By Scott Powers, Mark Lazerus and Jeremy Rutherford CHICAGO — The spectacle of an NHL rink wedged between the first- and third-base lines at Wrigley Field did not disappoint at Tuesday’s Winter Classic, a capacity crowd braving chilling rain and biting wind to take in the view, the fireworks and a brief Smashing Pumpkins concert. The Blackhawks arrived on the L train, leaving the Addison stop with their skates slung over their shoulders like kids marching out to the pond. The weather (mostly) cleared just in time, everything proceeded on schedule, and the NHL really couldn’t have asked for much more.Then…
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The Mercedes-Benz Superdome after a sudden power outage during Super Bowl XLVII. The stadium is now known as the Caesars Superdome.Getty ImagesThe Sugar Bowl has been postponed one day until Thursday following the deadly attack in New Orleans.The decision comes hours after a 42-year-old man crashed a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street and then opened fire on police.The district attorney of Orleans Parish confirmed Wednesday the game would be postponed. Officials for the Sugar Bowl didn’t immediately respond to a request comment.The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame will be located at the…
The PGA Tour season begins Thursday at The Sentry in Hawaii, with many of the top players in the world — but not an injured Scottie Scheffler — playing the obscenely hilly Plantation Course at Kapalua. So let’s have some fun. Here’s what will happen in golf in 2025.Jon Rahm wins a major: There’s a middle ground between “Yeah, Rahm didn’t emotionally handle the criticism from his LIV departure well,” and “Rahm is still one of the three or four best golfers in the world.”He had a strange, frustrating major campaign. That included missing Pinehurst with a foot infection. But…
A rough year for the restaurant industry led many chains to close underperforming locations in 2024, as they try to improve their sales in the years to come.Inflation-weary consumers pulled back their restaurant spending in 2024 and instead sought value and discounts when they did choose to dine outside their homes. Overall U.S. restaurant visits fell for the first 10 months of the year, according to data from industry tracker Black Box Intelligence.The decline in restaurant spending led to weak sales and a surge in bankruptcies for the industry. Twenty-six restaurant companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2024,…
Gabriela Dabrowski, a three-time Grand Slam doubles champion, an Olympics mixed doubles medalist and the WTA Tour Finals women’s doubles champion has revealed that she played through a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment throughout the 2024 tennis season.“How can something so small cause such a big problem? This is the question I asked myself when I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in mid-April,” Dabrowski, 32, wrote on Instagram.Dabrowski found a lump in her left breast in spring 2023, but a doctor told her not to be concerned a few months later, she said. In spring 2024, a WTA doctor…
The bull market enters 2025 under threat from a familiar menace over the years: rising interest rates. History has shown that when the 10-year Treasury yield rises to its current levels, equity returns begin to turn negative. After a banner year for stocks, the broader S & P 500 benchmark ended December in the red, in part due to pressure from a jump in yields after the Federal Reserve indicated earlier this month that it may slow down the pace of interest rate cuts in the new year. What’s especially unusual is that interest rates have continued to rise despite…
YANTAI, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 – A large LNG tank deck ship loaded with liquefied natural gas imported from Malaysia is docked at the Longkou Port area of Yantai Port in Yantai, Shandong province, China, September 11, 2023. As the country’s first oil and gas terminal, tank farm, pipeline integrated operation of the port, Yantai port from Malaysia, Russia, Brazil, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and other countries along the “Belt and Road” the proportion of imported oil and gas increased year by year, the first eight months of 2023 reached 86%. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing…
Caitlin Clark. A’ja Wilson. Breanna Stewart.Ratings growth. Increased attendance. Record merchandise sales.It was a historic year across women’s basketball with professional and college games breaking into the broader cultural zeitgeist like never before. Before turning the page to 2025, our team of The Athletic women’s basketball writers are handing out their superlatives from the year that was. They highlight some of their favorite games and performances, and even tell you what they’re watching for as the new year gets underway.Best gameSabreena Merchant: Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The drama of Minnesota’s comeback (and the fourth-quarter replay reviews) set the…
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15, 2023.Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs if the bond rout in 2024 wasn’t bad enough, fixed income investors face multiple challenges in the year ahead, including one under-the-radar worry about short term notes coming due.Nearly $3 trillion of U.S. debt is expected to hit maturity in 2025, much of it of a short-term nature that the Treasury Department has been issuing in large amounts over the past few years.With the government expected to try to lengthen the duration of that debt when it is time to roll it over,…
Despite the hurricanes, gators and humidity, Americans keep moving to Florida.The state’s population saw the second-largest numerical increase from 2023 to 2024 and grew at the fastest rate of any state in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The Sunshine State has long held a reputation for being affordable, mild in climate and full of fun for all ages. Some of those factors have helped it become a top choice for retirees. Florida has one of the oldest populations in the country with nearly 22% of the state’s residents aged 65 years and older, compared with just 17% of…
