D-backs sweep into NLCS: ‘It doesn’t feel real’ The Diamondbacks rode a record-setting burst of homers in the third inning to a 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night and their first NLCS berth since 2007.

Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Backs Bitcoin and Gold as Geopolitical Risks Rise Jones said the U.S. in moving towards an “untenable fiscal position.”

Dodgers, down 2-0 to D-backs, look to ‘flip script’ “Nobody dreamed of this,” Mookie Betts said Monday night after his 100-win Dodgers team lost again to a young, scrappy Diamondbacks team to fall into an 0-2 hole in the NLDS. “But you gotta play the cards that you’re dealt.”

Longoria’s ‘incredible’ catch fuels D’backs’ G1 win Arizona veteran Evan Longoria made a lunging, tumbling fifth-inning grab of a line drive that seemed ticketed for left field, snuffing a bases-loaded Milwaukee bases-loaded rally en route to the Diamondbacks’ 6-3 win over the Brewers in Game 1 on Tuesday.

GM backs Rangers, rips reporter’s ‘classless’ post Rangers GM Chris Young defended his team’s postseason-clinching celebration and ripped an Astros reporter’s “pretty poor journalism” for comparing the in-state rivals’ celebrations.

Valkyrie Backs Off Ether Futures Purchases Until SEC ETF Approval Officially Effective The asset manager Thursday said it had already begun purchasing ether futures contracts.

League backs refs not ejecting 49ers’ Williams Officials “couldn’t confirm” that Niners offensive tackles Trent Williams threw a closed-fist punch on the Giants’ A’Shawn Robinson and thus did not eject him from Thursday night’s game.

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The next wave: Christian McCaffrey provides blueprint for new generation of star running backs As running backs struggle to find their place in the modern NFL, McCaffrey’s elite rushing and receiving ability could forge the best path forward.

Senate Committee Backs Bill to Deepen U.S. Economic Ties With Taiwan Legislation to end double taxation between Taiwan and the United States is intended to spur semiconductor investment but is likely to rankle U.S. relations with China.

Catholic-Jewish research backs reports Catholic convents sheltered 3,000-plus Roman Jews during WWII ROME (AP) — Researchers from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust research institute and Rome’s Jewish community released the findings at an academic workshop Thursday. The post Catholic-Jewish research backs reports Catholic convents sheltered 3,000-plus Roman Jews during WWII appeared first on Religion News Service.

Why NFL Running Backs Have Been Devalued A combination of factors has devalued one of the marquee positions in all of American sports.

Khosla Ventures backs effort to make orchards of lung-like material to absorb CO2 from air Khosla Ventures backs Spiritus, a carbon removal company coming out of stealth with a material and that passively absorbs carbon dioxide from the air.

Belichick backs Mac, but questions linger on QB2 Patriots coach Bill Belichick had high praise for starting quarterback Mac Jones, but the team remains unsettled at the backup QB spot.

Apple backs California right-to-repair bill in major policy shift The company signaled its support for a new bill in California, a positive sign for the right-to-repair movement after years of work.

A&M AD backs Fisher: ‘No panic’ off 5-7 season Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork squashed any talk of head coach Jimbo Fisher being on the hot seat, saying he is focused on “where we’re headed” and not on last year’s disappointing 5-7 record.

Jump Crypto Backs $5M Round for Bitcoin Wallet Xverse The Web3 app supports Ordinals, the technology that brought non-fungible tokens to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

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Brevan Howard Backs Crypto Infrastructure Startup Puffer in $5.5M Round The seed round for the liquid staking startup was co-led by Lemniscap and Lightspeed Faction.

Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review The American Academy of Pediatrics renewed its support of gender care for minors while commissioning a fresh look at the evidence.