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Orange juice importer says Brazil tariffs will squeeze American consumers

July 23, 2025 Editor's pick 4 Mins Read

Orange juice prices could rise by 20% to 25%, according to Johanna Foods, a small U.S. business suing the White House over tariffs threatened against Brazil.

President Donald Trump said in a July 9 letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he would apply a 50% tariff to all imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1.

Trump said the high tariff rate was necessary because of ‘the way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro.’

Prosecutors in Brazil have alleged that Bolsonaro was part of a scheme that included a plan to assassinate the country’s current president, who defeated him in the last election, and Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing.

Trump also said Brazil was censoring U.S.-based social media platforms and was running “unsustainable Trade Deficits” with the United States.

However, the United States has a goods trade surplus with Brazil — more than $7 billion last year, according to data from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Johanna Foods, which says it supplies nearly 75% of all private label “not from concentrate” orange juice to customers in the U.S., says those arguments do not constitute an economic emergency and therefore the president does not have the power to levy this tariff.

“The Brazil Letter does not refer to any legal or statutory authority under which the Brazil Tariff can be imposed by the President,” the company’s attorney Marc Kaplin writes in a filing.

“The Brazil Letter does not constitute a proper executive action, is not an Executive Order, does not reference or incorporate any Executive Orders or modify or amend any existing Executive Order,” the attorney continued.

The company said some of its customers include Walmart, Aldi, Wegman’s, Safeway and Albertsons.

Johanna Foods CEO Robert Facchina said the duty would result in an estimated $68 million hit, exceeding any single year of profits since the company was created in 1995.

“The Brazil Tariff will result in a significant, and perhaps prohibitive, price increase in a staple American breakfast food,” the lawsuit reads.

“The not from concentrate orange juice ingredients imported from Brazil are not reasonably available from any supplier in the United States in sufficient quantity or quality to meet the Plaintiffs’ production needs.”

Orange juice prices have already been rising across the country. Over the last year, the average price of a 16-ounce container rose 23 cents, or more than 5%, to $4.49, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Orange juice futures, the global benchmark that tracks the commodity, have also jumped recently. During the last month, they are up nearly 40%, with most of that increase coming on the heels of Trump’s threat.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled last month that social media companies can be held accountable for the content posted on their platforms. Elon Musk’s social media site, X, was also briefly banned last year in Brazil after Musk refused to comply with a court request to ban some accounts.

Facchina says layoffs of union manufacturing employees, administrative staff and a reduced production capacity at the company’s Flemington, New Jersey, and Spokane, Washington, facilities are near-certain should these tariffs go into effect. Johanna Foods employs almost 700 people across Washington state and New Jersey.

Brazil was the 18th-largest source of U.S. goods imports last year, with more than $42 billion worth of imports entering the country, according to U.S. International Trade Commission data.

In its legal filing, the company asks the Court of International Trade to declare that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant Trump the statutory authority to impose the tariffs against Brazil, and that the president has not identified a national emergency or “unusual and extraordinary threat” as required by the IEEPA law to impose the tariffs.

In response to the lawsuit, a White House spokesperson said the administration is ‘legally and fairly using tariff powers that have been granted to the executive branch by the Constitution and Congress to level the playing field for American workers and safeguard our national security.”

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Crypto Market Update: Ethereum Funds Draw US$2.12 Billion in Record-breaking Week

July 22, 2025 Investing 5 Mins Read

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Monday (July 21) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.

Bitcoin and Ethereum price update

Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$116,854, down by 1.2 percent over the last 24 hours and its lowest valuation of the day. The highest valuation today was US$119,100.

Bitcoin price performance, July 21, 2025.

Chart via TradingView.

The signing of the GENIUS Act, which will regulate stablecoins with one-to-one reserves, sparked renewed investor confidence in stablecoins, while Bitcoin pulled back slightly.

Last week’s spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows reached roughly US$2.2 billion, supporting market momentum. Analysts note institutional interest remains strong but still has room to grow.

Ethereum (ETH) was priced at US$3,733.95, down by 0.7 percent over the past 24 hours. Its lowest valuation as of Monday was US$3,731.27, and its highest was US$3,848.92.

Altcoin price update

Solana (SOL) was priced at US$193.61, up by 6.3 percent over 24 hours. Its lowest valuation on Monday was US$191.12 as the markets opened for the day, and its highest was US$198.29.

XRP was trading for US$3.54, up 0.2 percent in the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency’s lowest valuation was US$3.53 as the markets opened, and its highest was US$3.64.

Sui (SUI) is trading at US$3.95, up by 0.1 percent over the past 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of the day was US$3.96 and its highest was US$4.09.

Cardano (ADA) was trading at US$0.8794, up by 0.6 percent over 24 hours, and its lowest violation of the day. Its highest was US$0.9295.

Today’s crypto news to know

Crypto funds record all-time high weekly inflows

Digital asset investment products posted an impressive US$4.39 billion in inflows last week, marking the highest weekly total on record, according to data from CoinShares.

This eclipses the previous high of US$4.27 billion set in late 2024, highlighting a fresh wave of institutional demand.

Ethereum products accounted for US$2.12 billion — their strongest weekly showing ever — nearly matching the US$2.2 billion inflow into Bitcoin funds. Analysts have attributed the spike to increasing confidence in the cryptocurrency, bolstered by improving US regulatory clarity and ongoing ETF demand.

Altcoins like Solana and Avalanche also saw gains, but ETH led the market by volume and momentum. The current 14 week streak of inflows has now pushed 2025’s year-to-date total beyond 2024’s full-year inflows.

CoinShares notes that Ethereum’s US$6.2 billion year-to-date figure now represents 23 percent of total ETH assets under management, underscoring a shift in portfolio allocation trends.

Ether Machine set to raise over US$1.6 Billion in Nasdaq debut

The Ether Reserve, a new institutional vehicle holding Ethereum, is going public via a merger with energy investment firm Dynamix (NASDAQ:DYNX). The deal, which will list the combined entity under the name ‘The Ether Machine” on the Nasdaq, is expected to raise more than US$1.6 billion and launch with 400,000 ETH on its balance sheet.

This would make it the largest publicly traded Ethereum-holding entity to date.

Shares of Dynamix surged over 100 percent in premarket trading following the announcement.

Investors backing the deal include major industry names such as Blockchain.com, Kraken, and Pantera Capital, who have committed over US$800 million through an upsized common stock offering.

Ether has climbed steadily amid regulatory clarity around stablecoins and new institutional inflows.

Andrew Keys, formerly of ConsenSys, will chair the board. Once finalized, the company will trade under the ticker “ETHM,” with deal closure expected by Q4 2025.

BitGo submits IPO filing

Digital asset custodian BitGo announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed IPO of its Class A common stock.

The filing adds the company to a growing list of crypto companies seeking public exposure. Bullish, a crypto exchange, recently filed for an IPO with the SEC, with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange, and crypto asset manager Grayscale also submitted a filing to the SEC earlier this month.

GameSquare expands digital asset treasury

Building on its previously outlined ETH strategy, GameSquare Holdings (NASDAQ:GAME), a next-generation media and technology company, has expanded its digital asset treasury, with its board of directors approving an increase in the program’s authorization from US$100 million to US$250 million.

In an press release, the company explained that this expanded framework now includes a new NFT yield strategy, allocating an initial US$10 million. The company aims to deploy capital into high-quality Ethereum-based assets to generate sustainable stablecoin yields, targeting a 6- to 10 percent return.

CEO Justin Kenna emphasized that this initiative, developed over months of planning, represents “the future of capital strategy for modern media companies,” focused on generating “real on-chain yield that funds innovation.”

‘We are excited to be among the first public companies to include NFTs as part of a diversified digital asset strategy, Kenna added. “This reflects the innovative approach to our treasury management initiatives. With deep experience building in-game and real-world creative environments, GameSquare is uniquely positioned to understand the cultural and economic value of these digital assets.”

Aave to launch centralized services

Major crypto lending platform Aave will soon launch a centralized version of its services on Kraken’s Ink blockchain.

An Aave request for comment for the deployment of a whitelabel version of Aave v3 for the Ink Foundation, the organization behind the Ink blockchain, was approved with 99.8 percent of the votes cast in favor. An Aave Improvement Proposal (AIP) will be drafted next, followed by an on-chain vote. This partnership aims to expand Aave’s reach into institutional lending, generating new revenue for the Aave community.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Lithium Market Update: Q2 2025 in Review

July 22, 2025 Investing 7 Mins Read

The second quarter of 2025 brought more downward pressure for lithium prices, as values for lithium carbonate continued to contract, slipping to their lowest level since January 2021.

After starting the year at US$10,484.37 per metric ton, battery-grade lithium carbonate rose to a year-to-date high of US$10,853.85 on January 27. Prices sank through Q1 and most of Q2, bottoming at US$8,329.08 on June 24.

Lithium hydroxide followed a similar trajectory, with Fastmarkets analysts noting an 89 percent drop in prices for battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate between 2022 and 2025.

“The lithium industry is definitely navigating a period of complexity,” said Paul Lusty, head of battery raw materials at Fastmarkets, at Fastmarkets’ Lithium Supply & Battery Raw Materials conference in June.

“We’re facing headwinds, no doubt, and we’re also seeing quite a lot of negative or bearish sentiment widespread in the market, and I think at times, it’s amplified by voices that really overlooked the phenomenal levels of demand that we’re seeing in many aspects of the market.”

However, Lusty explained that despite facing a multi-quarter price slump, lithium’s long-term drivers remain robust, and are primarily driven by what he described as “mega trends.”

“The fundamentals are really still very strong, and these are anchored in some very powerful, mega trends that we see developing within the global economy; the urgent drive for climate change mitigation, the once in a generational shift in the global energy system, and also the rise of energy intensive technologies such as artificial intelligence,” he said.

Chinese expansions behind lithium oversupply

Although the long-term outlook for lithium remains positive, oversupply and market saturation have added headwinds during the first half of 2025. Demand, particularly from the electric vehicle (EV) sector, remains strong, but global lithium mine supply has outpaced it, rising by an estimated 22 percent in 2024 alone.

“We’re forecasting similar year on year increases for both 2025 and 2026 equivalent to around 260,000 tons of additional (lithium carbonate) alone just this year,” explained Fastmarkets’ Lusty.

“Chinese producers have been particularly aggressive in terms of expanding capacity.” Australia, Argentina and Chile are also driving growth alongside emerging producers like Brazil, and several African nations.

According to data from the US Geological Survey, mined supply from China increased 14.85 percent from 35,700 metric tons in 2023 to 41,000 in 2024, however an asterisk notes that the tallies are estimates, and exact numbers may be “withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.”

For Fastmarkets, the total is likely higher.

“China has rapidly expanded its mining footprint, boosting domestic lithium output by 55 percent since 2023 and is on track to surpass Australia as the world’s top producer by 2026,’ said Lusty. “One of the most notable developments has been the rise of African supply that we started to see over the last two years,” said Lusty.

Africa’s emerging role in the lithium sector

The importance of African supply to the future lithium market was also the topic at Claudia Cook’s presentation, ‘The Lithium Market Shift: China’s and Africa’s Role in Redefining Supply.’

During the 20 minute overview Cook explained that China is increasingly looking to African hard-rock lithium supply to provide feedstock for the country’s growing chemical segment.

So much so that by 2030 18 percent of global hard-rock lithium supply will originate from the continent.

Additionally, the continent will see a 170 percent uptick in hard-rock lithium supply output between 2025 and 2035, according to Cook, who attributes the massive expansion to China’s need to diversify its lithium sources due to domestic supply constraints. To facilitate this demand, China has invested heavily in African production.

“In 2025, 79 percent of African output will be China owned,” she said. “That percentage reduces down to 65 percent in 2035 however, with the increase in tonnage, even though there’s a reduction in percentage, there’ll be an almost doubling in terms of how much that’s actually being put out.”

Regionally, Cook pointed to Zimbabwe and Mali as the country’s poised to see the most growth.

In 2025, Zimbabwe alone is expected to account for 70 percent of African lithium supply, though its share is projected to fall to 43 percent by 2035 as new countries come online.

Despite that shift, African output overall is set to rise significantly, with nations like the DRC, Ethiopia, and Namibia expected to begin production by 2035, said Cook.

Lithium demand surges, but prices lag

The rapid increase in supply has pushed prices to multi year lows, levels that are unsustainable and fail to incentivize new production. Despite this demand remains strong and is expected to grow.

According to the US Geological Survey, global consumption of lithium in 2024 was estimated to be 220,000 tons, a 29 percent increase from revised consumption of 170,000 tons in 2023.

Much of the demand story is attributed to soaring global EV sales, which were up 35 percent in Q1. Lithium consumption in this segment is projected to grow 12 percent annually through 2030.

“Globally, electric car sales this year are forecast to surpass about 20 million units in 2025 representing more than a quarter of all cars sold,” said Lusty.

Future lithium demand remains underpinned by deep structural shifts in global energy consumption.

“We’re witnessing extraordinary battery demand tied to the electrification of the global economy and the rise of renewable energy,” said Lustyt, pointing to surging electricity needs and the increasing role of storage solutions.

In 2024, global electricity demand rose by over 4 percent, adding 1,100 terawatt-hours to the grid, more than Japan’s total annual consumption. This marks the largest year-on-year increase outside post-recession rebounds and reflects broad trends such as greater electricity access, the proliferation of energy-intensive appliances, the expansion of artificial intelligence and data centers, and the shift to electric-powered heavy manufacturing.

Notably, 95 percent of future demand growth is expected to be met by renewables like solar and wind, further boosting the need for battery energy storage systems (BESS) to manage intermittency and stabilize grids.

“Batteries are now essential — not just for EVs, but to balance power systems across sectors,” Lusty added.

Data centers, in particular, are becoming a key growth driver. Since 2017, their electricity use has grown 12 percent annually, according to Fastmarkets, with the US seeing half its centers concentrated in five regional hubs.

By 2030, BESS demand from data centers alone could represent a third of the market, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 35 percent over the next five years.

Overall, lithium demand is forecast to grow 12 percent annually through 2030, underpinned by EV adoption, renewable integration, and digitalization. While China currently accounts for 60 percent of global demand, that dominance is expected to wane as other regions scale up.

“The long-term fundamentals remain intact,” he said, “and it’s hard to envision a future where lithium isn’t central to the global economy.”

What’s next for lithium in 2025?

After June saw prices slip to year-to-date lows, lithium saw a brief uptick in early July amid speculation about supply cuts from Australian miners Mineral Resources (ASX:MN,OTC Pink:MALRF) and Liontown Resources (ASX:LTR,OTC Pink:LINRF). However, gains were reversed after the rumors were denied.

In the US, policy uncertainty continues to weigh on sentiment. A rollback of EV tax credits under the Trump administration could spark a short-term sales bump, but longer-term support appears fragile.

New fair competition rules in China, aimed at curbing downstream dumping, have fueled speculation about broader impacts. While upstream effects are unclear, the policy contributed to July’s brief price rise.

“The nascency of the lithium market means that it is prone to be led by sentiment,” wrote Cook in a monthly update.

‘We have especially seen this at play this month as prices ticked up momentarily mainly from rumors of supply cuts, highlighting how twitchy and reactive the market currently is,’ she continued.

‘These rumors have since been denied … However, with healthy inventory levels and continued ramp-up of production, the reported supply cuts, even if they proved true, may not be enough to dip the market into a deficit.”

Securities Disclosure: I, Georgia Williams, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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John Feneck: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper — 8 Stocks to Play These Metals

July 22, 2025 Investing 1 Min Read

John Feneck, portfolio manager and consultant at Feneck Consulting, outlines his latest thoughts on the gold, silver, platinum and copper markets.

With prices on the rise, he encouraged investors to get involved if they aren’t already.

Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Osisko Metals Gaspé Copper Project Intersects 645 Metres Averaging 0.28% Cu

July 22, 2025 Investing 20 Mins Read

Osisko Metals Incorporated (the ‘ Company ‘ or ‘ Osisko Metals ‘) ( TSX-V: OM ; OTCQX: OMZNF ; FRANKFURT: 0B51 ) is pleased to announce new drill results from the Gaspé Copper Project, located in the Gaspé Peninsula of Eastern Québec.

Osisko Metals Chief Executive Officer Robert Wares commented: ‘ These new results underscore the overall large-scale potential of mineralization at Gaspé Copper, with drill hole 1082 cutting 853 metres of continuous mineralization, including the bottom 424 metres being located immediately below and outside the 2024 MRE model. Furthermore, drill hole 1088 intersected new mineralization 80 metres southwest of the 2024 MRE model, emphasizing the excellent potential for increasing the size of the known deposit at depth and to the south. ‘

Significant new analytical results are presented below (see Table 1) and include 35 mineralized intercepts from ten drill holes. Infill intercepts are all located inside the 2024 Mineral Resource Estimate model (‘MRE’, see November 14, 2024 news release ), and are focused on upgrading inferred mineral resources to measured or indicated categories, as applicable. Expansion intercepts are all located outside the 2024 MRE model and may potentially lead to additional resources that will be classified appropriately within the next MRE update. Some of the reported intercepts have contiguous shallower infill as well as deeper expansion (noted on Table 1 below as ‘Both**’). Maps showing hole locations are available at www.osiskometals.com .

Highlights:

Drill hole 30-1082
- 853.5 metres averaging 0.20% Cu (infill and expansion)
- 147.5 metres averaging 0.19% Cu (infill)

Drill hole 30-1089
- 645.0 metres averaging 0.28% Cu (infill and expansion)
- 91.5 metres averaging 0.21% Cu (infill)

Drill hole 30-1083
- 427.5 metres averaging 0.26% Cu (infill and expansion)
- 153 metres averaging 0.18% Cu (infill)

Drill hole 30-0974
- 351.0 metres averaging 0.20% Cu (expansion)
- 295.5 metres averaging 0.29% Cu (infill)

Drill hole 30-1087
- 334.5 metres averaging 0.23% Cu (infill)
- 74.5 metres averaging 0.62% Cu (expansion)

Drill hole 30-1094
- 227.5 metres averaging 0.26% Cu (infill)
- 49.9 metres averaging 0.24% Cu (expansion)

Drill hole 30-1088
- 122.7 metres averaging 0.24% Cu (expansion)
- 79.5 metres averaging 0.31% Cu (expansion)

Drill hole 30-1091
- 42.6 metres averaging 1.14% Cu (expansion)
- 210 metres averaging 0.21% Cu (infill)

Table 1: Infill and Expansion Drilling Results

DDH No.	From (m)	To (m)	Length (m)	Cu %	Ag g/t	Mo %	CuEq*	Type
30-0974	6.0	301.5	295.5	0.29	1.88		0.30	Infill
And	322.5	673.5	351.0	0.20	1.72	0.017	0.27	Expansion
And	733.5	781.5	48.0	0.32	2.00		0.33	Expansion
30-1082	21.0	69.0	48.0	0.19	1.46		0.20	Infill
And	112.0	259.5	147.5	0.19	1.86		0.20	Infill
And	286.5	1140.0	853.5	0.20	1.43	0.023	0.30	Both**
(including)	286.5	716.0	429.5	0.20	1.52	0.020	0.28	Infill
(including)	716.0	1140.0	424.0	0.21	1.33	0.026	0.32	Expansion
30-1083	65.0	101.0	36.0	0.22	1.78		0.23	Infill
And	138.0	174.0	36.0	0.15	1.66		0.16	Infill
And	202.5	355.5	153.0	0.18	1.56	0.011	0.31	Infill
And	388.5	816.0	427.5	0.26	1.54	0.021	0.35	Both**
(including)	388.5	488.0	99.5	0.31	1.90	0.025	0.42	Infill
(including)	488.0	816.0	328.0	0.24	1.43	0.020	0.32	Expansion
And	846.0	900.0	55.5	0.16	1.34	0.006	0.19	Expansion
30-1087	13.8	54.0	40.2	0.17	1.82		0.18	Infill
And	78.0	412.4	334.5	0.23	1.93	0.011	0.28	Infill
And	447.0	521.5	74.5	0.62	3.19	0.004	0.65	Expansion
And	550.2	598.5	48.3	0.36	2.83	0.013	0.43	Expansion
30-1088	69.0	111.0	42.0	0.32	2.20		0.33	Expansion
And	139.5	262.2	122.7	0.24	2.63		0.25	Expansion
And	445.0	524.3	79.5	0.31	2.19	0.005	0.34	Expansion
30-1089	5.2	96.0	91.5	0.21	1.54		0.22	Infill
And	211.5	235.5	25.5	0.13	1.54	0.006	0.14	Infill
And	268.5	294.0	27.0	0.16	1.54		0.14	Infill
And	319.5	964.5	645.0	0.28	1.46	0.023	0.37	Both**
(including)	319.5	567.8	248.3	0.26	1.65	0.023	0.36	Infill
(including)	567.8	964.5	396.7	0.30	1.34	0.023	0.40	Expansion
30-1091	5.5	28.5	23.0	0.50	6.62		0.54	Infill
And	109.5	135.0	25.5	0.13	1.35		0.14	Infill
And	169.5	379.5	210.0	0.21	2.10		0.22	Infill
And	408.0	446.0	38.0	0.22	1.50	0.013	0.28	Expansion
And	540.4	583.0	42.6	1.14	5.86	0.009	1.20	Expansion
30-1093	14.0	126.0	112.0	0.25	2.73		0.26	Infill
And	346.0	373.5	27.5	0.13	1.19		0.14	Expansion
And	576.5	643.5	67.0	0.20	2.13		0.21	Expansion
And	714.8	738.7	23.9	0.50	4.57		0.53	Expansion
And	811.5	834.4	22.9	0.48	5.40		0.51	Expansion
30-1094	8.0	235.5	227.5	0.26	2.11		0.27	Infill
And	268.5	325.5	57.0	0.13	1.33	0.020	0.21	Infill
And	388.5	414.5	26.0	0.49	3.00	0.008	0.54	Expansion
And	511.1	561.0	49.9	0.24	1.99		0.25	Expansion

* Please see explanatory notes below on copper equivalent values and Quality Assurance / Quality Control.
** ‘Both’ indicates these drill holes have contiguous shallower infill as well as deeper expansion intercepts.

Discussion

Drill hole 30-0974 was an extension of a shallow (300 m) hole drilled in 2019, located near the southwestern margin of the 2024 MRE model. It returned 295.5 metres averaging 0.29% Cu and 1.88 g/t Ag (infill) followed by a second intercept of 351.2 metres averaging 0.20% Cu and 1.72 g/t Ag (expansion) and a third deeper intercept of 48.0 metres averaging 0.32% Cu and 2.00 g/t Ag (expansion), extending mineralization to a vertical depth of 780 metres.

Drill hole 30-1082, located on top of Copper Mountain near the central part of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 48.0 metres averaging 0.19% Cu and 1.46 g/t Ag (infill), followed by a second intercept of 147.5 metres averaging 0.19% Cu and 1.86 g/t Ag (infill), followed by a third deeper intercept of 853.5 metres averaging 0.20% Cu, 1.43 g/t Ag and 0.023% Mo. The latter incudes an expansion lower intercept, below the base of the 2024 MRE model, of 424.0 metres averaging 0.21% Cu, 1.33 g/t Ag and 0.026% Mo. This hole extends mineralization near the centre of the deposit to a vertical depth of 1140 metres.

Drill hole 30-1083, located in the south-central part of the 2024 MRE model, intersected two short 36 metre-long mineralized zones followed by 153.0 metres averaging 0.18% Cu and 1.56 g/t Ag (infill), followed by a deeper intercept of 427.5 metres averaging 0.26% Cu, 1.54 g/t Ag and 0.021% Mo. The latter incudes an expansion lower intercept, below the base of the 2024 MRE model, of 328.0 metres averaging 0.24% Cu, 1.43 g/t Ag and 0.020% Mo. This was followed by a final intercept of 55.5 metres averaging 0.16% Cu and 1.34 g/t Ag. This hole extends mineralization to a vertical depth of 900 metres.

Drill hole 30-1087, located in the south-central part of the 2024 MRE model, intersected a short 40 metre-long mineralized zone followed by 334.5 metres averaging 0.23% Cu, 1.93 g/t Ag and 0.011% Mo (infill). This was followed by 74.5 metres averaging 0.62% Cu and 3.19 g/t Ag and then by another 48.3 metres averaging 0.36% Cu and 2.83 g/t Ag (both expansion), extending mineralization to a vertical depth of 598 metres.

Drill hole 30-1088, located 80 metres outside the southwestern limit of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 42.0 metres averaging 0.32% Cu and 2.20 g/t Ag followed by 122.7 metres averaging 0.24% Cu and 2.63 g/t Ag. A third intersection at depth comprised 79.5 metres averaging 0.31% Cu and 2.19 g/t Ag (all expansion). Previously undocumented mineralization in this sector reached a vertical depth of 524 metres.

Drill hole 30-1089, located in the south-central part of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 91.5 metres averaging 0.21% Cu and 1.54 g/t Ag (infill), followed by two short 26 to 27 metre-long mineralized zones, followed by 645.0 metres averaging 0.28% Cu, 1.46 g/t Ag and 0.023% Mo. The latter incudes an expansion lower intercept, below the base of the 2024 MRE model, of 396.7 metres averaging 0.30% Cu, 1.34 g/t Ag and 0.023% Mo. This hole extends mineralization to a vertical depth of 965 metres.

Drill hole 30-1091, located in the southeastern part of the 2024 MRE model, intersected two short 23 to 26 metre-long mineralized zones, followed by 210.0 metres averaging 0.21% Cu and 2.10 g/t Ag (infill). This was followed by 38.0 metres averaging 0.22% Cu and 1.50 g/t Ag and then by another 42.6 metres averaging 1.14% Cu and 5.86 g/t Ag (both expansion), extending mineralization to a vertical depth of 583 metres where the hole was stopped in an open stope of historical E Zone mining operations.

Drill hole 30-1093, located near the southeastern margin of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 112.0 metres averaging 0.25% Cu and 2.73 g/t Ag (infill), followed by four short 23 to 67 metre-long mineralized zones (all expansion), which extended mineralization to a vertical depth of 834 metres.

Drill hole 30-1094, located near the southern limit of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 227.5 metres averaging 0.26% Cu and 2.11 g/t Ag (infill), followed by 57.0 metres averaging 0.13% Cu and 1.33 g/t Ag (infill), followed by two short 26 to 50 metre-long mineralized zones (both expansion), which extended mineralization to a vertical depth of 561 metres.

Mineralization occurs as disseminations and stockworks of chalcopyrite with pyrite or pyrrhotite and minor bornite and molybdenite. At least five retrograde vein/stockwork mineralizing events have been recognized at Copper Mountain, which overprint earlier prograde skarn and porcellanite-hosted mineralization throughout the Gaspé Copper system. Porcellanite is a historical mining term used to describe bleached, pale green to white potassic-altered hornfels. Subvertical stockwork mineralization dominates at Copper Mountain whereas prograde bedded replacement mineralization, which is mostly stratigraphically controlled, dominates in the area of Needle Mountain, Needle East and Copper Brook. High molybdenum grades (up to 0.5% Mo) were locally obtained in both the C Zone and E Zone skarns away from Copper Mountain.

The 2022 to 2024 Osisko Metals drill programs were focused on defining open-pit resources within the Copper Mountain stockwork mineralization ( see May 6, 2024 MRE press release ). Extending the resource model south of Copper Mountain into the poorly-drilled prograde skarn/porcellanite portion of the system subsequently led to a significantly increased resource, mostly in the Inferred category ( see November 14, 2024 MRE press release ).

The current drill program is designed to convert of the November 2024 MRE to Measured and Indicated categories, as well as test the expansion of the system deeper into the stratigraphy and laterally to the south and southwest towards Needle East and Needle Mountain respectively. The November 2024 MRE was limited at depth to the base of the L1 skarn horizon (C Zone), and all mineralized intersections below this horizon represent potential depth extensions to the deposit, to be included in the next scheduled MRE update in Q1 2026.

All holes are being drilled sub-vertically into the altered calcareous stratigraphy which dips 20 to 25 degrees to the north. The L1 (C Zone) and the L2 (E Zone) skarn/marble horizons were intersected in most holes, as well as intervening porcellanites that host the bulk of the disseminated copper mineralization.

Table 2: Drill hole locations

DDH No.	Azimuth (°)	Dip (°)	Length (m)	UTM E	UTM N	Elevation
30-0974	42	-88	501.0	316178.9	5425842.2	585.3
30-1082	0	-90	1161.0	316097.0	5426259.0	754.8
30-1083	0	-90	930.0	316300.0	5426004.9	642.3
30-1087	0	-90	770.5	316411.0	5425787.0	583.7
30-1088	0	-90	654.0	316100.0	5425613.0	570.6
30-1089	0	-90	1032.0	316273.8	5426098.5	686.9
30-1091	0	-90	583.0	316500.0	5425897.0	608.1
30-1093	0	-90	849.0	316687.0	5425707.0	577.5
30-1094	0	-90	720.0	316178.9	5425842.2	720.0

Explanatory note regarding copper-equivalent grades

Copper Equivalent grades are expressed for purposes of simplicity and are calculated taking into account: 1) metal grades; 2) estimated long-term prices of metals: US$4.25/lb copper, $20.00/lb molybdenum and US$24/oz silver; 3) estimated recoveries of 92%, 70% and 70% for Cu, Mo and Ag respectively; and 4) net smelter return value of metals as percentage of the price, estimated at 86.5%, 90.7% and 75.0% for Cu, Mo and Ag respectively.

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed, prepared, and approved by Mr. Bernard-Olivier Martel, P. Geo. (OGQ 492), an independent ‘qualified person’ as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (‘NI 43-101’).

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Mineralized intervals reported herein are calculated using an average 0.12% CuEq lower cut-off over contiguous 20-metre intersections (shorter intervals as the case may be at the upper and lower limits of reported intervals). Intervals of 20 metres or less are reported unless indicating significantly higher grades . True widths are estimated at 90 – 92% of the reported core length intervals.

Osisko Metals adheres to a strict QA/QC program for core handling, sampling, sample transportation and analyses, including insertion of blanks and standards in the sample stream. Drill core is drilled in HQ or NQ diameter and securely transported to its core processing facility on site, where it is logged, cut and sampled. Samples selected for assay are sealed and shipped to ALS Canada Ltd.’s preparation facility in Sudbury. Sample preparation details (code PREP-31DH) are available on the ALS Canada website. Pulps are analyzed at the ALS Canada Ltd. facility in North Vancouver, BC. All samples are analyzed by four acid digestion followed by both ICP-AES and ICP-MS for Cu, Mo and Ag.

About Osisko Metals

Osisko Metals Incorporated is a Canadian exploration and development company creating value in the critical metals sector, with a focus on copper and zinc. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the past-producing Gaspé Copper mine from Glencore Canada Corporation in July 2023. The Gaspé Copper mine is located near Murdochville in Québec ‘ s Gaspé Peninsula. The Company is currently focused on resource expansion of the Gaspé Copper system, with current Indicated Mineral Resources of 824 Mt averaging 0.34% CuEq and Inferred Mineral Resources of 670 Mt averaging 0.38% CuEq (in compliance with NI 43-101). For more information, see Osisko Metals’ November 14, 2024 news release entitled ‘Osisko Metals Announces Significant Increase in Mineral Resource at Gaspé Copper’. Gaspé Copper hosts the largest undeveloped copper resource in eastern North America, strategically located near existing infrastructure in the mining-friendly province of Québec.

In addition to the Gaspé Copper project, the Company is working with Appian Capital Advisory LLP through the Pine Point Mining Limited joint venture to advance one of Canada ‘ s largest past-producing zinc mining camps, the Pine Point project, located in the Northwest Territories. The current mineral resource estimate for the Pine Point project consists of Indicated Mineral Resources of 49.5 Mt averaging 5.52% ZnEq and Inferred Mineral Resources of 8.3 Mt averaging 5.64% ZnEq (in compliance with NI 43-101). For more information, see Osisko Metals ‘ June 25, 2024 news release entitled ‘Osisko Metals releases Pine Point mineral resource estimate: 49.5 million tonnes of indicated resources at 5.52% ZnEq’. The Pine Point project is located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, NWT, close to infrastructure, with paved road access, an electrical substation and 100 kilometers of viable haul roads.

For further information on this news release, visit www.osiskometals.com or contact:

Don Njegovan, President
Email: info@osiskometals.com
Phone: (416) 500-4129

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often, but not always, using phrases such as ‘expects’, or ‘does not expect’, ‘is expected’, ‘interpreted’, ‘management’s view’, ‘anticipates’ or ‘does not anticipate’, ‘plans’, ‘budget’, ‘scheduled’, ‘forecasts’, ‘estimates’, ‘potential’, ‘feasibility’, ‘believes’ or ‘intends’ or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results ‘may’ or ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’ or ‘will’ be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended to identify forward-looking information. This news release contains forward-looking information pertaining to, among other things: the tax treatment of the FT Units; the timing of incurring the Qualifying Expenditures and the renunciation of the Qualifying Expenditures; the ability to advance Gaspé Copper to a construction decision (if at all); the ability to increase the Company’s trading liquidity and enhance its capital markets presence; the potential re-rating of the Company; the ability for the Company to unlock the full potential of its assets and achieve success; the ability for the Company to create value for its shareholders; the advancement of the Pine Point project; the anticipated resource expansion of the Gaspé Copper system and Gaspé Copper hosting the largest undeveloped copper resource in eastern North America.

Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management, in light of management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, including, without limitation, assumptions about: the ability of exploration results, including drilling, to accurately predict mineralization; errors in geological modelling; insufficient data; equity and debt capital markets; future spot prices of copper and zinc; the timing and results of exploration and drilling programs; the accuracy of mineral resource estimates; production costs; political and regulatory stability; the receipt of governmental and third party approvals; licenses and permits being received on favourable terms; sustained labour stability; stability in financial and capital markets; availability of mining equipment and positive relations with local communities and groups. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information are set out in the Company’s public disclosure record on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Osisko Metals’ issuer profile. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward- looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

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Nuvau’s Gold-Focused Exploration Program Underway at Matagami

July 22, 2025 Investing 7 Mins Read

Visible gold found in first hole—assays are pending

Nuvau Minerals Inc. (TSXV: NMC) has launched its gold-focused exploration program at its Matagami Property where the first hole drilled intersected what appears to be an orogenic lode gold system close to the Bracemac McLeod Mine in Matagami. Assays are pending after Nuvau intersected visible gold in a structure intersected in the first hole.

‘We are extremely encouraged by the success of the initial hole of our maiden gold focused diamond drill program on this 1,300 square kilometre land package,’ said Peter Van Alphen, Nuvau’s CEO. ‘The footwall rock units where this new vein intercept occurs is in a largely untested part of the property, in an area not deemed favourable for base metal mineralization. In addition, this mineralized zone is located less than 25 metres from the mine access ramp at the permitted Bracemac McLeod Mine.’

The steeply dipping, strong shear zone structure with quartz veining mineralized with pyrite and locally visible gold was intersected at a depth of approximately 200 metres below surface. Although it is within the footwall stratigraphy of the past-producing Bracemac McLeod mine, the area has seen very little drilling in the past as it was not of interest for VMS type exploration. Planning is underway for the follow up drilling which is expected to begin within the next two weeks.

Figure 1: Past producing Bracemac McLeod Mine and relative position of gold target drilled

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Figure 2: Visible gold found in more than 30 gold chips identified in logging the core

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The Matagami Property has hosted numerous base metal mines over the last 60 years. However previous owners never applied a gold-focused exploration program to this large-scale property even though it is strategically located in the Abitibi geological sub-province.

The Property is located in the Abitibi Region of Quebec, one of the world’s most productive gold districts. It includes Canada’s largest gold producing mine with the country’s largest gold mineral reserves: the Detour Lake Mine. Detour Lake is owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, located west of the Matagami Property. The Casa Berardi Mine, which has produced over 3 million ounces of gold, is also located to the just southwest of the Matagami Property. (See Figure 3, below.)

Figure 3: Property Location

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Gold Exploration work: background
Since satisfying the spending requirement associated with the earn-in agreement with Glencore, Nuvau has begun working on unlocking the overlooked gold potential of this vast, 1,300 square kilometre Matagami property.

This work includes compilation of historic data, overburden till sampling, a detailed high-resolution drone airborne magnetic (MAG) survey, and now diamond drilling. The sonic (till) drill program discovered a significant gold grain anomaly in the central portion of the Property (see Nuvau Press Release, March 4, 2025) that will be subject to follow up drilling in the upcoming winter drill program. Compilation of historic data in the vicinity of the base metal mines on the main ‘mine trend’ identified numerous areas where gold mineralization had been intersected, however no follow-up work was ever completed.

About Nuvau Minerals Inc.
Nuvau is a Canadian mining company focused on the Abitibi Region of mine-friendly Québec. Nuvau’s principal asset is the Matagami Property that is host to significant existing processing infrastructure and multiple mineral deposits and is being acquired from Glencore.

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Bastien Fresia P. Geo. (Qc), Technical Services Director of Nuvau and a ‘qualified person’ as is defined by National Instrument 43-101, has verified the scientific and technical data disclosed in this news release, and has otherwise reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.

Drill core samples are sawn by staff technicians to create half core splits. One split is retained in the drill core box for archival purposes with a sample tag affixed at each sample interval and the other split is placed in a labelled plastic bag along with a corresponding sample number tag and placed in the shipment queue.

Quality control samples including blind certified reference material (‘CRM’), blank material, and core duplicates are inserted at a frequency of 1 in every 20 samples and sample batches of up to 60 samples were then shipped directly by Nuvau personnel to the ALS Canada Ltd. preparation laboratory in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec.

All submitted core samples are crushed in full to 95 % passing less than 2 mm (ALS code CRU-32). A 1000-gram sample was then riffled split from the crushed material and pulverized to 90 % passing 75 μm (SPL-22 and PUL-32a). Pulps are shipped from the preparation laboratory to ALS Canada Ltd.’s analytical lab in North Vancouver, British Columbia, for assay.

Lead, silver, copper and zinc analyses were determined by ore grade four acid digestion with an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (‘ICP-AES’) or atomic absorption spectroscopy (‘AAS’) finish (ALS codes Pb-OG62, Ag-OG62, Cu-OG62 and ZnOG62), whereas gold was determined by 50 g fire assay analysis with an AAS finish (code Au-AA23).

ALS Canada Ltd. is an accredited, independent commercial analytical firm registered to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and ISO 9001:2015.

For further information please contact:
Nuvau Minerals Inc.
Peter van Alphen
President and CEO
Telephone: 416-525-6023
Email: pvanalphen@nuvauminerals.com

Cautionary Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, ‘forward-looking statements’) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements that are contained in this news release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘anticipate’, ‘will’, ‘estimates’, ‘believes’, ‘intends’ ‘expects’ and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. More particularly and without limitation, this news release contains forward-looking statements concerning drill results relating to the Matagami Property, the results of the PEA, the potential of the Matagami Property, the timing and commencement of any production, the restart of the Bracemac-McLeod Mine, the completion of the earn-in of the Matagami Property and the timing and completion of any technical studies, feasibility studies or economic analyses. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and the actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, assumptions and expectations, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including expectations and assumptions concerning the Company and the Matagami Property. Readers are cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking statements may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, as such information, although considered reasonable by the management of the Company at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release, and are expressly qualified by the foregoing cautionary statement. Except as expressly required by securities law, neither the Company nor Nuvau undertakes any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

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No bumblebees! Steelers’ new throwbacks go way back to Pirates era

July 22, 2025 Sport 4 Mins Read

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going retro. On their throwback uniforms. Occasionally.

Monday morning, the team revealed its new − or old, depending on your perspective − uniforms, a nod to the Steelers’ inaugural team in 1933, when they were known as the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Steelers last sported a version of this look in 1994, when the NFL celebrated its 75th season and clubs throughout the league delved into a throwback experience that became common in later years.

Monday’s announcement touted the 1933 unis for igniting a “legacy that would come to define grit, resilience and the soul of Steel City football. Steeped in heritage, this uniform celebrates both the origins of the city and Steelers football.”

Like the 1994 editions, the ‘new’ throwbacks feature the Pittsburgh city crest, though it will now reside on the shoulder, instead of the chest, with the (white) numbers in their customary position. The predominantly gold jersey has horizontal black stripes, including one shaped like a V around the collar. The pants are beige. And this time, the Steelers will wear matte gold helmets adorned with their logo and a gray facemask after using the black ones insignia-free in 1994.

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‘The first time I saw it, my jaw dropped because we haven’t worn a jersey like that in a while as a team,’ linebacker Alex Highsmith said in a team news release. ‘It’s all so cool. I would say the helmet is my favorite part of it. That yellow matte helmet is just sick. I think it’s a cool new look.

‘And then with the jersey, I love that. I am just really excited to wear it.’

Pittsburgh will initially break out the new/old uniform October 26, a ‘Sunday Night Football’ date at Acrisure Stadium with the Green Bay Packers. If the Steelers are fortunate, Aaron Rodgers will also recapture his classic form as he attempts to defeat his original squad and become only the fifth quarterback in league history to notch a win against all 32 of its teams.

The Steelers have long sported one of the NFL’s iconic looks, their largely unchanged black and gold uniforms topped with a helmet utilizing the logo exclusively on the right side – the familiar Steelmark symbol used by the American Iron and Steel Institute with the trio of hypocycloids identifiable to both the team and city. The “Color Rush,” aka Dark Knight, version used in recent years features basic black aside from the gold numbers and stripes on the sleeves and pants.

But the team’s throwback attempts have been something of a mixed bag.

From 2007 to 2011, the team would periodically wear jerseys similar to the Dark Knight option along with white pants and a gold helmet. During subsequent years, when the NFL forced teams to use just one helmet shell, the Steelers tried a throwback getup from 2012 to 2016 that included socks and jerseys featuring horizontal black and gold striping, notoriously referred to as the team’s bumblebee phase. The Dark Knight Color Rush version replaced it in 2017.

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Keen NFL fashion observers will have also noted the recurring return of the ‘Steel Curtain’ look associated with the team’s 1970s dynasty, though it basically only requires the addition of a gray facemask and an altered jersey number font.

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The Steelers, along with every other team, will be permitted to wear alternate and/or throwback uniforms a combined total of four times this season, up from three in previous years.

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Rich Hill will join 14th MLB team, matching league record

July 22, 2025 Sport 2 Mins Read

The Kansas City Royals are expected to call up veteran southpaw Rich Hill on Monday. Hill, 45, would become one of only five people over the age of 45 to play in the majors post-2010 (Jamie Moyer, Omar Vizquel, Bartolo Colon, Tim Wakefield), and the first since 2018.

Hill is expected to join the team Monday night as the Royals get set for a series against the Chicago Cubs. Currently, the Royals have no starter listed for Tuesday’s game.

Should Hill end up pitching for Kansas City, the Royals would be the 14th team he has played for in his career, tying Edwin Jackson for the most teams played for in MLB history. Jackson retired at 35 following the 2019 season after pitching for both the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers in his final season.

What teams has Rich Hill played for?

Chicago Cubs (2005-2008)
Baltimore Orioles (2009)
Boston Red Sox (2010-2012, 2015, 2022, 2024)
Cleveland Guardians (2013)
Los Angeles Angels (2014)
New York Yankees (2014)
Athletics (2016)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2016-2019)
Minnesota Twins (2020)
Tampa Bay Rays (2021)
New York Mets (2021)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2023)
San Diego Padres (2023)
Kansas City Royals (2025)

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Across nine starts in Triple-A this year, Rich Hill has pitched 42 innings with a 5.36 ERA and 1.62 WHIP, while striking out 61 batters.

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Which Big Ten stadiums are the best? We ranked them from best to worst

July 22, 2025 Sport 7 Mins Read

From the Horseshoe through Beaver Stadium, jumbo-size Michigan Stadium, the Rose Bowl and three different Memorial Stadiums, Big Ten football venues rank among the most iconic in the Bowl Subdivision.

But none are as uninviting as Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium. For decades, the Horseshoe has hosted memorable national champions and helped maintain the Buckeyes’ place among the sport’s most dominant programs.

There’s the annual “White Out” game at Penn State. Michigan’s record-setting capacity. The beauty of Pasadena at dusk. The unforgettable atmospheres at schools such as Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and more.

From top to bottom, it’s hard to top the history and tradition found at these Big Ten venues. In terms of pure intimidation, though, there’s a very clear group at the top (and bottom). Here’s how USA TODAY Sports ranks Big Ten home fields from nastiest to kindest for visitors:

1. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State

Trips to the Horseshoe are basically a guaranteed loss for teams in and out of the Big Ten, unless you’re Michigan. (The Wolverines have taken two in a row at home in the series.) Since the stadium opened in 1922, Ohio State has been dominant at home, including a remarkable 55-3 record (94.9%) since 2016. The Buckeyes have turned the ‘Shoe into maybe the most hostile locale in the sport.

2. Beaver Stadium, Penn State

“White Out” games are among the most unique home-field sights in college football: Nittany Lions faithful across the board dress up in white tops to provide visitors with an unsettling, eye-popping backdrop. Combined with the deafening roar provided by 100,000-plus fans, this makes Beaver Stadium one of the elite settings in the Bowl Subdivision.

3. Autzen Stadium, Oregon

Autzen became a house of horrors for opponents in the late 1990s before reaching a peak during the Chip Kelly era, when the Ducks rolled off a 21-game winning streak before an epic loss to Southern California in 2011. Oregon has lost just once at home since hiring Dan Lanning in 2022 and gone unbeaten the past two years.

4. Michigan Stadium, Michigan

The largest venue by capacity in college sports? Check. But that’s selling Michigan Stadium short: This is the largest stadium by total seating in the Western Hemisphere and the third-largest in the world. It may not be the loudest in the conference, but it might be the most iconic.

5. Husky Stadium, Washington

There are few scenes in college football more aesthetically pleasing than a packed, rocking-and-rolling Husky Stadium with sailboats dotting Lake Washington – what locals call “sailgating.” Historically, Husky Stadium has been seen as maybe the loudest spot in the FBS when things are going right for Washington.

6. Kinnick Stadium, Iowa

In addition to goosing Iowa’s Big Ten chances – the Hawkeyes are 22-6 at home since 2021 – Kinnick is home to the best new tradition in the sport: Since 2017, players and fans turn at the end of the first quarter and wave to the patients at Stead Family Children’s Hospital. “The Hawkeye Wave” is already an indelible part of the college football fabric.

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7. Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin

At the end of the third quarter, Wisconsin fans will “Jump Around” to the 1992 House of Pain classic of the same name. The tradition started in 1998, took a very brief, highly controversial, one-game hiatus in 2003 and became a rallying cry during the Badgers’ development into a Big Ten powerhouse under former coaches Barry Alvarez and Bret Bielema.

8. Memorial Stadium, Nebraska

A decided lack of success at home in recent years dunks the Cornhuskers down this list. But when Nebraska is playing well, Memorial Stadium provides one of the best home-field advantages in college football. And even when the program is struggling, Memorial Stadium’s deep wealth of history captures your attention and is sure to be sold out.

9. L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Southern California

The Coliseum’s art-deco-influenced design speaks to the venue’s extensive history as the host not just for USC football but also multiple Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, NFL regular-season games and more. While it can be hit or miss, the Coliseum ratches up the intensity for opponents such as Notre Dame or rival UCLA.

10. Spartan Stadium, Michigan State

Spartan Stadium hosted one of the defining matchups of the 20th century during the famous (or infamous) 10-10 tie against Notre Dame in 1966. More recently, Michigan Stadkum turned in a dominant run at home under former coach Mark Dantonio, though that edge has diminished this decade with the program’s downturn.

11. Huntington Bank Stadium, Minnesota

The newest stadium in the Big Ten (for now, as we’ll see), Huntington Bank Stadium’s capacity of just over 50,000 makes it one of the coziest venues in the conference. The open-air site will also turn frigid and occasionally snowy later in the year, though that doesn’t stop locals from enjoying a Dilly Bar in the cold temps.

12. Memorial Stadium, Illinois

After suffering a major dip in attendance during the woebegone days of the late 2010s, Illinois has reestablished a home-field advantage since Bielema was hired in 2021. The Illini averaged almost 55,000 fans per home game last year, the program’s most since 2009. Illinois won six home games last season for the first time since 2001.

13. Ross-Ade Stadium, Purdue

We won’t penalize Purdue for incorrectly calling its oversize bass drum the “World’s Largest Drum.” (There’s nothing wrong with a little hyperbole.) Ross-Ade has been inhospitable at times throughout its history: in the 1930s, the 1960s, the late 1970s and most recently during the Joe Tiller era (1997-2008).

14. Memorial Stadium, Indiana

The home-field edge was alive in 2024, at least, when IU sold out its final four home games in Curt Cignetti’s debut and drew a record single-season total of 386,992 fans. While not the case historically, the Hoosiers showed that Memorial Stadium can bring the noise when the team is competitive.

15. SECU Stadium, Maryland

As a men’s and women’s lacrosse venue, SECU Stadium can be hard to beat. Football? There’s a national title banner hanging inside (1953), and SECU (long known as Byrd Stadium) also hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip for an upset of North Carolina in 1957. But the stadium doesn’t wobble the knees of Big Ten opponents.

16. SHI Stadium, Rutgers

The environment can be intimidating, as Washington found out last September. Back in the program’s Big East days, then-and-now coach Greg Schiano helped Rutgers turn SHI Stadium (then called Rutgers Stadium) into a surprisingly unfriendly host. That hasn’t always been the case in the Big Ten, though.

17. Rose Bowl, UCLA

There’s the Rose Bowl game – one that has long defined college football’s postseason – and there’s the Rose Bowl itself, which shares an address with the bowl game but little of the pageantry and hoopla (or fans). UCLA’s home stadium is at least 30 minutes or so from campus, longer depending on traffic, and while the crowd will show up for rivals such as USC there is little in the way of an obvious home-field advantage.

18. Ryan Field, Northwestern

The Wildcats will play their games in 2025 at Northwestern’s soccer and lacrosse stadium while extensive renovations are completed at Ryan Field. When done, Ryan will be a slightly cozier, much more 21st-century venue “engineered to create a powerful homefield sound advantage at games,” the school said. We’ll have to wait and see where it ranks when complete.

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Commanders fans have a pointed response for Trump on name change

July 22, 2025 Sport 7 Mins Read

WASHINGTON — D.C.-area residents have a message for President Donald Trump who is threatening to derail the Commanders’ pending football stadium deal unless the team restores its old name: Stay out of the city’s business and do your job.

Trump posted on Truth Social on July 20 that he may block a deal for the team to build a new stadium on the old RFK Stadium site if the team doesn’t switch back to its former name, considered offensive to Native Americans.

‘I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,’ Trump posted.

Steve Mahoney, 62, said Trump has “bigger fish to fry” than pressuring the Commanders to change the team name. “Focus on lowering prices, everything else that he said he was going to do that he’s not doing,” he said.

Mahoney, who retired from a career in pharmaceuticals, has held onto his love for his hometown team, the Chicago Bears. Now a Washington resident, he wants Trump to let both the capital city and its football team handle their own affairs, Mahoney said.

“The fans have adopted the new name,’ Mahoney said, ‘and there’s no reason to change it back.”

Jessica Brown, 48, said she only pays “just enough attention” to the president to “know how he can affect my life.”

The stadium issue is apparently one of those cases. When it came to Trump’s threats to block the RFK Stadium deal, Brown didn’t hold back. “He should just keep his nose in his own lane,” she said.

Brown, a nurse from Alexandria, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from Washington, said she supported the Commanders and other teams changing their names to avoid titles broadly seen as racist.

“You should just choose other names. There are so many others,” she said. Her advice for local leaders involved in the stadium deal – “ignore him.”

Two new names, and then one stunning season

In 2013, then-team owner Dan Snyder bluntly told USA TODAY: “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.”

But once major corporate sponsors threatened to pull funding amid the George Floyd protests in 2020, Snyder and the league had little choice. Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians also underwent a name change around the same time and have been the subject of Trump’s recent nickname crusades.

The team rid itself of the former nickname in 2020 and went by “Washington Football Team” for two seasons before the “Commanders” rebrand in 2022.

When the Commanders were sold in 2023, the potential for another name change became possible, although it was not a priority for the new regime led by managing partner Josh Harris. In a news conference at the conclusion of a stunning season − which saw the often cellar-dweller team come within one game of the Super Bowl − Harris essentially quashed any idea of a name change.

The organization and players have embraced the “Commanders” name − as have exuberant fans thrilled with the team’s turnaround. But any name change would never have resulted in a reversion to the pre-2020 name.

Last year, both parties of Congress worked together to pass a bill that gave the local D.C. government a 99-year lease of the land on which the RFK Stadium site and the surrounding acreage sit on the banks of the Anacostia River near the eastern edge of the city. The Commanders played at RFK Stadium from 1961-1996 and have played at NorthWest Stadium in Landover, Maryland – considered one of the NFL’s worst stadiums – since.

That paved the way for the Commanders and D.C. to hammer out a $3.7 billion stadium deal, which was announced in April. The agreement would cost the District a projected $1.1 billion, while the Commanders are contributing $2.7 billion.

Trump’s threat called a move ‘to get attention’

Griffin Lafayette, a Raleigh, North Carolina native visiting Washington, called Trump’s threat to block the RFK stadium deal if the Washington Commanders don’t revert their name back to the original nickname “really stupid.”

“It’s just on his laundry list of things to complain about to get attention,” said Lafayette, a 25-year-old football fan.

Lafayette said he was “all for” ditching the team’s original name.

Gerald Collins, 66, said he doesn’t care about the team name, but he wants Trump to “stay out” of the RFK stadium deal.

“He isn’t a Washingtonian,” said Collins, a lifelong DC resident who works in construction. “What he’s doing is very wrong. He just wants to control things.’

Collins said he will always support the team no matter its name. He hopes the deal moves forward because it will bring the team back to the area where he watched them play when he was growing up.

Mayor confident stadium deal will get done

“I think the thing that we should focus on in D.C. is doing our part,’ Bowser said. ‘I have worked for the better part of 10 years to get our part completed, including getting control of the land, coming to an agreement with the team and advancing a fantastic agreement to the Council. So we need to do our part. Let’s focus on doing our part.”

It is now up to the D.C. City Council to approve the deal. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a skeptic of the proposal, has yet to set a specific date for a vote on it. Public hearings on the matter scheduled for July 29 and 30.

“No, it wouldn’t,” Bowser responded when asked whether the name being changed – even to the former name – would affect her support of the current stadium plan.

The topic has been of growing interest to Trump. On July 6, Trump told reporters that he wouldn’t have changed the name, although he elaborated that “winning” could make the name for palatable to him personally.

“Sounds like typical Trump being Trump,” he said. “If they wait long enough, he’ll get distracted, and it’ll go through.”

Kiekel, an engineer and Washington native, isn’t an avid sports follower, apart from some soccer. But he lives near the proposed stadium in the shadows of the U.S. Capitol.

“It’s tricky” because of Washington’s unique relationship with the federal government, Kiekel said. Questions over Trump and the federal government’s actual oversight of the land, especially under the new law, have emerged.

Don’t mess with success and leave the name, fan says

James Anderson, 47, said he hopes Trump’s threats don’t force the Commanders to revert to their former name, mainly because he wants the team’s good fortune to continue.

“They’ve been playing much better so I don’t want them to change anything again,” he said. Last season, the Commanders advanced to the franchise’s first NFC championship in 33 years.

Maureen Brown, 57, said it would be a “huge step back” if the Commanders returned to their former name.

“I don’t want to see them go back,” she said. “The Commanders is a fine name. ‘The Red Wolves’ would be good, too.”

Brown, who has lived in Washington for 18 years, said she has never seen a game because their current stadium is inaccessible without a car. The team moving to Washington − especially to her neighborhood − would give her plenty of chances to see her favorite player, quarterback Jayden Daniels, in the flesh. Daniels was the 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year after a record-setting season in which the Commanders went 12-5 under first-year coach Dan Quinn.

Anderson, who works as security guard for federal buildings, moved to Washington from Texas 15 years ago and promptly dropped the Dallas Cowboys to support his new home team.

He said if the Commanders leave Maryland for a new stadium in Washington, he would be able to go to their home games.

“I was a Redskins fan much longer than I’ve been a Commanders fan,” he said. “But they have a good thing going now.”

Trump’s threats, he added, are “only about himself” – not the team or its fans.

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