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Holdouts often are couched in terms of the player wanting more, with the not-so-subtle suggestion that they want too much. They’re holding out, for more. It’s often more accurate to say they’re standing firm for what they deserve, and that the team is being unreasonable. That it’s not about the player putting the squeeze on the team, but the team …

Wall St stumbles after report of Trump mulling major tariffs on Europe  Reuters Donald Trump pushes for 15%-20% minimum tariff on all EU goods  Financial Times Dow closes more than 100 points lower after report says Trump seeks at least 15% tariff on EU imports: Live updates  CNBC S&P, Nasdaq end on subdued note after brief dip on latest Trump tariff rumbling  Reuters EU …

Jul 18, 2025, 06:59 PM ET DENVER — A backup plan to bring in a backup center to spell Nikola Jokic no longer appears necessary. The Denver Nuggets expect Jonas Valanciunas to be with the team when the season starts amid speculation over his NBA future. Denver’s trade with Sacramento to acquire the 6-foot-11 Valanciunas for Dario Saric became official …

There’s a loose rule of thumb among NFL agents that goes like this. If the financial details of a player’s contract aren’t reported within 24 hours of the deal coming to light, there’s nothing about the deal to justify bragging. That concept was mentioned during a recent episode of #PFTPM when discussing Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller’s decision to …

The NFL Players Association’s board of player representatives met on Friday night, a day after executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly resigned. The first order of business remains naming an interim executive director, while the search for a new one commences. And the first battle in the unfolding Game of Thrones is this. Via Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com, “It’s shaping up …

Judge blocks WA requirement for priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession  Washington State Standard Catholic bishops call mandatory reporting law ‘brazen act of religious discrimination’  Fox News Trump administration intervenes to help block law requiring priests to report child abuse revealed in confessions  The Independent Judge grants injunction against Washington law requiring clergy to report child abuse  KING5.com WA state law requiring …

With the 2025 MLB Draft now in the books, here’s my look at each American League East team’s draft class. I focus on the top 10 rounds, since those are the picks that count toward each team’s bonus pool. Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best prospects …

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Washington Senate Bill 5375, which requires members of the clergy to report known child abuse, even if it’s revealed during Confession, from being enforced. The court ruled that the state was “unable to explain why the language in § 1(b) of the bill doubled down on singling out clergy.” Last month, the …

One day after Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned as executive director of the NFL Players Association, ESPN reported on Friday that before he stepped down, an outside investigator hired by the union had received documents showing Howell had charged the union for expenses involving two visits to strip clubs. Howell charged $738.82 for a car service from one visit in Florida …

Microsoft to stop using engineers in China for tech support of U.S. military after ProPublica report  Reuters GOP senator asks Pentagon for information on Microsoft’s Chinese engineers  The Hill A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers  ProPublica Top US senator calls out supply-chain risk with DoD contractors  Yahoo Finance Microsoft Cuts Off China Employees from Pentagon Business  The Information Source …