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Jeff KassoufJul 15, 2025, 05:20 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Denver’s 2026 NWSL expansion team is close to finalizing the hire of Nick Cushing as the club’s first head coach, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.Cushing is the former head coach of Manchester City Women and MLS side New York City FC.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedHe has spent the past two decades with the City Football Group, initially joining the organization in…

The logo for the Food and Drug Administration is seen ahead of a news conference on removing synthetic dyes from America’s food supply, at the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 22, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published a warning letter addressed to the wrist wearable company Whoop, alleging it is marketing a new blood pressure feature without proper approvals.The letter centers around Whoop’s Blood Pressure Insights (BPI) feature, which the company introduced alongside its latest hardware launch in May.Whoop said its BPI feature uses blood…

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Global Payments — Shares of the financial technology company advanced roughly 5%. The movement came after a Financial Times report that said activist investor Elliott Management added to its stake in Global Payments. Hancock Whitney — The bank holding company slid more than 3% in extended trading. Adjusted earnings for the second quarter came in at $1.37 per share, falling short of the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.36 per share. Net interest income landed at $279.5 million, narrowly beating analysts’ call for $277.7 million. Omnicom Group — The marketing and sales…

CNN  —  Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards – television’s top honor – were revealed Tuesday. The Apple TV+ series “Severance” was the most-nominated series, notching 27 nominations, according to the Television Academy. HBO Max’s “The Penguin” followed with 24 nominations. “The Studio” and “The White Lotus” tied for third with 23 nominations each. Among networks and streamers, HBO Max led with 142 total nominations, a new record for the platform, followed by Netflix with 120 and Apple TV+ with 81. Warner Bros. Television Group, which like CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, earned 60 nominations – the…

United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.Paul Hennessey | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesAs Amazon chases SpaceX in the internet satellite market, the e-commerce and computing giant turned to Elon Musk’s rival company to get its next batch of devices into space.On Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Kuiper satellites lifted off from a launchpad on Florida’s Space Coast at 2:30 a.m. ET.…

President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday that China stands ready to work with Australia “to push the bilateral relationship further.” During the meeting, Albanese raised Australia’s concern about China’s lack of proper notice about its warships’ live fire exercise early this year. The prime minister later told journalists Xi had responded that “China engaged in exercises, just as Australia engages in exercises.” The government’s proposed sale of the lease of the Port of Darwin, now in the hands of a Chinese company, was not raised in the discussion. On Taiwan, Albanese…

Bitcoin fell below the $117,000 level on Tuesday after cryptocurrency-related bills were blocked in the House of Representatives.The price of bitcoin was last down 2.8% at $116,516.00, according to Coin Metrics. That marks a pullback from the day’s high of $120,481.86.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconBitcoin/USD Coin Metrics, 1-dayThe drop comes on the heels of multiple crypto-related bills failing to overcome a procedural hurdle in the House, with 13 Republicans voting with Democrats to block the motion in a 196-223 vote.In recent days, bitcoin has been trading at all-time highs, spurred by institutional buying of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amid rising…

Leeds United have agreed a fee in excess of £12m with Newcastle for midfielder Sean Longstaff. The 27-year-old has entered the final year of his current contract at St James’ Park. Leeds saw three bids rejected from Newcastle for the player, with their previous offer worth an initial £10m plus £2m in add-ons.Longstaff is an academy graduate whose sale would represent pure profit for Newcastle in terms of PSR.The midfielder featured 32 times for Newcastle last season, including five appearances in the Carabao Cup as Eddie Howe’s side ended the 70-year wait for a domestic trophy on Tyneside. With 171…

Championship side Derby County has signed Charlotte FC and United States striker Patrick Agyemang, the two clubs announced on Tuesday.The fee is in the neighborhood of $7 million, which ESPN reported in in June.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedAgyemang, 24, recently helped the U.S. finish second in the 2025 Gold Cup with two goals across six appearances.”I’ve heard about [the move] once I was getting into the national team for the Gold Cup,” Agyemang said in an interview with Derby’s website. “And obviously, in the moment, you’re like, ‘that’s something I’m interested in!’ But you want to focus on what you’re doing.”Then, as…

Shayne Coplan, founder and chief executive of Polymarket, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesTwo federal investigations of the online prediction betting site Polymarket have been closed with no charges filed against the cryptocurrency-based marketplace, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC on Tuesday.”Polymarket has received declination notices from the U.S. Justice Department and Commodity Futures Trading Commission related to investigations into the company,” said the person, who was granted anonymity to discuss non-public actions. The company declined to…