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Thankful: How learning a new skill creates bread — and patience

In an effort to become a useful person, I told myself at the beginning of 2024 that I would teach myself a new skill every week. This continued for about two months in an unstable state. I made butter, learned how to knit and cross-stitch, and even learned to cut my own hair. None of […]

Oregon State’s unbelievable Pick-6 against Purdue was a matter of luck and skill

Saturday night against Purdue Oregon The first points came on a pick-six by the Beavers. That in itself isn't all that remarkable, because even scoring plays happen all too often in college football on Saturday, but how Oregon State's Zacchae Saez pulled off this pick-six has to be seen to be believed. Purdue started its […]

Caitlin Clark shows off unexpected new skill — baseball announcing

Caitlin Clark may already be trying out a second career. As the Indiana Fever prepares for its first playoff series since 2016 and a high-profile matchup against the championship-favorite Connecticut Sun in the first round of the WNBA postseason, Clark has tried something new: baseball announcing. On Wednesday, the Fever star and Rookie of the […]

Chris Hemsworth debuts new skill at Ed Sheeran concert

Chris Hemsworth has another skill to add to his resume. The “Avengers” star showed off his newly acquired drumming talents at an Ed Sheeran concert. Sheeran and Hemsworth shared the video on social media as part of a preview for the second season of Hemsworth’s National Geographic series “Limitless with Chris Hemsworth.” In the video, […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is showcasing a dangerous new skill in the NBA playoffs

Possessions like this one may have colored your perception of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s first-round win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Gilgeous-Alexander wasn’t even the primary ball handler, he was instead a member of the team. Supporting cast for Jaylen Williams as he tries to generate offense from the spread pick-and-roll: However, […]

Youngkin amends ‘skill games’ measure, proposing far stricter standards 

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has proposed stricter standards for a “skill games” bill aimed at regulating and taxing arcade-like machines in the state. In a flurry of legislative action on Monday, Yonkin amended the “games of skill” bill the General Assembly sent to him in March. The bill would legalize and tax “games of […]

Mets veterans have set a standard in learning the ‘skill’ of durability

PORT STREET LUCIE — In parts of three seasons with the Mets, Jay Bruce never produced a lasting highlight moment. Nothing in SNY’s infinite loop. But his influence has lasted on the franchise, and not just because he was a financial match for Robinson Cano in the trade with Seattle that brought Edwin Diaz to […]