ones matter the most? The latest version of Google Ads' interface has a particularly large number of metrics, so it's easy to get overwhelmed when you first log on.

The rise of “try-before-you buy” and subscription-based business models has hit just about every corner of retail, including a once-unlikely category: jewelry. One company, Flont, is seeking to bring high-end jewelry to online shoppers for a cheaper price, all while taking away the risks of buying expensive merchandise outside the store.

As omnichannel retailing requires greater and greater precision, the stakes surrounding inventory accuracy — or the lack thereof — are increasing dramatically.