Services growth slows in June, employment stable (Reuters)

Reuters - The pace of growth in the U.S. economy's services sector remained sluggish in June and new orders fell, but employment held steady last month, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.

Service sector growth slows in June: ISM (Reuters)

Reuters - The pace of growth in the U.S. services sector dipped modestly in June, while prices paid fell sharply to its lowest level since August 2010, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.

NHL rejects Kovalchuk's 17-year deal with Devils (AP)

AP - Ilya Kovalchuk's plan to spend the rest of his career with the New Jersey Devils took a big hit just hours after the star forward's unprecedented deal was announced.

Jets WRs Clowney, Holmes heading to Ghana (AP)

AP - David Clowney has been all over the map this summer, working with charities from New Jersey to Haiti.