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Ryan’s career year in 2016 eventually led to a massive new paycheck.

The Atlanta Falcons have locked in quarterback Matt Ryan with a new contract, according to Chris Mortensen of ESPN.

The deal is reportedly for five years and averages $30 million per year with $100 million guaranteed. Both are NFL records.

The extension isn’t a surprising one. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jeff Schultz reported on Mar. 16 that it was on the horizon, and it has arrived.

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The Mets were no-hit into the seventh inning on Thursday — and that wasn’t even the worst part of their afternoon that saw them lose 11-0 to the Braves at Citi Field. No, of greater concern is the performance of Jason Vargas, who was hit hard enough for a second straight start that he might...

Beijing reasserted its right Thursday to build "defence" facilities in the disputed South China Sea, but declined to confirm reports it had installed new missiles on artificial islands it has built in the region. Washington warned that Beijing would face unspecified "consequences" over its militarisation of the South China Sea, and said it had raised the issue with China. "China's peaceful construction in the Spratly archipelago, including the deployment of necessary national defence facilities... Читать дальше...

AGRA, India — Powerful dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 140 as they flattened houses in their path and warnings were made on Thursday of more chaos to come.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday, although major indexes came off the day's lows following a breach of key support levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed flat at 23,930, although the 0.02% gain on the day was enough to avert a five-day losing streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to 2,630. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.2% to 7,088. At their lows of the day, major indexes fell sharply, with both the Dow and the S&P 500 dropping below their 200-day moving averages, a closely... Читать дальше...

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Despite having one of the largest fintech industries in the world, the US is noticeably behind other regions when it comes to one factor crucial to the future growth of this burgeoning sector — regulation. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." - Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects. I disagree Mr. Kint. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing 22.4% of ESPN owners that Jarlin Garcia was worth a pickup. 1.09 ERA is the juicy apple. But hidden in plain sight is the 6.27 K/9, 3.55 BB/9, and .151 BABIP. Want me to continue? How about a 95.2% strand rate and 4.57 xFIP? Go farther you say? 36.4% hard contact rate and 8.6% swinging strike rate. More? Читать дальше...

Rory McIlroy opened his quest for a third victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Thursday with a three-under-par 68, one off the early first-round lead.

Ray Borg is having a tough few weeks.

The UFC flyweight is currently dealing with his infant son Anthony’s illness, just a few weeks after he was injured in the Conor McGregor bus attack and forced to pull out of UFC 223. This week, he just got hit with another blow: his former gym and management team is continuing its lawsuit against him.

Wild Bunch Management, which is run by the Fit NHB team’s Tom Vaughn, filed a lawsuit against Borg in February for fraud, breach of contract and stolen trade secrets... Читать дальше...

De plus en plus d'adolescents de l'Outaouais consomment illégalement du Xanax, ce médicament prescrit aux gens qui souffrent d'anxiété ou d'attaques de panique. La majorité de ces comprimés seraient achetés sur Internet par des jeunes qui ignorent cependant leur véritable contenu et s'exposent à de graves conséquences.

JERUSALEM - Chris Froome will not be stripped of victory should he triumph at the Giro d'Italia this month, race organisers insisted on Thursday.

SportsPulse: The details are degrading. The culture is clear. It's time to re-evaluate Dan Snyder's ownership of the Washington Redskins.

The Enugu command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has successfully demolished 15 unexploded civil war bombs at the outskirt of the state’s metropolis, spokesperson, SP Ebere Amaraizu, has said in a signed statement.

Southwest Side residents have been clamoring for Divvy bikes, without success. This week, two other bike-sharing services debuted: LimeBike and Pace.

Southwest Side residents have been clamoring for Divvy bikes, without success. This week, two other bike-sharing services debuted: LimeBike and Pace.

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A year-round resolution that many people make is to have healthier eating habits. Whether that means eating more fruits and veggies or cutting down on portions, changing your eating habits is a good start to having a healthier lifestyle. One of the first steps you can take to help is to cut down the amount of sugar you intake on a daily.

Though it wasn't easy at first, Paddy Spence, CEO of Zevia — a line of zero-calorie, naturally sweetened beverages — cut sugar out of his diet 18 years ago. Читать дальше...

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• Adidas has no plans to cut ties with Kanye West despite backlash against the rapper's comments referring to slavery as a "choice."
• "Kanye has helped us have a great comeback in the US," Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted said in an interview with CNBC.
•  A petition calling on Adidas to cut ties with West has gathered more than 9,000 signatures.

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According to local media reports, police in Nashville, Tennessee, are responding to a shooting at Opry Mills Mall in which one person was critically injured.

The Edmonton Oil Kings selected forward Dylan Guenther first overall Thursday at the Western Hockey League's bantam draft.

While city officials are pleased with the number of people who recycle, they say we're not all doing it correctly, which is costing Edmonton money.

A judge clears the way for condominium owners in a New York high-rise called "Trump Place" to vote on whether to take down the name licensed from President Donald Trump nearly two decades ago.

At one point in his life, Arya Permana was so large he could barely move from his bed. But the 12-year-old boy from West Java — who was last year dubbed the world’s fattest child by the Indonesian World Records Museum — has now been dethroned after he lost a whopping 182 pounds. At his...

"Please know that things would have been different if my control of the situation was different," she tweeted.

As Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been sinking deeper and deeper into hot water, one of his press aides apparently tried to throw him a lifeline — at the expense of a fellow Trump administration official.