The U.S. women’s curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada on Friday marked an Olympic first. “If that’s true,” Minneapolis native Taylor Anderson-Heide said after the 9-8 nailbiter, “I think we just played a really good game. They’re No. 1 in the world.” Tara Peterson of Shoreview, Minnesota, chimed in: “It … Read more
Prosper isn’t part of the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against Portland. The Grizzlies have been severely shorthanded in the frontcourt recently, and it was Prosper who was called upon to serve as the team’s starting center last time out. However, Kyle Anderson is available Saturday night, and the veteran forward will take over center … Read more
US stocks mostly fell on Wednesday as Wall Street assessed a fresh wave of earnings and waited for Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) results, eyeing the fallout from an AI-stoked slump in software and tech stocks. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) slid about 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell over 1.5%, continuing their bruising from Tuesday’s session. … Read more