• Yahoo Sports

    Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens' cockpit visit triggers FAA investigation

    Meulens is seen in a since-deleted video sitting in one of the pilots' seats during a team charter from Denver to Toronto.

  • Reuters

    UPDATE 1-US designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as "forever chemicals." The rule will require companies to report leaks of two of the most commonly used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and help pay to clean up existing contamination. The EPA last week announced its first drinking water standards to guard against PFAS pollution.

  • The Canadian Press

    Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

    LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers unveiled their strategy Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology. The International Olympic Committee outlined its agenda for taking advantage of AI. Officials said it could be used to help identify promising athletes, personalize training methods and make the games fairer by improving judging. “Today we are making another step to ensure the uniqueness of the Olympic Games and the r