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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, shown in early August. (Timothy D. Easley/AP) Matt Jones, a prominent progressive sports radio host from Kentucky who has flirted with a Senate run, is writing a book about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, he said in an interview this week. The book, planned as …

CLOSE What I’m Hearing: The NFL has partnered with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to collaborate for big events like the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, but more importantly as Jay-Z put it, to provide real to change to communities that desperately need it. USA TODAY Arizona Republic sports columnist thinks Colin …

FILE PHOTO: Scotland’s Dario Franchitti of Target Chip Ganassi Racing waits for his car to arrive during the Indy Car Series practice in Edmonton, Alberta, July 20, 2012. REUTERS/Todd Korol LONDON (Reuters) – Three times Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti will be getting back behind the wheel at next month’s …

Both parties had agreed to meet in New York this week but statements issued Wednesday indicate that they are far apart and, with no further talks scheduled, the case could result in a showdown in federal court. “We entered this week’s mediation with representatives of USSF full of hope,” the …

Chicago Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long was reportedly kicked out of practice Wednesday after getting into an intense fight with rookie defensive end Jalen Dalton. According to NBC Sports Chicago, Long and Dalton started to scrap during a team scrimmage and Long ripped the undrafted rookie’s helmet off and began …

Changes to the Champions League are unlikely to be decided this year after UEFA on Thursday called off joint talks with the heads of European clubs and leagues who have spent months arguing over a potential radical overhaul of the formats of European competitions. European Club Association chairman Andrea Agnelli, …

“It’s a very important issue and we hear the players’ position,” he said. Phil Mickelson said he remained skeptical that anything would change. “It’s been a topic of discussion since I came out on tour,” said Mickelson, who turned pro in 1992. “I think we just need to quit complaining …

Rishabh Pant once again threw his wicket away in the third One-Day International (ODI) against the West Indies on Wednesday. India were asked to chase 255 runs in 35 overs in a rain-affected encounter in Port of Spain. Rishabh Pant came in to bat at number four ahead of Shreyas …

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, shown in early August. (Timothy D. Easley/AP) Matt Jones, a prominent progressive sports radio host from Kentucky who has flirted with a Senate run, is writing a book about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, he said in an interview this week. The book, planned as …

CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The attorney for a Monmouth Park (New Jersey) horse trainer accused by state regulators of illegally possessing “over 30 hypodermic needles and syringes and over 80 vials of injectable substances’’ says the items were planted by a disgruntled ex-employee. Karen Murphy, …