PORTLAND - The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for the franchise. "This...
Tennessee Is Adding a 10% Fee on Football Game Tickets Next Season to Pay Players
KNOXVILLE — Tennessee has announced a price hike for football tickets starting in 2025 with most of the increase going specifically to help pay players. The increase announced Tuesday morning in an email to season-ticket holders notes a new 10% talent fee for all invoices to "help fund the proposed...
Dolphins Place Tua Tagovailoa on Injured Reserve After Latest Concussion
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins placed Tua Tagovailoa on injured reserve Tuesday after the quarterback was diagnosed with his third concussion in two years. Tagovailoa will be sidelined for at least four games. He will be eligible to return in Week 8 when the Dolphins host Arizona, but has...
Justice Department Sues Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse and Seeks $100M in Cleanup Costs
BALTIMORE — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater...
NE Fresno Restaurant Spews Grease, Causes Stink and Parking Lot Hazard
A grease trap malfunction located outside of Heirloom, a restaurant in northeast Fresno, caused a spill that spread across the parking lot Tuesday evening, according to Fresno Fire officials. The incident occurred at the restaurant on Friant Road between Audubon Drive and Fresno Street, leading to an overflow of grease...
Demonizing Immigrants Could Ruin the Revival of Some Heartland Cities
Opinion by Paul Krugman on Sept. 16, 2024. In another time and place, the Trump-Vance campaign’s decision to go all in on the unfounded claim that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing and eating pets might be kind of funny. But given where we are as a nation, it’s no...
Why Is ESPN’s Ace NBA Reporter ‘Woj’ Exiting the Network?
ESPN NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from broadcasting to return to his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, to take over the newly created position of general manager of the men’s basketball program, the Atlantic 10 school announced Wednesday. Wojnarowski — a former Fresno Bee sports columnist — will oversee a...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Is Stuck as the Countdown to a Rate Cut Ticks Closer to Zero
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are holding near their records Wednesday ahead of an announcement in the afternoon that's expected to kick off a series of cuts to interest rates meant to prevent a recession. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading and sitting 0.7% below its...
Instagram’s New Protections for Kids Don’t Go Far Enough
Opinion by Zeynep Tufekci on Sept. 17, 2024. Instagram just announced “sweeping” changes to how it handles minors’ accounts, a belated acknowledgment that a social platform that seeks to encourage engagement can have pernicious effects on children. Accounts whose owners self-identify as minors will now be private by default, stop...
Ukrainian Drones Strike a Major Military Depot in a Russian Town Northwest of Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday. At least 13 people were injured, Russia's Health Ministry added. Zelenskyy's Plan for Ending...