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Unintended consequences: How NIL in college sports has raised questions about nonprofits 07/29/2024 10:31am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be. Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, called it �� Longtime Phelps coach Bob Bowman was in tears watching new star pupil L��on Marchand win gold 07/29/2024 09:51am • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Bob Bowman teared up, just as he used to do watching Michael Phelps win Olympic gold medals. This time it was L��on Marchand, Bowman's latest pupil to shine on the world stage, who pulled off a dominant victory in the 400-meter individual medley in front of a raucous French Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, will watch her at the Olympics. Why has he drawn criticism? 07/29/2024 08:33am • Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens is taking a break from training camp to support his wife, American gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, in the women's team final at the 2024 Olympics. The couple was married in the spring of 2023. They are adjusting to life in the spotlight together. Owens has been For some Olympic men's basketball teams, the next game has enormous stakes 07/29/2024 06:26am • VILLENEUVE-D���ASCQ, France (AP) ��� No team has reached the quarterfinals yet in the men���s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics. No team has been eliminated, either. That said, Tuesday and Wednesday sure seem like make-or-break days for some nations ��� and medal chances might evaporate ve Nationals Notebook: Trade winds have already blown 07/29/2024 05:21am • Baseball's trading deadline is Tuesday at 6 p.m. ��� in theory. In practice, teams have been making moves all month, and the Washington Nationals' recent slide (9-18 since June 23 with six of those losses coming to San Diego) has the team in the sellers' club as opposed to being a buyer. They've The Latest: Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela election as opposition claims irregularities 07/29/2024 03:25am • Nicol��s Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela���s presidential election on Sunday, even as his opponents were preparing to dispute the results, setting up a high-stakes showdown that will determine whether the South American nation transitions away from one-party rule. Shortly after midnight, Federal Reserve is edging closer to cutting rates. The question will soon be, how fast? 07/29/2024 03:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Two years after launching an aggressive fight against inflation and one year after leaving its benchmark interest rate at a near-quarter-century high, the Federal Reserve is expected to signal this week that it will likely reduce borrowing costs as soon as September. A rate redu Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela's presidential election as opposition claims it prevailed 07/29/2024 02:42am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� Venezuela���s opposition claimed victory in Sunday���s presidential election, setting up a showdown with the government, which earlier declared President Nicol��s Maduro the winner. ���The Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened,��� opposition candidate Edmund Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed 07/29/2024 02:26am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50. Several thousand soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv���s Indep Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find safe, stable homes 07/29/2024 01:19am • SINJAR, Iraq (AP) ��� When Rihan Ismail returned to her family���s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that moment throughout long years of captivity. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail as they rampage Ten years on, many Yazidis uprooted by Islamic State onslaught struggle to find stable homes 07/29/2024 01:18am • SINJAR, Iraq (AP) ��� When Rihan Ismail returned to her family���s home in the heartland of her Yazidi community, she was sure she was coming back for good. She had yearned for that moment throughout long years of captivity. Islamic State militants had abducted then-adolescent Ismail as they rampage Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore diagnosed with blood clots 07/28/2024 08:07pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ��� The New England Patriots announced on Sunday that defensive tackle Christian Barmore has been diagnosed with blood clots and there is no timetable for his return. The team said that Barmore, who turned 25 on Sunday, and was evaluated and treated over the weekend at Mass G Chapman, Soler each get 3 hits as Giants beat Rockies 5-4 to complete 4-game sweep 07/28/2024 08:01pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Matt Chapman and Jorge Soler each had three hits, and the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-4 victory Sunday. It was San Francisco's first four-game sweep since 2022. The Giants have beaten Colorado 12 straight times at home, How Much Would $10,000 Invested in Tesla Stock at IPO Be Worth Today? 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Electric vehicles giant Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA) is a household name today. At a market capitalization of roughly $730 billion, it's one of the 10 largest public companies in the U.S. That said, the stock's medium-term performance has been lackluster. Despite a sharp rebound in 2023, investors who Donald Trump Stocks: 8 Stocks Owned by the GOP Nominee 07/28/2024 08:00pm • Former President Donald Trump is now officially the Republican candidate for president in 2024, and he is leading presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in most national polls. If Trump is elected president for a second time, it could have a major impact on the stock market. Trump has been giv