Giannis Antetokounmpo's fit with the Miami Heat gets questioned by former dunk champion originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Getting Giannis Antetokounmpo is a huge triumph for the Miami Heat and team president Pat Riley. They finally have the superstar they have wanted for a long time, and he will be playing in the same frontcourt as mainstay center Bam Adebayo.
While this is an alluring team because of its star power, there might be some question marks surrounding the Heat. They have a strong, talented team with Giannis on board, but there might be some issues with the overall fit.
Former Atlanta Hawks mainstay and All-Defensive team member Josh Smith is excited for the Heat like most people. However, he does have some concerns when it comes to the overall fit with Giannis joining the team this offseason.
For the longest time, the model for succeeding with Giannis has been clear since early in his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, and that is surrounding him with shooters. That is Smith's reasoning because the Heat do not have shooters like that, so they might struggle offensively.

#team #time

Back-to-back opportunities for The Slipper Still Fits to talk with some legendary point guards who have come through the Gonzaga Bulldogs program. Nigel Williams-Goss was the leader of the 2016-17 group that made its first school appearance in the national championship game.
Williams-Goss, currently playing with Zalgiris Kaunas in Kaunas, Lithuania, discussed the similarities found between college basketball and the EuroLeague, the reasoning behind transferring away from the Washington Huskies, giving back to the Inland Northwest community, and much more.
He will be hosting two youth basketball camps on August 2nd at the Spokane Club in Spokane, Washington, and August 3rd through 5th at the Hub Sports Center in Liberty Lake, Washington.
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#williams #cravalho

By Aditya Soni
July 29 (Reuters) - Apple's decision to hold iPhone prices steady is set to power its strongest June-quarter sales growth in five years, but investors will want to know how long it can resist an increase.
The consumer ‌electronics giant raised iPad and MacBook prices last month as it sought to offset cost increases from a shortage of ‌memory and storage chips caused by massive AI datacenter buildouts.
But the company spared its cash cow, iPhones, even as rival smartphone makers were forced to pass on the higher costs that prompted a decline in global smartphone shipments in the April-June quarter, to the lowest in 13 years.
Apple's decision paid off: iPhone shipments rose 3% and the company's market share climbed to nearly a fifth, estimated research firm Counterpoint.

#june #shipments #soni

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The U.S. government has invested billions of taxpayer dollars over the past year to acquire stakes in companies it believes are strategically important to competing with China. The investments span industries including semiconductors, rare earths, lithium and quantum computing, and represent a departure from traditional industrial policy, with Washington increasingly taking direct ownership stakes instead of relying primarily on grants, loans and tax incentives.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained the administration's reasoning during a CNBC interview (1) last year.
Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one
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#Gold #year #finance #China

With the MLB trade deadline approaching, Milwaukee Brewers fans are wondering who may join the Crew, but on this day in 2006 the Brewers made perhaps their most-important free-agent signing of the past 20 years.
Not Mike Cameron or Lorenzo Cain − the Chorizo.
On July 29, 2006, the Brewers added a new runner to the famous in-game sausage race in honor of the team's Latino fanbase. It was Cerveceros day at American Family Field − then Miller Park − back then. Cerveceros is Spanish for beer-maker, aka a Brewer. Chorizo finished third in that first race, which would be its only one of the 2006 season. After its debut, Chorizo was sent down to the minors for "seasoning," according to the Brewers, and returned on opening day 2007.
"This really began as a grassroots email and letter-writing campaign," current Brewers president of business operations, Rich Schlesinger, said at the time. "At first, it was a few letters a week, and, to use a food ***** ogy, it mushroomed to something much larger. We started taking it seriously."
This season, Chorizo is at the bottom of the pack in competition on the field, however, and is tied with Hot Dog for last place at seven wins, which is a better showing than previous years. Chorizo has been in last place overall for the past three seasons and has been near the bottom for the other two of the past five.

#chorizo #race #first #season

Lady Diana Spencer and then-Prince (now King) Charles' 1981 wedding was nothing short of a spectacle. One that, even today, remains among the most talked-about weddings of all time.
The pair first met in 1977, when she was 16 and he was 29. In 1980, the Prince of Wales began courting the nursery school ****** istant, and by February 1981, Charles had proposed and the two were headed down the aisle.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles wed in an extravagant ceremony held at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. With Diana being the first British woman to marry an heir to the throne in 300 years, the palace spared no expense, declaring the special day a public holiday and doling out a jaw-dropping $48 million, according to Smithsonian magazine.
About 3,500 people attended the ceremony, while more than 600,000 people lined the streets and 7.5 million more tuned in at home to watch the nuptials.
The pair welcomed sons William and Harry in 1982 and 1984, but the former Prince and Princess of Wales' marriage was famously tumultuous. In his authorized biography, The Prince of Wales, published in 1994, Charles confirmed he began his affair with former flame Camilla Parker Bowles in 1986. Ex-army Major James Hewitt also claimed to have begun an affair with Diana around this time, which he said lasted for the next five years.

#charles

Germany sporting director Rudi Völler has reflected on Julian Nagelsmann's tenure as head coach of the national team, admitting that the former Bayern Munich boss faced a level of scrutiny that made his job increasingly difficult.
According to Völler, Nagelsmann's public standing deteriorated to the point where virtually every decision he made was met with criticism, regardless of the reasoning behind it.
"One thing that became very difficult during Julian Nagelsmann's time as national coach - and that's something I underestimated myself - was his standing with the media and the fans. At some point, it didn't matter what decision he made; people reacted negatively, which made every decision appear to be the wrong one."
Völler pointed to the contrasting reactions Nagelsmann received when dealing with his players, arguing that the coach found himself in a no-win situation.
"The best examples were the occasions when Julian criticised players - he was criticised for doing so. When he tried to take the pressure and blame off the players, he was criticised for that as well. That's simply part of a coach's job. In the end, the results are what count, and unfortunately, those were disappointing towards the end."

#julian #decision #national #standing

Detroit — First, off came the shoes.
Then, off came the gloves — well, at least, what passes for that in the mostly congenial world of professional golf.
Longtime PGA Tour player Lucas Glover expressed annoyance with a fellow pro — or pros — on Monday when he clarified the strange incident that happened during Sunday's final round of the 3M Open in Minnesota. After making a birdie putt on the 10th hole at TPC Twin Cities, Glover turned around, walked back to the collar of the green and removed his golf shoes before walking back to the hole to retrieve his ball.
Glover then walked off the green in his socks, carrying his shoes. The clip of the incident quickly went viral.
In a statement Monday, Glover explained his reasoning. It turns out, a player — or players — had complained to a tournament official that Glover's metal spikes were causing damage to the greens, around the holes.

#shoes #Monday #player

On Sunday, we discussed the potential of the 2026 Detroit Lions offense. Almost everyone agrees that it will be a top-10 unit in the NFL this season, and per the poll we ran on this site, 90 percent of our audience believes the Lions will have a top-five offense.
I'm guessing Lions fans will be a little less optimistic about the other side of the ball.
The Lions defense has been an issue for most years under Dan Campbell. While they've been able to add some blue chip players like Aidan Hutchinson, Jack Campbell, Kerby Joseph, and Brian Branch, the unit hasn't been able to put together a full season of strong play. Sometimes, it's been injuries. Other times, it feels like Detroit is being overcoached. Certainly the lack of a pass rush has been culpable at times. Regardless of the reasoning, the defense has regularly let the Lions down.
But could 2026 bring some extra hope? Detroit finally invested in their defensive line, and the players along that front are entering training camp healthier than ever. Additionally, Detroit has fortified their depth at linebacker and safety. And young players like Tyleik Williams, Jack Campbell, and Ennis Rakestraw could elevate their games and jump in their development.
That said, there are huge questions about health and starters in the secondary, and Detroit still needs to show they can account and adjust to the losses of DJ Reader, Roy Lopez, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Alex Anzalone, and Amik Robertson. And defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard has a lot to prove in his second season at that position.

#detroit #players #offense

Seven games behind the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs have comfortably secured a postseason spot. With a 59-46 record, they hold the top NL Wild Card position, despite navigating an injury-plagued starting rotation. Even so, the Cubs have shown they are unwilling to tolerate underperformance and inconsistency, and their latest decision to part ways with their $68 million right-hander is proof of that. Following the move, manager Craig Counsell explained the reasoning behind the decision.
"Essentially, we just had to make a hard decision as to whether we thought Jameson was going to pitch again," Counsell told Marquee Sports Network, as posted on X after the Cubs DFA'd Jameson Taillon. "And with where we're at in the season and with what's going on in his season, we just didn't feel like it was going to happen again. So those are hard decisions."
Jameson Taillon's inconsistency has been a liability for the Cubs' already struggling rotation. So, following a disastrous outing against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, the Cubs designated him for **** ignment the next day, ahead of their game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Taillon surrendered 7 earned runs on 6 hits across 4.0 innings during Chicago's 8-7 loss to the Pirates. The loss spiked his ERA to 5.92 across 15 starts as he gave up three home runs and two walks during his outing. This season, the 34-year-old has surrendered 25 homers in total, which is the most in the National League, per MLB.com.
After the Cubs DFA'd him, Taillon reportedly said:

#Cubs #taillon #dfa 'd #pirates

The director of the country's premier American history museum said she has no regrets about any of the museum's exhibits during her tenure after an expert confronted her with a "shocking" display that he said smeared Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig faced intense questioning from lawmakers during two Capitol Hill hearings this week. The hearings followed a White House Domestic Policy Council report accusing the museum of using taxpayer dollars and its status as a world-renowned institution to advance a "radical activist ideology."
During a House hearing Tuesday, Heritage Foundation expert Mike Gonzalez testified that a multiyear special exhibit, "The Electric Dr. Franklin," included a display that "pondered whether he had ever done experiments, electrical electroshock on indentured servants or slaves."
Watch: Smithsonian Director Pressed On Woke Exhibits: 'Is Mickey Mouse Racist?'
Gonzalez testified that the display included this suggestion "without producing any evidence whatsoever," which he called "shocking."

#director #american #franklin #exhibits

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Achieved record $230 billion backlog driven by a $35 billion multiyear THAAD contract and significant radar and ***** e awards.
Performance attribution stems from strategic decisions to increase munitions capacity and establish international co-production footprints ahead of contracted demand.
Management is pivoting to a 'Defense Technology' leader mindset, prioritizing target-weapons matching to provide lower-cost, high-volume solutions for modern threats like drones.
Operational execution hit a stride with resumed F-16 deliveries and increased C-130 output, alongside successful technical milestones in hypersonic and laser weapon programs.

#tell

CHICAGO ― Player safety, particularly safety from online abuse, has become a dominant topic for the WNBA in the weeks leading up to the 2026 All-Star weekend. Many players understand it's important, but admit there isn't a simple solution.
"It gets harder in this day and age with social media because ... it's hard to censor what people say or protect players in that way when we all have social media. Everybody has access to our pages, DMs, whatever it is," Washington Mystics guard Sonia Citron told USA TODAY.
"And with betting and everything, it's obviously gotten worse with the parlays and all that, but I think that's just something that we as players can try to ... just be super intentional about what we're looking at. It's still important to have conversations about how we can make it better."
On Tuesday, commissioner Cathy Engelbert and leadership from the Women's National Basketball Players **** ociation (WNBPA) met "for an honest and meaningful conversation about the recent increase in racist, hateful, and abusive messages directed at players," according to a statement from the league.
The meeting came in the wake of incidents that shed light on the issue.

#safety #Media

The Tennessee ***** ans kicked off the opening salvo of training camp when rookies reported on Thursday and are just days away from taking the field.
The ***** ans changed almost everything during the offseason, with an upgraded staff led by head coach Robert Saleh, a retooled roster, and even a new organizational brand, setting higher expectations heading into the 2026 season. With so many new faces, it will be interesting to watch the team come together and build a solid foundation.
This is also true of the staff, the new coordinators, and the position coaches. Where Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic believes new nickelback coach Dalton Hilliard could be a coach to watch on Saleh’s staff.
Tennessee ***** ans: Dalton Hilliard, defensive backs/nickels
Hilliard will be in his first NFL coaching season after a decade in college football. While Tennessee’s new coaching staff is a bit of a wild card, its structure shows real potential — and part of my reasoning starts with Hilliard. To split the three DBs coaches (safeties, cornerbacks, nickels) into more specific designations is interesting in itself and extremely in tune with the modern game. But to have a coach in Hilliard who will specialize in nickel players (whether corner, safety, or hybrid linebacker) speaks even further to how head coach Robert Saleh wants to react to the latest offensive evolutions that force defenses to cover “move” players of all sizes, from tight ends (including out of heavier personnel groupings) to fullbacks and large slot receivers. This might be a really smart way to structure a defensive staff in this era, and Hilliard will play a key role in that.

#hilliard #staff #coach #tennessee

By Aditya Soni and Rashika Singh
July 22 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices will sell Anthropic tens of billions of dollars' worth of AI servers and invest as much as $5 billion in the Claude ‌maker, in a deal that would strengthen its foothold in a market dominated by rival Nvidia.
The ‌announcement on Wednesday marks the latest so-called circular deal in the AI industry, where chipmakers invest in AI firms that are among their biggest customers. Nvidia has been in talks to invest $30 billion in ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
Buying AMD chips would secure Anthropic much-needed AI computing capacity. The startup has emerged as one of the leaders in Silicon Valley's artificial intelligence race, thanks to strong adoption of its enterprise tools such as Claude Code.
"It's strategically significant, as each win deepens AMD's credibility as the ‌number-two to Nvidia and supports the slow, ⁠steady share gains underpinning its AI growth story," said Emarketer ****** yst Jacob Bourne.

#NVIDIA #deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shakira Austin scored 25 points, converting a three-point play after an offensive rebound with 12.8 seconds left, to lead the Washington Mystics to a 100-99 victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night.
Austin rebounded Sonia Citron's miss on a driving layup to cap the Mystics' rally from nine down with four minutes left. She had 11 points in the rally and Citron, who finished with 20 points, had four in the last minute.
Lauren Betts had 13 points off the bench for the Mystics (13-13), the lowest-scoring team in the league at 79.6 points a game. Kiki Iriafen added 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Michaela Onyenwere and Georgia Amoore both had 10 points.
A'ja Wilson scored 38 points for the Aces (18-8), who go into the All-Star break two games behind league-leading Minnesota. Wilson was 12-of-16 shooting and made 12 of 13 free throws, but the miss came with 17 seconds left to open the door for Austin. Jackie Young had 24 points and Chelsea Gray 19.
The Aces led 87-78 midway through the fourth quarter but the Mystics were within 96-95 when Citron made a pair of free throws with 43 seconds left.

#mystics

Ramsey says a mandatory pension contribution counts for only half its value toward the 15% retirement savings goal, so a 9% contribution counts as just 5%.
Pensions earn half-credit because workers have no investment control and conservative regulations cap average returns at around 7%, below self-directed stock accounts.
Ramsey advises pension holders to add 10% into self-directed accounts like a 403(b), 457, or Roth IRA to close the retirement savings gap.
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A school administrator called into Dave Ramsey's Everyday Millionaires with a question many public-sector workers wonder: her job requires her to put 9% of her pay into a pension, so does that contribution count toward the 15% of income Ramsey famously tells people to save for retirement? His answer was a firm no, not fully, and the reasoning matters for anyone with a pension.

#contribution #toward

Apple recently filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of a pattern of misconduct aimed at getting current and former Apple employees to share confidential information. (In response, OpenAI said it is "not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit.")
On the latest episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O'Kane, and I debated whether this lawsuit will cast a shadow over OpenAI's much-discussed plans to get into the hardware business (starting with a mobile smart speaker) and go public.
"Even setting aside whether or not the court grants any kind of injunctive relief or any kind of restraining order over what OpenAI is doing, it just naturally can lead to that sort of situation where it's going to cause some delays in what OpenAI is working on," Sean suggested. "Which I'm sure was probably part of the reasoning behind Apple doing this. They don't do this stuff willy nilly."
With all those plans on the line, will OpenAI try to settle this as quickly as possible, or did it learn from its recent courtroom victory against Elon Musk that it can endure the cost and embarrassment of a trial? Kirsten, at least, predicts the latter.
Keep reading for a preview of our conversation, edited for length and clarity.

Minnesota's flagship paper came under fire over the weekend after a columnist defended Democrat Gov. Tim Walz's reasoning for pardoning a foreign born man just before the convicted child rapist was set to be deported.
"The Minnesota Star Tribune is cheering on Tim Walz protecting an illegal alien monster who raped a 10 year old girl. No one should read this depraved rag. They are sick," said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., on X.
Minnesota's Board of Pardons is composed of Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison and state Chief Justice Natalie Hudson. They voted on June 10 to grant clemency to Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national who between 2002 and 2004 repeatedly raped a child. Lue was set to be deported from the United States before the clemency was issued.
Walz, Minnesota Board Of Pardons Clears Convicted Illegal Alien Child ****** Offender Facing Deportation
In a section of the column called "Cheers to Gov. Tim Walz," writer Rochelle Olson praised the governor and failed vice presidential candidate for his decision to defend the pardon.

The 1980s were bursting with stars whose charisma, talent, and style set the tone for an entire generation. From music legends breaking records to beloved actors lighting up the silver screen, these icons became household names and remained influential well past their heyday. Here's a look back at the enduring power, unforgettable roles, and bold personalities that made these 14 stars truly everywhere.
Brooke Shields captivated audiences with her iconic beauty and boldness, making waves as a model and actress from a young age. Her fearless performances in films like The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Endless Love (1981) and effortless transition to television kept her spotlight shining, as reported by Biography.
Michael J. Fox's charm lit up sitcoms and the Back to the Future film trilogy, making him an emblem of the era's feel-good entertainment. He rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties (1982–1989) and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), according to The Michael J. Fox Foundation. His wit and vulnerability on-screen won over generations, and his advocacy for Parkinson's research, founding The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in 2000, cemented his inspirational legacy.
Arnold Schwarzenegger defined the blockbuster action hero with his imposing presence and memorable catchphrases. His roles in beloved franchises, plus his leap into politics as the 38th Governor of California, a position he held from 2003 to 2011, made him a larger-than-life American icon, according to the National Governors ***** ociation. Schwarzenegger's story is one of relentless ambition and transformation in the public eye.
Sylvester Stallone personified determination with unforgettable roles like Rocky and Rambo, inspiring audiences globally. He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa, which he also wrote, and in 1977 became the third actor in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor, for the same film, according to Britannica. His gritty performances and underdog spirit still resonate, while his influence shaped decades of cinema.

With the rise of agentic AI, the number of central processing units (CPUs) used within AI data centers is set to explode. While graphics processing units (GPUs) are good at providing raw computing power, CPUs act more like the brains of the operation and can handle the sequential reasoning that lets AI agents stop and think before they act. As a result, the GPU-to-CPU ratio is expected to go from 8-to-1 for training, down to 4-to-1 for inference, and to 1-to-1 for AI agents.
With Nvidia predicting this could become a $200 billion market in the next few years, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD), Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are all set to benefit. Let's see which one of those three looks like the best agentic AI stock to buy.
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AMD is a leader in the data center CPU ***** e, having consistently taken share away from Intel over the past few years. The company has strong technology and has developed high-core CPUs designed specifically for agentic AI. Cores act like individual workstations, and packing more cores into a CPU is like giving the chip a large workforce to help power autonomous AI agents. Its new Venice architecture, set to debut soon, utilizes up to 256 cores, making it ideal for agentic AI.
In addition to its agentic AI opportunity with its CPUs, AMD is also benefiting from the surging inference market with its GPUs. Its acquisition of memory optimization company MEXT, whose chiplet design allows it to be packaged with more memory, positions AMD well in the inference market, and it already has two massive deals in place with OpenAI and Meta Platforms.

Even Hollywood's brightest actors aren't immune to doubts about their biggest career moments. Despite the glitz, fame, and awards, some stars privately took issue with the very roles that made them household names, whether it was the script, the direction, or just how the project was received. Here's a look at the faces behind famous characters, and why these A-listers weren't always thrilled by the performances the world will never forget.
Pierce Brosnan's suave portrayal of James Bond cemented his image in pop culture, but he's been honest about feeling restricted by the role's formulaic demands. Back in 2005, Brosnan told CBS News about how the character "never felt real" for him, and how he felt "shackled by some contracted image," troubled, in particular, by the "stupid one-liners." Despite global fame, Brosnan struggled to inject depth into the iconic source and longed for greater creative freedom. His candidness sheds light on the pressures faced by actors entrenched in blockbuster franchises.
Katherine Heigl's turn as Dr. Izzie Stevens on Grey's Anatomy won her an Emmy and legions of fans, yet she publicly criticized the show's writing and ultimately withdrew her own name from award consideration. Heigl won Best Drama Supporting Actress in 2007 in a shocking upset, per Gold Derby. In 2024, she shared her reasoning, saying she "did not feel that she was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination" and therefore didn't submit her name or work for contention, as reported by TODAY. Heigl's frankness about her frustrations ignited industry debates about actors speaking out against their own work.
Josh Brolin shot to wider fame with roles like Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he's spoken out about the mixed feelings that come from being recognized mostly for a CGI villain. For Brolin, playing a CGI character for a comic book film presented a unique challenge from an acting standpoint, and he revealed at his spotlight panel at New York Comic Con 2024 that he was able to lock into playing Thanos by channeling Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now, according to Popverse.
Amanda Seyfried became a staple of romantic comedies and musicals, yet her breakout as Karen Smith in Mean Girls left her ambivalent about being typecast as the "dumb blonde." While Seyfried acknowledged that Mean Girls helped her rise to stardom and got her "foot in the door," she noted that fighting against being pigeonholed was a constant battle, noting that without landing her role on Big Love, she was at risk of becoming forever defined as Karen Smith, as reported by Game Rant. Seyfried's journey is emblematic of rising above your own reputation in Hollywood.

Heartland Advisors, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for "Heartland Value Fund". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The AI trend continues to drive the market in the quarter. Small-cap stocks continue to outperform, with the Russell 2000® Index rising 21.49% in the quarter. The Heartland Value Fund gained 17.05% in the quarter, compared with the 17.19% return for the Russell 2000® Value Index. In addition, you can check the Fund's top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2026.
In its Q2 2026 investor letter, Heartland Value Fund highlighted Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH). Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) is a leading US-based automotive retailer. On July 14, 2026, Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) closed at $92.38 per share, reflecting a market capitalization of $2.92 billion. Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) posted a one-month return of 20.54%, while its shares gained 10.57% over the past 52 weeks.
Heartland Value Fund stated the following regarding Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) in its Q2 2026 investor update:
"UTL demonstrates that there are plenty of attractively priced, small-cap companies outside of Technology. So does Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH), one of the largest auto dealership groups with locations in major markets in the West, Southwest, and Southeast.
We first purchased SAH for the Strategy in 2014. But we exited the position two years later due to extraordinary costs Sonic was incurring to launch a used car business. Still, we continued to monitor their progress for the subsequent 9 years and repurchased shares earlier this year.

(NewsNation) — Health officials are continuing to urge people and restaurants to practice food safety and handle fresh fruits and vegetables with extra care as cyclosporiasis cases rise.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 1,645 confirmed cases of the foodborne parasite across 34 U.S. states, and 141 people have been hospitalized as a result. The CDC said the people who got it became sick in the U.S. and have not reported traveling in the last two weeks.
Officials probe Taco Bell link in explosive diarrhea outbreak: WaPo
Cyclosporiasis is a form of food poisoning caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis and is transmitted by eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces.
With an investigation ongoing, the exact source of the outbreak isn't yet known, but in the past, Cyclospora has largely been found on fresh fruits and vegetables that were contaminated by irrigation water tainted with feces.

By ***** hree Mukherjee
July 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iran and renewed attacks between Washington and Tehran heightened concerns ‌over energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude futures were up $2.74, or 3.29%, at $86.04 per barrel at ‌0751 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.21, or 2.83%, to $80.35 a barrel.
Brent crude rose to its highest since June 12 and WTI to its highest since June 16. The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict on June 17.
"Despite signing the memorandum of understanding and having a deal, this did not last for even a few weeks. So that's the concern the market is trying to price right now," said ANZ ***** yst Soni ***** ari.

Janine Sonis had a goal and an ***** ist for the Denver Summit in a 2-2 draw with the visiting Houston Dash on Sunday in the National Women's Soccer League.
Sonis played a perfectly weighted corner along the ground to forward Yazmeen Ryan for the opening goal in the 12th minute. Ryan, who led the Dash in scoring last season while earning the Golden Boot and Newcomer of the Year honors, spun past a Houston defender before firing a near-post strike past Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell.
Houston (4-5-7) responded less than three minutes later as forward Kat Rader slipped a shot past Summit goalkeeper Abby Smith. The 22-year-old Rader has quickly carried her prolific scoring form into the professional league after scoring 32 goals at Duke.
With halftime approaching, rookie defender Cate Hardin mistimed a challenge on Summit forward Ally Brazier inside the box, conceding a penalty. Sonis, who spent two seasons with Houston from 2016-17, converted against her former teammate Campbell to restore the lead for Denver (4-5-4).
Houston tied it in the 48th minute when midfielder Maggie Graham's cross found Linda Ullmark, who scored her first professional goal.

As part of its ongoing belief that the rights of white people are in peril and require government protection, the White House earlier this week released a 162-page report accusing the National Museum of American History of engaging in "anti-White activism", declaring that exhibits at the various Smithsonian museums were prepared by "people who don't want you to love your country". Two days later, a group of nearly a dozen Republican lawmakers led by Texas representative August Pfluger threatened to send the Department of Justice after the WNBA unless it makes itself "accountable" for presumably not protecting embattled Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark against the physicality of game's Black players. Pfluger implied hard fouls against Clark "may be racially motivated", and threatened a civil rights lawsuit against the WNBA on Clark's behalf could be an option.
The Pfluger letter represents the third time in less than a month the Trump administration and its loyalists have interfered in sports, twice using it as a front in its ongoing culture war, putting the Justice Department on high alert against anything it considers to be anti-white, anti-straight, anti-Christian. Enlisting Clark is pitting her against her own teammates and the culture of her league, but maybe the government believes she's already there.
Related: Republicans ask WNBA to protect Caitlin Clark from possible 'racially motivated' attacks
In a sense, time is running out on Clark. She has spent the last few days centering her public comments on the toxicity of social media, but the entirety of her five years as a national superstar deftly avoiding any direct link between her vague personal politics and the anti-Black portions of her fan base who loudly claim her. The government implying she needs federal protection from her Black opponents further forces her hand to speak declaratively about being positioned as a target by her sport.
It is yet another step in a dystopian continuum. In June, the Trump DOJ announced it would investigate if Major League Baseball's Pride Night discriminated against Christian players. Trump last week called Fifa head Gianni Infantino to have a one-game suspension against by US national men's soccer team forward Folarin Balogun rescinded before Team USA's quarter-final loss to Belgium.

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The integration aims to reduce the fragmentation in robotics development by allowing users to collect human demonstration data, fine-tune models, and validate behaviors within a single ecosystem. By connecting NVIDIA Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) tools (including simulation frameworks and physical AI datasets) with Hugging Face's vast community of AI builders, the initiative enables developers to standardize data collection and share performance metrics more effectively.
Looking ahead, the companies plan to incorporate NVIDIA Cosmos 3, a frontier world model, into LeRobot to further support robotics innovation where real-world data is limited. This collaboration seeks to accelerate the pace of robotics research by making advanced AI tools and workflows open and adaptable, fostering a more collaborative environment for building the next generation of physical AI.
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Chase Briscoe didn't wreck anybody to make his point this week. He just went on a podcast and said the thing every driver in the Cup Series garage already knows but almost ****** ody puts on the record: NASCAR's disciplinary process has a don't-ask-don't-tell problem, and it keeps turning the sport's biggest stars into bad actors every time a fresh wreck gets reviewed.
The remarks came on the Rubbin' is Racing podcast, days after NASCAR closed the books on two separate Chicagoland Speedway incidents without issuing a single penalty. Briscoe's issue isn't that NASCAR lets drivers settle scores on the racetrack - he's fine with that part. His problem is what happens after the checkered flag, when a driver who obviously wrecked somebody on purpose has to stand in front of reporters and call it a racing incident, because that's the price of staying out of the penalty report. "Everybody knows you're lying about it," Briscoe said, describing the bind NASCAR's own process puts drivers in.
He's not wrong about the bind. He's also sitting on more supporting evidence than he probably realized, because NASCAR has spent this entire season demonstrating, in exhaustive public detail, what actually earns a driver a fine, and intent alone has never been enough.
Rewind to Texas Motor Speedway in early May, before any of the Chicagoland drama existed. Ryan Preece got frustrated with Ty Gibbs, announced his intentions over his own team radio, and turned Gibbs into the outside wall about half a lap later. NASCAR's response was swift and public: a $50,000 fine and a 25-point penalty, among the stiffest behavioral penalties handed out all year. NASCAR's vice president of racing communications walked through the reasoning himself: officials reviewed the team radio, the in-car video and the car's SMT telemetry data, and the combination of Preece stating his intentions and then following through on them was enough to cross into what the rulebook labels actions detrimental to stock car racing. RFK Racing appealed. The National Motorsports Appeals Panel upheld the penalty in late May, and Preece was left admitting it no longer mattered what he thought, the fine and the points were staying gone.
This wasn't Briscoe's first brush with NASCAR's points ledger this year either. His own speeding penalty back in March already put a dent in his playoff cushion, which makes his willingness to needle NASCAR's officiating now feel less like a driver picking a random fight and more like someone who has personally paid the price of the system he's describing.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 10: A Seattle Sonics fan holds a sign before the Rain City Showcase in a preseason NBA game between the LA Clippers and the Utah Jazz at Climate Pledge Arena on October 10, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
The NBA's Board of Governors will meet on July 14 with expansion among the biggest talking points.
While the league has already narrowed focus on bringing teams to Seattle and Las Vegas, there are no guarantees expansion is approved at this time.
With multiple owners (including the New York Knicks' Jim Dolan) outwardly anti-expansion and a large contingent of new ownership groups that may not value expansion fees as a reason to increase competition, it's no sure thing the process gets the required 23 votes next week.
Even if 23 of the NBA's 30 owners do approve the expansion process, however, there's another looming challenge for Seattle, specifically: The looming sale of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.