Dec 29, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs with the ball past Dallas Cowboys safety Juanyeh Thomas (30) at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images OTAs are unfolding across America this week, but real football is still several months away. While we sit around and wait for…
In September 2006, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, described what made his social network special. “Facebook is about real connections to actual friends,” he wrote in a company post. Two decades later, that description is at the center of a landmark antitrust trial against Mr. Zuckerberg’s social networking empire, now called Meta, and…
Where Shedeur Sanders is drafted might determine whether he’s a franchise quarterback or another cautionary tale. If the Tennessee Titans are indeed committed to Cam Ward at No. 1 overall, it leaves the equivalent of NFL land mines everywhere for Sanders. The Colorado product is talented, incredibly marketable and has the reputation for turning around…
The fire lit in 1764 — part of King Louis XV’s order establishing the Baccarat glass works factory in France — has burned continuously for centuries. And last year the French house, which has been making pieces such as the Zénith Chandelier Black by Philippe Starck and the Baccarat x Virgil Abloh Crystal Clear collection,…
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (32) pitches against the San Diego Padres at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sept. 29, 2024. Arizona right-hander Brandon Pfaadt will make his first start of the 2025 season with the security of a new multi-year contract when the Diamondbacks host the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in Phoenix. Pfaadt signed…
The Trump administration has canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other pathogens that may cause future pandemics. The government’s rationale is that the Covid pandemic has ended, which “provides cause to terminate Covid-related grant funds,” according to an internal N.I.H. document viewed by The New York Times….
Feb 29, 2024; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams (32) throws in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels during a spring training game at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Is it baseball season already? Yes, sir, and even before we arrive at Opening Day, there are…
Rossilynne and Shane Culgan signed a lease for their New York apartment from their kitchen in Pittsburgh, Pa. “We rented it sight unseen,” Ms. Culgan said. That is technically true but not entirely accurate. They carried the idea of moving to the city as far back as they can remember. “We have both always dreamed…
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) drops back to pass against the Iowa State Cyclones in the first quarter during the Pop Tarts bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images After 15 years climbing the ranks with the perennial Super Bowl-contending Kansas City Chiefs, Borgonzi left for Nashville to provide a…
As questions continue to swirl around Washington about the future of TikTok, the name of one potential suitor for the popular video app keeps coming up: Oracle. On Tuesday, Oracle met with top aides on Capitol Hill to talk about how the U.S. tech giant, which processes and serves TikTok user data, plans to work…
