Tag: Money
NFL encouraged owners to cheat players out of guaranteed money
In March 2022, the Cleveland Browns signed quarterback DeShaun Watson to a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract. A few days later, the NFL encouraged teams to not continue the trend of fully guaranteeing contracts in the future. It’s a clear case of collusion among the NFL’s 32 owner groups, but neither side wanted to…
Number of Canadians with pension plans jumped by 300K. Are you one of them? – National
An additional 293,500 Canadians enrolled as members of a registered pension plan in 2023, Statistics Canada data released Tuesday showed. According to a StatCan report, the number of Canadians who were active members of a registered pension plan (RPP) grew by 4.2 per cent to a total of roughly 7.2 million in 2023. Of these,…
What Mark Walter’s ownership might mean for watching the Dodgers and Lakers
Once upon a time, sports fans wanted freedom of choice. Why pay for dozens — or perhaps hundreds — of television channels when all you wanted to do was to see your favorite teams play? The cable era is in its sunset. Streaming is all the rage. No longer need you pay for channels that…
Scottie Scheffler deletes Venmo because bettors asked for payments
That Scottie Scheffler is the prohibitive favorite to win the U.S. Open this week at historic Oakmont Country Club surprises no one. He’s the top-ranked golfer in the world, winning three of his last four starts, including the PGA Championship. That Scheffler deleted his Venmo account because bettors continually clicked the pay/request link on the…
Ex-Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer to receive damages from sexual assault accuser
Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer prevailed in court Monday, when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered the woman who accused him of sexual assault to pay more than $300,000 for violating the terms of a settlement agreement. Bauer and Lindsey Hill, the woman whose 2021 allegations triggered a Major League Baseball investigation that resulted…
Looking for a new job? These businesses might be the best bets
In the past weeks, hundreds of thousands of students earned diplomas from colleges and universities across the country. But for many, the biggest challenge still lies ahead: landing a job in their major. From the rise of artificial intelligence to uncertainly surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, the opportunities for the newly minted graduates could…