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As Vikings kicker Will Reichard lined up a 54-yard field goal in the first half of Minnesota’s eventual 37-10 loss to the ...

We’ve known for a long time that passwords have their flaws. Whether it’s phishing, brute force, or dictionary attacks, password-based authentication remains one of the weakest links in cybersecurity.

Sometimes, you can’t settle the matter in 60 minutes. For most of college football history, you had to. The sport only introduced its first overtime rule in 1996 and since then there have been a few ...

Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. There’s been a lot of talk about the European players dealing with tough New York fans at the Ryder Cup, but the golf fans I saw yesterday at Grand Central Terminal on ...

Many pitchers seek out velocity. Others look to induced vertical break or spin rate. Tigers knuckleballer Kenny Serwa seeks ...

While a regular PGA Tour tournament is comprised of four straight rounds of individual stroke play, the Ryder Cup is very different. Two teams of 12 players each from the United States and Europe ...

What are foursomes, who is playing, and why on earth is that rather inebriated spectator cosplaying as George Washington? The Ryder Cup can be a dizzying beast to wrap your head around if you’re not a ...

Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. NoDerog / Getty Images A government shutdown ...

The last shutdown cost the U.S. $3 billion, officials said. The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday amid a Capitol Hill impasse over competing congressional spending bills. It ...

Syria will select the People’s Assembly on Sunday in the country’s first elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December. The elections are a historic moment after more than 50 years ...