President Donald Trump rails against reports that Power 5 college football conferences will cancel their season, by defending several top athletes pleading for the season to continue. After the Big Ten – that is the home of Ohio State and Michigan football crowds – canceled their season Monday morning, Trump …

When the calendar arrives in mid-August, the U.S. growth stages for corn and soybeans remain mostly above average. However, the good / excellent ratings of the two crops diverged, last week, the USDA Crop Progress Report said Monday. NOT In its report, the USDA’s estimate of corn with a good …

Gov. JB Pritzker passed a law last week that added a penalty for assaulting a worker who provides “public health guidance” – that is, telling company protectors to wear a mask or maintain social distance. In Illinois, wasted battery is usually a crime. The law went into effect immediately. “This …

Various species of shark, ranging from reef sharks, hammerheads and scalloped hammerheads have made an expected appearance in one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the world. Exactly why sharks inhabit this area remains one of the world’s enduring marine mysteries. Marine ecologist Michael Heithaus of Florida International University …

Kevin C. Cox / Associated Press Let’s call the NBA’s race for eighth and ninth place in the Western Conference what it is: pure, total, brainwashing anarchy. Which makes it great. And also completely confusing. Removing the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings from the fracks has not done much …