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Notes on a starry night

"Bluenami!" a friend said of the remarkable turnover of both chambers of Congress from Republican to Democratic control. Another way to look at the midterms Tuesday is that the voters' verdict found Donald Trump guilty of attempted murder of our democracy. The jury of citizens rescued ...

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 ...

Larson holds 67-point lead entering 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 ...

Clock starts ticking again on landmark college sports bill

Next week in Congress, the clock starts ticking on a groundbreaking bill designed to overhaul college sports with nobody quite sure how an overwhelming wave of election-night victories for Democrats across the country will reset the debate. Still run by Republicans for a lame-duck session that begins Monday, the House of Representatives will decide whether to proceed with the Protect College Sports Act, which passed the Senate by a 77-22 margin last month. The bill, which among other things locks in rules that regulate how athletes are paid and builds in protections for Olympic ...

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 ...