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A growing scandal at the Paris Olympics involving the Canadian Soccer Association's use of drones to film opposing teams' training sessions without authorization came to a head Thursday when the country's Olympic Committee fired women's national team coach Bev Priestman. Canada's CEO expressed concern Friday that the incident may reflect systemic issues affecting Canada's men's and women's programs.Priestman, who arrived in France hoping to win her second gold medal as Canada's coach, will instead be suspended and face further disciplinary action. Assistant coach Andy Spence will replace her, the Canadian Olympic Committee said in a news release.”Over the past 24…
Wall Street rallied on Friday, with the blue-chip Dow leading the rebound as some large tech and semiconductor stocks recovered from a week's sell-off, while a key inflation measure came in roughly in line with expectations, keeping expectations of an early rate cut in check. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 787 points, or 2%, to 40,722. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq added 1.5%. Industrial conglomerate 3M boosted the Dow Jones Industrial Average, sending its shares soaring more than 17 percent after it raised the lower end of its full-year adjusted profit forecast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more…
ST. CLOUD – With easy access to rural and urban voters from both parties, St. Cloud has become a popular place to support candidates in the U.S. presidential election.Former President Donald Trump is the latest to plan a visit to central Minnesota. He's scheduled to speak at St. Cloud State University's Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Saturday at 7 p.m.Also joining the trip is his running mate, J.D. Vance, a two-year senator from suburban Ohio who some analysts believe was chosen to shore up support in heavily Republican Midwestern states like Wisconsin and Michigan. Led by state elections chair,…
Hoka and Ugg sales soar, Deckers stock soars 9 minutes ago Shares of Deckers Brands (DECK) soared on Friday, a day after the company reported earnings and reported sales growth of 30% and 14%, respectively, for its popular Hoka and Ugg brands compared to the same period last year. G. Fiume/Getty Images Deckers reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $825.3 million, up more than 22% from $675.8 million in the same period last year and beating analyst expectations, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. The company earned net income of $115.63 million, more than double the $55.25 million it…
PARIS — Arson attacks on France's high-speed rail network on the eve of the Paris Olympics have rattled nerves and disrupted transport ahead of the opening ceremony.France's interim Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, said on Friday that the “sabotage” was “prepared and organized,” hitting communication lines running north-east and west of Paris. Attal said the “heartbeat” had been targeted, suggesting “there was some knowledge of the communications network.”It was not immediately clear who was behind the suspected attacks and authorities did not announce any arrests. Prosecutors opened the investigation within the framework of organized crime rather than a counter-terrorism investigation, suggesting…
Did Charles Barkley think he was just going to sit back and watch TNT lose the NBA rights? He's a guy who says whatever comes into his head, regardless of the topic or the place. Of course he was going to say something, and frankly, this is great. He's not just speaking for his job, he's speaking for all the people who work on set and more. He knows that fans want TNT for the NBA. We want Inside the NBA, we want Kevin Harlan, we want what they've been doing for decades. All I know is that Charles Barkley…
Welcome to MMA News Today, your daily dose of the most interesting news from the world of mixed martial arts. July 26, 2024, Here's what we're looking at: Aspinall finally puts an end to petrol rumours Sterling secured the win in the dying seconds of the match. Holloway heaps praise on UFC 304 fighters Tom Aspinall finally admits his strange pre-match preparations were a joke Ahead of his interim heavyweight title defense at UFC 304, Tom Aspinall revealed the unique pre-fight process he's using to prepare. The Englishman told Ariel Helwani: MMA Hour He emulated the classic bare-knuckle boxer's methods…
Canada’s women’s soccer team entered the Olympics as the reigning gold medalist and No. 8 team in the world.So it’s rather perplexing, then, that its Paris Games began with an accusation of spying on New Zealand, a team ranked 28th that has won only two Olympic games in its history.The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) issued a complaint Monday about a drone being flown over its women’s soccer team’s practice. Police tracked the drone back to a staffer with the Canadian women’s soccer team, and the fallout of the incident has been fast.On Friday morning in Paris, Canada removed women’s…
India's schedule for the 2024 Olympics, Day 1: Spotlight on shooter Rohan Bopanna©AFP India's schedule for Day 1 of the 2024 Olympics: The opening day of the Paris 2024 Olympics will see a host of top Indian athletes in action. Star badminton pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will lead India on the opening day. Shooting will also be in the spotlight. The Indian men's ice hockey team will play their opening match against New Zealand, while Priti Pawar will spearhead the boxing campaign. In tennis, Rohan Bopanna and N. Sriram Balaji will play their opening match in…
The Utah Hockey Club has been making a lot of noise in their first offseason as an organization, with notable trades, free agent signings and entry-level contracts as the hockey club looks to improve upon their previous Arizona team. In the biggest milestone of the offseason, Utah had an intriguing turn of events at the 2024 NHL Draft, as the new organization used their sixth overall pick to acquire Tizi Iginla, a well-known two-way center and, of course, the son of NHL Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla. His younger brother Iginla is an offensive force on the ice, scoring 84…