CHICAGO — When the Chicago Blackhawks selected Patrick Kane No. 1 overall in the 2007 draft, they counted on the forward, then just 18, to give their rebuilding team and its sputtering offense an immediate boost. Fast-forward 19 years: The Blackhawks again hope that Kane, now 37 and ...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been cleared to participate in the start of training camp, checking off one of the major goals that the two-time MVP set for himself when he underwent surgery late last year to repair torn ligaments in his left knee. Mahomes said Friday he visited earlier this week with Dr. Dan Cooper, the Dallas-based orthopedic surgeon who performed the operation, and that he met all the benchmarks necessary to report to Missouri Western State University on time. The Chiefs begin practice today for rookies, quarterbacks and players coming off ...
Since the Fourth of July celebration of the nation's 250 years was a bust, let's look at the next anniversary, noting when a Puritan governor declared that we would be as "a city upon a hill" in 1630. Almost 400 years later, in our summer of desperation, that's a quaint notion. Massachusetts Bay Colony leader John Winthrop reached for a political metaphor from the Bible, and it has served many purposes in America's story ever since. Yes, we're special, even exceptional. The world watches us shine. Ronald Reagan drew on this idea often. In every which way, President Donald Trump has ...
BLAINE, Minn. — Ben Kohles eagled the final hole for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open, leaving top-ranked Scottie Scheffler three shots back. Emiliano Grillo, Jackson Koivun and Gary Woodland opened with 64s, and Scheffler topped the group at ...
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France (AP) — Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz timed his attack perfectly in the final climb to win the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, while Tadej Pogacar finished a few minutes behind and maintained his significant overall lead. It was the 33-year-old ...
Amid celebrations of our nation's 250th birthday, Gallup serves up a sobering portrait of general dissatisfaction with our nation's core institutions. "Confidence in U.S. institutions Remains Near All-Time Low," reports Gallup. Of 14 core institutions -- banks, big business, labor, the presidency, Congress, schools, health care, etc. -- only 27% say they have "a great deal/quite a lot of confidence," one point above the all-time low for this average. In 1979, the percent expressing "a great deal/quite a lot of confidence" in these 14 core institutions stood at 48%. One ...
