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White Sox, Robert agree to six-year, $50 million deal

CHICAGO (UPI) -- The Chicago White Sox and prized outfield prospect Luis Robert agreed on a six-year, $50 million contract, the team announced Thursday. The $50 million sets a new record for a player with no major league service time. The previous high was the $43 million contract that White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez signed last year before his rookie season. Robert's deal also includes two club options that could extend the agreement through 2027. He is scheduled to earn […]

todayJanuary 3, 2020 46

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Black bear removed from University of Tennessee stadium

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UPI) -- Wildlife officials in Tennessee said a black bear that wandered onto a university campus was captured after getting itself lost in the school's stadium. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said Sgt. Roy Smith responded about 4 a.m. Sunday morning to a call from the University of Tennessee Police Department.  The department told Smith a large black bear was wandering through the school's campus and had found its way into Lindsey Nelson Stadium, where it appeared […]

todayJanuary 1, 2020 5

Football News

New York Giants fire coach Pat Shurmur

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (UPI) -- The New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur following a 4-12 campaign in 2019. Sources told NFL Network, ESPN and USA Today of the move Monday. The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Giants 34-17 Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants have the No. 4 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Shurmur posted a 9-23 record in two seasons as Giants coach. He also posted a 9-23 record in two seasons […]

todayDecember 30, 2019 9

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Jimmy Carter makes first public appearance following brain surgery

PLAINS, Ga. (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has made his first public appearance since undergoing brain surgery in November, attending church services in Plains. The 95-year-old ex-president and his wife, Rosalynn, were seated in the front row of the Maranatha Baptist Church Sunday, marking Carter's first public appearance following a Nov. 11 procedure to vent pressure caused by a subdural hematoma. The brain surgery came after multiple falls. He was discharged from another Georgia hospital in October after […]

todayDecember 30, 2019 8

Business & Lifestyle

EDITORIAL: Twitter, Spotify choose to be losers in 2020 election ad race while Facebook, Google cash in

Presidential candidates running for the role of commander-in-chief have spent more than $105 million on digital ads to date. Facebook and Google have received a lion's share of the ad revenue. Twitter chose to opt-out for the 2020 presidential election, and just recently, Spotify decided to opt-out as well. This is despite political organizations like the campaign of Bernie Sanders and the Republican National Committee who previously utilized the platform's paid ad network. With billionaires in the presidential race, such […]

todayDecember 28, 2019 19

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Five die, 1 survives small plane crash in Louisiana

LAFAYETTE, La. (UPI) -- One person survived a small passenger plane crash in Lafayette on Saturday morning while trying to make an emergency landing, killing five people and injuring three others on the ground. The passengers were planning to watch Louisiana State play Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl game Saturday in Atlanta, WAFB-TV reported. The daughter-in law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger died in the crash, WWL TV reported. Carley McCord was a New Orleans area sports reporter. The […]

todayDecember 28, 2019 7

Business & Lifestyle

Musk predicts Las Vegas tunnel to be completed in 2020, ahead of schedule

LAS VEGAS (UPI) -- Entrepreneur Elon Musk said he believes the Las Vegas tunneling system his Boring Company is creating under the city's convention center could be done by next year, possibly months ahead of schedule. Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, made the prediction on Twitter. The $48.7 million project will transport visitors to and from the massive Las Vegas Convention Center along three spots to the Las Vegas Strip, turning a 15-minute walk into a one-minute trip. […]

todayDecember 28, 2019 30

MLB News

D-backs, Calhoun ink two-year, $16 million contact with club option

PHOENIX (UPI) -- Former Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun agreed to a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. League sources told ESPN and MLB Media that Calhoun and the Diamondbacks are in agreement on a two-year, $16 million deal. The contract also includes a third-year club option for $9 million, with a $2 million buyout. Calhoun, 32, became a free agent for the first time in his MLB career when the Angels declined to exercise his 2020 contract […]

todayDecember 25, 2019 21

Columnists

COMMENTARY: Trump impeachment set to be another waste of taxpayer dollars

I will be the first to admit that I'm no fan of President Donald J. Trump. I was so disgusted with the duopoly's candidate-throat-shoving via the GOP's Trump and the Democrats' Hillary Clinton. I voted for Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson without hesitation because I'm beyond disgusted with both major parties. The current attempts in the House to impeach Trump with a full vote expected before the end of the 2019 session can be somewhat equated to the 1998 impeachment of […]

todayDecember 18, 2019 8

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