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Gray runs for 2 touchdowns as the Giants beat the Lions 14-3 in a preseason game with few starters 08/09/2024 12:18am • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With the starters on both teams getting a chance to rest in the preseason opener, second-year pros Tommy DeVito and Eric Gray used the opportunity to make a case for themselves in the eyes of coach Brian Daboll as the New York Giants posted a 14-3 victory over the Detr Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers and extends hitting streak to 20 games as Blue Jays beat Orioles 7-6 08/08/2024 11:06pm • TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the 10th time in 20 games and drove in four runs, Kevin Gausman pitched eight innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays survived a late rally to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Thursday night. With his Hall of Fame fath Top-seeded Coco Gauff beats Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-2 in Toronto in her first hard-court match since April 08/08/2024 10:54pm • TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Coco Gauff routed Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Preparing for her U.S. Open title defense, Gauff played her first hard-court match since the Miami Open in April. “It’s not easy transitioning from all these different sur Defending champion Jannik Sinner beats Borna Coric in Montreal in return from tonsillitis 08/08/2024 10:38pm • MONTREAL (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner opened his National Bank Open title defense with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Sinner missed the Olympics because of tonsillitis after a quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon. In J Jim Harbaugh gives muted response after NCAA announces 4-year, show-cause order 08/08/2024 10:05pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had a muted response one day after the NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for the former Michigan coach due to impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m stopping the engagement Meet America's newest giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao 08/08/2024 09:59pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s governor flew in for the young bears’ debut. Throngs of media gathered inside the zoo, while the city of San Diego warned of traffic jams ahead of the much-anticipated event Thursday. The San Diego Zoo rolled out the red carpet for the first public showing of its Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate and lashes out at Harris at news conference 08/08/2024 09:07pm • PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign ha Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life 08/08/2024 08:58pm • THOMASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Annie Walden remembers 70 years ago when Andrew Young began his career as a pastor of a small Black church in Thomasville in 1955 — years before he became a civil rights leader beside Martin Luther King, Jr., a U.S. congressman, United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor COVID-stricken Noah Lyles collapses after getting bronze, one of 8 US medals at Olympic track 08/08/2024 08:05pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The first sign of trouble Thursday night came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the Olympic final of the 200 meters — the sprint that has always been his best race. Normally at the curve, Lyles starts making up ground, then pulling away from what have be US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal 08/08/2024 08:03pm • PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost n What Are Prediction Markets? Predictit, Polymarket and Kalshi 08/08/2024 08:00pm • The fundamental concept behind the prediction markets -- that is, speculating on the outcome of future events -- is very old indeed, but it's only been in the last two decades or so that the idea gained prominence with mainstream, retail investors. The prediction markets first captured the general How to Invest in Renewable Energy Now 08/08/2024 08:00pm • After a long slump, renewable energy stocks have begun to stage a comeback as inflation is starting to ease and the Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates in September. The big picture is paramount when considering renewable energy stocks. Undeniably, the renewable energy sector has vast po 10 Ways International Students Can Pay for U.S. Graduate School 08/08/2024 08:00pm • Paying for graduate school in the U.S. as an international student can be challenging, especially without the same financial aid benefits offered to domestic students. However, there are options if you don't have the funds to pay. "While international students cannot receive U.S. federal student aid 7 Less-Common College Intramural Sports 08/08/2024 08:00pm • Less-common college intramural sportsStudents don't have to be recruited to play sports in college. There are less-competitive options, including club teams and intramurals. Club sports typically involve tryouts, practices and some travel. Intramural sports, on the other hand, are more casual and do How Piggyback Loans Work 08/08/2024 08:00pm • If you're making a small down payment on your home, a piggyback loan might help you avoid some extra costs on your mortgage. However, these types of loans aren't without their own costs and drawbacks. Here's what you need to know. What Is a Piggyback Loan?A piggyback loan is a second mortgage -- usu