Three decades ago, one of America’s preeminent sports leagues was in a period of rapid expansion. The National Hockey League added two new teams in 1991, marking its first expansion in 12 years. Four more franchises were added the following two years, creating a new footprint in South Florida and bringing the league total to 26 teams. Hockey was hip. …
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Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where the refs aren’t catching all the shenanigans in the SEC and the ACC. First Quarter: It Was All a Lie. Second Quarter: Reexamining the Quarterback Recruiting Class of 2022. On Monday, the Southeastern Conference rolled out the first tier of its plans for a nine-game league schedule starting …
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With the Long Island Rail Road’s first strike in over 30 years looming, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released its plan for commuters if train service is indeed forced to stop. The MTA said Thursday nearly 300,000 regular LIRR riders should work from home, if possible, but limited bus service would make connections with the New York City subway in the …
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Herb Dean made a split-second call in the third round of the UFC Paris welterweight main card bout between Axel Sola and Rhys McKee, and some fighters believe it may have been a bit too quick. Sola was well on his way to beating McKee as the fight progressed in the final round, but after Sola landed a nasty body …
Read More »US States, Orsted File Challenges to Trump Wind Farm Stoppage Bloomberg.com Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm The New York Times CT and RI to sue Trump administration over Revolution Wind CT Mirror Trump admin sued by developers and two states after stopping work on nearly complete offshore wind farm project CNN European markets close higher; Denmark’s Orsted …
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Chase DeMoor got a bit of revenge over rival Natan Marcon at Misfits Boxing 22, but not in the way he had hoped. The Misfits Boxing heavyweight title was on the line in the heated main card matchup of Saturday’s event from the AO Arena in Manchester, England. DeMoor had an egg thrown at his head earlier in the week …
Read More »TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada started canceling flights on Thursday ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of thousands of travelers. A complete shutdown of the country’s largest airline threatens to impact about 130,000 people a day. The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday. In response, …
Read More »MONTREAL (AP) — Air Canada said Wednesday it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown of the country’s largest airline as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants on Saturday. The airline said the first flights will be cancelled Thursday, with more on Friday and a complete cessation of flying by Air …
Read More »Republic Services has suspended solid waste collection services due to an out-of-area labor disruption that has caused a work stoppage at Republic Services’ local operations in King County and communities around the nation. Republic Services will collect all accumulated material at no extra charge on the next scheduled service day after the work stoppage ends. It is unknown how long …
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BELLEVUE, Wash. — As temperatures tick up, a free garbage drop-off location in Bellevue provided some relief for customers who haven’t had their trash collected for days as a labor dispute drags on. Lines into Bannerwood Park wrapped up the road as people waited their turn to hand over hot, stinky bags of garbage to a team of Republic Services …
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