This past May 17, Eric Heiden stood behind a lectern, shuffled some papers and addressed the U.S. speed skating community at an awards ceremony. “Well, were there any doubters last year that we weren’t going to be up here again with Jordan Stolz? I hope you eat your words,” Heiden said, drawing laughter from a … Read more
(Bloomberg) — New voters are set to rotate onto the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-setting committee just as renewed inflation concerns inject a fresh layer of complexity into the central bank’s decision making. Most Read from Bloomberg The Fed lowered its benchmark policy rate by a quarter percentage point earlier this month, and signaled just two reductions … Read more
This Saturday marks the first time Viktor Arvidsson will play as a visitor against the Kings at the Crypto.com Arena since his time with Nashville. The Kings acquired him before the 2021-22 season, signaling a significant shift within the organization as Rob Blake aimed to compete for a playoff spot. Arvidsson joined an offseason that … Read more
Gleyber Torres, who played the first seven seasons of his big league career at second base for the Yankees, is set to join the Detroit Tigers as a free agent. Torres is signing with the Tigers on a one-year, $15 million deal. “Wearing pinstripes was an honor for me and my family,” Torres wrote on … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Mexico’s annual inflation slowed slightly less than expected in early December as services prices remained pressured, supporting the central bank’s cautious stance as it extends interest rate cuts. Most Read from Bloomberg Official data released Monday showed consumer prices rose 4.44% in the first two weeks of December from a year prior, just … Read more
Cyprien Sarrazin French Alpine skier Cyprien Sarrazin sustained a subdural hematoma in a downhill training crash in Bormio, Italy, on Friday. Sarrazin, 30, will remain hospitalized in Italy under intensive care, according to the French ski federation. Bormio hosts a World Cup downhill on Saturday and a super-G on Sunday. Last season, Sarrazin ranked second … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street is taking its cues from the Federal Reserve, forecasting short-term US Treasury yields to fall in 2025 despite the looming threat of President-elect Donald Trump’s trade and tax policies on the bond market. Most Read from Bloomberg Strategists are mostly aligned in their predictions and see a drop in the two-year … Read more
Dylan Raiola The last time Nebraska sat out the bowl season for seven years in a row, the Big 12 was still the Big 8, the 10 schools in the Big Ten didn’t include the Cornhuskers, and Yankee Stadium was still the House that Ruth Built. That slump ended with an appearance in the short-lived … Read more
US consumer confidence tumbled in December from the previous month amid Americans’ growing uncertainty over the economic outlook in the year ahead. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index declined by 8.1 points in December to 104.7, below the 113.2 expected by economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The expectations index, which includes the short-term outlook for income, … Read more
The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship takes place in Ottawa, Canada, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, 2025. Graphic by The Hockey News On paper, the favorite for this year’s World Junior Championship is Team USA, just as it was last year, when we predicted in our 2024 World Juniors Preview issue that the Americans … Read more