5 d. ago Athletes bring colleges prestige and money. What are they owed when they graduate?

Former sports stars can often feel forgotten after their college days are over. Some are taking the matter into their own handsTwo very different scenarios – a long-awaited title and a dramatic upset – unfolded in San Antonio and Tampa last weekend. UConn’s women’s basketball team won their first national title in almost 10 years and Houston’s men pulled off a stunning comeback victory over Duke in the Final Four.Both teams were well supported by alumni, including former Huskies Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, and Sue Bird. Taurasi and Bird were on broadcast duties, but Moore and Stewart were in the stands during UConn’s victory and breezed on to the court to celebrate the win. Meanwhile, Hakeem Olajuwon, who played college basketball at Houston before embarking on his Hall of Fame NBA career, was in town to cheer on the Cougars. But unlike the former Huskies, Olajuwon was denied permission to celebrate with his former college on court after their win over Duke.The athle...

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6 d. ago Tropical Fish To Breed 2025: Here are 10 breeds of colourful livebearing fish that are simple to breed

Breeding your own tropical fish can save you money and be a fascinating hobby.

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9 d. ago Grand National 2025 prize money: How much winning jockeys and owners are paid

The Grand National is one of the richest races in horse racing as huge sums of money are up for grabs at Aintree

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1 week ago EastEnders fans 'work out' why Joel owes money as Ross' huge secret 'revealed'

EastEnders fans were recently made aware that Ross was 'up to his eyes in debt' because of his son Joel - and eagle eyed fans think they've worked out the reason why

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1 week ago Big matchups and bigger bucks: Michael Johnson pledges Grand Slam Track will bring ‘fantasy to life’

Athletics legend says his new four-part event, which launches on Friday, is exactly what the sport needsMichael Johnson is one of the few true legends of track and field. Now, though, he is chasing the holy grail. Every four years, athletics is the biggest sport at the Olympics. In between, for most casual fans, it tumbles off a cliff. But Johnson, a four-time gold medallist across the Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney Games, believes he can change all that with a new big-money professional track league, Grand Slam Track, which launches on Friday in Kingston, Jamaica.“Grand Slam Track is the equivalent of UFC and Formula One,” he tells the Guardian. “The research tells us that people watched track during the Olympics because of the stakes, the stars, and the stories. So that is the recipe. And at the absolute heart of it is the head-to-head competition between the best athletes. Because that’s what people want to see.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago EV owners hit with £22.3m double whammy of car tax and higher charging bills from today

EV owners will collectively pay millions more a month to run their cars as they pay car tax for the first time and Ofgem's price cap kicks in.

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2 w. ago Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's reaction to being told Wrexham wages might quadruple

Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have pumped large sums of money into the club over the last few years but have been told that may need to increase further

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2 w. ago Hollywood star 'quits British film amid claims production has run out of money leaving crew owed £600k in unpaid wages'

The Hollywood actress, 55, was set to star in upcoming drama Angels in the Asylum alongside an all-star cast, with the film being the directorial debut of British director Rob Sorrenti.

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2 w. ago A thousand steelworkers lost their pensions 20 years ago. They are still owed money and many have died

1,000 workers in one of Cardiff's largest steelworks lost their pensions more than two decades ago

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2 w. ago If you owned these things in the 90s you could be sitting on a small fortune now

It's time to dust off your old toys you may have stashed away in a cupboard as they could make you a fortune. Experts say certain 90s toys are now worth thousands

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2 w. ago Who is running Britain’s economy – Rachel Reeves or Donald Trump?

The chancellor’s careful calculations for her spring statement are likely to be blown out of the water by a looming US trade war• From more tax to rewriting budget rules: six alternative ways Reeves could raise moneyAs Rachel Reeves powered through her spring statement on Wednesday, telling the country she was “restoring stability to the public finances” few in the House of Commons chamber seemed to know what to make of it all.Reeves’s message did not seem to resonate with the underlying mood of uncertainty and anxiety at home and abroad. Many Labour MP nodded loyally along with her, trying to impress the whips. Others on the government benches looked grave. Growth forecasts for this year had been halved. Money would have to be raised to meet the chancellor’s own fiscal rules, and the poorest would be the ones bearing the brunt. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I was anxious and depressed about money but now I'm £2,496 a year better off

The spring budget has left Brits worried about their finances but a pensioner from Manchester is urging others to do a simple check to see if they could be better off after he sought help and discoverd he was owed money

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2 w. ago The huge amount of money Ryan Reynolds has spent and lost on Wrexham

The Hollywood co-owners have spent a massive amount of money on helping Wrexham's rise through the leagues

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2 w. ago Amber Glenn, the skater redefining what power looks like on the ice

She’s a Grand Prix champion, a triple Axel pioneer and one of figure skating’s most formidable athletes. But her artistry, not just her athleticism, may be what changes the sportWhen Amber Glenn takes the ice for the free skate on Friday night at the world figure skating championships in Boston after a disappointing short program, fans will be holding their breath. Undefeated this season, she was seen as the one to beat. The Grand Prix final Champion, two-time US champion, the only woman to regularly land a triple Axel in competition (on which she suffered an uncharacteristic fall, landing her ninth place in the short on Wednesday afternoon), she had been tipped to become the first US woman to win the world title in nearly 20 years. But with less than seven points between her and first place, nothing is impossible. And while much of the tenacity that could still bring her victory this week lies in her raw athleticism, Glenn has something in her arsenal more tenuous, and more volatil...

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2 w. ago DWP's brutal new 40% rule and how bank deductions will be made

New rules will mean that people will be notified if the DWP needs to take money from benefits claimants who owe sums to UK authorities, the courts, or even their landlords

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3 w. ago B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher sees 'big ticket' sales fall hitting profits

Across the UK and Ireland, sales of 'big ticket' items at B&Q's fell by 7.1% on a like-for-like basis.

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3 w. ago 'I've spotted how to get my favourite Skechers flip flops for £13 in a deal stack'

Now's the time to get sandals for summer and writer Narin Flanders has found a way to save money on the most comfy pair she's ever owned

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3 w. ago You ARE entitled to compensation if your online banking is hit by an outage: SYLVIA MORRIS explains how

Bank websites and apps seem to go down all the time at the moment, leaving their customers unable to access their own money.

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