Laughing matters. It always has. But laughing may matter even more in modern times. Does anyone think that during the Middle Ages, or even in the late 19th century, ordinary citizens spent as much ...

Among the news items during Thanksgiving week was the allocation of the annual $50 million bonus pool for players not yet eligible for salary arbitration. Outfielder Andy Pages and pitcher Emmet ...

The $50 million bonus pool is for pre-arbitration players – those without enough MLB service time to be eligible for salary arbitration going into the 2025 season, with the cutoff set at two years and ...

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Pirates ace Paul Skenes topped the 2025 pre-arbitration bonus pool, taking home just over $3.4MM, per the Associated Press. He was followed by Cristopher Sánchez of the Phillies at $2.7MM and Hunter ...

FARGO — North Dakota State’s football players took a short break this week for more than Thanksgiving. They were thankful there were no coaching changes. When head coach Tim Polasek signed a ...

FARGO — North Dakota State head coach Tim Polasek was emphatic about his excitement for National Signing Day during his weekly press conference. “I want to recruit high school players,” Polasek said. ...

IN YOUR DREAMS - In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie (12) and her little brother Elliot (8) who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a ...

The format of the Players Era Festival is so goofy that trying to predict which two teams will participate in Wednesday's championship is mostly a pointless exercise. It could literally be determined ...

Editor's note: Check out Wednesday's scores and the updated schedule for Nov. 27 below: Feast Week returns to Las Vegas for one of men's college basketball's most anticipated early-season events in ...

Michigan has been the team to beat in Vegas so far, outscoring its two opponents by 70 points combined. Ian Maule / Getty Images LAS VEGAS — In some ways, the Players Era Festival has a distinctly ...

LAS VEGAS — The Players Era Festival debuted in 2024 as a groundbreaking, risky, controversial and, in industry circles, widely maligned concept. The eight-team men's basketball tournament promised to ...