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Areport released by a major sporting goods associationis putting a number on what anyone involved with children and athleticsis seeing -- kids increasingly specializing in fewer sports. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association's annual report on athletic participation, released in December, notes that in 2015, more than 28.6 million children ages [...]

Nearly 25 sports agents across player/coaching representation, marketing and media weighed in with their thoughts about how the agency business has evolved over the past five years and where it is headed in 2017.

Because the U.K. won’t have time in the two-year negotiating window to fully retool its relationship with the bloc, it will have to negotiate a transitional deal to cushion the blow—no easy task, Laurence Norman writes.

Although the fabulous Fiona Reid stars as the Queen in the upcoming production of Peter Morgan’s The Audience at the Royal Alex, some applause will undoubtedly go to corgis Butters and Hachi

"Family Time Is Hard" is marketed as the perfect pairing with holiday food, family and the inevitable dinnertime squabbles. WSJ's Charles Passy and Lunch Break's Tanya Rivero sip the Pinot Grigio, the brainchild of "White Girl Problems" authors David Oliver and Tanner Cohen, as well as social-media star Josh Ostrovsky, better known as the “Fat Jew.” Photo: Swish Beverages

Best flight ever.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Zaid Ahmed's barber shop in the Gogjali district of Mosul was packed with customers Thursday when the first of three car bombs ripped through the outdoor food market outside. Ahmed was unharmed, but when he made…

Instead, Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, said he is considering legislation that would require school districts to provide a way for parents to have their child tested for drugs if they wish.

Premiering Feb. 14, it stars Amy Smart as Mary Landers, a woman whose fiancé breaks off their engagement because he needs someone more adventurous. One day on the train, James Fielding (Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier) catches her eye.

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court has postponed the imminent demolition of a Jewish outpost in the West Bank until next year.

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The Obama administration is removing dormant government regulations that some immigrant rights and civil liberties advocates feared could be used by President-elect Donald Trump to establish registration requirements for immigrant Muslims living in the United States, Politico reported. The Department of Homeland Security filed an official notice Thursday that it is deleting the published rules for the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, a program the Bush administration used in 2002... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy stores, with bright lights, loud sounds and crowded aisles, can be hard to manage for children with autism or other sensory issues. For parents, finding toys that match their kids' skill sets and will hold…

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy stores, with bright lights, loud sounds and crowded aisles, can be hard to manage for children with autism or other sensory issues. For parents, finding toys that match their kids' skill sets and will hold…

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy stores, with bright lights, loud sounds and crowded aisles, can be hard to manage for children with autism or other sensory issues. For parents, finding toys that match their kids' skill sets and will hold…

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy stores, with bright lights, loud sounds and crowded aisles, can be hard to manage for children with autism or other sensory issues. Hasbro, for instance, offers tips on how parents can teach autistic children to play with Mr. Potato Head or a My Little Pony set. Dimming the lights and turning off the music can help some autistic kids, but others may still be affected by a big space, says Dr. Eileen Crehan, a postdoctoral fellow at the autism program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Toy stores, with bright lights, loud sounds and crowded aisles, can be hard to manage for children with autism or other sensory issues. For parents, finding toys that match their kids' skill sets and will hold…

Chargers running back Melvin Gordon was not at practice again Thursday and seems unlikely to play Saturday when the Chargers play in Cleveland. Gordon left early in a Week 14 loss to the Panthers with a hip injury and was also listed on last week’s injury report with a knee issue. He has not practiced…

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Nearly $184 million has been earmarked to protect Americans against Zika virus infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.

Former NFL star and Atlanta House husband Kordell Stewart has been plagued with “gay” rumors for years. Each time Kordell has DENIED them, and he’s been very convincing. But Atlanta Blogger Funky Dineva is claiming that he received emails and a sextape from a man claiming to be Kordell’s lover. The email sounds pretty unbelievable, […]

NEW YORK — The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has agreed to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Under heavy Israeli pressure, Egypt on Thursday indefinitely postponed a planned U.N. vote on a proposed Security Council resolution that sought to condemn Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, diplomats and Western officials…