• NBC Sports Chicago

    Houston Astros having one of their worst season starts in decades

    With one of the worst records in Major League Baseball and off to their worst start in more than 50 years, why are the Houston Astros this bad?Houston Astros having one of their worst season starts in decades originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

  • NBC Sports Boston

    Prize money at the 2024 French Open

    The total sum for prize money for the 2024 French Open is up 7.82 percent from last year. Here's a breakdown round by round.Prize money at the 2024 French Open originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

  • Reuters

    Japan's factory activity falls slow, PMI shows

    Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in April as declines in output and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday. Inflationary pressure continued but firms found market demand was strong enough to allow them to raise output costs, the survey found. The final au Jibun Bank Japan manufacturing purchasingmanagers' index (PMI) rose to 49.6 in April from 48.2 in March, but was off the 49.9 reported in the flash PMI.