
The path least taken
By Karl Bullock As a scrawny 15-year-old freshman in 2013, Rafael Cruz Jr. sauntered up to Von Steuben basketball coach Marvin Williams with confidence. “I

Record high U.S. oil inventories have little effect on markets
By Hannah Levitt U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 9.5 million barrels, bringing total inventories to a record high of 518.1 million barrels for the

Zebra expects stronger performance in 2017
By Yingcong (June) Fu Zebra Technology Corp. is seen as having returned to profitability in the 2016 fourth quarter after four consecutive quarterly losses, and

South Africa’s Soccer Team of Transition
By: Jacob Rogers John Real Soccer Academy is not your average soccer team. The group is made up of players from all over Africa who

Analysts recommend holding NiSource stock in 2017
By Hannah Levitt The majority of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg recommend holding NiSource Inc. stock in 2017, expecting a revenue increase to $4.6 billion from

LeBron or Kobe? ‘Call of Duty’ players asked to compare themselves to athletes
By Yifan Wu ATLANTA – Thousands of fans came to Georgia World Congress Center to watch about 140 teams compete at Call of Duty World

Higher gas prices bolster January retail sales
By Rachel Newman Seasonally adjusted U.S. retail sales rose 0.4 percent in January, the Commerce Department reported, beating Wall Street expectations by 0.3 percent. Sales

Former child prodigy travels beyond the blues in third album
By Mike Davis The teenage years tend to be a time of identity crisis. Whether striving to be a member of the crowd, or a

New England Patriots’ Trey Flowers shares Super Bowl success with his father
By Brent Schwartz Reporting from Houston Robert Flowers Jr. packed his things, and planned his trip to go watch his son, New England Patriots defensive

Northwestern’s dance with basketball history
By Mark Singer Standing in the same arena of his final high school game some 25 years ago, Chris Collins can’t help but smile when

Former NFL player hopes his technology will decrease concussion rates
By Allie Burger Reporting from Houston The Super Bowl has come and gone. Fans have left Houston and Twitter has trended toward in-season sports. But

Indoor Climbing: America’s Hottest New Workout?
By Kathleen McAuliffe When Daniel Duane spent his weekends scaling Yosemite in the 1980s, climbing was an outdoor experience, as rooted in nature as in