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Trump and the press boycott each other

We're back in the children's sandbox. President Trump has banned CNN, MSNow, and Politico from covering him. The three have filed a First Amendment lawsuit. The president has retaliated with "Trump TV: The Essentials Station" on YouTube. American presidents have been complaining about the ...

Riley’s HR lifts Braves in Wild Card opener

ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Duran (0-1), who allowed just two homers in 61 regular-season games, gave up a single to Michael Harris II before hitting Ozzie Albies with a pitch. Riley drove the go-ahead blast over the wall in right-center field. Harris had three hits. Braves ace Chris Sale dueled for much of the game against left-hander Jesus Luzardo, who was sharp after missing the last couple weeks of the regular season with left shoulder ...

Dahlin eager to build on last season

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rasmus Dahlin arrived in Buffalo for the start of training camp with a clear head and a refreshed objective following the shortest summer break of his nine-year NHL career. This is a far different place for the Sabres captain to be than a year ago, when Dahlin was dealing with the emotional weight of his fiancée requiring life-saving heart transplant surgery in Europe and facing familiar questions regarding Buffalo's NHL-record 14-season playoff drought. A year later, Carolina Matovac is healthy and rejoined Dahlin in Buffalo in March. The drought is a thing of the ...

Greenland pact is ‘Art of the Deal’ in action

In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed. Critics called it "Seward's Folly," after the secretary of state and lead negotiator, William Seward. In hindsight, given the state's immense natural resources and strategic location, it's tough to think of Alaska as anything other than one of America's most important territorial expansions since Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. Yet many have still not learned their lesson about the Monroe Doctrine, which warned foreign powers not to meddle with the U.S. in our ...

Players shake off signer’s remorse after NHL economics change

After setting career highs with 38 goals, 30 assists and 68 points, Tage Thompson signed a seven-year, $50 million extension with Buffalo in the summer of 2022. Before it even kicked in, he topped himself again with 47 goals, 47 assists and 94 points. Thompson is under contract through 2030 ...

Bills’ Brady draws positives from ugly win

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Joe Brady cautioned that the warning signs — or "smoke alarms," as the Bills' first-year head coach calls them — were evident even as Josh Allen opened the season by leading Buffalo to two wins and 77 points. His concerns were validated when the Bills turned the ...