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在华盛顿州 逃离火灾
已“失去一切”
Christopher Cann
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当局表示，由于强风和干燥条件引发的野火摧毁了数百栋建筑并导致整个地区停电，华盛顿州斯波坎（Spokane）地区至少 60,000 人被撤离。加州跨机构事故管理小组 7 的发言人 Benjamin Cossel 表示，三场被统称为“斯波坎地区火灾”的野火已烧毁 7,700 英亩以上土地，截至 8 月 2 日，控制率为 0%。Cossel 称，火灾已烧毁 600 栋以上建筑，包括住宅和商业场所。官员表示，包括州外人员在内的 900 多名消防人员正在与大火搏斗。斯波坎市市长丽莎·布朗在 8 月 2 日的新闻发布会上表示，这次野火是“我们地区面临的最严重的自然灾害”。起火原因正在调查中。目前没有死亡报告。官员们表示，一场“历史性的天气事件”促使火势迅速扩大，并引用了异常的高温、创纪录的干旱以及强风。美国参议员、民主党籍的玛丽亚·坎特韦尔（华盛顿州）警告说，高达 35 mph 的风速可能会导致火势进一步扩大。“接下来的几天将充满挑战，但我们将竭尽全力确保资源到位，并让此问题引起国家的关注，”坎特韦尔在 X 上发帖称。大火促使华盛顿州州长鲍勃·弗格森宣布进入全州紧急状态，禁止大多数娱乐性和农业焚烧。弗格森在新闻发布会上说：“有太多华盛顿州居民在极短的时间内真的失去了一切。”弗格森表示，他已与总统唐纳德·特朗普沟通，并请求联邦紧急事务管理局的援助。“我明显感觉到他理解当前的情况，”弗格森说道。根据今日美国的停电跟踪器，8 月 3 日斯波坎地区约有 9,000 户家庭和企业停电。超过一半的停电集中在
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Jana Jensen 和她 8 岁的儿子 Aaren 审视着他们的社区，她在斯波坎的童年故居在快速蔓延的野火中被摧毁。
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考试 能否通过考验？
“我们在说，‘噢太棒了，他们通过了。’但我们知道他们并没有。”
Leesa Crescenzi 前数学部门负责人， 佛罗里达州坦帕市希尔斯伯勒县学区
提升佛罗里达州毕业率
五角大楼负责人皮特·海格塞斯称赞的一项大学入学考试为国家的全新“金标准”，并承诺该考试将为进入美国一些最顶尖的机构打开大门。然而，该考试目前最广泛的用途却是作为高中毕业的补救测试。《今日美国》的一项调查发现，在率先广泛采用该考试的佛罗里达州，经典学习测试（CLT）与其说是大学录取考试，不如说是为学业困难学生提供的一种毕业替代方案。学校官员认为它提高了毕业率，而批评者则表示，这使得学生在没有证明其具备佛罗里达州原本要求的技能（尤其是数学技能）的情况下即可获得毕业证。
自 2023 年以来，无法通过州政府阅读和代数毕业考试，或未能获得合格的 SAT 或 ACT 成绩的高中生，转而使用较新的 CLT 来获取毕业证。一项对比 CLT、ACT 和 SAT 数学部分的分析发现，经典学习测试中包含较高比例被研究人员描述为“前代数”或初中水平数学的问题。如果一名学生在代数或更深层的概念上遇到困难，
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“我可以想象他们在 CLT 上会取得更大的成功，因为其中有更高比例的题目涵盖了代数之前的所有内容，”辛辛那提大学教授安娜·德贾内特（Anna DeJarnette）表示。她是参与此次评审的 5 位数学教育专家之一。然而，在佛罗里达州开始 CLT 实验两年后，美国的顶尖军事学院和几个州
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跨越全美 进行慈善募捐
三项全能运动员穆罕默德·拉纳（Mohamed Lahna）在 47 天内完成了 3,300 英里的游泳、骑行和跑步。“我一直想做一件具有史诗感的事情，”他说道。详见体育版
5 场州 初选 关键赛事观察
将面临考验
Emily R. Condon
选民将于 8 月 4 日（周二）在五个州的初选中前往投票站。这些初选将决定在竞争激烈的摇摆州中竞选全州职位的提名人，以及在共和党重新划分选区获胜后处于争议之中的国会席位。密歇根州、弗吉尼亚州、堪萨斯州、华盛顿州和密苏里州的初选将测试总统唐纳德·特朗普的背书对共和党基本盘的影响力，并塑造国会的权力平衡，其中涉及 3 个参议员席位、2 个州长空缺竞选以及 46 个美国众议院席位。在密歇根州，激烈的民主党参议院初选已成为该党意识形态方向的最新考验。
密歇根州民主党参议院竞选测试党内方向
目前全国关注度最高的竞选是底特律公共卫生官员阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）参与的竞选。
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候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德的参议院初选已成为民主党在密歇根州方向的一次考验。REBECCA COOK / 路透社
另辟蹊径 应对高昂约会成本
Charles Trepany
约会不仅是对心灵的考验，也可能是对钱包的考验。面对通货膨胀和其他经济压力，一些单身人士选择暂时不约会，或者将约会活动缩减至可负担的范围。他们不再去高档餐厅或酒吧，而是选择喝杯咖啡、散散步或坐在公园里。就像现代约会中的一切一样，这种低预算约会的现象催生了一个新词，实际上有两个：“通胀约会”和“dateflation”。尽管听到单身人士在冷落高消费约会时有些人可能会感到失望，但约会和关系专家表示，“通胀约会”或“dateflation”的心态实际上可以为人们的感情生活带来积极的转变。
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低预算约会现象催生了新词：“通胀约会”和“dateflation”。
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通过促使他们发挥创意，并将建立联系置于经济实力的展示之上。 “现实情况是，在当今的经济环境下，许多人生活拮据，由于约会成本太高，他们选择完全放弃约会，”约会教练及《Unsingle: How to Date Smarter and Create Love that Lasts》一书的作者艾米·陈（Amy Chan）表示。“我在男性客户身上更多地看到这种情况，他们觉得如果不能带约会对象去高档餐厅会很尴尬。如果解决这个问题的良方是通胀约会，那么我完全支持！”
“约会通胀”已失控，因此人们现在开始进行“通胀约会”
财务状况在不同程度上影响着生活的几乎每一个方面。你的约会生活也不例外。经济状况不仅影响人们约会的方式，还可能影响人们决定与谁约会。随着约会成本的增加，人们在选择约会对象时变得更加挑剔。“人们会对进行哪些约会进行不同的计算，这不仅包括约会时做什么，还包括谁值得这次约会，”约会教练及《F the Fairy Tale: Rewrite the Dating Myths and Live Your Own Love Story》一书的作者达莫娜·霍夫曼（Damona Hoffman）表示。“因此，如果你打算进行一次昂贵的约会，你不会在第一次或第二次约会时这样做。你会等到确认这段关系有进一步发展的可能性后，才愿意对某人进行金钱投资。”陈表示，现实是许多约会者其实更倾向于廉价约会，尤其是在关系初期。毕竟，你真的想和一个人共进五道菜的大餐，而你甚至还不认识对方吗？她说，保持低成本和低风险的约会可以让自己和约会对象都感到放松，同时为初次约会应有的目的铺平道路：即氛围检查（vibe check）。关于初次约会，陈说：“应该是简短而甜蜜的。这样一来，如果你觉得没有化学反应，一小时后就可以离开。或者如果有了连接，你可以去第二个地方或进行另一项活动以保持势头。无论如何，如果进展顺利，你就可以为下一次约会制造期待，比如一次晚餐。”简单的廉价出行还能让你在干扰较少的情况下了解约会对象。没有昂贵夜晚的排场和仪式感，你可以关注真正重要的事情：这个人体贴吗？你喜欢和他们在一起吗？而且，如果有人在早期约会中投入过多——在真正了解你之前就买昂贵的晚餐或带你去奢华的郊游——这可能是爱情轰炸。“要警惕那些在第一次约会时就竭尽全力的人，”陈说。“当有人带你去吃奢侈的晚餐，用宏大的姿态向你示好，并在第一次见面时营造过度浪漫的氛围时，你可能会印象深刻。我们被教导将其解读为浪漫，但请思考一下。他们甚至还不认识你。这种程度的热烈并没有基于你们之间任何真实的联系。这是一场表演，而且它往往更多地反映了他们希望被如何看待，而非他们对你的真实感觉。”
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反武器化基金
梅丽娜·坎
代理 司法部 部长 托德·布兰奇表示，他正撤回一项近 18 亿美元 十亿的反武器化基金，该基金此前导致参议院对其司法部长提名人的投票陷入停滞；目前，2 名关键的共和党人已为他的提名推进扫清了障碍。
布兰奇于 8 月 2 日在 X 平台的一篇帖子中宣布了关于反武器化的决定，就在几天后，参议院司法委员会将决定是否批准他领导司法部。
这项备受批评的基金原本将用于支付给那些声称遭到不公正起诉的唐纳德·特朗普总统的盟友，特朗普明确指出，那些在 2021 年 1 月 6 日国会山袭击事件中被起诉的人应当获得补偿。
来自德克萨斯州的共和党参议员约翰·科宁和来自北卡罗来纳州的共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利此前因对该基金的质疑，阻碍了委员会对布兰奇提名的投票。然而，他们在 8 月 3 日发表的一份联合声明中表示，布兰奇在基金问题上的举措，以及他澄清在一项争议性协议中授予特朗普及其企业及其 2 个长子的税务优惠将仅限于他们本人且仅追溯适用，这已足以赢得他们的支持。
“在过去的几周里，我的团队和我与委员会成员及参议员进行了会晤，并解决了所有顾虑或未决问题，”布兰奇在 X 帖文中写道。
“我们进行了充满诚意的讨论，因此发布以下关于该基金的命令及更新”
8 月 1 日，在社交媒体视频截图中，华盛顿州斯波坎附近地平线上烟雾弥漫，强风和干旱驱动的野火正吞噬数千英亩土地。TYLER VANWERT 经路透社提供
“这些问题，”爱达荷州环境质量部在一份声明中表示。“建议对颗粒物增加或烟雾敏感的人员避免长时间或剧烈的户外活动。”
此次火灾爆发时，美国西部大部分地区正经历高于平均水平的高温和干燥天气。根据美国干旱监测网的数据，华盛顿州大部分地区出现了中度干旱情况。
超过 1,000 起野火
华盛顿州应急管理部门表示，该州的火灾季节始于 7 月，一直持续到 10 月雨季回归。该州公共土地专员戴夫·阿普瑟格罗夫（Dave Upथेgrove）在 8 月 1 日的新闻发布会上表示，自夏季开始以来，华盛顿州发生了超过 1,000 起火灾，过火面积约为 450,000 英亩。
“这是一个异常的火灾季节，”他说道。“这不正常。”
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一名加州男子被指控向一名密西西比州法官发送威胁信息，该法官与 7 月 Nolan Wells 的失踪和死亡有亲属关系。
在此之前，Wells 的家人和朋友表示，在 Wells 死因调查期间，他们面临大量威胁和骚扰。在另一宗案件中，一名女子被指控针对参与调查的当地官员发出炸弹威胁。
根据一份联邦刑事起诉书，7 月 29, 执法官员将 27, 岁的 Joseph Dumarce 关押在萨克拉门托县监狱，他面临一项因威胁密西西比州衡平法院法官 Ashlee Cole 而构成的重罪指控。Cole 的儿子 Warren Hudson 与 Wells 是朋友。
18, 岁的 Wells 在与包括 Hudson 在内的朋友前往密西西比州的屏障岛 Horn Island 进行船旅时失踪。官员在两天后发现了 Wells 的尸体。
Wells 的死亡情况一直是个谜。Wells 的家人要求透明化，并公开批评此次调查，表示尽管他们持有疑虑，但担心他的死会被简单地定性为意外溺水。该家庭已启动独立调查并委托进行独立尸检。
杰克逊县警长 John Ledbetter 表示，调查人员最初认为 Wells 的死亡并非由于刑事犯罪，但补充称官员们将继续进行调查。
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以及美国众议员海莉·斯蒂文斯（Haley Stevens）竞选民主党提名，以接替参议员盖里·彼得斯（Gary Peters）。彼得斯是一位民主党人，自 2015. 起一直担任密歇根州的该席位。彼得斯在 4 月宣布他不寻求连任。与立场较为温和的斯蒂文斯相比，埃尔-赛义德得到了美国民主社会主义者的支持。7 月 30 日的一项埃默森（Emerson）民调显示，在民主党阵营中，埃尔-赛义德领先斯蒂文斯 15 分。在州参议员马洛里·麦克莫罗（Mallory McMorrow） 7 月初退出竞选之前，民主党初选曾是一场三方角逐。尽管埃尔-赛义德得到了来自佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯（Bernie Sanders）等民主社会主义者的支持，但他告诉 CNN，他“不是一个社会主义者”，并补充道，“我相信资本主义。我只是认为资本主义必须受到监管。” 4 月，埃尔-赛义德因与哈桑·皮克尔（Hasan Piker）共同参选而招致批评，后者是一位坚定的反以色列主播，曾发表支持哈马斯的言论。这次露面引起了犹太团体和温和派民主党人的抵制，他们质疑埃尔-赛义德的判断力及其在秋季选举中的胜选能力。斯蒂文斯的竞选活动更符合既有的、温和的民主党政纲，州长格雷琴·惠特默（Gretchen Whitmer）也为其竞选背书。这场竞选正因人身攻击而转向激烈对抗。埃尔-赛义德称斯蒂文斯是“美国能力最差的候选人”。斯蒂文斯在一次帖子里猛烈抨击埃尔-赛义德在普选中的竞争力，指责这位穆斯林候选人想要“将你所有的麻烦都归咎于美国犹太人”。“我有能力在竞争激烈的初选和普选中获胜。你输了。你输给格雷琴·惠特默 20 多分，如果你这样说话，你也会输给迈克·罗杰斯，”斯蒂文斯在 7 月 30 日（周四）的帖子中说道。在共和党方面，前美国众议员迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）是密歇根州选票上唯一的共和党人。自 2002, 起，密歇根州的两个参议院席位一直由民主党把持，但唐纳德·特朗普总统在 2016 和 2024 两次选举中都赢得了该州。在 2024, 年，罗杰斯在普选中输给了民主党参议员埃莉莎·斯洛特金（Elissa Slotkin），票数差距约为 19,000 票，或 0.3 个百分点。在一次关于 11 月潜在对决的民调中，罗杰斯领先埃尔-赛义德 10 分；但在 7 月 28, 日同一项密歇根教育协会的民调中，斯蒂文斯领先罗杰斯 2 分。
7 月 10 日，在纽约市国家行动网络总部外，一个人举着一块写着“为诺兰正义”的标牌。威尔斯死亡的经过一直笼罩在迷雾之中。DAVID “DEE” DELGADO / 路透社
重罪指控称 法官遭到露骨威胁
在 Facebook 帖中，科尔评论了此案，并表示她的儿子正在配合执法部门。科尔此前表示，由于她和家人收到死亡威胁，她停用了自己的社交媒体账号。她此前分享了一些来自 Facebook 账号的私信截图，FBI 表示该账号属于萨克拉门托的杜马斯（Dumarce）。据 FBI 特员布罗迪·吉布森（Brodey Gibson） 7 月 24 日的宣誓书中所引用的截图，杜马斯被指向科尔发送了多条 Facebook 消息，其中据称包括他将发送一个“会让你大吃一惊”的包裹，并且“最好让孩子们也在那里看着”。杜马斯还据称表示会有“如此多的血
堪萨斯州共和党参议员罗杰·马歇尔（Roger Marshall）在支出方面领先于他潜在的民主党对手。他在共和党初选中面对挑战者庞德·纳拉莫尔（Pond Naramore）。
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对立党派正在决定谁将与他们竞争。 堪萨斯州的两个席位自 1939 年以来一直由共和党掌控，但在一次针对 600 名可能的民主党选民的 GBAO 民调中，曾在奥巴马第二次就职典礼上讲道的堪萨斯城地区牧师亚当·汉密尔顿（Adam Hamilton）在 11 名民主党人中处于领先地位，且在支出方面领先于马歇尔（Marshall）。 一名较不为人知的共和党初选挑战者庞德·纳拉莫尔（Pond Naramore）将在周二与马歇尔竞争。 沃纳（Warner）将进入大选，因为他在初选中没有对手。在共和党方面，三名挑战者——金·法灵顿（Kim Farrington）、伯特·美须泽（Bert Mizusawa）和戴维·威廉姆斯（David Williams）——在试图罢免这位三届在任议员时面临艰巨的挑战。共和党自 2009 年以来尚未持有弗吉尼亚州的参议院席位，而弗吉尼亚州 2025 年的州长竞选表明，该州的政治走向对共和党来说变得更加具有挑战性。 “在民主党人阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格（Abigail Spanberger）于 2025 年 11 月以 15 个百分点的优势赢得州长竞选后，共和党试图介入这场竞争看起来极其令人怀疑，”Cook Political Report 在其竞选评级中写道，该报告将此席位列为稳固的民主党席位。
民主党在特朗普测试背书力量的同时捍卫州长席位
堪萨斯州和密歇根州的两位民主党州长在连续两届任期届满后将离任，而这两个州此前都被特朗普赢得。现在这两个席位均处于空缺状态，问题在于没有在任者参与投票的情况下，民主党是否能够守住。 密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默（Gretchen Whitmer）在 2018 年和 2022 年赢得了选举，尽管特朗普在 2016 年总统大选中以及 2024 年再次将该州转为红色。在堪萨斯州，州长劳拉·凯利（Laura Kelly）在 2018 年和 2022 年实现了相同的壮举，而特朗普在 2016 年、2020 年和 2024 年在该州以两位数优势获胜。 旨在接替惠特默的民主党密歇根州州务卿乔瑟琳·本森（Jocelyn Benson）是领先的候选人。根据《底特律自由新闻报》（Detroit Free Press）报道，本森在民调中领先于她的民主党对手——吉尼西县警长克里斯·斯旺森（Chris Swanson）以及共和党人
处处可见。” 宣誓书称，联邦调查局（FBI）将该 Facebook 账户追踪到与杜马斯（Dumarce）相关的几个电子邮箱、CashApp 和 Google 账户，以及一个萨克拉门托的地址。联邦调查局还确定了一个与杜马斯地址一致的电话号码，该号码于 7 月 11 日向科尔（Cole）工作的杰克逊县衡理法院拨打电话。 联邦调查局拒绝发表评论。联邦法院记录中未列出杜马斯的律师，但《今日美国》（USA TODAY）已尝试联系被羁押的他，以及联系法院记录中列为其所有的一个电话号码。 7 月 28 日，密西西比州联邦法院的大陪审团提交了一份起诉书，指控杜马斯跨州传输威胁性通信。法院记录显示，该罪行最高可判处 5 年监禁。
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竞选该席位。前底特律市长、资深民主党人迈克·杜根（Mike Duggan）在 5 月下旬放弃了独立参选，理由是全美范围内民主党的活力在激增。
根据 Emerson 的一项民调，获得特朗普支持的美国众议员约翰·詹姆斯（John James）以 40% 的支持率领先共和党阵营。千万富翁及前州长候选人佩里·约翰逊（Perry Johnson）仍在竞逐该席位，其民调支持率比詹姆斯低 8 个百分点，而 17% 的共和党选民仍未决定投票对象。
特朗普还支持了一位堪萨斯州的州长候选人：州参议院议长泰·马斯特森（Ty Masterson），他与州参议员杰夫·克莱姆（Jeff Klemp）共同参选。马斯特森将面对六名堪萨斯州共和党对手，其中包括自 2018. 起任职的州务卿斯科特·施瓦布（Scott Schwab）。这场竞争将考验堪萨斯州的共和党基础是否依然与总统绑定，或者施瓦布在州内的受欢迎程度能否让他再次赢得共和党的提名。
在民主党方面，选民还将衡量现任州长凯利（Kelly）对堪萨斯州参议员伊森·科尔森（Ethan Corson）的背书，后者正与另一位堪萨斯州参议员辛迪·霍尔舍尔（Cindy Holscher）展开竞争。在最近的民调中，霍尔舍尔领先于科尔森。
五个州的所有选民还将对美国众议员席位进行投票，因为两党都在争夺国会下议院的控制权。
由共和党领导的堪萨斯州国会选区重新划分工作在 2025. 秋季失败。特朗普曾敦促该州重新绘制选区，以给共和党提供优势，从而夺取由民主党人持有、目前由众议员沙里塞·戴维兹（Sharice Davids）担任的第 3 国会选区席位。据 KCUR 报道，获得特朗普支持的州长候选人马斯特森主导了重新划分选区的行动。
戴维兹以及三位获得特朗普支持的共和党现任议员——众议员特雷西·曼（Tracey Mann）、德里克·施密特（Derek Schmidt）和罗恩·埃斯特斯（Ron Estes）——均面临来自各自党内挑战者的竞争。
密苏里州所有的 8 个众议员席位均在投票名单中。就在几个月前，法院维持了州立法机构共和党人在秋季绘制的新地图，尽管法律挑战仍在继续，且仍有可能使该地图失效。目前由民主党众议员埃马纽埃尔·克利弗（Emanuel Cleaver）持有的第 5 国会选区在……
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《萨克拉门托蜜蜂报》（The Sacramento Bee）报道称，杜马斯（Dumarce）在 2019 年被警方逮捕，涉嫌在当地一所小学外暴露身体并试图绑架一名 13 岁女孩。加利福尼亚州的《梅根法》（Megan’s Law，该法列出性犯罪者名单）显示，他在 2019 年因干扰或骚扰儿童被定罪，并在 2020, 年因发送诱导未成年人的有害信息被定罪。
在另一起案件中，7 月 31 日，一名俄亥俄州女性因涉嫌在威尔斯（Wells）去世后在密西西比州发出炸弹威胁而被拘留。弗朗辛·爱德华兹（Francine Edwards）被捕的消息最早由《太阳先驱报》（Sun Herald）报道。
联邦法院记录显示，官员指控爱德华兹在 7 月 23 日向乔治县法院书记员以及随后的杰克逊县警长办公室发出威胁。
爱德华兹在密西西比州联邦法院被指控通过州际通信发出威胁。监狱记录显示，41, 岁的爱德华兹被关押在汉密尔顿县司法中心，不得保释。
威尔斯的朋友表示他们收到了威胁。威尔斯的母亲克里斯蒂娜·旺斯利（Christine Wonsley）表示她一直受到骚扰，包括收到信息和电子邮件，甚至在她的护士工作场所收到差评。
据报道，威尔斯家族的律师已向他的朋友、其家属及当地官员发出信函，指示其不要删除任何记录，并通知他们诉讼是“合理预期的”。
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堪萨斯市大都会区被重新划分，以利于一名共和党挑战者。克利弗（Cleaver）仍在竞选，他是代表该州进入众议院的两名民主党人之一。六名共和党候选人出现在初选选票上，寻求罢免该国会议员，其中包括州参议员里克·布拉廷（Rick Brattin）和海军退伍军人泰勒·伯克斯（Taylor Burks）。密苏里大学的政治学教授查尔斯·祖格（Charles Zug）在接受 KMIZ ABC17 采访时表示：“所有这些共和党人宣布参选的原因是他们嗅到了机会。看来这次重新划分选区很有可能让该席位落入共和党之手。”
在经历了几个月政治版图的混乱后，弗吉尼亚州选民将在与 2024 年相同的 11 个选区进行投票。4 月，选民们勉强通过了一项宪法修正案，允许在十年周期中期重新划分选区，民主党希望此举能为其党派带来优势，并有可能翻转几个席位。但在 5 月，弗吉尼亚州最高法院推翻了民主党绘制的具体地图，因此本届选举将维持原有的界限。目前，民主党占据该州 11 个席位中的 6 个，共和党占据另外 5 个。在这 5 个共和党席位中，有两个被列入民主党国会竞选委员会试图从红色翻转为蓝色的全国 30 个席位名单中。
在弗吉尼亚州第一选区，包括检察官香农·泰勒（Shannon Taylor）在内的 7 名民主党人出现在初选选票上，旨在罢免现任众议员罗伯特·维特曼（Robert Wittman）。在 3 月的一次民调中，泰勒在普选中落后维特曼 4 个百分点，但选民投票给民主党的可能性也高出 2 个百分点。前众议员、退役海军指挥官埃莱娜·卢里亚（Elaine Luria）出现在初选选票上，与另外三名民主党人竞争，试图翻转弗吉尼亚州第二选区现任众议员詹妮弗·基根斯（Jennifer Kiggans）的席位。7 月的一项 Tulchin Research 民调显示，卢里亚和基根斯势均力敌，支持率均为 47%。
堪萨斯州最高法院选票措施以及华盛顿州
在本周华盛顿州的“前两名”初选制度中，无论是否来自同一政党，得票最高的两名候选人都将晋级普选。
美国众议院的 10 名现任议员中将有 9 人寻求连任，其中除外的是共和党众议员丹·纽豪斯（Dan Newhouse），他将从代表第 4 国会选区的职位上退休。纽豪斯持有国会中两个共和党华盛顿州席位之一，而其他 8 名代表和两名参议员均为民主党人。
同样在堪萨斯州：选民将就一项选票措施做出决定，该措施可能会使堪萨斯州最高法院成为由选民选举产生的职位。希望影响此次投票的团体已花费 $10 million，共和党人正在推动该修正案。
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反对前女婿
Emily R. Condon
俄亥俄州共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺（Bernie Moreno）在一份声明中表示，他的前女婿、俄亥俄州共和党众议员麦克斯·米勒（Max Miller）不应在国会任职，且应“寻求专业帮助”。此前，米勒否认了莫雷诺之女艾米莉（Emily）对其 domestic abuse（家庭暴力）的指控。
“出于对我家人安全的担忧，我希望能对此事保密，但麦克斯·米勒日益不稳定且危险的行为使得这变得不可能，”莫雷诺在 X 平台的一份声明中表示。
代表俄亥俄州东北部一个选区的米勒于 8 月 2 日宣布
在海上 受困数周 后幸存
Michelle Del Rey
Kaichi Sato
今年夏天，一名水手在从西海岸航行前往夏威夷的途中，由于船只失能，在海上经历了一场噩梦。
39 岁的 Kaichi Sato 于 6 月 7 日离开南加州起航前往夏威夷。麻烦发生在他在强风和汹涌的海面中航行时，船桅被折断。与此同时，他的饮用水耗尽，不得不使用海水烹饪食物。国际海员联盟（Seafarers International Union）的一份新闻稿称，Sato 收集雨水饮用，但随后出现了脱水和抑郁症状。
7 月 21 日，集装箱船 M / V George III 号的船员在距离夏威夷约 900 英里处发现了 Sato 的帆船。
“我整整哭了一周，就那样向南漂流，感觉非常凄惨。我简直就像一只待宰的羔羊，就这样被洋流带向南方，完全偏离了航向。”
一旦 George III 号足够接近这艘漂流船，一名船员就向 Sato 扔去了一个救生圈，随后将其接至船上。根据该工会的声明，营救 Sato 耗时约一个半小时。Sato 将救命之恩归功于 George III 号的船员。
水手讲述其经历
在接受 HawaiiNewsNow 采访时，Sato 表示，在船桅折断后，他“整整哭了一周，就那样向南漂流，感觉非常凄惨”。他回忆道，曾尝试通过发动机驶回岸边，但燃料耗尽。
“我简直就像一只待宰的羔羊，就这样被洋流带向南方，完全偏离了航向，”Sato 告诉该媒体。
在思考了五天接下来的对策后，他尝试通过航道驶回。
他告诉 HawaiiNewsNow，他开始利用 PVC 管和皮划艇桨来临时搭建风帆。在淡水耗尽后，他用桶装满海水，并用塑料袋密封以收集冷凝水。
“我就是靠舔那些水才生存下来的，”他说。
在食物方面，除了鱼类和鱿鱼，他还靠燕麦片维持生命。
他说，被救起时他感到“欣喜若狂”。
“我当时在哭，太开心了，然后他们给了我水果和水。是的，那些伙计对我非常好。”
俄亥俄州共和党参议员 Bernie Moreno 已要求其前女婿、俄亥俄州共和党众议员 Max Miller 因家庭虐待指控而辞去国会议员职务并“寻求专业帮助”。
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他表示不会放弃竞选连任，并否认其前妻的指控。
“我的心碎了，胸口沉重，眼睛因流泪而灼痛，”In-N-Out 的所有者 Lynsi Snyder 在 Facebook 上发帖称。照片显示她 2019 年在加州雷丁的一家餐厅开业典礼上。MIKE CHAPMAN / 今日美国网络
头条：公民与休职警员在爱达荷州枪击案中救人
Amanda Lee Myers 和 Thao Nguyen
当局在 8 月 2 日表示，一名持枪公民和一名休假中的州警均向一名在爱达荷州 In-N-Out 汉堡店实施大规模枪击的男子开火，转移了袭击者的注意力并挽救了生命。
这次枪击事件发生在 8 月 1. 日，震惊了风景如画的爱达荷州南部城市双子瀑布市 (Twin Falls)，造成 3 人死亡，7 人受伤。暴力事件导致人们为了生存四处奔逃，在包括附近商家在内的任何可能的地方寻求庇护。
双子瀑布市警察局局长马修·希克斯 (Matthew Hicks) 在 8 月 2 日的新闻发布会上表示，介入袭击的州警和持枪公民表现得“英勇”。
“我们认为他们的行动帮助将嫌疑人赶离了现场，防止了进一步的伤亡，”他说道。
希克斯表示，袭击者是 24 岁的查德·威廉姆斯 (Chad Williams)，他死于自杀枪伤。希克斯没有透露任何关于涉嫌动机的信息。
与此同时，In-N-Out 的首席执行官兼所有者琳西·斯奈德 (Lynsi Snyder) 分享道，三名遇难者中有一人是在“照顾”顾客的员工。
“我的心碎了，胸口沉重，双眼因流下的泪水而灼痛，”斯奈德在 Facebook 上发帖称，并补充说枪击者“夺走了我们的员工和顾客的宝贵生命，这些无辜的人从未预料到这一切会发生。”
In-N-Out 枪击事件是如何发生的？
那是 8 月 1. 日一个繁忙的周六下午，在双子瀑布市新开业的 In-N-Out 店中，警方在山地时间下午 2:29 收到关于有活跃枪击者的报告并作出响应。
“现场非常混乱，”希克斯在当天晚些时候的新闻发布会上说。“当时确实有数百人以某种形式出现在这家餐厅附近。”
他表示，为了确保所有亲属都已收到通知，受害者的姓名暂时不会公布。
“今天是双子瀑布市非常艰难的一天，”他说。“悲剧性的一天。”
莱恩·科恩 (Lane Koehn) 是一名当地男子，他用手机拍摄到了持枪公民向嫌疑人开火的视频。他在接受 KTVB-TV 采访时表示，当时他正下班回家，停在红绿灯前时
她指控他用开水烫她，并将枪顶在她的头上，此外还伤害了他们 2 岁的女儿。
莫雷诺 (Moreno) 此前并未公开反对他的前女婿以及他在俄亥俄州国会代表团中的共和党同事，他表示米勒 (Miller) 不符合担任民选公职的品行标准，并且他“需要寻求专业帮助，以结束他留下的明显的虐待模式”。
他称过去两年对他家人来说是“纯粹的地狱”。
这位参议员还表示，米勒“对我女儿构成了危险，在他监护我孙女的每一分钟里，我都屏息紧张。”
米勒在 5 月对艾米莉·莫雷诺 (Emily Moreno) 及其律师安德鲁·扎申 (Andrew Zashin) 提起了诽谤诉讼。斯特法妮·格里沙姆 (Stephanie Grisham)，曾是唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 总统的
子弹在他周围飞舞，并击中了他面前几英尺的一辆车。Koehn 表示，他看到枪手在约 30 英尺外，手持一把看起来像半自动步枪的武器，在向车内人员以及 In-N-Out 餐厅的得来速窗口随机开火时，连续倾泻了几个弹匣。Koehn 告诉该媒体，随后一名持枪公民出现并开始向枪手还击。他在当局指控 Williams 为袭击者之前发表了上述言论。
“他们两个都在四处奔跑试图躲避子弹……到处都是人在跑，显然都惊慌失措，”他告诉 KTVB-TV。“显然有一个女孩被击中了。另一名 In-N-Out 的员工正试图将她从车辆间拖走。”他表示，那名试图营救同事的男子处于“歇斯底里”的状态，而该女性似乎胸部中心中弹。
“人们哭着喊着跑出来。非常恐怖，” 43 岁的双子峰（Twin Falls）居民 Haley Dodaro 告诉美联社。
来自阿拉斯加州基奈（Kenai）的 Kayla Saltzgiver Foister 在 Facebook 上发帖称，她当时正在 In-N-Out 的得来速购买食物，就在她后方约 5 辆车的位置发生了枪击。
“我们跑进一家 Dick’s Sporting Goods 商店躲了 2.5 小时，期间一直听到不时传来的枪声，直到最后确认安全，”她写道。“我们幸存了下来，很安全，但受到了创伤。”
亲属称幸存者“前方路漫长”
当局表示，在 7 名受伤人员中，两人经过治疗后已出院。另有三人情况稳定，两人仍处于危殆状态。
尽管当局尚未公布枪击案中死伤人员的姓名，但亲友确认其中一名伤者为 Terry Dudley。在双子峰及其周边地区运营的北极星出租车（North Star Taxi）确认 Dudley 是其司机之一。
在该企业的社交媒体帖子中，公司宣布未来几天将暂停营业，并指出 Dudley “前方有一段非常漫长的康复之路”。该公司在更新消息中称，由于内出血，Dudley 已被送往博伊西（Boise）的一家医院，目前情况稳定。
“Terry 仅仅是在给他的特斯拉充电时，背部被击中了两次。在短短几秒钟内，平凡的一天变成了任何家庭都不应承受的噩梦，”James Palmer 在 GoFundMe 的帖子中写道，他自称是 Dudley 的朋友和同事。
Palmer 表示，Dudley 是一名鳏夫，他“致力于用爱、力量和坚定不移的奉献精神抚养三个儿子和一个女儿”。
“这个世界上很少有像 Terry 这样的人，”Palmer 写道。“他是那种默默地将他人置于自己之上的男人，勤奋工作，深情热爱，且从不犹豫伸出援手。他坚韧、富有同情心、心地善良，并且总能让周围的人在最艰难的日子里露出微笑。”
他表示，GoFundMe 的募捐款将用于 Dudley 的手术和医疗费用，以及弥补他康复期间的收入损失。剩余资金将捐给枪击案的其他受害者。
In-N-Out 所有者与市政府对这场悲剧发表看法
在其第一任期间的白宫新闻秘书也指控 Miller 在之前的关系中对其进行身体虐待。Miller 否认了这些指控。
8 月 5 日将是共和党人在 11 月选票上更换 Miller 的最后期限。他将面对民主党挑战者 Brian Poindexter。
Miller 在 X 的一篇帖子中回应了他的前岳父，称 Moreno 的回应“完全是政治操弄”，目的是“躲避你们自己的媒体闹剧”。
Moreno 因为上周在国会关于 COVID-19 的听证会上质询安东尼·福奇（Anthony Fauci）博士时使用了露骨的语言而引起媒体关注。
“如果我的女儿对我说了同样的话，我个人不会等到 19 年后才让他负责。你知道这不是真的，”Miller 说道。
在双瀑市（Twin Falls）陷入震惊、亲友们开始哀悼之际，斯奈德（Snyder）表示，In-N-Out “将与家属们一同哀悼，并为他们在度过这个极其痛苦的季节时祈祷。”
“我对失去并不陌生，但这实在太艰难了。我的心也与所有在这次创伤性事件现场的员工和顾客在一起，”她说道。“我爱你们所有人，我请求你们转向上帝，不是带着愤怒，而是为那些处于痛苦中的人们寻求安慰和力量。我们将团结一致，竭尽全力从这次情况中吸取教训。”
双瀑市发言人乔什·帕尔默（Josh Palmer）表示，与许多 In-N-Out 开业情况一样，社区内对这家新汉堡店充满期待，枪击案发生时店内挤满了人。
“这令人震惊，”他说道，并补充说社区仍在从一次学校的虚假报警（swatting call）中恢复。“我们曾是那次事件的受害者，如果学校都被针对，那么真的再也没有任何地方是神圣不可侵犯的了。”
双瀑市是一座拥有 57,000 人的城市，因其壮丽的自然风光而被称为“瀑布之城”，吸引了徒步旅行者、定点跳伞者、攀岩者和漂流爱好者。帕尔默表示，在这次悲剧面前，社区成员目前正团结在一起相互支持。
“每个人都对此感到非常悲伤。这里仍然是个小镇，所以很多人都认识当时在场或在那里工作的人，”他说道。“说这件事触及了每个人的痛处，其实都说轻了。”
今日美国
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7 月 30 日，新泽西州帕塞克河（Passaic River）的一支搜寻队伍在寻找一名 10 岁女孩时，正检查灌木丛下方。JULIAN LESHAY GUADALUPE / 今日美国网络
被冲入新泽西州河流的女孩遗体被找到
Anthony Thompson
官员表示，一名在被冲入新泽西州帕塞克河后失踪的 10 岁女孩的遗体，在经过两天的搜寻后，于 7 月 31 日被发现。
帕塞克市市长 Hector Lora 表示，搜救人员于 7 月 31 日晚上 7 点前不久，在马基特街桥（Market Street Bridge）南侧的河中发现了该女孩的遗体。据 PIX11 报道，该儿童被确认为 Milian Dulan。
此次发现是在紧急救援人员使用船只、声纳设备、无人机、直升机和尸体搜救犬搜寻了帕塞克河近 9 英里后取得的。搜寻工作始于 7 月 29 日，当时三名儿童在新泽西州帕塞克市普拉斯基公园（Pulaski Park）的一个船坡附近进入水中并被冲走。
官员表示，其中一名 11 岁女孩能够自行脱离河流。官员称，随后发现了她的 10 岁哥哥（被 PIX11 确认为 Michael Klenk）以及 Dulan 的遗体。
据 CBS 新闻报道，当局原计划在 7 月 31 日当晚结束搜寻，此时一对住在马基特街桥附近的一对夫妇报告称，他们从公寓窗户看到河里有东西。
这对夫妇出门查看，在认为自己看到了失踪儿童的遗体后拨打了 911。官员表示，随后部署了救援船只
Jeanine Santucci
一名 5 岁男孩的家人告诉新闻媒体，一次前往俄勒冈州的家庭度假演变成了悲剧，该男孩在 7 月初突然患上一种极其罕见的疾病并不幸去世。
据 KGW 新闻报道，即将进入幼儿园的 Justin Vu 与母亲和姐妹们从丹佛的家中出发，在当地家人陪同下享受着假期，行程包括前往海滩和动物园等地。他的母亲 Terese Peden 告诉该媒体，Justin 在 7 月 3, 晚上开始抱怨腹痛。
Peden 表示，起初她认为这只是“普通”的小病，但 Justin 整个晚上都在呕吐，家人于次日早晨将他送往附近的一家急诊室。
KGW 报道称，医生最初认为 Justin 可能是患了阑尾炎或细菌感染，但结果证明情况要严重得多，且在儿童中几乎闻所未闻。Peden 告诉 KGW，7 月 5, 医生告知家人他必须使用生命维持系统，且生存机会仅为 50 / 50。
诊断结果为克拉克森病（Clarkson’s disease）。耶鲁大学医学院的 Richard Pierce 博士表示，该病也被称为全身性毛细血管渗漏综合征，自 1958 年首次记录以来，仅在约 300 名成人中记录到该诊断。Pierce 在一份大学出版物中表示，自 1995 年一名 9 岁加拿大女孩因该病去世的首例记录以来，儿童病例仅有 30 例。
“我们被告知他的身体正在衰竭，而且那些药物已经不够了，”Peden 说。Peden 告诉 KGW，Justin 在 7 月 8, 去世时，家人都在他身边。
一个为该家庭设立的在线募捐项目已筹集了近 $45,000。
Justin Vu 是一个热爱玩耍的乖孩子
在 15 分钟内被发现，并在新泽西州沃灵顿的一座桥附近约 100 英尺处被寻获。
Lora 赞扬了这对夫妇及时通知当局的行为，称他们的快速反应可能防止了尸体被河流的强劲水流进一步冲向 downstream。
“如果那对夫妇没有说话，而且水流像那样快、那样强，持续一整夜，那么[尸体]有可能最终会被冲到纽瓦克湾，”Lora 告诉 CBS 新闻。
官员表示，女孩的母亲被带到现场并确认了女儿的身份。Lora 表示，在获得确认后，家属在经历悲痛的同时也获得了一些慰藉。
官员称，这些孩子来自新泽西州的加菲尔德，但其中一个家庭与帕塞伊克有联系。孩子们在普拉斯基公园的河岸附近玩耍，最后出现在一个通常由警方和消防员使用的船只坡道上。
Lora 表示，公园里的一位好心人试图营救孩子们，但由于河水深且水流湍急，无法触及他们。
搜救行动包括来自当地、县级和州级机构的 20 多个海洋单位，以及潜水队和其他紧急救援人员。
到 7 月 30, 当局已将行动重点从救援任务转为搜寻遗体。
该家庭的募捐页面写道：“他花费大量时间与兄弟姐妹和表亲们玩耍，创造了家人将永远珍惜的回忆。”
“我们正试图弄清楚现在的生活应该是怎样的，并一天天走下去，”Peden 告诉 KDVR。
Justin 的父亲 Viet Vu 告诉该媒体，他想给其他家长一条信息：
“不要认为这一切理所当然，”Viet Vu 说。“努力珍惜与他们在一起的每一个时刻。每一个拥抱，每一个吻，因为你不知道什么时候会是最后一次。”
什么是克拉克森病？
克拉克森病（Clarkson’s disease）发生在血浆从血管渗出到肌肉、组织、器官和体腔中，从而引起低血容量性休克。这种情况可能会突然发生，并导致血压下降；如果不及时治疗，可能会导致器官衰竭和死亡。
皮尔斯（Pierce）表示，在成年人中，这种情况通常发生在中年，平均诊断年龄为 42 岁。但他指出，对于儿童来说，平均年龄是 5 1⁄2 岁。由于该病症非常罕见，且其症状可能由其他原因引起，因此难以诊断。皮尔斯说，由于医疗提供者缺乏认知，儿童群体中很可能存在诊断不足的情况。
皮尔斯说，儿童通常表现为水肿（因液体积聚引起的肿胀）和分布性休克（一种由于器官无法获得充足血液而导致的医疗紧急情况）。他表示，患儿通常此前身体健康，但会经历两到三天的症状，这标志着“渗漏发作”的第一阶段，而该阶段可能持续一天到一周不等。
他指出，这些早期症状可能包括腹痛、食欲下降、恶心、肌痛（肌肉酸痛或疼痛）以及发烧。皮尔斯说，医学检查可能会发现心率加快、血压降低以及异常的心肺音。
目前尚无已知克拉克森病的治愈方法或明确病因，也没有针对渗漏发作的特定治疗方案，但皮尔斯表示，有一些治疗方法可以帮助管理发作情况，并提供长期治疗。
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华盛顿 – 伊朗否认了总统唐纳德·特朗普关于德黑兰准备与美国开始新一轮谈判的断言。在特朗普表示他为了让谈判重启而推迟了执行“自第二次世界大战以来最大规模袭击”后，伊朗的表态与总统相矛盾。
特朗普周日在空军一号上对记者表示，美国在周末已经“准备就绪”，计划对他所描述的对伊朗的“大规模袭击”采取行动，但应沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国和卡塔尔的要求取消了计划。
特朗普表示，这三个中东盟友对达成一项关于重新开放霍尔木兹海峡和解决伊朗核能力问题的协议表示信心。他称，伊朗也“非常强烈”地要求美国推迟此次袭击。
“我们原本准备了一次袭击，这将是自第二次世界大战以来最大规模的袭击，对他们来说将是灾难性的，”特朗普说。
“而他们不希望我们这么做，坦率地说，沙特阿拉伯也不希望。他们认为协议即将在短期内达成。”
特朗普表示，与伊朗的谈判将于 8 月 3 日（周一）开始。
但伊朗外交部发言人 Esmaeil Baghaei 在周一表示，伊朗目前并未与美国进行谈判。他告诉记者，德黑兰目前是在与阿曼讨论通过霍尔木兹海峡的临时安全航线。
据 NBC News 报道，Baghaei 表示：“我们目前没有与美国进行谈判。”
他补充说，伊朗在未来几天内没有接待外国代表团或派遣谈判代表出访的计划。
在特朗普的指示下，美国在一份关于双方共同努力达成和平协议的备忘录破裂后，于 7 月对伊朗进行了连续 13 个夜晚的空袭。
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总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，美国已经“准备就绪”，将对他所描述的对伊朗的“大规模袭击”采取行动，但随后取消了该计划。
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此次暂停始于 7 月 23 日，旨在给谈判另一个机会，但谈判进展并未实现。
在伊朗战争期间，至少有 18 名美国军人在行动中死亡，这场战争在美国人中的支持率日益下降。
在 7 月份的一项《华盛顿邮报》 / Ipsos 调查中，超过三分之二的受访美国人表示不赞成特朗普处理这场战争的方式。
特朗普表示，如果伊朗抵制一份满足美国要求的协议，他之前推迟的大规模袭击伊朗计划仍是一个选项。
“只要我们想，随时可以行动，”特朗普说。
“我是否更倾向于达成协议？我不希望杀人，因为人们会死去，很多人会死去，我们不希望那样。”
撰稿：路透社
3 年
大学系统已将其列入认可的大学入学考试之列。《今日美国》搜寻了学校董事会的会议记录，发现佛罗里达州至少九个学区的官员将毕业率的提高归功于 2023 年引入的经典学习测试（CLT）。
在 2025 年 5 月的一次学校董事会会议上，杰克逊维尔杜瓦尔县公立学校的学区主管克里斯托弗·伯尼尔（Christopher Bernier）告诉董事会，CLT 在 2023 年引入后，帮助该学区的毕业率提高了 7 个百分点。
“我们希望 CLT 能够保留下来，”他告诉董事会，“因为对于一些似乎无法刷出 ACT 或 SAT 分数的孩子来说，它改变了局面。”
坦帕希尔斯伯勒县学区前数学系主任里莎·克雷森齐（Leesa Crescenzi）表示，学生们有一套攻略可以击败 CLT 的数学部分。她指出，预备代数的材料足够多，以至于学生可以自信地回答几个特意设置的简单问题。然后，对于所有剩余的问题，他们可以统一选择同一个选项，比如“B”。
她说，这种情况在 10 次中有 9 次能让他们获得足够毕业的高分。
学区记录显示，在希尔斯伯勒学区 2025 年的毕业生中，约有 2,500 名学生通过 CLT 满足了数学要求，占比约为 1 in 6。在佛罗里达州其他学区的数千名学生中也是如此。
“我们在说，‘噢，太棒了，他们通过了’，”克雷森齐告诉《今日美国》。“但我们知道他们其实并没有掌握。”
佛罗里达州如何看待该考试
负责管理 CLT 的公司 Classic Learning Initiatives 的首席执行官杰里米·泰特（Jeremy Tate）和公司首席财务官诺亚·泰勒（Noah Tyler）告诉《今日美国》，他们意识到该评估在佛罗里达州主要被用作毕业考试。但泰特不同意批评者认为该测试比 SAT 或 ACT 更容易的说法。泰特表示，通过考试所需的分数由佛罗里达州教育厅决定。州政府官员表示，他们将合格分数线定在 Classic Learning Initiatives 建议的与 ACT 或 SAT 相匹配的数值上。
尽管如此，他们将从明年起略微提高合格分数。此前，学生需要从总分 40 分中获得 11 分即可毕业。现在，他们必须达到 14. 分。对于 SAT，学生需要在可能的 800, 分中获得 420 分，而大学理事会认为 530 分才具备大学就读能力。对于 ACT 考试，该数值为可能的 36, 分中的 16 分，而 22 分被认为具备大学就读能力。CLT 没有类似的大学就读能力基准。
希尔斯伯勒县学校董事会成员纳底亚·康姆斯（Nadia Combs）担心，通过 CLT 分数获得文凭的学生在准备好之前就可能进入大学或职场。“如果他们认为自己表现良好并且通过了，但最终在找工作或上大学时，无法在典型的测试中取得好成绩，那就很令人担忧，”康姆斯说。
佛罗里达州教育厅负责监督全州测试并于 2025. 年 9 月退休的助理副专员文斯·维格斯（Vince Verges）表示，经典学习测试提高了全州范围内的毕业率。他说，合格分数线是根据测试供应商 Classic Learning Initiatives 将其测试与 ACT 和 SAT 进行对比提供的信息而设定的。他表示，今年提高合格分数线将使 CLT 变得更加
具有竞争力。“以前更容易获得及格分数，”Verges 表示。“但现在的分数分布来看，门槛同样严格。”希尔斯伯勒县的管理员在 7 月的一次会议上表示，到目前为止，新标准对于学生来说更难达到。与此同时，在佛罗里达州各地的学校董事会会议上，管理人员大肆宣扬自该测试引入以来毕业率的提升。“我们的弱势学生在使用经典学习测试（CLT）时更成功，”杜瓦尔县公立学校 Superintendent Bernier 说道。在佛罗里达州将 CLT 加入毕业考试后，该学区的高中毕业率从 2022-23 学年的 87% 上升到 2024-25 学年的 94% 以上。奥兰多附近的莱克县学区管理员 Frances Celis 在 2025 年 1 月告诉她的董事会，该学区毕业率的提高要归功于经典学习测试。“那个测试，分数是非常容易达到的，”Celis 说道。她说，有一所高中进度落后，但那是由于那里进行 CLT 测试的频率较低。7 月中旬，希尔斯伯朗县学校董事会一致投票决定
五角大楼负责人皮特·海格塞斯在 5 月向 2026 届西点军校毕业生发表讲话时，称经典学习测试为“金标准”，并表示顶尖军事学院将开始接受该测试作为入学申请。JOHN MEORE / 今日美国 网络
“我的阅读或写作成绩通常很好，但数学一直是我比较薄弱的科目。能够发现数学比 ACT, SAT 更简单，真的帮到了我。”
Uzma Shaikh 中佛罗里达大学学生
向更多寻求满足毕业要求的学生提供该测试。 多位董事会成员承认，该测试可能更简单，或者在大学申请中用途较少，但认为为了帮助学生毕业，这样做是值得的。 “所以，如果这个 [CLT] 是一个稍微简单一点的测试，或许能打破那个障碍，那么我会支持它，”一名成员 Stacy Hahn 说道。
测试考什么？
尽管阅读部分最常引起围绕 CLT 的争议，但教育工作者和学生经常告诉今日美国，是数学部分让这个测试变得更简单。 中佛罗里达大学的学生 Uzma Shaikh 发现经典学习测试的数学部分更简单，尽管与 SAT 不同，CLT 不允许使用计算器。它包含更多的几何问题，而关于代数或统计的问题较少。 Shaikh 毕业于特许经营的奥兰多科学学校，她将自己的 CLT 分数用于申请位于奥兰多的中佛罗里达大学，并以此获得该州的一项基于成绩的奖学金。 “我的阅读或写作成绩通常很好，但数学一直是我比较薄弱的科目，”Shaikh 说道。“能够发现数学比 ACT, SAT 更简单，真的帮到了我。” 负责监管 SAT 的大学理事会执行副总裁 Priscilla Rodriguez 表示，数学部分的差异如此之大，以至于无法将 CLT 与 SAT 进行比较。她说，CLT 的数学部分涵盖了更多初中数学。 “用外行的话说就是‘更简单’，”Rodriguez 告诉今日美国。 2024 年佛罗里达州代数 1 测试的一个样本显示，题目要求学生求解变量、解释函数图表以及处理指数和平方根。 如果学生无法通过那个测试，他们唯一的选择就是获得一个不错的 ACT 或 SAT 分数。现在他们可以选择参加 CLT。 CLT 包含代数，但它有 1
(Numeric Anchor Verification: 87%, 2022, 23, 94%, 2024, 25, 2025, 2026, 1)
其他问题则与学生在高中之前可能已经接触过的主题相关。
有些是逻辑题或模式识别题。另一些则询问关于质数或比例的问题。数学部分的 40 道题目中，有 14 道涉及几何学，且 CLT 提供了一份公式列表和形状说明。SAT 同样列出了一些公式。ACT 考试则不提供公式。
CLT 的 2026 年技术手册甚至针对某些题目被认为过于简单的问题进行了说明。
手册中写道：“例如，在一次面向 11 年级和 12 年级学生的考试中看到关于奇数和偶数的问题，人们可能会感到惊讶。”
“但有些人可能会发现，这些问题对某些学生来说是最难的，因为它们要求对数论有实际的理解或直觉。”
审查 ACT、SAT 和 CLT 的数学研究人员发现，SAT 的代数相关题目密度最高。近 7 成题目涉及该科目。
与此同时，ACT 考试包含最高浓度的进阶数学，包括三角函数、统计学、概率论和预备微积分。
辛辛那提大学教授 Evthokia Stephanie Saclarides 表示，CLT 的特点在于它同时关注几何学以及通常与初中数学相关的课题，如除法、模式、比例和分数。CLT 的数学题目中约有四分之一属于该类别，而 ACT 考试为 13%，SAT 为 4%。
它能否预测大学的成功？
在采用该测试三年后，佛罗里达州的任何一所大学都无法提供 CLT、ACT 和 SAT 入学者的成绩统计数据。佛罗里达州州立大学系统的发言人 Marnie Villanueva Marrero 告诉 今日美国，现在评估学生成果还为时过早，因为第一批学生才进入第三年。Classic Learning Initiatives 的首席财务官 Tyler 告诉 今日美国，该测试已大约实施了 500,000 次。该公司知道学生将 CLT 成绩发送到了哪里，但不知道这些学生是否被录取或已注册课程。“我们还没有对他们进行跟踪或调查，”他说。
Classic Learning Initiatives 引用了来自私立基督教大学的研究，表明该测试可以预测学生的大学表现。但三位学者对这些研究进行了近两个月的审查，结果显示它们“尚不能代表更广泛的大学就读群体，”研究过 ACT、SAT 以及现在研究 CLT 的亚利桑那州立大学教授 Audrey Amrein-Beardsley 说道。“他们声称自己更严谨，但当你审视其方法时，很明显这是一种夸大之词，不符合专业标准，”Amrein-Beardsley 表示。
诚然，很少有学生依靠 CLT 成绩获得佛罗里达州大学的录取。记录显示，在申请 2024 和 2025 年秋季学期进入佛罗里达大学或佛罗里达州立大学的学生中，使用 CLT 成绩的人数不足 1%。这两所学校都属于该州筛选最严格的公立机构，但其他州立大学的情况也类似。总部位于佛罗里达州的大学咨询公司 Leading & Learning 的首席运营官 Liz Pozo 表示，很少有学生和家庭意识到 CLT 的存在。她说，即便他们知道这个测试，他们也……
可能会希望申请其他不接受 CLT 的学校，包括常春藤盟校和其他选拔性学校。仅有大约 350 所大学接受 CLT，其中许多是私立基督教学校。她说，家长们并没有打电话请她提供关于 CLT 的帮助。
她说，在几乎没有证据表明该测试能帮助学生进入大学的情况下，很难建议学生参加 CLT。
她说，如果没有这些数据，建议学生参加 CLT 就像是“我们在不诚实的基础上操作”。
信息的匮乏并未让五角大楼打消念头。在给 今日美国 的一份声明中，五角大楼将该测试描述为“全国统一管理且学术严谨”。除了用于军事学院的录取外，CLT 的分数现在还可用于申请全国公立和私立大学中高级预备役军官训练团（ROTC）项目的奖学金。
争议根源
曾在私立和公立学校任教的 Tate 表示，他在注意到学生对古典文学和哲学缺乏兴趣后，于 2015 年推出了这项测试。他说，针对 SAT 或 ACT 考试 进行教学，意味着学生无法体验到“西方经典”或“基督教知识传统”。该“经典”包括柏拉图和亚里士多德之类的人物；像托马斯·阿奎那这样的天主教圣徒和像马丁·路德这样的新教思想家；以及一些在英语课上很受欢迎的人物，如莎士比亚、乔叟和马克·吐温。最近加入的作者是托妮·莫里森。经典学习倡议组织（Classic Learning Initiatives）表示，该测试不涉及政治，学生不需要读过经典著作即可参加。Tate 说道：“我们想说的是，大学入学考试中的文本类型将决定人们在课堂上关注的文本类型。”
这一理念使经典学习测试成为了政治右翼的宠儿。它主要在“红州”引入，在那里的共和党立法者通过禁止多样性、公平和包容（DEI）等概念，以及引入专注于美国历史和理想的公民中心（通常由右翼学者任职），向公立和私立大学施压，要求其符合保守主义理想。与此同时，特朗普政府的教育部已对数十所大学展开调查，这些调查通常与 DEI、跨性别运动员或大学录取中的种族问题相关。调查重点通常是哈佛大学等传统上被认为持有自由派立场的精英大学。
而 CLT 的采用主要集中在红州，有时是由保守派立法机关推动的。最近，德克萨斯州在的一项研究发现该考试“具有足够的严谨性和可靠性”后，决定允许将其用于录取。然而，同一份报告指出，与 ACT 和 SAT 相比，该考试的预测能力最低，并指出在“其分数被认为在德克萨斯州全州录取中使用时具有同等可证明的可靠性之前，需要额外证据”。
事实证明，这同样是一门赚钱的生意。根据对公开协议的审查，仅在佛罗里达州，自该测试于 2023, 年获准用于高中以来，该州教育部门和至少五个学区就签署了价值至少 $2.800 万 的 CLT 管理合同。这可能还是低估了，因为佛罗里达州共有 67 个学区。在 2025, 年批准 CLT 的阿肯色州，计划在未来四年内拨款 $12 million 在州内高中开展该考试。
今日美国
今日美国
Nicole Russell
对于许多人来说，COVID-19 疫情带来的痛苦如此之深，以至于将其视为一段遥远的模糊记忆，比直接面对要容易得多。但其在经济、心理和社会方面产生的影响，直到今天依然与 2020, 年时一样具有破坏性，而面对这一事实仍需要冷静的事实、透明度和问责制。这正是令人愤怒之处——作为疫情应对公开代表的安东尼·法乌奇博士，过去是且现在依然是不诚实、错误且自大的。
由肯塔基州共和党参议员兰德·保罗（Rand Paul）公布的一份包含 1,141 页、时间跨度从 2019 年底到 2022, 年 12 月的文件中，法乌奇的日记条目揭示了这个男人对自己定位的认知：他认为自己与其说是一位严肃的科学家，不如说是一个正在塑造中的英雄。这些笔记读起来就像是这位前国家过敏和传染病研究所所长未来回忆录的原始素材。
保罗作为参议院国土安全与政府事务委员会主席，在法乌奇 7 月 29 日出席该小组听证会之前公布了这份个人日记。这场听证会演变成了一场揭露性的戏剧。证人拒绝回答问题，而是行使其根据宪法第五修正案不自证其罪的权利。法乌奇在日记条目中表达的内容，远比他在旨在揭露（或至少是调查）政府应对疫情过程中出现问题的听证会上所说的多。
在发布该文件的前言中，保罗写道，“法乌奇每日历史记录中的许多条目完全颠覆了法乌奇和其他公共卫生官员所支持的官方说法。”官方说法是，COVID-19 是在中国武汉的一个海鲜市场从动物传播给人类的。然而，在 Feb.1, 2020, 与著名科学家进行电话会议后，法乌奇记录道，“对于‘蓄意插入’的可能性并未达成完全一致”——随后写道，“我们不能就这样让它过去。”在那次电话会议的科学家中，只有 2 位认为自然起源的可能性较大。在大多数美国人听说 COVID-19 之前，法乌奇就已经在否定
Blake Fontenay
所以我们又要来一遍了。 当我得知安东尼·福奇（Anthony Fauci）博士的日记将在他出席美国参议院委员会听证会之前公布时，这是我的第一反应。在阅读该参议院听证会的一些早期报告后，很明显，其目的在于攻击福奇的人格，而不是试图从 COVID-19 大流行中学习任何有意义的经验以在未来为我们提供帮助。 让我明确一点：我并不是在试图为福奇个人辩护。我对他的了解并不比大多数批评他的人更多。也许这位职业官僚确实享受他在一场最终导致全球 7 million 以上人员丧生的健康危机中，作为联邦政府机构公众形象而获得的名声。 他和当时的其他负责人，在应对一场我们这一代人从未经历过的大流行病时，确实犯了错误。
必要的试错
不过，我的观点是：政府官员建议或强制执行的措施——口罩、社交距离、关闭企业和学校——有助于减缓疾病的传播，从而使医院和其他医疗服务提供者不至于不堪重负。 即便如此，理智的人也明白，实施的预防措施并不能完全阻止 COVID-19 的传播。一直以来的目标是试图将其控制住。
国家过敏和传染病研究所前所任所长安东尼·福奇博士于 7 月 29 在华盛顿特区出席参议院国土安全与政府事务委员会听证会。
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关于它可能源自实验室功能获得性研究的可能性，一个由共和党领导的调查大流行病的委员会后来在 2024 年的一份报告中得出结论，这事实上就是起源。 在整个 COVID-19 期间，福奇将实验室泄漏的讨论斥为阴谋论。然而，他的日记显示他对这一想法非常痴迷，或者至少在关联上很痴迷：“阴谋”一词在他的写作或他保留的剪报中出现了近 40 次。
私人想法，公众形象
福奇在学校关闭问题上，无论在公开场合还是私人场合都反复无常。Jan. 25, 2020, 一篇日记写道：“为什么中国人反应如此剧烈，基本上关闭了整个国家？” 到了 3 月 15 日，他就在鼓励加州州长加文·纽瑟姆（Gavin Newsom）和当时的纽约市长比尔·德布拉西奥（Bill de Blasio）关闭学校并封锁大部分经济活动。 考虑到我们现在所知的这些封锁措施所造成的破坏，福奇应该更加关注真相，而不是关注是否会有“边缘极右翼疯子在编造”关于他的阴谋论。 比他的不诚实更糟糕的是他对媒体报道的痴迷。他的日记记录了电台和电视节目的报道，
作为一个最终占据了科罗拉多州一家医院重症监护病房（ICU）最后一个可用床位的人，这对我很重要。我今天还活着，是因为那时所做的决定。而有些人现在仍想将当时发生的事情用作政治谈资，这让我感到愤怒。
我不在乎你是热爱还是憎恨唐纳德·特朗普总统。特朗普就像在另一个时代对越南战争持有复杂情感的约翰·克里一样，在反对福西之前，曾与其站在一起。事实是，当时人们所做的大部分尝试都是在试错，并随着实时情况而进行重新计算和修正。在拥有六年事后之明的情况下，去扮演“事后诸葛亮”来评判什么有效、什么无效是很简单的。
当我在 ICU 时，我被告知给我使用的一种药物是瑞德西韦（remdesivir），我知道这种药曾被用于治疗特朗普的 COVID-19 病例。“那不是一种实验性药物吗？”我虚弱地问道。
“我们给你用的所有东西都是实验性的，”对方回答道。
在那个疫苗出现之前的日子里，你要么在看似最合理的治疗方案中碰运气，要么就只能等着看自己是否会死去。
这些年来，我听过人们暗示，甚至直截了当地说，COVID-19 是一种主要杀死极高龄和病重者的疾病——也就是那些无论如何很快都会死去的人。
这种观点不仅没有揭示全部真相，而且具有冒犯性。我没有任何健康问题。虽然我在生活方式上做出过一些令人质疑的选择，但我的生命中很大一部分时间是一名竞技皮划艇和龙舟赛手。即使在今天，我依然能在佛罗里达州那种会让许多
以及印刷版提及——尤其是那些好评，当然也有不那么讨喜的。 “新闻”（press）一词出现了近 1,400 次，其中大多数条目都以当天的 COVID-19 死亡人数开头。
在 29, 2020, 福西写道：“今天早上接到卢·多布斯的电话，他告诉我特朗普总统将会给我打电话。卢与总统交谈，告诉他我是周围‘最聪明的人’，总统应该和我谈谈。”
到了 5, 随着 12 例死亡记录在美国，福西正专注于一份《Politico》的个人资料报道：“新闻报道称白宫不喜欢《Politico》关于我的个人资料，因为这不符合官方口径（真的吗？？？）。然而，白宫里的每个人都在就这篇文章向我表示祝贺。”他补充说，他觉得很安全，因为“公众对我如此崇拜，简直令人惊叹”，无论是实习生还是资深员工都纷纷前来感谢他并请求合影。
在 15, 2020, 福西记录道：“多篇社论（印刷新闻如《华盛顿邮报》等）和评论文章（《新闻周刊》）关于我的报道。无法跟进甚至无法全部阅读。在特朗普总统任期内，国家需要一个可以仰赖的人物。有趣的心理动力学。”
封锁对美国人来说是毁灭性的，而且在很大程度上是由于
那些键盘侠们，他们的“剔除弱者”论调在事实面前显得苍白无力。
我只是那些被 COVID-19 沉重打击的不幸者之一。有些人可能会说，因为它的生存率相对较高，所以没什么大不了的。
我想说，那些这样想的人，从未在半夜被惊醒，因为发烧水平飙升至临界点而被冰块包裹。也没有因为被氧气管束缚数日而感到痛苦，因为一旦拔掉管子，他们就像脱水的鱼一样在空气中挣扎喘息。
我在疫情期间失去了工作，随后几乎失去了生命
即使在今天，我依然能在佛罗里达州那种会让许多人难以忍受的酷热中划行 10 英里，甚至能坚持 19 分钟。
如果你从未感染过 COVID-19，或者只过了一次轻症，那么请感谢你的幸运。你应该感谢上帝，让你不必经历我们许多人在那些日子里所面对的战斗。
你认识的人中可能有人因为冠状病毒失去了祖父母、父母或其他挚爱之辈。将 COVID-19 变成另一场文化战争的政治斗争，淡化了他们的痛苦，以及我的痛苦。我对此感到愤怒，并将继续将其视为个人之痛。
是的，我知道口罩指令、关闭措施和其他限制是不方便的。我也感到了不便。我并不想连续数周坐在那里吃 Nutty Buddies 零食或看韩国棒球赛，但那是历史分配给我们的命运。
一个多世纪前，世界不得不同时应对 1918-19 年流感大流行和第一次世界大战这两场双重灾难。我们的祖先习惯于做出牺牲和面对艰难困苦。他们并不认为自己有权过轻松的生活。相比之下，我们太软弱了。如果我们的日常生活哪怕受到最轻微的改变……
福奇的影响力——他在沉迷于个人名声的同时所挥舞的影响力。
COVID-19 导致超过一百万美国人死亡。全州范围的封锁以及企业和学校的关闭，最初源于疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的社交距离指南，而福奇正是该机构在这一阵线上的领导者。
福奇如何影响了我的家庭
作为一个四个孩子的母亲，我尤其大声地指出了关闭学校数月或数年将给孩子们带来的伤害。数据现在显示，学习损失长达二十年。青少年与焦虑和抑郁作斗争。学习障碍的孩子们处境最为艰难。在疫情初期学习读写的人们在追赶进度方面遇到了困难。
学校绝不应该关闭超过几周：根据 2023, 年发表在《美国医学会杂志》（Journal of the American Medical Association）上的一份报告，COVID-19 在婴儿至 19 岁人群的所有死亡原因中仅占 2%。
经济上的破坏依然存在。在 June 2021, 6.2 million 人完全没有工作，或工作时间减少，因为他们的雇主已关闭或失去业务。据估计，由于强制关闭和部分重新开放，COVID-19 在两年内造成的实际国内生产总值净损失在 $3.2 万亿至 $4.8 万亿之间。
科学应该是关于开放式探究的。但作为政府发言人的福奇却提供了另一种东西：相信我，相信既定的科学，而我在此过程中膨胀自己的自我。但科学从未被“既定”。真正既定的是政府不信任民众——而且由于福奇的自大和优先级错误，政府无论如何都错了。
我不知道哪个更糟糕：是那个管理疫情科学、政治和社会后果的人——包括摧毁经济并使儿童学习倒退数年的封锁措施——在科学问题上的错误程度，与其将自己视为公共卫生英雄的身份认知一样错误；还是他如此热爱的新闻媒体可能永远不会让他为此负责。
Nicole Russell 是 今日美国 的评论专栏作家。
我们感到不安。 而且我们在欺骗谁呢？COVID-19 只是放大了一个本就在发生的、倾向于自我隔离的文化趋势。 当然，确实有人因为学校和企业的关闭而经历了真正的困境。我也是其中一人。 在疫情开始后的几周内，由于广告收入下降，我被一家科罗拉多州报社解雇了。 《纽约时报杂志》写了一篇在当时看来像是我新闻从业生涯讣告的文章。在整个世界似乎都处于睡眠模式的时候，我不得不出去寻找另一份工作。这并不容易，但我做到了。 福奇是不是一个过于享受聚光灯的爱演之人？在政治领域以及我们这个普遍痴迷于名人的文化中，似乎到处都是这样的人。现在弹劾福奇的人格能起到任何实质性的作用吗？不能。 这是一个预测：另一场大流行病将会发生。这是一个时间问题，而非是否会发生的问题。下一次的死亡率可能会显著更高，这意味着许多无辜的生命将会逝去。 但在死亡人数较多的人群中，将包括那些自私的人，即那些不愿为了更大的利益而舍弃个人欲望的人。 我预计写这篇专栏会收到一些负面反馈。我已经准备好并愿意激烈地捍卫我所持的立场。 现实是，如果不是因为福奇和其他志同道合的人在多年前做出的决定，我根本没机会能站在这里这样做。 Blake Fontenay 是 今日美国 的评论编辑。
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比特币缺失的投资者揭示了更深层的故事
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联邦监管机构和政策制定者已将加密货币从投资的边缘引导至主流，将数字资产引入交易所交易基金和退休账户。
然而，一份新报告表明，加密货币投资者仍然相对稀少。
根据城市研究所（Urban Institute）7 月 9 日发布的一份报告，大约 17% 的美国成年人曾经持有加密货币。但目前仅有约 9% 的美国人持有加密货币。换句话说，近一半的美国加密货币投资者已经离场。
该报告基于 1 月份对 3,000 多名成年人的一项调查。在数字资产处于此阶段时，这是关于比特币和其他加密货币普及程度的最新读数。
销售税正在悄然上升。所得税正在逐步下降。 这是税务与经济政策研究所（Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy）的一份新报告得出的结论，该报告描绘了各州不断变化的税收格局。 ITEP 报告称，自 1990 年以来，各州上调销售税 68 次，但下调仅 29 次。 在同一时期，州立法者下调最高个人所得税率 210 次，削减企业税率 168 次。而各州上调所得税仅 73 次，上调企业税仅 42 次。 在一些政策专家看来，这一趋势标志着一种税收哲学对另一种税收哲学的胜利。许多州正在削减“累进”税，即对高收入者征收更高税率的税种。而且
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它们更多地依赖于“累退”税，例如销售税，这类税收给低收入纳税人带来了更大的负担。 根据左翼智库 ITEP 的报告，这种政策转向有利于美国富人和企业。并且它倾向于损害低收入美国人的利益。 “人们应该对此感到担忧，”进步派智库经济政策研究所（Economic Policy Institute）州政策与研究主任大卫·库珀（David Cooper）表示。“这无疑加剧了我国日益飙升的不平等现象。” 但各州并非步调一致。虽然许多州在削减企业和高收入者的所得税，但其他一些州则在朝着相反的方向强力推进。 加州极具争议的“亿万富翁税”将对该州的亿万富翁征收一次性 5% 的“财富税”。马萨诸塞州和华盛顿州也批准了类似的措施。 “我们看到了这种鲜明的分歧，高税州税率更高，
（此处接续文本） 任何普通投资者都可以接触到。 唐纳德·特朗普 总统曾向 ETF 投资者和退休储蓄者推广加密货币，承诺将美国打造为“全球加密货币之都”。 该竞选活动帮助比特币价格在 2025 年创下历史新高。但自那时起，比特币已失去了大约一半的价值，且新加密货币持有者的浪潮显然尚未到来。 “并没有出现大规模的新加密货币投资者浪潮，”The Motley Fool 的特约加密货币分析师亚历克斯·卡奇迪（Alex Carchidi）表示。“事实上，许多专业加密货币投资者……在 10 月市场崩溃后一直处于离场或以某种方式冬眠的状态。”
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而低税州税率更低，”非党派组织税务基金会（Tax Foundation）州税政策副总裁凯瑟琳·卢格海德（Katherine Loughead）说道。
竞争的税收哲学使各州两极分化
政策专家表示，竞争的税收哲学日益使各州两极分化，且在很大程度上是沿着政治分界线划分的。 一些蓝色州将累进税推向极致，而许多红色州则同样迅速地降低并摊平其税率。 随着时间的推移，一些州在削减企业和个人所得税的同时，还提高了销售税率。ITEP 高级分析师兼报告作者萨拉·奥斯汀（Sarah Austin）表示，在 11 个州中，“这三件事同时发生了”。 这些州是亚利桑那州、阿肯色州、爱达荷州、印第安纳州、艾奥瓦州、堪萨斯州、密西西比州、内布拉斯加州、新墨西哥州、北卡罗来纳州和俄亥俄州。 横跨政治光谱的 26 个州增加了销售
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想知道如何将衣橱和抽屉里不再穿着的衣服转化为焕然一新的衣橱——而且全部免费吗？ 让我来告诉你“衣物交换”（clothing swaps）的概念——你带来状态良好但不再需要的衣服，其他人也这样做。然后，你可以在这次聚会中像“购物”一样寻找新的宝贝。 交换的概念已经存在很长时间了：想想物物交换，或者仅仅是与朋友交换衣服。但随着更多的人拥护可持续发展、二手购物和节俭，有组织的交换活动正变得越来越流行。随着人们应对通货膨胀和成本上升，越来越多的美国人也在尝试让手中的美元发挥更大的效用。 衣物交换有不同的形式（甚至是家居用品等物品的交换）——你可以仅与一群朋友计划一次，也可以参加由社区成员组织的更大规模的交换活动。
我是如何获得这些“对我而言是新”的衣服的
最近，我收集了 16 件不再使用的衣服，参加了我在俄亥俄州阿克伦社区的一次衣物交换活动。离开交换现场时，我带走了 23 件衣服，但回家后，我的衣橱里最终多了 26 件新衣服。这要归功于陪我一起去的成年女儿，因为我喜欢她淘汰掉的几件衣服。 早在二手购物变得“流行”之前，我就一直是车库拍卖和二手购物的粉丝。我的两个孩子在跟我一起逛这些活动中长大。
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Lauren Anderson 自 2018 年起一直在俄亥俄州阿克伦组织衣物交换活动。她经常准备好一袋衣服用于下一次交换。
由 LAUREN ANDERSON 提供
ITEP 报告称，自 1990 年起，这些税收在增加，而只有四个州降低了税率。除了上述 11 个州外，销售税较高的州还包括加利福尼亚州、印第安纳州、路易斯安那州、缅因州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、内华达州、南卡罗来纳州、南达科他州、田纳西州、佛蒙特州、弗吉尼亚州和怀俄明州。 ITEP 报告称，在堪萨斯州，销售税已从 4.25% 上升到 6.5%；在爱荷华州、密歇根州和佛蒙特州，从 4% 上升到 6%；在印第安纳州，从 5% 上升到 7%；在阿肯色州，从 4% 上升到 6.5%。 税收基金会（Tax Foundation）的 Loughead 表示，在过去数十年中，销售税在逐渐攀升。 相比之下，州所得税的“单一税率革命”进展迅速。税收基金会报告称，自 2020 年以来，已有八个州通过法律将累进所得税改为单一所得税，并在过程中降低了整体税率。
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接第 1B 页
并且在成年后继续享受其中。随着我近年来让丈夫也入坑，这已经变成了一项全家活动。现在我们还增加了遗产拍卖。
我也是服装交换活动的资深参与者，自 2020 年以来参加过多次，我非常热爱这些活动。最近我的 26 岁女儿 Becca 从外地回来探亲，能让她和我一起参加，我很高兴。
这对我们俩来说都是一次奇妙的体验，不仅因为我们有机会通过这些“对我们而言是新”的衣服来增进感情，更因为这践行了我们的信念——通过让弃用的衣物在他人手中获得新生来减少浪费。
“我喜欢服装交换，因为我知道我捐出的衣服很可能会交给一个真正需要它们的人，”Becca 说道，“而如果我把它们捐给大型二手店，它们可能只是被装在袋子里送到其他地方。”
在当地的一次交换活动中，我偶然听到两名女性在讨论一件漂亮的复古绗缝夹克。其中一人评论道，另一人穿这件夹克看起来太棒了，而这件夹克恰好是她带到交换会上的。当然，我采访了她们，想了解这个完美的闭环时刻。稍后详细报道。
我们的最佳发现
Becca 的最佳发现是一件带有吊牌的新连衣裙。直到回家后，她才发现该品牌在官方网站上销售的类似款式的 Reformation 品牌连衣裙售价为 $218。所以，说这是一次极佳的发现绝不为过。
总共，她带来了 12 件物品，带走了 13 件，最终保留了 10 件——另外三件给了我。通常在交换活动中，你带走物品的数量与带来数量相同，但由于我们参加的交换活动最后总是有很多剩余衣物，因此在活动接近尾声时，我们被鼓励根据需要尽情取用，其余部分则捐给慈善机构。
通常就在那时，我会把一些平时可能不会尝试的东西放进包里。我非常喜欢在交换活动中获得的一大半东西。但我认为一套可爱的紫色和白色条纹 Old Navy 西装套装是我的……
尽管监管在推动， 加密货币仍处于边缘地位
城市研究所（Urban Institute）的调查结果与美联储早期的研究一致，美联储在针对美国住户经济福祉的调查中追踪了加密货币的采用情况。
这些报告中最新的一份（5 月发布）显示，2025 年有 10% 的成年人使用加密货币。
根据美联储的数据，加密货币的采用率可能在四年前的 2021 年达到顶峰，当时有 12% 的美国人购买、销售、持有或以其他方式使用过它。
相比之下，大约 62% 的美国人持有股票。
这些数字表明，尽管推广活动在持续进行，但加密货币可能并未在投资领域广泛普及。
“人们仍然将其视为一种更为专业化的资产类别，”Morningstar 的投资组合策略师 Amy Arnott 表示，“我认为波动性和这些周期性的剧烈下跌可能仍然让人们望而却步。”
加密货币如何面向 普通投资者开放
直到 2024 年，普通投资者才……
在不断变化的税收格局中的赢家与输家
批评者认为，降低所得税的趋势有利于富人和公司，并危及在基础设施、住房、教育和育儿方面的公共投资。 相比之下，销售税率的上升往往会损害低收入家庭，因为他们在消费品上的支出占其收入的比例更高。 包括特朗普白宫在内的税制转变支持者则表示，削减所得税的州在吸引和留住公民及公司方面表现更好。
最喜欢的。我的收获中还包括五条对我来说是全新的紧身裤、一件毛衣、两条牛仔裤、三件连衣裙、一件 T 恤和一条短裤。此外，还有三件 Becca 挑出但决定不喜欢、而对我来说很合适的衣服。 你经常必须猜测某件衣服是否好看，因为通常没有空间或时间试穿。但与人们聊天讨论他们寻找的东西、将他们可能喜欢的物品交给完全陌生的人，然后在回家后试穿你的发现，这是很有趣的。
我是如何了解到服装交换的
让我回溯并解释我如何参加最近这次活动。我第一次见到组织这次交换活动的 Lauren Anderson（40 岁）是在 2014 年，当时她是阿克伦一家服装精品店的所有者。在 2023 年底加入 今日美国 之前，我在 今日美国 网络的报纸《阿克伦信使报》担任记者和消费者专栏作家超过 28 年。 我们在 2020 年重新取得联系，当时我参加了由她组织的我的第一次服装交换活动。 当 Anderson 经营她的精品店（最初仅销售新衣）时，她“开始对二手服装产生更浓厚的兴趣”，尤其是当她注意到许多新商品的质量下降时。 Anderson 在 2018 年举办了她的第一次服装交换活动。她现在尝试每季度举办一次女性服装交换，并且经常与当地朋友合作，对方免费允许她使用场地空间。
服装交换的流行度在增加
Anderson 看到全国范围内的服装交换活动日益普及，尤其是随着更多的人接受可持续发展和节俭购物。她说，节俭购物和交换衣服的想法现在也不那么禁忌了，来自所有社会经济预算水平的人都会参与其中。 一些服装交换活动会收取“门票”费用，一些组织者收费是为了补偿物流开支。 Anderson 尝试通过限制社区交换的人数，发现 40 这是一个不错的数字。但她始终将交换活动保持为免费活动。 “重点是让人们熟悉这样一个观念：不必总是……”
想要交易数字货币的人通常必须寻找加密货币交易所，这对于不熟悉的投资者来说可能是个决定性障碍。 这种情况在 2024 年 1 月发生了变化，当时联邦监管机构投票决定，普通美国投资者可以像交易股票一样买卖比特币现货 ETF。 在 2025 年的一项行政命令中，特朗普要求对数字货币进行联邦监管，并提到要建立国家加密货币储备。 特朗普在推动加密货币，因为他的家族企业从中获利。根据《纽约时报》报道，2025 年，这些企业从各种加密项目中赚了 14 亿美元 ($1.4 billion)。 今年，特朗普的劳工部发布了一项拟议规则，旨在降低将加密货币和其他替代投资纳入退休计划的法律和监管障碍。
加密货币是否应该进入退休账户？
该规则的反对者表示，加密货币不应该出现在退休账户中，因为它具有波动性，且许多美国人并不真正理解它。 “如果你了解加密货币的运作方式，那没问题，”城市研究所的高级研究员 Luisa Godinez-Puig 说道。“但对于很多人来说，加密货币有点神秘。它伴随着……”
抛开政治不谈，一个可靠的学术论点支持削减所得税并提高销售税，自由至上主义的卡托研究所（Cato Institute）税收政策研究主任亚当·米歇尔（Adam Michel）地说道。 亲商和反税组织认为，对公司和富人征收的高所得税是“破坏性”的，因为许多潜在的纳税人会通过降低应纳税收入或直接搬迁来寻找逃税方法。相比之下，米歇尔表示，销售税和财产税被认为破坏性较小。这些税项更难逃避，且税收流更为稳定。
“购买新品并找到一些你真正非常喜欢的东西，”她说。 若要寻找您附近的服装交换活动，请在社交媒体上搜索或尝试通过互联网搜索。
与女儿建立纽带以及在服装交换会上“购物”
贝卡（Becca）和我一直很喜欢一起逛二手店，所以当我能让她参与到我对服装交换的热情中时，我感到非常兴奋。她喜欢可持续发展的方面，并担心在几年后可能不再想要的衣服上花太多钱。她不想“买太多快时尚产品，或导致更多衣服进入垃圾填埋场”。 她也尝试在居住地附近寻找服装交换活动，但还没找到合适的。最近的一次活动是专门面向 Z 世代的，尽管贝卡属于这一代人，但她不确定这次交换是否适合她。 “有些人把服装交换说得有点令人望而生畏，比如我想要带来的东西可能不够好，”贝卡说。 她喜欢我们去过的那些活动，因为参与者的年龄多样，且在寻找不同的服装风格。
夹克获得新生
在最近的一次交换活动中，对我来说一个额外的惊喜是见证了一个完整的轮回时刻：一名女性正在试穿一件漂亮的绗缝夹克，而另一名女性说这件衣服是她带来的。 来自阿克伦（Akron）的 83 岁安妮特·里佐普洛斯（Annette Rizopulos）在儿媳的邀请下参加了她的第一次交换活动。她试穿（并保留）的那件夹克曾属于同样来自阿克伦的 31 岁马洛里·皮尔兹（Mallory Pilz）已故的姑婆。皮尔兹告诉里佐普洛斯，当时皮尔兹和家人在帮姑婆清理衣橱时，姑婆将这件夹克赠送给了她。 里佐普洛斯说，她拿起这件夹克试穿是因为她的姐妹有一件类似的、买的新夹克。 “我想也许我可以把它稍微改造一下，让它看起来更前卫一些，”里佐普洛斯告诉我。她说她很喜欢给这件绗缝夹克找一个新家。“在生活的每一个方面，我完全是一个回收者。”
如何举办服装交换活动？
以下是安德森关于举办交换活动的建议：
“有一段学习曲线。” 领先的加密货币比特币（Bitcoin）的价值已从 2025 年 10 月的 125,000 美元左右下跌至 2026 年 7 月下旬的 65,000 美元左右。 如果投资者在回避加密货币，其价值下跌可能就是一个原因。 “根据定义，这意味着人们在抛售，”Investopedia 主编卡莱布·西尔弗（Caleb Silver）说。“这可能意味着那些可能尝试过购买的人已经决定不再持有它，因为他们看到了价格崩溃。”
许多加密货币投资者表示数字货币是未来
目前的加密货币投资者告诉城市研究所（Urban Institute），他们持有数字货币是为了使投资多样化（45%），或出于对新技术的兴趣（37%），或因为他们认为数字货币是未来（27%）。 相比之下，曾经的加密货币持有者似乎对该货币的前景不那么感兴趣，而更关注投资回报。 在受访的美国人中，大约 8% 的人表示他们不再持有加密货币。与目前的加密货币投资者相比，之前的投资者更容易表示，投资的主要原因是赚钱。他们停止投资加密货币主要是因为他们损失——
从民主党控制转为共和党控制，这是为了抵制当时的总统巴拉克·奥巴马。 此后，在这些州，“共和党政策优先事项的核心一直是减税，或者将税制转向更具累退性，”库珀说道。 根据税务基金会（Tax Foundation）的数据，2026 年有 41 个州对工资和薪金所得征税。其中，15 个州收取单一税率，而 26 个州实行累进税率。 ITEP 报告称，北卡罗来纳州提供了一个累退税制的显著例子。自 2000 年以来，北卡罗来纳州的最高所得税率从 7.75% 降至 3.99%，企业税率从 6.9% 缩减至 2%。 与此同时，该州的销售税率从 4% 升至 4.75%。 结果，销售税现在占北卡罗来纳州州级和地方级资金的 29%。
左侧的安妮特·里佐普洛斯展示一件由马洛里·皮尔茨带到最近一次服装交换活动的绗缝夹克。这件夹克曾属于皮尔茨的姑奶奶，皮尔茨穿了数年，决定是时候让其他人来喜爱它了。由 BETTY LIN-FISHER 提供
h 主持人决定基调。如果你在主持一次规模较大的交换活动，请限制客人可以携带的物品数量。否则，工作量会变得非常大（除非你有足够的专职助手）。 h 你制定规则。在较大规模的交换活动中，安德森通过以下方式放慢流程：在前 5 分钟内每个人只能选择一件物品，接下来的 5 分钟内可选择两件，之后，客人们可以拿走与他们带来数量相同的物品。 安德森说，如果人们在结束后仍逗留，欢迎他们拿走更多。 “这在开始阶段放慢了速度，让每个人都有机会找到真正很棒的东西。然后就进入自由挑选阶段。”在较小规模的交换活动中，她对时间限制较为宽松，或者人们可以直接铺开衣服，在不遵循特定流程的情况下开始交换。 h 明确告知应该携带什么以及不应携带什么。安德森表示，你可以发挥创意选择一个主题（仅限复古风、运动装、节日装）。安德森通常不设定主题，但要求人们不要携带：有污渍的物品（尤其是腋下区域）、磨损或撕裂的衣服、袜子或连裤袜。任何你不会送给朋友的东西都不要带。 h 确保在交换活动结束后捐赠所有剩余物品，以免造成浪费。
“在过去 15 年中，有许多购买加密货币的投资者仅仅是为了追逐价格，”西尔弗说。 调查发现，大多数持有加密货币的人已持有数年。他们的余额通常较低：五分之二的加密货币投资者拥有的数字货币不足 $250。 研究发现，加密货币投资者主要是男性。亚裔美国人拥有加密货币的可能性远高于其他种族。加密货币投资者趋向于年轻化。
加密货币是一项好的投资吗？
城市研究所（Urban Institute）的报告建议，联邦监管机构应要求银行、交易所和其他加密货币提供者就加密货币的潜在风险“提供清晰、标准化的披露”。 一些投资专家质疑，加密货币是否具有使投资组合多样化并提供股票对冲的价值。 在其他问题中，比特币的价格往往在股市下跌时同步下跌。 “而且几乎不可能确定其潜在价值应该是多少，”晨星公司（Morningstar）的阿诺特在 2025 年的一篇帖子中写道。“基于这些原因，投资组合权重在 5% 或以下似乎较为审慎，许多投资者可能想完全跳过加密货币。”
收入，高于 2000 年的 21%。
“这次税收置换悄悄地让工人阶级家庭在资助学校、医疗保健和基础设施方面承担了更多的责任，”奥斯汀写道。
降低州所得税的运动是在各州“表现非常好”的时代展开的”：卢格黑德表示，在新冠疫情后的几年里，各州一直处于盈余状态。
但奥斯汀表示，随着特朗普政府削减住房、医疗保健和教育领域的反贫困计划资金，这种单一税率（flat tax）革命可能会给一些州带来麻烦。
“许多州在财政收入强劲时开始了关于税收改革的讨论，”她说。她表示，随着特朗普的计划削减措施生效，一些州可能会开始怀念那些失去的税收资金。
阿拉巴马州 蒙哥马利：蒙哥马利区域机场对其行李领取区进行了新升级，使其与全国许多机场保持同步。该机场的行李领取区此前规模较小，仅有一条输送带。现在，该区域扩大了三倍，并设有两条输送带。此外，还设立了超大行李专用区。
阿拉斯加州 朱诺：拟建的新阿马尔加金矿（New Amalga Gold Mine）已被授予 FAST-41 状态，使其进入联邦快速许可通道。据 KTOO 报道，此举引发了当地居民和环保倡导者的反对，他们担心会对汤加斯国家森林产生潜在影响。
亚利桑那州 弗拉格斯塔夫：一家非营利组织和文物保护主义者正试图购买一家关闭的历史性 66 号公路弗拉格斯塔夫汽车旅馆，该地被称为第二次世界大战期间纳瓦霍密码员计划的诞生地，并计划将其转变为经济适用房。这座建于 1936 年的 El Pueblo Motor Inn 售价为 $2.75 million。北亚利桑那州人类栖息地组织（Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona）和保护主义者正试图筹集 $3 million 以购买该物业并建造 19 栋小型住宅。
阿肯色州 Fort Smith：由于更换学校食堂屋顶的工程导致食堂暂时关闭，南侧高中的学生将在 2026-27 学年期间在新的地点享用早餐和午餐。
加利福尼亚州 奥克兰：大学官员表示，加州大学录取了创纪录数量的加州申请者。官员们宣布，共有 102,031 名加州一年级学生被录取至该校在全州分布的九个本科校园，就读于 2026 年秋季学期，这是该大学系统历史上的最高人数。
科罗拉多州 普韦布洛：普韦布洛州唯一一家由教区运营的天主教学校在运营 26 年后即将关闭。普韦布洛教区主教 Stephen Berg 确认了圣特蕾莎天主教学校的关闭，理由是入学人数下降以及其他财务“限制”。
康涅狄格州 哈特福德：据 WTNH 报道，在《美国新闻与世界报道》（U.S. News & World Report）的 2026 年最佳州排名中，康涅狄格州在全美排名第 18 位。
特拉华州 多佛：个人财务资源网站 WalletHub 在其关于“最佳与最差早期教育系统州”的研究中，给特拉华州排在中游位置。在 WalletHub 的报告中，特拉华州在全美排名第 25 位。
哥伦比亚特区 华盛顿：司法部宣布撤销对一名前奥运选手的指控，此前特朗普政府承认，林肯纪念堂反思池的损坏是由承包商的缺陷工程造成的。
佛罗里达州 塔拉哈西：三种仅在南佛罗里达部分地区发现的本土爬行动物已被列入濒危物种名单。美国鱼类和野生动物管理局宣布，佛罗里达群岛鼹蜥、环颈蛇以及边缘岩冠蛇现在受到《濒危物种法》的保护。
佐治亚州 布伦瑞克：《旅游与休闲》（Travel + Leisure）近期发布了世界最佳奖，其中包括美国大陆最佳岛屿。虽然在技术上并非单一岛屿，但金群岛（Golden Isles）被评为美国最佳之最，并在全球排名第 11 位。
夏威夷州 檀香山：据 Hawaii News Now 报道，檀香山的 Skyline 轨道交通系统因采用了提高安全性、可靠性和乘客体验的先进无人驾驶轨道技术，赢得了美国公共交通协会的 2026 年创新奖。
爱达荷州 伯波伊：据 KTVB7 报道，在《美国新闻与世界报道》的 2026 年最佳州排名中，爱达荷州综合排名第七。
伊利诺伊州 杰克逊维尔：伊利诺伊学院的护理专业获得了大学护理教育委员会（Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education）的认证续期，期限为最高 10 年。
印第安纳州 门罗县：门罗县警长 Ruben Marté 表示，人数不断增加的囚犯已使门罗县监狱超出其功能承载能力，并引发了宪法和运作方面的担忧，促使他寻求将囚犯转移到其他监狱的权限。
亮点：罗德岛州
格雷斯圣公会教堂（Grace Episcopal Church）的管风琴可追溯至 19 世纪中期，目前正在进行重建和扩建。BELLA DECRESCENZO / USA TODAY NETWORK
普罗维登斯：7 月 28 日，在普罗维登斯的格雷斯圣公会教堂外，搬运工将箱子搬上推车，里面装的不是通常的家具或用品，而是数以千计的管风琴管。随着搬运工将这些箱子推入这座市中心的教堂，他们开始了对罗德岛州规模最大管风琴的重新安装，该风琴拥有约 6,400 根管子。“我现在激动得简直不敢相信，因为我长期以来一直梦想着这一天，”格雷斯圣公会教堂的管风琴师兼音乐总监文斯·爱德华兹（Vince Edwards）表示。格雷斯的管风琴项目将修复、重建并扩建这座可追溯至 19 世纪中期的原始管风琴。
爱荷华州 迪莫因：爱荷华州正拨款 $10.5 百万在农村地区创建一系列新的住院医师培训项目，希望以此缓解该州的医生短缺问题。爱荷华州卫生与人类服务部宣布，这笔资金将用于在该州农村及医疗服务不足的社区，开发多达 14 个内科、产妇科、普外科和精神科的住院医师培训项目。
堪萨斯州 堪萨斯城：Buc-ee’s——这个以一只友好的海狸为吉祥物的热门便利店和加油站品牌——正在向新地区扩张，其中包括堪萨斯州，当地首家 Buc-ee’s 预计将于 2027 年 10 月开业。Buc-ee’s 去年 10 月在堪萨斯城动工。该项目预计耗资约 $95 百万。
肯塔基州 卡罗尔县：路易斯维尔唯一获批的超大规模数据中心背后的当地开发商正关注卡罗尔县一个新的 96 亿美元 十亿项目的机会。总部位于路易斯维尔的 Poe Companies 再次与总部位于弗吉尼亚州的 PowerHouse Data Centers 合作，在卡罗尔顿约 550 英亩的土地上开展潜在的数据中心项目。
路易斯安那州 博西尔城：WWE 周一原始之夜（Monday Night RAW）将来到博西尔城。14 年来首次，RAW 将于 10 月 12 日接管 Brookshire Grocery 竞技场。
缅因州 奥古斯塔：据 News Center Maine 报道，缅因州已获得 $20 百万的联邦资金用于其森林生物产品先进制造技术中心，以帮助开发新型创新林业产品。
马里兰州 威科米科县：随着威科米科高中和威科米科中学在 2026-2027 学年开学返校，学校将实施一项强制使用透明背包的新政策。根据发布在威科米科高中 Facebook 页面上给家长的信函，该“试点项目旨在增强学校社区的安全与保障，同时最大限度地减少对教学时间的干扰”。
马萨诸塞州 波士顿：大都市区规划委员会发起的一项为期一年的新试点项目，旨在通过在共享汽车选择有限的社区投放共享电动汽车（EV），提高电动汽车的普及率。
密歇根州 东兰辛：密歇根州立大学从捐赠者处获得的资金在去年几乎翻了一番，并在此过程中创下纪录。从 1, 2025, 到 30, 2026, 该大学收到 63,616 人的捐赠，总额超过 $7.36 亿。
明尼苏达州 圣保罗：据 KARE11 报道，咸坚果卷（Salted Nut Rolls）和坚果好点心（Nut Goodies）的制造商 Pearson’s Candy Co. 将于 9 月 28 日永久关闭其在圣保罗的制造设施。
密苏里州 斯普林菲尔德：德鲁大学（Drury University）在 2026 财年获得了超过 $14.5 百万的慈善支持。
蒙大拿州 海伦娜：据《蒙大拿日报》（The Daily Montanan）报道，美国博物馆联盟已重新认证蒙大拿历史学会，认可其对博物馆和公共服务标准的持续承诺。
内布拉斯加州 帕皮利昂：据 WOWT 报道，亚马逊在帕皮利昂推出了 Prime Air 无人机配送服务，使其成为内布拉斯加州首个接收该服务的社区，同时也使奥马哈大都市区成为该项目的第 11 个美国市场。
内华达州 拉斯维加斯：美国汽车安全机构表示，亚马逊旗下的 Zoox 部门已获得批准，可对其新型无方向盘自动驾驶出租车进行有限的商业部署，这是自动驾驶出行行业首次实现。Zoox 表示，美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）的决定给予了该公司联邦批准以开始收取乘车费用，且该公司将很快开始在拉斯维加斯率先提供收费服务，在完成各项州政府要求后，将进一步扩展至其他市场。
新罕布什尔州 康科德：据新罕布什尔州公共广播电台报道，新罕布什尔大学系统董事会投票通过了一项方案，拟将系统校长与新罕布什尔大学校长的职位合并。该媒体称，如果该方案（目前仍需立法机关批准）获得通过，基恩州立学院和普利茅斯州立学院的校长将向这一新设立的角色汇报工作。
新泽西州 克莱顿：一家总部位于弗吉尼亚州的大型钢结构公司已获准分阶段重启一家于 2024. 关闭的北德尔西大道（North Delsea Drive）工业设施。Schuff Steel 公司的子公司 Banker Steel 计划将南普莱菲尔德（South Plainfield）的一家设施运营地迁至克莱顿。
新墨西哥州 塞拉县：另一个新墨西哥州县委员会批准了数据中心暂停开发令。据 Source New Mexico 报道，塞拉县委员会在“真相或后果”（Truth or Consequences）举行会议，就一项反对在县域内开发大规模数据中心的决议进行投票。在时长约三小时的会议结束时，委员们将该项目修改为一项为期 18 个月的数据中心暂停开发令。
纽约州 纽约：一些 11, 2001 恐怖袭击事件的遇难者亲属正敦促市长佐兰·马姆达尼（Zohran Mamdani）不要出席今年的 25 周年纪念仪式，他们认为他的出席会削弱这一天应有的庄重感，而这一天应聚焦于受害者家庭及直接受袭击影响的人员。
北卡罗来纳州 斯旺诺阿：邦克姆应急服务部门（Buncombe Emergency Services）的一名代表表示，位于斯旺诺阿的新 EMS 基地预计将于 12 月完工，同时位于西阿什维尔的一个规模可能更大的新 EMS 基地正在设计中。
北达科他州 纽敦：据 KMOT 报道，曼丹、希达察和阿里卡拉原住民国家（Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation）在纽敦开设了新的福特贝索尔德农村水务管理办公室。
俄亥俄州 哥伦布：中俄亥俄交通局（Central Ohio Transit Authority）的一名发言人表示，西布罗德街（West Broad Street）快速公交走廊（计划中的 LinkUs 系统的三个走廊中的第一个）的动工时间将推迟，无法在原计划的今年秋季开始。
俄克拉荷马州 俄克拉荷马市：俄克拉荷马州最大的日货专卖店已开业，为俄克拉荷马市北部的顾客带来跨太平洋的零食和商品。Ebisu Life Store 已于 7 月 31 日正式开业，它是方圆数百英里内最近的 Ebisu 门店。
俄勒冈州 蒙茅斯：九名女性在联邦法院起诉西俄勒冈大学，原因是她们在讲述球队教练涉嫌虐待的行为后，其篮球奖学金被撤销；目前双方已达成 $2.25 million 的和解协议。
宾夕法尼亚州 伊利：一项计划在伊利县四个乡镇近 1,200 英亩土地上建设的太阳能电场项目正在履行市政审批程序。French Creek Energy 计划在联合、勒博夫、阿米蒂和沃特福德乡镇建设一个价值 $263 million 的实用级太阳能电场。
南卡罗来纳州 哥伦比亚：以共和党人身份竞选农业专员的丹尼·福特二世（Danny Ford II）在被判定不具备参加参议院选举资格后，起诉了南卡罗来纳州共和党。
南达科他州 皮埃尔：南达科他州人实际上在寻找“目的”（purpose）——字面意思上的寻找。Word Unscrambler 对 2026 年的谷歌搜索数据进行了分析，发现了南达科他州以及全美搜索次数最多的词定义。南达科他州正在寻找这个有时难以捉摸的词——“目的”的定义。
田纳西州 孟菲斯：孟菲斯动物园宣布，该园最年长的在世雌性小熊猫露西（Lucy）已经去世。露西在 14 岁时，也是美国动物园和水族馆协会认证的动物园中在世最年长的雌性小熊猫。
德克萨斯州 埃尔帕索：由于联邦支持项目的资金合同到期，Estrella del Paso 将关闭其无人陪伴未成年人辩护服务。该项目已于 7 月 31 日结束。这一决定将导致数千名无人陪伴的移民儿童失去法律代表。
犹他州 盐湖城：据 KSL 报道，州长斯宾塞·考克斯（Spencer Cox）启动了 500 万美元的犹他州 AI 登月计划（Utah AI Moonshot Program）。这是一个竞争性拨款计划，旨在资助人工智能研究，以解决心理健康、医疗保健、水资源管理以及影响该州的其它挑战。
佛蒙特州 伯灵顿：在成立工会不到一年且在电影院董事会的支持下，伯灵顿市中心新开业的 Partizanfilm 电影院的员工已批准了他们的工会合同。
弗吉尼亚州 斯汤顿：斯汤顿蒙特梭利学校（Staunton Montessori School）正在从其费舍斯维尔（Fishersville）校区搬迁。它将在即将到来的学年于斯汤顿开学，地点位于历史悠久的 Statler Brothers 综合体原 Grace Christian 学校所在地。
华盛顿州 西雅图：西雅图市长凯蒂·威尔逊（Katie Wilson）的办公室表示，西雅图警察局局长肖恩·巴恩斯（Shon Barnes）于 7 月 30 日辞职。此前，他因在 7 月 26 日导致三人死亡、四人受伤的枪击案期间缺席而面临审查。
西弗吉尼亚州 查尔斯顿：据 WV News 报道，一项新报告发现，西弗吉尼亚州 2024 年记录的与酒驾（DUI）相关的交通死亡人数增幅在全美最高。
威斯康星州 格林贝：从今年秋季开始，威斯康星大学格林贝分校将提供一个 3 1⁄2 年的计算机科学学位，这是威斯康星大学各分校中首个提供的学分减少学位。
怀俄明州 吉莱特：据 Gillette News Record 报道，坎贝尔县专员已批准一项安装法院安检检查站的项目，要求访客在进入建筑二楼前必须通过筛查区域。
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约翰尼·C·泰勒二世 (Johnny C. Taylor Jr.)
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约翰尼·C·泰勒二世每周为今日美国解答您的职场问题。泰勒是 SHRM（全球最大的人力资源专业人士贸易协会）的总裁兼 CEO，同时也是《Reset: A Leader’s Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval》一书的作者。
问题：我的下属中有一位表现很出色，但对成为管理人员或承担额外的领导职责没有兴趣。我希望团队中的每个人都能继续发展，但我担心他们正在限制自己的潜力。我应该如何处理这种情况？—— 尤塞夫 (Youssef)
回答：首先，不要假设对领导职务缺乏兴趣就意味着缺乏雄心。雄心有许多种形式——
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一家旧金山人工智能初创公司不走寻常路的招聘噱头给其招聘工作留下了污点。
LemonLime 首席执行官乔丹·齐茨 (Jordan Zietz) 保证，任何亲临公司派对并纹上 LemonLime 纹身的人都能立即获得工作面试机会。有 7 人接受了这个提议。
这并不是企业首次通过奖励人们纹身来表达兴趣。食品和零售品牌曾向纹有其标志或吉祥物的客户提供终身免费食品或其他 VIP 特权。纽约市的一家房地产经纪公司甚至向员工承诺，如果他们纹上公司标志的纹身，佣金将增加 15%。
但对于一家在没有提供录用承诺的情况下就猎头寻找求职者的雇主来说，这种以物易物的手段极不寻常且极具争议。
伊利运河的历史与之美
他们曾称之为“克林顿的愚行”。两个世纪后，它看起来像是天才之作。
伊利运河将货物、人员和思想在纽约州 363 英里的距离上进行传输，将小镇变成了工业城市，使纽约市成为美国最繁忙的港口。在运河两岸，废奴主义者在这里组织，女权主义者在这里游行，乌托邦社区在这里扎根。
这本由《民主纪事报》(Democrat & Chronicle) 出版的精装书涵盖了运河的历史，从利特尔福尔斯 (Little Falls) 巍峨的升降闸门一直延伸到薄荷村 (Peppermint Village) 的莱昂斯 (Lyons)。书中收录了照片记者兼皮划艇运动员蒂娜·麦金泰尔-叶 (Tina MacIntyre-Yee) 在运河两百周年纪念年里，通过在运河中划行 60 英里拍摄的近 100 幅照片。立即预订，可享受封面价 20% 的优惠！
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形式。有些员工渴望领导他人，而另一些人则在成为其专业领域的高技能个体贡献者中找到成就感。组织需要这两者才能获得成功。
缺乏抱负的员工与变得脱节的员工之间也存在一个重要区别。前者是职业偏好的问题，而后者则是绩效问题。作为一名经理，你的工作就是确定你面对的是哪一种情况。
在得出结论之前，请保持好奇心。该员工是否缺乏信心？他们是否不再感到挑战？预期是否不明确？他们是否在组织中看到了未来？或者，他们对成功的定义是否与你不同？多提问，而不是做假设。通过辅导员工让他们独立思考如何应对挑战，随着时间的推移，可以建立起信心、能力和主人翁意识。
现在，让我回到一个重点：并非每个员工都想成为一名人员管理人员，而且这没有关系。领导力是一种职业选择，而成长是一种预期。
成长不一定非要是向上发展的。如今的职业生涯很少是线性的。员工在承担更大责任之前（如果他们选择这样做），会进行横向移动、培养新技能、探索跨职能经验并深化专业知识。成功并不是通过以相同的速度攀登同一个阶梯来衡量的，而是在整个职业生涯中持续学习、贡献并创造价值。选择不追求领导职能是完全可以接受的。
但选择不在高水平上执行工作则不行。每位员工都应继续达到预期，充分贡献，并培养在该岗位上取得成功所需的技能。作为一名经理，你的责任是创造一个能够实现这种成长的环境。设定明确的预期，提供定期的辅导和反馈，给予员工独立解决问题的机会。
“致力于我们的使命至关重要”
Zietz 表示，他举办这次带有纹身色彩的活动是为了“结识杰出的人才，并找出其中谁和我们一样疯狂”。
他在 LinkedIn 上写道：“我们大胆，敢于冒险，并且做一些以前从未做过的事情。致力于我们的使命至关重要。”
一名创业公司的创始人希望全世界知道她没有纹 LemonLime 的纹身。她说，在公司未经她同意就发布了她纹身时的照片后，她收到了大量询问。她在 LinkedIn 上表示：“我纹了一个私人纹身，我很喜欢。没错，几乎所有其他人都纹了 LemonLime 的纹身。这有点疯狂。”
“就业市场不可能如此糟糕”
这种招聘噱头并不受欢迎。互联网上有人嘲讽 LemonLime 在极具挑战性的就业市场中利用权力动态。
一名 LinkedIn 用户表示：“就业市场不可能糟糕到人们为了面试而去做纹身。”
另一人说：“这太疯狂了，绝对不在我 2026 年的招聘宾果卡（预期清单）上。”
有人评论道：“仅仅为了获得面试机会，就要求求职者用公司标志永久性地改变身体。这是典型的掠夺性企业行为，是对权力的严重滥用，以及对职业道德的深刻违背。”
“我搞砸了”
随后出现了一次公开道歉。Zietz 在 LinkedIn 发布的一篇道歉信中表示：“我搞砸了。”他拒绝了《今日美国》的置评请求。
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“我们提供免费纹身，并表示很乐意面试任何纹身的人。我原以为这是一种有趣且令人难忘的结识人们的方式，但实际上这是鲁莽的，而且给人的感觉是将永久纹身与工作机会挂钩，这表明了判断力的缺失，”他写道。 “尽管参与者选择了自己的纹身，且没有人被要求纹上我们的标志，但我应该意识到将纹身与招聘联系起来所产生的压力和权力动态。” Zietz 表示，LemonLime 已经与所有参与者进行了沟通，并提出为任何“产生迟到后悔感”的人支付洗纹身费用。 他还澄清，派对上的纹身并非参加工作面试的必要条件。 “我对那些被我们置于那种境地的人，以及对我期望更高的人们表示道歉，”他说。“这里没有巧妙的解释。我冲动了，而且我错了。”
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成为第一位佩戴义肢完成横跨美国铁人三项赛的运动员。 Lahna 穿过了 16 个州，总共行驶了 3,300 英里——相当于完成了 206 场残奥会短途铁人三项赛，或 23 场以上的铁人三项赛（Ironman）。在连续 47 天的时间里，他每天凌晨 4:30 起床，与持续的疼痛、极端天气和艰苦地形作斗争。 为什么要让自己承受这些？ Lahna 的铁人三项赛旨在资助两个对他生活产生直接影响的组织：救助儿童会（Save the Children），该组织资助了他在摩洛哥就读的小学；以及挑战运动员（Challenged Athletes）
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毛里西奥·波切蒂诺与美国国家男子足球队之间还有未竟之业。
美国足球协会于 8 月 3 日宣布，波切蒂诺已签署一份为期四年的新合同。这将是他执教美国国家男子足球队（USMNT）的第一个完整世界杯周期。在此之前，他在今年夏天于美国、加拿大和墨西哥举行的锦标赛开始前不到两年的时间接管了球队。
“这是一个绝佳的机会，因为潜力就在那里，”波切蒂诺在合同公布前与记者的一个小规模圆桌会议上表示。
“我们离目标非常近。与世界顶尖球队之间的差距并没有那么大，”波切蒂诺说，“我认为缩小这个差距是可能的。我认为这是可能的，因为我们拥有人才，也拥有组织。”
美国足球协会在 2024 年 9 月聘请了这位成功的欧洲俱乐部主教练波切蒂诺，希望在仅有的第二次本土举办男子世界杯上引起巨大轰动。这一举措在早期阶段得到了回报，美国公众纷纷支持这支极具吸引力和娱乐性的球队。
美国国家男子足球队赢得了其小组的……
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美国国家男子足球队教练毛里西奥·波切蒂诺已签署新合同，将带领该计划直至 2030 年世界杯。JAMIE SQUIRE / GETTY IMAGES
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大学足球专栏作家
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灾难的是成年人， 而非球员
凯尔·惠廷汉姆在谈到过去几个赛季围绕密歇根足球队的风波时，提出了一个令人瞩目的观点。
这个观点长期以来被忽视，在社会这个注意力极其短暂的剧场中被冲散了。
密歇根大学的问题与球员无关，而与教练和管理层有关。
“球员们在做他们应该做的事，”惠廷汉姆上周在 Big Ten 媒体日期间表示，“他们以正确的方式生活，并且承担责任。不幸的是，戏剧性的冲突来自于成年人。”
现在让我们更进一步：具体到足球运动，以及广泛的大学体育所面临的问题，同样与球员无关。这一切都归咎于在场中的成年人。
即教练、学校管理层、领导层及其所属的联盟。
在《保护大学体育法案》中，并没有直接针对球员的规则，因为球员的行为是对那些弄脏所有触及之物的成年人们做出的反应。然而，该法案中存在一项“莱恩·基芬规则”——该规则禁止教练在赛季结束前离开一所学校转投另一所学校。
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一项旨在组建工会并进行集体谈判的努力已在女子大学篮球领域展开。联合大学运动员协会（United College Athletes Association）在 7 月 31 日（周五）宣布，已有 100 多名女子大学篮球运动员签署了工会授权卡。
同样在周五，俄勒冈州立大学女篮成员向俄勒冈州就业关系委员会提交了工会代表请愿书，这标志着根据州法律寻求集体谈判权的正式努力。这项全国性活动的领导者之一是马里兰大学即将升入大四的学生 Oluchi Okananwa，她在今年早些时候公开反对《SCORE 法案》，该法案原本将赋予 NCAA 及其成员机构反垄断保护，并禁止大学运动员进行集体谈判。《SCORE 法案》受挫，国会的正式投票被取消。
现在，大学体育界许多最有权势的人物正团结在《保护大学体育法案》（Protect College Sports Act）之后，这是一项由参议员 玛丽亚·坎特韦尔 和 Ted Cruz 共同领导的跨党派联邦法案。Okananwa 曾是特拉平队的 Big Ten 最佳阵容成员，在杜克大学期间曾获 ACC 锦标赛 MVP，目前担任 UCAA 的临时主席。
“我们球员需要的不仅仅是承诺。我们需要在谈判桌上拥有席位，获得实质性的保护、公平的报酬，以及一份能够提高所有人标准的集体谈判协议，”Okananwa 在一份声明中表示。“这项工作的影响将超越任何一个赛季或一个时代。我们正在为如今竞争的运动员以及后继者建立持久的权力。”
UCAA 临时执行委员会的其他成员包括 LSU 控球后卫 Jada Williams、俄勒冈州立大学大四后卫 Jenna Villa、印第安纳大学后卫 Malia Samuels、密苏里大学后卫 Grace Slaughter、圣地亚哥州立大学前锋 Kennedy Lee，以及近期毕业的 Charlisse Leger-Walker、Brooke Daniels 和 Destiny Howell。俄勒冈州立大学的这次申请具有历史意义。
NCAA 已针对 2026. 届学生运动员实施了“五年五次”参赛资格计划。MATT PENDLETON / IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT
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美国科罗拉多州联邦地区法院法官 Charlotte Sweeney 在 7 月 31 日对 NCAA 颁布了一项禁令，允许所有 2022 届运动员获得第五年的参赛资格。两天后，即 8 月 2 日（周日），她在法院文件中增加了一项重要的澄清。
法院文件显示，Sweeney 补充说，获准第五年参赛资格的运动员并不能凌驾于现行的转会规则、名单限制或收入分成总额之上。
这意味着，如果一支大学足球队的名单已满，即便有法院裁决，利用该禁令的球员也无法加入球队。这也意味着，一个项目不能在超过其收入分成总额的情况下，向一名获准第五年参赛资格的 2022 届球员支付报酬。
总而言之，该禁令并非旨在推翻 2025 年的 House v. NCAA 和解协议，该协议引入了收入分成和新的运动项目名单限制。
“法院的命令并不禁止转会规则的运作，”Sweeney 写道。“正如初步禁令命令和本命令的明确语言所表明的，法院的禁令仅涉及该规则（定义见初步禁令命令）及任何细则的执行……”
马里兰特拉平队的 Oluchi Okananwa 在 2 月 25 日的一场比赛中面对西北大学野猫队时突破上篮，她正协助领导工会化努力。GREG FIUME / GETTY IMAGES
这是该运动的一个里程碑，因为这是一组女性大学运动员首次正式寻求被认可为球员工会。与此前西北大学足球运动员、达特茅斯学院男子篮球运动员以及近期斯坦福大学足球运动员的努力不同，她们是在一所公立大学开展此项行动，这意味着海狸队女篮成员能否成为工会成员将由州法而非联邦法决定。
为了帮助这些女大学生篮球运动员，UCAA 还成立了一个顾问委员会，成员包括 WNBA 球员 Nneka Ogwumike、Elizabeth Williams 和 Cameron Brink。Ogwumike 是 WNBA 球员协会主席，并在今年早些时候刚刚协助球员完成了漫长的集体谈判。
“作为女篮运动员，我们知道我们的比赛正在呈指数级增长，我们的劳动力极其宝贵，而我们的工会可以为过去、现在和未来的世代带来具有变革性的胜利，”Ogwumike 在一份声明中表示。“底线很简单：大学运动员理应享有与职业运动员相同的权利和保护。”
UCAA 顾问委员会的其他成员包括前国家劳工关系委员会总法律顾问 Jennifer Abruzzo，以及国家……执行董事 Meghann Burke。
“禁止原告和集体成员参加大学体育运动的第五个赛季。”
该禁令与大学篮球的关系更为密切，一些球队在策略上留出了名单空缺，并预留资金以应对任何潜在的第五年球员。克莱姆森大学前男篮前锋 RJ Godfrey 已因法院命令与亚利桑那大学签约。
预计 NCAA 将对该禁令提出上诉。在 NCAA 于 8 月 1 日声明该裁决“缺乏推翻 House 禁令的权力”之后，Sweeney 做出此回应。
NCAA 最近采用了“五对五”的参赛资格格式，基本上取消了红衫球员（redshirts），允许所有运动员在五年期间内参加五个赛季的比赛。该计划原定于 2027, 年秋季实施，随后禁令被批准。
在经过多轮修订且 Big Ten 和 SEC 均表示支持后，《保护大学体育法》（Protect College Sports Act）目前在国会中也正获得支持。目前尚不清楚该法案若正式立法是否会覆盖此禁令。
该禁令可能会对全国的球员名单产生巨大影响，但 8 月 2 日的澄清为部分球队提供了保障。
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女子足球联盟球员协会；前 NFL 球员协会主席 Domonique Foxworth，以及 Bill Fletcher Jr.、Garrett Broshuis 和 Jon Hiatt。Andrew Cooper 和前俄勒冈州立大学女篮球员 Mikayla Pivec 是 UCAA 的共同创始人。
UCAA 启动工会化进程的努力始于两年前，当时来自 SEC 和 Big Ten 的 120 名以上球员签署了一封信，要求与这两个会议的领导层会面。SEC 专员 Greg Sankey 和 Big Ten 专员 Tony Petitti 在去年 6 月具有里程碑意义的 House v. NCAA 反垄断集体诉讼和解协议正式获得批准前，拒绝与球员会面。
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Gabe Lacques
在急于重塑低迷的进攻端以及在喘息之机中的投手阵容时，费城费城人队在 8 月 3 日早些时候在交易截止日投下了最大的一枚炸弹，从旧金山巨人队那里交易来了三届打击冠军路易斯·阿拉埃斯 (Luis Arraez)。
代价是巨大的：右投手拉蒙·马奎兹 (Ramon Marquez) 是费城人队共识排名 No. 4 的潜力新秀，考虑到一年级职业右投盖奇·伍德 (Gage Wood) 无法交易以及游击手艾丹·米勒 (Aidan Miller) 处于受伤状态，他很可能是球队愿意送出的最高顺位球员。
然而，在全明星赛休息后的前 13 场比赛中输掉了 10 场后，费城人队需要一次肾上腺素的激增。他们和巨人队在这笔交易中表现如何？
费城人交易评分：A-
多么果断的转向。 此前人们认为费城人正在寻找一名右打外野手，但他们对那个狭窄且阴沉的市场感到厌倦，转而抢到了阿拉埃斯。阿拉埃斯正经历一个全明星级别的赛季，并使自己重新成为了金手套级别的二垒手。
阿拉埃斯本赛季打击率为 .324，OPS 为 .801，这极大地丰富了费城人的进攻手段。费城人的进攻过于依赖本垒打，且在强击手凯尔·舒瓦伯 (Kyle Schwarber) 和布莱斯·哈珀 (Bryce Harper) 哑火时容易陷入停滞。
与在排在阵容顶端的、进攻端有所复苏的特雷亚·特纳 (Trea Turner) 搭配，阿拉埃斯为特纳提供了理想的左打补充。他还可以被安排在阵容中段，为舒瓦伯和哈珀提供保护，同时在打击顺序中承担一个产分位置。
在进攻端，这是一个完美的契合。但在防守端，则不那么理想。
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在 Major League Baseball 交易截止日之前的最后几个小时里，时钟正向 8 月 3 日东部时间下午 6 点走去。
没有什么能比周末将塔里克·斯库巴尔 (Tarik Skubal) 送往洛杉矶道奇队的震撼交易更大了，但仍然有许多令人好奇的看点以及可以被交易的改变比赛格局的球员。
今日美国 (USA TODAY) 体育频道在截止日全天提供了实时交易分析；以下是截至出版前中午完成的最大几笔交易。
何塞·索里亚诺 (Jose Soriano) 转会至蓝鸟队
h 蓝鸟队 获得： 右投 何塞·索里亚诺 h 天使队获得：游击手 Arjun Nimmala, 外野手 Eddie Micheletti, 右投 Angel Rivero
蓝鸟队交易评分：B
与凯文·高斯曼 (Kevin Gausman)（见下文）不同，27 岁的索里亚诺直到 2028 赛季结束后才会成为自由球员。这给了蓝鸟队更多构建未来轮值的时间。他是一名强力投手，本赛季速球平均时速 96.8 英里，导致其三振率达到职业生涯最高（9.3 K / 9）。如果高斯曼在赛季后无论如何都会离开，蓝鸟队已经找到了一个进入其仲裁第二年的合格替代者。他们之所以能将 Nimmala 放入交易包中，是因为他们仍有游击手 JoJo Parker 作为未来的游击手人选。
天使队交易评分：A-
天使队可能正处于一次彻底的（且急需的）重建边缘。到他们准备竞争季后赛名额时，索里亚诺可能会变得昂贵。20 岁的 Nimmala 是蓝鸟队 No. 2 的潜力新秀，因此他是关键的一环，因为天使队一直在加强其长期以来非常薄弱的农场系统。在升入三个级别后，他在 2 AA 级的 33 场比赛中打击率为 .279 / .355 / .451。
凯文·高斯曼 (Kevin Gausman) 转会至小古熊队
h 小古熊队获得：右投 凯文·高斯曼 h 蓝鸟队获得：外野手 Brett Bateman, 内野手 Ty Southisene
小古熊队交易评分：A
路易斯·阿拉埃斯为费城人的阵容带来了即时的进攻火力，但将扰乱他们的内野布局，可能会导致亚历克·博姆 (Alec Bohm) 更频繁地在替补席上候命。
路易斯·阿拉埃斯交易细节
费城人获得：内野手 路易斯·阿拉埃斯, 右投 Caleb Kilian
巨人队获得：右投 拉蒙·马奎兹, 右投 Marty Gair
投手 Freddy Peralta 本赛季战绩为 5-9，防御率 4.99，但在为大都会队出赛的 113 2 ⁄3 局中获得了 113 次三振。JEFF HANISCH / IMAGN IMAGES
每局都能解决一名打者，并将立即成为小熊队季后赛第一场比赛的先发投手。小熊队在这次交易中没有放弃大联盟级别的天才或顶尖新秀，这一点值得加分。
蓝鸟队交易评级：C+
Gausman 的五年，$110 million 合同将在本赛季结束时到期，因此蓝鸟队本可以选择留住他并获得补偿选秀权。然而，他们换回了两名击球手，如果以后能发挥稳定，即便不至顶尖，也将是可靠的球员。Bateman, 24, 在 3A 级表现出 .312 / .430 / .421 的三项斜线率，通常被认为是一名强力防守的中外野手。Southisene, 21, 是一名目前处于 High-A 级别的直线球击球手，可以胜任游击手或二垒手。
Freddy Peralta 转会光芒队
光芒队获得：右投手 (RHP) Freddy Peralta 大都会队获得：外野手 (OF) Aidan Smith，右投手 (RHP) Gary Hill 和二垒手 (2B) Emilien Pitre
光芒队：B
尽管光芒队以分析至上而闻名，但他们拥有强大且深厚的球探部门。他们凭借经验丰富的目光判定 Peralta 依然拥有基础。统计数据也证明了这一点。Peralta 本赛季的 BABIP 为 .361，而其职业生涯平均值为 .264 左右。100 个基点的差距通常意味着某种转机即将到来。 复杂之处在于他的速球，这已不再能欺骗击球手。击球手面对四缝线速球的长打率为 .429，击球率为 .270。光芒队一直以来都有与联盟其他球队看待问题不同的历史。Peralta 将回到一个小市场球队，并与投手教练 Kyle Snyder 合作，后者曾帮助 Drew Rasmussen 和 Nick Martinez 达到了新的高度。 光芒队以 65-45 的战绩在美联排名第一，他们关注过 Tarik Skubal，但拒绝支付超过其租赁价格的费用。
Luis García Jr. 今年已经击出了职业生涯新高的 23 支本垒打。
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这似乎是最有可能的情况，Bohm 的打击率为 .226，调整后的 OPS 为 73。而 Arraez 凭借与巨头队教练及内野大师 Ron Washington 的广泛合作，在二垒位置上创造了职业生涯最佳的 11 个高于平均水平的除掉数（outs above average）。 Caleb Kilian 确实为费城人队的牛棚增加了一名投手，或许他在远离巨头队那像有毒之火般的救援投手群后，能找到更好的稳定性。他虽然救援了 8 场比赛，但 WHIP 为 1.33。至少，他减轻了像 Jonathan Bowlan 和 Orion Kerkering 这样负责第七和第八局投手的压力。
巨头队交易评级：B+
Buster Posey 需要几场胜利来支撑他作为棒球运营总裁那糟糕的任期，因为巨头队正从竞争模式转向出售模式。加入 Marquez 是一个不错的开始。 Marquez 连同首轮选秀球员 Jackson Flora 和高中左投 Jackson Bolemon，在短短一个月内极大地增强了球队的投手储备。Marquez, 20, 正处于他的第二个完整职业赛季，并已进入 High Class A 的 Jersey Shore 队，在两个级别的 59 局投球中完成了 93 次三振。他拥有 96 mph 的速球和不错的变速球，他在职业赛场上以此创造了 165-36 的三振-保送比。（同时他也击中了 13 名打者）。 Marty Gair, 23, 是 2023. 从佛罗里达西南州立学院（Florida Southwestern State College）选出的第 13 轮秀。他缺席了 2023 和 2024 赛季，但回归后在两个 Class A 级别的牛棚投球中，在 36 局中完成了 66 次三振。
一月，大都会队用杰特·威廉姆斯和布兰登·斯普劳特交易到了密尔沃基队的佩拉尔塔和托比亚斯·迈尔斯。威廉姆斯本应成为下一支具备竞争力的大都会队的一员。然而，他现在成了酿造队的球员，佩拉尔塔成了光芒队的球员，而纽约队在国家联盟东区排名垫底。 斯特恩在开启这些谈判时要求一名 100 强新秀及其他筹码。但他一个也没得到。由于他在周五将佩拉尔塔从名单中删除，暗示他即将进行“甩卖”，从而失去了他拥有的所有筹码。
路易斯·加西亚前往洋基队
h 洋基队获得：一垒手 / 指定打击 路易斯·加西亚二世 h 国民队获得：右投 杰克·伯德，右投 本·格雷布尔，右投 约瓦尼·克鲁兹，右投 杰克·塞伯特
洋基队交易评级：A-
这就是所谓的即时影响：加西亚本赛季表现出色，已经以 23 支本垒球创下职业生涯新高，且在预期长打率方面处于前 7%（第 93 百分位）。他与全明星本·赖斯可以立即占据一垒手和指定打击的位置，增强洋基队的打击线——在最近 16 场比赛中，洋基队有 12 场比赛的得分被限制在 3 分或以下。
国民队交易评级：B
失去加西亚和柯蒂斯·米德将是一个沉重的打击，这也标志着球队在将目光投向未来。在此之前，该球队今年的胜率在 .500 附近徘徊，并在遭遇五连败（包括在亚特兰大被横扫四场）之前，距离季后赛席位仅差一场球。
乔·阿德尔前往守护者队
h 守护者队获得：外野手 乔·阿德尔 h 天使队获得：捕手 雅各布·科扎特
守护者队交易评级：A-
克利夫兰队整个赛季一直被左投手压制，对手们也注意到了这一点。阿德尔就是解决这个问题的方案。他能够惩罚左投，在过去三年中，他对阵左投的表现在整个棒球界名列前茅。而面对右投时他的表现平平，且几乎从不保送。斯蒂芬·沃特将仅在对阵需要时才起用他。他现年 27 岁，守护者队将掌控他直到 2027 年，因此这并非短期租借。
天使队交易评级：C+
天使队正走向队史最糟糕的一个赛季，约翰·莫泽利亚表示他们愿意进行交易。阿德尔在合同还剩一年半时比明年夏天更有价值。科扎特是一名 23 岁的双 A 级捕手。他是一名优秀的防守者，且比赛调度聪明，但他在职业联赛中的打击成绩并不理想。
Thorbjornsen 凭借夺冠实现突破
Adam Schupak
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凭借在第 12 号洞的一次切球直接进洞（chip-in birdie）以及在最后一洞一次紧握拳头庆祝的 birdies 推杆，Michael Thorbjornsen 在底特律高尔夫俱乐部（Detroit Golf Club）的最后一轮比赛中打出了无柏忌（bogey-free）的 7-under 63 杆，以 2 杆之差击败 Xander Schauffele，赢得了火箭经典赛（Rocket Classic），并实现了在 PGA Tour 的首次获胜。
“这种感觉不可思议，”Thorbjornsen 说道。在本赛季之前，他在处于竞争位置时的最后冲刺阶段曾出现过波动。“到了一定程度，我开始在想，这件事是否真的会发生？”
24, 岁的 Thorbjornsen 在 2024 年 PGA Tour 大学排名中获得第 1 名后，以新秀身份加入了巡回赛，获得了直到 2025 赛季的会员资格。去年，他的排名是第 70. 此次比赛标志着 Thorbjornsen 在巡回赛中的第 65 次出场。
上周，23 岁的 PGA Tour U 加速计划毕业生 Jackson Koivun 在其职业生涯第三次巡回赛出场中就赢得了 3M 公开赛。
Thorbjornsen 在 8 月 2, 日的最后一轮比赛中打出了职业生涯最低杆数，包括在后九洞打出 30, 杆。他表示，在讨论当今顶尖年轻球员时，不要忘记他。上一次两名 24 岁或以下美国人在巡回赛中连续两周获胜是什么时候？那是 2017, 年的 Xander Schauffele 和 Bryson DeChambeau，两人随后都在职业生涯中赢得了两项大奖赛冠军。
通过 PGA Tour U 进入 PGA Tour 的通道对于 Koivun、Thorbjornsen 以及之前的 Ludvig Åberg 来说是如何产生裨益的？“拥有进入 PGA Tour 的这条路径，我的意思是，它改变了我们所有人的生活，”Thorbjornsen 说道。“它改变了我们对待大学高尔夫和业余高尔夫的方式，我认为这绝对是必要的。”
久胁赢得附加赛， 获五年豁免权
Beth Ann Nichols
英国，利瑟姆圣安妮斯 —— 久胁志保（Shiho Kuwaki）难以置信地将颤抖的双手指到脸前，她长而色彩鲜艳的指甲在屏幕上闪烁。德国选手埃斯特·亨塞尔莱特（Esther Henseleit）刚刚在 AIG 女子英国公开赛第 72 洞打进一个 40 英尺远的远距离切球，以小鸟球强行将比赛拖入附加赛。平时冷静的亨塞尔莱特像个强者一样，将手臂举向天空——提前宣告胜利。时髦的久胁在等待时为了保暖选择没有去练习场，她准备回到皇家利瑟姆与圣安妮斯高尔夫俱乐部（Royal Lytham & St Annes）的 18 号发球台，看看她能否在第二次尝试中就赢得女子公开赛冠军。比赛又经过了 2 个附加赛洞，在第二个附加赛洞中，亨塞尔莱特的开球似乎弹到了某人身上并掉进了金雀花丛中，最终久胁以标准杆锁定胜局。她成为过去八届女子英国公开赛中第三位夺冠的日本球员，在最后一天打出了 1-under 70 杆。 “我简直不敢相信，” 23 岁的久胁说道。她在 2024 年三次赢得 JLPGA 冠军后被赠送了 264 磅大米。顺便提一下，她确认那些大米现在已经吃完了。不过，凭借 $1.5 million 的冠军支票，她可以买到更多的大米。8 月 2, 的比赛感觉像是一场乱战，惩罚性的深沙坑吞噬了那些紧张的击球，球员们在干燥的环境中艰难地从草丛中切球。美国选手叶莉美（Yealimi Noh）在当天开始时领先 3 杆，一度领先多达 4 杆，并在后九洞的大部分时间里艰苦支撑。她也曾有一次小鸟球推杆机会可以进入附加赛，但令人震惊地推短了。她在回合结束后流泪地交谈，但离开利瑟姆时带着全新的自信。“在众多观众面前走下 18 号洞并在公开赛上比赛，这真的很特别，”自本周开始前，叶莉美自 4 月以来一直未能打破标准杆。 “这提醒了我为什么热爱这项运动，以及我为什么在这里。” 时髦的久胁，留着长睫毛，穿着 Loudmouth 品牌服装，使用标志性的黄色球，她在最后 13 个洞中打出 2 杆低于标准杆的成绩，最终以 70 杆完赛，以总成绩低于标准杆 5 杆抵达宏伟的会所，然后等待是否有人能追上她。亨塞尔莱特是 2024 年奥运会银牌得主，尚未在 LPGA 巡回赛中夺冠，她知道自己在 18 号洞的小鸟球推杆轨迹是对的。当她将右臂向天空举起时，内心祈祷球不要在洞口边缘弹出。“那将是极其尴尬的……”
迈克尔·索比约恩森（Michael Thorbjornsen）在底特律高尔夫俱乐部的火箭经典赛（Rocket Classic）中赢得了他的首个 PGA 巡回赛冠军。GREGORY SHAMUS / GETTY IMAGES
人们对索比约恩森寄予厚望，他赢得了 2018 年美国青少年业余冠军，在 2019 年青少年总统杯中代表美国出战，曾在斯坦福大学表现出色，并在 2022 年巡回赛的旅行者锦标赛（Travelers Championship）中以业余身份获得第四名。 索比约恩森在火箭经典赛的最后一轮开始时落后 4 杆，随后他推进一个 12 英尺的小鸟球，为他在底特律（Motor City）的积分榜攀升注入动力。他在第四洞用挖起杆将球击入 5 英尺范围内，再次获得小鸟球，并在后九洞完成了绝杀。“这是一场艰苦的战斗，与一些伟大的球员共同竞技，”索比约恩森说。“九洞结束后每个人都在竞争之列。” 在第 10, 洞，他从 127 码处用挖起杆击球。
久胁志保通过附加赛夺冠，赢得了 2026 年在皇家利瑟姆与圣安妮斯举行的 AIG 女子公开赛冠军。
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“这是我接过的最早的电话，”她笑着说道。
唯一更好的反应来自她的丈夫 / 球童 / 教练里斯·菲利普斯（Reece Phillips），他在连续挥动了几次庆祝拳头后，几乎是跑向了果岭。
虽然这是她人生中最难忘的一次推球，但这还不够。当被问到第二洞附加赛中不幸的弹跳时，亨塞莱特（Henseleit）不确定发生了什么，但她将其总结为：“那里可能有点运气不好。这就是林克斯高尔夫。”她以坦然的态度面对这一切。
今年的前两项大满贯赛冠军均由内莉·科达（Nelly Korda）获得，在 18 洞打出小鸟球后，这位世界排名第 1 的选手达到了 2 杆下。随着她身后的所有人开始崩溃，人们不禁想知道这个成绩是否能维持住。
试图在三次出赛中赢得三项大满贯赛的柳海染（Haeran Ryu），当天打出 3 杆上，最终并列第六，落后于科达和吉诺·蒂蒂库尔（Jeeno Thitikul） 1 杆。
在本周之前世界排名第 46 位的桑胁（Kuwaki）对大多数人来说是个未知数，但在本赛季在该巡回赛两次夺冠后，她领先于 JLPGA 的梅赛德斯积分榜。
在过去的三个赛季中，日本球员共赢得了五项大满贯赛。
桑胁与 2019 年女子公开赛冠军涩野日向子（Hinako Shibuno）来自同一个县——冈山县。涩诺在沃本（Woburn）夺冠之前从未在日本境外参加过比赛。桑胁表示，涩野就像她的姐姐一样，并在周日的比赛前给她发了短信。
桑胁原计划在今年晚些时候参加 LPGA 资格赛（Q-School），但既然她已经获得了未来五年的 LPGA 参赛资格，现在就没必要了。她可以选择立即接受或推迟到下个赛季。桑胁是自 2020 年的索菲亚·波波夫（Sophia Popov）以来，首位赢得女子英国公开赛的非会员。
7 英尺并推进洞。随后，在位置不利的情况下，他将挖起杆大幅度打开，将杆面滑入球下，在果岭右侧 35 英尺处将这记精妙的球击入洞中。
“那是 100 分之一的奇迹球，”CBS 体育首席高尔夫分析师特雷弗·伊梅尔曼（Trevor Immelman）说道。
索比恩森（Thorbjornsen）在 14 洞（标准 5 杆）打出小鸟球，并在 15 洞（标准 3 杆）用短铁将球击至 7 英尺处，成为首位达到 17 杆下的球员。这成为了决定性的差距。
许多球员都在争夺奖杯。迈克尔·布伦南（Michael Brennan）在前三洞中两个打出小鸟球，达到了 16 杆下，但在第 7 洞开球出界并打出双波格，从此再也没有
扎克·约翰逊在'26年夺得第四冠 末洞抓到小鸟球锁定胜局
Tim Schmitt
葡萄牙，维拉莫拉 —— 在PGA巡回赛冠军赛葡萄牙邀请赛的第二轮结束后，斯图尔特·辛克被问到在高级巡回赛接下来的赛程中有什么动力，考虑到他已经获得了四次冠军，且在本周的赛季奖金赛中拥有显著优势。“我觉得我的动力来自，”辛克在8月1日说，“扎克·约翰逊。” 这样做是有理由的。辛克在8月2日表现出色，在最后四个洞中抓到两个小鸟球，最终一轮打出68杆，但这不足以追上约翰逊。约翰逊在开局就迅速发力，随后在埃尔斯俱乐部维拉莫院的最后一个洞抓到小鸟球，锁定了他今年的第四个冠军。约翰逊最终以19下完赛，领先辛克两杆。约翰逊在开局连续抓到三个小鸟球以抢占先机，这给辛克、帕德瑞格·哈灵顿和罗里·萨巴蒂尼带来了压力，这三人当天均并列领先。辛克保持了强势，哈灵顿紧随其后，他以70杆完赛，最终以15下，落后四杆。然而，萨巴蒂尼在挣扎中打出76杆，跌出了前10名。对于约翰逊来说，快速进入状态（就像辛克在周六所做的那样）是成功的关键。“那是梦幻般的开局，”他说，“我在前半段打得非常好。”有趣的是，在埃尼·埃尔斯重新设计该球场之前，约翰逊和辛克曾在同一片场地参加过团队赛事。这对组合在2005年高尔夫世界之杯中排名接近垫底。当约翰逊在赛后接受第一次采访时，辛克走过来给了他的好友一个幽默的调侃，两人随即开怀大笑。“斯图尔特，你知道，他是我在这个世界上最好的朋友之一。我希望他每周都能赢，尤其是如果我没赢的话。这是认真的，”约翰逊说。“他走过来对我说：我们以前曾在这里组队。” “这有点像个内部笑话，因为2005年在（WGC）世界之杯在这里的老球场组队时，我们几乎没赢过任何人。我刚才只是在跟扎克开玩笑，说我们俩这次都能获得高排名一定是命中注定，因为我们在世界之杯时打得太烂了，”辛克补充道。“就像我之前说的，荣誉全部归于扎克。”
恢复了。他打出73杆，最终并列第15名。 拉斯姆斯·霍加德试图成为首位在PGA巡回赛夺冠的丹麦人。他在截线赛中以3下过关，随后通过打出平局球场纪录的9下61杆，跃升至最后一组。他在par-5的第4洞打出老鹰球，并在第10洞通过小鸟球将成绩提升至16下，但随后陷入停滞，以68杆完赛，获得第四名，这是他本赛季的最佳成绩。 赞德尔·肖菲尔 (65) 短暂地保持领先，直到他在第13洞打出当天唯一的一个柏忌球，最终获得第二名。 “迈基打得很好，简直不可思议，”肖菲尔在谈到冠军时说，“他从未放松过……如果你看他最后12洞的表现，他打出了不可思议的高尔夫球。” 54洞领先者赖利在前六个洞打出三个柏忌球，但随后稳住阵脚并反弹，在第14洞抓到小鸟球达到16下，但由于第17洞出现柏忌，最终获得第三名，这是他本赛季的最佳成绩。 索布永森在关键的最后冲刺阶段挺身而出，接二连三地击球入球道。他在最后一轮的“得分杆数：发球台到果岭”排名第一，全周排名第二。 “你看今年的某些比赛，看到卡梅伦·扬和瑞安·福克斯在最需要的时候打出精彩的长杆击球，我认为这就是你必须具备的心态，”索布永森说，“就像，‘我现在就要打出我人生中最出色的一球’，如果结果不好那就不好，但这就是你所看到的，我确实坚持这一点。” 索布永森在最后一个洞推进了一个25英尺的小鸟球，这是他全周推进的最长距离推球，最终以18下262杆完赛，成为本赛季第八位首次夺冠的选手。 “完美的速度，完美的读线，”他说。 这对他的一周画上了完美的句号。
扎克·约翰逊（左）和斯图尔特·辛克在 PGA Tour Champions 首届葡萄牙邀请赛决赛轮后共同大笑。约翰逊在 18 号洞抓到小鸟球，从而锁定了胜局。
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“他一直打得很好，而且势头正猛，这将非常有意思。我认为今天最终变成了哈林顿、我和扎克之间的较量。” 约翰逊当天最关键的时刻或许是在第 7 号洞使用 4 号混合杆的一次击球，这是一个长 4 杆洞，整周都让球员们感到非常棘手。在 214 码外，约翰逊的一次纯净击球使球落在距离杯口 5 英尺的地方。他成功抓到小鸟球并扩大了领先优势。 “在 7 号洞抓到小鸟球可能是真正起到启动作用的一球，因为我认为那是今天最难的洞。但我连续打出了两记最佳击球，并成功将球推入洞中，”他说道。“我一直没看排行榜，这就是我的比赛方式。我的意思是，在我看来，真正的竞争直到后九洞才会真正开始。” 这次获胜使约翰逊在夺冠次数上与辛克持平，尽管他在奖金榜上仍处于落后位置。但辛克深知好友目前的竞技状态，这意味着他在 11 月于凤凰城乡村俱乐部举行的嘉信理财杯冠军赛赛季收官前，必须保持良好发挥。 “大约一年前，当时获得四次冠军并排名第一的米格尔·希梅内斯最后并没有胜出，”辛克说。“我目前处于与他去年类似的境地，所以我非常清楚这一点。我不能在最后阶段掉以轻心。”
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洛杉矶 —— 戴夫·罗伯茨在球队被横扫后从未感到良好，但 8 月 2 日周日或许是个例外。
在得知你的球队刚刚交易来了塔里克·斯库巴尔（Tarik Skubal）后，在不到 24 小时的时间里，你怎么可能感觉不p好？
“我想，这就是一线希望吧，”罗伯茨在洛杉矶道奇队 8-4 输给波士顿红袜队后说道。
在周六 3-2 输球后的片刻，ESPN 的杰夫·帕桑（Jeff Passan）投下了交易截止日最大的炸弹：道奇队从底特律老虎队交易来了斯库巴尔，以交换外野手齐希尔·霍普（Zyhir Hope）以及右投手里弗·瑞安（River Ryan）和布雷迪·史密斯（Brady Smith）。
代价非常高昂 —— 霍普和瑞安在 MLB Pipeline 的排名分别为第 25 和 68 位，而史密斯在道奇队前 30 强新秀名单中排名第 17 —— 但这不是棒球运营总裁安德鲁·弗里德曼（Andrew Friedman）承担不起的代价。
在几乎整个 7 月都在淡化对这位连续两届美国联盟赛扬奖（Cy Young）得主追求的说法后，弗里德曼表示，谈判在周五开始升温，最终他在周六晚上拍板决定。他将棒球界最顶尖的投手加入到了一个（在健康状态下）由 2025 年世界系列赛 MVP 山本Yoshinobu、两届赛扬奖得主布莱克·斯内尔（Blake Snell）、泰勒·格拉斯诺（Tyler Glasnow）和大谷翔平组成的轮换阵容中。
“正如我们多次谈到的，只要有能真正改变冠军赔率的明星级球员可用，我们就会采取更激进的措施，”弗里德曼说。
“凭借我们目前拥有的核心阵容，以及他们为了赢得冠军而尽一切努力进行准备的方式，当我们能够在此基础上进行增强并提高胜算时，我们会积极采取行动。”
弗里德曼此前已表现出这样做意愿，例如在 2017 年，当时他
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人们不可能忘记达博·斯威尼 (Dabo Swinney) 在巅峰时期有多出色。 不可能忘记，因为达博不让我们忘记。 斯威尼利用 ACC 媒体日的机会，提醒每个人他以前有多出色。 “在过去的 15 年里，我们赢得了 11 个（联盟和全国）冠军，”斯威尼在 7 月接受《The Athletic》采访时说道，当时他陷入了严重的自我反思之中。“我认为排名第二近的教练只有 6 个。” 谁在数数呢，对吧？嗯，达博在数。 “我们拥有 15 个获胜赛季，”斯威尼在背诵他的履历时说，“13 个 10 胜以上的赛季，14 个 9 胜以上的赛季……然后你遇到了像去年那样的赛季，而那正是每个人想要关注的，我能理解。” 斯威尼散发出一种强烈的、类似于休·弗里斯 (Hugh Freeze) 在奥本大学时的气息。 这，嗯，不是在称赞他。 弗里斯在奥本大学三个赛季中惨败，但他毫不浪费任何机会提醒我们他曾经是个好教练。 “老实说，尼克（萨本）太不可思议了，但我本应该在面对他时取得 4 场胜利，”弗里斯在就任奥本大学一年后说道，而那段任期包括输给新墨西哥州立大学和肯塔基大学。 确实，大约十年前，斯威尼和弗里斯都让萨本感到头疼。 啊，回忆。 这种情况现在对弗里斯来说效果如何？嗯，他现在拿到了一张买断支票，并且有了打高尔夫的时间。
斯威尼是否愿意在克莱姆森大学寻求进化？
斯威尼目前还可以把高尔夫球包留在车库里，但他目前克莱姆森项目的状态更接近于 2020-25 年的奥本大学，而不是 2015-19 年的克莱姆森。 在弗里斯利用基于跑-传选项 plays 的创新快节奏系统连续两年击败萨本后，萨本聘请了莱恩·基芬 (Lane Kiffin) 来帮助阿拉巴马大学进化其进攻端。 当克莱姆森的成功威胁到阿拉巴马大学的统治地位时，萨本通过引入他最强的一波四分卫潮来重新集结。 这就是萨本成为 GOAT（史上最佳）的原因。 他不断进化。他不满足于说：“好吧，我以前是个伟大的教练。让我背诵我的履历。”如果阿拉巴马大学曾经不再是标杆，那会让他难以忍受。 最终，当这项运动转向“付费参赛”和转会自由贸易方向时，萨本决定他不参与其中。因此，他选择挂起哨子，而不是在场边徘徊，任由战绩下滑，并喋喋不休地谈论过去的成就。 也许，斯威尼应该听听暗示。 他天生不适合这个 era.。他也没有为了应对当下的时刻而进化。
如果四分卫选择不奏效，斯威尼将被“严厉谴责”
那么在克莱姆森大学启用转会四分卫的想法如何呢？ 最近两届全国冠军——甚至最近两届全国亚军——都起用了转会四分卫。 斯威尼对此不感兴趣。 “我们不会去寻找一个闪闪发光的四分卫对象，”斯威尼说。 哎呀，这听起来非常像弗里斯在 2024 赛季前说过的话。
新引进的塔里克·斯库巴尔 (Tarik Skubal) 最早可能在 8 月 4. 开始他在道奇队的首次先发。 LON HORWEDEL / IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT
克莱姆森大学教练达博·斯威尼在 11 月 29 日于威廉姆斯-布赖斯体育场庆祝老虎队以 28-14 击败南卡罗来纳大学斗鸡队。 JEFF BLAKE / IMAGN IMAGES
在用尤·达比什 (Yu Darvish) 交换或次年用曼尼·马查多 (Manny Machado) 交换时。 两人最终都为冠军冲刺做出了贡献。在 2021, 年，他在一项重磅交易中从华盛顿国民队得到了马克斯·谢尔泽 (Max Scherzer) 和特雷亚·特纳 (Trea Turner)。 今年，正如罗伯特斯 (Roberts) 所言，“要么是斯库巴尔，要么什么都不要。” 当交易消息传出时，道奇队的更衣室大部分已经清空。埃德温·迪亚兹 (Edwin Díaz) 正在回家路上，他在社交媒体上看到了消息，并开始与司机讨论。杰克·德雷尔 (Jack Dreyer) 正与妻子和女儿在场上观看无人机表演，这时他感觉到手机开始不停地震动。 “然后我看到了，就像，‘哇’，”德雷尔告诉 今日美国 体育频道。“超级兴奋，显然非常激动。任何时候只要能获得这样的天才来加强在赛季末前的投手阵容”
“以及季后赛，这真的令人兴奋。” 当米格尔·罗哈斯走进俱乐部休息室时，他注意到大多数球员都在看手机，互相展示屏幕，关于他们新队友的消息正迅速传播。罗哈斯起初感到惊讶，但从某种程度上说，他其实并不意外。 就在几天前的一次位置球员会议上，罗伯茨强调了他今年对获胜的专注。2024 和 2025 都不再重要；道奇队正全力以赴，试图成为国家联盟历史上第一支实现三连冠的球队。 “这是该组织向整个联盟和全世界发出的一项声明，表明他们不仅满足于过去几年的成绩，”罗哈斯说。“而且管理层能够采取行动并给予沉重一击，这确实令人印象深刻。” 弗雷迪·弗里曼在 2024 年世界系列赛的 Game 1 中，带着受伤的脚踝击出了再见满贯本垒打。大谷翔平在同一系列赛中带着脱臼的肩膀比赛。山本在 2025 年季后赛中投了两场完封赛，其中一场是在世界系列赛的 Game 2，然后在 Game 6 投了 96 球，一天后再次登板并击败蓝鸟队。因此，当弗里德曼采取像交易得斯库巴这样的行动时，这告诉了休息室里的球员，他对获胜的承诺与他们一样坚定。他愿意采取任何必要措施，让球队处于赢得冠军的最佳位置。就像球员们一样。 “我认为这体现了道奇队的文化，”德雷尔告诉 今日美国 体育版。“我们不仅拥有非常出色的球员，还拥有最好的管理层。我们拥有最好的球探，最好的球员培养。在每一个层级上都是最顶尖的。所以，无论你在组织中处于什么位置都无关紧要；只要你知道自己的职责并尽全力完成，你就属于这里。”德雷尔补充说，他期待看到斯库巴如何进行准备，以及通过观察他在幕后的日常习惯而带来的学习机会。 斯库巴在周日的比赛期间抵达道奇体育场，并在第六局前出现在休息区，与新队友们击掌，并在第一次戴上 LA 标志帽子时与罗伯茨做熟悉之交。他可能会在 8 月 4 日周二于芝加哥迎来首秀。道奇队正处于本十年内第三次赢得超过 100 场比赛的节奏中。而这还是在没有斯库巴的情况下。现在他加入了球队，且斯内尔和格拉斯诺都接近从各自的伤病中复出，他们似乎比以往任何时候都更准备好在十月冲击历史。 《洛杉矶时报》传奇专栏作家比尔·普拉斯奇问罗伯茨是否觉得不可战胜。 “我们得打好，”罗伯茨说。“棒球就是棒球。我们得把每场比赛打好，但我很喜欢我们的球队。”
弗里斯认为一名转会四分卫不值得在姓名、形象和相似度（NIL）资金上投入 100 万美元。 如果你在想结果如何，我之前是不是提到过，弗里斯现在有额外的时间去练习推杆？这就是结果。 如果斯威尼在招揽顶级蓝筹球员类时，他对转会球员的普遍不感兴趣或许还说得通。但他并没有做到。 在 NIL 这一“精灵”被释放出瓶子后，克莱姆森大学陷入了招募崩盘。没人能说来自斯帕坦堡的泰勒没有警告过我们，斯威尼的职业生涯正处于下滑期。 斯威尼是他那个时代最伟大的球员培养教练之一。即使克莱姆森上赛季仅以 7-6 的战绩失利，仍有 9 名老虎队球员在 NFL 选秀中被选中。 这告诉你两件事：克莱姆森本应赢得超过 7 场比赛，但同时，斯威尼并没有变傻。他曾经是一位伟大的教练——问他本人就知道了——而且他现在仍然……
将球员送入职业联赛。但是，他通过招募三星和四星球员，并试图与像迈阿密大学新引进的四分卫 Darian Mensah 这样经过验证的转会门户人才竞争，这无异于在逆流而上。
“我不知道除了做我自己还能怎么做，”Swinney 表示。
没错。Swinney 就是他自己，而这在某种程度上已成为了问题的一部分。
在 2016 或 2018 年行之有效的方法，在 2026 年已不再适用，尤其是当你没有招募到像 Trevor Lawrence 那样的四分卫时。
Swinney 承认，如果他决定起用内部资深四分卫 Christopher Vizzina 的决定未能奏效，他将被“严厉指责”。
如果他承受压力，Swinney 将会采取 Hugh 的剧本。
他会提醒我们，他以前是多么优秀。
Blake Toppmeyer 是 今日美国 网络的资深国家大学足球专栏作家。 电子邮件：BToppmeyer@gannett.com X 账号：@btoppmeyer
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美国联盟 东区 胜 负 百分率 差 坦帕湾 65 46 .586 — 纽约洋基 63 49 .563 2½ 波士顿 60 51 .541 5 巴尔的摩 54 58 .482 11½ 多伦多 52 60 .464 13½ 中区 胜 负 百分率 差 芝加哥白袜 59 52 .532 — 克利夫兰 57 56 .504 3 明尼苏达 56 57 .496 4 底特律 54 58 .482 5½ 堪萨斯城 46 67 .407 14 西区 胜 负 百分率 差 休斯顿 58 55 .513 — 德克萨斯 55 57 .491 2½ 西雅图 55 58 .487 3 奥克兰 45 67 .402 12½ 洛杉矶天使 43 69 .384 14½
国家联盟 东区 胜 负 百分率 差 亚特兰大 67 45 .598 — 费城 59 53 .527 8 迈阿密 58 55 .513 9½ 华盛顿 55 58 .487 12½ 纽约大都会 47 66 .416 20½ 中区 胜 负 百分率 差 密尔沃基 69 42 .622 — 芝加哥小熊 63 49 .563 6½ 匹兹堡 56 57 .496 14 圣路易斯 55 57 .491 14½ 辛辛那提 53 58 .477 16 西区 胜 负 百分率 差 洛杉矶道奇 69 43 .616 — 亚利桑那 59 53 .527 10 圣地亚哥 58 54 .518 11 旧金山 47 65 .420 22 科罗拉多 45 67 .402 24
周日比分 亚特兰大 4, 华盛顿 2 费城 8, 巴尔的摩 0, 6 局 圣路易斯 5, 多伦多 1 辛辛那提 10, 匹兹堡 2 芝加哥白袜 9, 坦帕湾 1 克利夫兰 5, 亚利桑那 0 迈阿密 2, 纽约大都会 0 休斯顿 7, 德克萨斯 3 纽约洋基 2, 芝加哥小熊 1 科罗拉多 8, 堪萨斯城 1 洛杉矶天使 3, 密尔沃基 0 底特律 11, 奥克兰 0 西雅图 7, 明尼苏达 6 圣地亚哥 5, 旧金山 4 波士顿 8, 洛杉矶道奇 4
周一赛程 华盛顿 @ 费城 圣路易斯 @ 纽约洋基 匹兹堡 @ 密尔沃基 旧金山 @ 德克萨斯 洛杉矶道奇 @ 芝加哥小熊 多伦多 @ 休斯顿 坦帕湾 @ 科罗拉多 圣地亚哥 @ 亚利桑那
周二赛程 洛杉矶天使 @ 巴尔的摩, 下午 6:35 奥克兰 @ 辛辛那提, 下午 6:40 纽约大都会 @ 克利夫兰, 下午 6:40 华盛顿 @ 费城, 下午 6:40 圣路易斯 @ 纽约洋基, 下午 7:05 芝加哥白袜 @ 波士顿, 下午 7:10 迈阿密 @ 亚特兰大, 下午 7:15 明尼苏达 @ 堪萨斯城, 下午 7:40 匹兹堡 @ 密尔沃基, 下午 7:40 旧金山 @ 德克萨斯, 晚上 8:05 洛杉矶道奇 @ 芝加哥小熊, 晚上 8:05 多伦多 @ 休斯顿, 晚上 8:10 坦帕湾 @ 科罗拉多, 晚上 8:40 圣地亚哥 @ 亚利桑那, 晚上 9:40 底特律 @ 西雅图, 晚上 9:40
周三赛程 多伦多 @ 休斯顿, 下午 2:10 洛杉矶道奇 @ 芝加哥小熊, 下午 2:20 旧金山 @ 德克萨斯, 下午 2:35 坦帕湾 @ 科罗拉多, 下午 3:10 洛杉矶天使 @ 巴尔的摩, 下午 6:35 奥克兰 @ 辛辛那提, 下午 6:40 纽约大都会 @ 克利夫兰, 下午 6:40 华盛顿 @ 费城, 下午 6:40 圣路易斯 @ 纽约洋基, 下午 7:05 芝加哥白袜 @ 波士顿, 下午 7:10 迈阿密 @ 亚特兰大, 下午 7:15 明尼苏达 @ 堪萨斯城, 下午 7:40 匹兹堡 @ 密尔沃基, 下午 7:40 圣地亚哥 @ 亚利桑那, 晚上 9:40 底特律 @ 西雅图, 晚上 9:40
周四赛程 洛杉矶天使 @ 巴尔的摩, 下午 12:35
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一个高压区今日将向东移动，为从新英格兰到俄亥俄河谷的地区带来干燥宜人的天气。在南部，雷暴雨将浸透东南部。最剧烈的风暴将发生在下午，并可能引发洪涝，尤其是在低洼和排水不良的地区。一批移动缓慢的风暴将浸透明尼苏达州、爱荷华州和南达科他州的部分地区。除了西南部沙漠地带的零星风暴外，全国其他地区将保持干燥。随着气温比历史平均水平升高 5-15 度，热浪将在落基山脉以西地区扩张。较冷空气将进入中西部和东北部。从德克萨斯州到密苏里州，天气将干燥，但潮湿且相当温暖。
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明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗 奥兰多 盐湖城 西雅图
迈阿密 纽约 菲尼克斯 旧金山
78 / 59
91 / 79
局部 多云 82 / 62
下午 / 晚上 91 / 79
局部 多云 86 / 67
下午 / 晚上 90 / 80
c 多云 h 霾 sf 小雪 t 雷阵雨 i 冰 s 晴 w 刮风 f 雾 pc 局部多云 sn 雪 r 雨 sh 阵雨 dr 毛毛雨
今日
今日
阿尔伯克基 100
阿拉斯加
俄亥俄州，阿克伦 83 / 64s 83 / 68t 纽约州，奥尔巴尼 84 / 63s 86 / 67pc 阿尔伯克基 100 / 72t 100 / 72pc 宾夕法尼亚州，艾伦敦 85 / 63pc 82 / 69t 德克萨斯州，阿马里洛 101 / 72pc 101 / 72t 加利福尼亚州，安纳海姆 88 / 66s 87 / 67pc 阿拉斯加州，安克雷奇 63 / 57c 66 / 55c 科罗拉多州，阿斯彭 88 / 48pc 86 / 48s 新泽西州，大西洋城 81 / 71t 80 / 75t 佐治亚州，奥古斯塔 88 / 70t 89 / 71t 德克萨斯州，奥斯汀 99 / 77s 101 / 77s 加利福尼亚州，贝克斯菲尔德 107 / 77s 107 / 77s 路易斯安那州，巴吞鲁日 94 / 75t 94 / 73t 蒙大拿州，比林格斯 78 / 54h 85 / 57s 阿拉巴马州，伯明翰 87 / 71t 88 / 73s 北达科他州，俾斯麦 78 / 45h 85 / 51s 爱达荷州，博伊西 89 / 61h 97 / 64h 纽约州，布法罗 82 / 62s 86 / 68pc 佛蒙特州，伯灵顿 88 / 62s 88 / 69pc 爱荷华州，雪达快跑 82 / 64t 71 / 56t 南卡罗来纳州，查尔斯顿 89 / 75t 88 / 76t 西弗吉尼亚州，查尔斯顿 87 / 68t 86 / 68t 怀俄明州，夏延 73 / 50pc 83 / 54pc
奥克兰竞技在辛辛那提，12:40 p.m. 纽约大都会在克利夫兰，1:10 p.m. 匹兹堡在密尔沃基，2:10 p.m. 多伦多在芝加哥小熊，2:20 p.m. 底特律在西雅图，4:10 p.m. 华盛顿在费城，6:05 p.m. 芝加哥白袜在波士顿，7:10 p.m. 迈阿密在亚特兰大，7:15 p.m. 明尼苏达在堪萨斯城，7:40 p.m. 圣迭戈在亚利桑那，9:40 p.m.
NWSL 胜 负 平 积分 进球 失球 哥谭 11 3 4 37 23 12 华盛顿州 11 4 3 36 26 13 犹他 10 5 3 33 31 19 圣迭戈 10 6 2 32 24 19 堪萨斯城 9 7 2 29 29 25 波特兰 8 6 4 28 28 25 北卡罗来纳 7 6 3 24 26 23 天使之城 7 7 2 23 24 17 西雅图 7 7 2 23 20 21 奥兰多 7 9 2 23 22 26 丹佛 5 6 5 20 22 21 波士顿 5 8 5 20 19 24 休斯顿 5 8 4 19 19 25 湾区 5 9 3 18 18 24 路易斯维尔 4 11 2 14 21 34 芝加哥 4 13 0 12 9 33 注：胜得三分，平得一分。
周日比分 圣迭戈 1, 华盛顿州 0 犹他 5, 波特兰 1 丹佛 1, 波士顿 1
周三比赛 北卡罗来纳 客场 丹佛，晚上 10 点
周五比赛 路易斯维尔 客场 奥兰多，晚上 7 点 圣迭戈 客场 哥谭，晚上 8 点
周六比赛 犹他 客场 丹佛，下午 4 点 北卡罗来纳 客场 华盛顿州，晚上 6:30 堪萨斯城 客场 休斯顿，晚上 8:45
周日比赛 波特兰 客场 波士顿，下午 4 点 湾区 客场 芝加哥，晚上 7 点 天使之城 客场 西雅图，晚上 9 点
MLS 东部联盟 胜 负 平 积分 进球 失球 纳什维尔 12 2 4 40 35 14 迈阿密国际 11 2 5 38 45 32 新英格兰 9 5 3 30 28 21 芝加哥 9 6 2 29 32 23 纽约城 7 6 5 26 31 24 辛辛那提 7 6 5 26 45 44 夏洛特 7 7 4 25 29 27 纽约红牛 7 7 4 25 29 39 华盛顿特区联 5 5 8 23 26 29 奥兰多城 6 10 2 20 30 47 哥伦布 5 8 5 20 26 28 多伦多 3 7 8 17 24 32 费城 4 10 4 16 25 33 蒙特利尔 4 10 4 16 24 35 亚特兰大 3 12 3 12 19 33
西部联盟 胜 负 平 积分 进球 失球 温哥华 10 3 4 34 38 17 洛杉矶 FC 10 5 4 34 35 19 圣何塞 10 5 3 33 37 24 休斯顿 9 6 2 29 25 24 盐湖城 8 6 3 27 29 25 达拉斯 7 5 6 27 32 25 圣路易斯 7 6 5 26 24 24 波特兰 7 8 3 24 33 33 西雅图 7 7 3 24 20 22 明尼苏达 6 6 6 24 20 25 科罗拉多 7 10 1 22 27 25 洛杉矶银河 5 7 7 22 24 29 圣迭戈 FC 5 7 6 21 32 29 奥斯汀 4 9 5 17 22 36 堪萨斯城 4 12 2 14 18 46 注：胜得三分，平得一分。
周六比赛 新英格兰 vs. 休斯顿，下午 4:30
8 月 15 日，周六 亚特兰大 vs. 纽约红牛，晚上 7:30 蒙特利尔 vs. 华盛顿特区联，晚上 7:30 夏洛特 vs. 哥伦布，晚上 7:30 奥兰多 vs. 辛辛那提，晚上 7:30 多伦多 vs. 新英格兰，晚上 7:30 休斯顿 vs. 洛杉矶银河，晚上 8:30 纳什维尔 SC vs. 迈阿密国际，晚上 8:30 科罗拉多 vs. 堪萨斯城，晚上 9:30 盐湖城 vs. 明尼苏达，晚上 9:30 LAFC vs. 圣迭戈 FC，晚上 10:30 圣何塞 vs. 圣路易斯，晚上 10:30
棒球 大联盟 (MLB) 芝加哥白袜 —— Gabe Davis 被交易至 纽约大都会，换回投手 Huascar Brazoban，3-
西雅图 87 奥林匹亚 92 斯波坎 84
波特兰 98 塞勒姆 99
博伊西 89
本德 87
伯恩斯 91
尤里卡 67
里诺 100 埃尔科 96 卡森城 98
萨克拉门托 101
旧金山 74
拉斯维加斯 114
弗雷斯诺 107
洛杉矶 88
棕榈泉 115
圣迭戈 78 小石城 94 凤凰城 111
费尔班克斯 74
朱诺 63
安克雷奇 63
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空气质量指数 (AQI)
波士顿 达拉斯 / 沃思堡 檀香山 洛杉矶
周二 局部 晴 86 / 67
周二 雷阵雨 81 / 72
周三 局部 晴 83 / 70
周三 雷阵雨 86 / 71
周四 零星 89 / 75
周四 零星 88 / 72
新奥尔良 费城 圣迭戈 华盛顿
93 / 78
部分 84 / 71
93 / 78
83 / 74
大部分 92 / 79
88 / 76
今日 今日
克利夫兰 (Cleveland) 81
辛辛那提 (Cincinnati) 85
辛辛那提 (Cincinnati) 85 / 68pc 86 / 69c 克利夫兰 (Cleveland) 81 / 62s 85 / 69t 科罗拉多泉 (Colorado Springs) 80 / 54t 86 / 56pc 南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市 (Columbia, S.C.) 87 / 73t 88 / 73t 俄亥俄州哥伦布市 (Columbus, Ohio) 87 / 67s 88 / 69t 德克萨斯州科珀斯克里斯蒂 (Corpus Christi, Texas) 95 / 79s 96 / 77s 俄亥俄州代顿 (Dayton, Ohio) 83 / 65s 86 / 69c 佛罗里达州代托纳比奇 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 89 / 74t 87 / 74t 爱荷华州德梅因 (Des Moines, Iowa) 79 / 62t 70 / 56t 明尼苏达州杜鲁斯 (Duluth, Minn.) 72 / 51pc 78 / 57pc 北卡罗来纳州达勒姆 (Durham, N.C.) 79 / 72t 86 / 73t 德克萨斯州埃尔帕索 (El Paso, Texas) 104 / 78t 102 / 79pc 阿拉斯加州费尔班克斯 (Fairbanks, Alaska) 74 / 54c 77 / 53pc 亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫 (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 88 / 59pc 84 / 58c 北达科他州法戈 (Fargo, N.D.) 74 / 51pc 83 / 59pc 佛罗里达州福特迈尔斯 (Fort Myers, Fla.) 90 / 76t 92 / 76t 阿肯色州福特史密斯 (Fort Smith, Ark.) 99 / 76s 102 / 78s 印第安纳州韦恩堡 (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 83 / 58s 84 / 65s 加利福尼亚州弗雷斯诺 (Fresno, Calif.) 107 / 73s 104 / 73h 密歇根州大急流城 (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 84 / 64s 78 / 64pc 威斯康星州格林贝 (Green Bay, Wis.) 80 / 64t 78 / 56t 北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒 (Greensboro, N.C.) 79 / 70t 84 / 69t 南卡罗来纳州格林维尔 (Greenville, S.C.) 83 / 70t 86 / 70t 宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡 (Harrisburg, Pa.) 86 / 69pc 82 / 72t
球员交易。投手 Huascar Brazoban 被交易换取 右投手 Gabe Davis 和 Zach Franklin。 洛杉矶天使队 (LOS ANGELES ANGELS) — 投手 Jose Soriano 被交易至多伦多蓝鸟队，换取游击手 Arjun Nimmala，四人交易。Arjun Nimmala 被交易换取右投手 Jose Soriano，四人交易。 纽约大都会队 (NEW YORK METS) — 投手 Brooks Raley 被交易至费城费城人队，换取外野手 John Spikerman，三人交易。投手 Huascar Brazoban 被交易至芝加哥白袜队，换取右投手 Gabe Davis 和 Zach Franklin。Gabe Davis 被交易换取投手 Huascar Brazoban，3 人交易。 旧金山巨人队 (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS) — 投手 Caleb Kilian 被交易至费城费城人队，换取右投手 Ramon Marquez，四人交易。二垒手 Luis Arraez 被交易至费城费城人队，换取右投手 Ramon Marquez，四人交易。 多伦多蓝鸟队 (TORONTO BLUE JAYS) — Arjun Nimmala 被交易至洛杉矶天使队，换取右投手 Jose Soriano，四人交易。投手 Jose Soriano 被交易换取游击手 Arjun Nimmala，四人交易。 华盛顿国民队 (WASHINGTON NATIONALS) — 投手 Andrew Alvarez 从小联盟被召回。
橄榄球 (FOOTBALL) 国家橄榄球联盟 (National Football League) 达拉斯牛仔队 (DALLAS COWBOYS) — 防守端锋 Jadeveon Clowney 以非受限自由球员身份与休斯顿德州人队签约，一份为期一年的合同（至 2026 年）。 底特律狮队 (DETROIT LIONS) — 宽接收 Tarik Black 被裁掉。紧端锋 Nick Muse 签约。 明尼苏达维京人队 (MINNESOTA VIKINGS) — 线卫 Sione Takitaki 签约至休斯顿德州人队。
冰球 (HOCKEY) 国家冰球联盟 (National Hockey League) 蒙特利尔加拿大人队 (MONTREAL CANADIENS) — 后卫 Maksymilian Szuber 续签一份为期一年、2-way 合同。
东部会议 胜 负 胜率 落后 亚特兰大 18 10 .643 — 印第安纳 19 11 .633 — 华盛顿 16 12 .571 2 纽约自由人 17 13 .567 2 芝加哥 11 18 .379 7½ 多伦多 10 19 .345 8½ 康涅狄格 7 23 .233 12 西部会议 胜 负 胜率 落后 明尼苏达 25 6 .806 拉斯维加斯 20 9 .690 4 金州 20 9 .690 4 达拉斯 .633 5½ 洛杉矶火花 17 .393 12½ 菲尼克斯 .367 13½ 波特兰 .367 13½ 西雅图 6 25 .194 周日比分 明尼苏达 108, 印第安纳 100 洛杉矶火花 106, 波特兰 101 达拉斯 83, 康涅狄格 63 金州 96, 多伦多 79 周一赛事 拉斯维加斯客场对阵亚特兰大，晚上 7 点 西雅图客场对阵纽约自由人，晚上 7 点 菲尼克斯客场对阵芝加哥，晚上 9 点 周二赛事 多伦多客场对阵金州，晚上 10 点 周三赛事 菲尼克斯客场对阵亚特兰大，晚上 7 点 西雅图客场对阵纽约自由人，晚上 7 点 达拉斯客场对阵华盛顿，晚上 7:30 洛杉矶火花客场对阵芝加哥，晚上 9 点 周四赛事 拉斯维加斯客场对阵印第安纳，晚上 7 点 洛杉矶火花客场对阵明尼苏达，晚上 9 点 多伦多客场对阵波特兰，晚上 10 点 周五赛事 菲尼克斯客场对阵康涅狄格，晚上 7:30 亚特兰大客场对阵华盛顿，晚上 7:30 金州客场对阵达拉斯，晚上 9:30
东区 得分 失分 蒙特利尔 7 1 .875 273 217 多伦多 3 .429 220 219 汉密尔顿 3 5 .375 186 234 渥太华 0 .000 166 247 西区 得分 失分 埃德蒙顿 6 .750 229 200 萨斯喀彻温 5 .714 232 195 卡尔加里 .500 322 264 温尼伯 .500 204 243 不列颠哥伦比亚 .286 187 201 周四赛事 卡尔加里 vs. 多伦多，晚上 7:30 周五赛事 渥太华 vs. 萨斯喀彻温，晚上 9 点 周六赛事 埃德蒙顿 vs. 蒙特利尔，下午 3 点 汉密尔顿 vs. 不列颠哥伦比亚，晚上 7 点
俾斯麦 78
迈尔斯城 78 海伦娜
比林格斯
快速城 77 皮埃尔 76
爱达荷瀑布城 84
杰克逊 霍尔 81
卡斯珀 81
北普拉特 71
盐湖城 92
夏延 73
丹佛 阿斯彭 88
圣乔治 109
托皮卡 91 威奇托 98 道奇城 95
圣菲 92
旗舰镇 88
俄克拉荷马 城 103
拉伯克 99
米德兰- 奥德萨 100
埃尔帕索 104 奥斯汀 99
the 摩比尔 91 檀香山
夏威夷
圣安东尼奥 休斯顿 98
周二 大多 晴 84 / 70
周二 晴， 炎热 102 / 81
周三 零星 雷雨 81 / 68
周三 炎热 102 / 80
周四 零星 雷雨 81 / 64
周四 部分晴， 温暖 101 / 80
不健康 s / g AQI
不健康 s / g AQI
强 90 / 75
局部 晴 88 / 71
下午 90 / 74
85 / 75
下午 91 / 77
91 / 77
堪萨斯城 90
印第安纳波利斯 85
康涅狄格州，哈特福德 86 / 62pc 86 / 68c 印第安纳波利斯 85 / 64s 84 / 68s 纽约州，伊斯利普 84 / 66pc 82 / 74t 密西西比州，杰克逊 93 / 69pc 97 / 72s 佛罗里达州，杰克逊维尔 92 / 74t 91 / 75t 密苏里州，杰斐逊城 90 / 70s 90 / 73pc 堪萨斯城 90 / 69s 81 / 63t 佛罗里达州，基韦斯特 90 / 83t 90 / 83t 田纳西州，诺克斯维尔 88 / 69t 86 / 69t 德克萨斯州，拉雷多 102 / 80t 105 / 79s 肯塔基州，列克星敦 88 / 68pc 88 / 69t 内布拉斯加州，林肯 76 / 61t 71 / 56t 阿肯色州，小石城 94 / 72s 99 / 75s 加州，长滩 84 / 68pc 84 / 68pc 肯塔基州，路易维尔 88 / 71pc 90 / 71pc 德克萨斯州，拉伯克 99 / 74s 98 / 75s 威斯康星州，麦迪逊 82 / 65t 76 / 58t 新罕布什尔州，曼彻斯特 88 / 61s 89 / 66pc 田纳西州，孟菲斯 90 / 71s 92 / 74s 密尔沃基 83 / 69s 76 / 64t 阿拉巴马州，摩比尔 91 / 74t 91 / 73t 加州，莫德斯托 103 / 66s 101 / 67s 阿拉巴马州，蒙哥马利 89 / 71t 92 / 71s 南卡罗来纳州，默特尔比奇 85 / 76t 83 / 77t
与美国公开赛共度“愉快夏季”
Marquette 73
Duluth 72
Fargo 74
Mpls-St. Paul 78
Grand Rapids 84
Milwaukee 83 Madison 82
Detroit 83
Sioux Falls 72
Des Moines 79
Lansing 85
Chicago 84 Springfield 86
Omaha 77
Columbus 87
St. Louis 90
Louisville 88
Jefferson City 90
Knoxville 88
Memphis
Nashville
Tulsa 101
Birmingham 87 Montgomery 89
Dallas / Ft. Worth 102
Shreveport 96
Jackson 93
Baton Rouge 94
New Orleans 93
Puerto Rico
San Juan 91
Brownsville 97
周二 零星 雷阵雨 78 / 56
周二 多云 晴 83 / 61
周三 多云 晴 85 / 60
周三 局部 86 / 66
周四 95 / 65
周四 雷阵雨 80 / 67
霾， 炎热 111 / 91
朦胧 阳光 92 / 64
零星 109 / 91
朦胧 阳光 95 / 68
朦胧阳光， 温暖 101 / 72
炎热 110 / 91
北卡罗来纳州，纳格斯海德 79 / 75t 85 / 75t 田纳西州，纳什维尔 88 / 71pc 90 / 71t 新泽西州，纽瓦克 87 / 71pc 85 / 75t 康涅狄格州，纽黑文 82 / 66pc 82 / 73pc 弗吉尼亚州，诺福克 82 / 75t 87 / 75t 加州，奥克兰 75 / 58s 74 / 57pc 俄克拉荷马城 103 / 74s 102 / 73s 内布拉斯加州，奥马哈 77 / 61t 73 / 56t 加州，棕榈泉 115 / 85s 113 / 87s 佛罗里达州，彭萨科拉 90 / 76t 91 / 77t 南达科他州，皮埃尔 76 / 55pc 84 / 60s 匹兹堡 85 / 68pc 87 / 70t 缅因州，波特兰 87 / 59s 82 / 63pc 俄勒冈州，波特兰 98 / 63h 102 / 65h 罗德岛州，普罗维登斯 86 / 63pc 84 / 70pc 北卡罗来纳州，罗利 80 / 73t 89 / 74t 南达科他州，快速城 77 / 54pc 84 / 56s 内华达州，里诺 100 / 66s 103 / 67s 弗吉尼亚州，里士满 82 / 73t 87 / 72t 纽约州，罗切斯特 82 / 61s 86 / 67pc 加州，萨克拉门托 101 / 60s 99 / 59s 圣安东尼奥 99 / 79s 99 / 79s 加州，圣何塞 85 / 60s 85 / 61s 新墨西哥州，圣菲 92 / 64t 94 / 63c
匹兹堡 85
起初，考虑到威廉姆斯与该项赛事的历史渊源，她与喜力 0.0 在美网期间的合作伙伴关系并不会引起太多关注。威廉姆斯在该赛事中获得六次单打冠军，战绩为 108-15。
“我认为是因为这是美国唯一的一项大满贯赛事，而且你显然希望表现出色，”她在解释为何在纽约市皇后区举行的这项赛事中取得成功时说道。
但鉴于近期的事件，她今年会以选手的身份还是观众的身份参加？这位偶像在今年早些时候回归比赛，与加拿大的维多利亚·姆博科（Victoria Mboko）在汇丰冠军赛的一场双打比赛中获胜。随后她以外卡身份参加温布尔登网球锦标赛，但在首轮的一场三盘比赛中负于澳大利亚选手玛雅·乔因特（Maya Joint）。一次膝伤迫使威廉姆斯退出了与姐姐维纳斯（Venus）搭档的双打比赛。
“情况好多了，谢天谢地，”威廉姆斯在谈到她的膝盖时说。她确认自己已重返网球场；不过，她不会详述具体的参与形式。
“这应该是一个愉快的夏天，”她总结道。
Bangor 86
Augusta 86
Burlington 88 Montpelier 81
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Buffalo 82 Albany 84
Hartford
New York 84
Philadelphia 88
Harrisburg
Annapolis
Washington
Charleston 87
Richmond 82
Raleigh 80 Charlotte 81
Columbia 87
Atlanta 85
Charleston 89
Savannah 90
Jacksonville 92
Tallahassee 89
Tampa Miami 91
周二 少量 阵雨 88 / 76
周二 非常 温暖 98 / 79
周三 非常 温暖 97 / 76
周三 阵雨 88 / 77
周四 周围 有阵雨 90 / 76
周四 93 / 77
晴朗， 舒适 74 / 59
潮湿 78 / 70
晴朗， 舒适 73 / 58
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79 / 71
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极热 114 / 87
炎热 112 / 89
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基金会，该基金会旨在帮助身体残疾人士追求积极的生活方式。到目前为止，Lahna 已筹集了超过 $169,000，向其 $250,000 的目标迈进。
“我一直有做一件壮举的想法，但我不想让它仅仅停留在身体层面的挑战上。我想产生影响，”Lahna 在 7 月 30 日从洛杉矶进行的一次视频通话中告诉 今日美国 体育版。“我想确保这次旅程能回馈这两家慈善机构，并希望能够改变那些孩子及其家庭的生活。希望他们将来能成就比这更大的事业，比这大得多。”
Mohamed Lahna 的耐力将他推向 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会
Lahna 决定将他的路线终点设在威尼斯海滩，这里是 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会和残奥会的铁人三项比赛场地。届时 Lahna 将 46 岁，但他表示希望参加他的第四届残奥会。
Lahna 表示，虽然参加残奥会是一种高风险、高强度的体验，但他的横跨国家铁人三项挑战则呈现出完全不同的挑战。
“如果你想坚持 50 天，你需要精神集中、敏锐，并且清楚地知道你最初为什么这样做，”他说道。“因为在很多时刻，前方依然像有一座我永远无法逾越的大山，而我必须继续前行。”
这次横跨东西海岸的旅程始于在曼哈顿周围 28.5 英里的游泳。为了准备这次挑战，他在克罗地亚与一支团队一起训练，学习如何在夜间连续游泳数小时，包括如何处理水中的肌肉痉挛以及为了避免晕船应该吃什么。即便如此，他还是在水中呕吐了两次。
自 2010 年以来首次，随后击败波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那，取得了队史上第二次淘汰赛胜利。其打入的 10 个进球是美国国家男子足球队（USMNT）在世界杯上的最高纪录。
“世界杯所发生的奇迹，以及与人们、与组织之间建立的联系，是做出这一决定关键点，”波切蒂诺（Pochettino）说道。
但在 16 强赛中，美国队在面对比利时队时崩溃了，以 4-1 负于“红魔”，这是 20 年来他们在世界杯上的最惨败。
在面前完整的世界杯周期中，波切蒂诺希望建立一支能够承受这种压力水平的球队。
“对于未来的愿景……要求我们采取不同的方法并设定不同的原则，”波切蒂诺说。“这就是为什么我们在过去几周一直在努力工作，并试图揭示我们的方式在
如果那项规则在 2025 年就已实施，也许密西西比大学（Ole Miss）能赢得全国冠军，而基芬（Kiffin）或许依然留在牛津。无论我们看向哪里，在过去五年的姓名、形象和肖像（NIL）era. 期间，掌权者们一次又一次地搞砸了局面。更糟糕的是，他们有时还打着指责他人的幌子来掩盖。
不是我的错，是他（或她）的错。前密歇根大学教练吉姆·哈伯（Jim Harbaugh）知道低级职员康纳·斯塔利昂斯（Connor Stalions）在进行非法侦查，但他对此睁一只眼闭一只眼。最后说一次：哈伯——这个在掌控欲方面达到了极致的人——绝不会允许某个无名小卒在场边向他的协调员大声喊出战术指令（随后协调员再进行调整和更改），而他自己却不清楚到底发生了什么。
无论斯塔利昂斯在那个付费讲述自己版本的故事的 Netflix 特辑中暗示了什么。
前密歇根大学教练谢罗恩·摩尔（Sherrone Moore）与一名下属职员有不恰当的关系。即将离任的体育总监沃德·曼纽尔（Warde Manuel）在过去五年里就像一个戴着眼罩的交通警察。
但在 NIL 臭名昭著的这五年里，事情还没有结束。
德克萨斯 A&M 大学解雇了金博·费舍尔（Jimbo Fisher），并支付给他 $77 million 让他不要执教。路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）向布莱恩·凯利（Brian Kelly）支付了 $53 million，而宾夕法尼亚州立大学在詹姆斯·富兰克林（James Franklin）同意以 40 large 结清债务之前，还欠他 $49 million。
佛罗里达大学聘请并解雇了两名教练（丹·穆伦 Dan Mullen 和比利·纳皮尔 Billy Napier）在
Mohamed Lahna 在威尼斯海滩结束了他的 16 个州的跋涉，这里是 2028 年洛杉矶奥运会和残奥会三项全能赛的场地。他希望参加他的第四届残奥会。照片由 RYAN SOSNA BOWD 提供
但在一次耗时 7 小时 44 分钟完成的游泳过程中，看到曼哈顿天际线在夜空中闪耀，这一切都是值得的。
“这是我最喜欢的游泳经历之一，”Lahna 说道。
游泳结束后，Lahna 在前往拉斯维加斯的途中每天骑行 100-120 英里。在这次 3,000 英里的骑行中，他面临的最大障碍是自然环境。他在堪萨斯州面对狂风，在科罗拉多州面对野火烟雾，以及极高温度和海拔的攀升。尽管如此，他仍比原计划提前三天抵达拉斯维加斯。
横跨美国之行：从沙漠孤独到陌生人的帮助
从内华达州到加利福尼亚州的最后 300 英里路程最具挑战性。独自穿过那片艰险的
各个不同领域，并尝试提供更好的质量、更好的能力、更好的知识，在每一个方面都做得更好，为新组织增加不同的特质。
“我们需要从零开始，从现在到目标——即下一届世界杯的关系。”
虽然波切蒂诺（Pochettino）的主要职责将是美国国家男子足球队（USMNT），但他也将参与国家队的梯队建设、青少年足球系统和教练教育。他的优先事项之一将是引进年轻球员，并从一开始就明确他的期望。
波切蒂诺及其团队在距离上届世界杯不足两年的时间里才加入，没有时间上的奢侈。尽管他在改变文化和比赛风格方面取得了长足进步，但有些事情他无法改变。
现在，他可以了。
“好事是我们拥有经验，以及关于所有在职球员的知识。
NCAA 正在应对与 NIL、转会门户（transfer portal）以及学生运动员资格相关的各种问题。MYKAL MCELDOWNEY / INDYSTAR – 今日美国 网络
NIL 时代，不执教的累计赔偿金近 $34 million。总计 68 支 Power 联盟球队（包括圣母大学）中，有 56 支在 NIL 时代（2021 年至今）更换了教练。当你因为球员们在西弗吉尼亚州找到一名法官赋予他们自由转会权，而将其指责为大学足球弊端之源时，请仔细思考一下这一点。无论如何，目前情况如此。
自 2021 年起，房间里的成年人们为了互相保护，组成了一个志同道合的“联盟”，直到其中一个成员在背后捅了其他人一刀——这是由 Big Ten 采取的阴险之举，导致 Power Five 联盟开始内斗。
自 2021 年起，成年人们将第一支未尝败绩的 Power 联盟球队（佛罗里达州立大学）排除在大学足球季后赛（College Football Playoff）之外。
说到 CFP，自 2021 年起，成年人们制定了一个 12 支球队的赛制，直到该“联盟”将其破坏。随后，在上述对 ACC 和 Pac-12 的沉重打击最终将 Big Ten 的规模扩大到 18 支球队后，Big Ten 突然又想要这个赛制了。
因此 CFP 扩大了，而成年人们直到太晚才发现该制度内在的缺陷。比如博伊西州立大学获得了首轮轮空，或者——我的天，他们怎么可能没预料到这一点？——ACC 冠军赛的一场冷门导致杜兰大学和詹姆斯麦迪逊大学进入了季后赛。
而德克萨斯大学和圣母大学则在家里坐视。
现在，成年人们对于未来那个该死的赛制中应包含多少支球队依然无法达成一致。
在莫哈韦沙漠，气温经常超过 100 度，Lahna 依靠家人和朋友的电话来打发时间。他无法进行对话，但听他们的故事能帮他避免思考前方还剩多少英里。
穿着义肢在软沙上奔跑有时极其痛苦，因为摩擦会导致水泡和擦伤，迫使他每两英里就必须停下来，打乱了他的节奏。偶尔，他会使用拐杖让腿从义肢中解脱出来休息。他单日最短行程为 11 英里，最长为 27 英里。
“我学会了如何享受身处沙漠之美，仅需应对高温并享受孤独，”Lahna 说道，“但有时你真的会觉得，‘我觉得我做不到’，然后你开始思考终点线，还剩多少英里，今天还剩多少英里，而我的妻子提醒我只要……”
在 Lahna 三项全能赛 3,000 英里的自行车部分，他与堪萨斯州的狂风作斗争。
“……与我们在一起。当然，现在（我们可以）开放选拔，招募去年在踢球或现在在 MLS 中踢球更多的球员，”他说，“同时也为了那些在那个非常紧凑且短促的过程中，我们可能没有时间评估的球员……（这）能够提供表现的机会并成为下一个进程的一部分，这很不错。”
与上届世界杯不同，USMNT 必须争取 2030 年赛事的资格。美国还预计将主办 2028 年美洲杯，以及 2027 年和 2029 年的金杯赛。
“我们需要从第一天起就抱着我们将要参加世界杯比赛的想法，”他说。
当波切蒂诺被聘请时，许多人预计这在国家队将是一次性（one-and-done）的任职。作为俱乐部教练，他取得了巨大的成功，率领托特纳姆热刺队首次进入欧冠决赛，并在巴黎圣日耳曼赢得了一次法甲冠军。
“将其分解成小块。” 在整个过程中，Lahna 遵循两个原则：控制能控制的，并且坚持前行。恢复至关重要，因此 Lahna 尝试每天吃四到五餐，并尽可能多地睡眠。 沿途，他看到了从未去过的美国小地方，并遇到了各行各业的人。陌生人为他支付餐费并询问他的进展。在国家中部某处的 7-Eleven 加油站休息时，一名担心的女性看到 Lahna 瘫在地上，走过来询问他是否还好，由此引发了一场 30 分钟的对话。 当 Lahna 在 7 月 29, 日跨过终点线时，他做的第一件事就是拥抱他的妻子 Ru Chen，并与他们的三个孩子一起在海中游泳。 甚至不到五小时后，他就穿上 On 运动鞋，加入 Venice 跑团在城市周围跑步。对于 Lahna 来说，旅程永无止境。 “当我在卡萨布兰卡和其他孩子一起踢球，大约在 30 年前，我从未想过我会做这样的事情，”Lahna 说。“能这样做我感到非常荣幸，也因此感到谦卑，能拥有这样的生活，去做我热爱的事情，并尝试回报我所热爱的一切。”
并且深情地谈到了回到欧洲。尽管在春季与 AC 米兰就其空缺职位进行了洽谈，但 Pochettino 在世界杯期间表示，帮助改变足球在美国的地位吸引了他的注意。他在世界杯后确认已获得一份新合同，他与足协在过去几周内敲定了细节。 Pochettino 的身价不菲——他在上任的前 7 个月里赚了超过 $5 million ——而他的新合同将再次在“很大程度上”由 Citadel 首席执行官 Ken Griffin 抵消。 “我们知道，为了实现我们明确的雄心，包括争夺男子世界杯冠军，以及让足球成为每个社区参与度最高的运动，我们还有很多工作要做。我非常激动 Mauricio 及其团队致力于与我们所有人合作，共同努力将这些雄心变为现实，”美国足球协会首席执行官 J.T. Batson 在宣布 Pochettino 新合约的新闻稿中表示。
……因为 Big Ten 的成年人们不信任 SEC，而 SEC 的成年人们不信任任何人。 自 2021, 年起，这些成年人们一直恳求国会介入新的 NIL（姓名、影像、肖像权）领域，因为这种情况——随你选择某种戏剧化的措辞——是“不可持续的”，需要“护栏”，并且正在“缓慢地走向死亡”。请注意，这种所谓的“缓慢死亡”，是指 Power 联盟每年在媒体版权收入中攫取近 40 亿美元 billion。 于是国会介入了这场争端，我不需要告诉你，当国会对任何事情深挖时会发生什么。你在上周五得到了一个在最后时刻强行通过的协议，其中太多人根本不知道那该死的法案里写了什么——但你知道，首先你得通过它，然后你才能发现里面有什么（谢谢你，南希）。 如果这件事在本周国会投票前能够达成——顺便说一句，房间里的成年人们——决定在一个没人能理解的原因下，在这个美丽的美利坚合众国休假一个月。 与此同时，Brendan Sorsby 对他的球队——以及其他各种体育赛事——进行了数千次投注，你会以为业余体育运动正在崩塌。 为了增加戏剧效果，各州总检察长也参与了进来。 因此，房间里的成年人们不得不将这棵杂草从大学体育这片纯洁且修剪完美的欢乐花园中拔除。伙计，在我们盯着的时候，绝不能发生这种事。 我们正忙于囤积每年 40 亿美元 billion 的收入。 Matt Hayes 是 今日美国 体育网络的资深国家大学足球记者。请在 X 上关注他 @MattHayesCFB
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“我的身体不需要感到羞耻。这种勇气随时间而增长，随成熟而而来。身体羞辱对我没有任何影响，” 60 岁的乡村音乐明星莎妮亚·特温在最近接受《People》杂志采访时说道。她表示，在 2019 年拉斯维加斯驻场演出期间应对更年期时，她开始重新评估自己与身体的关系。她补充说，她正以全新的视角接纳衰老，并表示更年期教会了她优先考虑健康并“享受每一天的真实状态”。
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政治家 Alberto Gonzales 71 岁。演员 Billy Bob Thornton 71 岁。前总统 Barack Obama 65 岁。音乐家 Terri Lyne Carrington 61 岁。作家 Dennis Lehane 61 岁。演员 Daniel Dae Kim 58 岁。记者 Bret Baier 56 岁。政治家 Hakeem Jeffries 56 岁。萨塞克斯公爵夫人 Meghan Markle 45 岁。导演 Greta Gerwig 43 岁。歌手 Crystal Bowersox 41 岁。演员 Cole 和 Dylan Sprouse 34 岁。 – 今日美国网络
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考威尔的 回访环节 搅动 “达人”秀
Joelle Goldstein 今日美国
《美国达人秀》正在尝试一件前所未有之举——而西门·考威尔非常清楚这次应该请谁来帮忙。
随着第 21 季节目全面展开（NBC 每周二东部 / 太平洋时间晚上 8 p.m. 播出），这部长期的真人竞争节目通过引入首创的“评委回访”（Judges’ Callback）环节来寻求突破。此举旨在让四位评委——考威尔、Mel B、Howie Mandel 和 Sofía Vergara——在决定谁能进入 18. 8 月开始的现场直播秀之前，能第二次观看某些表演。这些环节并非普通的试演。相反，每位评委在自己选择的地点接待表演者，进行更为私密的会面。考威尔、Mel B、Mandel 和 Vergara 还邀请了六位名人客座评委观看表演，并就谁能晋级提供意见。
对于创造了“AGT”并在 2016, 年第 11 季起担任评委的考威尔来说，这个概念感觉像是一个“绝妙的主意”，并且能让观众看到该节目运作的幕后情况。
“我想让这个环节成功，” 66, 岁的考威尔说道。当时他正与两位客座评委——歌手、前 Fifth Harmony 成员 Normani 以及制作人 / 词曲作家 Poo Bear 一起，独家邀请《今日美国》进入他在马里布的家中。
“多年来很多人问，‘如果你给了 120 个人通过，你如何决定从 120 筛选到 40？’通常我们只是一遍又一遍地反复观看录像。没人能看到那个过程，”他解释道。“现在我实际上是在[镜头前]这么做，而且它是真实的。我很喜欢。”
考威尔之所以享受这次经历，部分原因是他获得了与选手们共处的额外时间。“比起几周前第一次见到他们时，我现在对这些人了解得多得多，”他说。“第一次试演，你上场，然后就下来了，速度非常快。而这次真的很好。我昨天花了一整天时间陪他们，真正地去了解他们，这非常有意义。”
“对于他们来说，这是一个更宽松的环境，可以随心所欲地发挥。”
但能够请到他的“专家朋友”也是另一项优势。
“当我听到 Poo 和 Normani 将来帮我时，我知道这件事交给他们就没问题了，”考威尔说。“他们拥有不同的技能组合和不同的经验，但是……与他们两个共事过之后，我知道他们的品味极佳。我知道我可以依赖这两个[人]。这就是友谊。我从未对此视而不见。”
“我很荣幸能来到这里，”Poo Bear 说。“西门一直是我心中的英雄，就凭他那残酷的坦诚。我一直是他巨大的粉丝。而且我很喜欢能有机会参与其中，看看是否有什么特别的东西在酝酿，寻找未来的超级巨星。”
考威尔与 《美国 X 因子》校友 Normani 重聚
在《百万富翁》中赢取大奖
NANCY GUTHRIE
Liza Esquibias
随着南希·格思里（Nancy Guthrie）失踪时间超过六个月，许多人都在好奇调查的未来走向如何。这位 84 岁的女性是《今日》（Today）节目主播萨凡纳·格思里（Savannah Guthrie）的母亲，她于 1 月 31 日晚上 10 p.m. 前进入了位于亚利桑那州图森市的家中，之后再未现身。她的家人在次日报案称其失踪，当局将此案定性为涉嫌敲诈勒索的绑架案。
前侦探及警长迈克·托斯（Mike Toth）在拥有多年执法经验后现为一名私人调查员，他告诉 今日美国，南希·格思里案可能永远无法结案。“如果他们仍有证据和线索可以追踪，他们就会继续跟进，”他说。“除非完全没有线索且所有办法都用尽，否则案件不会陷入僵局。然后他们必须等待新情况出现，有时需要数年时间，才会出现另一件证据或一名证人挺身而出。”
2 月 2 日，即格思里失踪一天后，皮马县警长克里斯·纳诺斯（Chris Nanos）宣布其住宅为“犯罪现场”。但在 2 月 3 日，今日美国网络（USA TODAY Network）成员报刊《亚利桑那共和国报》（The Arizona Republic）的记者克拉拉·米戈亚（Clara Migoya）和理查德·鲁埃拉斯（Richard Ruelas）能够沿着车道走到家门口，并目击到住宅正门地砖上有干涸的血滴。鲁埃拉斯和米戈亚报道称，房产周围没有黄色警戒线，当局已将该处“移交”给格思里的家人。他们还提到，门廊上有一个寄给格思里的亚马逊包裹。
托斯指出，失踪人口调查的前 48 到 72 小时是搜集证据的“极其重要”时期，因为在此之后，破案的概率会显著下降。他表示，在本案中，“某些事情可能没有按照应有的方式执行。”
联邦调查局（FBI）随后介入，并发现了一项关键证据：一段监控录像显示，在格思里失踪之夜，一名戴面具且持有武器的人似乎在破坏格思里的前门门铃摄像头。
“不寻常的是联邦调查局投入资源的程度，就像他们在那里所做的那样，”托斯说。他表示，尽管联邦调查局“总是愿意提供帮助”，但该机构如此早期的介入，使得案件在调查阶段获得了并非所有案件都能拥有的“专家”协助。“他们拥有其他机构所不具备的资源，”托斯说。“他们的证据实验室是世界上最好的。我的意思是，其他国家甚至会请求他们来调查情况并处理证据。”
但联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔（Kash Patel）对此看法不同。他在 7 月 23 日告诉福克斯新闻数字频道（Fox News Digital），该机构介入的延迟可能导致了
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今日美国
赞达亚与荷兰弟保持真实，粉丝期待更多
Patrick Ryan
这就是为什么我们对赞达亚（Zendaya）和汤姆·霍兰德（Tom Holland）如此痴迷的原因。自从他们在 2021 年公开关系以来，我们能了解到这对名人之最多是通过他们在 Instagram 上的调情互动，以及被狗仔队捕捉到的秘密约会之夜。但在为期一个月、推广《奥德赛》（The Odyssey）和《蜘蛛侠：崭新之日》（Spider-Man: Brand New Day）（两部影片现正上映）的全球巡演中，这对好莱坞新婚夫妇为我们打开了一扇亲密的新窗户，让我们窥见他们的爱情故事，这既令人无比喜爱，又具有一种迷人的神秘感。尽管许多名人情侣会在播客和广告牌上发表宏大的浪漫宣言，但公共关系与营销战略师韦伦·泰特（Waylon Tate）表示，“汤姆和赞达亚的情况非常不同。他们会让我们瞥见彼此的爱，但他们有所保留，这一点令人钦佩，而这反过来成了另一种公关手段。这让我们渴望了解更多。”在宣传电影期间，29 岁的赞达亚和 30 岁的霍兰德回答了无数关于作为演员共同工作体验的问题。相应地，他们也迷人地赞美对方的才华，并表达了对对方的自豪。赞达亚告诉吉米·法伦（Jimmy Fallon），她是霍兰德的“头号粉丝”。但他们许多最甜蜜的病毒式传播时刻都发生在红毯上：霍兰德在采访中途向赞达亚飞吻，在面对镜头前帮她整理裙子，以及亲昵地称呼她的中间名。“我们都能看到他们的俏皮：他们看向对方的方式，或者汤姆随手揽住赞达亚腰部的方式，”Jenelle Hamilton PR 的创始人杰内尔·汉密尔顿（Jenelle Hamilton）说。“他们并没有试图隐藏任何事情，但他们也没有试图用力过猛。”因此，“公众感觉自己就像是一个旁观者，见证着他们自然的化学反应：那些眨眼、微妙的触碰以及他们给予对方的支持。”
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制作人 Poo Bear（左）、西门·考威尔（Simon Cowell）以及前 Fifth Harmony 成员诺马尼（Normani）在评委召回赛中联手。图片提供：TRAE PATTON / NBC
她被邀请回来与同行参赛者艾莉·布鲁克（Ally Brooke）、劳伦·豪雷吉（Lauren Jauregui）、迪娜·简（Dinah Jane）和卡米拉·卡贝洛（Camila Cabello）共同演出，这些人后来组建了女子组合 Fifth Harmony。 “坐在西门身边，感觉就像在经历既视感，”她说，并将这一切归功于考威尔“改变了一切”的方式。 “是你创建了那个节目，你给了我机会，并且愿意在我身上下注，”她告诉这位唱片公司高管。 “我非常感激这次机会。而且很高兴能来到这里，为未来倾注心力。因为我知道处于那个位置是什么感觉。那并不容易。”
考威尔记得组建 Fifth Harmony 时的那种“感觉”
尽管已经是十多年前的事了，但考威尔仍然清晰地记得将 Fifth Harmony 推向星光大道时的神奇时刻。 “有时候，某些东西就直接摆在你的面前，”他说。“当时的感觉就是，哇。奇怪的是，他们看起来就像已经组队很多年了。那种感觉，我无法解释，是最奇妙的感觉。然后我们告诉这个组合：‘想做什么就做什么，慢慢来。’果然，当他们带着第二张专辑的歌曲回来时，感觉就像，‘天呐，这简直不可思议。’我永远不会忘记那一刻。” 现在，诺马尼希望为《美国达人秀》（AGT）的参赛者做同样的事情，因为他们有着成为下一个超级巨星的相似梦想。 “我会提醒他们，他们已经准备充分了。我的意思是，如果他们能通过这个人的考验，就在这里，”她指着考威尔说，“那就说明了很多问题，好吗？因为我觉得我们有相似的标准。我对自己很苛刻。我觉得你也以一种最好的方式对我要求严格。但这塑造了……”
汤姆·霍兰德（右）和赞达亚在 6 月 15 日于马德里宣传《蜘蛛侠：崭新之日》时分享温情时刻。
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“展现出彼此的一面，”汉密尔顿说道。“这一切看起来很真诚，而不是摆拍，而其他名人夫妇并不总是给人这种感觉。”
自2025年初起，自从赞达亚戴着一枚钻戒出现在金球奖颁奖礼后，外界就对这对一线明星的订婚进行了激烈的猜测。一年后，她的长期造型师劳·罗奇在一次看似随意的红毯采访中透露，这对爱侣已经秘密结婚。
“处理这件事的方式——由劳来公布消息——是非常有意为之的，”汉密尔顿说。“他们与媒体设定了明确的界限，因为他们已经表明，自己不会与全世界分享那个特殊的时刻。”
除了宣传自己的作品外，这两位演员很少接受采访或参加行业活动。因为他们多年来一直保持低调，公众更容易接受某些话题单纯就是禁区。荷兰人在采访中将赞达亚称为他的“妻子”，而当摄影师称呼她为“荷兰夫人”时，她也付之一笑。但除此之外，他们很少回答关于两人恋情的问题。
“赞达亚和汤姆都散发着魅力，且极其讨人喜欢，”汉密尔顿说。“媒体似乎真心喜欢他们，这种相互尊重在双方之间建立了健康的界限。在对待他们的婚礼、婚姻和关系时，这对他们有利，因为我相信媒体不想过多地介入他们的私人生活，以免冒着失去未来采访机会的风险。”
他们两人也都是曾经的童星，与
我们在一起。这塑造了[第五和谐]成为我们最终的样子。在任何人认识我们之前，你就已经在我们身上看到了这一点。
“而且要活在当下，享受这次体验本身，”她补充道。“这些是人生中仅有一次的机会。所以你就接纳它，享受它，全身心地投入其中。”
哪些选手在参加评委召回赛（Judges’ Callback）？
西门·考威尔的选手 h Akira（杂项表演） h Elektro Dads（舞者） h Elsie（歌手） h Nyjah & Zyah（声乐双人组） h Sando（舞者） h Travis Garland（歌手） Mel B 的选手 h Bety（歌手） h Butter & Grit（声乐双人组） h James & Marina（心理学表演双人组） h Joel M（魔术师） h Lachlan Patterson（喜剧演员） h Madelyn & Malachi（声乐双人组） 索菲亚· Vergara 的选手 h Brook Lynn（歌手） h Darrell Moten（魔术师） h Kameron Marshall（魔术师） h Olivia Befus（训狗师） h Vahtang（节奏击鼓表演者） Howie Mandel 的选手 h Bird and Byron（音乐双人组） h Cris Sosa（喜剧演员） h Daniel Alvarez（喜剧演员） h Naimana & Daniele（腹语双人组） h Nene Royal（音乐家） h Rynia Kando（模仿艺术家）
评委召回赛剧集何时播出？
潜在的有价值的门铃摄像头录像丢失了。随后出现了勒索信。在第一周内，勒索信被发送到了各大媒体机构。NBC新闻、ABC新闻和CBS新闻报道的一封日期为 2 月 6 日的信件称 Guthrie 已死。Savannah 在她的社交媒体上制作了大量视频，直接与潜在的绑架者对话，甚至提出愿意支付赎金，并承认她的母亲可能已经不在人世。她最近的一段视频分享于 7 月 27 日，她在视频中表示，她的家人正处于一个“永无止境的噩梦”中。尽管如此，仍未确定嫌疑人。6 月 26 日，TMZ 报道称收到第三封勒索信，信中有人声称有两个人对 Guthrie 的绑架负责，并且有“主谋”与 Guthrie 在一个“安全地点”使用电话的视频。该信件提出，如果向一个与之前发送过勒索信的人相关的地址支付比特币，将提供该电话的密码。尽管 Nanos 对这些信件表示怀疑，但菲尼克斯的 FBI 办公室在 7 月 1 日的一次更新中表示，他们尚未完全排除这些信件的真实性。声明称：“部分信件被认为是不具备合法性的敲诈企图。其他赎金要求可能具有合法性，目前仍将其作为此类案件进行调查。”“此案继续作为一起敲诈赎金的绑架案进行调查。”Toth 表示，赎金要求很少是真的，但 FBI 的措辞可能有其他动机。他说：“他们会说一些话来让人们降低警惕。”“我个人认为，在不知道所有证据的情况下，仅凭我的经验，很有可能是某个认识她的人。他们显然知道她的行踪，知道关于她 [日常习惯] 的一切。但具体认识她的程度如何，我并不清楚。”尽管调查似乎有所放缓，但 Toth 注意到，当局可能有一些尚未公开的进展。事实上，隐瞒某些事实是调查员常用的策略，旨在降低“假冒者自荐”的可能性。“你会惊讶于有多少人——
Tate 说，充足的媒体培训赋予了他们一种“受指导的真实感”。不同于许多直接拒绝回答私人问题的同代明星，Holland 和 Zendaya 已经掌握了将话题引导回各自电影的艺术。例如，当一名记者试图向 Zendaya 询问新娘建议时，这位女演员给出了她的角色在《The Drama》中可能会提供的建议。“我们知道他们结婚了，但除此之外，他们并没有邀请我们进入这段关系对他们而言意味着什么的私人领域。这令人耳目一新，”Tate 说。“他们是‘转移话题’的大师。他们不会简单地将其 shut down 并说‘我不讨论那个’。他们会稍微透露一点，给你足够的满足感。要么是有非常优秀的公关人员在指导他们，要么是他们两人天生就非常擅长转移这些问题。”谈到名人时，Hamilton 说，“说得太多与对媒体完全沉默之间有一条非常细的界限。”“你不希望显得过于疏远或不可触及，但你也不希望被认为过于随和。Zendaya 和 Tom Holland 成功找到了完美的平衡。”但即使这对爱侣在幕后受到严格的微观管理，真实的生活体验也是不可替代的，因为这对情侣在聚光灯下地表现得越来越自在。一个例子是：2024 年一段 Zendaya 和 Holland 观看网球赛的偷拍剪辑。当他们放松地喝着气泡水时，两人同时开始跟着惠特尼·休斯顿的歌曲合唱。他们没有大肆公开亲昵，甚至没有看向对方，但他们之间真挚的联系和自在的状态显而易见。“我们在他们之间看到的感情是真实的，”Tate 说。“这不是一个优秀的公关能制造出来的；我们所看到的没有任何东西是……”
“其中一些看起来像是一场公关噱头。而且很多情况与年龄有关：他们在一定程度上放下了戒备。他们在公众形象中变得非常自然地展现自我。”
南希·格思里 (Nancy Guthrie)，84 岁，是《今日》(Today) 节目主持人萨凡纳·格思里 (Savannah Guthrie) 的母亲，她自二月起失踪。由 NBC 提供
他表示：“有些人承认了他们并未实施的谋杀案。我的意思是，这太疯狂了。这种情况经常发生。”
托斯 (Toth) 表示，当一个人消失得无影无踪时，通常在七年后可以被法律宣布为死亡。然而，如果有犯罪证据，那么采取这一步骤的时间表就没有绝对的规定。
“如果调查人员能向法官证明有强有力的死亡证据，比如在这种情况下，他们发现了血迹，且她的起搏器不再记录信号，他们可能会让她被判定为死亡，”托斯说。“现在家人可能会对此提出异议，并且可能有他们不希望这样做的原因。也许他们还抱有她活着的希望。但这并不一定非要等到七年。”
“我的猜测是，在幕后且在私下里，他们可能已经假设她已去世。”
托斯指出，如果当局最终确定了嫌疑人，例如门铃摄像头片段中的那个人，他们并不一定需要找到格思里的遗骸才能起诉谋杀案。
“案件将一直处于开启状态，如果他们有足够的证据去追捕[那个人]，并且能够证明门外的就是[那个人]，那么这就是他可能是凶手的间接证据，”托斯说。“所以，接下来就由执法部门将其提交给县检察官或地区检察官并向他们陈述。很多人仅凭间接证据就被定罪了。”
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一位两届奥斯卡奖得主和一位“危急时刻 (Jeopardy!)”传奇人物，现在可以在他们令人印象深刻的履历中增加“谁想成为百万富翁 (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)”冠军这一项了。
Ben Affleck 和 Jamie Ding 在 7 月 29 日播出的《百万富翁》(ABC 频道，周三东部 / 太平洋时间晚上 8 点) 节目中，正确回答了全部 15 道多项选择题，为 Affleck 共同创立的东刚果倡议 (Eastern Congo Initiative) 赢得了 $1 million。
“在过去的 17 年里，东刚果倡议资助了 100 多个刚果组织，帮助当地领导者建立持久的解决方案，”Affleck 在给 今日美国 (USA TODAY) 的一份声明中表示。“能看到他们为东刚果创造一个更和平、更繁荣且更充满希望的未来，我深感荣幸。”
Affleck 补充道：“而且能一直依附于 Jamie 的光环前进，真是莫大的荣幸。”
Ding 在 3 月至 4 月播出的连胜期间，连续赢得了 31 场比赛并获得了 $882,605，因此名列“危急时刻”的传奇排行榜。他告诉 今日美国 (USA TODAY)，在参加这个 ABC 游戏节目时他感到很乐观。他也很感激能与之前从未谋面的 Affleck 成为搭档。
“我们有点像是一场‘包办婚姻’，”Ding 开玩笑地说道，当时他戴着一只橙色表盘的 Doxa 手表，这是他用在“危急时刻”中赢来的奖金购买的昂贵奢侈品。“拥有不同的专业知识领域是件好事。”
Affleck 与 Matt Damon 均曾参加《百万富翁》
上个季度，Affleck 的挚友兼长期合作伙伴 Matt Damon 与另一位“危急时刻”偶像共同参加了《百万富翁》。Damon 最终与 Ken Jennings 一起赢得了 $1 million 大奖，而 Jennings 此后成为了该知识问答节目的主持人。
因此，当今年的 7 月 22 日季度首播开启时，Affleck 决心要与 Ding 一起留下自己的印记。
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（左）Jamie Ding 和 Ben Affleck 在“谁想成为百万富翁”节目中赢得大奖，奖金将捐给刚果东部计划。图片提供：ERIC MCCANDLESS / DISNEY
他们与胜利之间仅隔着两个问题。他们还拥有三个完好的救命稻草：50 / 50、拨打好友电话以及询问主持人 Jimmy Kimmel。 “我觉得快到最后时我相当紧张，因为涉及的金额很大，”Ding 说道，并指出如果答错一个问题，该团队的奖金将掉到 $32,000。 “我认为 Ben 在最后阶段可能更果断一些。他在说话并推动我们前进，而我可能会在原地坐一会儿，被犹豫不决地困住。”
Affleck 对那个 $500,000 的问题有直觉，该问题是：“在《纽约时报》的一篇文章称某项成就‘1 million 到 10 million 年’内不会发生仅仅两个月后，该成就实现了，请问是什么？” 在“分裂原子”、“克隆哺乳动物”和“脊髓灰质炎疫苗”等其他选项中，“第一次飞机飞行”这个答案立即跳到了 Affleck 的脑海中。 “我记得这个是因为在我生命中的某个阶段，我花时间研究媒体搞错事情的例子，”Affleck 经常是小报关注的焦点，他在节目中笑着说。“是的，就那么随机地看了。” 在奖金升至 $500,000 后，两人拥抱在一起。
Kimmel 的直觉助力回答最终问题
最后一个问题对 Ding 来说挑战最大，但庆幸的是，Kimmel 对那些没有获得总统赦免的火鸡有所了解。 “我在节目中每年都会做关于这个的小段子，”Kimmel 说道，并指出他并非完全确定。“我觉得‘Spaghetti & Meatball’（意面与肉丸）会是我开玩笑的内容。我可以想象，比如我在 唐纳德·特朗普 的手中加一个大碗，让他吸溜着吃意面和肉丸，你懂吗？对我来说，那个听起来不像正确答案。”
Affleck 对 Kimmel 的直觉充满信心，解释道：“现在有多少深夜脱口秀主持人是在坚持做这个的？” “随着时间推移，越来越少了，”Kimmel 插话道。“我们没有赦免可言。”
Ding 还拨通了他的朋友兼长期竞猜队友 Stephen Morrison 的电话。在听到问题后，Morrison 说他的答案将是“瞎猜”，但在他给出答案之前时间就到了。Ding 和 Affleck 决定采用 Kimmel 的答案，在这个过程中最终冒了 $468,000 的风险。 “我喜欢 Jimmy 的答案，因为它有道理，”Ding 说。“就像他说的，如果‘Spaghetti & Meatball’之前出现过，他可能会拿它开玩笑。所以这是一个可靠的证据。感觉不像是在猜测。” “有趣的是，我们从未真正认真考虑过放弃，”Ding 提到。“我想如果我们能争取，我们都想追求荣耀。”
他们最终获得了荣耀。在一段戏剧性地漫长的停顿之后（长到 Affleck 看起来对发生了什么感到困惑），庆祝灯光开始闪烁，五彩纸屑如雨般落下。 “当灯光那样亮起时，我感觉太棒了，”Ding 说。“我确实认为我们表现出色，但这也需要很大的运气。在这种情况下，我们的技巧和运气都很好。”
‘Jeopardy!’ 获胜者谈论再次获胜
获胜后，Ding 说，他和 Affleck 都欣喜若狂。“我们感觉太好了。我和 Ben 还有我的父母和妹妹拍了一张照片，”Ding 说。“我觉得那样很好。然后 Ben 在之后不得不很快离开。”
Ding 将在 8 月 10. 日开赛的“Jeopardy! 冠军赛”中再次亮相。Ding 计划通过温习地理知识来做准备。他还认为用手记笔记有助于他将信息刻在记忆中。 “‘Millionaire’ 棒的地方在于它已经结束了，”Ding 说。“而在 ‘Jeopardy!’ 中，我想每个人最终都会输。所以每个 ‘Jeopardy!’ 冠军的记忆中都有那种失败的刺痛感，而 ‘Millionaire’ 则没有。这两种感觉都很美妙。我很开心能同时拥有它们。”
GRIM REALITY
8月 2. ，在加沙城遭遇以色列一夜空袭后，一名巴勒斯坦居民在被击中的公寓中抢救能抢救出的财物。当局表示，此次袭击造成至少8人死亡。OMAR AL-QATTA / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Nidal al-Mughrabi 和 Dawoud Abu Alkas
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路透社 (REUTERS)
加沙 —— 加沙的巴勒斯坦人在 8月 3 表 示，在以色列于去年停火以来最致命的日子之一中杀害 18 人后，总统 唐纳德·特朗普 对一项旨在解除哈马斯武装并结束战争的协议的吹嘘，与他们日益恶化的现实脱节。
特朗普宣布 7月 30, 是实施 10 月达成之加沙和平计划的“一个重要里程碑”，并表示哈马斯将解除武装，以色列将分阶段撤军。
复杂情况迅速出现。以色列国防部长在 8月 2 表示，在哈马斯解除武装且其隧道被摧毁之前，在加沙的以色列军队将不会移动。哈马斯则坚持要求以色列在开始执行协议中涉及其武器的部分之前停止攻击。
负责监督停火的特朗普和平委员会（Board of Peace）加沙特使尼古拉·姆拉德诺夫（Nikolay Mladenov）于 8月 3 与以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）及其他以色列官员举行了一次“建设性和详细”的会议，该委员会在 X 平台上表示。
“目标很明确且毫无疑问：加沙地带武器的完全报废，以及从枪杆子统治向平民治理的过渡。实现这一目标将是一个过程。而该过程将在下一阶段的工作中设定，”该委员会表示。
它指出，以色列军队全面撤出黄线（即在 10 月达成的由美国斡旋的停火协议下建立的军事分界线）之外，“只有在哈马斯向调解员承诺的去武装化完成后才会进行。”
该委员会称，这适用于轻重武器以及哈马斯隧道。
一名接近谈判的巴勒斯坦官员告诉路透社，巴勒斯坦各派别担心该委员会的声明仅专注于武器问题，而省略了对其他已达成协议条款的任何提及——特别是关于停火以及停止在加沙进行针对性行动的谅解。
该官员表示，各派别目前正在就该声明进行磋商，同时重申他们对 7月 30, 达成条款的承诺。
在加沙当地，巴勒斯坦人
美国参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（Darline Graham，共和党-南卡罗来纳州），她是已故美国参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham）的妹妹，在旨在填补下一届全任期参议院席位的特别选举中面临激烈的竞争。
8月 2 ，在加沙地带北部的贾巴利亚巴勒斯坦难民营，孩子们在被毁建筑的废墟中玩耍。
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格雷厄姆的资历
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华盛顿 —— 唐纳德·特朗普总统试图安插林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹出任南卡罗来纳州下一任参议员，此举遭到了共和党选民和对手的抵制，这将导致一场激烈的初选，从而测试特朗普在这一最强支持州之一的政治影响力极限。 参议员林赛·格雷厄姆于 7 月 11 日因心脏疾病去世，享年 71 岁。
（接下文） 称近日以色列的袭击摧毁了结束这场为报复哈马斯 2023 年 10 月 7 日袭击而发起的战争的所有进展希望。 医护人员表示，8 月 3 日以色列对加沙城一辆汽车的空袭造成两人死亡。 以色列军队已经占领并清空了该飞地的三分之二人口，使得那里 2 million 多个居民几乎全部被限制在沿海的一小片土地上，大多数人住在临时帐篷或受损的建筑中。 “就像战争重启了一样，每隔一小时就有一次袭击，或者……”
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州长亨利·麦克马斯特任命他的妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆接任其剩余任期，该任期将于 1 月份届满。 特朗普称这次任命是“极佳的致敬”，并敦促选民在 8 月 11 日的特别选举中将其选为完整的六年任期，并承诺给予其“完整且全面的背书”。 一些共和党人表示，达琳·格雷厄姆是其兄长席位的合适看管人，但反对特朗普推动其赢得完整任期的做法，认为尽管有总统的背书，选民仍应在依然拥挤的候选人阵营中进行选择。 美国共和党众议员南希·梅斯（Nancy Mace）……
称与伊朗 正在接触
计划中的谈判
Nandita Bose, Elwely Elwelly 和 Parisa Hafezi
华盛顿 —— 唐纳德·特朗普总统在 8 月 3 日表示，与伊朗的谈判正在进行中，并警告称这是德黑兰签署一项良好协议以结束这场持续五个月战争的“最后机会”，但伊朗否认正在举行或计划进行任何谈判。 这些矛盾的陈述表明，短期内通过外交手段解决战争的前景渺茫。 “它们现在正在进行，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室的一次活动中回答记者关于谈判状态的问题时表示，他称各方是在伊朗、沙特阿拉伯、阿拉伯联合酋长国和卡塔尔等国的要求下进行对话的。 “这是他们 [伊朗] 签署一份良好文件的最后机会，”他说道。 特朗普的这些言论是在他本周末决定取消他此前授权对伊朗发起的所谓“大规模袭击”之后发表的，他称将举行谈判，这重复了他此前誓要进行重大打击随后又取消的模式。 早些时候在 8 月 3 日，伊朗外交部发言人埃斯迈尔·巴盖伊表示，目前没有与美国进行任何谈判，也没有安排任何会议。他表示，伊朗在未来几天没有计划接待外国代表团或派遣谈判代表出国。 巴盖伊补充说，除了正在伊拉克进行宗教朝圣的外交部长阿巴斯·阿拉奇外，所有伊朗谈判代表目前都在国内。他表示，目前唯一在进行的谈判是与阿曼就霍尔木兹海峡管理问题展开的讨论。 一名伊朗高级人士也告诉路透社，没有计划进行谈判，且阿拉奇在至少本周末之前都无法接洽。 海湾地区官员和分析人士表示，伊朗
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一名竞选州长失败的人员表示，南卡罗来纳州的保守派选民对总统的背书感到不满。 “他的候选人在州长竞选中失败了，他的候选人在参议院竞选中也将失败，”支持美国众议员拉尔夫·诺曼的梅斯说道。“这是一个让经过验证且可靠的保守派上台的千载难逢的机会。” 她说，总统的背书能“让你进入决选”，但“不能让你获胜。这已经不足以赢得一场竞选了。” 两名最高得票者之间的决选
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在数字化电子版中，您可以点击美国地图上的任何位置以获取最新的预报、雷达图、MinuteCast® 等信息。 全国摘要
今天，从弗吉尼亚州到佛罗里达州可能会出现强雷暴并导致闪洪。 一条持续的风暴带将使爱荷华州和南达科他州的部分地区浸在雨中。 雷暴将零星分布在西南部，但全国其他地区将保持干燥。随着冷空气移入中西部、大平原和东北部，洛基山脉以西的地区气温将升高。
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最高温： 118 ℉，加州布莱斯 (Blythe, CA) 最低温： 29 ℉，爱达荷州斯坦利 (Stanley, ID) 降水量： 3.96”，马萨诸塞州菲奇堡 (Fitchburg, MA)
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1915年8月4日，宾夕法尼亚州伊利市遭遇洪水，导致 75 人死亡，桥梁被毁，街道被淹。这类突发局部洪水是重大危害，因为常规雷暴会演变成产生闪电洪水的杀手。
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圆孢子虫病爆发 来源难以追踪
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美国食品药品监督管理局、疾病控制与预防中心以及数十个州正在调查圆孢子虫肠道疾病病例的激增。 受影响最严重的密歇根州目前已报告 2 例死亡和 11,000 多例病例，该州正在寻找除最初与生菜相关的病例之外的关联。 此次疫情是近年来美国规模最大的圆孢子虫病爆发之一，与 Yum Brands 旗下的 Taco Bell 餐厅在 9 个州提供的碎冰山生菜有关。针对其他来源的调查仍在继续。 据 CDC 称，圆孢子虫病是一种肠道感染，可通过食用被传播圆孢子虫寄生虫的粪便污染的食物（通常是新鲜水果和蔬菜）或水而感染。 症状轻重不一，儿童、老年人以及免疫系统虚弱的人面临更高的严重疾病风险。 密歇根州卫生部门 8 月 3 日表示，在密歇根州死亡的两名个体患有严重的潜在健康问题，这些问题可能受到了圆孢子虫病和脱水的影响。 虽然圆孢子虫病通常不会致命，但未经治疗的感染可能会持续数周，并可能导致住院，尤其是因为脱水。在美国，因圆孢子虫病导致死亡的情况并不常见。 2020 年一次与袋装沙拉相关的多州爆发导致 13 个州的近 700 人患病。 CDC 将 5 月 1 日至 8 月 31 日视为每年的圆孢子虫病季节。 该机构报告称，全美 45 个州有 6,707 例经过实验室确认的圆孢子虫病病例，其中 423 例……
Courtney Rozen
华盛顿 —— 根据 3 名知情人士和新闻报道，Meta、Anthropic、OpenAI 和 Google 已受邀于 8 月 4 日与白宫官员会面，讨论针对美国最先进 AI 模型的政府自愿性安全测试。 Anthropic 和 OpenAI 近日披露，其 AI 工具突破了其他公司的系统，这引发了美国立法者对功能日益增强的 AI 模型是否会被用于实施或辅助网络攻击的担忧。 一名白宫官员 8 月 3 日表示，特朗普政府已敲定自愿性网络安全测试的细节，旨在衡量美国最先进 AI 模型的黑客攻击能力，并计划与 AI 行业进行讨论。该官员未透露谁将参加此次讨论。 一名公司发言人表示，Meta 受到了邀请；据 2 名知晓此次会议的消息人士称，Anthropic 和 OpenAI 同样受到了邀请。
华尔街反弹，伊朗谈判乐观情绪推动道琼斯指数创历史收盘新高
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纽约 – 美国股市在 8 月强势开局，推动道琼斯工业平均指数创下收盘历史新高。在盈余报告和经济数据密集发布的一周里，美国与伊朗紧张局势缓解的迹象拉低了油价和国债收益率。
在总统唐纳德·特朗普于 8 月 2 日表示，关于重新开放霍尔木兹海峡的伊朗谈判将于 8 月 3, 日举行后，原油价格下跌了约 5%，尽管伊朗对此谈判计划予以否认。
油价下跌助力美国国债收益率走低，尽管市场参与者仍在继续评估联邦储备委员会在伊朗战争可能长期持续的情况下采取加息的概率。
在 S&P 的 11 个主要板块中，通信服务业表现最佳，在 Meta Platforms 和 Alphabet 的带动下上涨 4.3%。能源板块下跌 2%，成为当日表现最差的板块。
“每天每个人醒来都会关注一桶油的价格和 10 年期国债收益率。如果这些数值下降，市场就没问题；如果上升，市场就完全不妙，”波士顿 B. Riley Wealth 的首席市场策略师 Art Hogan 表示。“通常，财报季是我们有机会忘记干扰性宏观影响的时刻，但这一次并非如此。”
本季度的盈余表现强劲，增长率为 29.3%，较之……
大多数州收集关于圆环孢子虫（cyclospora）的详尽数据，并定期与疾病控制与预防中心共享。
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……患者已被住院治疗。由于确定一名病患是否属于此次爆发可能需要六周时间，预计还会有数千名患者出现。
关于受污染农产品，我们已知的情况是什么？
FDA 的追溯调查发现，数千起病例与在包括印第安纳州、肯塔基州、密歇根州、俄亥俄州、西弗吉尼亚州、伊利诺伊州、堪萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和宾夕法尼亚州在内的九个州 Taco Bell 餐厅中销售的冰山生菜之间存在联系。
该机构最初在 7 月 18 日报告称，由 Taylor Farms 供应的切碎冰山生菜样本在寄生虫测试中呈阳性，但在一天后的实验室审核确定结果为假阳性后撤回了该发现。
FDA 的调查仍明确指向 Taylor Farms，该公司已召回其来自墨西哥中部的生菜并关闭了当地的加工厂。根据 FDA 的说法，召回范围包括沃尔玛的 Marketside 品牌产品，以及通过 Sysco 和其他公司分销的 24 种产品。
Taylor Farms 在 7 月 24 日的一份声明中表示，此次召回是自愿的，且公司拥有“业内顶尖”的圆环孢子虫预防方案。该公司表示，目前已不再从该地区采购任何冰山生菜。
人们可以做什么？
奥特曼（Altman）
白宫未提供有关测试的细节，包括结果如何报告、使用的指标以及其中是否有任何内容将向公众公开。8 月 3 日，15 位共和党州检察长要求 OpenAI 保存所有与其披露的 AI 系统脱离控制并入侵 AI 公司 Hugging Face 相关的潜在相关文件。他们引用路透社的一篇报道称，在某个案例中，该失控智能体留下了关于未来版本自身如何突破内部护栏的笔记，因此他们写道，该公司可能违反了州消费者保护法。
OpenAI 在一份声明中表示，公司严肃对待检察长们的来信，并在完成审查后分享一份关于此次攻击的技术报告。
美国众议院网络安全委员会于 8 月 3 日要求 OpenAI 的 Sam Altman 向其简报关于 Hugging Face 攻击事件的情况。Altman 上周访问了白宫，讨论自愿……
FDA 表示，将农产品加热至至少 158 度是杀死环孢子虫最有效的方法，因为这种寄生虫对常规的化学消毒有抗药性。
该机构还建议消费者丢弃叶类蔬菜的外层叶片，并在剥皮或食用前彻底冲洗水果和蔬菜。
环孢子虫通常通过受污染的食物或水传播，不常在人与人之间传播。
过去的爆发案例与袋装沙拉混合装及套装、新鲜香菜和罗勒、树莓、雪豆以及绿葱有关。
对于患有环孢子虫病的人，CDC 建议进行抗生素治疗。该机构表示，感染 HIV 的患者可能需要比典型的 10 天疗程更长的治疗时间。
目前正在进行怎样的监测？
CDC 食品、水传及环境病部门副主任 Gwen Biggerstaff 表示，环孢子虫是一种国家可通报的病原体，大多数州收集详尽的数据，并定期通过其疾病监测系统与 CDC 共享。
在 47 个州，医疗服务提供者在法律上有义务向公共卫生部门报告环孢子虫病的病例。
该公司在一份声明中表示，这涉及测试以及公司即将推出的 AI 产品。
在 8 月 3 日的另一份声明中，该公司表示，已请求特朗普政府将商务部的 AI 安全专家置于任何网络安全测试的核心位置。该公司指出了中国，其政府在 AI 方面拥有比美国更集中的战略。
科技刊物《The Information》在 8 月 3 日报道称，特朗普政府邀请了 Google 的代表。Google 发言人拒绝发表评论。
唐纳德·特朗普总统在 6 月指示其团队编写一系列测试，以评估美国最先进 AI 系统的黑客攻击能力。特朗普政府与 Anthropic 的关系一直不稳。今年早些时候，该公司拒绝允许美国军方将其 AI 模型用于国内监视和全自动武器系统，政府随后将其列入国家安全黑名单以示报复。
根据 LSEG 的数据，在截至 7 月 31 日已报告收益的 S&P 500 指数中的 304 家公司中，85.2% 的公司表现超过了分析师的预期。
亚马逊股票上涨 4.6%，在上周发布财报后，其市值首次突破 $3 trillion。
SpaceX 将在 8 月 4 日公布上市后的首份季度业绩，其股价跳升 5.6%。在 6 月中旬首次公开亮相后，该股在近三周内一直低于 $135 的发行价。
计划在本周报告的另一批与 AI 相关的公司包括超威半导体（Advanced Micro Devices）以及数据存储公司 SanDisk 和西部数据（Western Digital）。
道琼斯工业平均指数上涨 693.38 点，或 1.32%，至
1704：在西班牙王位继承战争期间，英国占领了规模虽小但具有战略重要性的直布罗陀岩石。乔治·鲁克海军上将率领的英荷舰队在登陆前向这片 2.3 平方英里的领土发射了约 15,000 枚炮弹。该岩石至今仍归英国所有。
1790：财政部长亚历山大·汉密尔顿建立了收入快艇服务队，当时国会批准建造 10 艘快艇。1915 年，该服务队与救生服务队合并，组建了美国海岸警卫队。
1892：在马萨诸塞州福尔河，利齐·博登的父亲和继母被发现被砍杀 29（或 30）次。陪审团后来裁定利齐没有拿起斧头。
1900：尊敬的伊丽莎白·安吉拉·玛格丽特·鲍斯-莱昂——或者我们所熟知的，乔治六世国王的妻子、已故伊丽莎白二世女王的母亲，王太后——在英格兰出生。
1901：路易斯·阿姆斯特朗在纽奥良出生。他在五年级时辍学，为卡诺夫斯基家族工作，这使他能够买到第一把小号。这位爵士乐先驱在被关押于有色人种男孩救济院（一家青少年拘留设施）期间接受了首次正式培训。
1914：在德国入侵比利时后，英国向德国宣战。这一决定也约束了其殖民地，包括印度、澳大利亚和加拿大。随着欧洲陷入第一次世界大战，美国宣布保持中立。
1932：先驱计算机科学家弗朗西斯·艾伦在纽约州北部出生。由于在 IBM 的编译器技术方面的贡献，她成为首位获得计算机科学最高奖项 A.M. 图灵奖的女性。她也在 2020 年这一天去世。
1944：纳粹搜查了阿姆斯特丹的“秘密附件”，并将安妮·弗兰克和其他 7 名犹太居民送往集中营。只有安妮的父亲奥托·弗兰克幸存下来。
1958：Billboard 发布了首个 Hot 100 榜单。榜首是里基·尼尔森的《Poor Little Fool》。它占据该位置两周，随后被多梅尼科·莫杜尼奥的《Volare》取代。
1964：迈克尔·施威纳、安德鲁·古德曼和詹姆斯·钱尼的尸体在密西西比州费拉德尔菲亚郊外的一座农场被发现。这些民权工作者失踪了一个多月；他们的遇害引发了国际社会的愤怒。
2010：在同性恋权利的一次胜利中，联邦地区法官沃恩·沃克裁定，2008 年以 52% 的支持率通过、禁止加州同性婚姻的 8 号提案违反了第 14 修正案中关于人人享有平等保护的承诺。沃克写道：“8 号提案所做的不过是在加州宪法中确立了异性夫妇优于同性夫妇的观念。”
2012：南非田径之星、残奥会金牌得主奥斯卡·皮斯托留斯在成功挑战一项称其假肢使其获得不公平优势的决定后，成为首位参加奥运会的截肢跑者。他进入了 400 米赛跑的半决赛。多年后，皮斯托留斯因枪杀女友而被判入狱；他在 2024 年获得假释。 – 今日美国 报道网络
53,178.41，标准普尔 500 指数上涨 110.78 点，或 1.48%，至 7,600.50；纳斯达克综合指数上涨 540.04 点，或 2.13%，至 25,913.90。纽约联邦储备银行行长约翰·威廉姆斯表示，他对通胀压力将逐渐缓解持乐观态度。 上周的一份报告称，美国美联储主席凯文·沃什提出了减少利率设定会议次数的想法，这加剧了人们对央行透明度降低的担忧。 根据 CME FedWatch 数据，市场预计美联储 9 月会议上加息至少 25 个基点的概率为 64.5%。 投资者本周将收到多项关于劳动力市场的读数，最后将以 8 月 7 日的政府就业报告告终。
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华盛顿 – 在一项路透社 / 益普索 (Reuters / Ipsos) 的民意调查中，美国人近十年来首次认为民主党比共和党能更好地管理经济。该调查还发现，民众对总统唐纳德·特朗普表现的认可度下降至 35%。这项于 7 月 29 日至 8 月 3 日进行的调查结果表明，特朗普对经济的处理方式（包括因伊朗战争导致能源价格上涨）可能会影响其政党在 11 月中期选举中的胜算，而此次选举将决定未来两年的国会控制权。
在此前 7 月份进行的一项路透社 / 益普索民调中，特朗普的总统支持率之前为 37%，此次下降至 35%，这意味着对他总统任期表示认可的美国人比例，距离其任期内的最低点仅差 1 个百分点。
在接受调查的注册选民中，约 37% 的人表示民主党
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……更少，飞机袭击了加沙地带的北部、中部和南部各处，到处都是，”32 岁的 Aya Mohammad Zaki 在接受路透社电话采访时表示。
8 月 2 日在巴勒斯坦方面遇难的人员中，包括一对夫妇及其孩子，他们是在以色列袭击加沙城的一处公寓时遇难的。以色列军方表示，其目标是该次袭击及其他袭击中的军事人员。
调解国埃及、卡塔尔和土耳其谴责以色列在加沙持续进行的袭击，根据一份联合声明，他们“确认这些违规行为的延续构成了对协议的违反，并削弱了旨在执行第二阶段的努力”。
“等待被驱逐”
去年的停火协议最初允许以色列军队控制加沙 53% 的地区，随后最终撤出。但以色列反而扩大了其控制范围。国防部长以色列·卡茨（Israel Katz）在 8 月 2 日确认，随着以色列军队搜寻隧道，以色列控制区域已达到 60% 至 70%。
60, 岁的 Soumah Dawla 表示，以色列控制区最近向她的家方向扩张，她在醒来后发现以色列军队用来划定领土的黄色砖块已被移至更近的地方。
“我们随时在等待被驱逐。……我们的整个生活没了，我们的整个未来没了，我们孩子的未来也没了，”Dawla 说道。和加沙几乎所有居民一样，她的家人自……以来已被多次驱逐。
（伊朗）正押注于通过将中东的贸易路线、航运通道和能源基础设施转化为压力点，从而在耐力上胜过华盛顿。这些压力点将稳步提高对抗成本，希望以此说服美国及其盟友：遏制危机比满足伊朗关于霍尔木兹海峡的要求代价更高。
华盛顿研究所的 Michael Knights 表示：“他们的巨大优势在于他们能够伤害地区国家和全球经济。”
在 8 月 3 日于 Truth Social 发布的一篇帖子中，唐纳德·特朗普称伊朗领导层“极其虚伪”，并表示他们已要求举行会晤，更多谈判已计划在“不久的将来”进行。
他还重复了他的断言，即美国海军完全控制着霍尔木兹海峡，在冲突前，全球五分之一的石油和液化天然气由此流过。
“‘美国的钢铁之墙！’除非我们允许，否则任何东西都无法进入伊朗；除非达成协议或彻底投降，否则任何东西都无法通过，”他写道。
8 月 3 日的进展似乎符合一种模式，这种模式自特朗普在五个多月前与以色列共同发起“史诗之怒行动”（Operation Epic Fury）以来就已经出现。
在好几次情况下，特朗普威胁要采取军事行动，但随后又以外交接触为由退缩。
然而，自 6 月的一份谅解备忘录以来，伊朗已公开拒绝与华盛顿进行谈判。
“‘美国的钢铁之墙！’除非我们允许，否则任何东西都无法进入伊朗；除非达成协议或彻底投降，否则任何东西都无法通过。”
认为民主党在经济方面有更好的处理方法，而 36% 的受访者选择了共和党。另有 27% 的人表示不确定，或认为其他政党会做得更好。
在 2017-2021 年唐纳德·特朗普的首个总统任期的大部分时间里，以及在民主党总统乔·拜登执政的四年期间及进入特朗普的第二个任期后，共和党在经济问题上一直占据优势。一项于 2017 年 5 月结束的路透社 / 益普索（Reuters / Ipsos）民意调查显示民主党略占优势，但该调查的提问方式不同，没有给受访者提供“不确定”或“其他政党会做得更好”的选项。
共和党在经济上的优势在特朗普当前的任期内稳步恶化，并在近几个月缩减至零，因为在 2 月美国和以色列攻击伊朗以及此后持续不断的战争之后，汽油价格飙升导致家庭财务状况受损。
自战争开始以来，汽油价格上涨了 25% 以上，导致美国消费者在加油站每加仑平均多支付 1 美元以上。这项在全国范围内通过网络进行的路透社 / 益普索民意调查发现，42% 的登记选民认为民主党在经济方面有更好的处理方法，而 36% 的受访者选择了共和党。另有 27% 的人表示不确定，或认为其他政党会做得更好。
共和党在经济上的优势在 2017-2021 年特朗普的首个任期大部分时间里、在民主党总统乔·拜登执政的四年中以及进入特朗普的第二个任期内一直占据主导。一项于 2017 年 5 月结束的路透社 / 益普索民意调查曾给予民主党优势，尽管当时提问方式不同，受访者无法选择不确定或认为其他政党会做得更好。
在特朗普当前的任期内，共和党在经济上的优势稳步下降，近几个月已降至零。随着 2 月美国与以色列对伊朗发动攻击以及随后持续的战争，汽油价格飙升，家庭财务压力剧增。
自战争开始，汽油价格已上涨超过 25%。
战争开始。 在她周围，成堆的瓦砾标志着这里曾是加沙城的一个社区。在附近，她的孙子们在帐篷的地板上玩着积木，这个简陋的避难所是她与丈夫共同居住的。 道拉（Dawla）表示，她曾希望特朗普的声明能带来改变，但“相反，破坏增加了，流离失所的人数也增加了”。 七名居民告诉路透社，以色列近期对“黄线”范围的扩张迫使加沙地带至少五个不同地区的人们逃离，包括加沙城、代尔巴拉（Deir Al-Balah）和汗尤尼斯（Khan Younis）。
旨在结束冲突的计划在 7 月初崩溃。 特朗普尚未实现他在战争之初设定的目标：拆除伊朗的核计划，遏制其攻击地区竞争对手的能力，并为伊朗人推翻其神职统治者创造条件。 美国重复的升级行动引发了伊朗对该地区美国军队、华盛顿的海湾阿拉伯盟友以及航运的升级回应，而每一次最终都以特朗普退让告终。
关于霍尔木兹海峡的争端仍然是核心矛盾点。华盛顿方面表示，6 月的备忘录要求伊朗开放这一具有战略意义的重要水道，而德黑兰则主张文本明确保留了其对航运交通的管辖权。 这将使德黑兰在战后对该海峡拥有更大的影响力，这一结果很可能被视为特朗普的重大挫折。到目前为止，美国未能迫使伊朗放弃对该水道的控制，导致全球油价走高，并推高了美国政治敏感的汽油价格。
在美伊紧张局势再次缓和的迹象中，油价下跌，主要股指在 8 月 3. 日上涨。布伦特原油期货下跌约 7%，至每桶 $83.77 左右，而道琼斯指数创下历史收盘高点。
唐纳德·特朗普总统 在 7 月进行的一项路透社 / 益普索民意调查中，唐纳德·特朗普的总统支持率从 37% 下降至 35%。
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联合国人道主义事务协调厅 7 月 20 日报告称，由于以色列的驱逐令，30 户家庭被迫离开加沙城东部黄线附近的一个区域。 哈马斯要求以色列撤出自去年 10 月停火以来占领的地区，将其作为推进协议的条件之一。 哈马斯拒绝使用“解除武装”一词，但表示在以色列按照去年的停火协议停止行动并撤军后，其武器将移交给一个由美国支持的巴勒斯坦管理机构负责保管。
如果没有单一候选人赢得多数票，得票最高的候选人将在 8 月 25 日进行决选。
支持者表示，该州最受欢迎的政治人物——包括特朗普和参议员蒂姆·斯科特（Tim Scott）——都对达琳·格雷厄姆（Darline Graham）评价颇高，而她在民意调查中处于领先地位。
然而，在采访中，共和党捐赠者表示，达琳·格雷厄姆一直躲在哀悼过程和她哥哥的姓氏之后，并指出她与记者的接触非常少，而且自从她宣誓就职以来，提及她全名——达琳·格雷厄姆·诺多内（Darline Graham Nordone）的次数迅速减少。他们还表示，她缺乏胜任完整任期的资历。
格雷厄姆的竞选团队未对多次评论请求做出回应，但她告诉福克斯新闻（Fox News）的肖恩·汉尼提（Sean Hannity），成为一名政治家并非她想要的事情。
“那是林赛的生活，不是我的，”她说。“但当他们请求时，我没有犹豫太久。……我知道我必须站出来。我必须继承他的遗志。”
格雷厄姆将成为 8 月 3 日预定辩论赛的五名候选人之一。
至少有九名候选人正在寻求共和党提名，其中包括两名美国众议员、一名前州长以及一名在最初初选中与林赛·格雷厄姆竞争的富商。第 10 名候选人则在质疑自己是否能出现在选票上。
林赛·格雷厄姆的一名前助手表示，候选人们将互相攻击，以便在决选中成为替代格雷厄姆妹妹的人选。
该前助手驳斥了批评
在国会选举中会投票给民主党人，而有 37% 的人如果现在举行竞选会投票给共和党人。在该民调中，独立人士选择民主党人而非共和党人的比例高出 12 个百分点。共和党人将在 11 月 3 日的选举中捍卫其微弱的国会多数席位。
虽然该民调描绘了国家政治情绪的图景，但美国国会的实际选举更为复杂。在 435 个众议院席位中，预计只有约三打（36个）具有竞争力，而约 8 个参议院席位预计具有竞争力。
特朗普多次否认广泛的民调显示美国人对他领导的不满。8 月 3 日，在最新的路透社 / 益普索（Reuters / Ipsos）民调发布前，他在其 Truth Social 账户上发帖称：“我的真实民调数字，而不是那些由虚假新闻媒体捏造的数字，是历史最高点。”
该路透社 / 益普索民调收集了 4,505 名美国成年人的回应，误差幅度为 2 个百分点。
内塔尼亚胡办公室的一位发言人告诉路透社，以色列向华盛顿州表达了对该裁军计划的担忧。
“以色列最关心的重点是，在哈马斯完全且真正放下武器之前，不能发生任何事情，”发言人多龙·斯皮尔曼（Doron Spielman）表示。
根据加沙卫生部门的数据，自 10 月份达成特朗普支持的加沙和平计划以来，以色列的袭击已造成至少 230 名巴勒斯坦人死亡，其中大多数为平民。哈马斯不公布其死亡人数。
据以色列当局称，同期共有 4 名以色列士兵死亡。
达琳·格雷厄姆（Darline Graham）一直采取低调的竞选策略并避免公众审查。前助手指出，林赛·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham）的团队在将其从普通公民转变为参议员的同时，不得不迅速在华盛顿州和南卡罗来纳州为一位国际人物组织葬礼。 “当人们进一步了解并看到更多她的样子时，会留下非常深刻的印象，”这位前助手说道。
马克·林奇（Mark Lynch）是一位自费竞选的共和党局外人，在他那次机会渺茫的参议员竞选中获得了 134,000 张初选票。他表示，选民担心达琳·格雷厄姆不具备代表该州的资格，因为她没有任何记录。
林奇、梅斯（Mace）及其他人还对她是否有参选资格提出了质疑，理由是州党的一项规定：候选人必须在之前的三次全州共和党初选中至少参加两次投票。 “人们对此感到愤怒，”林奇在谈到“达琳·格雷厄姆的加冕”时说道，“他们选择她担任直到 1 月份的临时参议员是可以的，但不能让她竞选公职。”
最近的民意调查显示，格雷厄姆以两位数级的优势领先，而诺曼（Norman）、美国众议员拉塞尔·弗莱（Russell Fry）和前州长马克·桑福德（Mark Sanford）则在争夺第二个决选席位。
诺曼的盟友（他曾不成功地竞选州长）表示，由于他拥有长期的保守派立法记录，他是决选中击败达琳·格雷厄姆并赢得共和党提名最有优势的人选。 诺曼的竞选团队未回应置评请求。
弗莱的一名竞选顾问表示，选民将这位 41 岁的候选人视为一名具有代际变革意义的候选人，能够在参议院中带来改变。弗莱是 唐纳德·特朗普 的盟友，被认为是一颗冉冉升起的新星。
哈马斯在 7 月 31 日表示，它已同意一项由总统 唐纳德·特朗普 倡导的计划，其中包括移交武器以及以色列军队逐步从加沙地带撤出的条款，但以色列在加沙的袭击仍在继续。
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金莺队将 Rutschman 和另一名捕手 Jake Rogers 连同现金考虑因素发送给他们在美联东区的竞争对手，以换取大联盟捕手 Carlos Narvaez，右投手新秀 Anthony Eyanson 和 Kyson Witherspoon，外野新秀 Enddy Azocar，以及一名稍后公布的球员或现金。
28 岁的 Rutschman 目前正处于本赛季第三次进入伤病名单期间。他在此前因脑震 concussion 和左脚踝炎症缺席后，于 7 月 20 日因左腕炎症被列入 10 天伤病名单 (IL)。
不过，当身体健康时，这位 2019 年 MLB 选秀的榜眼（前第 1 顺位）表现高效。本赛季他在金莺队出战 67 场比赛，击率 .251，有 8 支本垒打和 47 次打点；自 2022 年大联盟首秀以来，他在 572 场比赛中累计击率 .254，有 69 支本垒打和 277 次打点。
Rutschman 在 2027 年最后一年仲裁期结束后，将在 2028 赛季前成为自由球员，这给了波士顿 1 1 / 2 年的控制期。
金莺队此前在 7 月 30 日因该位置的伤病问题，刚从底特律老虎队签下了 31 岁的 Rogers。Rogers 为巴尔的摩仅出战了 3 场比赛，成绩为 5 打 1 安，1 次保送。在底特律的部分 6 个赛季中，他的击率为 .197，有 47 支本垒打和 138 次打点。
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Kelsey Plum 在其凤凰城首秀中砍下 20 分，亮点是在周一晚上水星队 106-101 客场战胜芝加哥天空队的比赛中，在比赛还剩 53.2 秒时投进了一个领先的 3 分球。
Kahleah Copper 得到 31 分，Alyssa Thomas 为凤凰城队（12-19）贡献了本赛季的第二次三双。
水星队在第二节一度领先多达 12 分，但在第四节还剩 3:22 时以 92-99 落后。然而，Thomas 接连砍下 7 分扳平比分，Copper 的罚球在还剩 1:30 时让水星队领先 1 分。
在 Kamilla Cardoso 的进球让芝加哥队（11-19）重新领先之后，Plum 命中了一个底角 3 分球，让凤凰城队最终锁定胜局。Plum 投篮 10 投 6 中，3 分球 5 投 3 中。
Thomas 为凤凰城队贡献了 19 分、15 个篮板和 12 次助攻。凤凰城队投篮命中率 50.8%，罚球线 40 投 31 中（77.5%），在 5 场比赛中取得了 4 场胜利。
Cardoso 得到 16 分和 13 个篮板，而 Courtney Vandesloot（10 次助攻）和 DiJonai Carrington 也各为天空队贡献 16 分。天空队投篮命中率 48.7%，但两连胜就此终结。
Plum 是五届全明星，在周末通过交换 Monique Akoa Makani、一名 2027 年首轮选秀权和一名 2028 年次轮选秀权从洛杉矶火花队加盟。她在本赛季 12 场比赛中场均 23.9 分，此次在 6 月 21 日遭受小腿受伤后首次回归赛场。
27 岁的 Narvaez 在波士顿的第二个赛季中出战 62 场，击率 .187，有 3 支本垒打和 10 次打点。
根据 MLB Pipeline 的数据，21 岁的 Eyanson 是红袜队的 2 号新秀，也是全棒球界的第 49 号新秀。这位 2025 年 MLB 选秀的第三轮秀在职业生涯第一季的 16 场比赛（15 场先发）中 4 胜 0 负，防御率 (ERA) 为 1.32，其中 10 场先发是在 Double-A 级别的波特兰队。
21 岁的 Witherspoon 是波士顿 2025 年的首轮选秀球员（总第 15 顺位），是组织内排名第四的新秀。本赛季他在 High-A 级别的格林维尔队 17 场先发中 3 胜 5 负，防御率 4.78。
19 岁的 Azocar 在 Class-A 和 High-A 级别的 85 场比赛中击率 .286，有 18 支本垒打和 63 次打点。
教子队 通过交易获得 老虎队 右投 Mize
据多份报道，圣迭戈教子队在周一下午交易截止日期到来之前，再次为他们的轮值投手阵容增加了一名前全明星球员，从底特律老虎队获得了右投手 Casey Mize。
据 The Athletic 和 MLB.com 报道，老虎队将 Mize 和内野手 Gage Workman 送往圣迭戈，以换回左投 Kash Mayfield（根据 MLB Pipeline，他是教子队的 2 号新秀）以及小联盟左投 Jackson Wolf。
29 岁的 Mize 是 2018 年 MLB 选秀的总状元，并在过去两个赛季中表现强劲。在 2025 年，他首次入选全明星，在 28 场先发中取得了 14-6 的战绩，自赚率 (ERA) 为 3.87，三振 139 次，仅有 36 次保送。
本赛季，他在 16 场先发中创下了职业生涯最低的 2.70 ERA，战绩为 4-6，三振 85 次，保送 19 次。他加入的圣迭戈轮值阵容中还包括前塞格奖 (Cy Young Award) 获得者 Robbie Ray，以及 Walker Buehler、Michael King 和 JP Sears。
26 岁的 Workman 职业生涯共参加了 28 场 MLB 比赛，包括本赛季为老虎队出战的 16 场。在此期间，他在出任二垒手、三垒手和游击手时，击球率为 .167，击出 2 支本垒打，贡献 7 分打点。
21 岁的 Mayfield 是教子队在 2024 年选秀中的首轮选秀球员。本赛季他在 High-A 级别的 Fort Wayne 队出战 15 场先发，战绩为 3-1，ERA 为 3.54。
27 岁的 Wolf 在大联盟中仅有一次出场记录，是 2023 年为教子队的一次先发。本赛季他全部在 Triple-A 级别的 El Paso 队度过，在 24 场比赛（17 场先发）中战绩为 5-10，ERA 为 7.05。
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76 人得到了 James，但这将如何运作？
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一个假设场景：Joel Embiid 抢到篮板。接下来会发生什么？他迅速转身，将球向前传给 LeBron James，后者已经开始沿着右翼快攻。James 虽然 41 岁，但依然强壮且充满力量，因此他轻松滑过第一道防线。但当防守补位时，James 将球横传给 Tyrese Maxey。Maxey 做出假动作，但防守者也迅速逼近，于是他等待 Embiid 追上来并在弧顶站定。Maxey 将球传给 Embiid，随后立即通过一次给球后切入 (give-and-go) 杀向禁区。Embiid 将球传回给 Maxey，但 Maxey 在篮下遭遇了护筐球员的拦截，于是 Maxey 在空中扭身，将球迅速传给在右侧底线附近的 Jaylen Brown 投进一个底角 3 分球。对于现在的费城 76 人队来说，随着 Brown 和 James 的加入，他们的进攻手段得到了显著扩展。在费城被最终的 NBA 冠军尼克斯队在东部半决赛中横扫之后，显然该阵容需要进行激进的重塑才能与 NBA 顶尖球队竞争。现在，拥有 Embiid、Maxey、James、Brown 以及二年级后卫 VJ Edgecombe，76 人队突然拥有了一套能够跻身东部会议顶层水平的首发阵容。话虽如此，他们的进攻实际上会是什么样子？谁将担任持球组织者？现实地看，76 人队不需要一名主导球权的单一名持球者，因为 Maxey、James、Brown 以及（在较小程度上）Edgecombe 都能发起进攻。现实情况是，Sixers 应该拥有一套更为流畅的、由多个持球者组成的进攻体系，因为当一支球队拥有多名具备创造机会能力的球员时，会带来极强的进攻多样性。不过，主导持球的任务应由 James 和 Maxey 承担。
是房间里的成年人，而非球员，喂养了 NIL-era 灾难
Matt Hayes 大学足球专栏作家
凯尔·惠廷汉姆（Kyle Whittingham）在谈论过去几个赛季围绕密歇根大学足球队的戏剧性事件时，提出了一个惊人的观点。 这个观点在社会短促的注意力剧场中被搅动，却长期被人们所忽视。 密歇根大学的问题并非与球员相关，而是与教练和行政管理相关。 “球员们在做他们应该做的事，”惠廷汉姆上周在 Big Ten 媒体日期间表示。 “他们以正确的方式生活，并且对此负责。不幸的是，戏剧冲突来自成年人。” 现在让我们更进一步：足球运动具体面临的问题，以及大学体育普遍面临的问题，也与球员无关。这些全部由房间里的成年人承担责任。 即： 教练员、 行政管理人员 以及 学校及其各自会议的领导层。 在《保护大学体育法案》中，并没有直接针对球员的规则，因为球员的行为是对那些弄脏了所触及一切事物的成年人的反应。 然而，法案中有一项“莱恩·基芬（Lane Kiffin）规则”——该规则禁止教练在赛季结束前从一所学校跳槽到另一所学校。 如果这项规则在 2025 年就已实施，也许密西西比大学（Ole Miss）会赢得全国冠军，而基芬可能依然留在牛津。 无论我们看向哪里，在过去五年 NIL era. 的过程中，掌权者们一次又一次地在球场上掉球。 更糟糕的是，他们有时是在指责他人的伪装下这么做的。 不是我，是他（或她）。 前密歇根大学教练吉姆·哈博（Jim Harbaugh）知道低级职员康纳·斯塔林斯（Connor Stalions）在进行非法侦察，但他对此视而不见。 最后说一次：哈博——这个在掌控欲方面堪称极致的人——绝不会允许某个在场边无关紧要的人在不知道具体情况的情况下，向他的协调员大声喊出战术指令（随后协调员再进行调整和更改）。
足球运动具体面临的问题，以及大学体育普遍面临的问题，并非与球员相关。这些全部由房间里的成年人承担责任。
湖人队前锋勒布朗·詹姆斯在 5 月 7. 日的一场季后赛中对阵俄克拉荷马城雷霆队时投篮。ALONZO ADAMS / IMAGN IMAGES
在他的职业生涯现阶段，即将开始他在 NBA 创纪录的第 24 个赛季，詹姆斯最擅长的是组织分球。 事实上，上赛季湖人队在球场上一些最尴尬的时刻，是洛杉矶选择让卢卡·东契奇（Luka Dončić）掌控球权的时候。 詹姆斯拥有卓越的球场视野和预判能力，并拥有百科全书式的阵型和进攻动作储备。 他可能需要一段时间来适应，但他的控球能力应该能为每个人解锁更简单的进攻。这是对他最自然的适配。 在过去几个赛季中，
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无论斯塔林斯在 Netflix 的特别节目中如何暗示（他在该节目中获得报酬讲述自己的版本），事实依然如此。 前密歇根大学教练谢伦·摩尔（Sherrone Moore）与一名下属职员有不当关系。即将离任的体育总监沃德·曼努埃尔（Warde Manuel）在过去五年里就像个戴着眼罩的交通警察。 但在 NIL 臭名昭著的这五年里，事情并未就此结束。 德克萨斯 A&M 大学解雇了金博·费舍尔（Jimbo Fisher），并向他支付了 $77 million 让他不再执教。路易斯安那州立大学（LSU）向布莱恩·凯利（Brian Kelly）支付了 $53 million，宾夕法尼亚州立大学欠詹姆斯·富兰克林（James Franklin） $49 million，直到富兰克林以 40 large 的价格让大学解脱。 佛罗里达大学在 NIL era, 期间雇佣并解雇了两名教练（丹·穆伦 Dan Mullen, 毕利·内皮尔 Billy Napier），支付的合计补偿金近 $34 million 以使其不再执教。总计，在 68 支强力会议（Power conference）球队中，有 56 支（包括排名第-
出于必要，麦克西在某种程度上被误定义为一名“先出手后组织”的控球后卫。费城队此前深受多次伤病困扰，且由于阵容管理不善，导致球队在控球后卫位置上缺乏一名真正的组织分发者。麦克西填补了这一空缺，并在该角色中表现出色，在过去三个赛季中领跑全队助攻。
然而，尽管麦克西具备控球和创造机会的能力，但他本质上是一名最擅长无球运行的三级得分后卫，尤其是在后门切入和给球后跑位（give-and-gos）方面表现卓越。
现在有了詹姆斯和布朗（主要是詹姆斯），麦克西作为进攻端唯一发起者的压力将不再那么大。对于这支新面貌的 76 人队，另一个可以预期的特点是：他们将在转换进攻中破坏对方防线，并将防守迅速转化为进攻。上赛季，NBA 在转换进攻投篮命中数最高的前三名球员分别是麦克西 (171)、布朗 (167) 和詹姆斯 (164)。全联盟快攻总得分领跑者是麦克西 (382) 和詹姆斯 (343)；布朗以 253 分排名第 10 位。将三人组合在一起，突然赋予了费城队在转换进攻攻击对方时巨大的适应能力。虽然在主教练尼克·纳斯（Nick Nurse）的进攻体系中，灵活性和流畅的投篮创造应占据主导，但球员们仍需认同并调整自己的角色以确保方案奏效。
需要调整比赛方式最多的是布朗。上赛季是布朗职业生涯的最佳赛季，他的使用率（usage）在 NBA 中排名第三 (35.1)，该指标衡量的是特定球员在场时，球队完成进攻回合的比例。这在很大程度上是因为杰森·塔图姆（Jayson Tatum）在大部分时间内因跟腱康复而缺阵，不过布朗在与另一位高使用率球星配合方面有丰富经验。尽管如此，恩比德 (33.6；第六) 和麦克西 (28.6；第 22 位) 在上赛季同样也是高使用率球员。布朗必须不断寻找无球跑动、切入篮下以及在防线中寻找空隙进行外线投篮的方法。布朗此前较为吃力的地方在于失误（场均 3.6 次）和阶段性的低效。然而，在与詹姆斯和麦克西并肩作战时，布朗不再需要为自己创造机会，他可以让球在传导中找到他。当然，这是一个令人羡慕的“烦恼”。球队在场上的组织者永远不嫌多，而费城队现在拥有一套场均总助攻高达 27 次的先发阵容。预计球权的流动将非常自由，且进攻效率值（114.3；第 16 位）将比去年有显著提升。不过，费城队的防守可能还需要进一步磨合。
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……在 NIL 时代 (2021-至今) 进行了教练更换。
当你指责球员给大学足球带来病灶，仅仅因为他们在西弗吉尼亚州找到一名法官来获得自由转会权时，请仔细思考这一点。无论如何，这只是暂时的情况。
自 2021 年起，房间里的“成年人们”形成了一个志同道合的“联盟”以互相保护，直到联盟中的一名成员背刺了其他人——这是由 Big Ten（十大联盟）发起的一场卑劣行动，导致 Power 5 联盟内部开始自相残杀。
自 2021 年起，这些“成年人们”将第一支未败绩的 Power 联盟球队（佛罗里达州立大学）排除在大学足球季后赛（College Football Playoff）之外。
谈到 CFP，自 2021 年起，这些“成年人们”制定了一个 12 强赛制，直到该联盟将其摧毁。随后，在对 ACC 和 Pac-12 造成上述沉重打击后，Big Ten 突然又想要这个赛制，最终将 Big Ten 的规模扩大到了 18 支球队。
球队。因此，大学季后赛（CFP）扩大了，而那些“大人们”直到太晚才看到这个系统固有的缺陷。比如波伊西州立大学获得首轮轮空，或者——我的天，他们怎么可能没预见到这一点？——ACC 冠军赛的一场爆冷让杜兰大学和詹姆斯麦迪逊大学进入了季后赛，而德克萨斯大学和圣母大学却在家里等着。现在，这些“大人们”在那个该死的玩意儿未来的参赛球队数量上无法达成一致，因为 Big Ten 的大人们不信任 SEC，而 SEC 的大人们不信任任何人。自 2021 年以来，这些大人们一直恳求国会介入新的 NIL（姓名、影像、似像权）世界，因为这——随你选择哪种戏剧化措辞——是“不可持续的”，需要“护栏”，并且正在“缓慢死去”。请注意，在这种“缓慢死去”的过程中，强力联盟每年从媒体版权中攫取近 $40 亿的收入。于是国会卷入了这场混战，我不需要告诉你当国会把牙齿陷入任何事情时会发生什么。你会在上周五看到一个在最后一刻通过的协议，其中太多人根本不知道那个该死的法案里写了什么——但你知道，首先你得通过它，然后你才会发现里面有什么（谢谢，南希）。而且，前提是这个东西能在本周国会——顺便说一句，也是一群“房间里的大人”——决定因为某种美国境内无人能理解的原因休假一个月之前，能够进入投票环节。与此同时，布伦丹·索斯比在他的球队——以及其他各种体育项目上——下注数千次，而你可能会认为业余体育正在自我崩溃。为了追求戏剧效果，各州总检察长也参与了进来。因此，房间里的那些大人们不得不将这颗杂草从大学体育这个纯洁且修剪得完美无瑕的快乐花园中拔除。在我们盯着的时候，绝不允许发生这种事，伙计。我们正忙于尝试每年囤积 $40 亿。
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费城人队签下 3-time batting champ Arráez
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据多家媒体在周一交易截止日前报道，费城费城人队（Philadelphia Phillies）正从旧金山巨人队（San Francisco Giants）引进三届打击冠军 Luis Arráez。 在最近 13 场比赛中输掉 9 场的费城人队，将成为这位 29-year-old’s 第五支球队。 由于抽筋，Arráez 自周六起就未在巨人队的阵容中出战。在 105 场比赛中，他的打击率高达 .324，在国家联盟中排名第一。这位二垒手拥有 23 支双打, 7 支三垒安打, 4 支本垒打, 43 次打点, 52 分和 10 次盗垒。 费城人队还得到了右投手 Caleb Kilian。作为交换，巨人队得到了右投手 Ramon Marquez——根据 MLB Pipeline 的数据，他是费城队的第 4-ranked prospect——以及小联盟救援投手 Marty Gair。
洛基队将右投手 Senzatela 交易至酿造者队，将右投手 Vodnik 交易至马林鱼队
密尔沃基酿造者队（Milwaukee Brewers）在周一交易截止日前不久，通过从科罗拉多洛基队（Colorado Rockies）引进右投手 Antonio Senzatela，增强了其牛棚实力。 科罗拉多队则从密尔沃基队得到了 3A 级左投手 Mark Manfredi 和 19-year-old 小联盟内野手 Juan Martinez。 洛基队今年将 Senzatela, 31, 转至牛棚，在此之前他在前 9 个赛季大部分时间担任先发投手。他以 9-2 的战绩、3.61 ERA 以及 34 场出赛中 3. 次救援成功作为回应。
扬基队从巨人队交易获得左外野手 Heliot Ramos
纽约扬基队（New York Yankees）在周一交易截止前从巨人队获得了左外野手 Heliot Ramos，并将左投新秀 Henry Lalane 和小联盟内野手 Kaeden Kent送往旧金山。 Ramos, 26, 本赛季为巨人队出战 74 场，打击率为 .264，击出 9 支本垒打并贡献 34 次打点。 自从 2017. 年在首轮（总第 19 顺位）被选中以来，他在旧金山队效力了五个赛季的部分时间。Ramos 职业生涯的打击率为 .257，在 386 场职业比赛中击出 53 支本垒打，共累积 177 次打点。他在 2024 年入选全明星赛，并在该赛季以 22 支本垒打、72 次打点和 .269 的打击率创下个人职业生涯新高。
酿造者队获得红基队投手 Dustin May 和 JoJo Romero
密尔沃基酿造者队在周一与圣路易斯红基队（St. Louis Cardinals）进行的一场分區内交易中，通过引进右投手 Dustin May 和左投 JoJo Romero，增强了其先发轮候和牛棚的深度。 在这次交易中，酿造者队将一对外野新秀 Alexander Frias 和 Josiah Ragsdale送往圣路易斯。 May 和 Romero 将在本赛季结束后成为自由球员。 May, 28, 在效力红基队的第一赛季中，战绩为 5-7，防御率为 4.38。 酿造者队将成为他过去两个赛季效力的第四支球队；去年交易截止日，道奇队将他交易至波士顿，随后他选择成为自由球员并在去年 12 月与圣路易斯签约。
守护者队引进国民队左投 Foster Griffin 和红人队一垒手 Nathaniel Lowe
克利夫兰守护者队在交易截止日以强势收尾，在周一截止前最后 30 分钟内，从华盛顿国民队（Washington Nationals）引进突破性左投 Foster Griffin，并从辛辛那提红人队（Cincinnati Reds）引进一垒手 / 指定打击 Nathaniel Lowe。 克利夫兰将左投手 Will Dion 和 Josh Hartle、右投手 Kendeglys Virguez 以及外野手 Nick Mitchell送往华盛顿，并在引进 Lowe 的交易中向辛辛那提派遣了右投新秀 Alejandro Rivera。 守护者队在周一早些时候还从洛杉矶天使队（Los Angeles Angels）引进了强力外野手 Jo Adell。
海盗队通过三笔交易引进右投 Weaver、Yates 和 Lake Bachar
匹兹堡海盗队（Pittsburgh Pirates）在周一完成了牛棚的重组，在交易截止前分别从纽约大都会队（New York Mets）引进了右投 Luke Weaver，从洛杉矶天使队引进了 Kirby Yates，并从迈阿密马林鱼队（Miami Marlins）引进了 Lake Bachar。
巨人队二垒手 Luis Arráez 在 7 月 27 日于旧金山甲骨文球场（Oracle Park）对阵酿造者队的比赛前在场边观察。DARREN YAMASHITA / IMAGN IMAGES
在第四笔交易中，海盗队将右投手 Hunter Stratton 交易至圣地亚哥教徒队，以换回右投手 Andrew Moore，后者被分配至 3A 印度安纳波利斯队。
海盗队在本周进入时距离国家联盟的季后赛外卡位置仅 3 1 / 2 场比赛，并采取措施解决弱点。本赛季，他们的救援投手在全大联盟中排名第 22 位，自责分率 (ERA) 为 4.34，并且有
勇士队在交易截止日前出售捕手 Joey Bart 和外野手 Eli White
亚特兰大勇士队在周一交易截止日前继续出售球员，将捕手 Joey Bart 送往芝加哥白袜队，将外野手 Eli White 送往波士顿红袜队。
Bart 在六周内第二次被交易，芝加哥队则派遣右投手 Duncan Davitt前往亚特兰大作为回报。
勇士队随后宣布，他们从波士顿队获得右投手 Tyler Uberstine 以换取 White。亚特兰大队将 Uberstine 和 Davitt 均下放到 3A 格温内特队。
亚特兰大队于 6 月 18 日从匹兹堡海盗队获得 Bart，以换取右投手 Hunter Stratton。
报道：红雀队将 Lars Nootbaar 交易至响尾蛇队
根据周一的多份报道，圣路易斯红雀队正将外野手 Lars Nootbaar 交易至亚利桑那响尾蛇队。
《The Athletic》报道称，右投手 Daniel Eagen 和内野手 Ruben Santana 是前往圣路易斯的三名球员中的两名。第三名球员的身份尚未立即公布，且两支俱乐部均未宣布该交易。
23 岁的 Eagen 在 MLB Pipeline 的响尾蛇队潜力球员排名中位列第五。
28 岁的 Nootbaar 为亚利桑那队提供了一名能够胜任所有三个外野位置的左打击手。本赛季在 48 场比赛中，他的打击率为 .234，击出 3 支本垒打并贡献 16 次打点。
双城队在与蓝鸟队的交易中获得救援投手 Jeff Hoffman
两支球队宣布，多伦多队在周一交易截止日前将右救援投手 Jeff Hoffman 交易至明尼苏达队。
多伦多队将获得左投手 Dasan Hill、右投手 John Klein 和内野手 Dameury Pena，以及 $250,000 的国际签约奖金额度。20 岁的 Hill 在 MLB Pipeline 的明尼苏达队系统中被评为第 7 位潜力球员，而 Klein 位列第 17 位。
33 岁的 Hoffman 本赛季为多伦多队出场 51 次，在 48 局投球中自责分率 (ERA) 为 3.94，有 75 次三振和 18 次保送。他以蓝鸟队终结投手的身份开始本年度赛季，但在开赛第一个月表现挣扎后转为设置投手 (setup role)。
报道：红袜队将内野手 Mayer 交易至巨人队，换取左投手 Erik Miller
据多份报道，波士顿红袜队在周一通过从旧金山巨人队获得左救援投手 Erik Miller 来增强其牛棚。
巨人队获得了内野手 Marcelo Mayer 以完成交易，Mayer 长期以来被认为是红袜队备受关注的潜力球员之一。
28 岁的 Miller 今年为巨人队出场 38 次，战绩 2-0，自责分率 (ERA) 为 2.76，获得 4 次救援成功。在他 32 2 / 3 局的投球中，平均每九局有 12.4 次三振和 6.1 次保送。
23 岁的 Mayer 自 2021 年 MLB 选秀中成为总第 4 顺位被选中以来，尚未在主联盟层面兑现其潜力。
小熊队增强轮换，从蓝鸟队获得 Gausman
芝加哥小熊队在周日晚上宣布，在周一交易截止日前，他们通过从多伦多蓝鸟队获得右投手 Kevin Gausman，为其轮换深度提供了急需的提升。
蓝鸟队获得了一对潜力球员——游击手 Ty Southisene 和外野手 Brett Bateman，作为将这位老将在他五年 1.1 亿美元 ($110 million) 的合同于本赛季末到期前，送往争夺季后赛名额的芝加哥队的回报。
教徒队通过从巨人队获得左投手 Ray 来增强轮换
据多方报道，圣迭戈教徒队在周一与旧金山巨人队的一笔交易中加入了前赛扬奖得主 Robbie Ray，从而增强了其先发轮候阵容。根据《纽约邮报》和 The Athletic 的报道，这笔尚未正式生效的交易将使巨人队获得右投手 Miguel Mendez 和游击手 Joniel Hernandez —— 根据 MLB Pipeline 的数据，两人分别是教徒队的第 4 和 第 9 号潜力球员。34 岁的 Ray 在过去两个月里一直是 MLB 最优秀的投手之一。自 6 月开始，这位左投手在 10 场出赛（其中 9 场先发）中取得了 7-0 的战绩，ERA 为 1.65。在所有先发投手中，只有密尔沃基酿造队的 Jacob Misiorowski 拥有更好的 ERA。今年，Ray 在 22 场比赛（21 场先发）中记录了 3.08 的 ERA，这是自 2021. 年在多伦多蓝鸟队赢得赛扬奖以来的最低 ERA。他今年的战绩为 10-6，在 122 2⁄3 局中完成了 107 次三振，同时有 57 次保送。
蓝鸟队从天使队获得右投 Soriano
多伦多蓝鸟队在周一交易截止日之前从洛杉矶天使队获得了右投手 Jose Soriano，以交换三名潜力球员。游击手 Arjun Nimmala、外野手 Eddie Micheletti Jr. 和右投手 Angel Rivero 将前往天使队。27 岁的 Soriano 本赛季在 22 场先发中取得了 9-6 的战绩，ERA 为 3.29，这是他在洛杉矶的第四个赛季。他在 123 局中完成了 127 次三振，并送出了联盟最高记录的 57 次保送。Soriano 本赛季两次面对蓝鸟队，在 12 2⁄3 局中取得了 1-0 的战绩，ERA 为 0. 71，有 11 次三振和一次保送。
白袜队增强牛棚，获得大都会队右投 Brazobán
The Athletic 在周日深夜报道称，芝加哥白袜队从纽约大都会队获得了右投手救援投手 Huascar Brazobán，以交换小联盟投手潜力球员 Gabe Davis 和 Zach Franklin。两支球队均未确认此次交易。36 岁的 Brazobán 本赛季在 46 场比赛（6 场先发）的 52 2⁄3 局中取得了 5-2 的战绩，ERA 为 2.56，有 23 次保送和 49 次三振，这是他在大都会队的第三个赛季。
待定球员或现金补偿。Taillon 在周一被 Cubs 指定转让。他在 15 场先发中战绩为 2-6，ERA 为职业生涯最差的 5.92，并被击出 25 支本垒打，截至周日，该成绩在联盟中并列第四。
勇士队从巨人队获得右投 Mahle，交换右投 Molina
亚特兰大勇士队周日晚上宣布，他们从旧金山巨人队获得了右先发投手 Tyler Mahle，以交换右投手 Anthony Molina。勇士队目前已取得五连胜，正与洛杉矶道奇队和密尔沃基酿造队争夺国家联盟的最佳战绩。他们在由 Chris Sale 和 Bryce Elder 坐镇的轮候阵容中增加了一名资深球员，但由于长期伤病，Spencer Schwellenbach 和 Spencer Strider 缺阵。
守护者队从天使队截获强打者 Adell
克利夫兰守护者队在周一与洛杉矶天使队的交易中加入了外野手 Jo Adell，为他们的阵容增加了右打火力。天使队在这次交易截止日交易中获得了捕手潜力球员 Jacob Cozart 作为回报。Adell 在 2017 年 MLB 选秀中被洛杉矶队在第 10 顺位选中，在过去三个赛季的大联盟层级中表现出显著成长。
报道：游骑兵队 deGrom 动用不可交易条款
据 The Athletic 的报道，尽管有传闻称存在交易意向，但游骑兵队的右投手 Jacob deGrom 在行使合同中的不可交易条款后将留在球队。据报道，球队曾接触这位两届赛扬奖得主，希望他放弃不可交易条款，以便在交易截止日通过交易将其送至一支有竞争力的球队。然而，deGrom 在 2022, 年 12 月签署的为期五年、总额 $1.85 亿美元的合同中拥有对任何交易的完全批准权，据报道他已表示将留在游骑兵队。
费城人队从大都会队获得左投 Raley
费城费城人队在周一早晨继续在交易截止日开启繁忙的一天，签下了来自纽约大都会队的资深后援投手 Brooks Raley。 作为交换，大都会队获得了两名新秀：右投手 Luke Gabrysh 和外野手 John Spikerman。 据报道，费城人队在当天早些时候从旧金山队签下了三届打击冠军 Luis Arraez 和后援投手 Caleb Kilian。
马里纳斯队从金莺队签得外野手 Ward
据多家报道，西雅图马里纳斯队在周一从巴尔的摩金莺队签下了外野手 Taylor Ward，以交换三名投手。 在这次交易截止日交易中，右投手 Alex Hoppe、Brock Moore 和 Harrison Kreiling将前往金莺队。 32 岁的 Ward 在美国联盟中以 87 次保送领先，在 111 场比赛中打率 .246，击出 7 支本垒打并贡献 30 次打点。
道奇队从皇家队签得左投手 Bubic
据 ESPN 报道，洛杉矶道奇队在周一通过从堪萨斯城皇家队签下左投手 Kris Bubic，再次增加了一名拥有全明星资历的先发投手。 这支两届卫冕世界大赛冠军球队在周末从老虎队挖走了两届赛扬奖得主 Tarik Skubal，该交易于周日正式生效。
马林鱼队将捕手 / 一垒手 Hicks 送至光芒队以换取 3 名小联盟球员
多家媒体报道，坦帕湾光芒队在周一从迈阿密马林鱼队签下了捕手 / 一垒手 Liam Hicks，以换取三名小联盟球员，其中包括两名前首轮选秀球员。27 岁的 Hicks 本赛季在 101 场比赛中打率 .282，击出 14 支本垒打并贡献 62 次打点，其中 32 次作为捕手先发，19 次担任一垒手，39 次担任指定打击。 在进入大联盟的第二个赛季中，Hicks 职业生涯在 220 场比赛中打率 .265，击出 20 支本垒打并贡献 107 次打点。
杨的拿到三双率领太阳队大胜梦想队
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拉斯维加斯太阳队在周一 109-87 击败主场亚特兰大梦想队的比赛中，凭借全明星球员杰基·杨（Jackie Young）主导的精准进攻表现，展现出了卫冕冠军的姿态。杨在 5 月份两队交手时未能得分，而本场比赛她砍下 28 分、11 个篮板和 10 次助攻，完成了职业生涯第三次三双。拉斯维加斯队在投篮命中率 44 / 71 (62.0%) 且三分球命中率 10 / 19 (52.6%) 的情况下，达到了赛季单场最高得分。在激烈的第一节之后，拉斯维加斯队在第二节的命中率高达 65% 且没有失误，使得太阳队在该节以 33-14 领先梦想队，并在半场结束时建立 55-38 的优势。在比赛剩余时间内，亚特兰大队的分差从未缩小到 16 分以内。太阳队 (21-9) 在杨的带领下取得胜利，杨全场 11 / 17 命中，其中三分球 4 / 7 命中。杨在上半场贡献了 19 分，其中 14 分来自第二节；随后她在比赛还剩 2:21 时助攻布里安娜·特纳（Brianna Turner）得分，正式达成三双。拉斯维加斯队的阿贾·威尔逊（A'ja Wilson）投篮 8 / 11 命中，砍下 23 分，并完成了全部六次罚球。娜丽莎·史密斯（NaLyssa Smith）贡献 18 分，切尔西·格雷（Chelsea Gray）贡献 17 分和 6 次助攻。亚特兰大队 (18-11) 尽管安吉尔·里斯（Angel Reese）砍下 23 分和 16 个篮板的双双，但五场连胜纪录依然终结。里斯投篮 10 / 19 命中。莱恩·霍华德（Rhyne Howard）投篮 7 / 13 命中（包括 3 个三分球），贡献 19 分。在上半场还剩 3:50 时，亚特兰大队的分差一度在 41-36 之内，但拉斯维加斯队在半场结束前打出一波 14-2 的进攻高潮。杨在这波攻势中贡献 9 分，包括一个三分球、两次篮筐附近的短距离挑篮以及两次罚球。太阳队的客场之旅将于周四对阵凯特琳·克拉克（Caitlin Clark）领衔的飞热队，而亚特兰大队将在周三回到主场对阵水星队及新加入的凯尔西·普勒姆（Kelsey Plum）。
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纽约 95, 西雅图 83 西雅图 (83) Johnson 8-15 7-9 25, Malonga 6-11 4-4 17, Magbegor 2-6 0-0 4, Hiedeman 6-13 2-2 17, Melbourne 2-4 0-0 5, Fam 1-8 1-2 4, Samuelson 1-5 0-0 2, Dolson 2-2 0-0 5, Horston 0-2 0-0 0, Cooke 1-5 2-2 4. 总计 29-71 16-19 83. 纽约 (95) Allen 0-4 0-0 0, Stewart 8-16 8-9 24, Jones 7-16 2-3 20, Astier 4-5 3-3 12, Ionescu 7-10 0-0 18, Xu 2-4 0-0 6, Gardner 3-6 0-0 6, Fauthoux 1-4 0-1 3, Johannes 2-3 0-0 6. 总计 34-68 13-16 95. SEA 18 25 24 16 — 83 NYL 28 22 29 16 — 95 三分球：西雅图 9-29 (Hiedeman 3-7, Johnson 2-6, Dolson 1-1, Melbourne 1-1, Malonga 1-3, Fam 1-4, Magbegor 0-1, Cooke 0-3, Samuelson 0-3), 纽约 14-34 (Ionescu 4-6, Jones 4-10, Xu 2-3, Johannes 2-3, Astier 1-1, Fauthoux 1-2, Gardner 0-2, Allen 0-3, Stewart 0-4)。犯规离场：无。篮板：西雅图 29 (Fam 9), 纽约 36 (Stewart 8)。助攻：西雅图 21 (Hiedeman 7), 纽约 23 (Stewart 6)。总犯规数：西雅图 18, 纽约 14。观赛人数： 15,312 (17,732)
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Will Levis 虽然不是田纳西泰坦队的首发四分卫，但他仍然认为自己理应成为某支球队的首发四分卫。 “这个联盟里没有 32 位四分卫比我更强，”Levis 在 8 月 1 日泰坦队训练后告诉记者们。“我非常确定这一点。” 自从春季回归球队以来，Levis 一直作为首发 Cam Ward 之后的备份四分卫进行练习。这位曾被寄予厚望、一度被视为未来之星的泰坦队前第二轮选秀球员，在 2025 年因肩部手术恢复而缺席了全年的比赛，而当他回归时，面对的不仅是作为新一代未来之星的 Ward，还有被安置为最可能的候补选择的资深球员 Mitchell Trubisky。 这让 Levis 处于一个尴尬的境地。他说，在他远离赛场期间，他最强调的一点就是学习如何表达那些他曾经会压抑的情绪。他不再执着于自己的失败。他正在进行艰难的对话。他正在面对自己并告诉自己真相。而这让他能够专注于拥有……
亚特兰大梦想队后卫 Jordin Canada (3) 在 8 月 3 日周一的第二节比赛中防守拉斯维加斯王牌队后卫 Jackie Young (0)。BRETT DAVIS-IMAGN IMAGES
自由人 95, 风暴 83
Breanna Stewart 砍下全队最高的 24 分，并贡献了 8 个篮板和 6 次助攻，帮助东道主纽约自由人队在周一晚上以 95-83 击败西雅图风暴队。 Jonquel Jones 得到 20 分并抢下 7 个篮板，Sabrina Ionescu 贡献 18 分和 5 次助攻，自由人队 (18-13) 的主场战绩由此提升至 9-5。自由人队还得到了新秀控球后卫 Pauline Astier 的 12 分。Stewart 在 3-
拉斯维加斯 109, 亚特兰大 87 拉斯维加斯 (109) Smith 9-16 0-0 18, Talbot 1-1 0-0 2, Wilson 8-11 6-6 23, Gray 8-12 0-0 17, Young 11-17 2-4 28, Loyd 2-4 0-0 6, Turner 2-3 0-0 4, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Bell 0-0 1-2 1, Pissott 0-1 0-0 0, Latson 0-0 2-2 2, Yamamoto 2-3 0-0 6. 总计 44-71 11-14 109. 亚特兰大 (87) Hillmon 3-6 0-0 7, Howard 7-13 2-2 19, Reese 10-19 3-4 23, Canada 2-7 3-4 7, Gray 2-10 3-4 7, Jones 4-8 1-1 9, Borlase 0-2 0-0 0, Sherrod 2-4 3-3 7, Okot 0-1 0-0 0, Walker-Kimbrough 2-4 2-2 6, Kone 0-0 0-0 0, Nye 1-1 0-0 2. 总计 33-75 17-20 87. LVA 22 33 31 23 — 109 ATL 24 14 24 25 — 87 三分球：拉斯维加斯 10-19 (Young 4-7, Loyd 2-3, Yamamoto 2-3, Wilson 1-1, Gray 1-4, Pissott 0-1), 亚特兰大 4-25 (Howard 3-7, Hillmon 1-4, Walker-Kimbrough 0-1, Jones 0-1, Borlase 0-1, Reese 0-2, Canada 0-3, Gray 0-6)。犯规离场：无。篮板球：拉斯维加斯 30 (Young 11), 亚特兰大 34 (Reese 16)。助攻：拉斯维加斯 23 (Young 10), 亚特兰大 18 (Canada 7)。总犯规数：拉斯维加斯 16, 亚特兰大 14。观众数：17,044 (10,160)
在场上寻找乐趣，而不是需要不断向全世界以及向他自己证明什么。
在 Levis 心中，这样踢球与他认为自己应担任首发球员的信念完全不冲突。 “两者可以兼得，”他说。“你可以拥有那种自信，但当我踏上赛场时，我思考的并不是这个。也许在职业生涯的某个阶段，我曾想过向人们证明这一点。但我在对自己持有信念的同时，并没有试图将其作为证明自己的主要重点。我知道，如果我能充分发挥天赋的个人能力，以及我作为一名四分卫所幸培养出的能力，结果自然会水到渠成。”
Levis 表示，他并不为泰坦队在 2024 年 3-14 的赛季承担责任，那是他唯一一年作为主要首发球员。他承认自己本可以打得更好（失误数多于达阵数在任何人的定义中都不是一个伟大的赛季），但他不会被过去所困扰。
Levis 在任何时候都没有提到他请求交易或不想在泰坦队效力。但泰坦队教练 Robert Saleh 和总经理 Mike Borgonzi 已经非常明确地表示，Ward 是该球队的首发球员。
关键分点。Ionescu 克服了全场最高的 5 次失误，总共投中 7-of-10，其中包括 4-of-6 的三分球，而 Liberty 队的整体命中率为 50%，在 34 次尝试中投中了 14 3-pointers。 纽约队在过去 6 场比赛中赢了 5 场，将于周三晚上再次主场迎战西雅图队。 Flau’jae Johnson 为西雅图队贡献了全场最高的 25 分，Natisha Hiedeman 和 Dominique Malonga 各得 17 分。 西雅图队 (6-26) 已遭遇九连败。Storm 队在 WNBA 中拥有最差的整体战绩，以及最差的客场记录 2-15。
凤凰城 106, 芝加哥 101 PHOENIX (106) Bonner 3-8 6-9 14, Thomas 5-9 9-9 19, Mack 3-5 3-4 9, Brochant 1-5 0-0 2, Copper 10-19 7-12 31, Ayayi 4-6 1-1 11, Plum 6-10 5-5 20, Whitcomb 0-1 0-0 0, Held 0-0 0-0 0. 总计 32-63 31-40 106. CHICAGO (101) Cloud 4-8 4-4 13, Coulibaly 3-6 0-0 6, Cardoso 8-15 0-0 16, Taylor 5-10 1-1 14, Vandersloot 6-13 0-0 16, Jaquez 4-6 0-1 9, Sheldon 1-5 4-4 6, Carrington 4-10 7-12 16, Williams 2-3 1-3 5, Banham 0-0 0-0 0. 总计 37-76 17-25 101. PHO 26 29 23 28 — 106 CHI 27 20 30 24 — 101 3 分球：凤凰城 11-26 (Copper 4-8, Plum 3-5, Ayayi 2-4, Bonner 2-6, Whitcomb 0-1, Brochant 0-2), 芝加哥 10-26 (Vandersloot 4-6, Taylor 3-5, Jaquez 1-2, Carrington 1-4, Cloud 1-5, Coulibaly 0-1, Sheldon 0-3)。犯规离场：无。篮板球：凤凰城 36 (Thomas 15), 芝加哥 36 (Cardoso 13)。助攻：凤凰城 26 (Thomas 12), 芝加哥 29 (Vandersloot 10)。总犯规：凤凰城 21, 芝加哥 26。观众人数：7,011 (10,000)
纽约队在整场比赛中一度领先，并抢先拿到了前两个篮筐得分——均来自 Ionescu 的 3 分球。Liberty 队在开场前几分钟最多领先 17 分，随后在第一节结束时以 28-18 领先。 Ionescu (11) 和 Jones (9) 是第一节得分最高者，两人合计投中 7-for-8，包括 5 个 3 分球。纽约队在该节投篮 11 次命中 17 次 (64.7%)。 西雅图队在第二节后期通过一波 9-2 的进攻发起反击，到半场结束时，Storm 队将分差缩小至 50-43。 上半场共有 5 名球员得分达到两位数：纽约队的 Ionescu (15)、Stewart (13) 和 Jones (11)；以及西雅图队的 Hiedeman (15) 和 Johnson (10)。 在第三节后期，西雅图队打出一波 6-0 的进攻高潮，将分差缩小到 70-67 这一球之差。随后纽约队以一波 9-0 的冲刺结束该节，以 79-67 的领先优势进入第四节。在 Liberty 队的这次关键攻势中，Stewart 贡献 4 分，Marine Johannes 命中一个 3 分球，Rebekah Gardner 增加了一个上篮。 Liberty 队在第四节进一步拉开距离，最大领先幅度达到 18 分。
威廉姆斯姐妹获得 辛辛那提公开赛 双打外卡
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塞雷娜·威廉姆斯和维纳斯·威廉姆斯在周一获得外卡后，定于本月在辛辛那提公开赛中完成双打首秀，这标志着她们自 2022 年以来首次回归双打赛场。 威廉姆斯姐妹曾获得 14 项大满贯双打冠军，其中包括六次温布尔登冠军，以及三枚奥运金牌。她们最后一次在双打中搭档是在 2022 年美网公开赛，当时她们输给了捷克选手露西·赫拉德卡和琳达·诺斯科娃。 上个月，由于 44 岁的塞雷娜在处理膝盖伤势，这对姐妹不得不退出温布尔登的双打抽签。 这位美国选手在远离赛场四年后备受期待的大满贯网球回归，在温布尔登单打第一轮负于澳大利亚年轻人玛雅·乔因特后戛然而止。 46 岁的维纳斯已获得 8 月 11 至 23 日在辛辛那提举行的赛事的单打外卡。
泰勒·弗里茨击败拉斐尔·乔达 夺得 DC 公开赛冠军
3 号种子泰勒·弗里茨在周日下午于华盛顿举行的 Mubadala DC 公开赛决赛中，以 7-6 (2), 6-4 横扫西班牙新星拉斐尔·乔达，捧起了他自 2025 年 6 月以来的首座奖杯。 由于周日该地区天气恶劣，决赛被重新安排在周一举行。两名球员现在需要快速转身前往蒙特利尔，参加周日在那里开始的 ATP Masters 1000 赛事。 弗里茨在去年 6 月于德国斯图加特和英国东本圣获得两座冠军后，此前在巡回赛级别的四场决赛中均告负。弗里茨在最后一局的第五个冠军点上赢得了比赛，期间挽救了一个破发点。 弗里茨在 48 个一发得分点中赢得了 39 个 (81.3%)，且在 Ace 球数量上以 6-5 领先于乔达。这位 19 岁的菜鸟球员此前正寻求他的第二个冠军。
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欧洲队的安娜·诺德奎斯特在下个月的索尔海姆杯（Solheim Cup）比赛中，将其四名队长选拔名额中的三个给了新秀。
诺德奎斯特周一在天空体育（Sky Sports）公布了她的选择，点名了首次入选的西班牙选手 Julia Lopez Ramirez、法国选手 Nastasia Nadaud 和英国选手 Mimi Rhodes，以及爱尔兰老将 Leona Maguire。
这四名选手的加入使欧洲队的 12 人阵容最终确定，她们将于 9 月 11-13 日在荷兰的 Bernardus Golf 球场与美国队展开对决。
她们将与通过 LET 索尔海姆杯积分资格赛入选的英国选手 Charley Hull 和德国选手 Esther Henseleit，以及英国的 Lottie Woad、瑞典双人组 Maja Stark 和 Linn Grant、法国的 Celine Boutier、西班牙的 Carlota Ciganda 和丹麦的 Nanna Koerstz Madsen共同出战。
美国队在 2024 年的两年一度的团队赛中在主场获胜，在弗吉尼亚州盖恩斯维尔的 Robert Trent Jones Golf Club 以 15 1 / 2 比 12 1 / 2 取得胜利。
这将是 31 岁的 Maguire 第四次连续参加索尔海姆杯，她在该赛事的 12 场比赛中赢得了 8.5 分，记录亮眼。
“我非常激动能在 9 月再次成为欧洲队的一员，很高兴安娜选择了让我入队，”Maguire 说道。“我热爱索尔海姆杯，它能激发出我比赛中的最佳状态，我也热爱成为团队的一员。我迫不及待地想第四次代表欧洲队，并回到欧洲土地上。”
23 岁的 Lopez Ramirez 正处于她在 LPGA 巡回赛的第二个赛季。
“这太酷了。我非常尊重这个赛季。”
菲律宾选手 Eala 赢得首个 WTA 冠军
在两场因雨延迟的华盛顿公开赛决赛于周一全部完成后，Alexandra Eala 成为首位赢得 WTA 巡回赛级别单打冠军的菲律宾选手，而 Taylor Fritz 则赢得了他本赛季的首座奖杯。
在天气影响的女子决赛恢复后，21 岁的 Eala 在落后一盘且第二盘 2-1 领先的情况下，以 4-6 6-4 6-0 爆冷击败头号种子 Jessica Pegula。与此同时，三号种子 Fritz 在激烈的男子决定局中以 7-6(2) 6-4 击败西班牙青少年选手 Rafa Jodar。
“我感受到了很多爱。这是我第一次获得冠军的机会，我知道这不会是最后一个，而且已经为我的职业生涯实现了这一里程碑，”Eala 在球场上表示。“我知道无论这场比赛之后发生什么，对我来说都已经是一场胜利了。”
Pegula 在 2019 和 2021 年获得过该冠军，此次追求第三座华盛顿冠军奖杯，但她未能阻止势头决定性地向 Eala 倾斜。
这位菲律宾选手在比赛重启后赢得 13 局中的 10 局，在拿下第二盘后，凭借强势的左手发球和无畏的底线击球迅速通过决定局。尽管 Pegula 在主场作战，但 Eala 引起了观众日益热烈的支持。
“我想祝贺 Alex 在这次精彩的锦标赛中的表现，”世界排名第 3 的 Pegula 说道。“看到你这两年来的进步，当我们第一次交手时，再到看到无论你走到哪里都有这么多惊人的粉丝追随，作为对手虽然不开心，但我认为这很了不起。”
在击败 Elena Rybakina、两次击败 Elina Svitolina 以及击败 Iga Swiatek 之后，这次胜利将 Eala 面对前 10 选手的连胜纪录延长至五场。
在新的 WTA 排名公布后，这次突破性冠军将把 Eala 推向职业生涯最高的世界排名第 20 位。
瑞典埃斯基尔图纳的安娜·诺德奎斯特在 5 月 14 日 LPGA 皇后城锦标赛第一轮比赛期间观看开球。周一，诺德奎斯特公布了她为索尔海姆杯选定的队长名单。今日美国 网络 经由 路透社通迅社 (USA TODAY NETWORK VIA REUTERS CONNECT)
“安娜以及信任她的决定，”她说道。 “我现在正生活在梦想中。这就是你小时候梦想成为的一员，能够体验这一切以及面对如此庞大的人群。我欣喜若狂。我一直想达到这个目标，而事实上我如此迅速地实现了这个梦想，这太神奇了。我太兴奋了。” 21 岁的 Nadaud 在 2026 年参加的每一场大满贯赛事中都成功入围。 “这简直令人难以置信。如果六个月前你告诉我，”她说道，“我会入选欧洲 Solheim 杯队，我绝不会相信你。能够代表欧洲在欧洲本土参加 Solheim 杯，真是梦想成真。我非常激动并自豪能在九月成为欧洲队的一员。” 24 岁的 Rhodes 在 2025 年迎来了突破之季，获得了三次 ladies European Tour 冠军和年度最佳新秀奖。 “参加 Solheim 杯一直是我的梦想和目标，”她说道。“在 2019 年参加 PING 青少年 Solheim 杯让我明白了这支队伍的意义，而现在被选中参加 2026 年的 Solheim 杯，超出了我的所有想象。我非常自豪能在职业生涯如此之早地代表欧洲队，我迫不及待地期待九月的到来。” 自 2015 年在德国以 13 1 / 2 比 14 1 / 2 的微弱差距负于美国队以来，欧洲队在本土从未输掉过 Solheim 杯。
菲律宾选手 Alexandra Eala 在周一于华盛顿州 Rock Creek Park 网球中心举行的 Mubadala DC 公开赛单打决赛中，向美国选手 Jessica Pegula 击出反拍球。GEOFF BURKE / IMAGN IMAGES
据报道，拉杜卡努因右腿压力性骨折退出美国公开赛
英国媒体周一报道，前冠军 Emma Raducanu 将因腿部压力性骨折缺席美国公开赛，该伤势此前也迫使她退出了温布尔登网球锦标赛。 23 岁的 Raducanu 目前正在接受伤势康复治疗，而美国公开赛的正赛 program 将在 4 周后启动。 路透社已联系该英国选手的代表以寻求置评。 Raducanu 全年一直与伤病和疾病作斗争，去年遭受的右脚伤势影响了她赛季初的准备和比赛。 二月份的一场疾病迫使她再次缺席两个多月，而六月份她出现了压力性骨折，导致其不得不退出温布尔登网球锦标赛。
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波切蒂诺同意将合约续签至 2030 年世界杯周期
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毛里西奥·波切蒂诺与美国国家男子足球队之间仍有未竟之业。
美国足球协会在 8 月 3 日（周一）宣布，波切蒂诺已签署了一份为期 4 年的新合同。
这将是他执掌 USMNT 的第一个完整世界杯周期。此前，他在今年夏天于美国、加拿大和墨西哥举行的锦标赛前不到两年接手了这支球队。
“这是一个绝佳的机会，因为潜力就在那里，”波切蒂诺在新合同公布前与记者的一个小圆桌会议上表示。
“我们曾经如此接近。与世界上最顶尖球队之间的差距并不大，”波切蒂诺说。“我认为缩小这一差距是可能的。我认为这是可能的，因为我们拥有天赋，也拥有组织。”
美国足协于 2024 年 9 月聘请了这位成功的欧洲俱乐部主教练波切蒂诺，希望在仅有的第二次本土举办男子世界杯中引起巨大轰动。
这一举措在早些阶段得到了回报，美国公众也纷纷支持起这支极具吸引力和娱乐性的球队。
USMNT 首次自 2010 年以来赢得了小组赛冠军，随后击败波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那，取得了队史上第二次淘汰赛胜利。其打入的 10 个进球是 USMNT 在世界杯上的最高纪录。
“世界杯上发生的神奇之事，以及与人们、与组织之间的联系，是做出这一决定的关键点，”波切蒂诺说。
但美国队在 16 强赛对阵比利时时崩溃了，以 1-4 负于“红魔”，这是 20 年来他们在世界杯上的最惨失利。
面对未来的一个完整世界杯周期，波切蒂诺希望打造一支能够承受该级别压力的球队。
“对于未来的愿景……要求我们采取不同的方法并设定
Berg 被选为下一任 MLS 专员
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洛杉矶 FC 的共同所有者 Larry Berg 在周一被选为美国职业足球大联盟（Major League Soccer）历史上的第三任专员。Berg 将于 1, 2027. 接替 Don Garber。联盟在一份发布会上表示，Garber 将完成超过 27 年的专员任期，并在 2027, 转任主席一职。“我很荣幸能带领美国职业足球大联盟进入下一个 era, 时代，”Berg 在一份声明中说道。“感谢许多人的远见和承诺，美国职业足球大联盟已经取得了巨大的成功，但我相信我们最大的机会依然在前方。我们拥有一个非凡的机会来加强我们的竞争质量，培养更多世界级球员，深化与支持者的联系，并继续提升美国职业足球大联盟在全球足球赛场中的地位。与我们的所有者、俱乐部、球员、合作伙伴、支持者和联盟工作人员一起，我对接下来的发展感到无比兴奋。”
该联盟成立了一个 MLS 接任委员会以协助聘请 Garber 接替者的过程。MLS 理事会于周一在纽约举行会议，就 Garber 的继任者进行投票，据报道两名最终候选人为 Berg 和前福克斯高管 David Nathanson。“Larry Berg 是美国职业足球大联盟下一个篇章的正确领导者，”接任委员会共同主席 Jimmy Haslam 在一份声明中表示。“在我们的整个过程中，很明显 Larry 具备独特的资格，能够带领 MLS 度过其历史上最重要的时期之一。他对我们联盟的深刻理解、与足球运动的终身联系、全球视野以及经过验证的领导力，使他成为利用 MLS 的势头并引导联盟进入下一个增长时代的正确人选。”
Berg 在转任专员一职之前必须出售他在 LAFC 的股份。LAFC 的首席管理所有者、同时担任接任委员会共同主席的 Bennett Rosenthal 在一份声明中表示，LAFC “肯定会想念他的合伙关系以及他对俱乐部的重大贡献”。
“Larry 一直相信这个联盟的无限潜力，他对足球的热情、战略眼光、正直以及协作方式，帮助 LAFC 塑造了今天的面貌，”Rosenthal 说道。“我期待……”
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“……一个不同的原则，”Pochettino 说道。 “这就是为什么我们在过去几周里一直在努力，试图在所有不同领域揭示我们的方式，并尝试提供更好的质量、更好的能力、更好的知识，在每一个方面都做得更好，为新组织增加不同的质量。 “我们需要从零开始，我们从现在到目标的这段关系，那就是下一届世界杯。”
尽管 Pochettino 的主要职责是美国男足国家队（USMNT），但他也将参与国家队人才储备、青少年足球系统和教练教育。他的优先事项之一将是引入年轻球员，并从一开始就明确他的期望。
Pochettino 及其团队在这次最后一届世界杯前不到两年的时间里就职，没有时间上的奢侈。尽管他在改变文化和比赛风格方面取得了进步，但仍有一些事情是他无法改变的。
现在，他可以改变了。 “好的一点是，我们拥有……”
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经验，以及关于与我们合作的所有球员的了解。当然，现在（我们可以）扩大选拔范围，招募去年在比赛的球员，或者现在在 MLS 比赛更多的球员，”他说道。“同时，对于那些在之前非常紧凑且短暂的选拔过程中，我们可能没时间评估的球员……（这）能给他们提供表现的机会并参与到下一个进程中，是一件好事。”
与上届世界杯不同，美国国家男子足球队（USMNT）必须获得 2030 年赛事的参赛资格。美国预计还将主办 2028 年美洲杯，以及 2027 年和 2029 年的金杯赛。
“我们需要从第一天起就考虑到我们将要参加世界杯比赛，”他说道。
当波切蒂诺被聘请时，许多人预计这对他来说将是一次短暂的国家队执教经历。他作为俱乐部教练取得了巨大成功，带领热刺队首次闯入欧冠决赛，并率领巴黎圣日耳曼队赢得法国联赛冠军，且他曾深情地谈到回归欧洲。尽管在今年春季与 AC 米兰讨论过其空缺职位，但波切蒂诺在世界杯期间表示，帮助改变足球在美国的地位对他很有吸引力。他在世界杯后确认自己收到了新合同邀约，他与足协在过去几周内敲定了最终细节。
波切蒂诺的薪酬不菲——他在上任前 7 个月就赚了超过 $5 百万美元——他的新合同将再次在“很大程度上”由 Citadel 首席执行官肯·格里芬（Ken Griffin）抵消。
“我们知道，为了实现我们明确的雄心，包括竞争赢得男足世界杯，以及让足球成为每个社区参与度最高的运动，我们还有很多工作要做。我非常激动能看到毛里西奥及其团队致力于与我们所有人合作，通过艰苦努力将这些雄心变为现实，”美国足球协会 CEO J.T. Batson 在宣布波切蒂诺新合同的新闻稿中表示。
看到他将同样的热情和愿景带给整个美国职业足球大联盟（Major League Soccer），我为他以及该联盟感到无比高兴。”
伯格（Berg）自 2018 年起就持有 LAFC 的所有权股份，这使他对 MLS 的运作拥有内部了解。他出身于金融界，拥有哈佛商学院的 MBA 学位，并在阿波罗全球管理公司（Apollo Global Management）拥有 30 年的经验。
68 岁的加伯（Garber）自 1999 年 8 月起担任专员。在美国各大职业联赛中，只有 NHL 专员加里·贝特曼（Gary Bettman）的任期更长，后者于 1993 年 2 月就任。
加伯的合同有效期至 2027 年底，这对 MLS 来说是一个关键年份，因为该联赛将使其赛历与主要的国际足球联赛保持一致，并从 2027 年夏季开始采用从夏季到春季的循环赛制。
USMNT 教练 毛里西奥·波切蒂诺 在 7 月 5 日于西雅图 举行的新闻发布会上 发表讲话。
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At least 60,000 people have been evacuated from the Spokane, Wash- ington, area as wildfires fueled by strong winds and dry conditions de- stroyed hundreds of buildings and knocked out power across the region, authorities said. Three wildfires, collectively re- ferred to as the Spokane Area Fire, have consumed more than 7,700 acres and were 0% contained as of Aug. 2, said Benjamin Cossel, a spokesperson for the California Interagency Incident Management Team 7. Cossel said the fires have burned more than 600 structures, including homes and businesses. More than 900 firefighting personnel, including from outside the state, were battling the blazes, officials said. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown said at a news conference Aug. 2 that the wild- fires were “the worst natural disaster our region has faced.” The cause of the fires was under investigation. No deaths have been reported. Officials said a “historic weather event” fueled the fires’ rapid growth, citing unusually high temperatures, a record-setting drought and strong winds. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D- Washington, warned that wind speeds as high as 35 mph could lead the blazes to expand further. “The next couple of days will be challenging, but we are going to do everything we can to make sure the resources are here and that this issue gets our nation’s attention,” Cantwell posted on X. The blazes led Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to declare a statewide emer- gency, banning most recreational and agricultural burning. “There are just so many Washingto- nians who have literally lost every- thing in a very, very short period of time,” Ferguson said at a news confer- ence. Ferguson said he spoke with Presi- dent Donald Trump and made a re- quest for Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency assistance. “I had the clear sense he understood what was going on,” Ferguson said. About 9,000 homes and businesses were without power across the Spokane region Aug. 3, according to a USA TODAY outage tracker. Well over half of the outages were concentrated
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Since 2023, high school stu- dents who couldn’t pass the state’s reading and algebra graduation exams −or earn qualifying SAT or ACT scores − have instead used the newer CLT to receive a diploma. An analysis comparing the CLT, ACT and SAT math sec- tions found the Classic Learn- ing Test has a higher concen- tration of questions research- ers described as pre-algebra, or middle-school-level math. If a student struggled with algebra or concepts beyond it,
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Emily R. Condon
Voters head to the polls in five states on Tuesday, Aug. 4 in primaries that will determine the nominees heading to general elections for state- wide offices in hotly contested swing states and congressional seats that are in play after Republican gerrymander- ing wins. The Michigan, Virginia, Kansas, Washington and Missouri primaries will test the grasp that President Don- ald Trump’s endorsements hold over the Republican base and shape the power balance in Congress, with three Senate seats, two open governor’s races and 46 U.S. House seats in the mix. In Michigan, the bitter Democrat- ic Senate primary has become the lat- est test of the party’s ideological direc- tion.
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By far the highest-profile race na- tionally is between Abdul El-Sayed, a Detroit-based public health officer,
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creative to fight pricey date scene
scale back on expenses
Charles Trepany
Dating can be hard on the heart. It can also be hard on the wallet. Faced with inflation and other eco- nomic pressures, some singles are opt- ing not to date right now, or scaling back dates to affordable activities. In- stead of going to a fancy restaurant or bar, they’re grabbing coffee and going for a walk, or sitting in the park. And, like everything in modern dat- ing, this phenomenon of going on bud- get-friendly dates has spawned a new term. Actually, two: “infladating” and “dateflation.” Though some might be disappoint- ed to hear that singles are sidelining pricey dates, dating and relationship experts say the “infladating” or “date- flation” mentality can actually present a positive shift for people’s love lives
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by pushing them to get creative and prioritize connection over financial flexing. “The reality is, a lot of people are struggling in today’s economy and they’re opting out of dating completely because it’s too expensive,” says Amy Chan, a dating coach and the author of “Unsingle: How to Date Smarter and Create Love that Lasts.” “I see this more in my male clients who feel em- barrassed that they cannot take a date out to a nice restaurant. If the antidote for that is infladating, then I’m all for it!”
‘Dateflation’ is out of control, so people are now ‘infladating’
Finances touch nearly every aspect of life, to varying degrees. Your dating life is no exception. Not only does the state of the econ- omy impact the kinds of dates people go on, but it may also influence who people decide to go out with. As dating becomes more expensive, people be- come more selective about who they choose to take out. “People have a different calculation of which dates to go on and not just what they’re doing on the date, but who is worthy of that date,” says Da- mona Hoffman, a dating coach and the author of “F the Fairy Tale: Rewrite the Dating Myths and Live Your Own Love Story.” “So if you are going to go on a more expensive date, you’re not going to do that on a first or second date. You’re going to wait to see that there’s some possibility of this relationship going somewhere, before you’re will- ing to make a monetary investment in someone.” The reality, Chan says, is many dat- ers actually prefer cheap dates any- way, especially in the beginning of a relationship. After all, do you really want to be locked into a five-course meal with someone you don’t even know yet? Keeping dates low cost and low stakes, she says, can help put yourself and your date at ease, while setting the stage for what a first date ought to be: a vibe check. “It should be short and sweet,”Chan says of a first date. “That way, if you don’t have any connection, you can leave after an hour. Or if there is a con- nection, you can go to a second place or activity to keep momentum going. Either way, if it goes well, then you cre- ate anticipation for the next date, which can be something like a dinner.” Simple, cheap outings also allow you to get to know your date with fewer distractions. Without the pomp and circumstance of a pricey evening, you can look for what really matters: Is this person thoughtful? Do you like being around them? And if someone is overinvesting in an early date −buying fancy meals or taking you on a luxurious excursion before really knowing you −it could be love bombing. “Be wary of the person who pulls out all the stops on a first date,” Chan says. “You might be impressed when someone takes you to an extravagant dinner, showers you with grand ges- tures and brings over-the-top ro- mance to a first meeting. We’re taught to read that as romantic, but think about it. They don’t even know you yet. That level of intensity hasn’t been earned by anything real between you. It’s a performance, and often it says more about how they want to be per- ceived than how they feel about you.”
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anti-weaponization fund
Melina Khan
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he was rescinding the nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund that stalled a Senate vote on his nomination for attorney general, and two key Republicans have now cleared the way for his nomination to move forward. Blanche announced the anti-weap- onization decision Aug. 2 in a post on X, days before the Senate Judiciary Committee was set to decide whether to approve him to head the Justice De- partment. The heavily criticized fund would have paid allies of President Donald Trump who say they were unfairly prosecuted, with Trump specifically calling out those charged in attacks on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as deserv- ing compensation. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, had held up a committee vote on Blanche’s nomination over questions about the fund. However, they issued a joint statement Aug. 3 saying Blanche’s move on the fund and clarification that tax benefits granted to Trump, his business, and his two oldest sons in a controversial settlement would be re- stricted to them, and only apply retro- actively, was enough to win their sup- port. “My team and I have met with com- mittee members and Senators over the past several weeks and addressed any concerns or outstanding questions,” Blanche wrote in the X post. “We have enjoyed good faith dis- cussions, and as a result issue the fol- lowing order and update with regard to
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in Spokane County. Many residents who had fled from the wildfires returned to find their homes destroyed. “This is what I imagine a war zone is like,”Spokane resident Sheri Clark told the Spokesman-Review as she stared at the remnants of what used to be her home and beloved garden. “It feels unreal.”
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Nearby, Kristin Renz surveyed the damage to the home of her son and daughter-in-law in northwest Spo- kane. There was very little that wasn’t scorched by the flames. Her daughter-in-law, Kimber Renz, salvaged a muffin tin from the rubble. “It’s unrecognizable,” Kristin Renz told the outlet.
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Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche says two key Republicans have now cleared the way for his nomination to move forward.
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the May IRS settlement.” Natalie Yezbick, a spokesperson for Cornyn, said in an earlier statement: “Sen. Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice, which will be issuing a formal order perma- nently terminating the anti-weaponiza- tion fund and making clear in a binding written document that the scope of the audit settlement is limited to only the plaintiffs, including the President, and the IRS.”
Scrapped anti-weaponization fund paves way for confirmation
Blanche’s repeal of the fund will help pave the way for his confirmation. The Senate Judiciary Committee has sched- uled his nomination vote for Tuesday, Aug. 4. The $1.776 billion fund was created as part of a settlement to resolve a $10 bil- lion lawsuit Trump filed against the IRS over accusations that the agency mis- handled his tax records. The fund was set to go to “victims of
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The National Weather Service issued air quality alerts in much of Washington state, plus neighboring Idaho and Ore- gon. “Air pollutants can cause breathing difficulties for children, the elderly, as well as persons with respiratory prob-
lawfare and weaponization.” Opponents argued it would allow Trump’s political allies and those par- doned for the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol to cash in on taxpayer dollars. After being announced in May, the fund faced a series of legal setbacks. Trump and the Justice Department ap- peared to retreat from its creation, but on July 31, the president appealed a rul- ing that blocked access to the fund.
Trump threatened to bring fund back if Blanche was not confirmed
After the holdup over Blanche’s con- firmation, Trump took to social media Aug.1to offer a new threat to Republican senators: Approve Blanche as attorney general or the anti-weaponization fund would return. “It will immediately be back on the table, and I will get it done,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Trump also said Blanche would stay in his “acting” rank and bring back the fund if not confirmed. Trump argued in the post that the fund would take care of those “badly treated”under his predecessors, but Til- lis responded in a social media post Aug. 1 that it was a “payout pot for punks.” “It’s unfortunate that Todd Blanche, who I consider qualified for the job, will not be confirmed because of this rever- sal,” Tillis wrote. “Hopefully, we can resolve this by Tuesday.” Blanche, who is Trump’s former per- sonal lawyer, has been acting attorney general since the president fired Pam Bondi in April.
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lems,” the Idaho Department of Envi- ronmental Quality said in a statement. “Those individuals who are sensitive to increased particulate matter or smoke are encouraged to avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor activity.” The blazes erupted as much of the western United States experienced above-average temperatures and dry conditions. Much of Washington state has seen moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
More than 1,000 wildfires
The state’s fire season begins in July and runs until October, when rain re- turns to the region, the Washington Emergency Management Division says. Since the start of summer, more than 1,000 fires have burned about 450,000 acres in Washington, said Dave Upthe- grove, the state’s commissioner of pub- lic lands, at a news conference Aug. 1. “This is an extraordinary fire season,” he said. “This is not normal.” Contributing: James Powel
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friends face harassment
Eduardo Cuevas
A California man has been charged with sending threats to a Mississippi judge who has a family connection to Nolan Wells’ disappearance and death in July. The case comes as Wells’ family and friends have said they’ve faced a flood of threats and harassment amid the inves- tigation into Wells’ death. In a separate case, a woman was accused of making a bomb threat targeted at local officials involved in the investigation. On July 29, law enforcement officials booked Joseph Dumarce, 27, into the Sacramento County Jail as he faces one felony count for threatening Ashlee Cole, a chancery judge in Mississippi, according to a federal criminal com- plaint. Cole’s son, Warren Hudson, was friends with Wells. Wells, 18, went missing while on a boat trip with friends, including Hud- son, to Horn Island, a barrier island in Mississippi. Officials found Wells’ body two days later. The circumstances of Wells’ death have been amystery. Wells’ family has demanded transparency and publicly criticized the investigation, saying they fear his death will be written off as an accidental drowning despite their con- cerns. The family has launched an inde- pendent investigation and commis- sioned an independent autopsy. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbet- ter said investigators didn’t initially be- lieve Wells’death was foul play but add- ed officials continue to investigate.
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and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens for the Democratic nomination to succeed Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat who has held the Michigan seat since 2015. Peters an- nounced in April that he was not seek- ing reelection. El-Sayed has been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America against the more-moderate Stevens. A July 30 Emerson poll showed El-Sayed leading Stevens by 15 points on the Democratic side. The Democratic pri- mary was a three-way race until state Sen. Mallory McMorrow dropped her bid in early July. Despite El-Sayed’s support from democratic socialists such as Sen. Ber- nie Sanders, I-Vermont, he told CNN that he is “not somebody who is a social- ist,” adding, “I believe in capitalism. I just believe that capitalism has to be regulated.” In April, El-Sayed drew criticism for campaigning with Hasan Piker, a staunchly anti-Israel streamer who has made comments supporting Hamas. The appearance prompted pushback from Jewish groups and moderate Dem- ocrats, who questioned El-Sayed’s judg- ment and electability in the fall. Stevens’ campaign is more in line with the established, moderate Demo- cratic platform, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed her campaign. The race is taking a combative turn with personal attacks. El-Sayed called Stevens the “least capable candidate in America.” Stevens slammed El-Sayed’s competitiveness in the general election in a post that accused the Muslim can- didate of wanting to “blame all of your problems on Jewish Americans.” “I was capable of winning my com- petitive primary and general election. You lost. You lost by over twenty points to Gretchen Whitmer and you will lose to Mike Rogers by talking like this,” Stevens said in the Thursday, July 30 post. On the other side of the aisle, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is the only Repub- lican on the ballot in Michigan. Both Michigan Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 2002, but President Donald Trump carried the state in both the 2016 and 2024 elections. In 2024, Rogers lost the general election to Dem- ocratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin by around 19,000 votes, or 0.3 percentage points. Rogers is leading El-Sayed by 10 points in a poll on the possible Novem- ber matchup, but in the same Michigan Education Association poll from July 28, Stevens is leading Rogers by 2 points.
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Felony charges allege graphic threats against judge
In Facebook posts, Cole had com- mented on the case and said her son is cooperating with law enforcement. Cole previously said she deactivated her so- cial media account because of death threats she received directed to her and her family. She previously shared screenshots of direct messages from a Facebook account that the FBI said be- longs to Dumarce, of Sacramento. Dumarce is accused of sending sev- eral Facebook messages to Cole, includ- ing allegedly saying he’d send a package that “would blow you away”and that it’s “probably best to have the boys there to see as well,” according to screenshots cited in FBI Special Agent Brodey Gib- son’s July 24 affidavit. Dumarce also al- legedly said there’d be “So much blood
Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall leads his potential Democratic rivals in spending. He faces challenger Pond Naramore in the GOP primary.
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the opposing parties are deciding who to run against them. Both Kansas seats have been held by Republicans since 1939, but Kansas City-area pastor Adam Hamilton, who preached at Obama’s second inaugura- tion, leads the pack of 11 Democrats in a GBAO poll of 600 likely Democratic vot- ers, and he leads Marshall in spending. One lesser-known GOP primary challenger, Pond Naramore, will be up against Marshall on Tuesday. Warner will advance to the general election, as he is uncontested in the pri- mary. On the Republican side, three challengers – Kim Farrington, Bert Mi- zusawa and David Williams – face an uphill battle to oust the three-term in- cumbent. Republicans haven’t held a Virginia Senate seat since 2009, and the Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race has shown that the state’s political trajec- tory has only grown more challenging for the GOP. “After Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race in November 2025 by 15 points, Republicans putting this race into play looks incredibly doubtful,” the Cook Political Report wrote in its race rating, which lists the seat as solidly Democratic.
Dems defend governor seats as Trump tests endorsement power
Both Democratic governors in Kan- sas and Michigan are leaving office after being termed out from back-to-back wins in states that Trump carried. Now both seats are open, and the question is whether Democrats can hold on without their incumbents on the ballot. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won races in 2018 and 2022 despite Trump flipping the state red in the 2016 presidential race and again in 2024. In Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly pulled off the same 2018 and 2022 feat in a state Trump won by double digits in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Looking to succeed Whitmer, Demo- cratic Michigan Secretary of State Joce- lyn Benson is the leading candidate. Ac- cording to the Detroit Free Press, Ben- son is leading in the polls over both her Democratic opponent, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, and Republicans
everywhere.” The FBI traced the Facebook account to several email, CashApp and Google accounts connected with Dumarce and an address in Sacramento, the affidavit said. The FBI also identified a phone number consistent with Dumarce’s ad- dress that made calls to the Jackson County Chancery Court, where Cole works, on July 11. The FBI declined to comment. A law- yer for Dumarce wasn’t listed in federal court records, though USA TODAY has reached out to him in custody as well as a phone number listed in court records as belonging to him. On July 28, a grand jury in Mississip- pi federal court returned an indictment charging Dumarce with interstate transmission of threatening communi- cation. Court records indicate it carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in
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vying for the seat. Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, dropped his independent bid in late May, citing surging Democratic energy nationally. Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. John James is leading the Republican pack with 40%, according to an Emerson poll. Perry Johnson, multimillionaire and former gubernatorial candidate, is still vying for the seat, polling 8 points be- hind James, while 17% of Republican voters are still undecided. Trump also endorsed a gubernatorial candidate in Kansas: state Senate Presi- dent Ty Masterson, who is running alongside state Sen. Jeff Klemp. Master- son will take on six Kansas Republican opponents, including Secretary of State Scott Schwab, who has served in his role since 2018. The race will test if the Re- publican base in Kansas remains tied to the president, or if Schwab’s popularity in the state will win him another GOP nomination. On the Democratic side, voters will also weigh an endorsement by Kelly, the current governor, for Kansas state Sen. Ethan Corson, who is battling Cindy Holscher, another Kansas state senator. Holscher is leading Corson in recent polls.
Missouri could hand Republicans a new congressional seat
Voters in all five states will also cast ballots for U.S. House of Representa- tives seats, as both parties battle to con- trol the lower chamber of Congress. GOP-led efforts to redistrict the Kan- sas congressional map failed in the fall of 2025. Trump urged the state to re- draw the districts and give an edge to Republicans to pick up a Democrat-held seat in the 3rd congressional district, currently held by Rep. Sharice Davids. Masterson, the Trump-endorsed gover- nor candidate, led the redistricting charge, according to KCUR. Davids and the three Republican Trump-endorsed incumbents – Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt and Ron Estes – each face challengers from their own party. All eight Missouri House of Repre- sentatives seats are on the ballot, just months after a court upheld new maps drawn by Republicans in the state legislature in the fall, although legal challenges continue to play out and could yet invalidate the map. The 5th congressional district, currently held by Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in the
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prison. He’s held in Sacramento County Jail and is ineligible for bail. The Sacramento Bee reported Du- marce was arrested in 2019 by police on suspicion of exposing himself and then trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl out- side of a local elementary school. Cali- fornia’s Megan’s Law, which lists sex of- fenders, indicates he has criminal con- victions in 2019 of annoying or molest- ing a child and, in 2020, of harmful matter sent to induce a minor.
More allegations of threats as Wells investigation continues
In another case, on July 31, an Ohio woman was taken into custody on sus- picion of placing bomb threats in Mis- sissippi after Wells’ death. Francine Ed- wards’ arrest was first reported by the Sun Herald. Officials accuse Edwards of making threats to the George County Chancery Clerk and later to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on July 23, according to federal court records. Edwards is charged with threatening interstate communication in Mississippi federal court. Edwards, 41, is held in the Hamil- ton County Justice Center without bond, jail logs showed. Wells’ friends have said they’ve re- ceived threats. Wells’ mother, Christine Wonsley, has said she’s been harassed, including messages and emails, but also bad reviews at her workplace as a nurse. Lawyers for Wells’ family reportedly sent letters to his friends, their families and local officials instructing not to de- lete any records while notifying them litigation is “reasonably anticipated.” Contributing: N’dea Yancey-Bragg, Bonnie Bolden, Evan Mealins and Molly Davis
Kansas City metropolitan area, was carved up to favor a Republican chal- lenger. Cleaver, who is still running, is one of two Democrats representing the state in the House. Six Republican candidates are on the primary ballot seeking to oust the Congress member, including state Sen. Rick Brattin and Navy veteran Tay- lor Burks. “The reason all these Republicans have announced is because there’s blood in the water. It looks like there’s a good chance with this redistrict that it will go to a Republican,” Charles Zug, a political science professor at the Uni- versity of Missouri, said to KMIZ ABC17. Virginians will vote in the same11dis- tricts as 2024, after a chaotic few months for the state’s political map. In April, voters narrowly approved a con- stitutional amendment allowing mid- decade redistricting, which Democrats hoped would give their party an edge and potentially flip several seats. But in May, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the specific maps Democrats had drawn, thus leaving the old lines in place for this cycle. Democrats currently hold six of the state’s 11 seats, with Republicans hold- ing the other five. Two of those Repub- lican Virginia seats are on a list of 30 seats nationally that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is trying to flip from red to blue. In Virginia’s first district, seven Dem- ocrats, including prosecutor Shannon Taylor, are on the primary ballot to oust incumbent Rep. Robert Wittman. In a March poll, Taylor trailed Wittman by 4 percentage points in the general elec- tion, but voters were also 2 points more likely to vote Democrat. A former House of Representatives member and retired Navy commander, Elaine Luria, is on the primary ballot against three other Democrats vying to flip incumbent Rep. Jennifer Kiggans’ seat in Virginia’s second district. A Tul- chin Research poll in July showed Luria and Kiggans split even, both at 47%.
Kansas Supreme Court ballot measure and Washington state
In the Washington state’s top-two primary system this week, the top two candidates advance to the general elec- tion, regardless of if they are from the same party. Nine of the 10 incumbents in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek re- election, excluding Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse who is retiring from his post representing the 4th Congressional Dis- trict. Newhouse held one of two Repub- lican Washington seats in Congress, as the other eight representatives and both Senators are Democrats. Also in Kansas: voters will decide on a ballot measure that could make the Kansas Supreme Court a voter-elected office. $10 million has been spent by groups hoping to influence the vote, and Republicans are pushing for the amend- ment.
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against ex-son-in-law
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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said in a statement that his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, should not serve in Congress and should “seek pro- fessional help” as Miller has denied do- mestic abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter, Emily. “Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter pri- vate but Max Miller’s increasingly errat- ic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible,”Moreno said in a state- ment on X. Miller, who represents a district in northeast Ohio, announced Aug. 2 that
survives weeks stranded at sea
on voyage to Hawaii
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Kaichi Sato
A sailor experienced a nightmare at sea when his boat became disabled during his voyage from the West Coast to Hawaii this summer. Kaichi Sato, 39, left Southern Cali- fornia to sail to Hawaii on June 7. The trouble came when he encoun- tered strong winds and rough seas, which snapped his mast. He simulta- neously ran out of water and had to cook his food using seawater. Sato col- lected rainwater to drink but became dehydrated and depressed, a news re- lease from the Seafarers International Union says. On July 21, crew members on the container ship M/V George III spotted Sato’s sailboat about 900 miles from Hawaii.
“I cried for a whole week, just drifting south, (feeling) like miserable. I was literally like a sitting duck, just getting taken south by the current going way off course.”
Once the George III was close enough to the drifting boat, a crew member threw Sato a life preserver, and he was brought aboard. It took about an hour and a half to recover Sa- to, according to the union’s statement. Sato credited the crew of George III with saving his life.
Sailor recounts his experience
In an interview with HawaiiNew- sNow, Sato said that after the mast snapped, he “cried for a whole week, just drifting south, (feeling) like miser- able.” He recalled trying to motor back to shore, but he ran out of fuel. “I was literally like a sitting duck, just getting taken south by the current going way off course,” Sato told the outlet. He tried to sail back in a shipping lane after five days of contemplating his next move. He started to jury-rig the sails by using PVC pipes and kayak paddles. After running out of fresh water, he filled buckets with seawater and tied plastic bags to seal it off to collect its condensation, he told HawaiiNew- sNow. “I was just licking that to survive,” he said. For food, he survived on oatmeal in addition to fish and squid. When he was rescued, he said, he was “ecstatic.” “I was like crying and like so happy, and then they got me fruit and water. And yeah, they were so good to me, those guys.”
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has called for his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, to step down from Congress and “seek professional help” over domestic abuse allegations.
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he would not drop his bid for reelection and has denied his ex-wife’s allega- tions.
“My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I’ve shed,” Lynsi Snyder, owner of In-N-Out, posted on Facebook. She is shown in 2019 at a restaurant opening in Redding, California. MIKE CHAPMAN/USA TODAY NETWORK Chief: Citizen, off-duty trooper saved lives in Idaho shooting
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An armed citizen and an off-duty state trooper both fired on a man who was carrying out a mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger, diverting the attacker and saving lives, authorities said on Aug. 2. The shooting, which killed three people and wounded seven, rocked the picturesque southern Idaho city of Twin Falls on Aug. 1. The violence sent people running for their lives and look- ing for refuge wherever they could find it, including nearby businesses. Twin Falls police Chief Matthew Hicks said at a news conference on Aug. 2 that the trooper and armed citi- zen who intervened in the attack were “heroic.” “We believe their actions helped drive the suspect away from the scene, preventing further casualties,”he said. Hicks said the attacker was 24- year-old Chad Williams and that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Hicks did not say anything about a suspected motive. Meanwhile, In-N-Out CEO and owner Lynsi Snyder shared that one of the three people killed was an employ- ee who was “taking care of” custom- ers. “My heart is broken, my chest is heavy, my eyes burn from the tears I’ve shed,” Snyder posted on Facebook, adding that the shooter “took the pre- cious lives of our Associate and Cus- tomers, innocent people who never saw it coming.”
How did the In-N-Out shooting unfold?
It was a busy Saturday afternoon at the newly opened In-N-Out location in Twin Falls when police responded to reports of an active shooter at 2:29 p.m. MT on Aug. 1. “It was a very chaotic scene,” Hicks said at a news conference later in the day. “We have literally hundreds of people that were in some way, shape or form in the area of this restaurant at the time.” He said the names of the victims won’t be released yet to ensure all their loved ones have been notified. “Today has been a very hard day in Twin Falls,” he said. “A tragic day.” Lane Koehn, a local man who cap- tured cellphone video of the armed cit- izen firing on the suspect, told KTVB- TV that he was on his way home from work and sitting at a stop light when
She has accused him of scalding her and holding a gun to her head in addi- tion to harming their 2-year-old-daugh- ter. Moreno, who had not spoken out against his former son-in-law and Re- publican colleague in the Ohio delega- tion to Congress, said that Miller fails character standards to hold elected of- fice and that he “needs to seek profes- sional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.” He called the past two years “pure hell” for his family. The senator also said Miller is “a dan- ger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.” Miller filed a defamation suit in May against Emily Moreno and her lawyer, Andrew Zashin. Stephanie Grisham, who was President Donald Trump’s
shots began flying all around him and into a car just feet in front of him. Koehn said he saw the shooter about 30 feet away, wielding what looked like a semi-automatic rifle and emptying sev- eral magazines as he seemingly fired randomly at people in their cars and through the In-N-Out drive-thru win- dow. Then the armed citizen emerged and began firing at the shooter, Koehn told the outlet. He made the remarks be- fore authorities alleged Williams was the attacker. “They were both running around try- ing to dodge bullets ... there’s people running all over the place, freaking out, obviously,” he told KTVB-TV. “There was this girl that had been shot, obvi- ously. Another In-N-Out worker was trying to drag her through the vehicles.” He said the man trying to rescue his coworker was “hysterical” and that she appeared to be shot through the middle of her chest. “People were running out crying and screaming. It was very scary,” 43-year- old Twin Falls resident Haley Dodaro told The Associated Press. Kayla Saltzgiver Foister of Kenai, Alaska, posted on Facebook that she was getting food at the In-N-Out drive- thru when shots broke out about five cars away from her. “We ran and hid in a Dick’s Sporting Goods for 2.5 hours hearing shots go on and off till it was all clear,” she wrote. “We’re alive and safe but traumatized.”
Survivor has ‘long road ahead,’ loved ones say
Of the seven people injured, two were treated and released from the hospital, authorities said. Three others were list- ed as stable, and two remained in criti- cal condition. While authorities have not released the names of anyone killed or wounded in the shooting, family and friends iden- tified one of the injured victims as Terry Dudley. North Star Taxi, which operates in Twin Falls and the surrounding areas, identified Dudley as one of their drivers. In a social media post, the business announced it would be closed for the next several days and noted that Dudley “has a very long road ahead of him.” The business said in an update that Dudley was transported to a hospital in Boise because of internal bleeding and was now in stable condition. “Terry was simply charging his Tesla when he was shot twice in the back. In a matter of moments, an ordinary day be- came a nightmare that no family should ever have to endure,” James Palmer,
White House press secretary during his first term, also has accused Miller of physically abusing her during their pre- vious relationship. Miller has denied the allegations. Aug. 5 would be the last day for Re- publicans to replace Miller on the No- vember ballot. He is set to face Demo- cratic challenger Brian Poindexter. Miller responded to his former fa- ther-in-law in a post on X, saying More- no’s response is “all political” and moti- vated to “to hide from your own media circus.” Moreno gained media attention last week for the explicit language he used when questioning Dr. Anthony Fauci at a congressional hearing on COVID-19. “If my daughter said the same thing to me, I personally wouldn’t wait two years before holding him accountable. You know this isn’t true,” Miller said.
who identified himself as a friend and co-worker of Dudley’s, said in a Go- FundMe post. Palmer said that Dudley was a wid- ower who “has dedicated his life to rais- ing his three sons and daughter with love, strength, and unwavering devo- tion.” “There are very few people in this world like Terry,” Palmer wrote. “He is the kind of man who quietly puts others before himself, who works hard, loves deeply, and never hesitates to lend a helping hand. He is tenacious, compas- sionate, kind hearted, and has a way of making those around him smile, even on their hardest days.” He said the GoFundMe is going to- ward Dudley’s surgeries and medical expenses, and to make up for his loss of income as he recovers. Any leftover money will go toward other victims of the shooting.
In-N-Out owner, city share thoughts about tragedy
As Twin Falls reels and loved ones begin grieving, Snyder said that In-N- Out “will be mourning with the families and praying for them as they tread through a very painful season.” “I am no stranger to loss, but this is so incredibly tough, and my heart also goes out to all of the Associates and Custom- ers who were there during this traumat- ic event,” she said. “I love you all, and I ask you to turn to God, not in anger, but seeking comfort and strength for those who are hurting. We will stand together, and we will do everything we can to learn from this situation.” Twin Falls spokesman Josh Palmer said that like many In-N-Out openings, there was a lot of excitement in the com- munity about the new burger spot and that it was packed with people when the shooting broke out. “It’s shocking,” he said, adding that the community was still recovering from a swatting call at a school. “We were victims of that, and there’s really no place that’s sacred anymore if schools are being targeted.” Twin Falls, a city of 57,000 people, is known as the City of Waterfalls for its breathtaking nature, which attracts hik- ers, BASE jumpers, rock-climbers and river-rafters. Palmer said the communi- ty is now coming together to support each other amid the tragedy. “Everyone is really saddened by it. It’s a small town still so a lot of people know someone who was there or worked there,” he said. “Saying it hits close to home is an understatement.”
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A search team looks under brush during a search for a 10-year-old girl in the Passaic River on July 30 in New Jersey. JULIAN LESHAY GUADALUPE/USA TODAY NETWORK Body of girl swept into NJ river is found
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The body of a 10-year-old girl who went missing after being swept into New Jersey’s Passaic River was found July 31 after a two-day search, officials said. Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said crews recovered the girl’s body in the river south of the Market Street Bridge shortly before 7 p.m. on July 31. The child was identified as Milian Dulan, ac- cording to PIX11. The discovery came after emergency crews searched nearly 9 miles of the Passaic River using boats, sonar equip- ment, drones, helicopters and cadaver dogs. The search began July 29 after three children entered the water near a boat ramp at Pulaski Park in Passaic, New Jersey, and were swept away. One child, an 11-year-old girl, was able to get out of the river on her own, officials said. The bodies of her 10-year- old brother, identified by PIX11 as Mi- chael Klenk, and Dulan were later recov- ered, officials said. Authorities were preparing to end the search for the night on July 31 when a couple living near the Market Street Bridge reported seeing something in the river from their apartment window, CBS News reported. The couple went outside to investi- gate and called 911 after believing they had seen the missing child’s body. Offi- cials said rescue boats were deployed
of rare disease in 5-year-old
Jeanine Santucci
A family vacation to Oregon turned tragic when a 5-year-old died of an ex- tremely rare health condition that came on suddenly in early July, the boy’s fam- ily told news outlets. Justin Vu, a soon-to-be kindergar- tener, his mom and sisters had traveled from their home in Denver and were en- joying a visit with family filled with trips to such places as the beach and zoo, KGW News reported. Justin began com- plaining of a stomachache the night of July 3, his mother, Terese Peden, told the outlet. At first, Peden said she thought it was a “normal” illness, but Justin spent the night vomiting, and the family took him to a nearby emergency room the next morning. Doctors first thought Justin could have appendicitis or a bacterial infec- tion, KGW reported, but it turned out to be something much more sinister, and virtually unheard of in children. On July 5, doctors told his family he had to be put on life support and only had a 50/50 chance of survival, Peden told KGW. The diagnosis was Clarkson’s dis- ease. Also called systemic capillary leak syndrome, the diagnosis has been re- corded in only about 300 adults since it was first documented in1958, according to Dr. Richard Pierce of the Yale School of Medicine. There have been only 30 cases among children since the first case was recorded in1995 in a Canadian girl who died of the condition at age 9, Pierce said in a university publication. “We were informed that his body was dying, and those medications were not going to be enough,” Peden said. Justin was surrounded by family members when he died July 8, Peden told KGW. An online fundraiser for the family has raised nearly $45,000.
Justin Vu was a sweet boy who loved to play
within about15 minutes and recovered Dulan approximately 100 feet from the bridge in Wallington, New Jersey. Lora praised the couple for alerting authorities, saying their quick re- sponse may have prevented the body from being carried farther down- stream by the river’s strong current. “Had that couple not said anything, and the current, as fast and as strong as it was, would’ve continued all night, there could be a possibility [the body] would’ve ended up by the Newark Bay,” Lora told CBS News. The girl’s mother was brought to the scene and identified her daughter, offi- cials said. Lora said the family experi- enced both grief and some comfort af- ter receiving confirmation. Officials said the children were from Garfield, New Jersey, though one fam- ily has ties to Passaic. The children were playing near the riverbank at Pu- laski Park before ending up on a boat ramp normally used by police and fire crews. A good Samaritan at the park tried to rescue the children but was unable to reach them because of the river’s depth and strong current, Lora said. The search operation included more than two dozen marine units from local, county and state agencies, along with dive teams and other emer- gency responders. By July 30, authorities had shifted the effort from a rescue mission to a re- covery operation.
ments were spent playing with his sib- lings and cousins, creating memories that his family will cherish forever,”said a fundraiser for the family. “We’re trying to figure out what life looks like now and taking it day by day,” Peden told KDVR. Viet Vu, Justin’s father, told the out- let he has a message for other parents: “Don’t take it for granted,” Viet Vu said. “Try to cherish every moment you have with them. Every hug and every kiss be- cause you don’t know when it’s going to be the last time.”
What is Clarkson’s disease?
Clarkson’s disease happens when plasma leaks out of the blood vessels into muscles, tissues, organs and body cavities, causing hypovolemic shock. It can happen suddenly, and leads to a drop in blood pressure that can cause organ failure and death if untreated. Among adults, the condition usually happens in middle age, with an average diagnosis age of 42, Pierce said. But for children, the average age is 51⁄2, he said. Because the condition is so rare and presents with symptoms that may have other causes, it’s difficult to diagnose. It’s likely underdiagnosed in children because of lack of awareness by provid- ers, Pierce said. Children typically present with ede- ma (swelling because of fluid buildup) and distributive shock (a medical emer- gency where enough blood can’t get to the organs), Pierce said. The child usu- ally will have been previously healthy but went through two to three days of symptoms that signal the first phase of a “leak episode,”which can last between one day and a week, he said. Those early symptoms can include abdominal pain, a lowered appetite, nausea, myalgia (muscle aches or pains) and fever, he said. . A medical ex- am may find high heart rate, low blood pressure and unusual heart and lung sounds, Pierce said. There is no known cure or definite cause of Clarkson’s disease, and there aren’t specific treatments for a leak epi- sode, but Pierce said there are treat- ments that can help manage an episode as well as long-term therapies.
talks as Trump says he delayed attack
Joey Garrison
WASHINGTON – Iran denied Presi- dent Donald Trump’s assertion that Tehran is set to begin a new round of negotiations with the United States, contradicting the president after Trump said he held off on carrying out “the biggest attack since World War II” to allow talks to restart. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday, said the United States was “all set to go” with what he describedasa“massiveattack”onIran over the weekend but scrapped the plans at the request of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Trump said the three Middle East allies expressed confidence about a deal emerging to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran’s nuclear ca- pability. He said Iran “very strongly” asked that the United States hold off on the attack as well. “We had an attack that would be the biggest attack since World War II, and it would have been disastrous for them,” Trump said. “And they didn’t want us to do it, and frankly, Saudi Arabia didn’t want it either. They thought that a deal is imminent.” Trump said the talks with Iran would begin Monday, Aug. 3. But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday said Iran is not currently holding talks with the United States, telling reporters Tehran is instead in discussions with Oman about a tem- porary safe route through the Strait of Hormuz. “We currently do not have negotia- tions with America,” Baghaei said, ac- cording to NBC News. He added that Iran has no plans to host foreign delegations or send nego- tiators abroad in the coming days. At Trump’s direction, the United States hit Iran with13 nights of consec- utive airstrikes in July after a memo-
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President Donald Trump said the United States was “all set to go” with what he described as a “massive attack” on Iran but scrapped the plan.
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randum of understanding for the two sides to work on a peace deal fell apart. The pause, which began July 23, was in- tended to give negotiations another chance, but progress on talks has not materialized. At least18 U.S. service members have died in action during the war in Iran, which has turned increasingly unpopu- lar among Americans. More than two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a Washington Post/Ipsos poll in July said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war. Trump said the massive attack on Iran that he held off remains an option if Iran resists a deal that meets U.S. de- mands. “We’re ready to go anytime we want,” Trump said. “Would I rather make a deal? I’m not looking to kill people, because people die, a lot of people die, and we don’t want that.” Contributing: Reuters
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university systems have added it to their accepted college entrance exams. USA TODAY scoured school board minutes and found officials in at least nine Florida districts attributed a rise in graduation rates to the introduction of the CLT in 2023. At a school board meeting in May 2025, Christopher Bernier, superin- tendent of Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, told the board the CLT helped boost the district’s graduation rate by 7 percentage points after its in- troduction in 2023. “We’re hopeful that CLT will remain,” he told the board, “because it has been a game changer for some of our kids who can’t seem to manufacture the ACT or SAT score.” Students have a formula to beat the CLT’s math section, said Leesa Cres- cenzi, former head of the math depart- ment for the Hillsborough County School District in Tampa. There’s enough pre-algebra material, she said, that a student can confidently answer several specially easy questions. Then they can pick the same letter, say, “B,” for every remaining question. Nine times out of10, she said, that got them a score high enough to graduate. District records show that about 2,500 students in the Hillsborough dis- trict’s graduating class of 2025 satisfied their math requirement via the CLT, or roughly 1 in 6. That’s true for thousands more Florida students in other districts. “We’re saying, ‘Oh yay, they got it,’ ” Crescenzi told USA TODAY. “But we know they didn’t.”
How Florida sees the exam
Jeremy Tate, CEO of Classic Learning Initiatives, the company that adminis- ters the CLT, and company CFO Noah Tyler told USA TODAY they’re aware the assessment is primarily being used as a graduation test in Florida. But Tate disagreed with critics who say the test is easier than the SAT or ACT. The score needed to pass is up to the Florida Department of Education, Tate said. State officials say they set the passing score exactly where Classic Learning Initiatives suggested it would match the ACT or SAT. Still, they are slightly raising the score needed start- ing next year. Before, a student had to score an 11 out of 40 total possible points to gradu- ate. Now, they’ll have to reach a 14. For the SAT, students need 420 points out of a possible 800, while the College Board considers a 530 college-ready. For the ACT, that figure is16 points out of a pos- sible 36, and 22 is considered college- ready. The CLT does not have similar college-level-ready benchmarks. Nadia Combs, a member of the Hills- borough County School Board, worries students with a diploma they earned via a CLT score could be entering college or the workforce before they’re ready. “If they think they’re doing well and they’re passing but at the end of the day when they get a job or they go to college and they’re not able to do well on a typical test, that’s concerning,” Combs said. The Classic Learning Test raised graduation rates around the state, said Vince Verges, an assistant deputy com- missioner for the Florida Department of Education who oversaw statewide testing and retired in September 2025. The cut score, he said, was set based on information from test vendor Classic Learning Initiatives comparing its test with the ACT and SAT. He said raising the cut scores this year will make the CLT more competi- tive. “It was easier to get a passing score,” Verges said. “But now where the scores are, the bar is equally rigorous.” Administrators at Hillsborough said at a meeting in July that the new standards so far had been harder for students to reach. Meanwhile, at school board meetings across Florida, administrators touted gains in their graduation rates since the test was introduced. “Our struggling students are more successful with the CLT,” said Bernier, superintendent of Duval County Public Schools. That district’s high school graduation rate rose from 87% in the 2022-23 school year to just over 94% in 2024-25 after Florida added the CLT to its graduation tests. Frances Celis, an administrator at the Lake County School District near Orlan- do, told her board in January 2025 that the district’s increased graduation rate was thanks to the Classic Learning Test. “That test, the scores are very attain- able,” Celis said. One high school lagged, she said, but that was because the CLT was adminis- tered there less often. In mid-July, the Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously to
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“I usually score really good with reading or with writing, but math is always like my shaky subject. Being able to see that the math was easier than the ACT, SAT, was something that really helped.”
Uzma Shaikh Student, University of Central Florida
offer the test to more students seeking to meet graduation requirements. Multiple board members acknowledged the test might be easier or less useful in college applications but said it was worth it to help students graduate. “So if this [the CLT] is a little bit of an easier test that maybe breaks down that barrier, then I am going to support it,” said one member, Stacy Hahn.
What’s on the test?
Though the reading sections most often drive controversies around the CLT, educators and students often told USA TODAY it’s the math section that makes the test easier. Uzma Shaikh, a student at the Uni- versity of Central Florida, found the Classic Learning Test’s math section easier even though, unlike the SAT, the CLT does not allow a calculator. It had more geometry questions and less about algebra or statistics. Shaikh, who attended the charter Orlando Science School, used her CLT score for her application to Central Florida, located in Orlando, and to ob- tain one of the state’s merit-based scholarships. “I usually score really good with read- ing or with writing, but math is always like my shaky subject,” Shaikh said. “Being able to see that the math was easier than the ACT, SAT, was some- thing that really helped.” The math section is so different it’s not even possible to compare the CLT with the SAT, said Priscilla Rodriguez, an executive vice president at the Col- lege Board who oversees the SAT. The CLT math section, she said, covers more middle-school math. “The layman’s term would be ‘easi- er,’” Rodriguez told USA TODAY. A 2024 sample of Florida’s Algebra 1 test shows questions that would require students to solve for a variable, inter- pret graphed equations and work with exponents and square roots. If students couldn’t pass that test, their only recourse was a decent ACT or SAT score. Now they can take the CLT. The CLT includes algebra, but it has
other questions tied to topics students probably would have seen before high school. Some are logic questions or pattern recognition. Others ask about prime numbers or ratios. Fourteen of the 40 questions on the math section address geometry, and the CLT includes a list of formulas and explanations of shapes. The SAT also lists some formulas. The ACT does not provide formulas. The CLT’s 2026 technical manual even addresses the perceived easiness of some of its questions. “One might be surprised to see a question about odd and even numbers, for example, on a test intended for 11th and 12th grade students,” the manual reads. “But one might find these questions among the most difficult for some students, because they ask for a working understanding of or intuition about number theory.” The mathematics researchers who reviewed the ACT, SAT and CLT found that the SAT had the highest density of algebra-related questions. Nearly 7 in10 questions touched on the subject. Meanwhile, the ACT had the highest concentration of advanced math, which includes trigonometry, statistics, prob- ability and precalculus. The CLT stood out for its focus both on geometry and topics commonly associated with middle-school math such as division, patterns, ratios and fractions, said Evthokia Stephanie Sa- clarides, a professor at the University of Cincinnati. About a quarter of the CLT’s math questions fit into that category, 13% for the ACT and 4% for the SAT.
Can it predict college success?
Three years after the adoption of the test, no Florida university was able to provide performance statistics for CLT, ACT and SAT enrollees. Marnie Villa- nueva Marrero, a spokeswoman for the State University System of Florida, told USA TODAY it was too early to evaluate student outcomes because the first group of students is in only its third year. Tyler, the chief financial officer of Classic Learning Initiatives, told USA TODAY the test has been administered roughly 500,000 times. The company knows where students are sending CLT test scores, but it does not know if those students are accepted or enrolled in classes. “We haven’t followed them, surveyed them,” he said. Classic Learning Initiatives points to studies from private, Christian colleges that show it can predict how students do in college. But a nearly two-month review of those studies by three aca- demics shows they “are not yet repre- sentative of the broader college-going population.,” said Audrey Amrein- Beardsley, an Arizona State University professor who has studied the ACT, SAT and now the CLT. “They’re claiming that they’re more rigorous, but when you look at the methods, it’s clear it’s an overstatement that’s not in line with the standards of the profession,” Amrein-Beardsley said. To be sure, few students are earning admission to Florida’s universities based on a CLT score. Fewer than 1 percent of students applying to the University of Florida or Florida State University for the fall 2024 and 2025 semesters used a CLT score, records showed. Both schools are among the most selective public institu- tions in the state, but the story was sim- ilar for the other state universities. Few students and families are aware of the CLT, said Liz Pozo, chief operating officer of Leading & Learning, a Florida- based college consulting company. Even if they do know of the test, she said, they
may want to apply to other schools that don’t accept the CLT, including Ivy League and other selective schools. Only about 350 colleges accept the CLT, many of them private, Christian schools. Families, she said, do not call her for help with the CLT. It makes it hard to suggest students take the CLT when there’s little evi- dence it helps them get into college, she said. Without those numbers, she said, suggesting students take the CLT would be like “we’re operating from a point of dishonesty.” The lack of information hasn’t de- terred the Pentagon. It described the test as “nationally administered and academically rigorous”in a statement to USA TODAY. In addition to its use in the military academies’ admissions, a CLT score can also now be used to apply for scholarships in Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at public and private universities nationally.
Roots of the controversy
Tate, who taught in private and pub- lic schools, said he launched the test in 2015 after he noticed his students lacked interest in classic literature and philosophy. Teaching to the SAT or ACT, he said, meant students weren’t experi- encing the “Western canon” or “the Christian intellectual tradition.” That “canon” includes the likes of Plato and Aristotle; Catholic saints like Thomas Aquinas and Protestant think- ers like Martin Luther; and a smattering of figures popular in English classes like Shakespeare, Chaucer and Mark Twain. The most recent author is Toni Morri- son. Classic Learning Initiatives says the test is apolitical and students need not have read the classics to take it. “What we’re saying is that the kind of texts on college entrance exams are going to drive the kind of texts people focus on in the classroom,” Tate said. That idea has made the Classic Learning Test a darling of the political right. It’s being introduced primarily in red states, where Republican lawmak- ers have pressured public and private universities to conform with conserva- tive ideals by banning concepts like di- versity, equity and inclusion and intro- ducing civics centers that focus on American history and ideals, often staffed by right-leaning academics. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s Education Department has launched investigations into dozens of universi- ties, often tied to DEI, transgender ath- letes or race in college admissions. The queries are often focused on elite uni- versities, including Harvard, that tradi- tionally have been perceived as liberal. And the adoption of the CLT has been primarily in red states, sometimes driven by conservative legislatures. Most recently, Texas moved to allow the exam for use in admissions after a study that found it was “of sufficient rigor and reliability.” The same report, however, noted the exam had the least predictive ability compared with the ACT and SAT and noted it would require “additional evidence before its scores could be considered comparably defensible for statewide Texas admissions use.” It has proved lucrative, too. In Florida alone, the state Department of Educa- tion and at least five school districts have signed contracts worth at least $2.8 million to administer the CLT since the test was approved for high schools in 2023, according to a review of publicly available agreements. That’s probably an undercount because Flori- da has 67 school districts. Arkansas, where the CLT was approved in 2025, budgeted $12 million to administer the exam in the state’s high schools over the next four years.
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For many, the COVID-19 pandemic was so painful that it is easier to remem- ber as a distant blur than to confront di- rectly. But its economic, psychological and social repercussions remain as dev- astating today as they were in 2020, and facing that truth still demands sober facts, transparency and accountability. That’s what makes it maddening that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the pandemic response, was – and remains – dishonest, wrong and egomaniacal. Fauci’s diary entries, released by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, in a 1,141- page document spanning late 2019 to December 2022, reveal a man who saw himself less as a serious scientist than as a hero in the making. The notes read like raw material for a future memoir by the former director of the National Insti- tute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Paul, chairman of the Senate Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- ernmental Affairs, released the personal diary ahead of Fauci’s July 29 testimony before the panel. The hearing made for revealing thea- ter. The witness refused to answer questions, instead exercising his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. Fauci said far more in his jour- nal entries than he did in a hearing meant to expose, or at least investigate, what went wrong during the govern- ment’s response to the pandemic. In the preface to the release of the document, Paul wrote that “many en- tries in Fauci’s daily historical account completely undermine the official nar- rative that Fauci and other public health officials espoused.” The official line was that COVID-19 jumped from an animal to a human at a wet market in Wuhan, China. Yet after a Feb.1, 2020, conference call with promi- nent scientists, Fauci noted that “there was not total agreement about the likeli- hood of deliberate insertion” – and later wrote, “We could not let this go.” Just two of the scientists on the call believed a natural origin was likely. Before most Americans had heard of COVID-19, Fauci was already dismissing
Blake Fontenay
So we’re doing this again. That was my immediate reaction when I learned Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dia- ry was being released ahead of his ap- pearance before a U.S. Senate commit- tee. As I read some of the early reports from that Senate hearing, it seems clear the purpose was to attack Fauci’s char- acter rather than try to learn anything meaningful from the COVID-19 pan- demic that could help us in the future. Let me be clear: I’m not trying to de- fend Fauci as a person. I don’t know him any more than most of his critics do. Maybe the career bureaucrat did enjoy some of the celebrity he achieved as the public face of a federal government agency during a health crisis that ulti- mately cost more than 7 million people worldwide their lives. He and others in charge most cer- tainly made mistakes in response to a pandemic that no one of our generation had ever lived through before.
Necessary trial and error
Here’s what I believe, though: Steps that government officials recommended or mandated – masks, social distancing, business and school closures – helped slow the spread of the disease so hospi- tals and other health care providers wouldn’t be overwhelmed. Even then, reasonable people under- stood that the precautionary measures put in place weren’t going to stop the spread of COVID-19. The goal all along was to try to contain it.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29 in Washington, DC.
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the possibility it emerged from gain-of- function research in a lab, a theory a Re- publican-led committee investigating the pandemic would later conclude, in a 2024 report, was in fact the origin. Throughout COVID-19, Fauci dis- missed lab-leak discussion as conspira- cy theory. Yet his diary shows him ob- sessed with the idea, or at least ob- sessed by association: The word “con- spiracy” appears nearly 40 times, either in his writing or in clippings he kept.
Private thoughts, public persona
Fauci flip-flopped on school closures, in public and in private. A Jan. 25, 2020, entry read: “Why are the Chinese reac- ting so dramatically by essentially shut- ting down the entire country?” By March15, he was encouraging California Gov. Gavin Newsom and then-New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut schools and lock down large parts of the economy. Given what we now know about the damage those lockdowns caused, Fauci should have been far more consumed with the truth than with whether “fringe far-right crazies are cooking conspiracy theories” about him. Worse than his dishonesty is his ob- session with media coverage. His en- tries chronicle radio and television hits,
As someone who ended up taking the last available spot in an intensive care unit at a Colorado hospital, that matters to me. I’m still alive today because of de- cisions that were made back then. And it infuriates me that some people still want to use what happened as a politi- cal talking point. I don’t care if you love President Don- ald Trump or hate him. Trump, much like John Kerry’s complicated feelings on the Vietnam War in a different time, was with Fauci before he was against him. The truth was, much of what peo- ple were doing back then was trial and error, subject to recalculations and revi- sions in real time. It’s easy to Monday- morning quarterback with the benefit of six years of hindsight about what did and didn’t work. While I was in the ICU, I was told that one of the drugs being given to me was remdesivir, which I recognized as hav- ing been used to treat Trump’s case of COVID-19. “Isn’t that an experimental drug?” I asked weakly. “Everything we’re giving you is ex- perimental,” was the reply. In those pre-vaccine days, you could take your chances with what seemed like the most reasonable treatment re- gimen, or you could wait around to see if you would die. Over the years, I’ve heard people sug- gest, if not say outright, that COVID-19 was a disease that mainly killed the very old and sick – people who were going to die soon, anyway. Not only does that view not tell the whole truth, but it’s also offensive. I had no health issues. While I’ve made my share of dubious lifestyle choices, I’ve also spent a good chunk of my life as a competitive canoe and dragon boat rac- er. Even today, I can kayak 10 miles in Florida heat that would make many of
and mentions in print – favorable ones especially, but unflattering ones, too. The word “press” appears nearly 1,400 times, and most of those entries open with the day’s COVID-19 death toll. On Jan. 29, 2020, Fauci wrote: “Got a call this AM from Lou Dobbs who told me that President Trump will be calling me. Lou spoke with the POTUS and told him that I was the ‘smartest person’ around and he should speak with me.” By that March 5, with 12 deaths re- corded in the United States, Fauci was preoccupied with a Politico profile: “Press stories that the White House did not like the Profile of me in Politico since it is off message (Really???). Yet every- one in the WH is congratulating me on the piece.” He added that he felt safe, since “the public adulation of me has been amazing,” with interns and veter- ans alike stopping by to thank him and ask for selfies. On April 15, 2020, Fauci recorded: “Multiple editorials (print news Wash- ington Post, etc.) and opinion pieces (Newsweek) written about me. Cannot keep up or even read all of them. Coun- try needs someone to look up to in the face of Trump presidency. Interesting psychodynamics.” Closures were devastating to Amer- icans, and they were largely the result of
the keyboard commandos who make that culling-the-herd argument wilt. I was just one of the unlucky people whom COVID-19 struck particularly hard. Some might say that because it had a relatively high survivability rate, it wasn’t that big of a deal. I would submit that the people who think this way have never been awak- ened in the middle of the night to be packed in ice because their fever levels were spiking to critical levels. Or spent days tethered to oxygen tubes because removing those tubes left them gasping for air like fish out of water.
I lost my job during the pandemic, then I nearly lost my life
If you never got COVID-19 or only had a mild case, then bless your privileged keister. You should thank God you never had to fight the battles many of us faced during those days. Someone you know might have lost a grandparent, parent or other loved one to the coronavirus. Turning COVID-19 into another culture war political battle trivializes their suffering. And mine. I do and will continue to take it personally. Yes, I know the mask mandates, clo- sures and other restrictions were incon- venient. I was inconvenienced, too. I didn’t want to sit around eating Nutty Buddies or watching Korean baseball games for weeks on end, but that was the hand history dealt us. More than a century ago, the world had to simultaneously deal with the twin calamities of the 1918-19 flu pan- demic and World War I. Our ancestors were accustomed to making sacrifices and dealing with hardships. They didn’t believe they were entitled to easy lives. By contrast, we’re soft. If our daily routines get altered in even the slightest
Fauci’s influence – influence he wielded while consumed with his own fame. COVID-19 killed more than a million Americans. Statewide lockdowns and closed businesses and schools stemmed initially from the social dis- tancing guidance of the Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention, an agency Fauci spearheaded on this front.
How Fauci affected my family
As a mom of four, I was especially vo- cal about the harm that closing schools for months or years would cause chil- dren. Data now shows two decades of learning loss. Teens grappled with anxi- ety and depression. Kids with learning disabilities struggled the most. Children learning to read and write at the begin- ning of the pandemic had difficulties catching up. Schools should never have been closed for more than a few weeks: Ac- cording to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Asso- ciation in 2023, COVID-19 constituted just 2% of all causes of death among ba- bies to 19-year-olds. The economic devastation lingers. In June 2021, 6.2 million people didn’t work at all, or worked fewer hours, be- cause their employers had closed or lost business. Net real gross domestic prod- uct losses from COVID-19 are estimated between $3.2 trillion and $4.8 trillion over two years, driven mostly by man- datory closures and partial reopenings. Science is supposed to be about open inquiry. Fauci, the government's mouth- piece, offered something else instead: Trust me, trust the settled science, while I inflate my own ego. But the sci- ence was never settled. What was set- tled was that the government didn’t trust the people – and it was wrong any- way, thanks to Fauci’s grandiosity and misplaced priorities. I don’t know what’s worse: that the man who managed the scientific, politi- cal and societal fallout of the pandemic – including lockdowns that decimated the economy and set children’s learning back for years – was as wrong about the science as he was about his own status as a public health hero, or that the news media he loved so much might never hold him to account. Nicole Russell is an opinion colum- nist with USA TODAY.
ways, we’re upset. And who are we kidding? COVID-19 only supersized a cultural trend toward self-isolation that was already happen- ing, anyway. Sure, there were people who experi- enced genuine hardships as a result of school and business shutdowns. I was one of those people, too. Within weeks after the pandemic be- gan, I was laid off from my job at a Colo- rado newspaper due to declining adver- tising revenues. The New York Times Magazine wrote what at the time seemed like my jour- nalism career obituary. I had to go out and find another job at a time when the whole world seemed to be in sleep mode. It wasn’t easy, but I did it. Was Fauci a ham who enjoyed the limelight a little too much? There seems to be a lot of that going around, not only in politics but in our celebrity-obsessed culture in general. Does impeaching Fauci’s character now accomplish any- thing meaningful? It does not. Here’s a prediction: Another pan- demic will happen. It’s a question of when, not if. The mortality rate for the next one could be significantly higher, which means a lot of innocent lives will be lost. But among those who will die in larg- er numbers will be the selfish, those who weren’t willing to set aside their personal wants for the greater good. I expect to receive some negative feedback as a result of writing this col- umn. I’m ready and willing to vigorously defend the position I’m taking. The reality is, if not for the decisions Fauci and other like-minded people made years ago, I wouldn’t be around to do that. Blake Fontenay is USA TODAY’s com- mentary editor.
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Federal regulators and policymakers have shepherded cryptocurrency from the fringes of investing into the mainstream, introducing digital assets to exchange-traded funds and retirement accounts. A new report suggests, however, that cryp- to investors remain relatively rare. Roughly 17% of American adults have ever owned crypto, according to a report July 9 from the Urban Institute. But only about 9% of Americans own crypto now. In other words, nearly half of America’s crypto investors have bailed. The report draws from a survey of more than 3,000 adults in January. It’s the latest reading on the reach of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency at a time when digital assets
tax landscape in states
Sales taxes are creeping up. Income taxes are inching down. That’s the takeaway from a new re- port from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which portrays a shift- ing tax landscape in the states. Since 1990, ITEP reports, states have raised sales taxes 68 times but lowered them only 29 times. Over the same period, state lawmak- ers have cut top personal income tax rates 210 times and slashed corporate tax rates 168 times. But states have raised income taxes just 73 times and corporate taxes only 42 times. To some policy experts, the trend sig- nals the victory of one philosophy of taxation over another. Many states are cutting “progressive” taxes, which tax larger incomes at higher rates. And
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they’re relying more on “regressive”tax- es, such as sales tax, which put a larger burden on lower-income taxpayers. The policy shift favors wealthy Americans and corporations, according to the report from ITEP, a left-leaning think tank. And it tends to hurt lower- income Americans. “People should be concerned about this,” said David Cooper, director of state policy and research at the Eco- nomic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. “It has certainly contributed to the skyrocketing inequality in our country.” But states are not moving in lockstep. While many states roll back income tax- es for corporations and top earners, oth- er states are pushing hard in the oppo- site direction. California’s controversial “billionaire tax” would impose a one-time 5% “wealth tax” on the state’s billionaires. Massachusetts and Washington state have approved similar measures. “We are seeing this stark divergence, where high-tax states are getting higher
are accessible to any casual investor. President Donald Trump has promoted crypto for ETF investors and retirement sav- ers, pledging to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet.” That campaign helped push the price of Bitcoin to record highs in 2025. But Bitcoin has shed roughly half of its value since then, and the crush of new crypto owners apparent- ly hasn’t arrived. “There’s not a big wave of new crypto in- vestors,” said Alex Carchidi, contributing cryptocurrency analyst at The Motley Fool. “And in fact, many of the professional crypto investors ... have been leaving the market or hibernating in some way since the market col- lapsed in October.”
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and low-tax states are getting lower,” said Katherine Loughead, vice presi- dent of state tax policy at the nonparti- san Tax Foundation.
Competing tax philosophies polarize states
Competing tax philosophies have in- creasingly polarized the states, largely along political lines, policy experts say. While some blue states push progres- sive taxation to the limit, many red states are moving just as swiftly to low- er and flatten their tax rates. Over time, some states have slashed corporate and personal income taxes while also raising the sales tax rate. In 11 states, “all three of those things have happened,” said Sarah Austin, a senior analyst at ITEP and author of the report. Those states are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missis- sippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina and Ohio. Twenty-six states spanning the po- litical spectrum have increased sales
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swaps offer thrifting, frugality
discarded clothes new life
Betty Lin-Fisher
Want to learn how to take clothes you’re done wearing from your closets and drawers and refresh your wardrobe – all for free? Let me tell you about the concept of “clothing swaps” – where you bring clothes that are still in good shape, but you’re just done with, and other people do the same. Then you get to “shop” at the gathering for new treasures. The concept of swaps have been around for a long time: Think of barter- ing or just trading clothes with a friend. But the idea of organized swaps is grow- ing in popularity as more people em- brace sustainability, thrifting and fru- gality. More Americans also are trying to stretch their dollars as they deal with in- flation and rising costs. There are different kinds of clothing swaps (or even swaps of items like housewares) – you can plan one just with a group of your friends or partici- pate in a larger swap organized by someone in your community.
Here is how I got ‘new to me’ clothing
Recently, I gathered 16 pieces of clothing I was no longer using and went to a clothing swap in my community in Akron, Ohio. I left the swap with 23 pieces of clothing but ended up with 26 new pieces for my wardrobe after I got home. That’s thanks to my adult daugh- ter who came with me because I liked a few of her cast-offs. I have been a fan of garage sales and thrifting since before it was “trendy.”My two kids grew up tagging along with me
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Lauren Anderson has been organizing clothing swaps in Akron, Ohio since 2018. She often has a bag of clothes ready for the next swap.
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taxes since 1990, ITEP reports, while only four states have cut them. In addi- tion to the11above, the states with high- er sales taxes are California, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massa- chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Neva- da, South Carolina, South Dakota, Ten- nessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wyo- ming. In Kansas, ITEP reports, the sales tax has risen from 4.25% to 6.5%; in Iowa, Michigan and Vermont, from 4% to 6%; in Indiana, from 5% to 7%; and in Ar- kansas, from 4% to 6.5%. Sales taxes have drifted gradually higher over multiple decades, said Loughead of the Tax Foundation. By contrast, the “flat tax revolution” in state income taxes has unfolded quickly. Since 2020, eight states have passed laws to move from progressive to flat income taxes, lowering the overall tax rate in the process, the Tax Founda- tion reports.
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and continue to enjoy them as young adults. It has become a full family activ- ity now that I got my husband hooked in recent years. Now we’ve added estate sales. I’m a veteran of clothing swaps as well, participating in several since 2020, and I love them. I was happy to have my 26-year-old daughter, Becca, join me recently when she was visiting from out of town. It was an amazing experience for both of us, not just because we got the chance to bond over “new to us” clothes but because it embraced our beliefs in reducing waste by giving our discarded clothes a new life with someone else. “I like clothing swaps because I know that my clothes that I’m giving are most likely going to go to someone who actu- ally wants them,” Becca said, “rather than if I donate them to a big thrift store; they might just get put in a bag and sent somewhere else.” While at the local swap, I overheard a conversation between two women about a beautiful vintage quilted jacket. One commented how wonderful the other looked in the jacket, which she happened to have brought to the swap. Of course, I interviewed them to learn about the full-circle moment. More on that later.
Our best finds
Becca’s best find was a cute dress that was new with tags. She didn’t know anything about the brand until she got home and found a similar pattern of the Reformation brand dress being sold on the store’s website for $218. So it’s an understatement to say it was a great find. Altogether, she brought 12 items, left with 13 items and ultimately kept 10 – giving the other three items to me. Typically at the swaps, you take as many items as you bring, but since the swaps we’ve attended always have so many clothes left over, we’re encour- aged to take as much as we want toward the end of the event and the rest is do- nated to charity. That is usually when I put something in my bag that I may not otherwise try. I love so many of the things that I got at the swap. But I’d say a cute purple and white striped Old Navy pantsuit was my
Despite regulatory push, crypto remains on the margins
The Urban Institute’s findings align with earlier research from the Federal Reserve, which has tracked crypto adoption on its survey of Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households. The latest of those reports, from May, shows10% of adults used cryptocurren- cy in 2025. According to the Fed, crypto adop- tion may have peaked four years earlier, in 2021, when12% of Americans bought, sold, held or otherwise used it. By contrast, roughly 62% of Ameri- cans own stocks. The numbers suggest crypto may not be spreading across the investing land- scape, despite a continuing campaign to promote it. “People still view it as a more special- ized asset class,” said Amy Arnott, a portfolio strategist at Morningstar. “And I think that volatility and these periodic huge declines are still probably keeping people away.”
How crypto became available to everyday investors
Until 2024, everyday investors who
Winners and losers in the shifting tax landscape
Critics say the trend toward lower in- come taxes favors wealthy people and corporations and imperils public invest- ments in infrastructure, housing, edu- cation and childcare. Rising sales tax rates, by contrast, tend to hurt low-income households be- cause they spend a larger share of their income on consumer goods. Supporters of the tax shift, including the Trump White House, say states that cut income taxes do a better job at at- tracting and retaining citizens and cor- porations.
favorite. Other things in my haul includ- ed five new-to-me leggings, a sweater, two pairs of jeans, three dresses, a T- shirt and shorts. There were also the three things Becca picked out that she decided she didn’t like but worked for me. You often have to guess if something will look good because there’s usually no room or time to try things. But it’s fun to chat with people about what they’re looking for, hand complete strangers items they might like, and then model your finds once you get home.
How I learned about clothing swaps
Let me back up and explain how I ended up at this recent event. I first met Lauren Anderson, 40, who organized the swap I attended, in 2014 when she was the owner of an Akron clothing boutique. I was a reporter and consumer columnist for the Akron Beacon Jour- nal, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, for more than 28 years before coming to USA TODAY in late 2023. We reconnected in 2020, when I at- tended my very first clothing swap, which she organized. When Anderson owned her bou- tique, which originally featured only new clothes, she “started to feel more passionate about having secondhand clothing,” especially as she noticed the declining quality of many new items. Anderson hosted her first clothing swap in 2018. She now tries to host a women’s clothing swap once a season and often partners with local friends who let her use their venue space for free.
Clothing swaps have grown in popularity
Anderson has seen clothing swaps around the country grow in popularity, particularly as more people embrace sustainability and thrifting. The idea of thrifting and swapping for clothes is also less taboo now, and people from all socio-economic budgets participate, she said. Some clothing swaps charge for “tickets,” and some organizers charge to help compensate them for logistics. Anderson has experimented by lim- iting her community swaps and finds that 40 is a good number. But she always has kept the swap a free event. “The point is to get people familiar with the idea of not always having to
wanted to trade digital currencies gen- erally had to seek out crypto exchanges, a potential deal-breaker for unfamiliar investors. That changed in January 2024, when federal regulators voted that ordinary American investors could buy and sell spot Bitcoin ETFs in the same way they trade stocks. In an executive order in 2025, Trump called for federal regulation of digital currencies and spoke of creating a na- tional cryptocurrency stockpile. Trump is pushing cryptocurrency as his family businesses profit from it. In 2025, those businesses earned $1.4 bil- lion from various crypto projects, ac- cording to The New York Times. This year, Trump’s Labor Depart- ment issued a proposed rule that would ease legal and regulatory barriers against adding crypto and other alter- native investments to retirement plans.
Does crypto belong in retirement accounts?
Opponents of that rule say crypto- currency has no place in retirement ac- counts, because it is volatile, and be- cause many Americans don’t really un- derstand it. “If you understand how crypto works, that’s OK,” said Luisa Godinez- Puig, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute. “But for a lot of people, crypto is a bit of a mystery. It comes with
Politics aside, a credible academic ar- gument supports cutting income taxes and raising sales taxes, said Adam Mi- chel, director of tax policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. Pro-business and anti-tax groups say high income taxes on corporations and wealthy people are “destructive” be- cause many would-be taxpayers find ways to evade them, whether by reduc- ing their taxable income or just moving away. Sales and property taxes, by con- trast, are considered less destructive, Michel said. It’s harder to avoid them, and the tax streams are more stable.
purchase new and to find some things that you really really like,” she said. To look for a clothing swap near you, search on social media or try an Internet search.
Bonding with my daughter and ‘shopping’ a clothing swap
Becca and I have always enjoyed thrifting together, so I was excited when I could include her in my clothing swap passion. She likes the sustainability as- pect and worries about spending too much money on clothes she may not want in a few years. She doesn’t want to “buy into too much fast fashion stuff or contribute to more clothes just going to the landfill.” She has also tried to find clothing swaps near where she lives but hasn’t found the right one. A recent one was exclusively marketed to Gen Z, and though Becca is of that generation, she wasn’t sure the swap was right for her. “Some people make clothing swaps sound a little bit more intimidating, like maybe the stuff that I want to bring won’t be good enough,” Becca said. She likes the swaps we have gone to because participants have been of vari- ous ages and looking for different cloth- ing styles.
Jacket gets a new life
A bonus for me at this recent swap was witnessing the full-circle moment when one woman was trying on a beau- tiful quilted jacket and another woman said she brought it. Annette Rizopulos, 83, of Akron was invited to her first swap by her daugh- ter-in-law. The jacket she tried on (and kept) was once owned by the late great- aunt of 31-year-old Mallory Pilz, also of Akron. Pilz told Rizopulos she was gifted the jacket by her great-aunt when Pilz and her family were helping her purge her wardrobe. Rizopulos said she picked the jacket up to try since her sister had a similar jacket she bought brand new. “I thought maybe I’ll doctor this up a little bit to make it a little more funky looking,” Rizopulos told me. She said she loved giving the quilted jacket a new home. “I’m totally a recycler in every as- pect of my life.”
How do you host a clothing swap?
Here are tips from Anderson on host- ing a swap:
a bit of a learning curve.” The value of Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, has fallen from around $125,000 in October 2025 to about $65,000 in late July 2026. If investors are shying away from crypto, its declining value could be a reason. “By definition, that means people are selling,” said Caleb Silver, editor in chief of Investopedia. “And that likely means that people who may have experiment- ed in buying it have decided that they don’t want to own it anymore because they’ve seen the price crash.”
Many crypto investors say digital currency is the future
Current crypto investors told the Ur- ban Institute they own digital curren- cies as a way to diversify their invest- ments (45%), or out of interest in new technologies (37%), or because they think digital currencies are the future (27%). Former crypto owners, by contrast, seem less interested in the currency’s promise and more concerned with in- vestment returns. Roughly 8% of Americans surveyed said they no longer own crypto. By com- parison with current crypto investors, former investors were more likely to say a primary reason for investing was to make money. They stopped investing in crypto primarily because they were los-
from Democratic to Republican control in a backlash against then-President Barack Obama. Since then, in those states, “a center- piece of Republican policy priorities has been cutting taxes, or shifting taxes to be more regressive,” Cooper said. Forty-one states tax wage and salary income in 2026, according to the Tax Foundation. Of those, 15 charge a single rate, while 26 have progressive tax rates. North Carolina offers a striking ex- ample of regressive taxation, ITEP re- ports. Since 2000, the top income tax rate in North Carolina has slipped from 7.75% to 3.99%, and the corporate tax rate has dwindled from 6.9% to 2%. Meanwhile, the state sales tax rate has risen from 4% to 4.75%. As a result, sales tax now makes up 29% of North Carolina state and local
Annette Rizopulos, left, shows off a quilted jacket that Mallory Pilz brought to a recent clothing swap. The jacket had belonged to Pilz’s great aunt and Pilz wore it for several years and decided it was time for someone else to love it. PROVIDED BY BETTY LIN-FISHER
h The host sets the tone. If you’re hosting a larger swap, set a limit on how many items guests can bring. Otherwise it can become a lot of work (unless you have plenty of dedicated helpers). h You set the rules. At a larger swap, Anderson slows down the process by letting everyone choose one item during the first five minutes, two items the sec- ond five minutes, and after that, guests can take as many items as they brought. If people stick around after, Anderson says, they are welcome to take more. “This slows things down at the begin- ning and gives everyone an opportunity to find something really great. Then it’s a free-for-all.” With a smaller swap, she is more laid-back about time limits, or people can lay out their clothes and start swapping without following a pro- tocol. h Be specific about what to bring and what not to bring. Anderson said you can get creative and choose a theme (vintage only, activewear, holiday). An- derson doesn’t usually have a theme but asks people not to bring: Items with stains (especially in the underarm area) Worn-out or ripped clothing Socks or pantyhose. Anything you wouldn’t give to a friend. h Make sure to donate any remain- ingitemsaftertheswapsonothinggoes to waste.
ing money. “There are many investors who bought crypto over the last 15 years who were simply chasing price,” Silver said. Most people who own crypto have held it for several years, the survey found. Their balances are generally small: Two-fifths of crypto investors own less than $250 in digital currency. The study found that crypto inves- tors are predominantly male. Asian Americans are far more likely to own crypto than people of other races. Cryp- to investors skew young.
Is crypto a good investment?
The Urban Institute report suggests federal regulators should require banks, exchanges and other crypto providers to “provide clear, standardized disclo- sures” about the potential risks of cryp- to. Some investment experts question whethercryptohasmuchvaluetodiver- sify an investment portfolio and to pro- vide a hedge against stocks. Among other problems, Bitcoin’s price tends to sink when the stock mar- ket is falling. “It’s also nearly impossible to pin down what its underlying value should be,” Arnott of Morningstar wrote in a 2025 post. “For those reasons, a portfo- lio weighting of 5% or less seems pru- dent, and many investors may want to skip cryptocurrency altogether.”
revenue, up from 21% in 2000. “This tax swap has quietly left work- ing-class households carrying more of the responsibility for funding schools, health care, and infrastructure,” Austin writes. The campaign to lower state income taxes has unfolded in an era when states “have been doing very well”: States have run surpluses in the post-COVID years, Loughead said. But the flat tax revolution could come back to haunt some states, Austin said, as the Trump administration cuts fund- ing for anti-poverty programs in hous- ing, health care and education. “A lot of states started these conver- sations about tax changes when they had robust revenues,” she said. As Trump’s program cuts kick in, she said, some states may start to miss their lost tax dollars.
ALABAMA Montgomery: The Mont- gomery Regional Airport has new upgrades to its baggage claim area that have brought it up to speed with many airports around the country. The airport’s baggage claim used to be small, with only one belt pushing bags. Now, the space is three times bigger with two belts. There’s also a dedicated area for oversized baggage.
ALASKA Juneau: The proposed New Amalga Gold Mine has been granted FAST-41 status, placing it on an expe- dited federal permitting track while drawing opposition from local resi- dents and conservation advocates concerned about potential impacts on the Tongass National Forest, KTOO reported.
ARIZONA Flagstaff: A nonprofit and preservationists are trying to buy a closed historic Route 66 Flagstaff motel, called the birthplace of the Navajo Code Talker program during World War II, and turn it into afford- able housing. The El Pueblo Motor Inn, built in 1936, is on the market for $2.75 million. Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona and preserva- tionists are trying to raise $3 million to buy the property and create 19 small homes.
ARKANSAS Fort Smith: Students at Southside High School will eat break- fast and lunch in a new location throughout the 2026-27 school year as construction to replace the school’s cafeteria roof temporarily closes the cafeteria.
CALIFORNIA Oakland: The Univer- sity of California has admitted a rec- ord number of California applicants, university officials say. A total of 102,031 California first-year students were admitted to its nine undergrad- uate campuses across the state for fall 2026, the highest number in the university system’s history, officials announced.
COLORADO Pueblo: Pueblo’s only diocese-run Catholic school is closing after 26 years. Diocese of Pueblo Bishop Stephen Berg confirmed the closure of St. Therese Catholic School, citing declining enrollment and other financial “limitations.”
CONNECTICUT Hartford: Connecti- cut ranked 18th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best States rankings, WTNH reported.
DELAWARE Dover: Personal finance resource WalletHub gave Delaware a middle-of-the-pack ranking in its States with the Best and Worst Early Education Systems study. Delaware ranked 25th nationwide in WalletH- ub’s report.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washing- ton: The Justice Department an- nounced it is dropping charges against a former Olympian after the Trump administration admitted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage was caused by a contractor’s flawed work.
FLORIDA Tallahassee: Three native reptiles, found exclusively in parts of South Florida, have been added to the endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the Florida Keys mole skink, Key ring- necked snake and rim rock crowned snake are now protected under the Endangered Species Act.
GEORGIA Brunswick: Travel + Lei- sure recently released its World’s Best Awards including the best is- lands of the continental United States. While technically not a single island, the Golden Isles ranked as best of the best in America and No. 11 in the world.
HAWAII Honolulu: Honolulu’s Sky- line rail system has won the Amer- ican Public Transportation Associa- tion’s 2026 Innovation Award for its use of advanced driverless rail tech- nology that enhances safety, reliabil- ity and rider experience, Hawaii News Now reported.
IDAHO Boise: Idaho ranked seventh overall in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best States rankings, KTVB7 reported.
ILLINOIS Jacksonville: Illinois Col- lege’s nursing program has earned renewal of its accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for the maximum term of 10 years.
INDIANA Monroe County: Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté says a rising number of inmates has pushed the Monroe County Jail beyond its functional capacity and created con- stitutional and operational concerns, prompting him to seek authority to transfer inmates to other jails.
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The pipe organ at Grace Episcopal Church, which dates to the mid-1800s, is undergoing a rebuild and expansion. BELLA DECRESCENZO/USA TODAY NETWORK
Providence: Outside of Providence’s Grace Episcopal Church on July 28, movers loaded boxes onto dollies, not full of the usual furniture or supplies, but thou- sands of organ pipes. As movers wheeled these boxes into the downtown church, they began the reinstallation of what will be the largest pipe organ in Rhode Island, with about 6,400 pipes. “I’m pinching myself right now, because I’ve dreamed of this day for a long time,”said Vince Edwards, organist and director of music at the Grace Episcopal Church. The Organ Project at Grace will restore, rebuild and expand the original organ, which dates back to the mid-1800s.
IOWA Des Moines: Iowa is allocat- ing $10.5 million to create a slate of new residency programs in rural areas, hoping to remedy the state’s physician shortage. The Iowa De- partment of Health and Human Services announced the funding will go toward developing up to 14 residency programs in internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecol- ogy, general surgery and psychiatry in the state’s rural and underserved communities.
KANSAS Kansas City: Buc-ee’s – the popular convenience store and gas station brand with a friendly beaver as its mascot – is expanding to new places, including Kansas, where the first Buc-ee’s is expected to open in October 2027. Buc-ee’s broke ground last October in Kansas City. The project is expected to cost about $95 million.
KENTUCKY Carroll County: The local developer behind Louisville’s only approved hyperscale data cen- ter is eyeing a new $9.6 billion pro- ject in Carroll County. Louisville- based Poe Companies is again part- nering with Virginia-based Power- House Data Centers on a potential data center project on about 550 acres in Carrollton.
LOUISIANA Bossier City: WWE Monday Night RAW is coming to Bossier City. For the first time in 14 years, RAW will take over the Brookshire Grocery Arena Oct. 12.
MAINE Augusta: Maine has secured $20 million in federal funding for its Forest Bioproducts Advanced Man- ufacturing Tech Hub to help develop new, innovative forest products, News Center Maine reported.
MARYLAND Wicomico County: As Wicomico High and Wicomico Mid- dle schools return for the start of the 2026-2027 school year, it will be with a new policy mandating the use of clear backpacks. According to a letter posted to parents on Wi- comico High School’s Facebook page, the “pilot program is designed to enhance the safety and security of our school communities while minimizing disruptions to the in- structional day.”
MASSACHUSETTS Boston: A new yearlong pilot program from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council seeks to make electric vehicles more accessible by placing shared EVs in communities where carsharing op- tions are limited.
MICHIGAN East Lansing: Michigan State University nearly doubled the amount of money brought in from donors over the previous year and set a record in the process. From July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, the university received donations from 63,616 people who contributed more than $736 million.
MINNESOTA St. Paul: Pearson’s Candy Co., maker of Salted Nut Rolls and Nut Goodies, will perma- nently close its St. Paul manufactur- ing facility on Sept. 28, KARE11 re- ported.
MISSOURI Springfield: Drury Uni- versity received over $14.5 million in philanthropic support during fiscal year 2026.
MONTANA Helena: The American Alliance of Museums has reaccredit- ed the Montana Historical Society, recognizing its continued commit- ment to museum and public service standard, The Daily Montanan re- ported.
NEBRASKA Papillion: Amazon launched Prime Air drone deliveries in Papillion, making it the first Ne- braska community to receive the service and the Omaha metro the 11th U.S. market for the program, WOWT reported.
NEVADA Las Vegas: Amazon’s Zoox unit has won approval for limited commercial deployment of its novel steering-wheel-free robotaxis, a first for the autonomous ride industry, the U.S. auto safety agency said. Zoox said that the National High- way Traffic Safety Administration’s decision gives the company federal approval to begin charging for rides, and that it will soon begin charging for service, first in Las Vegas, with additional markets to follow as it completes various state require- ments.
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The University System of New Hamp- shire Board of Trustees voted in favor of a proposal that would com- bine the positions of system chan- cellor and University of New Hamp- shire president, New Hampshire Public Radio reported. If the propos- al – which still needs approval from the Legislature – goes through, the presidents of Keene State College and Plymouth State College would report to that newly designed role, according to the news outlet.
NEW JERSEY Clayton: A major steel fabrication company based in Vir- ginia has been cleared to do a phased reactivation of a North Del- sea Drive industrial facility that closed in 2024. Banker Steel, a divi- sion of Schuff Steel Co., plans to relocate the operations of a facility in South Plainfield to Clayton.
NEW MEXICO Sierra County: An- other New Mexico county commis- sion approved a data center morato- rium. The Sierra County Commis- sion met in Truth or Consequences to vote on a resolution opposing the development of large-scale data centers within the confines of the county, Source New Mexico report- ed. By the end of the roughly three- hour meeting, commissioners had amended the item into an 18-month moratorium on data centers.
NEW YORK New York: Some rela- tives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year’s 25th anniversary remem- brance ceremony, arguing that his presence would detract from what they say should remain a solemn day focused on families and those directly affected by the attacks.
NORTH CAROLINA Swannanoa: Construction of a new EMS base in Swannanoa is expected to finish in December, and a new, potentially bigger EMS base in West Asheville is being designed, a representative for Buncombe Emergency Services said.
NORTH DAKOTA New Town: The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has opened the new Fort Berthold Rural Water Administration Office in New Town, KMOT reported.
OHIO Columbus: The groundbreak- ing for the West Broad Street bus rapid transit corridor – the first of three corridors in the planned LinkUs system – will be delayed past its orig- inal planned start this fall, a Central Ohio Transit Authority spokesperson said.
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City: Okla- homa’s largest store focusing on Jap- anese products has opened, bringing snacks and merchandise across the Pacific Ocean to customers in north Oklahoma City. Ebisu Life Store for- mally opened on July 31. It’s the near- est Ebisu for hundreds of miles.
OREGON Monmouth: Nine women who sued Western Oregon University in federal court for revoking their basketball scholarships after speak- ing about alleged abuse by the team’s coaches have settled for $2.25 mil- lion.
PENNSYLVANIA Erie: A solar farm planned on almost 1,200 acres in four Erie County townships is moving through the municipal approval proc- ess. French Creek Energy is planning a $263 million utility-grade solar farm in Union, LeBoeuf, Amity and Waterford townships.
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia: Danny Ford II, who ran as a Republican for commissioner of agriculture, is suing the South Carolina Republican Party after he was deemed ineligible to run in the Senate race.
SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre: South Dako- tans are, in fact, looking for purpose – literally. Word Unscrambler con- ducted an analysis of Google search data for 2026 and found the most searched for word definitions for South Dakota and for the whole country. South Dakota is looking for the definition of the sometimes elu- sive purpose.
TENNESSEE Memphis: Lucy, the oldest living female red panda at the Memphis Zoo, has died, the zoo an- nounced. At 14 years old, Lucy was also the oldest living female red pan- da in zoos accredited by the Associa- tion of Zoos and Aquariums.
TEXAS El Paso: Estrella del Paso will be shutting down its unaccompanied minor defense services, as the fund- ing contract for the federally backed program comes to an end. The pro- gram ended on July 31. The decision will leave thousands of unaccompa- nied migrant children without legal representation.
UTAH Salt Lake City: Gov. Spencer Cox has launched the $5 million Utah AI Moonshot Program, a competitive grant initiative aimed at funding artificial intelligence research to ad- dress challenges in mental health, healthcare, water management and other challenges affecting the state, KSL reported.
VERMONT Burlington: Workers at the new downtown Burlington movie theater Partizanfilm have ratified their union contract, less than a year after launching their union and with support from the cinema’s board.
VIRGINIA Staunton: Staunton Mon- tessori School is in the process of relocating from its Fishersville loca- tion. It will open this coming school year in Staunton at the former home of Grace Christian School at the his- toric Statler Brothers Complex.
WASHINGTON Seattle: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes resigned July 30, according to the office of Seattle May- or Katie Wilson, after facing scrutiny for his absence during the July 26 shooting that left three people dead and four others injured.
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: A new report found West Virginia recorded the largest increase in DUI-related traffic deaths in the nation in 2024, WV News reported.
WISCONSIN Green Bay: Starting this fall, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will offer a 31⁄2-year degree in computer science, the first reduced credit degree available at any of the Universities of Wisconsin.
WYOMING Gillette: Campbell County commissioners have approved a pro- ject to install a courthouse security checkpoint, requiring visitors to pass through a screening area before ac- cessing the building’s second floor, Gillette News Record reported. From USA TODAY Network and wire reports
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Zietz said he hosted the tattoo-fes- tooned event “to meet exceptional peo- ple and find out which one of them is just as crazy as we are.” “We are bold, we take risks and we do things that haven’t been done before,” he wrote on LinkedIn. “Being committed to our mission is paramount.” One start-up founder wants the world to know she didn’t get a Lemon- Lime tattoo. She says she was flooded with questions after the company post- ed a photo −without her consent −of her getting inked. “I got a personal one and I love it,” she said on LinkedIn. “YES, almost everyone else got a Lem- onLime tattoo. It’s slightly wild.”
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be the first athlete with a prosthe- sis to complete a triathlon across the United States. Lahna traveled through16 states and covered a total of 3,300 miles – equivalent to completing 206 Para- lympic sprint triathlons or more than 23 Ironman triathlons. For 47 consecutive days, he rose at 4:30 a.m. and battled persistent pain, extreme weather and tough terrain. Why put himself through that? Lahna’s triathlon benefits two organizations that directly impact- ed his life: Save the Children, which funded the elementary school he attended in Morocco, and the Challenged Athletes
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Mauricio Pochettino has unfinished business with the U.S. men’s national soccer team. Pochettino has signed a new, four- year contract with U.S. Soccer, the fed- eration announced Aug. 3. This will be his first full World Cup cycle with the USMNT, having taken over the team less than two years before this sum- mer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. “It’s a great opportunity because the potential is there,” Pochettino said during a small roundtable with report- ers before his deal was announced. “We were so close. That gap with the best teams in the world is not so big,” Pochettino said. “To reduce that gap, I think it’s possible. I think it’s possible because we have the talent, we have the organization.” U.S. Soccer hired Pochettino, a suc- cessful European club manager, in September 2024 in hopes of making a big splash at only its second men’s World Cup on home soil. The move paid off in the early rounds, with the U.S. public jumping on the bandwagon for an engaging and entertaining team. The USMNT won its group for the
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Kyle Whittingham was talking about the drama surrounding Michi- gan football over the past handful of seasons and made a remarkable argu- ment in the process. One that has been long overlooked while swirling in the short attention span theater of society. The problems at Michigan weren’t player-related, they were coach- and administration-related. “The players are doing what they’re supposed to do,” Whittingham said last week during Big Ten Media Days. “They’re living their lives the right way, and they’re accountable. Unfortunate- ly, the drama came from the adults.” Now let’s take it one step further: The problems facing football specifi- cally, and college sports generally, aren’t player-related, either. They’re all at the feet of the adults in the room. The coaches, administration and leadership of schools and their respec- tive conferences. There aren’t rules in the Protect Col- lege Sports act aimed directly at play- ers, whose actions are in response to the adults soiling everything they touch. There is, however, a Lane Kiffin rule – one that prevents coaches from leaving a school for another before the end of the season.
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An effort to form a union and collec- tively bargain has begun in women’s college basketball. The United College Athletes Associa- tion announced on Friday July 31 that more than 100 women’s college basket- ball players have signed union authori- zationcards.AlsoonFriday,membersof the Oregon State women’s basketball team filed a petition for union represen- tation with the Oregon Employment Re- lations Board, which marks a formal ef- fort to seek collective bargaining rights under state law. One of the leaders of the nationwide effort is rising Maryland senior Oluchi Okananwa, who was outspoken earlier this year against the SCORE Act, which would have given the NCAA and its member institutions antitrust protec- tions and prohibited college athletes from collectively bargaining. The SCORE Act stumbled and an official vote in Congress was canceled. Now, many of the most powerful people in college athletics are rallying behind the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan federal bill co-led by Senators Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz. Okananwa, an All-Big Ten selection for the Terrapins and former ACC Tour- nament MVP when she was at Duke, is serving as the interim president for the UCAA. “We the players deserve more than promises. We deserve a seat at the table, meaningful protections, fair compensa- tion, and a collective bargaining agree- ment that raises the standard for every- one,” Okananwa said in a statement. “This work is bigger than any one sea- son or generation. We are building last- ing power for the athletes competing to- day and those who will come after us.” OthermembersofUCAA’sinterimex- ecutive committee include LSU point guard Jada Williams, Oregon State sen- ior guard Jenna Villa, Indiana guard Ma- lia Samuels, Missouri guard Grace Slaughter, San Diego State forward Ken- nedy Lee, and recent graduates Char- lisse Leger-Walker, Brooke Daniels and Destiny Howell. The Oregon State filing is a historic
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U.S. District Court of Colorado Judge Charlotte Sweeney issued an injunction against the NCAA on July 31, allowing all Class of 2022 athletes a fifth year of eligibility. Two days later on Sunday Aug. 2, she added an important clarifi- cation to the court filing. Sweeney added that athletes granted a fifth year of eligibility don’t override current transfer rules, roster limits or revenue-sharing totals, the court docu- ments show. That means if a college football roster is full, a player taking advantage of the injunction can’t join the team, regard- less of the court ruling. It also means a program can’t go over its revenue- sharing total to pay one of the Class of 2022 players granted a fifth year. Altogether, the injunction isn’t in- tended to override the House v. NCAA settlement from 2025 that introduced revenue sharing and new roster sport limits. “The Court’s order does not enjoin the operation of transfer rules,” Swee- ney wrote. “As the plain language of the preliminary injunction order and this order make clear, the Court’s injunction concerns only the implementation of the Rule (as defined in the preliminary injunction order) and any Bylaw that
Oluchi Okananwa of the Maryland Terrapins, driving to the basket against the Northwestern Wildcats in a Feb. 25 game, is helping to lead the efforts to unionize. GREG FIUME/GETTY IMAGES
milestone for the movement because it’s the first time a group of women col- lege athletes has formally sought recog- nition as a players union. And unlike previous efforts by football players at Northwestern, men’s basketball players at Dartmouth and the recent formation by football players at Stanford, they are doing this at a public university, mean- ing that whether members of the Bea- vers women’s basketball team can be- come union members will be deter- mined by state law, not federal. To help these women’s college bas- ketball players, the UCAA has also formed an advisory board that includes WNBA players Nneka Ogwumike, Eliza- beth Williams and Cameron Brink. Ogu- wimke is the president of the WNBA
prohibits Plaintiffs and Class Mem- bers from competing in a fifth season of collegiate athletics.” The injunction is more relevant for college basketball, with some pro- grams strategically leaving roster spots open and keeping money aside for any potential fifth-year players. Former Clemson men’s basketball forward RJ Godfrey has already signed with Arizona as a result of the court order. The NCAA is expected to appeal the injunction, and Sweeney’s response comes after the NCAA stated Aug. 1 that the ruling “lacks the authority to undermine the House injunction.” The NCAA recently adopted a “five- for-five” eligibility format, essentially getting rid of redshirts to grant all ath- letes five seasons that must be played in a five-year span. The plan was set to go into place for fall 2027, before the injunction was granted. The Protect College Sports Act is also currently gaining steam in Con- gress after the Big Ten and SEC both endorsed the bill after multiple rounds of revisions. It’s unclear if the bill go- ing into law would override the injunction. The injunction could have a huge impact on rosters across the country, but Aug. 2’s clarification puts up a guardrail for some teams.
Players Association and just helped shepherd players through a lengthy col- lective bargaining negotiation earlier this year. “As women’s basketball players, we know that our game is growing expo- nentially, our labor is exceptionally valuable, and our unions can deliver transformational victories for past, cur- rent, and future generations,” Ogwu- mike said in a statement. “The bottom line is simple: college athletes deserve the same rights and protections as pro- fessional athletes.” Other members of the UCAA adviso- ry board include Jennifer Abruzzo, for- mer general counsel of the National La- bor Relations Board; Meghann Burke, executive director of the National
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In their desperation to revamp both their sagging offense and a pitching staff gasping for air, the Philadelphia Phillies fired their biggest trade-dead- line shot early on Aug. 3, acquiring three-time batting champion Luis Ar- raez from the San Francisco Giants. The cost was significant: Right-han- der Ramon Marquez was the Phillies’ No. 4 consensus prospect and likely the highest one they’d move, given the per- ceived unavailability of first-year pro right-hander Gage Wood and injured shortstop Aidan Miller. Yet the Phillies need an adrenaline boost after losing 10 of their first 13 games out of the All-Star break. How did they and the Giants do in this deal?
Phillies trade grade: A-
What a pivot. Presumed to be hunting for a right- handed hitting outfielder, the Phillies got fed up with that narrow and grim market and instead snagged Arraez, who is having an All-Star season and has revived himself as a Gold Glove-cal- iber second baseman. Arraez, batting .324 with a .801 OPS this season, greatly diversifies a Phillies offense too often reliant on the home run and prone to dead spots when slug- gers Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper are misfiring. Paired with an offensively resurgent Trea Turner near the top of the order, Arraez provides an ideal lefty-hitting complement to Turner. He can also fold
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We’re down to the final hours ahead of the Major League Baseball trade deadline, with the clock ticking down to 6 p.m. ET Aug. 3. There will be no bigger deal than the blockbuster trade sending Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, but there’s plenty of intrigue remaining and difference-makers to be moved. USA TODAY Sports provided live trade analysis throughout deadline day; here are the biggest ones completed by midday, just before press time.
Jose Soriano to the Blue Jays
h Blue Jays receive: RHP Jose Soriano h Angels receive: SS Arjun Nimmala, OF Eddie Micheletti, RHP Angel Rivero
Blue Jays trade grade: B
Unlike Kevin Gausman (see below), Soriano, 27, doesn’t become a free agent until after the 2028 season. That gives the Blue Jays a bit more runway to build their future rotation. He’s a hard-throw- er whose fastball is averaging 96.8 mph this season, resulting in a career-high strikeout rate (9.3 K/9). If Gausman was going to leave anyway after the season, the Jays have found a capable replace- ment going into his second season of ar- bitration. They were able to include Nimmala in the package because they still have shortstop JoJo Parker as their shortstop of the future.
Angels trade grade: A-
The Angels may be on the verge of a complete (and much-needed) rebuild. And Soriano could become expensive by the time they’re ready to compete for a playoff spot. Nimmala, 20, was the Jays’No. 2 prospect so he’s the key piece as the Angels bolster what’s been a very weak farm system for quite some time. He’s hitting .279/.355/.451 in 33 games at Class AA after moving up three levels already this season.
Kevin Gausman to the Cubs
h Cubs receive: RHP Kevin Gausman h Blue Jays receive: OF Brett Bate- man, IF Ty Southisene
Cubs trade grade: A
Luis Arraez adds instant offense to the Phillies lineup but will shake up their infield alignment, possibly sending Alec Bohm to the bench more frequently.
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Phillies receive: IF Luis Arraez, RHP Caleb Kilian
Giants receive: RHP Ramon Marquez, RHP Marty Gair
in near the middle of the lineup and add protection for Schwarber and Harper while assuming a run-producing posi- tion in the order. Offensively, it’s an ideal fit. Defen- sively, less so.
Pitcher Freddy Peralta is 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA this season but had 113 strikeouts in 113 2⁄3 innings with the Mets. JEFF HANISCH/IMAGN IMAGES
out a batter per inning and will immedi- ately slot as the Cubs’ Game 1 starter in the playoffs. The Cubs get extra credit for not giving up major league talent or top prospects in the deal.
Blue Jays trade grade: C+
Gausman’s five-year, $110 million contract expires at the end of this sea- son, so the Jays could have hung onto him and received a compensatory draft pick. However, they picked up a pair of hitters who could end up being solid if not spectacular players down the road. Bateman, 24, has a .312/.430/.421 slash line at Class AAA and is generally re- garded as a strong defensive center fielder. Southisene, 21, is a line-drive hitter currently at High-A who can play shortstop or second base.
Freddy Peralta to the Rays
h Rays receive: RHP Freddy Peralta h Mets receive: OF Aidan Smith, RHP Gary Hill and 2B Emilien Pitre
Rays: B
The Rays, despite being known as an analytics first team, have a strong and deep scouting department. They have used educated eyes and determined Peralta still has the foundation. And the stats back that up. Peralta’s BABIP is .361 this season, against a career mark around .264. A hundred points of sep- aration usually means something is go- ing to give. What complicates it is the fastball, which has stopped fooling hitters. They are slugging .429 against the four-
There’s a reason the Phillies wanted a right fielder, as they’ve trotted out Ga- briel Rincones Jr., Derek Hill, Bryan De La Cruz and others in an effort to replace Adolis Garcia, who’s out for the season. Now, the Phillies have a bit of a log- jam in the infield and at DH. Would Bryce Harper be serious about grabbing his outfielder’s glove and going to right, allowing Arraez to play first? Does this signal fewer at-bats against right-handers for third baseman Alec Bohm, with Bryson Stott sliding to the hot corner while Arraez mans second?
Luis García Jr. has hit a career-high 23 home runs already this year.
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seamer and hitting .270. The Rays have a history of seeing things different than the rest of the league. Peralta will be back in a small market and be working with pitching coach Kyle Snyder, who helped Drew Rasmussen and Nick Mar- tinez find themselves a new level. At 65-45 with the best record in the American League, the Rays looked in on Tarik Skubal but refused to go past their price for a rental.
That seems the likeliest scenario, withBohmbatting.226witha73adjust- ed OPS. And Arraez, thanks to extensive work with Giants coach and infield guru Ron Washington, has posted a career- best 11 outs above average at second. Caleb Kilian gives the Phillies bullpen another arm, certainly, and perhaps he’ll find greater consistency away from the toxic fire that is the Giants relief corps. He has saved eight games but has a 1.33 WHIP. At the least, he takes pres- sure off their seventh- and eighth-in- ning arms such as Jonathan Bowlan and Orion Kerkering.
Giants trade grade: B+
Buster Posey needs a few wins on the board to prop up his disastrous tenure as president of baseball operations as the Giants pivot toward selling rather than contending. Adding Marquez is a nice start. Marquez, along with first-round picks Jackson Flora and prep left-han- der Jackson Bolemon, greatly bolsters the club’s pitching inventory in just one month. Marquez, 20, is in his second full pro season and has reached high Class A Jersey Shore, striking out 93 in 59 in- nings across two levels. He features a 96 mph fastball and decent changeup, which he deploys to produce a 165-36 strikeout-walk ratio as a pro. (He’s also hit 13 batters). Marty Gair, 23, was a 13the-round pick out of Florida Southwestern State College in 2023. He missed the 2023 and 2024 seasons but has come back to strike out 66 in 36 innings out of the bullpen at two Class A levels.
In January, the Mets sent Jett Wil- liams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee for Peralta and Tobias Myers. Williams was supposed to be part of the next con- tending Mets team. Instead, he’s a Brewer, Peralta is a Ray and New York is last in the National League East. Stearns opened these talks asking for a top 100 prospect and more. He got none. He gave away any leverage he had by scratching Peralta on Friday, signal- ing he was about to hold a fire sale.
Luis Garcia to the Yankees
h Yankees receive: 1B/DH Luis Gar- cia Jr. h Nationals receive: RHP Jake Bird, RHP Ben Grable, RHP Yovanny Cruz, RHP Jack Cebert
Yankees trade grade: A-
Talk about instant impact: Garcia has been fantastic this season, already es- tablishing a career high with 23 home runs and ranking in the 93rd percentile for expected slugging. He and All-Star Ben Rice can immediately occupy the first base and DH spots, lengthening a Yankees lineup that’s been held to three runs or less in 12 of their last 16 games.
Nationals trade grade: B
Losing Garcia and Curtis Mead will be tough and signals a strong look to the future after the club bubbled over .500 this year and drew within a game of a playoff spot before a five-game losing streak, including a four-game sweep at Atlanta, preceded this deal.
Jo Adell to the Guardians
h Guardians receive: OF Jo Adell h Angels receive: C Jacob Cozart
Guardians trade grade: A-
Cleveland has spent all season get- ting beaten by left-handed pitching, and opponents noticed. Adell is the fix for that. He punishes lefties, ranking among the best in baseball against them over the last three years. Against right- handers he is ordinary, he almost never walks. Stephen Vogt will use him only when the matchup calls for it. He’s 27 and the Guardians control him through 2027, so this isn’t a rental.
Angels trade grade: C+
The Angels are headed for the worst season in franchise history, John Moze- liak has said they are open for business, and Adell is worth more with a year and a half left on his deal than he will be next summer. Cozart is a 23-year-old catcher in Double-A. He’s a good defender, who calls a smart game, but he hasn’t hit much as a pro.
Thorbjornsen breaks through with win
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Propelled by a chip-in birdie at No. 12 and a fist-clenching birdie putt at the last, Michael Thorbjornsen shot a final- round, bogey-free 7-under 63 at Detroit Golf Club to win the Rocket Classic by two strokes over Xander Schauffele and win for the first time on the PGA Tour. “The feeling’s unbelievable,” said Thorbjornsen, who had faltered down the stretch when he’d been in conten- tion before this season. “It kind of got to the point a little bit of is it ever going to happen?” Thorbjornsen, 24, joined the tour as a rookie after finishing No. 1 in the 2024 PGA Tour University Ranking, earning membership through the 2025 season. Last year, he finished No. 70. This marked Thorbjornsen’s 65th career start on tour. Last week, Jackson Koivun, 23 a PGA Tour U Accelerated grad, won the 3M Open in just his third career start on tour as a pro. Thorbjornsen, who shot his career low in the final round Aug. 2, including coming home in 30, said don’t forget about me when talking about the top young players in the game. The last time two Americans age 24 or under won in back-to-back weeks on the tour? Xan- der Schauffele and Bryson DeCham- beau in 2017, who both have gone on to win two major titles in their career. How has access to the PGA Tour through PGA Tour U been a boon to Koi- vun, Thorbjornsen and Ludvig Åberg before them? “Having that pathway to the PGA Tour, I mean it’s changed all of our lives,” Thorbjornsen said. “It’s changed the way that we kind of ap- proach college golf and amateur golf and I think that was definitely necessary.”
Kuwaki wins playoff, five-year exemption
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LYTHAM ST ANNES, England – Shi- ho Kuwaki put her shaky hands up to her face in disbelief, her long, colorful fingernails flashing across the screen. Germany’s Esther Henseleit had just drained a 40-foot bomb for birdie on the 72nd hole of the AIG Women’s British Open to force a playoff. The normally stoic Henseleit raised her arm to the sky – and early called it – like a boss. The stylish Kuwaki, who chose not to go to the range to keep warm as she waited, readied herself to go back to the 18th tee at Royal Lytham & St Annes to see if she could win the Women’s Open in only her second attempt. It took two extra holes, with Hense- leit’s tee shot on the second playoff hole appearing to bounce off someone and into the gorse, before Kuwaki clinched it with par. She becomes the third Japa- nese player to win the Women’s British Open in the last eight editions, carding a 1-under 70 on the last day. “I just can’t believe,” said 23-year-old Kuwaki, who was gifted 264 pounds of rice after winning three times on the JLPGA in 2024. That rice, by the way, she confirmed is now gone. Though she can buy plenty more with the $1.5 mil- lion winner’s check. It felt like a free-for-all Aug. 2, with penalizing pot bunkers snatching up nervy shots and players slashing out of the hay in crispy conditions. American Yealimi Noh began the day with a three-shot lead, led by as many as four, and spent most of the back nine hanging on for dear life. She, too, had a putt for birdie to get into the playoff but left it shockingly short. She talked through tears after the round but leaves Lytham with newfound confidence. “Coming down 18 in front of the big crowds and playing at The Open, it was really special,” said Noh, who hadn’t broken par since April coming into the week. “Reminded me why I love this game and why I’m here.” The snazzy Kuwaki, with the long eyelashes, Loudmouth clothes and dis- tinctive yellow ball, went down the last 13 holes in 2 under to shoot 70 and get to the grand clubhouse at 5 under, then waited to see if anyone could catch her. Henseleit, the 2024 Olympic silver medalist who has yet to win on the LPGA tour, knew her birdie putt on the 18th was tracking all the way. As she raised her right arm toward the sky, she internally begged it not to lip out. “It would be like the most embarrassing
Michael Thorbjornsen earned his first PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club. GREGORY SHAMUS/GETTY IMAGES
Much has been expected from Thorb- jornsen, who won the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur, represented the U.S. in the 2019 Junior Presidents Cup, starred at Stanford University and finished fourth as an amateur at the tour’s 2022 Trav- elers Championship. Thorbjornsen entered the final round of the Rocket Classic trailing by four and rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt to fuel his charge up the leaderboard in the Motor City. He wedged to inside 5 feet at the fourth for another birdie and did the rest of his damage on the back nine. “It was such a battle, playing with some great players,” Thorbjornsen said. “Everyone was in the mix after nine holes.” At 10, he wedge from 127 yards to
Shiho Kuwaki won a playoff to capture the 2026 AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
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early call ever,” she said, laughing. The only better reaction was that of her husband/caddie/coach Reece Phil- lips, who practically ran onto the green after throwing several first pumps. While it was the most memorable putt of her life, it wasn’t enough. When asked about the unfortunate bounce on the second playoff hole, Henseleit wasn’t sure what happened but summed it up thusly: “Probably a bit unlucky there. That’s just links golf.” She took it all in stride. The first two majors of the year be- longed to Nelly Korda, and after a bird- ie on18, the No.1player in the world got to 2 under. As everyone behind her started to crumble, one couldn’t help but wonder if it might hold. Haeran Ryu, who was trying to win three majors in three starts, shot 3 over on the day to finish tied for sixth, one shot back of Korda and Jeeno Thitikul. Ranked 46th in the world coming into the week, Kuwaki was an un- known to most but leads the JLPGA’s Mercedes points list after winning twice on that tour this season. Japanese players have won five ma- jors over the course of the last three seasons. Kuwaki grew up in the same prefec- ture, Okayama, as Hinako Shibuno, the 2019 Women’s Open champion who had never competed outside of Japan before she won at Woburn. Ku- waki said Shibuno is like a sister to her and texted before Sunday’s round. Kuwaki had plans to attend LPGA Q-School later this year but doesn’t need to now that she has secured LPGA status for the next five years. She can accept immediately or defer until next season. Kuwaki is the first non-member to win the Women’s Brit- ish Open since Sophia Popov in 2020.
7 feet and sank the putt. Then, after get- ting out of position, he opened his wedge up wide and slid the blade under the ball, holing the delicate shot from 35 feet right of the green. “That’s a 1 in 100 shot right there,” CBS Sports’ lead golf analyst Trevor Im- melman said. Thorbjornsen tacked on birdies at the par-514th and planted a short iron at the par-3 15th to 7 feet to become the first player to reach 17 under. That proved to be the difference. A slew of players were in the trophy hunt. Michael Brennan birdied two of the first three holes to get to16 under but hit his tee shot out of bounds and made double bogey at No. 7 and never
Zach Johnson wins fourth in ’26 with last-hole birdie
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VILAMOURA, Portugal – After the second round of the PGA Tour Cham- pions’ Portugal Invitational, Stewart Cink was asked what motivation he had for the remainder of the senior cir- cuit’s schedule, considering he already has four victories under his belt and was bringing a sizable edge in the sea- son’s money race into the week. “I feel motivated,” Cink said Aug. 1, “by Zach Johnson.” And with good reason. Cink played well Aug. 2, making birdie on two of the last four holes to post a final-round 68, but it wasn’t enough to catch John- son, who raced out early and then clinched his fourth victory of the year by dropping a birdie on the final hole of play at Els Club Vilamoura. Johnson finished at 19 under, nipping Cink by two strokes. Johnson opened his round with three straight birdies to grab the early advantage, and that put pressure on Cink, Padraig Harrington and Rory Sabbatini, all of whom entered the day in a tie for the lead. Cink stayed strong and Harrington wasn’t far behind, as he finished with a 70 and wound up four strokes off the pace at 15 under. Sabbatini, however, struggled his way to a 76 and fell out of the top 10. For Johnson, getting out to a quick start, which is something Cink did on Saturday, was the key to success. “That was a dream start,” he said. “I played really good on the front.” Interestingly enough, Johnson and Cink played in a team event on the same property before Ernie Els rede- signed the course. The duo came in near the bottom of the board for the 2005 World Cup of Golf, and as John- son took his first post-round interview, Cink came over to give his buddy a co- medic jab and the two shared a hearty laugh. “Stewart’s, you know, like one of my best friends in the world. I want him to win every week, especially if I don’t. That’s legitimate,” Johnson said. “He came up and said: We were here to- gether as a team.” “That’s kind of an inside joke be- cause we barely beat anybody in 2005 in the (WGC) World Cup when we teamed up here on the old course here. I was just joking with Zach that it was just in the cards that we were both go- ing to finish high because we played so bad at the World Cup,” Cink added. “Like I said before, all credit to Zach.
recovered. He shot 73 and finished T-15. Rasmus Hojgaard was attempting to become the first Dane to win on the PGA Tour. He made the cut on the number at 3 under and then vaulted into the final group by tying the course record of 9-under 61. He eagled the par-5 fourth and improved to16 under with a birdie at 10 but stalled from there and shot 68 to finish fourth, his best result of the season. Xander Schauffele (65) held the lead briefly until he made his lone bogey of the day at 13 and finished second. “Mikey just played, he played incred- ible,” Schauffele said of the champion. “He never let up. ... If you look at his stretch for the last12 holes, he played in- credible golf.” Riley, the 54-hole leader, made three bogeys in his first six holes but settled down and rebounded to reach 16 under with a birdie at No.14 but bogeyed17 and settled for third, his best result of the season. Thorbjornsen stepped up and hit one fairway after another down the stretch when it mattered most. He ranked first in strokes gained: tee to green for the fi- nal round and second for the week. “You watch some of the golf this year, seeing Cameron Young and Ryan Fox hit great drives when they needed it most, and I think that’s the mentality you have to have,” Thorbjornsen said, “like, ‘I’m going to hit the best shot of my life right now’ and if it goes poorly it goes poorly, but that’s all you see and I really stuck to that.” Thorbjornsen rolled in a 25-foot bird- ie putt at the last, the longest putt he holed all week, to finish at 18-under 262 and became the eighth first-time win- ner of the season. “Perfect pace, perfect read,” he said. And a perfect conclusion to his week.
Zach Johnson, left, and Stewart Cink share a laugh after the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Portugal Invitational. Johnson made birdie on 18 to clinch the win.
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He’s been playing great and he’s just got a lot of momentum and it’s going to be fun. I think today it came down to Har- rington and me and Zach, really.” Perhaps Johnson’s biggest moment of the day was a 4-hybrid on the seventh hole, a long par-4 that gave players fits all week long. From 214 yards out, John- son struck the hybrid pure and it settled 5 feet from the cup. He made the birdie and extended his lead. “Birdieing 7 was probably the one that really absolutely kick-started it be- cause I would argue that’s probably the hardest hole today. But I hit two of the best shots I’ve hit consecutively and managed to make a putt,” he said. “I hadn’t looked at a leaderboard, that was my game. I mean, the way I see it, being in contention really doesn’t start till the back nine, if you will.” The win pulls Johnson even with Cink in terms of victories, even though he’s still behind in the money race. But Cink knows the way his friend is play- ing, he’ll need to play well before the season wraps up in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which takes place in November at Phoenix Country Club. “It wasn’t more than about one calen- dar year ago when the guy that was in first place with four wins, Miguel Jime- nez, didn’t win,”Cink said. “I’m in a sim- ilar position to where he was last year, so I’m well aware of that. I can’t cruise on to the end here.”
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LOS ANGELES – Dave Roberts never feels good after getting swept, but Sun- day Aug. 2 might have been an excep- tion. How else can you really feel less than 24 hours after finding out that your team just traded for Tarik Skubal? “That’s a silver lining, I guess,” Rob- erts said after the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Moments after Saturday’s 3-2 loss, ESPN’s Jeff Passan dropped his biggest bomb of the trade deadline: The Dodg- ers were acquiring Skubal from the De- troit Tigers in exchange for outfielder Zyhir Hope and right-handed pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith. The price was steep – Hope and Ryan are MLB Pipeline’s No. 25- and 68- ranked prospects, while Smith was No. 17 on the Dodgers’ top 30 prospects list – but not one that president of base- ball operations Andrew Friedman couldn’t afford. And after spending almost all of July downplaying his pursuit of the reigning back-to-back American League Cy Young winner, Friedman said negotia- tions started picking up on Friday be- fore he eventually pulled the trigger on Saturday night, adding the best pitcher in baseball to a rotation that (when healthy) consists of 2025 World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani. “As we’ve talked about a lot, whenev- er there’s a star-level player that is avail- able that can really shift championship odds, those are the moments that we’ll be more aggressive,” Friedman said. “With the core we have right now, with the way they go about their preparation to do everything they can to win a cham- pionship, when we can add to that and enhance our chances, we’re going to be aggressive to do so.” Friedman has shown the willingness to do this before, like in 2017 when he
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It’s impossible to forget how good Dabo Swinney was in his prime. It’s impossible to forget, because Dabo won’t let us forget. Swinney used ACC Media Days as an opportunity to remind everyone of how good he used to be. “We’ve won 11 (conference and na- tional) championships in the last 15 years,” Swinney told The Athletic in July, amid some serious navel-gazing. “I think the next-closest coach has six.” Who’s counting, right? Well, Dabo is. “We’ve had 15 winning seasons,” Swinney said, as he recited his résumé, “Thirteen 10-plus win seasons, 14 nine- plus win seasons ... and then you have a season like last year, and that’s kind of what everybody wants to focus on, and I get that.” Swinney’s giving off some serious Hugh Freeze at Auburn vibes. That’s, um, not a compliment. While failing miserably throughout three seasons at Auburn, Freeze spared no chance to remind us he used to be a good coach. “Honestly, Nick (Saban) is incredible, but I should have four wins against him,” Freeze said, one year into an Au- burn tenure that included losses to New Mexico State and Kentucky. It’s true, a decade or so ago, Swinney and Freeze gave Saban fits. Ah, memories. How’s that working out for Freeze nowadays? Well, he’s got a buyout check and a tee time.
Is Swinney willing to evolve at Clemson?
Swinney can keep his golf bag in the garage for now, but the current state of his Clemson program is closer to 2020- 25 Auburn than it is to 2015-19 Clemson. After Freeze beat Saban in back-to- back years with an innovative up-tempo system built on run-pass option plays, Saban hired Lane Kiffin to help Alabama evolve its offense. When Clemson’s success threatened to snuff out Alabama’s superiority, Sa- ban rallied by bringing in his best run of quarterbacks. That’s how Saban became the GOAT. He kept evolving. He wasn’t content to say, “Well, I used to be a great coach. Let
Newly acquired Tarik Skubal might get his first start with the Dodgers as early as Aug. 4. LON HORWEDEL/IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS CONNECT
traded for Yu Darvish or when he traded for Manny Machado the following year. Both of them ended up contributing to pennant runs. In 2021, he landed Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from the Washington Nationals in a blockbuster deal. This year, as Roberts put it, “it was Skubal or nothing.” The Dodgers clubhouse had mostly cleared out when news broke of the trade. Edwin Díaz was on his way back home when he saw it on social media and began talking about it with his driv- er. Jack Dreyer was watching the drone show on the field with his wife and daughters when he felt his phone start buzzing nonstop. “And then I saw it and it was like, ‘wow,’ ” Dreyer told USA TODAY Sports. “Super pumped, like very excited obvi- ously. Any time you can go out and get a talent like that to bolster the pitching staff leading into the end of the season
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney celebrates following the Tigers’ 28-14 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Nov. 29 at Williams-Brice Stadium. JEFF BLAKE/IMAGN IMAGES
me recite my résumé.” If Alabama ever wasn’t the standard, it ate him up. Finally, when the sport went the di- rection of pay-to-play and transfer free agency, Saban decided he didn’t want to participate. So, he hung up his whistle rather than linger on the sidelines, let his record slump, and prattle on about his past accomplishments. Maybe, Swinney should take a hint. He’s not naturally built for this era. He’s also not evolving to meet the moment.
Swinney will be ‘raked over the coals’ if QB pick doesn’t work
What about the idea of a transfer quarterback at Clemson? The last two national champions – heck, the last two national runners-up – started transfer quarterbacks. Swinney wants nothing to do with that. “We weren’t going to go get a shiny object at quarterback,” Swinney said. Oof, that sounds a lot like what Freeze said before the 2024 season.
and the postseason, it’s really exciting.” When Miguel Rojas walked into the clubhouse, he noticed most of the guys on their phones, showing each other their screens as news quickly spread about their newest teammate. Rojas was surprised at first, but in a way, he really wasn’t. Just a few days prior in a position players meeting, Roberts emphasized his focus on wanting to win this year. Both 2024 and 2025 no longer matter; the Dodgers are all in on trying to be- come the first team in National League history to three-peat. “It’s a statement from this organiza- tion to the rest of the league and the world that they’re not just satisfied with what happened the last couple of years,” Rojas said. “And for the front office to go out there and land that punch is really impressive.” Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam on a bum ankle in Game 1 of the
Freeze didn’t think a transfer quarter- back was worth a million-dollar invest- ment in name, image and likeness (NIL) bucks. If you’re wondering how that worked out, didn’t I mention Freeze now has ex- tra time for lining up par putts? That’s how it worked out. Swinney’s general disinterest in transfers might be defensible if he were hauling in blue-chip recruiting classes. He’s not. Clemson entered a recruiting free fall after the NIL genie got out of the bottle. Nobody can say Tyler from Spartan- burg didn’t warn us that Swinney’s ca- reer is on the downslope. Swinney is one of the greatest player development coaches of his generation. Even after Clemson flopped to a 7-6 rec- ord last season, nine Tigers were select- ed in the NFL draft. That tells you two things: Clemson should’ve won more than seven games, but also, Swinney didn’t swallow a bunch of stupid pills. He used to be a great coach – just ask him – and he’s still
2024 World Series. Ohtani played that same series on a dislocated shoulder. Yamamoto threw two complete games in the 2025 postseason, one of them in Game 2 the World Series, then threw 96 pitches in Game 6 before tak- ing the mound again one day later and closing out the Blue Jays. So when Friedman makes a move like trading for Skubal, that tells the club- house that he’s just as committed to winning as they are. He’s willing to do whatever it takes to put the team in the best position to win a championship. Just like they are. “I think that speaks to the culture of the Dodgers,” Dreyer told USA TODAY Sports. “Not only do we have really good players, but we have the best front of- fice. We have the best scouts, the best player development. The best at every single level. So, it doesn’t really matter who you are within the organization; as long as you know your role and do it to the best of your ability, you belong here.” Dreyer added that he’s looking for- ward to seeing how Skubal goes about his preparation and the learning oppor- tunity that comes with watching his routine behind the scenes. Skubal arrived at Dodger Stadium during Sunday’s game and emerged in the dugout before the sixth inning, dap- ping up his new teammates and ac- quainting himself with Roberts as he wore the interlocking LA hat for the first time. He’ll likely make his debut Tues- day Aug. 4 in Chicago. The Dodgers are on pace to win more than 100 games for the third time this decade. That was the case without Sku- bal. With him now in the fold, and both Snell and Glasnow nearing returns from their respective injuries, they seem more primed than ever to make their push for history in October. Legendary Los Angeles Times col- umnist Bill Plaschke asked Roberts if he feels unbeatable. “We gotta play well,” Roberts said. “Baseball’s baseball. We gotta play the games, but I like our club.”
sending guys to the pros. But, he’s swimming upstream by signing three- and four-star recruits and trying to compete against proven portal talent like Miami’s freshly purchased quarter- back Darian Mensah. “I don’t know how to be anything oth- er than me,” Swinney said. True. Swinney is who he is, and that’s sort of become part of the problem. What worked in 2016 or 2018 doesn’t work the same way in 2026, especially when you aren’t signing quarterbacks like Trevor Lawrence. Swinney admitted if his decision to roll with in-house veteran quarterback Christopher Vizzina doesn’t pan out, he’ll get “raked over the coals.” If he catches any heat, Swinney will default to the Hugh playbook. He’ll remind us how good he used to be. Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network’s senior national college foot- ball columnist. Email at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and follow on X @btoppmeyer
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player deal. P Huascar Brazoban Traded for RHPs Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — P Jose Soriano Trad- ed to Toronto Blue Jays for SS Arjun Nimmala, four-player deal. Arjun Nimmala Traded for RHP Jose Soriano, four-player deal. NEW YORK METS — P Brooks Raley Traded to Philadelphia Phillies for OF John Spikerman, three-player deal. P Huascar Brazoban Trad- ed to Chicago White Sox for RHPs Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin. Gabe Davis Traded for P Huascar Brazoban, 3-player deal. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — P Caleb Kilian Trad- ed to Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Ramon Marquez, four-player deal. 2B Luis Arraez Traded to Philadelphia Phillies for RHP Ramon Marquez, four-player deal. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Arjun Nimmala Traded to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Jose Soriano, four-player deal. P Jose Soriano Traded for SS Arjun Nimmala, four-player deal. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — P Andrew Alva- rez Called Up from Minors. FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — DE Jadeveon Clowney signed/unrestricted free agent to Houston Texans One-year contract (through 2026). DETROIT LIONS — WR Tarik Black cut. TE Nick Muse signed. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — LB Sione Takitaki signed to Houston Texans. HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS — D Maksymilian Szuber Re-Signed One-year, 2-way contract.
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this year’s US Open, but not for the reasons you might expect. The 23-time Grand Slam tennis winner is partnering with Heineken 0.0, the nonalcoholic version of the Dutch beer, to give fans a shot at sitting in the brand’s suite at this year’s Open. Heineken’s “Second Serve Tickets” program will accept photos of fans’ ticket stubs from any of Williams’ past matches as contest entries. Heineken 0.0 will also reimagine the stubs from Williams’ six previous Open wins as limited edition cans sold at the venue for this year’s event. Williams, speaking to USA TODAY via telephone, says she’s “disappoint- ed” she didn’t collect the actual ticket stubs from her six wins. Ticket stubs, along with trading cards, soared in popularity and market value during the collectible boom that happened in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Then again, I never really had a ticket, but I guess other people did have a ticket,” the icon, 44, continues. “So I should have collected those.” Her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, has amassed the larg- est collection of Williams trading cards in the world; a staggering 3,000- plus according to collectible industry outlet PSA Magazine. As for the athlete herself, Williams has received gifts from friends that she’s added to her collection. She did make it a point to collect two things from her career: Wheaties boxes and match-used out- fits of note. She’s also won quite a few trophies, which sit in a separate room in her house that she “never” goes in. Williams’Heineken 0.0 campaign is focused on the fans. In 2024, the six- time Open champion experienced the tournament for the first time as a spec- tator. She remembers trying the viral chicken nuggets with caviar. “There were so many things (going on in the venue) I didn’t know that were happening, whether it was in the suites or just in the stands,” she re- marks. And Williams is right; from beverages to food to celebrity sight-
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has evolved into one of the premiere summer events in New York. “It was fun. It was a really good experience.” At the onset, Williams’ partnership with Heineken 0.0 around the US Open wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows given her history with the event. Williams’ six singles championships at the tourna- ment have yielded a 108-15 record. “I think because it’s the only Grand Slam in the States and you obviously want to do well,”she explains of why she found success at the tourney, held in the New York City borough of Queens. But given recent events, will she be a competitor or a spectator at this year’s event? The icon returned to competition earlier this year, winning a doubles match at the HSBC Championship with Canada’s Victoria Mboko. She then en- tered Wimbledon as a wild card and lost a three-set match in the first round to Australian Maya Joint. A knee injury forced Williams to withdraw from a doubles match alongside her sister, Venus. “It’s much better, thank goodness,” Williams says of her knee. And she con- firms that she’s returned to the tennis court; however she will not elaborate on the capacity. “It should be a fun summer,”she con- cludes.
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Foundation, which helps people with physical disabilities pursue active life- styles. So far, Lahna has raised more than $169,000 toward his $250,000 goal. “I always had this idea of doing something epic, but I didn’t want it to be just about the physical aspect of it. I wanted to have an impact,” Lahna told USA TODAY Sports on a July 30 video call from Los Angeles. “I wanted to make sure that this journey will give back to these two charities and hopefully change the lives of their kids and fam- ilies. And hopefully they’re gonna do bigger things than this, much bigger than this.”
Mohamed Lahna’s endurance pulls him toward 2028 LA Olympics
Lahna made the decision to end his route at Venice Beach, the triathlon ven- ue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. Lahna will be 46 by then but said he hopes to compete in his fourth Paralympics. Lahna said that while competing at the Paralympics is a high-stakes, high- intensity experience, his cross-country triathlon presented an entirely different challenge. “If you want to keep going for 50 days, you need to be mentally present, sharp, and also know why you are doing this in the first place,” he said. “Because there are so many moments where it’s still like a mountain ahead of me that I will never be able to climb, and I need to keep going.” The coast-to-coast journey started with a 28.5-mile swim around Manhat- tan. To prepare, he trained in Croatia with a team that helped him learn how to swim for hours at night, including how to deal with muscle cramps in the water and what to eat to avoid sea sick- ness. He still vomited in the water twice.
first time since 2010, then beat Bosnia and Herzegovina for its second-ever knockout win. Its 10 goals was the most at the World Cup for a USMNT. “The magic thing that happened to the World Cup and the connection with the people, with the organization, was a key point to make that decision,” Po- chettino said. But the Americans imploded in the Round of16 against Belgium, the 4-1loss to the Red Devils its worst at the World Cup in 20 years. With a full World Cup cycle in front of him, Pochettino hopes to build a team that can handle that level of pressure. “The vision ... for the future demands us to have different approach and to set a different principle,” Pochettino said. “That is why we were working in the last few weeks and try to reveal our way in
If that rule were in place in 2025, maybe Ole Miss wins the national title, and maybe Kiffin is still in Oxford. Everywhere we turn, those in charge have fumbled the ball over and over in the previous five years of the name, im- age and likeness (NIL) era. Worse, they’ve done it at times through the guise of blaming others. It’s not me, it’s him (or her). Former Michigan coach Jim Har- baugh knew low-level staffer Connor Stalions was illegally scouting, and turned a blind eye. For the last time: Harbaugh – the control freak of control freaks – isn’t going to allow some schmo on his sideline screaming out play calls to his coordinators (who then adjust and change calls) without knowing ex- actly what’s going on. No matter what Stalions intimates on a Netflix special, where he was paid to tell his side of the story. Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore had an inappropriate relation- ship with a subordinate staffer. Soon- to-be former athletic director Warde Manuel was a traffic cop with blinders for the last five years. But it doesn’t end there in these five years of NIL infamy. Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher and paid him $77 million to not coach. LSU paid Brian Kelly $53 million, and Penn State owed James Franklin $49 million before Franklin let the university off the hook for 40 large. Florida hired and fired two coaches (Dan Mullen and Billy Napier) in the
Mohamed Lahna ended his trek through 16 states at Venice Beach, site of the triathlon venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games. He hopes to compete in his fourth Paralympics. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY RYAN SOSNA BOWD
But it was worth it to see the Manhat- tan skyline aglow against the night sky during a swim that took him 7 hours and 44 minutes to complete. “It was one of my favorite swims that I’ve ever done,” Lahna said. Following the swim, Lahna biked 100-120 miles per day on his way to Las Vegas. His biggest obstacles during the 3,000-mile ride were the natural ele- ments. He contended with whipping winds in Kansas, wildfire smoke in Col- orado and extreme heat and elevation gains. He still arrived in Las Vegas three days ahead of schedule.
Cross-US trek swings from desert solitude to helpful strangers
The final 300-mile leg from Nevada to California was the most challenging. Running alone through the formidable
all different areas and to try to provide better quality, better capacity, better knowledge, better in every single as- pect, add different quality to the new organization. “We need to start from zero, our rela- tionship from now to the goal, that is go- ing to be the next World Cup.” Though Pochettino’s main responsi- bility will be the USMNT, he also will have a hand in the national team pipe- line, youth soccer system and coaching education. One of his priorities will be bringing in younger players and making clear his expectations from the start. Pochettino and his staff didn’t have the luxury of time after coming on board less than two years before this last World Cup. Though he made strides in changing both the culture and the play- ing style, there were some things he could not change. Now, he can. “The good things is that we have the experience and then the knowledge about all the players that were working
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NIL era, a combined payout of nearly $34 million to not coach. All told, 56 of the 68 Power conference teams (includ- ing Notre Dame) have made a coaching change in the NIL era (2021-present). Chew on that while you’re blaming players for the ills of college football be- cause they found a judge in West Vir- ginia to give them free player move- ment. For the time being, anyway. Since 2021, the adults in the room formed an “Alliance” of like minds to protect each other, before one in the Al- liance stabbed the others in the back – a dastardly move by the Big Ten that led to the Power Five conferences eating one of their own. Since 2021, the adults left the first unbeaten Power conference team (Flor- ida State) out of the College Football Playoff.
Mojave Desert, where temperatures of- ten exceeded 100 degrees, Lahna relied on phone calls from family and friends to pass the time. He couldn’t carry on a conversation, but listening to their sto- ries helped him avoid thinking about all the miles ahead. Running on soft sand in a prosthesis was at times excruciating, as friction caused blisters and chafing and forced him to pause every two miles, disrupt- ing his pace. Occasionally, he used crutches to give his leg a break from the prosthesis. His shortest single-day dis- tance was 11 miles, the longest 27 miles. “I learned how to enjoy the beauty of being in the desert and just deal with the heat and enjoy the solitude,” Lahna said. “But sometimes you’re really like, ‘I don’t think I can do this,’ and you start thinking about the finish line, how many miles left, how many miles left to- day, and my wife reminded me just to
with us. And of course now (we can) open the pool to bring players that were playing the last year or now they are playing more in the MLS,” he said. “But also for players that maybe we didn’t have time to assess during that process that was very compact and very short period ... (it’s) nice to give the possibility to perform and to be part of that next process.” Unlike this last World Cup, the USMNT will have to qualify for the 2030 tournament. The U.S. is also expected to serve as host of the 2028 Copa America, as well as the Gold Cup in 2027 and 2029. “We need to start from the day one thinking is that we are going to play World Cup games,” he said. When Pochettino was hired, many expected this would be a one-and-done stint with a national team. He was high- ly successful as a club coach, leading Tottenham to its first Champions League final and winning a French league title with Paris Saint-Germain,
Speaking of the CFP, since 2021, the adults had a 12-team format everyone agreed to until the Alliance torpedoed it, and then the Big Ten suddenly wanted it again after the aforementioned gut punch to the ACC and Pac-12 eventually expanded the Big Ten’s numbers to 18 teams. So the CFP expanded, and the adults couldn’t see the inherent flaws of the system until it was too late. Like Boise State receiving a first-round bye, or – my god, how in the world could they not have seen this? – an upset in the ACC championship game left Tulane and James Madison University in the Playoff. And Texas and Notre Dame sitting at home. Now the adults can’t agree on the number of future teams in the flipping
During the 3,000-mile bike portion of Lahna’s triathlon, he contended with whipping winds in Kansas.
break it down to small chunks.” Throughout the endeavor, Lahna lived by two principles: control what he could control, and just keep going. Re- covery was essential, so Lahna tried to eat four or five meals every day and sleep as much as possible. Along the way, he saw small pockets of America he’d never been to and met people from all walks of life. Strangers paid for his meals and asked about his progress. During a rest stop at a 7-Elev- en gas station somewhere in the middle of the country, a concerned woman saw Lahna sprawled out on the ground and came over to ask if he was OK, leading to a 30-minute conversation. When Lahna crossed the finish line on July 29, the first thing he did was em- brace his wife, Ru Chen, and join their three children for a swim in the ocean. Not even five hours later, he was lac- ing up his On sneakers and joining the Venice Run Club for a run around the city. For Lahna, the journey never ends. “When I was playing soccer, running with other kids in Casablanca like 30 years ago, I never thought that I would do something like this,”Lahna said. “I’m so privileged to be able to do this, so humbled that I have this life being able to do things that I love and try to give back to what I love.”
and spoke fondly of returning to Europe. Despite talks with AC Milan about its vacancy in the spring, Pochettino said during the World Cup that helping change soccer’s place in the United States appealed to him. He confirmed after the World Cup that he’d been of- fered a new contract, and he and the federation have spent the last few weeks finalizing the details. Pochettino does not come cheap – he made more than $5 million in his first seven months on the job – and his new contract will again be offset in “signifi- cant part” by Citadel CEO Ken Griffin. “We know we have a lot of work to do to achieve our clear ambitions, includ- ing competing to win men’s World Cups and having soccer become the most played sport in every community. I couldn’t be more excited that Mauricio and team are committed to partnering with all of us to do the hard work to bring those ambitions to life,”U.S. Soccer CEO J.T. Batson said in the release announc- ing Pochettino’s new deal.
thing because the adults in the Big Ten don’t trust the SEC, and the adults in the SEC don’t trust anyone. Since 2021, the adults have begged Congress to get involved with the new NIL world because it was – choose your drama – “unsustainable” and needed “guardrails” and was “dying a slow death.” A slow death, mind you, where the Power conferences are raking nearly $4 billion annually in media rights revenue. So Congress jumped into the fray, and I don’t have to tell you what hap- pens when Congress sinks its teeth into anything. You get an eleventh hour agreement pushed through last Friday, where too many have no idea what’s in the damn bill – but, you know, first you pass it, then you find out what’s in it (thanks, Nancy). If, that is, the thing can even reach a vote this week before Congress – also, by the way, adults in the room – decides to take the month off for what reason, no one in these beautiful United States can comprehend. Meanwhile, Brendan Sorsby gambles on his team – and other various sports thousands of times – and you’d think amateur sports is caving upon itself. Various state attorneys general were getting involved, for the love of drama. So the adults in the room had to rip that weed from the pristine and perfect- ly manicured garden of joy that is col- lege sports. None of that on our watch, bub. We’re too busy trying to hoard $4 bil- lion annually. Matt Hayes is the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at @MattHayesCFB
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Gemini (May 21-June 21). Are your friends on your side? Someone re- fuses to back you up as the moon and Mercury clash! Awkward!
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Saying it with your chest? What you think will earn you another’s respect can polar- ize your audience. Be cautious.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Breaking through a mental barrier? Then why do you still feel stuck in place? Blame the moon’s clash with Mercury!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Looking for a fight? That may not be a conscious desire, but emotions run high as the moon and Mercury clash!
Libra (Sept.23-Oct. 23). Saying what you think…regardless of the conse- quences? You want others to hear you!
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Be honest: are you teaching or preaching? As the moon clashes with Mercury, beware of presenting your biases as fact.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Picking a fight? More like throwing a tantrum, as the moon squares off with Mercury! You’ll take any excuse to argue!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Making an impulsive decision? You might want to consider a partner’s perspective before acting.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Worried about falling behind? Stress less as the moon and Mercury clash. Put your head down and keep your hands busy!
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“America’s Got Talent”is doing something it has never done before – and Simon Cowell knew exactly whom to call for the occasion. h With its 21st season fully underway (Tuesdays, 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC), the longtime reality competition show is shaking things up by introducing a first-ever Judges’ Callback round. The intention is to allow the four judges – Cowell, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Sofía Ver- gara – to see certain acts a second time before deciding who moves on to the live shows, beginning Aug.18. h The rounds weren’t anoth- er ordinary audition. Instead, each judge hosted the acts at a place of their choosing for a more intimate callback. Cowell, Mel B, Mandel and Vergara also invited six celebrity guest judges to watch the per- formances and weigh in on who goes forward.
For Cowell, who created “AGT” and has been a judge since Season 11 in 2016, the concept felt like a “brilliant idea” and one that would give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how the show operates. “I want this to work,” says Cowell, 66, while exclusively welcoming USA TODAY into his Malibu home along- side his two guest judges, singer and former Fifth Harmony member Nor- mani and producer/songwriter Poo Bear. “A lot of people over the years ask, ‘If you give 120 people a yes, how do you make that decision to go from 120 to 40?’ Normally we just watch the tapes back over and over and over and over again. No one sees it,”he explains. “Now I’m actually doing it [in front of the camera], and it’s real. I love it.” Part of why Cowell has enjoyed the experienceisbecauseoftheadditional timehehasbeengrantedwiththecon- testants. “I know so much more about these people now than I did a few weeks ago, when I first met them,” he says. “The first audition, you’re on, you’reoff,andit’ssoquick.Thisisreal- ly good. I spent a whole day with them yesterday, just really getting to know them, and it was everything.
“This is a much more relaxed envi- ronment for them to do whatever they want to do.” But having his “expert friends” to call on has been another benefit. “When I heard that Poo and Norma- ni were going to help me, I knew I was in good hands,”Cowell says. “Different skill sets and different experiences, but … having worked with both, they have amazing taste. I always know I can rely on both of these [people]. That’s friendship. I never take this for granted.” “I’m honored to be here,” Poo Bear says. “Simon has always been my hero, just for his brutal honesty. I’ve always been a huge fan. And I love [having] the opportunity to be able to chime in and see if there’s anything that’s spe- cial brewing, any future superstars.”
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NANCY GUTHRIE
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Liza Esquibias
As Nancy Guthrie’s status as a missing person surpasses the six- month mark, many are wondering what the future of the investigation will look like. The 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie entered her home in Tucson, Arizona, just before 10 p.m. on Jan. 31 and was never seen again. Her family reported her miss- ing the next day, and authorities have labeled the case a suspected kidnap- ping for ransom. Former detective and sheriff Mike Toth, now a private investigator after years of experience in law enforce- ment, tells USA TODAY the Nancy Guthrie case may never be closed. “If they’ve still got evidence and leads to follow, they’re going to con- tinue to run those down,” he says. “The case wouldn’t grow cold until there’s just no leads whatsoever and they’ve run out of ideas. Then they have to wait until something else comes up, and sometimes that takes years before another piece of evi- dence comes or a witness comes for- ward.” On Feb. 2, one day after Guthrie disappeared, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos declared her house a “crime scene.” But on Feb. 3, Clara Mi- goya and Richard Ruelas, reporters for The Arizona Republic – part of the USA TODAY Network – were able to walk up the driveway and witnessed dried blood droplets on the tiles at the front entrance of the home. Ruelas and Migoya reported there was no yellow tape surrounding the property, which authorities had “turned over” to Guthrie’s family. They also said there was an Amazon package addressed to Guthrie on the porch. Toth notes that the first 48 to 72 hours of a missing persons investiga- tion is an “extremely important” time to gather evidence before the odds of solving the case significantly drop. In this case, he says, “some things weren’t done probably the way it should have been done.” The FBI also stepped in, later un- covering a key piece of evidence: foot- age of a masked, armed person ap- pearing to tamper with Guthrie’s front doorbell camera the night she van- ished. “What’s uncommon is where all the FBI resources came in, like [how] they did there,” Toth says. Though the FBI is “always willing to help,” he says, the agency’s involve- ment from so early on allowed “ex- pert” assistance not all cases have at that stage in an investigation. “They have resources that other agencies don’t have,” Toth says. “Their evidence law lab is the best in the world. I mean, they get other countries asking them to come inves- tigate stuff and process evidence.” But FBI Director Kash Patel views things differently. He told Fox News Digital July 23 that delays in the agen- cy’s involvement may have resulted in
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Zendaya, Holland keep it real, and fans want more
Patrick Ryan
There’s a reason why we can’t get enough of Zendaya and Tom Holland. Ever since they made their relation- ship public in 2021, the most we’ve learned about the famous couple has been through flirty exchanges on Insta- gram and furtive date nights captured by paparazzi. But on their monthlong global tour promoting “The Odyssey” and “Spider- Man: Brand New Day” (both in theaters now), the Hollywood newlyweds have given us an intimate new window into their love story that has been both in- credibly endearing yet compellingly elusive. Though many celebrity pairs make grand romantic statements on podcasts and billboards, “it’s very different with Tom and Zendaya,” says Waylon Tate, a public relations and marketing strate- gist. “They’ll give us glimpses into their love for one another, but there’s some- thing admirable about them holding back, which in turn is its own kind of PR move. It leaves us thirsty for more.” In touting their films, Zendaya, 29, and Holland, 30, have answered myriad questions about what it’s like to work together as actors. In turn, they’ve charmingly gushed about each other’s talent and how proud they are of the other person. Zendaya told Jimmy Fal- lon she’s Holland’s “biggest fan.” But many of their sweetest viral mo- ments have been on the red carpet: Hol- land blowing kisses to Zendaya mid-in- terview, helping fix her dress before greeting the cameras, and affectionate- ly calling her by her middle name. “We all see their playfulness: the way they look at each other or the way Tom casually puts his hand around Zen- daya’s waist,” says Jenelle Hamilton, founder of Jenelle Hamilton PR. “They’re not trying to hide anything, but they’re also not trying to do too much.” As a result, “the public feels as thoughthey’reaflyonthewall,witness- ing their natural chemistry: the winks, the subtle touches and the support they
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was invited back to perform with fellow contestants Ally Brooke, Lauren Jaure- gui, Dinah Jane and Camila Cabello, who went on to form the girl group Fifth Harmony. “This is like déjà vu, sitting here next to Simon,” she says, crediting Cowell for the way he “changed everything.” “You created that show, you gave me the opportunity and were willing to bet on me,” she tells the record executive. “And I’m just grateful for that opportu- nity.Andalsojusttobehere,topourinto the future. Because I know what it’s like to be on this side. It’s not easy.”
Cowell remembers the ‘sensation’ of forming Fifth Harmony
Though it was more than a decade ago, Cowell still vividly remembers the magic of launching Fifth Harmony into stardom. “Sometimes, something is staring at you right in the face,” he says. “It was like, wow. They look like they’ve been a band for years, weirdly. It was just, I can’t explain, the strangest sensation. And then we said to the band, ‘Do what- ever you want, and take your time.’ And sure enough, when they came back with the songs on their second album, it was like, ‘God, this is unbelievable.’ I never forget that moment.” Now, Normani hopes to do the same for “AGT” contestants, who have similar dreams of becoming the next superstar. “I’m going to remind them that they’re fully equipped. I mean, if they got past this guy, right here,” she says, gesturing to Cowell, “that says a whole lot, OK? Because I feel like we have simi- lar standards. I’m hard on myself. I feel like you’ve also been hard on me, too, in the best way possible. But that shapes
Tom Holland, right, and Zendaya share a tender moment while promoting "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" in Madrid on June 15.
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show one another,”Hamilton says. “It all comes across as genuine rather than staged, and it doesn’t always feel that way with other celebrity couples.” There has been intense speculation about the A-listers’ engagement ever sinceearly2025,whenZendayashowed up to the Golden Globes wearing a dia- mond ring. A year later, her longtime stylist, Law Roach, revealed in a seem- ingly off-the-cuff red carpet interview that the sweethearts had secretly wed. “The way that was handled – with Law breaking the news – was very in- tentional,” Hamilton says. “They set a clear boundary with the media because they’ve made it known that they them- selves won’t be sharing that special mo- ment with the rest of the world.” Outside of promoting their projects, the actors rarely give interviews or at- tend industry events. Because they
us. That shaped [Fifth Harmony] to be- come what we were able to be. You saw it in us before anybody knew us. “And just be present and enjoy the experience for what it is,” she adds. “These are once-in-a-lifetime opportu- nities. So you just take it and you enjoy it, and you be present in it.”
Which acts are competing in the Judges’ Callback?
Simon Cowell’s acts h Akira (variety act) h Elektro Dads (dancers) h Elsie (singer) h Nyjah & Zyah (vocal duo) h Sando (dancer) h Travis Garland (singer) Mel B’s acts h Bety (singer) h Butter & Grit (vocal duo) h James & Marina (mentalist duo) h Joel M (magician) h Lachlan Patterson (comedian) h Madelyn & Malachi (vocal duo) Sofía Vergara’s acts h Brook Lynn (singer) h Darrell Moten (magician) h Kameron Marshall (magician) h Olivia Befus (dog trainer) h Vahtang (beatboxer) Howie Mandel’s acts h Bird and Byron (music duo) h Cris Sosa (comedian) h Daniel Alvarez (comedian) h Naimana & Daniele (ventriloquist duo) h Nene Royal (musician) h Rynia Kando (impressionist)
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have been consistently private through the years, it has been easier for the pub- lic to accept that some subjects are sim- ply off limits. Holland has referred to Zendaya as his “wife” in interviews, and she has laughed when photographers have called her “Mrs. Holland.” But oth- erwise, they have fielded few questions about their romance. “Both Zendaya and Tom ooze charis- ma and are incredibly likable,”Hamilton says. “The media seems to genuinely like them, and that mutual respect cre- ates healthy boundaries between both parties. This works in their favor when it comes to their wedding, marriage and relationship, because I’m sure the media doesn’t want to push too hard into their personal lives and risk losing out on interview opportunities in the fu- ture.” They also are former child actors with
the loss of potentially valuable door- bell camera footage. Then there were the ransom notes. Within the first week, ransom notes were sent out to media outlets. One from Feb. 6, reported by NBC News, ABC News and CBS News, said Guthrie was dead. Savannah made numerous videos on her social media speaking directly to the potential abductor, even offering to pay and acknowledging her mother may no longer be alive. Her latest was shared on July 27, in which she said her family was “in a nightmare that will not end.” Still, no suspects were identified. On June 26, TMZ reported it had re- ceived a third ransom letter from someone claiming two people are re- sponsible for Guthrie’s kidnapping and there is video of the “main guy” and Guthrie on a phone in a “secure lo- cation.” The letter offered the phone’s password in exchange for Bitcoin pay- ment to an address associated with someone who sent one of the previous ransom notes. Though Nanos expressed skepti- cism about the notes, the FBI office in Phoenix said in an update July 1 that they have not fully dismissed their va- lidity. “Some have been deemed to be ex- tortion attempts without legitimacy. Other ransom demands may poten- tially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such,” the statement read. “This case continues to be inves- tigated as a kidnapping for ransom case.” Toth says ransom requests rarely are real, but the FBI’s messaging may have other motives. “They’ll say things to get the people to lower their guard,” he says. “I still think, personally, without knowing all the evidence, just with my experience, there is a high chance it is somebody that knew her. They clearly knew her movements, knew everything about her [routine]. How close to her know- ing her, I don’t know.” Though the investigation seems to have slowed, Toth notes there might be developments authorities haven’t yet publicized. In fact, withholding certain facts is a common tactic inves- tigators use to try to narrow the likeli- hood of “fake people coming forward.” “You’d be shocked how many peo-
ample media training, giving them a sense of “coached authenticity,” Tate says. Unlike many stars of their genera- tion who flat-out refuse personal ques- tions, Holland and Zendaya have mas- tered the art of bringing it back to their respective movies. For instance, when one journalist tried asking Zendaya for bridal tips, the actress responded with advice that her character in “The Dra- ma” might offer. “We know they got married, but be- yond that, they have not invited us in- side of what that means to them. It’s re- freshing,”Tate says. “They’re masters of the pivot. They’re not going to just shut it down and say, ‘I’m not discussing that.’ They’re going to dangle a bit and give you just enough. They either have really good PR people coaching them, or they’re both just very naturally able to pivot those questions.” When it comes to celebrities, “there is a very fine line between saying too much and telling the media nothing at all,” Hamilton says. “You don’t want to come across as too distant or untouch- able, but you also don’t want to be per- ceived as too accessible. Zendaya and Tom Holland have managed to find the perfect balance.” But even if the lovebirds are tightly micromanaged behind the scenes, there’s no substitute for lived experi- ence as the pair have grown visibly more comfortable just being themselves in the limelight. Case in point: a 2024 candid camera clip of Zendaya and Holland taking in a tennis match. As they relax and sip sparkling water, they simultaneously start singing along to Whitney Houston. They don’t pack on PDA or even look at each other, but their sincere connection and ease is apparent. “The affection that we see between them is genuine,” Tate says. “It’s not something that a good publicist can manufacture; nothing that we see of them looks like a PR stunt. And a lot of it comes with age: They’re somewhat let- ting their guard down. They’ve become very natural in who they are in their public personas.”
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show’s Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since February. PROVIDED BY NBC
ple admit to murder that didn’t do the murder,” he says. “I mean, it’s crazy. It happens all the time.” When someone vanishes without a trace, Toth says, they typically are able to be declared legally dead after seven years. When there is evidence of a crime, however, there is no true time- line for when that step can or should be taken. “If the investigators can prove to a judge that there’s strong evidence of death, like in this, where they’ve got that blood, her pacemaker’s not regis- tering anymore, they could possibly get her ruled deceased,” Toth says. “Now the family might argue against that, and there may be reasons why they don’t want it. Maybe they’re hold- ing out hope that she is alive. But it doesn’t necessarily have to take the seven years. “My guess is, behind the scenes and quietly, they probably are assuming she’s deceased.” If authorities do end up identifying a suspect, for example the person in the doorbell camera footage, Toth notes they would not necessarily need to uncover Guthrie’s remains to prose- cute a murder case. “The case would always be open, and if they’ve got enough evidence to go after the [person], and they’re able to prove that that’s the [person] at the door, that’s circumstantial that he’s probably the one that killed her,” Toth says. “So then it falls to law enforce- ment to then bring it to the county at- torney or district attorney and pitch it to them. A lot of people have been con- victed just on circumstantial evi- dence.”
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Affleck, Ding collect on ‘Millionaire’ for good cause
Erin Jensen
A two-time Oscar winner and “Jeop- ardy!” legend can now add “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” champion to their impressive résumés. Ben Affleck and Jamie Ding an- swered all15 multiple-choice questions, earning $1 million for the Eastern Congo Initiative cofounded by Affleck on the July 29 episode of “Millionaire” (ABC, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. ET/PT). “For the past 17 years, Eastern Congo Initiative has funded more than 100 Congolese organizations helping local leaders build lasting solutions,” Affleck said in a statement to USA TODAY. “It has been a privilege to watch them cre- ate a more peaceful, prosperous, and hopeful future for eastern Congo. Affleck added: “And it was a great honor to ride Jamie’s coattails all the way.” Ding, who sits on the “Jeopardy!” Leaderboard of Legends after winning a consecutive 31 games and $882,605 during a streak that aired from March to April, tells USA TODAY he felt optimistic going onto the ABC game show. He also felt grateful to be partnered with Af- fleck, whom he hadn’t met before. “We were kind of an arranged mar- riage,” Ding jokes while wearing an or- ange-faced Doxa watch, a pricey pur- chase made with his “Jeopardy!” win- nings. “It’s good to have different areas of expertise.”
Affleck, Matt Damon both competed on ‘Millionaire’
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with just two questions sitting between them and the victory. They also had three lifelines intact: 50/50, phone a friend, and asking host Jimmy Kimmel. “I feel like I was quite nervous toward the end because it’s a lot of money,”Ding says, noting one wrong answer would have knocked the team down to $32,000. “I think that Ben was maybe a little more decisive toward the end. He was talking and getting us to move, where perhaps I would’ve just sat there for a while and been immobilized by in- decision.” Affleck had a hunch about the $500,000 question, which asked, “What achievement occurred just two months after a New York Times article said it wouldn’t happen for ‘1 million to 10 million years’?” The answer, “the first airplane flight,” jumped out to Affleck, among the other options of “splitting the atom,” “cloning a mammal” and “the polio vaccine.” “I only remember this because there was a time in my life where I spent time
looking up examples that the press got things wrong,” Affleck, often a fascina- tion for tabloids, said on the show with a chuckle. “Yeah, just randomly.” The pair hugged after ascending to $500,000.
Kimmel’s hunch helps with final question
The last question posed the biggest challenge for Ding, but thankfully Kim- mel had an inkling about turkeys that hadn’t received presidential pardons. “I do a bit about this every single year on the show,” Kimmel said, noting he wasn’t fully certain. “I feel like ‘Spaghet- ti & Meatball’ would’ve been something that I made jokes about. I could see, like, me adding a big bowl in Donald Trump’s hands and him slurping up the spaghetti and meatballs, you know? That one sounds like it wasn’t the one, to me.” Affleck felt confident in Kimmel’s hunch, explaining, “How many night- time talk show hosts are there that have
been doing this?” “Fewer and fewer as we go on,” Kim- mel interjected. “There are no pardons for us.” Ding also phoned his friend and long- time trivia teammate, Stephen Morri- son. After hearing the question, Morri- son said his answer would be “a wild guess,” and time ran out before he could give it. Ding and Affleck decided to go with Kimmel’s answer, ultimately risk- ing $468,000 in the process. “I liked Jimmy’s answer because it made sense,” Ding says. “Like he said, he probably would’ve made jokes about ‘Spaghetti & Meatball’ had that come up before. So it was a solid piece of evi- dence. It didn’t feel like a guess. “It’s interesting that we never really seriously considered walking away,” Ding notes. “I guess we both wanted to go for glory if we could.” And glory they achieved. After a pause so dramatically long that Affleck looked confused about what was hap- pening, celebratory lights began flash- ing and confetti rained down. “I felt so good when the lights went on like that,” Ding says. “I certainly think that we did a great job, but it also takes a lot of luck. And in this case, our skill and luck were both good.”
‘Jeopardy!’ winner on claiming another victory
After the win, Ding says, he and Af- fleck were elated. “We were just feeling so good. We did get a photo of me and Ben and my parents and my sister,”Ding says. “I thought that was nice. And then Ben did have to leave pretty quickly af- terwards.” Ding will next appear on the “Jeopar- dy! Tournament of Champions,” which kicks off Aug. 10. Ding plans to prepare by brushing up on geography. He also believes taking notes by hand helps him commit the information to memory. “The nice thing about ‘Millionaire’ is that it’s over,” Ding says. “With ‘Jeopar- dy!’ I guess everybody eventually loses. So there is that sting of defeat in every ‘Jeopardy!’ champion’s memory, and there’s none of that with ‘Millionaire.’ They’re both wonderful feelings. I’m happy that I can have both of them.”
GRIM REALITY
Palestinian residential salvage what they can from an apartment targeted in overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Aug. 2. The strikes killed at least eight people, authorities said. OMAR AL-QATTA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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GAZA – Palestinians in Gaza said on Aug. 3that President Donald Trump’s touting of a deal aimed at disarming Ha- mas and ending the war was out of touch with their worsening reality, after Israel killed18 people in one of the dead- liest days since a ceasefire last year. Trump declared July 30 “a major milestone” toward implementing the Gaza peace plan agreed to in October, saying that Hamas would disarm and Israel would withdraw in phases. Complications have swiftly emerged. Israel’s defense minister said on Aug. 2 that Israeli troops in Gaza would not move before Hamas disarms and its tunnels are destroyed. Hamas insists that Israel halt attacks before it begins implementing the part of the agreement dealing with its arms. Nikolay Mladenov, the Gaza envoy for Trump’s Board of Peace, which is overseeing the ceasefire, had a “con- structive and detailed” meeting with Is- raeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya- hu and other Israeli officials on Aug. 3, the board said on X. “The goal is clear and is not in ques- tion: the complete decommissioning of weapons in the Strip and the transition away from rule by the gun to civilian governance. Reaching it will be a proc- ess. And that process will be set out in the next phase of the work,” the board said. It noted that the full withdrawal of the Israeli military beyond the yellow line, a military demarcation established under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached in October, “will take place only once de-
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, R-SC, the sister of late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, faces a crowded field in a special election aimed at filling the Senate seat for the next full term.
Palestinian children play in the midst of the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on Aug 2.
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commissioning is complete, as Hamas committed to the mediators.” This applies to light and heavy weap- ons and Hamas tunnels, the board said. Palestinian factions were concerned that the board’s statement focused ex- clusively on the issue of weaponry while omitting any reference to other agreed- upon terms – specifically the under- standings regarding a ceasefire and a halt to targeting operations in Gaza, a Palestinian official close to the negotia- tions told Reuters. The factions are currently consulting on the statement while reaffirming their commitment to the terms agreed upon July 30, the official said. On the ground in Gaza, Palestinians
Graham’s credentials
Nolan D. McCaskill
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s bid to install Lindsey Graham’s sister as South Carolina’s next senator has met resistance from Republican voters and rivals, setting up a crowded primary that will test the limits of Trump’s political influence in one of his strongest states. After Sen. Lindsey Graham died on July 11 at age 71 from a heart ailment,
say the Israeli strikes in recent days have shattered any hope of progress in ending the war launched in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. An Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City killed two people on Aug. 3, med- ics said. Israeli troops have occupied and depopulated two-thirds of the en- clave, leaving nearly all its more than 2 million residents confined to a tiny strip of land along the coast, most in makeshift tents or damaged build- ings. “It was as if the war has resumed, there was an attack every one hour or
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Gov. Henry McMaster appointed his sis- ter, Darline Graham, to serve the re- mainder of his term, which expires in January. Trump called the appointment a “fabulous tribute” and urged voters to elect her to a full six-year term in the Aug. 11 special election, promising his “Complete and Total Endorsement.” Some Republicans say Darline Gra- ham is a fitting caretaker for her broth- er’s seat but oppose Trump’s push to elect her to a full term, arguing voters should choose from a field that remains crowded despite the president’s en- dorsement. U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican
says talks with Iran underway
planned negotiations
Nandita Bose, Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Aug. 3 that talks with Iran were under way, warning that it was a “last chance”for Tehran to sign a good deal to end the five-month-old war, but Iran denied that any negotia- tions were being held or planned. The contradictory statements sug- gest there is little prospect for a diplo- matic resolution to the war anytime soon. “They are going on right now,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event when asked about the state of negotiations, saying the sides were talking at the request of Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, among others. “This is a last chance for them [Iran] to sign a good document,” he said. Trump’s comments followed his de- cision this weekend to call off what he said would be “massive attacks” he had authorized on Iran, saying talks were to be held, repeating a pattern in which he has vowed major strikes only to cancel them. Earlier on Aug. 3, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said no negotiations with the United States were taking place and no meet- ings were scheduled. Iran had no plans to host foreign delegations or send ne- gotiators abroad in the coming days, he said. Baghaei added that all Iranian ne- gotiators were currently in the coun- try, apart from Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who was on a religious pil- grimage in Iraq. The only talks under way, he said, were discussions with Oman over management of the Strait of Hormuz. A senior Iranian source also told Reuters that no talks were planned and that Araqchi would be unavailable at least until the end of the week. Gulf officials and analysts say Iran
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A person holds military boots during the funeral service for Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, who was killed in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
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who ran unsuccessfully for governor, said South Carolina’s conservative vot- ers were upset by the president’s en- dorsement. “His candidate lost in the governor’s race, and his candidate’s going to lose in the Senate race,” said Mace, who is sup- portingU.S.Rep.RalphNorman.“Thisis a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put in a tried and true conservative.” The president’s endorsement “gets you into a runoff,” she said, “but it doesn’t get you to win. It’s not enough to win a race anymore.” The runoff between the top two
TUESDAY
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High: 122 at Kuwait City, Kuwait Low: 20 at Bethlehem, South Africa Precip: 6.42” at Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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TODAY IN HISTORY WEATHER TRIVIA™
Flooding struck Erie, Pa., on Aug. 4, 1915, killing 75 people, destroying bridges and inundating streets. Such sudden local floods are major hazards, because routine thun- derstorms erupt into flash flood-producing killers.
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Q: How does August rank in terms of Atlantic hurricane production?
A: Second; September is 1st; October is 3rd
Rochester, NY 81/60/s 44 Rockford, IL 84/67/s 75 Ruidoso, NM 90/60/t 74 Salem, OR 97/59/pc 75 Salina, KS 93/67/pc 45 Salinas, CA 73/57/pc 25 Salisbury, MD 84/73/t 58 San Angelo, TX 98/73/s 48 Sarasota, FL 89/76/t 75 Savannah, GA 90/74/t 33 Sheboygan, WI 82/66/t 75 Shelby, NC 80/69/t 40 Sherman, TX 101/77/s 73 Shreveport, LA 97/75/t 58 Silver City, NM 95/66/t 45 Sioux Falls, SD 72/53/t 41 Somerset, PA 82/64/pc 45 Somerville, NJ 87/63/pc 60 South Bend, IN 83/61/s 75 Spartanburg, SC 82/70/t 44 Springfield, IL 86/66/s 75 Springfield, MO 93/72/s 48 St. Augustine, FL 86/75/t 25 St. Cloud, MN 76/50/pc 53 St. George, UT 108/81/s 75 Staunton, VA 81/68/t 31 Stevens Point, WI 77/57/pc 25 Stockton, CA 104/62/s 77 Stroudsburg, PA 86/61/pc 51 Stuart, FL 88/76/t 25 Sturgis, MI 82/60/s 75 Tallahassee, FL 88/73/t 75 Thibodaux, LA 93/75/t 50 Topeka, KS 90/70/pc 45 Tuscaloosa, AL 89/73/t 43 Utica, NY 83/59/s 39 Ventura, CA 73/63/pc 52 Victorville, CA 106/67/s 115 Vineland, NJ 86/68/t 50 Visalia, CA 106/65/s 71 Washington, DC 86/75/t 45 Watertown, SD 71/52/pc 103 Wausau, WI 78/58/t 25 Waynesboro, PA 85/67/pc 45 White Plains, NY 82/63/pc 44 Wichita Falls, TX 104/75/s 75 Wilmington, DE 86/70/pc 58 Wilmington, NC 84/75/t 35 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 76/57/t 25 Wooster, OH 81/59/s 75 Worcester, MA 81/62/pc 25 York, PA 86/67/pc 55
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Cyclosporiasis outbreak source difficult to trace
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administra- tion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and dozens of states are in- vestigating a surge in cases of cyclospo- riasis intestinal illness. Michigan, the hardest-hit state, has now reported two deaths and more than 11,000 cases as it searches for links be- yond the initial cases tied to lettuce. The outbreak, one of the largest U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreaks in recent years, has been linked to shredded ice- berg lettuce served at Yum Brands’ Taco Bell restaurants in nine states. Investi- gations are continuing into other sourc- es. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal infec- tion that can be contracted by consum- ing food – typically raw fruits and vege- tables – or water contaminated with fe- ces that transmit the cyclospora para- site, according to the CDC. Symptoms can range from mild to se- vere, with children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems facing a higher risk of serious illness. Two individuals who died in Michi- gan had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impact- ed by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, the state health department said on Aug. 3. While cyclosporiasis is not fatal, un- treated infections can persist for weeks and may lead to hospitalization, partic- ularly because of dehydration. Death re- sulting from cyclosporiasis is uncom- mon in the United States. A 2020 multistate outbreak associat- ed with bagged salads sickened nearly 700 people in 13 states. The CDC considers May 1 to Aug. 31 the annual cyclosporiasis season. The agency has reported 6,707 lab- oratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporia- sis across 45 states and 423 of those pa-
Tech on AI safety testing
Courtney Rozen
WASHINGTON – Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been invited to meet White House officials on Aug. 4 to discuss voluntary government safety testing for the most advanced U.S. AI models, according to three sources fa- miliar with the matter and news reports. Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems of other companies, stirring concerns among U.S. lawmakers about whether increasingly capable AI models could be used to conduct or facilitate cy- berattacks. A White House official said on Aug. 3 that the Trump administration has fi- nalized the details of voluntary cyberse- curity tests to measure the hacking ca- pabilities of the most advanced Amer- ican AI models, and is planning to dis- cuss them with the AI industry. The official did not indicate who would at- tend the discussions. Meta was invited, a company spokesperson said, as were Anthropic and OpenAI, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
Wall Street rallies, Dow closes at record on Iran talks optimism
Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks kicked off August on a strong note to send the Dow Industrials to a closing record high, as signs of de-escalating U.S.-Iran ten- sions pulled down oil prices and Trea- sury yields in a busy week for earnings and economic data. Crude prices settled down about 5% after President Donald Trump said on Aug. 2 that talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would take place on Aug. 3, though Iran disputed that talks were planned. The drop in oil prices helped push U.S. Treasury yields lower, even as mar- ket participants continued to gauge the odds of a rate hike from the Federal Re-
Most states collect robust data on cyclospora and share that routinely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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tients had been hospitalized. It expects thousands more because it can take six weeks to determine if a sick person is part of the outbreak.
What do we know about the contaminated produce?
The FDA’s traceback investigation has found a link between thousands of cases and iceberg lettuce sold in Taco Bell restaurants in nine states including Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois, Kansas, Oklaho- ma, and Pennsylvania. The agency initially reported on July 18 that a sample of shredded iceberg let- tuce supplied by Taylor Farms had test- ed positive for the parasite, but with- drew the finding a day later after a lab- oratory review determined the result was a false positive. The FDA investigations still point clearly to Taylor Farms, which recalled its lettuce from central Mexico and shut down its processing plant there. The re- call included Marketside-branded product from Walmart and dozens of products distributed through Sysco and other companies, according to the FDA.
Altman
The White House did not provide details about the tests, including how results would be report- ed, the metrics used and whether any of it would be made public. A group of 15 Republican state at- torneys general on Aug. 3 asked OpenAI to preserve all potentially relevant doc- uments related to its disclosure that its AI system escaped containment and hacked AI company Hugging Face. Cit- ing a Reuters report that the rogue agent in one case left notes for how future ver- sions of itself could escape internal guardrails, they wrote that the company may have violated state consumer pro- tection laws. OpenAI said in a statement it takes the letter from the attorneys general se- riously and will share a technical report about the attack after it completes a re- view. The U.S. House of Representatives’ cybersecurity committee on Aug. 3 asked OpenAI’s Sam Altman to brief them on the attack on Hugging Face. Altman visited the White House last week to discuss details of the voluntary
serve should the Iran war continue for a prolonged period. Communication services was the best performing of the 11 major S&P sec- tors, climbing 4.3% on the back of gains from Meta Platforms and Alphabet. En- ergy dropped1.2% as the worst perform- er on the session. “Every day, everybody wakes up and looks at the price of a barrel of oil and the yield on the 10-year, and if that’s go- ing lower, the market’s OK, and if it’s go- ing higher, the market’s not good what- soever,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth in Boston. “Typically earnings are a time that give us a chance to forget about disturb- ing macro influences, but this go around has not been one of those times.” Earnings have been strong this quar- ter, showing a 29.3% growth rate from
Taylor Farms said in a July 24 state- ment that the recall was voluntary and that it has “best-in-class” cyclospora prevention protocols. It is no longer sourcing any iceberg lettuce from the region, it said.
What can people do?
The FDA said cooking produce to at least 158 degrees is the most effective way to kill cyclospora, as the parasite is resistant to routine chemical disin- fection. The agency also advises consumers to discard the outer leaves of leafy veg- etables and thoroughly rinse fruits and vegetables before peeling or eating them. Cyclospora typically spreads through contaminated food or water and is not commonly transmitted from person to person. Past outbreaks were linked to bagged salad mixes and kits, fresh ci- lantro and basil, raspberries, snow peas and green onions. For people who have cyclosporiasis, the CDC recommends antibiotic treat- ment. People living with HIV may re- quire longer treatment than the typical 10-day regimen, according to the agen- cy.
What surveillance is being done?
Cyclospora is a nationally notifiable pathogen and most states collect ro- bust data and share that routinely with the CDC in its disease surveil- lance system, said Gwen Biggerstaff, deputy director of the CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Envi- ronmental Diseases. Healthcare providers are legally re- quired to report cases of cyclosporiasis to public health departments in 47 states.
tests and the company’s upcoming AI products, the company said in a state- ment. In a separate statement on Aug. 3, the company said it had asked the Trump administration to put the Com- merce Department’s AI safety special- ists at the center of any cybersecurity testing. The company pointed to Chi- na, whose government has a more cen- tralized strategy on AI compared with the United States. The Information, a tech publica- tion, reported on Aug. 3 that the Trump administration invited representa- tives from Google. A Google spokes- person declined to comment. President Donald Trump directed his team in June to write a series of tests to assess the hacking capabilities of the most advanced American AI systems. The Trump administration has had a rocky relationship with An- thropic. The company earlier this year refused to allow the U.S. military to use its AI models for domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons sys- tems, and the government retaliated by putting it on a national security blacklist.
the 304 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings through July 31, according to LSEG data, with 85.2% topping analyst expectations. Amazon shares advanced 4.6% as the company’s market cap surpassed $3 trillion for the first time after its earn- ings results last week. SpaceX, which will report on Aug. 4 its first quarterly results since going public, jumped 5.6%. The stock has been trading below its $135 issue price for nearly three weeks after its debut in mid-June. Other companies with AI ties that are scheduled to report this week include Advanced Micro Devices and data stor- age companies SanDisk and Western Digital. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 693.38 points, or 1.32%, to
1704: Britain captured the tiny but strategically important Rock of Gibral- tar during the War of the Spanish Succession. Admiral George Rooke’s Anglo-Dutch fleet fired about 15,000 cannonballs into the 2.3-square-mile territory before making landfall. The Rock remains British today.
1790: Secretary of the Treasury Alex- ander Hamilton established the Reve- nue Cutter Service as Congress ap- proved the building of 10 cutter ships. In 1915, the service merged with the Life-Saving Service to create the U.S. Coast Guard.
1892: Lizzie Borden’s father and step- mother were found slain by 29 (or 30) whacks in Fall River, Massachusetts. A jury later ruled that Lizzie did not pick up the ax.
1900: The Honorable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon – or, as we knew her, the Queen Mum, wife of King George VI and mother to the late Queen Elizabeth II – was born in Eng- land.
1901: Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans. He dropped out of school in the fifth grade and went to work for the Karnofsky family, which allowed him to buy his first cornet. The jazz pioneer took his first formal lessons while incarcerated at the Col- ored Waifs Home for Boys, a juvenile detention facility.
1914: Great Britain declared war on Germany after the Germans invaded Belgium. The decision also bound its colonies, including India, Australia and Canada. As Europe tumbled into the Great War, the United States would declare its neutrality.
1932: Pioneering computer scientist Frances Allen was born in northern New York. She became the first wom- an to win the A.M. Turing Award, the highest prize in computer science, for her work on compiler techniques at IBM. She also died on this day in 2020.
1944: The Nazis raided the “Secret Annex” in Amsterdam and sent Anne Frank and its seven other Jewish in- habitants to concentration camps. Only Anne’s father, Otto Frank, sur- vived.
1958: Billboard published its first Hot 100. At the top: “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson. It held the spot for two weeks before being knocked off by Domenico Modugno’s “Volare.”
1964: The bodies of Michael Schwer- ner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found on a farm outside Philadelphia, Mississippi. The civil rights workers had been missing for more than a month; their murders spurred international outrage.
2010: In a victory for gay rights, feder- al District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, the 2008 refer- endum that banned same-sex mar- riage in California with 52% support, violated the 14th Amendment’s prom- ise of equal protection for all. “Propo- sition 8 does nothing more than en- shrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples,” Walker wrote.
2012: South African track star Oscar Pistorius, a Paralympic gold medalist, became the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympics after suc- cessfully challenging a decision that said his prosthesis gave him an unfair advantage. He made it to the semi- finals of the 400-meter race. Years later, Pistorius went to prison after shooting his girlfriend; he was paroled in 2024. – USA TODAY Network
53,178.41, the S&P 500 gained 110.78 points, or 1.48%, to 7,600.50 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 540.04 points, or 2.13%, to 25,913.90. New York Federal Reserve President John Williams expressed optimism that inflation pressures would ease gradual- ly. A report last week that U.S. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh raised the idea of schedul- ing fewer rate-setting meetings added to concerns about less clarity around the central bank. Markets are pricing in a 64.5% chance for a rate hike of at least 25 basis points at the Fed’s September meeting, according to CME FedWatch. Investors will receive several read- ings on the labor market this week, cul- minating with the government jobs re- port on Aug. 7.
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WASHINGTON – Americans picked Democrats over Republicans as better stewards of the economy for the first time in nearly a decade in a Reuters/Ip- sos poll, which also found their approval of President Donald Trump’s perfor- mance falling to 35%. The finding, in a poll conducted July 29 through Aug. 3, showed how Trump’s handling of the economy, including rising energy prices resulting from the Iran war, could weigh on his party’s chances in the November midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years. Trump’s presidential approval rating fell to 35% from 37% in a prior Reuters/ Ipsos poll conducted in July, with the share of Americans who give his presi- dency a thumbs up within just one per- centage point of the lowest level of his term. Some 37% of registered voters re- sponding to the poll said the Democratic
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less, and the planes struck places across the Gaza Strip, north, central and south, everywhere,” Aya Mohammad Zaki, 32, told Reuters by phone. The Palestinians killed on Aug. 2 in- cluded a couple and their child in an Is- raeli strike on a Gaza City apartment. The Israeli military said it targeted mil- itary operatives in that and other strikes. Mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza, “affirming that the continua- tion of these violations constitutes a breach of the agreement and under- mines the efforts aimed at implement- ing its second phase,” according to a joint statement.
‘Waiting for displacement’
Last year’s ceasefire allowed Israeli forces to retain control of 53% of Gaza initially, before eventually withdrawing. But Israel has instead expanded its con- trol. Defense Minister Israel Katz con- firmed on Aug. 2 that the Israeli-held area had reached 60% to 70% as Israeli troops search for tunnels. Soumah Dawla, 60, said that the Is- raeli-held zone had recently expanded toward her home, after she woke up to find yellow bricks laid by Israeli forces to demarcate the territory had been moved closer. “We are waiting for displacement at any moment. … Our entire life is gone, our entire future is gone, our children’s future is gone,” said Dawla, whose fam- ily, like nearly all residents in Gaza, has been displaced multiple times since the
is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East’s trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastruc- ture into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, hoping to convince the United States and its al- lies that containing the crisis is more costly than accommodating Iran’s de- mands over the Strait of Hormuz. “Their big advantage is that they can hurt the regional states and the global economy,” said Michael Knights of the Washington Institute. In a Aug. 3 post on Truth Social, Trump called Iran’s leadership “unbe- lievably duplicitous,” saying they had asked for a meeting and more talks were scheduled for the “immediate fu- ture.” He also repeated his assertion that the U.S. Navy had total control over the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the conflict. “‘The United States Wall of Steel!’ Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is ac- complished,” he wrote. Developments on Aug. 3 appeared to fit a pattern that has emerged since Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury” alongside Israel more than five months ago. On several occasions, Trump has threatened military action only to later cite diplomatic contacts as a reason for stepping back. Iran, however, has publicly rejected negotiations with Washington since a June memorandum of understanding
“‘The United States Wall of Steel!’ Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished.”
Party has a better approach to the econ- omy, compared with 36% who picked the Republican Party. Another 27% said they were not sure or that a different party would do a better job. Republicans had held the advantage on the economy through most of Trump’s first term in office in 2017-2021, through all of Democratic President Joe Biden’s four years in power and into Trump’s second term. A Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded in May 2017 gave Democrats an edge, though the ques- tion was asked differently, with no op- tion for respondents to say they were not sure or that a different party would do better. The Republican edge on the economy has steadily deteriorated during Trump’s current term, narrowing to zero in recent months as household finances suffered from soaring gasoline prices following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran in February and the war that has been simmering ever since. Gasoline prices have surged by more than 25% since the war started, with
war began. Around her, piles of rubble marked what was once a Gaza City neighbor- hood. Nearby, her grandchildren played with building blocks on the floor of the tent, an improvised refuge she shares with her husband. Dawla said she had hoped Trump’s announcement would bring change but “on the contrary, destruction increased, displacement increased.” Israel’s recent expansion of the yel- low line forced people to flee in at least five different areas across the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City, Deir Al-Ba- lah, and Khan Younis, seven residents told Reuters.
aimed at ending the conflict collapsed in early July. Trump has yet to achieve the objec- tives he set out at the outset of the war: dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, curbing its ability to attack regional ri- vals and creating conditions for Irani- ans to overthrow their clerical rulers. Repeated U.S. escalations have been met by escalating Iranian responses against U.S. forces in the region, Wash- ington’s Gulf Arab allies and shipping, each time ending with Trump stepping back. The dispute over the Strait of Hor- muz remains a central point of conten- tion. Washington says the June mem- orandum required Iran to open the strategically vital waterway, while Teh- ran argues the text explicitly preserved its authority over shipping traffic. That would leave Tehran with great- er leverage over the strait than before the war, a result that would likely be seen as a significant setback for Trump. So far the United States has failed to compel Iran to relinquish its grip on the waterway, sending global oil prices higher and pushing up politically sensi- tive gasoline prices in the United States. Amid signs that U.S.-Iran tensions were easing again, oil prices dropped and major stock indexes gained on Aug. 3. Brent crude futures fell about 7% to around $83.77 a barrel while the Dow registered a record closing high.
President Donald Trump Trump’s presidential approval rating fell to 35% from 37% in a prior Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in July.
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Americans on average paying more than a dollar extra per gallon at the pump. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, which was conducted online and nationwide, found 42% of registered voters would
The United Nations Office for the Co- ordination of Humanitarian Affairs re- ported on July 20 that 30 families were forced to leave an area near the yellow line in eastern Gaza City as a result of an Israeli displacement order. Hamas has demanded Israel pull forces out of areas seized since last Oc- tober’s ceasefire as one of its demands for moving ahead with the deal. Hamas rejects the word “disarma- ment” but says it will hand over its weapons for storage under the control of a U.S.-backed Palestinian administra- tion after Israel halts operations and withdraws its forces in line with last year’s ceasefire.
vote-getters will be on Aug. 25 if no sin- gle candidate wins a majority. Supporters say the most popular politicians in the state – including Trump and Sen. Tim Scott – have spo- ken favorably of Darline Graham, who is leading in opinion polls. In interviews, however, Republican donors said Darline Graham has hid- den behind the grieving process and her brother’s surname, noting how lit- tle she has engaged with reporters and how quickly references to her full name – Darline Graham Nordone – have dis- appeared since she was sworn in. They also say she lacks the credentials to merit serving a full term. Graham’s campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment, but she told Sean Hannity of Fox News that being a politician was not something she ever wanted. “That was Lindsey’s life, not mine,” she said. “But when they asked, it didn’t take me long. … I knew that I had to step up. I had to carry on his legacy.” Graham will be one of five candidates at a debate scheduled on Aug. 3. At least nine candidates are seeking the Republican nomination, including two members of the U.S. House of Rep- resentatives, a former governor and a wealthy businessman who ran against Lindsey Graham in the original pri- mary. A 10th candidate has challenged whether he can appear on the ballot. A former aide to Lindsey Graham said candidates will tear into one an- other to emerge as the alternative to Graham’s sister in a runoff. The former aide rejected criticism
vote for a Democrat in congressional elections and 37% would vote Republi- can if the contest were held now. Inde- pendents in the poll picked Democrats over Republicans by 12 percentage points. Republicans will be defending narrow congressional majorities in the Nov. 3 elections. While the poll presents a picture of the national political mood, the actual elections for U.S. Congress are more complex. Of the 435 House seats, only about three dozen are expected to be competitive, while about eight Senate seats are expected to be competitive. Trump has repeatedly dismissed widespread polling showing Americans unhappy with his leadership. On Aug. 3, ahead of the release of the latest Reu- ters/Ipsos poll, he posted to his Truth Social account: “My REAL Polling Num- bers, not those made up by the Fake News Media, are the best they have ever been.” The Reuters/Ipsos poll gathered re- sponses from 4,505 U.S. adults and had a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
A spokesperson for Netanyahu’s of- fice told Reuters that Israel expressed concerns to Washington about the dis- armament plan. “The most important concern for Is- rael is that nothing can happen before Hamas completely and truly disarms,” spokesperson Doron Spielman said. At least1,230 Palestinians, mostly ci- vilians, have been killed in Israeli strikes since the Trump-backed Gaza peace plan was agreed in October, according to Gaza health authorities. Hamas does not disclose its fatalities. Four Israeli soldiers were killed over the same period, according to Israeli au- thorities.
that Darline Graham has run a low-pro- file campaign and avoided public scru- tiny, noting how quickly Lindsey Gra- ham’s team had to organize funerals in Washington and South Carolina for an international figure while transitioning her from private citizen to senator. “People will be really impressed when they learn more and see more of her,” the former aide said. Mark Lynch, a self-funding Repub- lican outsider who got134,000 primary votes in his longshot Senate bid, said voters are concerned that Darline Gra- ham isn’t qualified to represent the state because she has no record. Lynch, Mace and others also disput- ed whether she’s eligible to run, citing a state party rule requiring that candi- dates vote in at least two of the previ- ous three statewide Republican prima- ries. “People are furious”about “the coro- nation of Darline Graham,” Lynch said. “It’s OK that they picked her to be the interim senator until January but not to run for office.” Recent polls show Graham leading by a double-digit margin, with Nor- man, U.S. Rep. Russell Fry and former Gov. Mark Sanford competing for the second runoff spot. Allies of Norman, who ran unsuc- cessfully for governor, say he is best po- sitioned to win the Republican nomina- tion in a runoff against Darline Graham because he has a long conservative leg- islative record. Norman’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. A campaign consultant for Fry said voters see the 41-year-old as a genera- tional change candidate who could shake things up in the Senate. Fry is a Trump ally who is considered a rising star.
Hamas said on July 31 it had agreed to a plan championed by President Donald Trump that includes provisions for handing over its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, but Israeli attacks in Gaza have continued.
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The Boston Red Sox landed their catcher at the deadline, acquiring three-time All-Star Adley Rutschman in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. The Orioles sent Rutschman and fellow catcher Jake Rogers, along with cash considerations, to their American League East rivals in exchange for major league catcher Carlos Narvaez, right-handed pitching prospects An- thony Eyanson and Kyson Wither- spoon, outfield prospect Enddy Azo- car, and a player to be named later or cash. Rutschman, 28, is currently in the middle of his third injured list stint of the season. He was placed on the 10- day IL with left wrist inflammation on July 20 after previously missing time
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Kelsey Plum had 20 points in her Phoenix debut, highlighted by a go- ahead 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds left in the Mercury’s 106-101 road win over the Chicago Sky on Monday night. Kahleah Copper scored 31 points and Alyssa Thomas recorded her second tri- ple- double of the season for Phoenix (12-19). The Mercury led by as many as 12 in the second quarter but trailed 99-92 with 3:22 left in the fourth. However, Thomas scored the next seven points to tie the contest, and Copper’s free throw put the Mercury ahead by one with 1:30 to go. After Kamilla Cardoso’s basket put Chicago (11-19) back ahead, Plum sank a corner 3-pointer to put Phoenix ahead for good. Plum shot 6-for-10 from the
with a concussion and with left ankle inflammation. When healthy, though, the former No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft has been effective. He hit .251 with eight homers and 47 RBIs in 67 games this season for the Orioles and is a career .254 hitter with 69 homers and 277 RBIs in 572 games since his major league debut in 2022. Rutschman will be a free agent ahead of the 2028 season after his final year of arbitration in 2027, giving Boston 1 1/2 years of control. The Orioles had just acquired Rog- ers, 31, from the Detroit Tigers on July 30 amid their injury issues at the posi- tion. Rogers only played in three games for Baltimore and went 1-for-5 with one walk. In parts of six seasons with Detroit, he was a .197 hitter with 47 homers and 138 RBIs.
field and 3-for-5 from 3-point range. Thomas finished with19 points,15 re- bounds and 12 assists for Phoenix, which shot 50.8% and went 31 of 40 (77.5%) from the free-throw line to win for the fourth time in five games. Cardoso had 16 points and 13 re- bounds while Courtney Vandesloot (10 assists) and DiJonai Carrington also scored 16 apiece for the Sky, who shot 48.7% but saw their two-game winning streak end. Acquired from the Los Angeles Sparks over the weekend for Monique Akoa Makani, a 2027 first-round pick and 2028 second-rounder, Plum, a five- time All-Star who entered averaging 23.9 points in 12 games this season, re- turned to action for the first time since sustaining a lower leg injury on June 21.
Narvaez, 27, hit .187 with three homers and 10 RBIs in 62 games dur- ing his second season with Boston. Eyanson, 21, is the Red Sox’s No. 2 prospect and the No. 49 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline. The third- round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft is 4-0 with a 1.32 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) in his first season of profes- sional ball, with 10 of those starts coming at Double-A Portland. Witherspoon, 21, was Boston’s first- round draft pick (15th overall) in 2025 and is the organization’s fourth- ranked prospect. He’s 3-5 this season with a 4.78 ERA in 17 starts for High-A Greenville. Azocar, 19, is hitting .286 with 18 homers and 63 RBIs over 85 games between Class-A and High-A.
Padres trade for Tigers RHP Mize
The San Diego Padres added one more former All-Star to their rotation just before the trade deadline arrived Monday afternoon, acquiring right- hander Casey Mize from the Detroit Ti- gers, according to multiple reports. The Tigers sent Mize and infielder Gage Workman to San Diego in ex- change for left-hander Kash Mayfield, the Padres’ No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline, and minor league left-hander Jackson Wolf, The Athletic and MLB.com reported. Mize, 29, was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2018 MLB Draft and has come on strong over the past two seasons. In 2025, he earned his first All-Star nod, going 14-6 with a 3.87 ERA over 28 starts, with 139 strikeouts to just 36 walks. This season, he sports a career-low 2.70 ERA and a 4-6 record through 16 starts, striking out 85 and walking 19. He joins a San Diego rotation that also added former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray to go with Walker Buehler, Michael King and JP Sears. Workman, 26, has played in 28 ca- reer MLB games, including 16 for the Tigers this season. He has batted .167 with two home runs and seven RBIs in that time while appearing at second base, third base and shortstop. Mayfield, 21, was a first-round pick by the Padres in the 2024 draft. He is 3-1 with a 3.54 ERA through 15 starts for High-A Fort Wayne this season. Wolf, 27, has made one appearance in the majors, a start for the Padres in 2023. He has spent this season entire- ly with Triple-A El Paso and has a 5-10 record and a 7.05 ERA in 24 games (17 starts).
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76ers got James, but how will it work?
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A hypothetical: Joel Embiid plucks the board off the glass. What happens next? He quickly turns and flings a pass ahead to LeBron James, who has already started bolting down the right flank on the break. James may be 41, but he remains strong and powerful, so he glides past the first line of defense. But when help crashes in on him, James skips the ball across the floor to Tyrese Maxey. Maxey pump fakes, but the defense closes in on him, too, so he waits for Em- biid to catch up and settle at the top of the key. Maxey tosses Embiid the ball be- fore slashing immediately to the paint on a give-and-go. Embiid returns to Maxey, who is met at the basket by a rim protector, so Max- ey contorts in mid-air, zipping a pass to Jaylen Brown near the right baseline for a corner 3. For these new Philadelphia 76ers, now with Brown and James in the fold, their offensive portfolio has just expand- ed significantly. After Philadelphia was swept in the conference semifinals by the eventual NBA champion Knicks, it became clear the roster needed aggressive reshaping to contend with the NBA’s best. Now, with Embiid, Maxey, James, Brown and second-year guard VJ Edge- combe, the 76ers suddenly have a start- ing five that rises to the top tier of the Eastern Conference. All that said, what will their offense actually look like? And who will handle the ball? Realistically, the 76ers won’t need to have one primary ball-handler, given that each of Maxey, James, Brown and (to a lesser extent) Edgecombe can initi- ate offense. The reality is the Sixers should have a much more fluid offense with multiple ball-handlers, because when teams boast different players with the ability to create, it leads to tremendous offensive versatility. Primary ball-handling duties, howev- er, should fall to James and Maxey.
Adults in the room, not players, have fed NIL-era disaster
Matt Hayes
College football columnist
Kyle Whittingham was talking about the drama surrounding Michigan foot- ball over the past handful of seasons, and made a remarkable argument in the process. One that has been long overlooked while swirling in the short attention span theater of society. The problems at Michigan weren’t player-related, they were coach and ad- ministration-related. “The players are doing what they’re supposed to do,” Whittingham said last week during Big Ten Media Days. “They’re living their lives the right way, and they’re accountable. Unfortunately, the drama came from the adults.” Now let’s take it one step further: The problems facing football specifically, and college sports generally, aren’t play- er-related, either. They’re all at the feet of the adults in the room. The coaches, administration and leadership of schools and their respec- tive conferences. There aren’t rules in the Protect Col- lege Sports act aimed directly at players, whose actions are in response to the adults soiling everything they touch. There is, however, a Lane Kiffin rule – one that prevents coaches from leaving a school for another before the end of the season. If that rule were in place in 2025, maybe Ole Miss wins the national title, and maybe Kiffin is still in Oxford. Everywhere we turn, those in charge have fumbled the ball over and over in the previous five years of the NIL era. Worse, they’ve done it at times through the guise of blaming others. It’s not me, it’s him (or her). Former Michigan coach Jim Har- baugh knew low-level staffer Connor Stalions was illegally scouting, and turned a blind eye. For the last time: Harbaugh – the control freak of control freaks – isn’t go- ing to allow some schmo on his sideline screaming out play calls to his coordina-
The problems facing football specifically, and college sports generally, aren’t player-related. They’re all at the feet of the adults in the room.
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At this point in his career, soon to be- gin his record 24th season in the NBA, the thing James does best is distribute. In fact, some of the more awkward mo- ments on the floor last season with the Lakers were when Los Angeles opted to have Luka Dončić dominate the ball. James wields exceptional court vision and anticipation and has an encyclope- dic archive of sets and offensive actions. It may take some time for him to assimi- late, but his ball-handling should unlock easier offense for everyone. It’s the best natural fit for him. Over the past couple of seasons, out
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tors (who then adjust and change calls) without knowing exactly what’s going on. No matter what Stalions intimates on a Netflix special, where he was paid to tell his side of the story. Former Michigan coach Sherrone Moore had an inappropriate relation- ship with a subordinate staffer. Soon- to-be former athletic director Warde Manuel was a traffic cop with blinders for the past five years. But it doesn’t end there in these five years of NIL infamy. Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher and paid him $77 million to not coach. LSU paid Brian Kelly $53 million, and Penn State owed James Franklin $49 million before Franklin let the university off the hook for 40 large. Florida hired and fired two coaches (Dan Mullen, Billy Napier) in the NIL era, a combined payout of nearly $34 million to not coach. All told, 56 of the 68 Power conference teams (including No-
of necessity, Maxey had been miscast somewhat as a shoot-first point guard. Philadelphia contended with several in- juries, and substandard roster manage- ment left the team devoid of a true play- making distributor at point guard. Max- ey filled in, and starred in the role, lead- ing the team in assists the past three seasons. Yet, while Maxey can handle and cre- ate, he’s most naturally a three-level scoring guard who excels off the ball, particularly on backdoor cuts and give- and-gos. Now with James and Brown (though
tre Dame) have made a coaching change in the NIL era (2021-present). Chew on that while you’re blaming players for the ills of college football be- cause they found a judge in West Vir- ginia to give them free player move- ment. For the time being, anyway. Since 2021, the adults in the room formed an “Alliance” of like minds to protect each other, before one in the Al- liance stabbed the others in the back – a dastardly move by the Big Ten that led to the Power 5 conferences eating one of their own. Since 2021, the adults left the first unbeaten Power conference team (Flor- ida State) out of the College Football Playoff. Speaking of the CFP, since 2021, the adults had a 12-team format everyone agreed to until the Alliance torpedoed it, and then the Big Ten suddenly wanted it again after the aforementioned gut punch to the ACC and Pac-12 eventually expanded the Big Ten’s numbers to 18
mostlyJames),therewon’tbeasmuchof aburdenonMaxeytobethesoleinitiator on offense. The other thing that’s safe to expect from these new-look Sixers: they’ll destabilize defenses in transition and will turn defense into offense. Last season, the top three players in the NBA in converted transition field goals were Maxey (171), Brown (167) and James (164). The league leaders in total fastbreak points were Maxey (382) and James (343); with 253, Brown ranked 10th. Pairing all three together suddenly gives Philadelphia immense adaptability with how it attacks teams in transition. And while flexibility and fluid shot creation should rule the day in coach Nick Nurse’s offense, players will still have to buy in and adapt their roles to make it work. The player who’ll need to tweak his game most is Brown. Last season, Brown’s best in his career, he ranked third in the NBA in usage (35.1), which measures the rate of a team’s plays that a specific player completes when on the court. Much of that was because Jayson Ta- tum was sidelined most of the year with his Achilles tendon recovery, though Brown has plenty of experience playing with another high-usage star. Still, Embiid (33.6; sixth) and Maxey (28.6; 22nd) also were high-usage play- ers last season. Brown will have to keep finding ways to move without the ball, cut to the basket and find soft gaps in de- fenses for perimeter shots. Where Brown struggled somewhat was turnovers (3.6 per game) and bouts of inefficiency. Playing alongside James and Maxey, however, Brown won’t need to create for himself anymore; he can let the ball find him. This, to be sure, is a good problem to have. Teams can never have too many playmakers on the court, and Philadel- phia now boasts a starting lineup that averaged a combined 27 assists per game. Expect the ball to move around freely. Expect a dramatic improvement from last year’s offensive rating (114.3; 16th). Philadelphia’s defense, however, might need some work.
teams. So the CFP expanded, and the adults couldn’t see the inherent flaws of the system until it was too late. Like Boise State receiving a first-round bye, or – my god, how in the world could they not have seen this? – an upset in the ACC championship game left Tulane and JMU in the playoff. And Texas and Notre Dame sitting at home. Now the adults can’t agree on the number of future teams in the flipping thing because the adults in the Big Ten don’t trust the SEC, and the adults in the SEC don’t trust anyone. Since 2021, the adults have begged Congress to get involved with the new NIL world because it was – choose your drama – “unsustainable” and needed “guardrails” and was “dying a slow death.” A slow death, mind you, where the Power conferences are raking nearly $4 billion annually in media rights reve- nue. So Congress jumped into the fray, and I don’t have to tell you what hap- pens when Congress sinks its teeth into anything. You get an 11th hour agree- ment pushed through last Friday, where too many have no idea what’s in the damn bill – but, you know, first you pass it, then you find out what’s in it (thanks, Nancy). If, that is, the thing can even reach a vote this week before Congress – also, by the way, adults in the room – decides to take the month off for what reason, no one in these beautiful United States can comprehend. Meanwhile, Brendan Sorsby gambles on his team – and other various sports thousands of times – and you’d think amateur sports is caving upon itself. Various state attorneys general were getting involved, for the love of drama. So the adults in the room had to rip that weed from the pristine and perfect- ly manicured garden of joy that is col- lege sports. None of that on our watch, bub. We’re too busy trying to hoard $4 bil- lion annually. Matt Hayes is the senior national col- lege football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at @MattHayesCFB.
Phillies add 3-time batting champ Arráez
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The Philadelphia Phillies are acquir- ing three-time batting champion Luis Arráez from the San Francisco Giants, multiple outlets reported ahead of Mon- day’s trade deadline. The Phillies, who have dropped nine of their last 13 games, are the 29-year- old’s fifth team in five years. Held out of the Giants’ lineup since Saturday due to cramps, Arráez leads the National League with a .324 batting average through 105 games. The second baseman has 23 doubles, seven triples, four homers, 43 RBIs, 52 runs and 10 steals. The Phillies also received right- handed reliever Caleb Kilian. In ex- change, the Giants get right-hander Ra- mon Marquez – Philadelphia’s No. 4- ranked prospect, per MLB Pipeline – and minor league reliever Marty Gair.
Rockies deal RHP Senzatela to Brewers, RHP Vodnik to Marlins
The Milwaukee Brewers added to their bullpen wealth shortly before the trade deadline on Monday by acquiring right-hander Antonio Senzatela from the Colorado Rockies. Colorado received Triple-A left- handed reliever Mark Manfredi and 19- year-old minor-league infielder Juan Martinez from Milwaukee. The Rockies shifted Senzatela, 31, to the bullpen this year after he spent most of his first nine seasons in the rotation. He responded by producing a 9-2 record and a 3.61ERA with three saves in 34 ap- pearances.
Yankees deal for LF Heliot Ramos from Giants
The New York Yankees acquired left fielder Heliot Ramos from the Giants be- fore Monday’s trade deadline, sending left-handed pitching prospect Henry Lalane and minor league infielder Kae- den Kent to San Francisco. Ramos, 26, was batting .264 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs across 74 games for the Giants this season. He’s played parts of five seasons with San Francisco since being drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the club in 2017. Ramos is a career .257 batter who’s hit 53 home runs and amassed 177 RBIs over 386 career games. He was an All- Star in 2024 and finished that season with career highs of 22 homers, 72 RBIs and a .269 average.
Brewers land Cardinals pitchers Dustin May, JoJo Romero
The Milwaukee Brewers added depth to their starting rotation and bullpen with the additions of right-hander Dus- tin May and left-handed reliever JoJo Romero in an intra-division trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. The Brewers sent a pair of outfield prospects, Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale, to St. Louis in the deal. Both May and Romero will be free agents at the end of this season. May, 28, was 5-7 with a 4.38 ERA dur- ing his first season for the Cardinals. The Brewers are set to become the fourth team he’s played for in the last two seasons as the Dodgers traded him to Boston at last year’s trade deadline before he elected free agency and signed with St. Louis last December.
Guardians acquire Nats LHP Foster Griffin, Reds 1B Nathaniel Lowe
Cleveland finished the trade deadline with a bang, adding breakout left-han- der Foster Griffin from the Washington Nationals and first baseman/designat- ed hitter Nathaniel Lowe from the Cin- cinnati Reds in the final 30 minutes be- fore Monday’s deadline. Cleveland sent left-handers Will Dion and Josh Hartle, right-hander Ken- deglys Virguez and outfielder Nick Mitchell to Washington, and shipped off right- hander pitching prospect Alejan- dro Rivera in the deal to acquire Lowe from Cincinnati. The Guardians acquired slugging outfielder Jo Adell from the Los Angeles Angels earlier on Monday.
Pirates add RHPs Weaver, Yates, Lake Bachar in trio of deals
The Pittsburgh Pirates finished a re- model of their bullpen Monday when they acquired right-handers Luke Weaver from the New York Mets, Kirby Yates from the Los Angeles Angels and Lake Bachar from the Miami Marlins ahead of the trade deadline.
Giants second baseman Luis Arráez looks on before a game against the Brewers at Oracle Park on July 27 in San Francisco. DARREN YAMASHITA/IMAGN IMAGES
In a fourth trade, the Pirates swapped right-hander Hunter Stratton to the San Diego Padres for right-hander Andrew Moore, who was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The Pirates entered the week just 3 1/2 games out of a wild-card position in the National League and took steps to address a weakness. Their relievers ranked 22nd in the majors this season with a 4.34 ERA and have
Braves sell off C Joey Bart, OF Eli White before trade deadline
The Atlanta Braves continued selling off pieces before Monday’s trade dead- line, sending catcher Joey Bart to the Chicago White Sox and outfielder Eli White to the Boston Red Sox. Bart was traded for the second time in six weeks, with Chicago sending right- hander Duncan Davitt to Atlanta in return. The Braves later announced they ac- quired right-hander Tyler Uberstine from Boston for White. Atlanta optioned both Uberstine and Davitt to Triple-A Gwinnett. Atlanta acquired Bart from the Pitts- burgh Pirates on June18 in exchange for right-hander Hunter Stratton.
Reports- Cardinals ship Lars Nootbaar to Diamondbacks
The St. Louis Cardinals are trading outfielder Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to multiple reports Monday. The Athletic reported that right-han- der Daniel Eagen and infielder Ruben Santana are two of the three players headed to St. Louis. The identity of the third player was not immediately re- ported, and neither club had announced the deal. Eagen, 23, was ranked fifth among Diamondbacks prospects by MLB Pipe- line. Nootbaar, 28, gives Arizona a left- handed hitter capable of playing all three outfield positions. He is batting .234 with three home runs and 16 RBIs through 48 games this season.
Twins land reliever Jeff Hoffman in trade with Blue Jays
Toronto traded right-handed reliever Jeff Hoffman to Minnesota just before the trade deadline Monday, the teams announced. Toronto will receive left-hander Da- san Hill, right-hander John Klein and in- fielder Dameury Pena, along with $250,000 in international signing bo- nus space. Hill, 20, is ranked as the No. 7 prospect in Minnesota’s system by MLB Pipeline, while Klein is No. 17. Hoffman, 33, posted a 3.94 ERA with 75 strikeouts and 18 walks in 48 innings over 51 appearances for Toronto this season. He started the year as the Blue Jays’closer but shifted to a setup role af- ter struggling during the opening month.
Reports: Red Sox move INF Mayer to Giants for LHP Erik Miller
The Boston Red Sox boosted their bullpen on Monday with the acquisition of left-handed reliever Erik Miller from the San Francisco Giants, per multiple reports. The Giants received infielder Marcelo Mayer, who has long been considered one of the Red Sox’s ballyhooed prospects, to complete the deal. Miller, 28, posted a 2-0 record with a 2.76 ERA and four saves in 38 appear- ances for the Giants this year. He has av- eraged 12.4 strikeouts and 6.1 walks per
nine innings during his 32 2/3 innings of work. Mayer, 23, has yet to fulfill his prom- ise at the major league level since be- coming the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.
Cubs bolster rotation, acquire Gausman from Blue Jays
The Chicago Cubs are getting a much-needed boost to their rotation depth by acquiring right-hander Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays ahead of Monday’s trade deadline, the Cubs announced on Sunday night. The Blue Jays are getting a pair of prospects, shortstop Ty Southisene and outfielder Brett Bateman, in exchange for shipping the veteran off to playoff- contending Chicago before his five-year, $110 million contract expires at the end of this season.
Padres beef up rotation with LHP Ray from Giants
The San Diego Padres have beefed up their starting rotation by adding former Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray in a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, according to multiple reports. The deal, which is not yet official, would net the Giants right-hander Mi- guel Mendez and shortstop Joniel Her- nandez – the Padres’ No. 4 and No. 9 prospects, respectively, according to MLB Pipeline – per the New York Post and The Athletic. Ray, 34, has been one of MLB’s best pitchers for the last two months. Since the start of June, the left- hander has delivered a 7-0 record with a 1.65 ERA in10 appearances (nine starts). Only the Milwaukee Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski has fashioned a better ERA among starters. For the year, Ray has posted a 3.08 ERA across 22 games (21 starts), which marks his lowest ERA since his Cy Young-winning campaign with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021. He’s 10-6 on the year with 107 strikeouts ver- sus 57 walks across 122 2⁄3 innings.
Blue Jays acquire RHP Soriano from Angels
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right- hander Jose Soriano from the Los Ange- les Angels ahead of Monday’s trade deadline in exchange for three prospects. Shortstop Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti Jr. and right-hander Angel Rivero headed to the Angels. Soriano, 27, is 9-6 with a 3.29 ERA through 22 starts this season, his fourth with Los Angeles. He has struck out 127 batters and issued a league-high 57 walks in 123 innings. Soriano has faced the Blue Jays twice this season, posting a1-0 record with a 0.71ERA,11strikeouts and one walk in 12 2⁄3 innings.
White Sox boost bullpen, acquire Mets RHP Brazobán
The Chicago White Sox acquired right-handed reliever Huascar Brazo- bán from the New York Mets for minor league pitching prospects Gabe Davis and Zach Franklin, The Athletic report- ed late Sunday night. Neither team has confirmed the trade. Brazobán, 36, is 5-2 with a 2.56 ERA, 23 walks and 49 strikeouts in 52 2⁄3 innings over 46 games (six starts) this season, his third with the Mets.
to be named or cash considerations. Taillon was designated for assign- ment by the Cubs on Monday. He was 2-6 with a career-worst 5.92 ERA through15 starts and served up 25 home runs, which tied for fourth most in the majors entering Sunday.
Braves get RHP Mahle from Giants for RHP Molina
The Atlanta Braves acquired right- handed starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants in ex- change for right-hander Anthony Moli- na, the Braves announced on Sunday night. The Braves – winners of five straight and battling the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers for the best rec- ord in the National League – added a veteran arm to a rotation anchored by Chris Sale and Bryce Elder but missing Spencer Schwellenbach and Spencer Strider due to long-term injuries.
Guardians grab slugger Adell from Angels
The Cleveland Guardians added some right-handed pop to their lineup with the addition of outfielder Jo Adell in a trade Monday with the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels received catcher prospect Jacob Cozart as the return piece in the trade-deadline deal. Adell, selected 10th overall by Los Angeles in the 2017 MLB Draft, has blos- somed over the last three seasons at the major league level.
Report: Rangers’ deGrom invokes no-trade clause
Despite reported trade interest, Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom will remain with the team after utilizing the no-trade clause in his contract, ac- cording to a report by The Athletic. The team reportedly approached the two-time Cy Young winner about waiv- ing his no-trade clause for a trade dead- line deal that would send him to a con- tending team. However, deGrom, who has full approval on any trades during the five-year, $185 million contract he signed in December 2022, has reported- ly expressed that he’ll remain with the Rangers.
Phillies acquire LHP Raley from Mets
The Philadelphia Phillies continued a busy start to trade deadline day on Monday morning with the addition of veteran reliever Brooks Raley from the New York Mets. The Mets acquired two prospects, right-hander Luke Gabrysh and out- fielder John Spikerman, in exchange. The Phillies reportedly acquired three-time batting champion Luis Ar- raez and reliever Caleb Kilian from San Francisco earlier in the day.
Mariners land OF Ward from Orioles
The Seattle Mariners acquired out- fielder Taylor Ward from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday in exchange for three pitchers, per multiple reports. Right-handers Alex Hoppe, Brock Moore and Harrison Kreiling are headed to the Orioles in the trade deadline deal. Ward, 32, leads the American League with 87 walks and is batting .246 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 111 games.
Dodgers acquire LHP Bubic from Royals
The Los Angeles Dodgers added an- other starting pitcher with All-Star cre- dentials on Monday by acquiring left- hander Kris Bubic from the Kansas City Royals, ESPN reported. The two-time defending World Se- ries champions pried two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal away from the Tigers over the weekend, in a deal that was made official Sunday.
Marlins send C/1B Hicks to Rays for 3 minor leaguers
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired catch- er/first baseman Liam Hicks from the Miami Marlins on Monday for three mi- nor leaguers, including two former first- round draft picks, multiple outlets re- ported. Hicks, 27, is batting .282 with 14 home runs and 62 RBIs in101games this season, making 32 starts at catcher, 19 at first base and 39 as designated hitter. In his second major league season, Hicks is a career .265 hitter with 20 home runs and 107 RBIs in 220 games.
Young’s triple-double sparks Aces in rout of Dream
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The Las Vegas Aces looked every bit of the defending champions as they dis- played an accurate offensive perfor- mance keyed by All-Star Jackie Young in a 109-87 win Monday over the host Atlanta Dream. Young delivered her third career tri- ple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists after going scoreless in the teams’ May matchup. Las Vegas tied its season high in points while shooting 44 of 71 (62.0%) from the field and 10 of 19 (52.6%) from 3-point range. After a competitive first quarter, a second quarter in which Las Vegas shot 65% and committed no turnovers al- lowed the Aces to outscore the Dream 33-14 and build a 55-38 halftime edge. Atlanta never pulled closer than 16 points the rest of the game. The Aces (21-9) were paced by Young, who shot 11 of 17, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Young scored 19 of her points in the first half, including14 in the second quarter, then assisted on a Bri- anna Turner bucket with 2:21 to play to claim a triple-double. Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson notched 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field while making all six free-throw at- tempts. NaLyssa Smith added 18 points and Chelsea Gray contributed 17 points and six assists. Atlanta (18-11) saw a five-game win- ning streak end despite Angel Reese de- livering a double-double with 23 points and 16 rebounds. Reese shot 10 of 19 from the field. Rhyne Howard added 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including a trio of 3-pointers. Atlanta was within 41-36 with 3:50 to play in the first half, but Las Vegas went on a 14-2 spurt to close the half. Young contributed nine points in that run, sinking a 3-pointer, a pair of short float- ers near the rim and a pair of free throws. The Aces’ road trip continues against Caitlin Clark and the Fever on Thursday, while Atlanta returns home to play the Mercury and new addition Kelsey Plum on Wednesday.
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New York 95, Seattle 83 SEATTLE (83) Johnson 8-15 7-9 25, Malonga 6-11 4-4 17, Magbegor 2-6 0-0 4, Hiedeman 6-13 2-2 17, Melbourne 2-4 0-0 5, Fam 1-8 1-2 4, Samuelson 1-5 0-0 2, Dolson 2-2 0-0 5, Horston 0-2 0-0 0, Cooke 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 29-71 16-19 83. NEW YORK (95) Allen 0-4 0-0 0, Stewart 8-16 8-9 24, Jones 7-16 2-3 20, Astier 4-5 3-3 12, Ionescu 7-10 0-0 18, Xu 2-4 0-0 6, Gardner 3-6 0-0 6, Fauthoux 1-4 0-1 3, Johannes 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 34-68 13-16 95. SEA 18 25 24 16 — 83 NYL 28 22 29 16 — 95 3-Point Goals: Seattle 9-29 (Hiedeman 3-7, Johnson 2-6, Dolson 1-1, Melbourne 1-1, Malonga 1-3, Fam 1-4, Magbegor 0-1, Cooke 0-3, Samuelson 0-3), New York 14-34 (Ionescu 4-6, Jones 4-10, Xu 2-3, Johannes 2-3, Astier 1-1, Fauthoux 1-2, Gardner 0-2, Allen 0-3, Stewart 0-4). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Seattle 29 (Fam 9), New York 36 (Stewart 8). Assists: Seattle 21 (Hiedeman 7), New York 23 (Stewart 6). Total Fouls: Seattle 18, New York 14. A: 15,312 (17,732)
he deserves to be No. 1 QB
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Will Levis isn’t the Tennessee Titans’ starting quarterback, but he still be- lieves he deserves to be someone’s start- ing quarterback. “There are not 32 quarterbacks in this league better than me,” Levis told reporters after Titans practice Aug. 1. “I know that for sure.” Levis has been practicing as a reserve quarterback behind starter Cam Ward since returning to the team in the spring. The embattled former Titans second-round pick and once-anointed quarterback of the future missed all of 2025 recovering from shoulder surgery, and he has returned to a team with not only Ward as the new quarterback of the future, but also with veteran Mitchell Trubisky installed as the likeliest back- up option. That puts Levis in a precarious posi- tion. He says one of his biggest empha- ses while away from the game was on learning how to express feelings he once would’ve suppressed. He’s not holding on to his failures anymore. He’s having difficult conversations. He’s confront- ing himself and telling himself the truth. And it’s letting him focus on having
Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada (3) defends Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young (0) in the second quarter on Monday, Aug. 3. BRETT DAVIS-IMAGN IMAGES
Liberty 95, Storm 83
Breanna Stewart scored a team-high 24 points and added eight rebounds and six assists as the host New York Liberty defeated the Seattle Storm 95-83 on Monday night. Jonquel Jones scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu put in18 points with five assists as the Liberty (18-13) improved to 9-5 at home. The Liberty also got 12 points from rookies point guard Pauline Astier. Stewart shot 8-of-12 inside the 3-
Las Vegas 109, Atlanta 87 LAS VEGAS (109) Smith 9-16 0-0 18, Talbot 1-1 0-0 2, Wilson 8-11 6-6 23, Gray 8-12 0-0 17, Young 11-17 2-4 28, Loyd 2-4 0-0 6, Turner 2-3 0-0 4, Evans 1-3 0-0 2, Bell 0-0 1-2 1, Pissott 0-1 0-0 0, Latson 0-0 2-2 2, Yamamoto 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 44-71 11-14 109. ATLANTA (87) Hillmon 3-6 0-0 7, Howard 7-13 2-2 19, Reese 10-19 3-4 23, Canada 2-7 3-4 7, Gray 2-10 3-4 7, Jones 4-8 1-1 9, Borlase 0-2 0-0 0, Sherrod 2-4 3-3 7, Okot 0-1 0-0 0, Walker-Kimbrough 2-4 2-2 6, Kone 0-0 0-0 0, Nye 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-75 17-20 87. LVA 22 33 31 23 — 109 ATL 24 14 24 25 — 87 3-Point Goals: Las Vegas 10-19 (Young 4-7, Loyd 2-3, Yamamoto 2-3, Wilson 1-1, Gray 1-4, Pissott 0-1), Atlanta 4-25 (Howard 3-7, Hillmon1-4,Walker-Kimbrough0-1,Jones0-1,Borlase0-1,Reese 0-2, Canada 0-3, Gray 0-6). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Las Vegas 30 (Young 11), Atlanta 34 (Reese 16). Assists: Las Vegas 23 (Young 10), Atlanta 18 (Canada 7). Total Fouls: Las Vegas 16, Atlanta 14. A: 17,044 (10,160)
fun on the field rather than needing to constantly prove himself to the whole world, and to himself. In Levis’ mind, playing that way doesn’t at all conflict with the convic- tion that he deserves to be a starter. “You can have both,” he said. “You can have that confidence, but that’s not what I’m thinking about when I’m step- ping on the field. Maybe at one point in my career I was thinking about trying to prove that to people. But I have that be- lief in myself while still not trying to make that one of my main points of em- phasis of proving that. I know that if I just go out and play with the abilities that I’m blessed to have and the capa- bilities that I have and I’m blessed to have developed as a quarterback, that’s just going to come.” Levis says he doesn’t blame himself for the Titans’ 3-14 season in 2024, his lone year as a primary starter. He con- cedes he could’ve played better (more turnovers than touchdowns isn’t any- body’s idea of a great season) but he’s not wearing the past. At no point did Levis say he’s re- questing a trade or that he doesn’t want to play with the Titans. But Titans coach Robert Saleh and general manager Mike Borgonzi have made it perfectly clear that Ward is the franchise’s starter.
point arc. Ionescu overcame a game- high five turnovers and shot 7-of-10 overall, including 4-of-6 from deep, as the Liberty shot 50% from the floor and made 14 3-pointers on 34 attempts. New York, which has won five of its past six games, will host Seattle again on Wednesday night. Flau’jae Johnson led Seattle with a game-high 25 points, and Natisha Hie- deman and Dominique Malonga each scored 17 points. Seattle (6-26) has lost nine straight games.TheStormhavetheworstoverall
Phoenix 106, Chicago 101 PHOENIX (106) Bonner 3-8 6-9 14, Thomas 5-9 9-9 19, Mack 3-5 3-4 9, Brochant 1-5 0-0 2, Copper 10-19 7-12 31, Ayayi 4-6 1-1 11, Plum 6-10 5-5 20, Whitcomb 0-1 0-0 0, Held 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 31-40 106. CHICAGO (101) Cloud 4-8 4-4 13, Coulibaly 3-6 0-0 6, Cardoso 8-15 0-0 16, Taylor 5-10 1-1 14, Vandersloot 6-13 0-0 16, Jaquez 4-6 0-1 9, Sheldon 1-5 4-4 6, Carrington 4-10 7-12 16, Williams 2-3 1-3 5, Banham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 17-25 101. PHO 26 29 23 28 — 106 CHI 27 20 30 24 — 101 3-Point Goals: Phoenix 11-26 (Copper 4-8, Plum 3-5, Ayayi 2-4, Bonner 2-6, Whitcomb 0-1, Brochant 0-2), Chicago 10-26 (Vandersloot 4-6, Taylor 3-5, Jaquez 1-2, Carrington 1-4, Cloud 1-5, Coulibaly 0-1, Sheldon 0-3). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Phoenix 36 (Thomas 15), Chicago 36 (Cardoso 13). Assists: Phoenix 26 (Thomas 12), Chicago 29 (Vandersloot 10). Total Fouls: Phoenix 21, Chicago 26. A: 7,011 (10,000)
record in the WNBA as well as the worst road mark at 2-15. New York, which never trailed, got the game’s first two baskets – both 3- pointers by Ionescu. The Liberty led by as many as17 points in the opening min- utes before settling for a 28-18 advan- tage at the end of the first quarter. Ionescu (11) and Jones (nine) were the top first-quarter scorers, combining to shoot 7-for-8, including five 3-pointers. New York went 11 for 17 from the floor (64.7%) in the frame. Seattle battled back with a 9-2 run late in the second quarter, and, by half- time, the Storm cut their deficit to 50- 43. There were five double-figure scorers in the first half: Ionescu (15), Stewart (13) and Jones (11) for New York; and Hiede- man (15) and Johnson (10) for Seattle. Late in the third quarter, Seattle put together a 6-0 run, cutting its deficit to within one score at 70-67. New York then finished the quarter on a 9-0 sprint, taking a 79-67 lead into the fourth. During that key Liberty run, Stewart had four points, Marine Johan- nes nailed a 3-pointer and Rebekah Gardner added a layup. The Liberty pulled away in the fourth quarter, leading by as many as18 points.
Williams sisters are awarded doubles wild card for Cincinnati Open
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Serena Williams and Venus Williams are set to make their Cincinnati Open doubles debut this month after being awarded a wild card on Monday, mark- ing their return to doubles action for the first time since 2022. The Williams sisters have won14 ma- jor doubles titles, including six at Wim- bledon, plus three Olympic gold medals. They last played doubles together at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost to Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Linda Nos- kova. Last month, the sisters had to with- draw from the doubles draw at Wimble- don as Serena, 44, dealt with a knee in- jury. The American’s highly anticipated return to Grand Slam tennis after four years away was ended at Wimbledon in a first-round loss to Australian young- ster Maya Joint in the singles. Venus, 46, has received a singles wild card for the August 11 to 23 tournament in Cincinnati.
Taylor Fritz bests Rafael Jodar for DC Open title
No. 3 seed Taylor Fritz lifted his first trophy since June 2025 when he swept Spanish up-and-comer Rafael Jodar 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the final of the Mubadala DC Open on Monday afternoon in Washing- ton. The final was rescheduled to Monday due to inclement weather in the region on Sunday. Both players will now have a quick turnaround to travel to Montreal for the ATP Masters 1000 event that be- gan there on Sunday. Fritz had lost his past four tour-level finals since collecting a pair of titles in June of last year at Stuttgart, Germany, and Eastbourne, England. Fritz won the match on his fifth championship point of the final game, saving one break point along the way. Fritz won 39 of his 48 first-service points (81.3%) and had a 6-5 edge in aces over Jodar, the 19-year-old rookie who was seeking his second title of the
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Team Europe’s Anna Nordqvist se- lected rookies with three of her four cap- tain’s picks for next month’s Solheim Cup competition. Announcing her choices Monday on Sky Sports, Nordqvist named first-tim- ers Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain, France’s Nastasia Nadaud and Eng- land’s Mimi Rhodes along with veteran Leona Maguire of Ireland. The four picks completed the Euro- peans’12-player lineup for the Sept.11-13 clash against the United States being held at Bernardus Golf in the Nether- lands. They will be joined by England’s Charley Hull and Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who qualified through LET Solheim Cup Points, as well as Eng- land’s Lottie Woad, Swedish duo Maja Stark and Linn Grant, France’s Celine Boutier, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda and Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen. The United States won the biennial team competition on home soil in 2024, posting a 15 1/2 to 12 1/2 victory at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gaines- ville, Va. It will be a fourth consecutive Sol- heim Cup appearance for Maguire, 31, who has a strong Solheim Cup record with 8.5 points from her 12 matches. “I’m really excited to be part of Team Europe again in September and I’m hap- py that Anna has picked me to be on the team,” Maguire said. “I love the Solheim Cup, it brings the best out of my game and I love being part of the team. I can’t wait to represent Europe for the fourth time and to be back on European soil.” Lopez Ramirez, 23, is in her second season on the LPGA Tour. “It’s so cool. I have a lot of respect for
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Philippines’ Eala wins first WTA title
Alexandra Eala became the first play- er from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title and Taylor Fritz claimed his first trophy of the season af- ter both rain-delayed Washington Open finals were completed on Monday. Eala stunned top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-0 after the weather-hit wom- en’s final resumed with the 21-year-old trailing by a set but leading 2-1 in the second, while third seed Fritz beat Spanish teenager Rafa Jodar 7-6(2) 6-4 in a tight men’s decider. “I feel so much love. My first chance at a title knowing it won’t be the last and already having achieved this milestone for my career,” Eala said on court. “I knew whatever happened after this match would have already been a win for me.” Pegula, chasing a third Washington title after lifting the trophy in 2019 and 2021, was unable to stop the momentum swinging decisively in Eala’s favor. The Filipina won 10 of the 13 games played after the restart, securing the second set before racing through the de- cider behind a dominant left-handed serve and fearless baseline hitting that drew increasingly vocal support from a partisan crowd despite Pegula playing on home soil. “I want to congratulate Alex on an amazing tournament,” world No. 3 Pegula said. “To see how far you’ve come over the last couple of years when we first played, to see the amazing fans that fol- low you every place you go, it’s not fun to play against but I think it’s amazing.” The victory extended Eala’s winning streak against top-10 opponents to five matches following victories over Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina, twice, and Iga Swiatek. The breakthrough title will propel Eala to a career-high world number 20 when the new WTA rankings are re- leased.
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Anna and trust her decisions,” she said. “I’m living the dream right now. This is what you dream of when you’re a kid to be on the team and be able to experience it and all the big crowds. I’m on cloud nine. I wanted to get there and the fact I’ve achieved this dream super quick is amazing. I’m so excited.” Nadaud, 21, has made the cut at every major championship she has played in 2026. “It’s unbelievable. If you’d have told
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Raducanu out of U.S. Open due to right leg stress fracture, reports say
Former champion Emma Raducanu will miss the U.S. Open because of the stress fracture in her leg that also forced her to pull out of Wimbledon, British media reported on Monday. Raducanu, 23, is currently undergo- ing rehabilitation for the injury, with the U.S. Open’s main draw due to kick off in
me six months ago, I’d be on the Euro- pean Solheim Cup team, I wouldn’t have believed you,” she said. “It’s a dream come true to be able to represent Europe andinahomeSolheimCuponEuropean soil. I’m so excited and proud to be part of Team Europe in September.” Rhodes, 24, had a breakout season in 2025 with three Ladies European Tour victories and the Rookie of the Year title. “It’s always been a dream and goal of mine to play in the Solheim Cup,” she
four weeks. Reuters has reached out to the Brit- on’s representatives for comment. Raducanu has struggled with injuries and illness throughout this year, with a right foot injury she suffered last year affecting her early season preparations and campaign. An illness in February forced her out again for more than two months, and in June she picked up the stress fracture that forced her out of Wimbledon.
said. “Being part of the PING Junior Sol- heim Cup in 2019 showed me what this team means, and to now be selected for the 2026 Solheim Cup is beyond any- thing I imagined. I’m so proud to repre- sent Team Europe so early in my profes- sional career, and I can’t wait until Sep- tember.” Europe has not lost the Solheim Cup on home soil since falling to the U.S. in 2015 by a slim margin of141/2 to131/2 in Germany.
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Pochettino agrees to deal through 2030 Cup cycle
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Mauricio Pochettino has unfinished business with the U.S. men’s national team. Pochettino has signed a new, four- year contract with U.S. Soccer, the fed- eration announced Monday, Aug. 3. This will be his first full World Cup cycle with the USMNT, having taken over the team less than two years before this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. “It’s a great opportunity because the potential is there,” Pochettino said dur- ing a small roundtable with reporters before his new deal was announced. “We were so close. That gap with the best teams in the world is not so big,” Pochettino said. “To reduce that gap, I think it’s possible. I think it’s possible because we have the talent, we have the organization.” U.S. Soccer hired Pochettino, a suc- cessful European club manager, in Sep- tember 2024 in hopes of making a big splash at only its second men’s World Cup on home soil. The move paid off in the early rounds, with the U.S. public jumping on the bandwagon for an engaging and enter- taining team. The USMNT won its group for the first time since 2010, then beat Bosnia and Herzegovina for its second-ever knockout win. Its 10 goals was the most at the World Cup for a USMNT. “The magic thing that happened to the World Cup and the connection with the people, with the organization, was a key point to make that decision,” Po- chettino said. But the Americans imploded in the round of 16 against Belgium, the 4-1 loss to the Red Devils its worst at the World Cup in 20 years. With a full World Cup cycle in front of him, Pochettino hopes to build a team that can handle that level of pressure. “The vision ... for the future demands us to have different approach and to set
Berg selected as next MLS commissioner
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Larry Berg, a co-owner of Los Ange- les FC, was chosen as the third commis- sioner in Major League Soccer history on Monday. Berg will succeed Don Garber on Jan. 1, 2027. Garber will complete a tenure of more than 27 years as commissioner and transition into the role of chairman in 2027, the league said in a release. “I’m honored to lead Major League Soccer into its next era,” Berg said in a statement. “Thanks to the vision and commitment of so many people, Major League Soccer has achieved tremen- dous success, but I believe our greatest opportunities are still ahead. We have an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen the quality of our competi- tion, develop more world-class players, deepen our connection with supporters, and continue elevating Major League Soccer’s place in the global game. To- gether with our owners, clubs, players, partners, supporters, and league staff, I could not be more excited for what comes next.” The league had assembled an MLS Succession Committee to facilitate the process of hiring Garber’s replacement. The MLS Board of Governors met Mon- day in New York to vote on the successor to Garber, with the two reported final- ists being Berg and former Fox executive David Nathanson. “Larry Berg is the right leader for Ma- jor League Soccer’s next chapter,” Jim- my Haslam, a co-chair of the Succes- sion Committee, said in a statement. “Throughout our process it became clear that Larry is uniquely qualified to lead MLS through one of the most sig- nificant periods in its history. His deep understanding of our league, lifelong connection to the game, global perspec- tive, and proven leadership make him the right person to build on MLS’ mo- mentum and guide the league into its next era of growth.” Berg will have to sell his stake in LAFC before transitioning into the com- missioner role. Bennett Rosenthal – the
a different principle,” Pochettino said. “That is why we were working in the last few week and try to reveal our way in all different areas and to try to provide bet- ter quality, better capacity, better knowledge, better in every single as- pect, add different quality to the new or- ganization. “We need to start from zero, our rela- tionship from now to the goal, that is go- ing to be the next World Cup.” Though Pochettino’s main responsi- bility will be the USMNT, he also will have a hand in the national team pipe- line, youth soccer system and coaching education. One of his priorities will be bringing in younger players and making clear his expectations from the start. Pochettino and his staff didn’t have the luxury of time after coming on board less than two years before this last World Cup. Though he made strides in changing both the culture and the play- ing style, there were some things he could not change. Now, he can. “The good things is that we have the
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lead managing owner of LAFC who also served as a co-chair on the Succession Committee – said in a statement that LAFC will “certainly miss his partner- ship and substantial contributions” to the club. “Larry has always believed in the lim- itless potential of this league, and his passion for the game, strategic vision, integrity, and collaborative approach have helped shape LAFC into what it is today,”Rosenthal said. “I look forward to
experience and then the knowledge about all the players that were working with us. And of course now (we can) open the pool to bring players that were playing the last year or now they are playing more in the MLS,” he said. “But also for players that maybe we didn’t have time to assess during that process that was very compact and very short period ... (it’s) nice to give the possibility to perform and to be part of that next process.” Unlike this last World Cup, the USMNT will have to qualify for the 2030 tournament. The U.S. is also expected to serve as host of the 2028 Copa America, as well as the Gold Cup in 2027 and 2029. “We need to start from the day one thinking is that we are going to play World Cup games,” he said. When Pochettino was hired, many expected this would be a one-and-done stint with a national team. He was high- ly successful as a club coach, leading Tottenham to its first-ever Champions League final and winning a French
seeing him bring that same passion and vision to all of Major League Soccer, and I couldn’t be happier for him and for the league.” Berg has held his ownership stake in LAFC since 2018, giving him inside knowledge of MLS operations. He comes from the world of finance, hold- ing an MBA from Harvard Business School and 30 years of experience at Apollo Global Management. Garber, 68, has served as commis-
league title with Paris Saint-Germain, and spoke fondly of returning to Europe. Despite talks with AC Milan about its vacancy in the spring, Pochettino said during the World Cup that helping change soccer’s place in the United States appealed to him. He confirmed after the World Cup that he’d been of- fered a new contract, and he and the federation have spent the last few weeks finalizing the details. Pochettino does not come cheap — he made more than $5 million in his first seven months on the job — and his new contract will again be offset in “signifi- cant part” by Citadel CEO Ken Griffin. “We know we have a lot of work to do to achieve our clear ambitions, includ- ing competing to win men’s World Cups and having soccer become the most played sport in every community. I couldn’t be more excited that Mauricio and team are committed to partnering with all of us to do the hard work to bring those ambitions to life,”U.S. Soccer CEO J.T. Batson said in the release announc- ing Pochettino’s new deal.
sioner since August 1999. Only NHL commissioner Gary Be- ttman has served longer among the ma- jor U.S. leagues, assuming office in Feb- ruary 1993. Garber was under contract through the end of 2027, a key year for MLS as the league will align its calendar with the major international soccer leagues and adopt a summer-to-spring wrap- around format beginning in summer 2027.
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks during a news conference on July 5 in Seattle.
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