A few weeks ago, the Seattle Mariners signed a 20-year-old prospect to a $95 million deal, before he ever played in the majors. Last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates gave Konnor Griffin, a 19-year-old shortstop, a nine-year, $140 million deal, less than a week into his big league career. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Andrea Mitchell examines the upcoming dates … Read more
The NBA regular season is over and the NBC News sports crew had some thoughts on the major awards races. We skipped the Defensive Player of the Year award — Victor Wembenyama seems to have that one wrapped up. But our teams dove into the tightly contested MVP, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Steve Kornacki looks ahead to the … Read more
At the WNBA draft last night, the Dallas Wings selected Azzi Fudd with the No. 1 overall pick, uniting Fudd with her girlfriend and former college teammate Paige Bueckers, whom the Wings selected with the first pick in last year’s draft. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur explores how the Iran … Read more
Yesterday, Rory McIlroy confirmed his status as one of golf’s all-time greats, becoming the fourth golfer ever to win back-to-back Masters, and the first since Tiger Woods in the early 2000s. He showed a lot of mental fortitude in the process. We’ll dive in below. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Allan Smith files a dispatch from … Read more
The WNBA free agency period opened Wednesday, signings will begin Saturday, and the draft will take place Monday night. In today’s newsletter, a primer on all the upcoming WNBA business. Plus, an Arsenal-focused preview of this weekend’s Premier League action. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen takes stock of the … Read more