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MLB free agency has gotten off to a slow start, but that's mostly because everyone is wondering where outfielder Juan Soto is headed. Will he re-sign with the New York Yankees or bolt from the Bronx for a new club? Soto's impact on the Yankees was obvious this season. The Bombers missed the 2023 postseason after finishing with a disappointing 82-80 record. They acquired the 26-year-old via trade with the San Diego Padres last December in hopes he'd revive the offense alongside a healthy Aaron Judge. That's exactly what happened. Both Soto and Judge were named American League MVP Award finalists and formed one of the best lineup tandems we've seen in a long time. Soto produced a .989 OPS with 41 home runs, 109 RBI and 128 runs scored in 713 plate appearances. He played in all but five regular season games for the Yankees, who finished with an AL-best 94-68 record. They also reached the World Series for the first time since 2009. The left-handed slugger has gotten a taste of what success in the Bronx could be like. Will he opt to try experiencing more of that or head elsewhere for the next decade-plus of his career? JustBaseball's Ryan Finkelstein thinks Soto will try to win a World Series in New York but in a different borough. While sharing his contract and team predictions for 20 top free agents on Wednesday, Finkelstein said Soto is headed to Queens for the remainder of his career. "My prediction of Soto signing a 15-year, $645 million deal, would break out to $43 million per year, which would trail Ohtani, but the present-day value would trounce him by around $200 million," he wrote. "Is Soto really worth an extra $200 million? When he gets five more years, yes he is. The winning bid for Soto could very well come down to years, and ultimately the Mets might be the one team crazy enough to go to 15 years if it means getting their guy." More MLB: Red Sox CEO Reveals Team's Plan To Invest With 'Urgency' To Contend

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As President Joe Biden's term comes to an end, social media users are falsely claiming that his administration spent billions of dollars on the construction of just a handful of electric vehicle charging stations. Multiple high-profile figures, including sitting members of Congress, have promoted the claims. The claims misrepresent funding set aside by the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act , also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for a national network of publicly available electric vehicle chargers . Biden has set a goal of creating 500,000 such chargers by 2030. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Clemson adds top 50 QB to '25 recruiting class

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen discriminated against a former Cascade County election official in a hiring decision, an investigation by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry's Human Rights Bureau found. The investigator concluded that Jacobsen's actions were politically motivated, according to a report obtained by the Montana Free Press . The investigation stemmed from a complaint filed by Rina Fontana Moore, a Democrat who has been the county's clerk and recorder for 16 years. Jacobsen, a Republican, had emailed Cascade County commissioners in February urging them not to appoint Fontana Moore or her former election manager, Lynn DeRoche, as the county's elections administrator. Both had been interviewed, but a day after the interview, Terry Thompson, a former CEO of the Great Falls Association of Realtors, was given the position. Montana's Election Administration Controversy "Please do not hire Ms. Moore or a member of her administration as Cascade County's Election Administrator," Jacobsen wrote to commissioners Joe Briggs, Rae Grulkowski, and Jim Larson. Jacobsen that hiring Moore would "directly undermine the voters of Cascade County, among other reasons." Fontana Moore filed a discrimination complaint 11 days later. The investigator determined that Austin James, the state's election director, played a key role in Jacobsen's decision to oppose Fontana Moore's appointment. James argued that Fontana Moore had drawn complaints from citizens, was critical of Montana's new ElectMT election software, and had lost her 2022 reelection campaign to Sandra Merchant, whom the commissioners later stripped of election duties. Details From the Discrimination Investigation Report James defended the decision, saying it preserved "the integrity of the process," according to the investigator's report. Fontana Moore had participated in developing the ElectMT system and raised concerns about its implementation after its launch in early 2023. The Human Rights Bureau investigator noted that Jacobsen's position as the state's top election official gave her opinion significant weight in local decision-making. "Until there is guidance to the contrary, if an employer takes an adverse act against an applicant because she was not elected, this looks like a form of political belief discrimination," Bureau Chief Marieke Beck wrote in the report. Rina Fontana Moore Reflects on Her Tenure The case also included allegations of discrimination against the Cascade County commissioners, who settled with Fontana Moore for $52,500 in October. Grulkowski opposed the settlement, while an attorney for the county advised that a larger payout could result if the case advanced. Jacobsen, through spokesperson Richie Melby, denied wrongdoing. "Due to the ongoing nature of the proceeding, the SOS Office is unable to comment on the baseless allegations," Melby wrote in an email to the Montana Free Press . Fontana Moore said she no longer works with an attorney due to escalating legal fees and is uncertain whether damages will be awarded following a hearing. Despite the outcome, she remains proud of her tenure. "I did the very best that I could do in the 16 years that I was in office, and I wanted to continue that work," she said. This article includes reporting from The Associated Press.Pep Guardiola: If I can’t reverse Manchester City slide then I have to goMondee Announces Receipt of Non-Compliance Letter from Nasdaq; Prasad Gundumogula takes leave of absence as CEO; Mondee Appoints Jesus Portillo as CEO

Jake Paul slams Gervonta Davis with 'pretend' Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano claimA Ukrainian girls hockey team is in Canada for a few days of peace and hockey in an arena that doesn't have a missile-sized hole in its roof. After 56 hours of travel to Calgary — including a 24-hour bus ride from Dnipro to Warsaw, Poland, that required an army escort at one point — the Ukrainian Wings will join Wickfest, Hayley Wickenheiser's annual girls' hockey festival, on Thursday. The squad of players aged 11 to 13 was drawn from eight cities in Ukraine, where sport facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Russia started its invasion in February 2022. "They all have a personal story of something awful happening," said Wickenheiser. "We give them a week of peace and joy here and I hope they can carry that with them. "We know full well they're going back to difficult circumstances. It's tough that way." Nine players are from Kharkiv, where pictures show a large hole in the roof of the Saltovskiy Led arena where the girls' team WHC Panthers once skated. "It was our home ice arena, and we played all our national team championships in this ice arena," said Kateryna Seredenko, who oversees the Panthers program and is the Wings general manager. Ukraine's Olympic Committee posted photos and wrote in a Facebook post Sept. 1 that Kharkiv's Sport Palace, which was home to multiple hockey teams, was also destroyed in an attack on the city. Assistant coach Tetyana Tkachenko, centre, attends a practice Wednesday with her hockey team of Ukrainian girls under-13 in Calgary. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) Seredenko says the Wings' arduous journey to Calgary was worth it because it gives the girls hope. "It's not a good situation in Ukraine, but when they come here, they can believe that everything will be good, everything will be fine. Of course we will win soon and we must play hockey. We can't stop because we love these girls and we will do everything for them," she said. "So many girls on this Ukrainian team are future players of the national team." Wickenheiser, a Hockey Hall of Famer, is the assistant general manager of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs and a doctor who works emergency-room shifts in the Toronto area. The six-time Olympian and four-time gold medallist organized her first Wickfest after the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. She's had teams from India, Mexico and Czechia attend over the last decade and a half but never a team that ran the Ukrainians' gauntlet of logistics. The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health took on the task of arranging visas and paying for the team's travel. "We care about women and children's health. Sport is such a symbol. When you see a group of girls coming off the ice all sweaty and having worked hard on the ice, it's a symbol of a healthy girl," said chief executive officer Julia Anderson. "That's a healthy kid that's able to participate in sport. We really believe if we can get girls there, whether they're in an active war zone, or here in Canada, those girls will change the world." The Wings aren't the first Ukrainians to seek a hockey haven in Canada since the war began. An under-25 men's team played four games against university squads in early 2023 to prepare for that year's world university games. Ukrainian teams have also twice played in the Quebec City International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. "It's the first time in Ukrainian history where a girls' team is coming to Canada to a very good tournament," Seredenko said. "They can see how they can play in their future. And they can see how it is to play hockey in Canada."None

Pep Guardiola has pledged to step aside if he fails to turn around Manchester City’s poor run of form. The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0. The 53-year-old, who has won 18 trophies since taking charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, signed a contract extension through to the summer of 2027 just over a week ago. Yet, despite his remarkable successes, he still considers himself vulnerable to the sack and has pleaded with the club to keep faith. “I don’t want to stay in the place if I feel like I’m a problem,” said the Spaniard, who watched in obvious frustration as City conceded three times in the last 15 minutes in a dramatic capitulation against Feyenoord in midweek. “I don’t want to stay here just because the contract is there. “My chairman knows it. I said to him, ‘Give me the chance to try come back’, and especially when everybody comes back (from injury) and see what happens. “After, if I’m not able to do it, we have to change because, of course, (the past) nine years are dead. “More than ever I ask to my hierarchy, give me the chance. “Will it be easy for me now? No. I have the feeling that still I have a job to do and I want to do it.” City have been hampered by a raft of injuries this term, most pertinently to midfield talisman and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri. The Euro 2024 winner is expected to miss the remainder of the season and his absence has been keenly felt over the past two months. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has also not started a match since September. The pressure continues to build with champions City facing a crucial trip to title rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Defeat would leave City trailing Arne Slot’s side by 11 points. “I don’t enjoy it at all, I don’t like it,” said Guardiola of his side’s current situation. “I sleep not as good as I slept when I won every game. “The sound, the smell, the perfume is not good enough right now. “But I’m the same person who won the four Premier Leagues in a row. I was happier because I ate better, lived better, but I was not thinking differently from who I am.” Guardiola is confident his side will not stop battling as they bid to get back on track. He said: “The people say, ‘Yeah, it’s the end of that’. Maybe, but we are in November. We will see what happens until the end. “What can you do? Cry for that? You don’t stay long – many, many years without fighting. That is what you try to look for, this is the best (way). “Why should we not believe? Why should it not happen with us?”

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