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Walker wants to lead next wave of Black athletes into baseball

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Walker rooted for Chipper Jones as a young Braves fan raised in suburban Atlanta and used to beg his family to take him to baseball games at Turner Field. Walker's parents — "Jordan's Dad" and "Jordan's Mom," as known by their customized jerseys this week at the Home ...

DeChambeau trails by a shot at British Open

SOUTHPORT, England — Turns out Bryson DeChambeau had enough strategy to get in the mix Thursday at Royal Birkdale, often ripping driver to take the fearsome bunkers out of play and doing enough right for a 3-under 67 that left him one shot out of the early lead in the British Open. Sungjae ...

Political views from the heartland

Madison, Wisconsin — This is my hometown, where it's consoling to be in a sane state in high summer. Since Maine Democrats fell for the oysterman hook, line and sinker, they deserve what they get in November. Choosing Graham Platner's rocky record over a seasoned woman governor, Janet Mills — who could have defeated Sen. Susan Collins in a cakewalk — shows that we still have long way to go, baby. Platner looked like MAGA lite to me — as a survivor of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. No friend to women, clearly, from his secret life. And a Nazi tattoo too! An Aesop's ...

Other Voices: The world loses when U.S., Iran overplay their hands

The cycle’s familiarity should not obscure the gravity of the consequences as the US and Iran return to threats, strikes and a futile search for an exit from war via escalation. On Sunday, Tehran said that it had closed the strait of Hormuz again. The World Food Programme is already feeding 1.5 million fewer people this year owing to the illegal war launched by the US and Israel. Vulnerable countries are suffering most as existing crises are compounded: an extra 2.5 million people in Somalia and 2.3 million in Afghanistan are struggling to meet basic food needs. Even de-escalation ...

Candace Owens undermines Charlie Kirk’s life’s work

Societies, like individuals, can become sick. And, as with individuals, the symptoms point to the pathology. The shocking acceleration of antisemitism in our country is a sign that something is very wrong. Antisemitism is a classic symptom of a society that has problems and is looking ...