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By JOE REEDY – AP sportswriter LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since last season’s disappointing end, Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco and coach Brandon Staley have spoken about improving a defense that hasn’t lived up to expectations. The Bolts make that first move by adding another top-flight pass rusher, pairing with Joey Bosa. The … Read more
By SARA CLINE – Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Makeshift shelters border busy roads, tent cities line sidewalks, tarps cover broken-down cars and sleeping bags are stowed in shop doors. The reality of the homeless crisis in Oregon’s largest city cannot be denied. “I’d be an idiot if I sat here and … Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (AP) — The New York Giants have fired punter Riley Dixon after four seasons. The Giants made the move late Thursday night in a decision that will free up about $2.8 million in salary caps. Dixon averaged 45.2 yards gross and 40.6 net average over four seasons and landed 101 kicks inside … Read more
By Collin Binkley AP Education Writer US colleges are withdrawing students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and severing financial ties as part of a global wave of condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, colleges have pledged to support Russian students on their campuses, fighting back calls from … Read more
JUPITER, Fla. — Break out the pennants, lay down the chalk lines, and Adam Wainwright re-introduces himself to Yadier Molina. Major League Baseball is back, unlocked, and now it’s really fast. On the 99th day of Major League Baseball’s lockout, a day after the commissioner canceled a number of other regular-season games, the players’ union … Read more
By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced Thursday that it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to tackle a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the toughest in history. The agency released a plan to work through the tens of millions of filings, which includes … Read more
By Doug Padilla for FrontPageBets Major League Baseball on Thursday reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement that salvages a full 162-game season. With the 2022 campaign now in sight, the schedule looks like a race to the top between annual contenders. There’s always surprise along the way, with the rise of a … Read more
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER – AP business writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by rising costs for gas, groceries and housing, consumer inflation rose 7.9% last year, the sharpest rise since 1982 and likely just a harbinger of even higher prices. The increase, reported Thursday by the Labor Department, reflected the 12 months that ended in February … Read more
FULL FREE AGENTS: QB Tyrod Taylor, RB David Johnson, DT Maliek Collins, CB Terrance Mitchell, C Justin Britt, CB Desmond King, ILB Christian Kirksey, OLB Eric Wilson, OLB Kamu Grugier-Hill, S AJ Moore, WR Danny Amendola, FS Terrence Brooks, ILB Neville Hewitt, WR Chris Conley, DT Vincent Taylor, DE DeMarcus Walker, ILB Hardy Nickerson Jr., … Read more
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The war in Ukraine could spell trouble for one of the region’s key assembly lines. The Russian incursion upsets military priorities in Germany, the latest foreign customer committed to buying Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets. In a post-invasion speech, the German Chancellor suggested his country could instead buy Lockheed Martin’s … Read more