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In what might have been his final start at Minute Maid Park as a member of the Astros, Justin Verlander got hit hard again Friday, this time surrendering six runs in 4 2/3 innings against an unimpressive Angels lineup. The offense picked him up and Houston won the game (HOU 9, LAA 7), but Verlander […]
Getty Images The Oakland A’s celebrated Rickey Henderson bobblehead night against the New York Yankees on Friday night, and the franchise legend took the field for the ceremonial first pitch. The kicker was that Henderson took his place behind the plate while his daughter, Adrianna, threw a strike. As their final season in Oakland comes […]
Getty Images Five-time NBA All-Star and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has commemorated his team’s 2023-24 NBA championship with a new back tattoo of him holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The tattoo was revealed in photos posted to Instagram. Tatum, the No. 3-overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, was an integral part of a […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday she has accepted an offer from CNN for a second presidential debate against former President Donald Trump on Oct. 23. Harris said in a statement on X that she accepted the offer for the debate and called on her opponent to accept as […]
USATSI It’s safe to say that rookie quarterbacks have struggled out of the gates in 2024. First-year signal-callers have 196 passing attempts, zero passing touchdowns and six interceptions through two weeks, as defenses have always had the upper hand. Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton is going through some growing pains with his new quarterback, Bo Nix. […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden welcomed the cast of “The West Wing” to the White House Friday, in celebration of the television show’s 25th anniversary. “Your work inspired so many to step forward and serve our country, maybe even some of the people here today working in Congress, at nonprofits, or […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thunderstorms are in the forecast Saturday across parts of the central United States as a summer-like pattern continues to deliver hot temperatures and scattered severe weather. The highest risk for severe weather on Saturday is along the New Mexico-Texas border, with damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes possible […]
Two wins and 10 goals from their last two games means that for once the atmosphere around Manchester United is relatively buoyant, no matter that those triumphs came against a likely relegation contender and a League One opponent. A trip to Crystal Palace could well bring Erik ten Hag crashing down to earth, certainly it […]
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Almagissel Schuring (NEW YORK) — NATO troops, vessels and aircraft took to the frigid North Atlantic Ocean last month to sharpen their skills for a potential future war at sea, whether in the tumultuous Atlantic or in waters closer to their hypothetical Russian adversaries. The drills […]
Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Former President Donald Trump is returning to the key battleground state of North Carolina on Saturday amid a major controversy revolving around North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, who the former president had previously supported and called “Martin Luther King on steroids.” Robinson, the sitting Republican lieutenant governor […]
