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The left-hander will miss all of 2018 as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

GIRLS BASKETBALLBroadwater Academy 40, Portsmouth Christian 6 Cape Henry Collegiate 35, First Colonial 23 Charlottesville 47, Fluvanna 45 Colonial Forge 64, Massaponax 49 Deep Creek 98, Hickory 21 Gar-Field 38, Osbourn 26 Gate City 64, Lee High 37 Grafton 47, New Kent 34 Green Run 62, Landstown 46 Highland Springs 83, Patrick Henry-Ashland 17 J.I. Burton 49, Twin Valley 19 Jamestown 59, Bruton 42 Lake Taylor 69, Booker T. Washington 10 Marion 63, Northwood 27 Potomac School 62, National Cathedral... Читать дальше...

Amar’e Stoudemire was on hand Tuesday at the Garden for religious reasons, to help the Knicks celebrate Hannukah Night. But the retired ex-Knick also delivered a message to fellow power forward Kristaps Porzingis. Likely referring to Porzingis’ blowing off of last April’s exit meetings with the coaches and former team president Phil Jackson, Stoudemire gave...

New managers Alex Cora and Aaron Boone, former teammates, fellow workers for ESPN, and longtime friends, have no choice but to be archenemies.

The journeyman forward is ending his NBA career on a high note, after winning his first championship

The Diamondbacks haven’t made any moves at the winter meetings, but their players are drawing a lot of attention.

As I mentioned below, the NYT has a very sophisticated realtime prediction widget that shifts its prediction as results come in. It had been bouncing around dead even with a mild advantage either way. Then it swung hard in Jones’ favor. I saw a number of people speculate that there had been some sort of reporting error. Here’s a tweet just now from a member of the team that runs it.

The United States, European Union and Japan vowed Tuesday to work together to fight market-distorting trade practices and policies that have fueled excess production capacity, naming several key features of China's economic system. In a joint statement that did not single out China or any other country, the three economic powers said they would work within the World Trade Organization and other multilateral groups to eliminate unfair competitive conditions caused by subsidies, state-owned enterprises... Читать дальше...

Berlin (dpa) - Linke-Chef Bernd Riexinger hat Union und SPD vorgeworfen, ein neues Regierungsbündnis ohne Ideen und mit angeschlagenem Führungspersonal anzusteuern. «Mit 53,5 Prozent ist diese Koalition tatsächlich nicht mehr wirklich groß und könnte sich deshalb MiKo (Mini Groko) oder VerKo (Verlierer Koalition) nennen», sagte Riexinger der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in Berlin. An diesem Mittwoch beraten Kanzlerin Angela Merkel, CSU-Chef Horst Seehofer, SPD-Chef Schulz und die Fraktionschefs der Parteien... Читать дальше...

With jobless rates at a two decade low, the United States is nearing full employment -- but women are not reaping the full benefit, due to a lack of childcare options.

Shares in Australian shopping centre giant Westfield soared Wednesday after French property firm Unibail-Rodamco agreed to buy the group, with founder Frank Lowy congratulated on his "impeccable timing".

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• Interactive Brokers is set to allow its users to go short on bitcoin in the newly launched futures market.
• It'll give investors a vehicle by which they can bet against the future price of the coin, which is up more than 1,600% this year.

One of the largest brokerages is set to allow its clients to short bitcoin, giving folks bearish on the coin a way to bet against it.

According to reporting by Bloomberg News, Interactive... Читать дальше...

BB-8, well-mannered, respectful astromech droid, knows the protocol of a royal greeting when such an occasion arises.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — On Tuesday afternoon, word spread through the lobby of the Disney Dolphin Hotel that outfielder J.D. Martinez was coming to the winter meetings to visit teams that might want to sign him. Asked if the Giants had a meeting scheduled with Martinez, the best free-agent hitter on the market, Giants general manager Bobby Evans thought for several seconds before saying, “Maybe.” Evans was not trying to be coy, but rather did not want to run afoul... Читать дальше...

The US Air Force continues its struggle with the Global Positioning System (GPS) modernization program (GPS III) by failing to coordinate development of software sub-programs and failing to plan for the integration of GPS III with 700 weapons systems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report.

The noise of the Winter Meetings is giving Aaron Boone a much different start than Mickey Callaway.

Former major league baseball slugger Jose Canseco took to Twitter to give his thoughts about sexual molestation and got plenty of angry responses.

Impress without stress.

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Auburn University's Title IX office sent a letter to its associate softball coach Corey Myers telling him he was banned from campus and softball.

Roy Moore Campaign Hires Massive Security After Threats Called In to Campaign– Peter Doocy told Sean Hannity tonight extra security was called in for the campaign victory party after threats were called into the campaign on Tuesday morning. Peter Doocy: Tonight’s event here in Montgomery, Alabama has a very notable security presence inside and out. […]

Emergency crews were called to The Scarborough Hospital - General site, near McCowan Road and Lawrence Avenue East, just before 7:40 p.m. Tuesday.

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but what one woman found inside her fresh blueberries is enough to make anyone lose their appetite. Though at times their pricing may be a bit outrageous, it's no surprise that a balanced diet wouldn't be complete without at least half a dozen of fruits and vegetables a day. And while most of our fruits come prepackaged and "ready to eat," having spent the last six years working part-time as a produce associate at a local grocery store, I... Читать дальше...

A crack has been found in a Japanese "bullet train" that could have caused a derailment, officials said Wednesday, in the first-ever "serious incident" for the iconic mode of transport.

Berlin (dpa) - Der Beauftragte für die Opfer des Terroranschlags auf den Weihnachtsmarkt an der Berliner Gedächtniskirche, Kurt Beck, fordert nach einem Medienbericht, die Entschädigungen für Opfer und Hinterbliebene «deutlich» zu erhöhen. Das gehe aus seinem Abschlussbericht hervor, den er an diesem Mittwoch vorstellen will, schreiben die Zeitungen der Funke Mediengruppe. Der frühere SPD-Vorsitzende berufe sich auf die Kritik der Hinterbliebenen: So seien zum Beispiel 10 000 Euro für den Verlust... Читать дальше...