Despite filing for bankruptcy, Hooters vows to stay open Hooters, the restaurant chain known for its wings and all-female waitstaff in signature orange uniforms, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Despite the filing, the brand insists it’s not going anywhere. unbranded – Newsworthy Restaurant chain Hooters began abruptly closing locations this month, despite previously saying…
Ex-MLB star Trevor Bauer settles sexual assault lawsuit Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and Lindsey Hill, who accused him of sexual assault, have settled their lawsuit outside of court. unbranded – Sport A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered a woman who accused former MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault…
Are Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup bound? Former NHLer weighs in Former NHL winger Riley Cote explains what he loves about this Edmonton Oilers team ahead of the Western Conference Finals. Sports Seriously Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final looked like it might head to a second overtime, then the Florida Panthers‘ Tomas Nosek put…
AI companies claim their tools couldn’t exist without training on copyrighted material. It turns out, they could — it’s just really hard. To prove it, AI researchers trained a new model that’s less powerful but much more ethical. That’s because the LLM’s dataset uses only public domain and openly licensed material. The paper (via The…
ESPN’s Mike Greenberg on what the future looks like for the Jets ESPN commentator and die-hard Jets fan Mike Greenberg chats about the team’s offseason moves that included cutting Aaron Rodgers and signing Justin Fields. Sports Seriously Editor’s note: This story is a part of a series by USA TODAY Sports called Project: June. We will…
New York Knicks move on from Tom Thibodeau and here’s why USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes explains why the Knicks chose to move on from head coach Tom Thibodeau after years of improving franchise. Sports Pulse After crashing out in the NBA Eastern Conference finals, their deepest run in a quarter century, the New York…
In baseball, women will soon have a league of their own For women passionate about the sport, the launch of the Women’s Pro Baseball League next year is great news. After decades of making do with leftovers and scraps, women’s sports teams now officially have a seat at the table in Illinois. The Illinois Sports…
Jessica Pagula on accomplished Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro, Madison Keys Tennis player Jessica Pegula discusses how amazing it is to have other amazing American women in tennis dominating the sport. Sports Seriously PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) – Coco Gauff huffed and puffed into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 victory against fellow American Madison Keys in…
NBA Finals Predictions: Thunder or Pacers? Do the Pacers have a chance against the Thunder in thr NBA Finals? The FTH crew doesn’t have much faith in this this series Tyrese Haliburton keeps coming up clutch these NBA playoffs. His latest heroics came Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, when he gave…
Why Texas Tech, Texas will win 2025 WCWS It’s a Lone Star State Women’s College World Series this year, and reporter Jenni Carlson breaks down one reason Texas Tech will win and one reason Texas will win the WCWS. After two knocks on the door, Texas softball finally broke it down at the Women’s College…