‘Let everybody know who you are’: Jai Lucas builds on his family’s hoops legacy
DURHAM, N.C. — Jai Lucas needed to make one final call. It was April 2022, and the Kentucky assistant coach was debating whether to leave one blue-blood basketball program for…
Elon Musk Meets With Netanyahu in Israel Amid Backlash Against Social Media Post
Follow live news updates on the Israel-Hamas war. Elon Musk traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, touring the scene of a Hamas attack in…
The Chicken Tycoons vs. the Antitrust Hawks
With the loss of the jury trial, Biden’s plan to address competition in the meat industry appeared to falter. Still, criminal trials were just one part of the strategy. The…
Ranking 133 college football teams after Week 13: Conference title clashes will tell all
The 2023 season comes down to conference championship weekend. We could have the simplest and most impressive College Football Playoff field in the 10-year history of the event, we could…
Amazon Introduces Q, an A.I. Chatbot for Companies
OpenAI has ChatGPT. Google has the Bard chatbot. Microsoft has its Copilots. On Tuesday, Amazon joined the chatbot race and announced an artificial intelligence assistant of its own: Amazon Q.…
In a Shaky Oil Market, OPEC Has Bitter Decisions to Make
These are tricky times for the world’s major oil producers: Prices are lower, the health of the global economy is uncertain, and, even as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
Ohio State’s Ryan Day loses sight of who he is when he coaches against Michigan
Every Saturday night, Ari Wasserman and David Ubben react to the weekend’s slate of games on “Until Saturday.” On Mondays, they revisit the biggest takeaway from Saturday night’s instant reaction. This…
For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble
Three years ago, journalists at Sports Illustrated were worried that the venerable magazine’s new owners and operators were drastically lowering its standards. They noted reports of plagiarism, and worried about…
What to Expect at Today’s DealBook Summit
The lineup for DealBook Summit 2023 On Wednesday, DealBook will be live and in person at our annual summit in New York. Andrew takes the stage around 9 a.m. Eastern,…
Patriots may be the worst team in the NFL and Bill Belichick may no longer have the answers
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Bill Belichick was done. He had been asked 22 questions over four minutes and muttered his way through them with brief answers about how everyone on…
U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China
The Biden administration has been trying to jump-start the domestic supply chain for electric vehicles so cleaner cars can be made in the United States. But the experience of one…
Make Sure Your Google Accounts Are Active, or They Might Be Deleted
If you have not used one of your Google accounts for a long time, you might want to this week. Inactive accounts will start vanishing on Dec. 1. Google announced…
What could Caitlin Clark’s WNBA transition from Iowa look like?
Connected media – Linked media Reality is coming. In the words of Diana Taurasi, as spoken to Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter, Caitlin Clark is due for a reckoning when…
March’s Hot Inflation Report is a Political Blow to Biden
Related media – Related media The unexpected re-acceleration in price growth across the economy is at least a temporary setback for President Biden, who has been banking on cooling inflation…
NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings
Related media – Connected media Finally! It’s here. I’m thrilled to share this year’s draft guide with everyone. I don’t remember who first referred to it as “The Beast,” but…
Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Is Said to Be Negotiating a Guilty Plea
Connected media – Associated media A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment. Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesman for Ohtani, referred to the player’s detailed explanation he gave to…
NBA Pre-Postseason Player Tiers 1 and 2: Wembanyama quickly rising; Giannis, Jokić steady at top
Connected media – Related media Yesterday, I largely focused on setting the table for the updated NBA Pre-Postseason Players Tiers before revealing Tier 3 (players between the 24th and 42nd…
Richard Leibner, Agent for Top Broadcast Journalists, Dies at 85
Linked media – Related media A trained accountant, Mr. Leibner was described in a 1989 profile by Ben Yagoda in The New York Times Magazine as an idiosyncratic character with…
U.S. Soccer took a gamble waiting for Emma Hayes, leaving USWNT’s style of play in limbo
Related media – Connected media In November, U.S. Soccer gambled that it was worth sacrificing a year of continuous preparation under a permanent manager to hire Emma Hayes. For eight…
Roberto Cavalli, Designer Who Celebrated Excess, Dies at 83
Linked media – Related media Roberto Cavalli, the Italian-born fashion designer who celebrated glamour and excess, sending models down the runway and actresses onto red carpets wearing leopard-print dresses, bejeweled…