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Saints, Olave agree to four-year contract extension

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and top receiver Chris Olave have agreed on a four-year contract extension worth up to $132 million. The Saints announced the extension Thursday without disclosing contract details. Agent Drew Rosenhaus, who represents Olave, confirmed the ...

Romo on leave from CBS Sports following arrest

(AP) — Tony Romo has been placed on leave from his role as the lead analyst on CBS' NFL coverage following his arrest last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. CBS Sports announced Friday that the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was on leave "until further notice." JJ Watt will join Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson as CBS Sports' lead NFL team during Romo's absence. Romo, 46, was arrested July 23 after he was stopped while driving south on Interstate 43 in Wisconsin. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office report, Romo performed poorly on ...

Browns owner: I’ll take over 5 1/2-win projection

BEREA (AP) — The Cleveland Browns made the postseason the last time they had a first-year head coach on the sidelines. If Jimmy Haslam has the same thing in mind for Todd Monken, he's not saying it publicly. The Browns owner said after Friday's practice he has "improved expectations" for ...

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s trial visit the home where she killed her children

DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — Jurors walked through the Massachusetts home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, a rare visit Friday that let them see firsthand the place where an outwardly ordinary family life unraveled into tragedy. After being driven past two businesses relevant to the narrative of the January 2023 killings, jurors were escorted in groups of six to view the inside of the house, including the basement where the children died. During the roughly 40-minute visit, the jury also saw the yard where Clancy was found after jumping from a second-story ...

Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking

Nearly 3,000 acres of land in Ohio’s only national forest will be auctioned for fracking in September. The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15. The announcement was made earlier this month and these parcels are in Monroe and Washington counties. “Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations can begin, an operator must submit an application for permit to drill detailing development plans,” the Bureau of Land Management ...

Yes on the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act (syndicated column for 7/31)

It is rare for me to support anything inserting more government into our lives. However, I'm now looking at one of these exceptions. It's the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act. The legislation pushes back against automobile manufacturers moving to no longer include AM radio as standard equipment in new cars. The bill mandates a Department of Transportation rule requiring that all new vehicles manufactured in the U.S. or imported come equipped with an AM radio and the ability to receive AM radio broadcasts. At first glance, I felt, as I most always do, that what business is it of ...