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Koivun is PGA winner in 3rd start

For a sport with a reputation for moving slowly, golf always seems to be in a hurry to appoint the next big star. Jackson Koivun is next on the list and certainly worth watching. It's not just because he won a PGA Tour event — which included the No. 1 player in the world — just two ...

Cousins begins Raiders camp atop QB depth chart

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — As Klint Kubiak oversees his first training camp as a head coach, he is faced with the daunting task of figuring out how to juggle going with Kirk Cousins as the Raiders' starting quarterback — for now — while getting the most out of overall No. 1 draft pick ...

Skubal on schedule to start with deadline looming

DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal is still the ace of the Detroit Tigers' pitching staff as far as manager A.J. Hinch is concerned. Hinch confirmed Tuesday that Skubal is still scheduled to start on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles. With the Tigers at 50-57 and the Aug. 3 trade deadline ...

Browns’ Ward becomes highest-paid DB

CLEVELAND (AP) — Denzel Ward has agreed to a two-year extension with the Cleveland Browns that will make him the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The five-time Pro Brown cornerback will sign a two-year extension worth $62.2 million — including $52.3 million guaranteed, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been publicly announced. The $31.1 million average surpasses the $31 million average when Trent McDuffie signed a four-year, $124 million contract with the Los Angeles Rams ...

Nebraska’s Osborn seems to be one of us

"A Face in the Crowd" is the prophetic 1957 movie about a charismatic drifter "discovered" in an Arkansas jail. The face belongs to "Lonesome" Rhodes, a scoundrel whose folksy act catapults him to national prominence. "Lonesome" (Andy Griffith) abuses women, but the crowd only sees a lovable ...

Two crime families do not make an honest town

In tribal politics, we are not supposed to raise this. Someone should, and the truth does not care about your feelings. Republicans built a decade-long movement on two promises: drain the swamp, and expose the Biden Crime Family. That investigation established Biden relatives took more than ...