The Pittsburgh Pirates took what their fan base viewed as another salary dump for prospects at the MLB trade deadline and what general manager Ben Cherington defended as “an important step” toward next season. After dealing Gold Glove third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes to the Cincinnati Reds and left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, the Pirates traded …
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One by one, elite universities are signing away some of their autonomy to the Trump administration after it has accused them of civil rights violations and withheld federal funding. The University of Pennsylvania banned transgender women from participating in women’s college sports as part of an agreement with the Trump administration earlier this month. Columbia University agreed last week to …
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Ben Cherington made his focus for this year’s trade deadline clear. He wanted to make the Pirates a better team in 2026. For the fifth time in his six seasons as the team’s general manager, the Pirates were sellers at the deadline. For the sixth year in a row, they will finish with a losing record. The Pirates were active …
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Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.” The Giants don’t have much of a history of selling at the trade deadline, but Buster Posey made some significant moves this year. Thursday was deadline day, and the Giants sent another relief pitcher to New York: Camilo …
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From successful Oval Office meeting to uncertain talks – here’s what’s happening with Canadapublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 14:30 BST Jessica MurphyBBC News, Toronto Canada’s prime minister won April’s general election by pitching himself as the leader who could take on the self-styled “Tariff Man” in the White House. In May, Mark Carney journeyed south to Washington to court …
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LEGO Game Boy is still available to preorder for $59.99, which is surprising given how fast most retro LEGO sets usually sell out. It comes with two Game Paks for Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, complete with inserts to mimic in-game screenshots. At the same time, Samsung is running a big gaming monitor sale on …
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The Twins began Tuesday with “TBD” listed as their starting pitcher for the final two games of their series with the Red Sox, a team they are still theoretically pursuing on the fringes of the wild card race. Their starting pitching situation is tenuous for a number of reasons. But a trade the Twins made Monday with the Tigers is …
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