Geno Smith’s hopes for a breakout season with the New York Jets took a major blow – to the jaw. The quarterback will be sidelined at least 6-10 weeks with a broken jaw after being punched by teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali in the locker room Tuesday morning. Smith, entering his third season, will require surgery to repair the injuries.
The rebuilding of the last-place Milwaukee Brewers will be overseen by a new general manager. Doug Melvin will be leaving his job after 13 years in Milwaukee. Owner Mark Attanasio has hired an executive search firm to help find a new general manager.
The University of Minnesota will launch an outside investigation of its athletic department and its former director who resigned because of sexual harassment complaints, a school official said Tuesday. Former Athletic Director Norwood Teague resigned last week, triggering reports that he groped two female employees, made inappropriate comments and sent lewd text messages. A third woman, a reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune who covers Gophers basketball, later came forward
A federal judge is putting the NFL on the defense at a hearing over its four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, demanding to know what evidence directly links Brady to deflating footballs and saying at one point he questions where the ”gate” in ”Deflategate” comes from. Judge Richard M. Berman on Wednesday repeatedly asked NFL lawyer Daniel L. Nash for direct evidence as he gave both sides
Real estate mogul Donald Trump won viewers’ attention during the Republican U.S. presidential debate, though perhaps not the debate itself, as the other candidates looked to build their own name recognition. The billionaire businessman and television personality was the most-mentioned candidate on Twitter during Thursday night’s debate, the most-discussed on Facebook and the most-searched on Google, according to data from the companies. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was a distant second
[at Financial Times] – Investors punished shares of US department store chain Macy’s after the retailer lowered its full-year sales forecast and reported disappointing second-quarter results. The Cincinnati-based retailer forecast …
[at Financial Times] – Investors punished shares of US department store chain Macy’s after the retailer lowered its full-year sales forecast and reported disappointing second-quarter results. The Cincinnati-based retailer forecast …