SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Calvin Booth was done with Michael Malone. It was Monday afternoon in Denver, and the Nuggets general manager had reached his breaking point with the franchise’s longtime coach, whose team was on a four-game slide. The locker room was a mess, with team and league sources indicating that the franchise’s most important […]
The United States landed in Group D alongside Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and Saudi Arabia in Thursday’s Concacaf Gold Cup draw, while champions Mexico were placed into Group A with Costa Rica, Suriname and Dominican Republic. Following the group stage of the 16-team tournament that kicks off on June 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, […]
The move is a blow to North Korea, which once counted Damascus as an ally until the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. South Korea and Syria have formally established diplomatic relations, in another milestone for the transitional government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The move has also dealt a blow to Seoul’s archenemy, North […]
Apr 10, 2025, 12:20 PM ET Portland Thorns and Venezuela women’s national team forward Deyna Castellanos said she does not know when it will be safe for her to travel outside of the United States due to uncertainty around potential travel bans to the United States for dozens of countries, including Venezuela. “The uncertainty of […]
The White House on Thursday clarified that China faced a minimum tariff rate of 145 percent on all imports to the United States. A day earlier, President Trump had said that he was increasing tariffs on China to 125 percent after Beijing retaliated against his previous levies. On Thursday, the White House explained that the […]
Patience. If I could boil down one thing that separates winners from suckers in the NBA, that’s it. The winners have it, and they prey on the chumps who don’t over and over again. The Phoenix Suns are just the latest, and most extreme, in a long line of examples, and it’s left them in […]
The oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal has had her offer of compensation increased but she said “it’s still not good enough”. Betty Brown, 92, was originally offered less than a third of what she had claimed for, but she has now received a new offer of 60%. However the former sub-postmistress […]
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Getty Images More than half of the growth of solar in 2024 was in China. More than 40 percent of the world’s electricity was generated without burning fossil fuels in 2024, according to a new report from think-tank Ember. But carbon dioxide emissions, which warm the planet, have risen to […]
Among those opposed to President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China: a legal group funded by some of the biggest names in conservative politics. Last week, a Florida business owner challenged the Trump administration’s moves in court, arguing that her company, Simplified, which makes notebooks and planners, was harmed by the dramatic trade war with […]
The WRU is still deciding on a title for what has so far been touted as a director of rugby role given the breadth of the job’s remit. Former Football Association, England Rugby and Team GB performance expert Dave Reddin is the leading contender, with Tierney suggesting an appointment is expected “very, very soon” having […]