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Larson holds 67-point lead ahead of NASCAR finale

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Larson's championship media day at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Thursday could be summed up in one word: awkward. Larson was the lone Cup Series "contender" on hand for the event. Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin, both technically still in the mix for the title, were ...

Browns’ Verse searches for his spark

BEREA, Ohio — Jared Verse hasn't been shy in stating his opinions about opponents or his Cleveland Browns teammates. Coach Todd Monken and others hope the edge rusher's production on the field will rise to the same level. Verse is still seeking his first sack with the Browns after being ...

LIV Golf tells bankruptcy court it will wind down operations

LIV Golf is shuttering after five years that fractured the sport's landscape with promise of Saudi riches, announcing Thursday in bankruptcy court it plans to wind down operations instead of launching a new version because it didn't have enough support. "The debtors are not currently proceeding with the LIV 2.0 plan," attorney Matthew Williams of Gibson Dunn said in a hearing in New Jersey. "Instead, the debtors are toggling to a value-maximizing wind-down in their business." LIV Golf, which launched in June 2022 by offering nine-figure signing bonuses to lure top names away from the ...

Mariners’ Kanzler once taught chemistry; now he’ll try to build it

SEATTLE — Jason Kanzler took an unconventional path to becoming the Seattle Mariners' new manager. He once considered going to medical school but then became a walk-on star in college. After a stint in the minor leagues, he was a high school physics and chemistry teacher. But baseball ...

Another victory for religious freedom

Colorado politicians promised the state's families universal pre-K programs -- but snatched the promise back from Catholic parents who want to choose a school that supports their religious beliefs. Parents fought them all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday the justices heard ...