PHOTO USA Today Sports Images With a 2-for-2 success rate on picks in the international soccer tournaments last Monday, we must search elsewhere for some footie gems today as Copa America and Euro 2024 break until midweek semifinals. It’s not a particularly great slate of games on tap in the MLB; there’s no WNBA action…
Nickelson Wooster, a fashion consultant and a frequent subject of street style photographers, is known, among other things, for his taste in shorts. He wears them long and short, loose and tight, in leather, wool and twill. “Shorts are like skirts, and I think any woman will tell you there is no one length or…
If the Biden administration had its way, far more electronic chips would be made in factories in, say, Texas or Arizona. They would then be shipped to partner countries, like Costa Rica or Vietnam or Kenya, for final assembly and sent out into the world to run everything from refrigerators to supercomputers. Those places may…
PHOTO USA Today Sports Images Lionel Messi’s Argentina are the favorites to repeat, and he remains the biggest reason legions of old and new fans are tuning into the summertime tournament. While the world is watching every move of the 37-year-old bidding to win a third major international tournament in four years, Messi’s likely last…
Jul 7, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Dallas Keuchel (60) throws during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports Christian Yelich and Blake Perkins each had three hits — including a home run — and three RBIs to help the visiting Milwaukee…
As a child, Rebecca Illing would spend vacations with her parents and brother, Alex, at Paço da Glória, a gothic mansion turned guesthouse in Portugal’s lush Minho region. A 40-minute drive north of Porto, then the family’s hometown, the property is surrounded by dense cork oak woodland, and Illing loved getting lost on its grounds…
Jun 30, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman (48) races during the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports Alex Bowman stayed out on wet-weather tires and staved off Tyler Reddick’s last-lap push Sunday to win NASCAR’s time-limited, rain-shortened Grant Park 165 at the second Chicago Street…
Jul 7, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez (28) congratulates shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) crossing home plate and scoring a run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the eighth inning at PNC Park. The Mets won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The New York Mets are creeping toward their…
Every year is an Olympics year in Lausanne, Switzerland, a city of stone buildings, tile roofs and historic church squares perched on a hillside overlooking Lake Geneva. As home to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Museum, the city is involved year-round in championing the Games, long before and long after the official ceremonies…
Jul 7, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds second baseman Santiago Espinal (4) throws to first to get Detroit Tigers outfielder Wenceel Perez (not pictured) out in the first inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Home hasn’t offered much comfort for the Cincinnati Reds lately. After being swept by…
