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Eight days after Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges, the WNBA star’s attorneys introduced new evidence they hope will result in a more lenient sentence. Lawyers on Friday presented a Russian court with an American doctor’s letter saying that Griner had been prescribed medical marijuana to help her cope with chronic pain from injuries that she sustained during her basketball career. “The attending physician gave Brittney recommendations for the use of medical cannabis. The… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, July 15, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. The U.S. dollar (DX-Y.NYB) is on fire, reaching near-parity with the euro (EUR=X) for the first time in two decades. The yen (JPY=X) is down 20% versus the dollar over the last year — nearly unheard of… Source link

CASPER, Wyo. — Few in Wyoming seem all that confident predicting what will happen in Liz Cheney’s primary election, even though the general consensus is that she faces an uphill battle to retain her seat in Congress. Only a few polls have been released, and they’ve shown Cheney down by large margins. Most Wyoming political insiders say it’s hard to poll the state, especially when it’s hard to know how many voters will turn out and who they will be. But they also agree that even if… Source link

It was a rough day for the Kansas City Royals when it was announced that 10 of their players wouldn’t be able to play in a road series against the Toronto Blue Jays because they are unvaccinated, but arguably the lowest moment came from one of the franchise’s clubhouse leaders. Two-time All-Star Whit Merrifield was among the many players who explained their decision after the news broke, but he was the only one who implied the decision was conditional on playing for a contender: From Anne… Source link

The controversy surrounding LIV Golf is not scaring Charles Barkley away. Not much does. The basketball Hall of Famer-turned sports media icon confirmed on Thursday that he’s taking a meeting with the upstart golf league that’s under constant fire for its ties to Saudi Arabia. Barkley confirmed his interest in an interview with “The Next Round” when asked about rumors that LIV wants him to be “a face of their media.” “I’m gonna meet with LIV,” Barkley said. “Truth — to always be transparent… Source link

When the contentious worlds of Brittney Griner‘s detention in Russia and LeBron James’ media empire intersect, all it takes is seven seconds to ignite a controversy. In this case, it was James’ media company Uninterrupted releasing a trailer Monday for an upcoming episode of its talk show “The Shop,” in which the Los Angeles Lakers star discusses Griner, among other topics, with business partners Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera plus guests actor Daniel Kaluuya, artist Rashid Johnson and… Source link

Following inflation data showing worse-than-expected price increases in June, bond markets are now flashing signs of deeper investor concerns about recession. On Wednesday, the U.S. 10-year note yield slipped as much as 0.21% lower than the yield on the 2-year, the largest negative spread between the two securities since 2000. A yield curve inversion, in which short-dated bonds yield more than longer-dated ones, shows a reversal in typical risk attitudes, as investors usually expect more… Source link

The Kansas City Royals want fans to know they tried to get their players vaccinated ahead of the 2022 MLB season. The team sent out a tweet highlighting its “multiple free COVID-19 vaccine events” moments after placing 10 unvaccinated players on the restricted list prior to the team’s game in Toronto. Andrew Benintendi is among the biggest names to miss the road trip to Toronto. He and nine other players, including Hunter Dozier, Brad Keller and Whit Merrifield, hit the restricted list… Source link

“I should be on a postage stamp, because that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked,” Muhammad Ali once said. Peter Villegas, the chairman of the California State Athletic Commission, joined the board of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, in February. An avowed Ali fan, he’d even named his daughter, Alisandra, or Ali, for short, after the champ. Lonnie Ali, Muhammad’s widow, was traveling to California in April and arranged to meet Villegas. She traveled to his Los… Source link

The voices echoed across the dwindling reaches of St. Andrews, the accents different but the sentiments the same as in America: “COME ON TOY-GAH!” As the sun set on a long, slow day in Scotland, Tiger Woods plodded his way through the last few holes of the Old Course, frustration evident on his face, in his shoulders, in his slow walk. He ended the day at 6-over, a rugged 78 that left him buried near the bottom of the leaderboard. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go for Woods, not how he… Source link