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NHL Awards Watch: Final regular-season ballots for seven different trophies

Greg WyshynskiApr 10, 2025, 07:15 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the final NHL Awards...

Business

MPs summoned to debate emergency legislation to ‘protect’ British Steel

Parliament is being recalled so MPs can debate draft legislation to “protect” the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Number 10 has said. MPs are...

Politics

Parliament being recalled to discuss British Steel in Scunthorpe

Parliament is being recalled to discuss the future of British Steel in Scunthorpe. MPs are being summoned back from Easter recess to Westminster, and...

Environment

U.S. energy secretary says shale industry will ‘survive and thrive’ despite plunging crude prices

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is not worried about falling oil prices and their impact on America’s shale...

Sports

Spring game previews: Georgia, Florida, Miami among teams hitting the field

Apr 11, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Many college football programs are wrapping up spring practices this weekend, which traditionally has included...

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From The Babe’s home run handles to Bonds’ maple mashers: A brief history of bats

Bradford DoolittleApr 11, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN...

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‘A small difference, but a big difference’: Inside the process of making an MLB star’s torpedo bat

David SchoenfieldApr 8, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open...

Politics

Defence secretary warns this is ‘the critical year’ for Ukraine – as £450m in funding allocated

The defence secretary has said that 2025 is “the critical year” for Ukraine as he confirmed £450m in funding for a military support package....

Kara Alexander: Dagenham mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath jailed

A “skunk-smoking” mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath while in a psychotic state has been jailed for life with a...

Politics

Some good news for the British economy – but the celebration might not last long

We’ve been waiting for a while for the Office for National Statistics to deliver us some good news on the British economy – and...

Michael Gove handed peerage – as Jeremy Hunt and cricketer James Anderson knighted

Veteran cabinet minister Michael Gove has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. Mr Gove – now editor of The Spectator...

Business

UK economy grows in February – official figures

The economy lifted by half a percent in February, according to official figures, thanks in part to the manufacturing sector.

World

‘No way’ Trump guilty of inside trading, says ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort has told Sky News there’s “no way” Donald Trump is guilty of insider trading or market manipulation. Opponents...

World

Day 82: Stock market whiplash – did Trump’s friends get richer?

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 With markets tumbling again, President Trump has been meeting his cabinet – where more questions...

Politics

Starmer needs to publicly say Trump is wrong and give more reassurance over tariffs, Harriet Harman urges

Sir Keir Starmer needs to reassure the public more over tariffs – and tell them Donald Trump is wrong, Harriet Harman has said. Speaking...

Sports

Caps wrap up top seed in East with shootout win

ESPN News Services Apr 10, 2025, 11:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Tom Wilson scored his career-best 33rd goal of the season...

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Cubs acquire lefty Cosgrove from Padres for cash

Associated Press Apr 10, 2025, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs acquired left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San...