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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project.

Charlotte baseball pitcher Donye Evans is working on a new grip for the 2023 season. Not really, but the sheer size of his hands grants him the ability to grip a baseball in a way that most others cannot.
Evans, who transferred to play for the 49ers during the offseason, spent his first two seasons at Vanderbilt. Although there are still a few weeks until Opening Day, he is expected to be the Conference USA program’s Friday night starter— the ace.
The Commodores used him in relief last season and he did not allow a run through his first eight appearances.

A top official with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is pressing lawmakers to give regulators authority to dig into the books of any firm seeking to acquire significant interest in any registered market player. In remarks published on Thursday, Democratic CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson said the agency needs authority to conduct “effective due diligence” on any firm that wants to purchase 10% or more of the equity interest in an exchange or clearing house registered with the agency.

In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary as they try to avoid accountability at any cost. Long-simmering tensions over the investigation have boiled over since Judge Tarek Bitar brought charges against some of the most influential people in the land, defying political pressure as he resumed his inquiry.

Here’s everything you need from a betting perspective on the 49ers-Eagles game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert pick from Geoff Schwartz.

Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton has dubbed the Chiefs’ stadium “Burrowhead” ahead of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.

The Portland star reacted to historic showing on Wednesday night.

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Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard made history on Wednesday night in Portland’s 134–124 victory over the Jazz.
Lillard scored 60 points in the win, hitting the milestone for the fourth time in his career. At age 32, Lillard became the third-oldest player in NBA history to score 60, and it was was completed with historic efficiency.
Lillard needed just 29 shots and 10 free throws to hit the 60-point mark.

Golf Twitter was set ablaze earlier this week when initial reports broke that Patrick Reed threw a tee at Rory McIlroy after the World No. 1 ignored him on the driving range. It’s not just golf fans and media members poking fun at the situation though, PGA Tour players Collin Morikawa and Max Homa have chimed in as well.
After firing a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday, Homa shared a tweet taking a dig at the many lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of Reed in the past handful of months.

Had a nice time on the course today.

Cincinnati has a bevy of young, promising stars in its organization. Reds president Phil Castellini is among the executives who meet promise with pessimism.

After a rough performance in Boston, he says his one-man show makes being in front of a crowd feel ‘all new again.’
Sitting in the corner of a dimly lit backstage dressing room, sipping on a bottle of water, the man best known as The Undertaker sat alone with his thoughts. And his frustrations.
Except this was not The Undertaker. It was Mark Calaway, the man who brought life to a legendary character deeply rooted in death. Surrounded by a Ping-Pong table, pinball machine and a hulking Guitar Hero arcade game, this was no time for amusement.