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Aggressive taxes always disappoint

Last week, nearly every elite men's tennis player skipped one of London's marquee tournaments. Only one of the world's top 10 showed up at Queen's Club, the traditional Wimbledon warmup; stars including Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton were playing 300 miles away in Halle, Germany. A culprit was likely Britain's tax code, which doesn't stop at taxing prize money earned on British soil. It also taxes a slice of a player's global endorsement income, prorated by how many days of the year they happen to spend in the UK. Fail to advance far enough in the ...

Sabres re-sign Malenstyn to 6-year deal

The Buffalo Sabres re-signed checking-line forward Beck Malenstyn to a six-year, $17.5 million contract to retain the pending unrestricted free agent. The average salary of $2.9 million more than doubles the $1.35 million Malenstyn made in each of his first two seasons in Buffalo. Last ...

Paraguay stuns Germany in penalty shootout

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — José Canale wasn't in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup. He made his first start a memorable one. Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and ...

Hovland wins Travelers in Monday playoff

CROMWELL, Conn. — Viktor Hovland got all the validation he needed Monday that his game was on track again, and a whole lot more. He beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship, had both parents from Norway watch him win for the first time and even did the "row" with ...

Former NFL RB Chris Johnson reveals ALS diagnosis

By The Associated Press Chris Johnson, one of nine players in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season who made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years with the Tennessee Titans, revealed in a television interview aired Monday that he has ALS. Johnson, 40, spent 10 seasons in the league and last played in 2017 for the Arizona Cardinals. He said on ABC's " Good Morning America " that he was diagnosed with the fatal nervous system disease last year. "Honestly, I don't know if you really fully process it," he said, using his eyes to communicate through a ...