OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is cutting its expectations for economic growth this year as it keeps its key interest rate target on hold at 0.25 per cent. The central bank says it expects the economy to grow 6.0 per cent…

NEW YORK (AP) — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and…

By Ed Osmond SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Organisers are relieved and thrilled to be able to stage the 149th British Open this week after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said on Wednesday.…

<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters " src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/barratt-expects-profit-of-more-than-800m-amid-housing-market-boom.jpg" data-src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/barratt-expects-profit-of-more-than-800m-amid-housing-market-boom.jpg">Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters Barratt Developments, Britain’s biggest housebuilder, has forecast it will make more than £800m in annual pre-tax profits, as it benefits from the housing market boom and buyers’ rush to complete…

(Reuters) - Lionel Messi is set to extend his stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal, with the Argentine talisman set to take a wage cut, La Vanguardia newspaper and ESPN reported on Wednesday. Messi, Barca's all-time top scorer and…

When the Raiders elected to overhaul their offensive line by trading away three starters, center Andre James was a significant part of the equation. Entering his third season, James converted from being a college tackle to a pro center as a rookie.…

As training camp approaches rapidly, the lull in offseason activity is graciously coming to a close. Soon, there will be actual football substance to gnaw on, rather than the current diet of lists and projections. This isn’t necessarily to besmirch said activity;…

2021 Yankees first half grades treated image: Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Aaron Boone and Gary Sanchez The Yankees, at 46-43 after a topsy-turvy first half, are an enormous disappointment so far in a season many believed would generate a deep October run.…

Reuters Videos Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack An exhausted team of Afghan special forces had no time to recover from an overnight operation in the southern province of Kandahar before responding to an SOS call from a stranded police…

Ohio coach Frank Solich had one of the great second acts in college football history. After a six-year stint as Tom Osborne's replacement at Nebraska was deemed good but not good enough, Solich returned to his home state and led a downtrodden…