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From Walker to Wilson, here’s a look at some of the worst NFL trades ever

The Associated Press In a span of just a few days in the 2022 offseason, the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns made aggressive trades to acquire what they hoped would be franchise-altering quarterbacks. The results so far have been underwhelming. The Broncos are cutting ties already with Russell Wilson after investing heavy draft capital and $124 million for two years of mostly disappointing play, making the trade with Seattle and subsequent extension one of the worst deals in NFL history. The Browns still have a shot to get more value out of their trade that sent three first-round ...

Israel’s Olympic status not in question ­— IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia

The Associated Press GENEVA — Israel faces no threat to its Olympic status ahead of the Paris Games despite the conflict in Gaza, IOC president Thomas Bach confirmed Wednesday. Some of the scattered calls Israel has faced for sporting sanction since October have come from Russia, which is isolated in world sports because of its invasion of Ukraine. Bach’s frustration with Russian government and sports officials was clear in a one-hour online call with invited international media ahead of the Paris Olympics that open July 26. Asked Wednesday about Israel teams and athletes not ...

Dartmouth basketball vote to unionize seen as an overdue milestone for college athletics

The Associated Press For those who have led unsuccessful labor movements involving NCAA athletes, the vote by Dartmouth men’s basketball players felt momentous. In a 13-2 vote supervised by the National Labor Relations Board, players elected to join the Service Employees International Union Local 560. Ramogi Huma, a longtime advocate for college athletes, calls it a milestone that should have happened long ago. Huma helped organize a movement to unionize Northwestern football players in 2015 that failed. The Dartmouth effort faces a long road, including a potential court fight. For ...

Yankees left-hander Rodon gives up 2 homers vs. Rays; Los Angeles’ Ohtani stays hot

The Associated Press Carlos Rodon gave up two more homers over three-plus innings on Wednesday in the New York Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. AL batting champion Yandy Díaz homered on the game’s first pitch, a 93 mph fastball. Richie Palocios had a two-run drive on Rodon’s 60th and final offering at Tampa, Florida. Rodon allowed three runs and five hits. “He didn’t have great life on his fastball today,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I thought, really, in between the first and the last pitch I felt he pitched really well.” Rodon went 3-8 with a 6.85 ...

Biden, Trump dominate Super Tuesday; looks like rematch in offing for Generals

The Associated Press WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped coast-to-coast on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump each won California, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Biden also won the Democratic primaries in Utah, Vermont and Iowa. Haley won Vermont, denying Trump a full sweep, but the former president carried other ...

Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egyptian officials say

The Associated Press CAIRO—Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to achieve a breakthrough Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. The nearly five months of fighting left much of Gaza in ruins and created a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, with many, especially in the devastated northern region, scrambling for food to survive. “We must get more aid into Gaza,” U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday. ...