Keith Browner Sr., a former USC star and the 30th overall pick by the Buccaneers in 1984, has died at 63. His son confirmed the death to TMZ.com, which reported the apparent cause was a heart attack. Browner spent three seasons in Tampa Bay before brief stops with the Raiders,...
After introducing floating controls on Android, Google is broadening AI Mode’s footprint in Chrome with a new shortcut on Android and iOS that appears beneath the New Tab Page search bar at google.com/aimode, alongside Incognito. The feature rolls out in the US today and is coming to 160 additional countries...
A World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays sent ratings soaring. Game 7 drew a record 51 million viewers across the U.S., Canada and Japan, the most-watched MLB game since 1991. The series averaged 34 million, with the largest-ever audience outside the U.S., and U.S. games averaged 16.1 million....
Braselton, Ga. Charlie Woods now shares one honor with Tiger Woods: the Benjamin School junior was named an AJGA first-team All-American, joining 11 other boys. He won his first big title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in May. Miles Russell, 17 and a Walker Cup alternate this summer, was selected...
T-Mobile is widening access to its Starlink-powered emergency texting, letting anyone with a compatible phone — including AT&T and Verizon users — sign up to text 911 over satellite for free. Supported devices exclude phones with built-in emergency satellite texting: iPhone 14 and later and Pixel 9 and up (except...
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the rest of the season. The procedure will repair a torn labrum first incurred at Auburn. Sent home from a road trip for evaluation, Kessler’s shoulder—bothering him since last month—now sidelines one of the league’s top...
Starbucks Workers United says baristas will strike on Nov. 13—Red Cup Day—unless a contract is finalized, with actions planned in at least 25 cities. About 550 of 10,000 company-operated U.S. stores are unionized; talks have stalled since leadership changes. Starbucks called the strike plan disappointing and says jobs average more...
With a playoff case to make, No. 6 Oregon (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) visits Iowa (6-2, 4-1) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Oddsmakers list Oregon -6.5, total 40.5. The Ducks’ field-stretching offense rides QB Dante Moore’s ball security, but trench questions linger after Indiana held them to...
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani began assembling his administration, unveiling an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold, with co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, Lina Khan, Grace Bonilla and Melanie Hartzog. Pledging to be ready by 1 January, the 34-year-old democratic socialist said the team will deliver an ambitious agenda, including a...
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are adding costs as inflation lingers, and Amazon has raised prices more than rivals, DataWeave says. Amazon’s online prices rose 12.8% through September, versus 5.5% at Target and 5.3% at Walmart, with Amazon’s sharpest jump, 3.7%, from January to February. Across the three, apparel...
