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Former Marlins GM Kim Ng hired as senior adviser for Athletes Unlimited Softball League 07/01/2024 11:55am • Kim Ng made her mark as a trailblazer in the male-dominated world of Major League Baseball. In 2020, the Miami Marlins made her the first female general manager in the four major North American professional sports leagues. She kept the position for three seasons and the Marlins reached the playoffs Magic Johnson admires how Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese deal with the hype while uplifting the WNBA 07/01/2024 09:59am • Magic Johnson admires how Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are handling the glaring spotlight of expectations and living up to the moments with record-setting performances while uplifting a league. Johnson knows firsthand what that's like; he and Larry Bird did it 45 years ago. “Those two, especially Documenting the history of American Express as an in-house historian 07/01/2024 09:50am • NEW YORK (AP) — Ira Galtman is part of a small community of corporate archivists. They are historians, cataloguers and documentarians for large companies. They keep track of how companies change their products over time, while also looking for ways for the company to harken back to its history. Fo Chicago visits Atlanta after Gray's 24-point outing 07/01/2024 02:08am • Chicago Sky (6-11, 3-7 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (7-10, 3-7 Eastern Conference) College Park, Georgia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream takes on the Chicago Sky after Allisha Gray scored 24 points in the Atlanta Dream's 81-75 loss to the New York Liberty. The Dream are 3-7 i These laws in DC, Maryland and Virginia take effect on July 1 07/01/2024 12:50am • Come Monday, there will be several new laws taking effect throughout D.C. region. Some of the laws raise the minimum wage, some crack down on animal cruelty and others regulate the ever-confusing ticket-selling landscape. Here are a few laws taking effect on July 1 in D.C., Maryland and Virginia: Ever feel exhausted by swiping through dating apps? You might be experiencing burnout 06/30/2024 08:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — While plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app, many others find the never-ending process of likes, swipes, taps and awkward DMs that go nowhere to be exhausting — leading to a phenomenon known as “dating app burnout.” That was the c 7 Ways to Raise Last-Minute Money for College 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Ways to acquire extra money for collegeMany families are unprepared for the often high cost of attending college. According to a recent College Ave survey conducted by Barnes & Noble College Insights, only 44% of families felt ready to pay for their child's first tuition bill. However, the summe 20 Colleges for Skiing and Winter Sports 06/30/2024 08:00pm • Winter sports opportunities are available coast to coast.For students who want to hit the slopes when they're not hitting the books, there are plenty of colleges close to great skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports. Along with competitive or recreational opportunities, some offer academic pro New Grizzlies center Zach Edey pulls his name from mix for Canada's Olympic team 06/30/2024 06:32pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — New Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey announced his decision Sunday to pull his name from consideration to play for Canada in the 2024 Paris Games to focus on his NBA career. Memphis used the ninth overall selection on the former Purdue center who became the first player in Making sense of college sports realignment. Which schools are changing conference affiliation? 06/30/2024 11:10am • College sports in the U.S. has seen scores of schools change conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened over the past three decades and certainly over the past two years. It is no longer a surprise to see storied programs leave their longtime conference home in search o Maryland teacher’s union president to step down after six years in job 06/30/2024 11:02am • Whether it’s been an educational challenge, praise for student achievement or even questionable state legislation, Cheryl Bost has usually had a few words to say about it. But Bost, an elementary school educator for 35 years who has served since August 2018 as president of the Maryland State Ed Today in Sports - LeBron James agrees to a 4-year $154m deal with the L.A, Lakers 06/30/2024 10:00am • July 1 1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of the sport commonly known as roundball and Amherst wins by reaching the pre-established score of 65 runs. Amherst exceeds 65-run limit during a 10- Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai share lead for 2nd straight day at Rocket Mortgage Classic 06/29/2024 08:49pm • DETROIT (AP) — Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai ended the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in the same position they started it — tied atop the leaderboard. Bhatia and Rai each shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to reach 17 under, sharing the lead again on a crowded leaderboard. “So many people After president's debate debacle, Jill Biden delivering the message that they're still all in 06/29/2024 07:33pm • EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jill Biden was right at her husband's side Saturday as they exited Air Force One to head for a pair of campaign stops at luxurious vacation homes on Long Island. And she got straight to the point when it was her turn to introduce the president at a tony fundraiser. “Joe NHL Draft Selections 06/29/2024 03:48pm • At The Sphere Las Vegas Friday FIRST ROUND 1. San Jose, Macklin Celebrini, C, Boston University. 2. Chicago, Artyom Levshunov, D, Michigan State. 3. Anaheim, Beckett Sennecke, RW, Oshawa (OHL). 4. Columbus, Cayden Lindstrom, C, Medicine Hat (WHL). 5. Montreal, Ivan Demidov, RW, St. Petersburg Jr.