The NCAA’s summer of change is bleeding into what should be an equally impactful winter.Driving the news: The NCAA and leaders across each division will meet on Monday to discuss the association’s newly-drafted constitution, with the goal of gathering feedback ahead of a final vote in January.The backdrop: The college sports landscape is evolving, with…Continue Reading
Chris Christie told me on “Axios on HBO” that he and former President Trump haven’t spoken since before Jan. 6, when Christie frantically tried to reach his friend of 20 years — and Trump never picked up the phone. Driving the news: “I tried to call him … to give him advice on what I…Continue Reading
Philadelphia pawnshops saw brisk business during pandemicIllustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosThe pandemic has been good for business at pawnshops in Philly and across the state.State of play: Local and state pawnbrokers saw their sales and loan redemptions spike over the last year and a half, Stanton Myerson, owner of Lou’s Jewelry & Pawn in Upper Darby, told…Continue Reading
The pandemic triggered a teacher exodus, and the shortage of instructors is still squeezing America’s schools.The big picture: Demand for teachers is drastically outpacing supply. Many teachers are retiring or quitting the profession due to pandemic-era stress, and universities aren’t minting new ones fast enough.Why it matters: Schools are hurriedly navigating the shortage, switching to…Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden gets to celebrate the big bipartisan/unity/coming-together achievement that he campaigned on — when he signs the $1.2 trillion infrastructure legislation into law.“We can join forces, stop the shouting, and lower the temperature,” Biden said at his inaugural address. “For without unity, there is no peace, only bitterness and fury.”The problem…Continue Reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders over the weekend after the lawmaker demanded the wealthy pay their “fair share.”Sanders, an advocate for redistributing wealth, tweeted Saturday afternoon that “we must demand that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. Period.”Early Sunday, Musk fired back at the Vermont independent. “I keep forgetting that…Continue Reading
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Cody Law thinks it’s time to take his career to the next level. A decorated collegiate wrestler, Law (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) showed vast improvements in his standup when he stopped Colton Hamm in the first round at Bellator 271 this past Friday. The unbeaten 26-year-old prospect has looked nothing short of…Continue Reading
Yes, ties exist in the NFL. But you knew that (I hope you do!). Thing is, not every NFL player knows that. And it feels like every time there’s a game that ends in a tie, we learn of someone who talks about how they thought regular-season games continued after the end of overtime. This…Continue Reading