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Lucknow: BJP's Sarojininagar MLA from Lucknow, Rajeshwar Singh , met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and congratulated him on the BJP's historic triumph in UP bypolls . Singh lauded the victory as a testament to public support for Yogi's leadership and governance. Singh submitted seven key proposals addressing public welfare, technological innovation and infrastructure development. Highlighting the city's worsening air pollution , Singh proposed establishing a state environmental protection commission. Singh reiterated his call for an artificial intelligence commission to address rising cybercrime and streamline governance.Fulks' 24 lead Milwaukee over Wofford 76-74
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INGLEWOOD — Clippers reserve guard Jordan Miller took his place at the key for shooting drills before Tuesday’s practice. During the drill, players pass the ball back and forth to each other. Just a routine drill or so he thought. Miller was about to toss the ball to the next player when he looked up and saw Kawhi Leonard ready to catch his pass. “I’m passing it to Kawhi. Oh, snap,” Miller said of his initial reaction to seeing the six-time All-Star on the court. Leonard took part in limited practice on Tuesday, his first appearance in team drills since last season when his right knee flared up during the playoffs. The two-time NBA Finals MVP has missed the first 25 games this season as he works his way back into playing shape after having an offseason knee procedure that left him dealing with inflammation . “He just kind of snuck his way onto the court, you know, very Kawhi-like,” Miller said. “It’s great to have another leader on the court. He’s been leading off the court, obviously, but for him to be in the drill, participating with us, it’s just a different feeling.” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said Leonard looked “good” in practice, taking part in offensive and defensive work, but without contact. Lue added that while Leonard has gotten better, he will not play against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Asked what boxes the 33-year-old forward still needs to check before he can suit up for a game, Lue said he needs to “do a lot more things to really get back on the floor. We just want to make sure he’s 100%; we don’t want to get him out there at 70%, 75%. “So, let’s just take our time, make sure we get it right. Like I said, our medical staff – with Maggie Bryant, Todd Wright, Jasen Powell – those guys have done a great job just making sure that he’s checking every box, not speeding through it, not skipping steps. We’re not going to let him skip steps.” Leonard’s surprise appearance, even in a limited capacity, was a morale boost for the rest of the team. “It gave us energy and like at this point, where we are, we can take all the energy we can get,” Miller said. “So, it’s good to have him back on the court. “At the end of the day, we all want the best for him. Whenever that is, whenever he can play with us, that’s great. But, at the end of the day, we just want what’s best for him.” Leonard, who sat out the entire 2021-22 season because of a torn ACL in his right knee and has missed 204 of a possible 460 games since joining the Clippers in 2019, did not speak to reporters. Like the rest of the team, Lue could sense a change at the Clippers’ training facility. “It raised our energy just for our guys to see him on the floor,” Lue said. “It brought a juice to our team, so we needed that jolt, especially going through the schedule we’ve been through, so it was really good to see him out there.” The Clippers have been able to stay competitive in the stacked Western Conference without their star player. Although they have dropped their past two games, including a 28-point blowout to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Clippers (14-11) are sixth in the conference and limiting opponents to a fifth-best 107.4 points per game. That will enable Leonard to take a slower approach to getting back into the flow. He will not have to carry the team right away and return to averaging 23.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists like he did last season before suffering knee problems. “But at some point, you need him to be Kawhi Leonard,” Lue said. “I think he can do that. And just seeing the year he had last year – playing 68 games – and how he played at a really high level. So, we just got to get him back to that. It’s going to take some time, and he can’t get frustrated with the process.” The Clippers got more good news as All-Star point guard James Harden (groin), guard Amir Coffey (shoulder), guard Kris Dunn (illness) and backup center Mo Bamba (injury management) all took part in Tuesday’s practice. Harden, Coffey and Bamba all sat out Sunday night’s loss to the Houston Rockets. Dunn played 22 minutes but came down with an unspecified illness. Forward Derrick Jones Jr. was diagnosed with a right hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024. The award comes after a season where he missed 15 of Inter Miami’s 34 regular-season matches with injuries or commitments to Argentina’s national team. He still factored into a league-high 36 goals by scoring 20 and assisting on 16 others. His 2.1 goal contributions per 90 minutes played is the best by any player in any season in MLS history. MLS revealed the voting results Friday. Messi edged out Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández for the award, which is determined by a poll of players, club technical staff and select media members. NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. The league has been reviewing the case for months, trying to determine whether Watson should be punished. League spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email that "there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of a violation of the personal conduct policy.” Watson, who served an 11-game suspension in 2022, was accused of assault by a woman in September. She was seeking more than $1 million in damage before the sides reached a confidential settlement. Watson has played in just 19 games over three seasons for the Browns. NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025 The NBA is returning to China next season. The league has struck a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned for Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. Brooklyn and Phoenix will play games in China’s gambling hub of Macao on Oct. 10, 2025, and again two days later. There are more games planned for China in 2026, a source told The Associated Press. American ski racer Lindsey Vonn is picking up speed in her comeback bid at 40 years old COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — American ski racer Lindsey Vonn darted through the shadows on the speed course at Copper Mountain on a frigid morning. She was on the hill Friday as she tries to make a comeback to skiing nearly six years after her last race. Vonn plans to enter a series of lower-tier FIS downhill and super-G races this weekend at Copper Mountain, Colorado. It could be the first step toward seeing her on the World Cup circuit again. Scottie Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2 NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler used a big run of birdies to take a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Scheffler had seven birdies on the front nine for a 29. The world No. 1 added one birdie on the back nine to lead by two over Justin Thomas and Akshay Bhatia. Scheffler found no need to apologize for only one birdie on the back nine. He says it simply was a matter of the ball being a little closer to the hole and a few more putts going in. Scheffler already has eight victories this year, including Olympic gold. Hall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away from ESPN for an extended time to deal with health issue Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is stepping away from his ESPN analyst role for an extended time to focus on a personal health challenge, the network said in a statement. Moss revealed last week that he’s dealing with a health issue and asked fans to pray for him and his family. The 47-year-old ESPN football analyst made his announcement on Instagram from the set of the network’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” show. He directed his message to men and urged them to get checkups and bloodwork done, without specifying any particular illness. No Bevo? SEC tells Texas there's no room for its 1,700-pound longhorn at title game vs. Georgia ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference championship game will not feature another mascot showdown. The league says there's not enough space on the sideline at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for No. 2 Texas to bring along its 1,700-pound longhorn Bevo XV for the game against No. 5 Georgia. The teams have two of college football’s most famous mascots. There should be enough sideline space for Georgia’s pure white English bulldog, Uga XI. Before the 2019 Sugar Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, Bevo XV toppled his barrier and began to charge at Uga X. Texas handlers were able to pull Bevo back before any harm. The Big Ten and SEC are set to gobble up CFP bids. That could squeeze the ACC and other leagues The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences are set to gobble up the majority of the bids to the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. That could squeeze the Atlantic Coast Conference and other leagues trying to maintain their footing. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips told The Associated Press he wants clarity on the process that put two-loss Miami behind three-loss Alabama in the latest rankings. Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said she wouldn't support future changes for guaranteed numbers of bids to power conferences. The Mountain West is set to have its champion in the playoff as a Group of Five winner. NFL's next coaching cycle will feature an impressive list of candidates: Analysis The next NFL coaching cycle will feature an impressive list of candidates ranging from proven champions to up-and-coming coordinators. Six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick heads the list of recognizable names that includes 2021 AP Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel. Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, Buccaneers OC Liam Cohen, Bills OC Joe Brady and Eagles OC Kellen Moore are among a lengthy list of young offensive-minded coaches who will garner plenty of interest. F1 champion Max Verstappen to become first-time father with girlfriend Kelly Piquet ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen is set to become a father for the first time with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet. There’s racing heritage on both sides of the family. Verstappen secured his fourth F1 title last month and Kelly’s father Nelson Piquet was a three-time champion in the 1980s. Verstappen says on Instagram that "we couldn’t be happier with our little miracle.” Verstappen is aiming to win his 10th F1 race of the year at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Practice gets underway later. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ-LSTR), a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation logistics services, announced that on December 9, 2024, its Board of Directors has declared a special one-time cash dividend in the amount of $2.00 per share, payable on January 21, 2025, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 7, 2025. “Landstar’s strong balance sheet and free cash flow generation enable us to continue to return value to our stockholders,” said Landstar President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Lonegro. The Company purchased a total of 452,019 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $82.1 million during the first 11 months of its 2024 fiscal year. The Company also returned $120.5 million to stockholders in the form of cash dividends paid on shares of its common stock during the 2024 fiscal year. As previously reported, as of September 28, 2024, the Company had $531 million in cash and short-term investments. The Company intends to continue to use its available free cash flow to opportunistically purchase its stock under its stock purchase program. About Landstar: Landstar System, Inc., is a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity providers and employees. Landstar transportation services companies are certified to ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standards and RC14001:2015 environmental, health, safety and security management system standards. Landstar System, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market® under the symbol LSTR. Forward Looking Statements Disclaimer: The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this press release that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” This press release contains forward-looking statements, such as statements which relate to Landstar’s business objectives, plans, strategies and expectations. Terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intention,” “expects,” “plans,” “predicts,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “will,” the negative thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are by nature subject to uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to: an increase in the frequency or severity of accidents or other claims; unfavorable development of existing accident claims; dependence on third party insurance companies; dependence on independent commission sales agents; dependence on third party capacity providers; the impact of the Russian conflict with Ukraine on the operations of certain independent commission sales agents, including the Company’s largest such agent by revenue in the 2023 fiscal year; decreased demand for transportation services; U.S. trade relationships; substantial industry competition; disruptions or failures in the Company’s computer systems; cyber and other information security incidents; dependence on key vendors; potential changes in taxes; status of independent contractors; regulatory and legislative changes; regulations focused on diesel emissions and other air quality matters; regulations requiring the purchase and use of zero-emission vehicles; intellectual property; and other operational, financial or legal risks or uncertainties detailed in Landstar’s Form 10-K for the 2023 fiscal year, described in Item 1A Risk Factors, and in other SEC filings from time to time. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results or events to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
When he first arrived at last January, was still a few months short of his 18th birthday. The bright-eyed freshman running back had graduated from high school early, in the hope that he’d hit the ground running at USC. And right away it was clear how quickly that ground was moving beneath his feet. But Jackson, a 230-pound power back, resolved not to let the speed of it all swallow him up. He watched closely as , the Trojans' workhorse and Jackson’s roommate on the road, worked his way through a stellar season. He took note of Marks’ every move, how he arrived early and stayed late, how he took care of his body, how he watched film, filing it all away for when his moment finally came. It might have seemed then as if Jackson would have a while to wait, what with Marks leading the way and standout sophomore waiting in the wings. But Marks opted out of the bowl game, and Joyner entered the transfer portal, and suddenly, the keys to USC’s backfield for against Texas A&M were in the hands of one of the youngest players on USC’s roster, a freshman with barely 20 carries to his name. “It’s an opportunity for me,” Jackson said recently, “one of the biggest of my life.” Similar circumstances are playing out all over college football this month, with the transfer portal ravaging rosters and potential NFL prospects opting out of bowls en masse. At USC, 19 players have already entered the transfer portal, while three more — Marks, center and cornerback — chose to skip the bowl game in lieu of preparing for the draft. That’s left plenty of opportunities up for grabs over the last month, up and down USC’s lineup. In addition to a brand new backfield, USC will roll with two new offensive linemen — Kilian O’Connor at center and Tobias Raymond at right tackle — and be without three of its top five receivers from this season. On both sides of the ball, young players are expected to play major roles Friday as USC looks ahead to next season. “There’s a part of this that feels like the last game of this year and in some ways feels like the first game of next year,” said. Texas A&M coach Mike Elko, on the other hand, said he has already basically put the Aggies' season behind them. With three starters out along the Aggies' defensive front, Elko said Friday that his staff had approached the bowl more like “an opener” than the final stamp on their season. He expects that USC, too, will look far different than it did just a few weeks ago. “You’re playing with guys in new spots, new faces,” Riley said. “Even the preparation for it is a little bit different because you don’t have your full roster. But you’ve got to adapt. I think going through what we did last year helped us. I think we’re less surprised by what happened and understood how to plan from the beginning.” Depth was actually far more dire last December, when USC had just 53 players active for the Holiday Bowl. Still, USC rode an army of reserves and a six-touchdown showing from backup to a rollicking win that gave the Trojans a wave of momentum heading into the offseason. That momentum didn’t mean much by the time USC’s first Big Ten slate was in full swing, as Moss was benched and the Trojans stumbled to a 6-6 finish. But it was out of last bowl season that several building blocks for future USC teams first emerged. Among them starting left tackle Elijah Paige and standout receiver Ja’Kobi Lane, who burst onto the scene with two touchdowns in the Holiday Bowl. Those opportunities, Riley reiterated Thursday, can be incredibly valuable. “It’s a chance to showcase the program, it’s a chance for young guys to play,” Riley said. “It’s another opportunity, and we just don’t get that many in this game.” It could prove especially consequential, once again, to USC’s plans at the quarterback position. Riley has yet to bring in another passer in the transfer portal and said earlier this month that any new quarterback added would serve only as “depth” behind . But Maiava was brought in last January under similar circumstances, only to displace Moss as the starter by November. He could have another quarterback to contend with soon enough in five-star freshman , who joined the team this month for practices and was a part of the bowl festivities in Las Vegas. The circumstances were already unusual enough for Maiava this week, as USC practiced on the campus of Nevada Las Vegas, the school he left to join USC. “He never expected anything other than for us to coach him hard and develop him,” Riley said of his quarterback, “and he was ready when his opportunity came.” That’s the attitude Jackson has tried to carry into bowl season, preparing as if this were his moment to seize control of USC’s backfield for 2025. He’ll share carries with another young back, A’Marion Peterson, on Friday, before soon enough another ball carrier —New Mexico’s Eli Sanders — joins the mix. The outlook for USC’s rushing attack may only get muddier from there. Riley called it “a tremendous opportunity for [Jackson and Peterson] to show that they can do the things that great backs in our offense have to do.” It’s been a while since Riley has run with a true power back like Jackson, but the freshman has spent the bowl season trying to convince the coach that he’s ready, with plenty of cuts and bruises to prove it. “It’s been a grind, man,” Jackson said with a smile. But opportunities like this, he knows, don’t come along often. “They gave me a chance to be the guy,” Jackson said, “so I’m giving it everything I have.” This story originally appeared in .LIVE Strictly Come Dancing live: Latest updates as Pete Wicks makes surprise revelation and celebrities battle it out for a spot in the semi-final By OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 18:06 GMT, 30 November 2024 | Updated: 18:28 GMT, 30 November 2024 e-mail View comments Advertisement Strictly Come Dancing celebrities will tonight dance for a place in the semi-finals as the battle for the Glitterball Trophy hots up. This week's theme is musicals which will see the six remaining pairs perform routines inspired by classic productions such as Mary Poppins and West Side Story . Jamie became the latest celebrity to leave the show on Sunday as Tasha and Aljaz recorded the first perfect score of the series with an impeccable American Smooth. Follow live updates of the Strictly live show and join in the conversation in our comments section 18:32 Strictly star Pete Wicks reveals the terrifying death threats he has been receiving for staying in the dance competition as fans questions how he has managed to escape elimination By Poppy Atkinson Gibson Pete Wicks has revealed he has been on the receiving end of nasty death threats during his time on Strictly Come Dancing. The former TOWIE star, 36, opened up on his Staying Relevant podcast on Saturday while discussing having made it all the way to the quarter final stages of the hit BBC dance show. The reality star was talking about his time on the show with his professional dance partner Jowita Przystal , 30. Read more below: Pete Wicks reveals he has been receiving death threats The former TOWIE star, 36, opened up on his Staying Relevant podcast on Saturday while discussing having made it all the way to the quarter final stages of the hit BBC dance show. Mail Online 18:28 West End week songs and dances Can't wait for tonight's action? Here's a preview of the musical-themed songs and dances: Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - Rumba to I'm Here from The Colour Purple Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - Charleston to Popular from Wicked Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Škorjanec - Argentine Tango to Ex-Wives from SIX Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - Quickstep to You're The Top from Anything Goes JB Gill and Lauren Oakley - Viennese Waltz to Let's Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins Pete Wicks and and Jowita Przystał - Waltz to Somewhere from West Side Story -not necessarily in order of performance 18:24 Strictly star JB Gill admits wife Chloe Tangney is 'so jealous' of him dancing with pro partners Amy Dowden and Lauren Oakley - but NOT because of the show's infamous curse By Geraint Llewellyn Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill has revealed wife Chloe Tangney has been left 'so jealous' by his stint on the BBC show. However the JLS star, 37, who was paired with Amy Dowden and later Lauren Oakley , admitted that she's not fearful of the series' infamous curse, but envious of his weight loss . JB, who shares son Ace,10, and six-year-old daughter Chiara with his wife of ten-years, told The Sun : 'I’m already getting it in the neck from Chloe, she’s just so jealous'. Strictly's JB Gill reveals wife Chloe Tangney is 'jealous' Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill has revealed wife Chloe Tangney has been left 'so jealous' by his stint on the BBC show. Mail Online 18:15 Week 10 leaderboard - which celebrities wowed the judges last Saturday Heading into quarter-final week, let's take a look at which celebrities impressed judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke. And who will be looking to surge up the leaderboard to avoid slipping into the bottom two. Thanks to the Samba-thon there was a tie at the top of the table: 46 (40+6) Tasha and Aljaz 46 (39+7) JB and Lauren 42 (37+5) Montell and Johannes 40 (36+4) Sarah and Vito 34 (32+2) Jamie and Michelle 34 (33+1) Chris and Dianne 32 (29+3) Pete and Jowita 18:06 Welcome to the Strictly quarter-finals! Hello and welcome to MailOnline's live coverage of the Strictly Come Dancing quarter-finals. Tonight's battle on the ballroom will be musicals themed with routines inspired by classic productions such as Mary Poppins and West Side Story. The ever increasing standards reached new highs last week as Tasha and Aljaz recorded fthe first perfect score as an impeccable American Smooth earned them 40 points. But with the Glitterball Trophy looming will the pressure start to toll? Who will cha-cha-charge through to the semi-finals and who will waltz away from the ballroom? Stick with us for the latest updates from tonight's live show plus reaction from viewers at home. Enjoy! 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For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter , with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that's the richest in baseball history. It comes almost exactly one year after the Los Angeles Dodgers forked out a princely sum of $700 million on a 10-year, heavily deferred deal for two-way Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. They are believed to be the two richest contracts in pro sports history. The way it's going, a contract approaching $1 billion doesn't seem out of the question. But several factors are working against it — at least in the near future. There's reason to believe the megadeals for Ohtani and Soto are unicorns in the baseball world. Both players are uniquely talented, surely, but both also had unusual circumstances propelling their value into the stratosphere. Ohtani is the greatest two-way player in baseball history, capable of improving any team on both sides of the ball. He's also the rare baseball player who has true international appeal . His every move ( like his unexpected marriage announcement ) is followed closely in his native Japan, adding another 125 million potential fans who buy merchandise, watch him play and help fill the Dodgers' coffers. Then there's Soto — a four-time All-Star and on-base machine who won a World Series with the Washington Nationals in 2019. The X-factor for him is he became a free agent at the prime age of 26, which is extremely hard to do under current MLB rules. Players have to be in the big leagues for six years before testing free agency. The precocious Soto debuted at 19 with the Nats, making him part of a rare group of players who reached the highest level of professional baseball as a teenager. That accelerated his free agency timeline. It's rare for players to debut that young, and rarer still for them to develop into stars and test the open market the first chance they get. Two recent examples are Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, who both reached free agency in 2019. Machado signed a free-agent record $300 million contract with San Diego, and Harper overtook him days later with a $330 million contract to join the Phillies. Most players debut in the big leagues from ages 22 to 26, which means free agency comes in their late 20s or early 30s. A typical example is Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who is one of this generation's great players but didn't hit the market until he was 30. Judge played three seasons of college baseball for Fresno State before getting drafted by the Yankees in 2013 at age 21 — already two years older than Soto was when he made his MLB debut. It took a few years for the budding superstar to reach the majors, and he was 25 when he had his breakout season in 2018, smashing 52 homers to earn AL Rookie of the Year honors. By the time he reached free agency after the 2022 season, he had already passed age 30. It's a major factor that led to him signing a $360 million, nine-year deal with the Yankees, which seems downright reasonable these days after the Ohtani and Soto deals. Two major trends are colliding that will make it harder for guys like Soto to hit free agency in their mid 20s. First, MLB teams have been more likely in recent years to take college players early in the draft, betting on more experienced talents. Just 10 high school players were drafted among the top 30 picks in the 2024 draft . Second, teams are more eager to lock up young, premium talent on long-term deals very early in their careers, well before they hit free agency. Sometimes before they even reach the majors. Since Soto, just two players have debuted in MLB before their 20th birthday — Elvis Luciano and Junior Caminero. Luciano hasn't been back to the majors since his 2019 cup of coffee. Caminero is now 21 and has only played in 50 big league games. Among those that debuted at 20: Fernando Tatis Jr. signed a $340 million, 14-year deal with San Diego in 2021, years before reaching the open market. Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio got an $82 million, eight-year deal before even reaching the big leagues. Young stars Corbin Carroll ($111 million, eight years with Arizona), Bobby Witt Jr. ($288 million, 11 years with Kansas City) and Julio Rodriguez ($209.3 million, 12 years with Seattle) also got massive guarantees early in their 20s to forgo an early free agency. The exception and wild card: Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be a 26-year-old free agent next offseason. Guerrero hasn't been as consistent in his young career as Soto, but a standout 2025 season could position him to threaten Soto's deal. More likely is that the player to pass Soto isn't in the majors yet — and might not even be in pro baseball. When 25-year-old Alex Rodriguez signed his record $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas in 2001, it took over a decade for another player to match that total, when Albert Pujols got $240 million over 10 years from the Angels in 2012. For many players, passing up life-changing money in their early or mid 20s is too enticing, even if it means that they might not maximize their value on the free agent market later in their careers. Soto was determined to test the market. He famously turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer to stay with the Washington Nationals in 2022, betting that he could make even more as a free agent. Not many players would turn down that kind of cash. Then again, that's what makes Soto so unique. 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United States of America has the world's oldest democracy but the country is yet to get a female President. ET Year-end Special Reads Corporate Kalesh: Top family disputes of India Inc in 2024 The world of business lost these eminent people in 2024 Fast, faster, fastest: How 2024 put more speed into your shopping Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., don't agree on much. Yet, recently the ideological adversaries found some common ground on a political question that has quietly endured over nearly two decades. Yes, a woman can win the White House, they agree. But she's probably going to be conservative, NYT News Service reported. "Are there women out there, governors, Republican, Democrat, that can be the next president of the United States? Absolutely," Graham said in an interview on Capitol Hill this month. "If you have a Republican female nominee, they would have a good shot of being the first woman president." 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