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Gerrit Cole gets second pitch clock violation in four weeks for taking too long in warmups 08/22/2024 06:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole’s 150th career win also featured a second pitch clock violation in five weeks. Cole was flagged for a violation by plate umpire Derek Thomas for throwing an extra pitch in warmups Thursday before the second inning of the New York Yankees' 6-0 win over Cleveland. Cole US labor regulator says Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted delivery drivers in California 08/22/2024 05:55pm • Prosecutors at a federal labor agency have determined that Amazon is a joint employer of subcontracted drivers who delivered packages for the company in California, pushing back on claims from the online retailer that they are not its employees. The decision, made by a regional director for the Nat NWSL reaches new collective bargaining agreement that adds more money for players, ends draft 08/22/2024 05:50pm • The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a broad new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the annual college draft, guarantees all contracts and raises minimum salaries. The decision to do away with the draft and the expansion draft will allow young pla An accident? Experts clash at trial of 3 guards in 2014 death of man at Detroit-area mall 08/22/2024 05:42pm • DETROIT (AP) — Two experts gave different opinions Thursday about the death of a man who was pinned to the floor by security guards at a Detroit-area mall in 2014. The Oakland County medical examiner defended the official conclusion that McKenzie Cochran's death was an accident. Moments earlier, a QB Tommy DeVito has good chance to make the Giants roster 08/22/2024 05:32pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With everything that went wrong for the New York Giants last season, there was one feel-good story the fans loved. It was local quarterback Tommy DeVito. The undrafted rookie out of Illinois grew up in New Jersey and lived less than 30 minutes from MetLife Stadium. He Chaos at Chelsea: A high-risk, $1.3B spending spree has left the club fractured and vulnerable 08/22/2024 05:22pm • In the years to come, the experiment unfolding at Chelsea under their American investors will be a fascinating case study about running a soccer club. Because no one in England or beyond has ever seen anything like what has been happening at Stamford Bridge over the last two years. Just take this in Stock market today: Wall Street weakens ahead of a highly anticipated speech 08/22/2024 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks weakened Thursday in the run-up to Wall Street's main event for the week, a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell coming on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% for its worst day following a two-week rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 177 points, or Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.46%, the lowest level in 15 months 08/22/2024 05:04pm • The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months, welcome relief for home shoppers navigating a housing market that remains out of reach for many Americans. The rate fell to 6.46% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the r Family of West Virginia governor, running for Senate, has deal to avoid Greenbrier hotel foreclosure 08/22/2024 05:00pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avoid the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate, the resort announced Thursday. The Republican governor's family had been set to appear in cou Baby among at least 10 people who drowned after migrant boat overturned on Serbia-Bosnia border 08/22/2024 04:03pm • BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A boat carrying migrants from the Middle East overturned while crossing the Drina River from Serbia to Bosnia, drowning at least 10 people, officials in the two Balkan countries said Thursday. Serbian police received a call around 5 a.m. from their counterparts Brock Purdy and several other starters are expected to play in exhibition finale for the 49ers 08/22/2024 03:19pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy and several other of the starting offensive players for the San Francisco 49ers will get one final preseason tuneup before the season opener with a few notable exceptions. After Purdy struggled playing with mostly backups last week against New Orleans, coach Texas regents approve 7-year contract for baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle 08/22/2024 03:08pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas regents on Thursday approved a seven-year contract for new baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle that pays him $1 million in each of the first two seasons, then $2.68 million annually over the next five. Texas hired Schlossnagle away from Southeastern Conference Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee's political maps discriminate against communities of color 08/22/2024 02:55pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee's U.S. House maps and those for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. “In sum, the complaint alleges facts that are consistent with a racial gerrymander," stated the ruli Appeals court says the District of Columbia can proceed with its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon 08/22/2024 02:50pm • An antitrust lawsuit the District of Columbia brought against Amazon was revived Thursday after a federal appeals court reversed a lower court's decision to dismiss the complaint. A Superior Court trial judge “set too high a bar” for the district’s complaint, which presented “sufficient fac Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes try to turn hype into wins as they move into the Big 12 08/22/2024 02:30pm • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have changed conferences, coordinators and their offensive line (again). They've also changed up their uniforms. What hasn't changed — the fanfare that follows the team. No matter their record, the Buffaloes remain at the center of