Improbable

In 2017, the Super Bowl was decided by the performance of a career journeyman quarterback who had never started a full season of games. Nick Foles briefly transformed from a run-of-the-mill backup into one of the best field…

The Ministry of Finance pointed to a the central bank’s December 2022 Financial Stability Report to note that investment fluctuation reserve buffers have helped banks absorb losses due to the rise in yields on government securities. Photo:…

LAS VEGAS – A dipperoo and a pinball. That’s a snippet of what it took to help finally break the sort of losing skid Sin City was built on. Amidst a horrifically frustrating season in which the Flames have collected one-goal losses like…

Kentucky basketball is expected to have a vastly different roster next season but Oscar Tshiebwe and Jacob Toppin at least vaguely teased a return.In the John Calipari error, acquiring talent has not been an issue for the Kentucky…

How Robyn Silvernagle even made it to the Scotties is remarkable, but taking the latest provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts title — with her rink of third Kelly Schafer, second Sherry Just and lead Kara Thevenot — after just one…

A British-based creator of virtual worlds is laying off a chunk of its workforce as it strives to turn a profit within months.Sky News has learnt that Improbable is preparing to make more than 10% of its 950-strong workforce…

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG : It's what is known in the markets as a "tail risk": a highly unlikely scenario in which Hong Kong's currency peg suddenly snaps. Yet market pricing suggests bets on such a shock are building in the hedge fund…

Look for the usual suspects — Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, and the hottest player in the game, Scottie Scheffler — to be in contention at this week’s P.G.A. Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.But don’t be…

The cause of her death nor any other details were announced.A co-statement posted by JMU president Jonathan Alger and director of athletics Jeff Bourne said: "Our hearts are aching, hearing the news of the loss of one of our…

Tiger Woods launched his improbable quest for a record-equalling sixth Masters title on Thursday, 14 months after a rollover car crash left him with injuries so severe he feared he would lose his right leg. The 46-year-old, who has fallen…