NFL ups salary cap by $10M for 2018

The NFL’s salary cap will be $177.2 million, more than $10 million above last season.

Dan Majerle, Grand Canyon pumped for March Madness in Las Vegas

At noon Thursday, Grand Canyon will play UMKC in the WAC tournament at Orleans Arena. It will be the Antelopes’ first taste of March Madness since acquiring NCAA Division I status for the 2013-14 season.

Target to raise its minimum hourly wage to $12

Target is increasing the minimum hourly pay to $12 starting this spring, the second increase in a matter of months, while accelerating its reinvention plan to make the discounter more competitive in the age of Amazon.

Big 12 Tournament could decide NCAA tournament fates

Texas Tech spent a good portion of the regular season leading the Big 12 standings, only to watch Kansas rally down the stretch and claim its unprecedented 14th consecutive conference crown. The Red Raiders want another shot at the Jayhawks.

Cosby’s lawyers look to block accusers’ testimony at retrial

Bill Cosby’s lawyers fought Tuesday to block a parade of women from testifying against him at his upcoming sexual assault retrial, saying the accusers are peddling “ancient allegations” that would prejudice the jury against the 80-year-old comedian.

ParaLong drive champion blasts 300-yard drives with one arm

Hitting a golf ball 300 yards is the ultimate thrill for most golfers, but a majority will never accomplish the feat. That’s not the case for ParaLong drive champion Jason Aken, who easily hits 300-yard drives—using only his right arm.

Nevada warns horse owners about equine herpes exposure

Nevada officials are sending warnings to horse owners in 18 states after an Arizona Department of Agriculture veterinarian confirmed that a horse that competed in a Las Vegas show has been diagnosed with a serious infectious disease.

Former ESPN on-air host files sexual harassment lawsuit

A former on-air personality at ESPN has filed a lawsuit alleging she was subjected to sexual harassment at the cable television sports giant and then ostracized for complaining about it.

Tony Award-winning actress injured, daughter killed in crash

The 4-year-old daughter of a Tony-award winning actress was killed along with a 1-year-old when a driver apparently lost control of her vehicle and slammed into them as they crossed a Brooklyn street.

 
Dolphins owner won’t make players stand for anthem

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says he won’t force his players to stand for the national anthem, even though he believes kneeling is a counterproductive way to promote social justice.

 
Tentative agreement reached in W.Va. teachers’ strike

Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia’s Republican leaders tentatively agreed Tuesday to end the state’s nine-day teachers’ walkout by giving 5 percent raises to not just teachers, but all state workers.

 
Ohio mom went to work after boy shot his sister, prosecutor says

An 8-year-old boy loaded a rifle, repeatedly shot his 4-year-old sister at home and then informed their mother, who left work to check the girl’s injuries, cleaned up a bloody bed cover and returned to work, leaving the children alone again, a prosecutor said.

Woman arrested in attack on Las Vegas-Fresno Greyhound bus

Passengers jumped in to help Monday afternoon after a woman stabbed a mother and threatened to kill a young girl on a Greyhound bus traveling from Las Vegas to the San Francisco Bay area, authorities in California said.

 
Britain officials investigating after ex-Russian spy becomes ill

Britain will respond “appropriately and robustly” if Russia’s involvement is established in the case of an ex-Russian spy who became critically ill after coming into contact with an “unknown substance” in southern England, the U.K. foreign secretary said Tuesday.

 
Wreckage of famed WWII aircraft carrier Lexington discovered

A piece of prized World War II U.S. naval history, the wreckage of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, which was sunk by the Japanese in a crucial sea battle, has been discovered by an expedition funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

Conspiracy charges filed against 2 of ‘Suge’ Knight’s lawyers

One current and one former attorney for rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight have been indicted on charges including conspiring to bribe potential witnesses in his upcoming murder trial, authorities said Monday.

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