Breaking: Folarin Balogun will be available to play in USA's Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday, FIFA announced.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has suspended the red card issued to the USA striker during their Round of 32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Today in 1863, a 34-year-old college professor from Maine named Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain helps fend off repeated Confederate attacks against the left flank of the Union line at Gettysburg. The fight for Little Round Top will become one of the battle's most celebrated moments.
[Happy Bayonets!!! Day to all who celebrate.]
Cincinnati and Hamilton County will receive a $25M federal grant to cap Ft. Washington Way, the highway that cuts through Cincy’s central business district dividing the riverfront from downtown.
An effort decades in the making. Transformational for development at the Banks.
Today in 1898, Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill near Santiago, Cuba. Although U.S. forces outnumber the Spanish more than 15 to 1, they suffer heavy casualties from the entrenched defenders on both San Juan and Kettle hills.
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The biggest issue baseball fans want solved to strengthen the game is fixing the payroll disparity that leaves too many fans without hope of their team competing for a World Series title. Every other major U.S. sport has tackled this problem, and every year more small market teams in those leagues have a chance to win. The salary cap and floor proposal levels the playing field, allowing us greater flexibility to address longstanding player priorities while sharing baseball revenue with the players 50/50.
Today, in addition to proposing the largest ever increase in the minimum salary, earned by over half of MLB players, we accepted two landmark changes to free agency that have been in place for 50 years. We agreed to both the MLBPA’s proposal to provide earlier access to free agency, and their proposal to eliminate the qualifying offer system, a provision players view as a drag on free agency. We also proposed to eliminate deferred compensation and to create a new “Cornerstone Player” provision similar to the NBA’s “Bird Rights” to give every team a fair shot at retaining their fans’ favorite star players.
We will continue working with the MLBPA during the bargaining process to improve the game for teams, players and fans.
@LanceMcAlister I’m so tired of hearing about small markets. In Cincinnati if you build a competitive team you will sell 30k a night and millions of dollars in merchandise and concessions.
UC @GoBEARCATS response to allegations they knew of Brendan Sorsby’s gambling problems : Statement from Cincinnati Athletics
We will reiterate what we have said before. All of our student-athletes receive extensive gambling education multiple times throughout the year, and we would never knowingly play an athlete who violated NCAA sports wagering regulations. If we ever became aware of impermissible wagering, we would report to the NCAA and comply with sanctions.