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Any time a pitcher throws a no-hitter – the complete-game kind, not a bunch of relievers – I feel some obligation to look at his next start to see how he follows it up. I’m cheating a bit tonight as the Rays visit the Blue Jays, as Dylan Cease took a no-no into the ninth inning before losing it. But he has been on a roll, and Tampa Bay has not. First pitch from Toronto’s Rogers Centre is set for 7:07 p.m. ET. Rays-Blue Jays MLB same-game parlayToronto money lineAlt Under 9.5DraftKings SGP price: +114In his most recent start, on July 8 in…

Peter Lassally, the dean of late night producers who worked with Johnny Carson on the “Tonight Show,” David Letterman on “Late Show” and Craig Ferguson on “The Late Late Show,” has died. He was 93. Lassally was long dubbed the “host whisperer” for helping steer some of the biggest franchises of all time in late night. He worked with Carson until that host retired in 1992; after that, he joined forces with Letterman, who had hoped to take the “Tonight” mantle but was famously passed over for the gig. That’s when Lassally, joining Letterman’s Worldwide Pants shingle, was instrumental in…

Tariffs apply to Canadian wine, hockey sticks, cement, and other products, sparking fears of escalating trade tensions.Published On 21 Jul 202621 Jul 2026US President Donald Trump will impose new 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods, claiming “discriminatory treatment” by Ottawa against US alcohol, automobile and dairy products.The tariffs, ordered by Trump on Monday, will take effect in 30 days and cover a range of items, including wine, hockey sticks, and cement, according to a White House fact sheet.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTrump, who saw many of his tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this…

But there is no mention of wildfires in the executive orders that Trump signed on Monday.Instead, the three proclamations list US trade irritants that were previously known to Canada related to cars, dairy and alcohol – signalling a breakdown of trade negotiations between the two countries.On cars, Trump is accusing Canada of charging a tax on US motor vehicles and parts that are not covered under USMCA.He argues it is “unreasonable” and that Canada has discriminated against the US by not charging other countries a similar tax.Automotive manufacturing in North America is highly integrated between Canada, the US and Mexico.But…

Oriarehu Bonny Axxela Limited, a leading gas and power portfolio company in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced that GCR has upgraded its long-term issuer rating to A+(NG) and affirmed its short-term issuer rating at A1(NG), with a Stable Outlook. The upgrade reflects Axxela’s robust business model, and strong earnings performance, and sustained financial profile, reinforcing the company’s ability to deliver long-term value while maintaining financial discipline. GCR also upgraded the long-term issue rating for Axxela Funding 1 Plc’s NGN16.4 billion series 1 senior unsecured bond to A+(NG); and the NGN11.5 billion series 1 senior secured bond to A+(NG)(EL) respectively. Commenting on the milestone,…

Ollie Priestley is not just doing any mechanical apprenticeship.Working at specialist car restoration business Tolman, Priestley, 29, has embarked on a “heritage vehicle technician” apprenticeship. He’s learning the skills to work on modern classic cars that need a mix of traditional and new techniques to restore.New technologies are enabling those techniques – from computer-aided design (CAD) for new vehicle components, to 3D printing them, as well as learning the intricacies of a car’s electronic control units.”I wanted to develop the skills that allowed me to work on the cars that I love and excite me, like the Peugeot 205 GTi,”…

Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders are linked to a damaging change in tau, a protein that normally helps support the internal structure of nerve cells. Under healthy conditions, tau stabilizes microtubules, the filament-like structures that help maintain neuronal shape and function. In disease, however, tau can twist into toxic tangles that interfere with the brain circuits it would normally help preserve. Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys reported on July 17, 2026, in Science Advances that another protein may help protect the brain from this damage. Their findings raise the possibility that future therapies could strengthen this natural defense…

Mark SchlabachJul 20, 2026, 12:56 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaMultiple AuthorsA Canadian-based technology company that supplied LIV Golf’s “Any Shot, Any Time” features during its broadcasts has sued the league for more than $1 million for outstanding unpaid invoices and lost revenue.Mobii Systems Group Ltd. filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Miami on Friday.The lawsuit alleges that LIV Golf failed to pay its licensing fee of $820,600.00 and $104,500 in usage fees this season. Mobii Systems is seeking additional damages of $209,531 in lost…

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey continues to dominate the box office, fueling a Monday that’s estimated to be $17.5 million. If those figures stick, that will be the best Monday year-to-date in the U.S./Canada, besting Toy Story 5‘s $17.3M Monday on June 22 as well as that of the highest-grossing live-action pic so far in 2026, which was Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu‘s Memorial Day Monday of $16.4M. Among Nolan movies on a Monday, The Odyssey ranks third behind The Dark Knight ($24.4M, July 21, 2008) and The Dark Knight Rises ($19.3M, July 23, 2012). Oppenheimer‘s first Monday minted…

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