In a move that seemed inevitable once Jazz Chisholm Jr. moved back to second base, the Yankees designated veteran DJ LeMahieu for assignment Wednesday. They owe him about $22 million through the end of next season, but the soon-to-be 37-year-old’s bat and glove have declined the last few years, plus injuries are beginning to pile […]
Former UFC fighter and Bellator champion Ben Askren posted a video update on his health Wednesday on Instagram, just over one week after he underwent a double lung transplant. In the video, Askren discusses his recovery as well as sharing some scary details, including losing roughly 50 pounds in 45 days, and that his heart […]
Through the first six weeks of the 2024 season, Detroit Lions Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson appeared poised to run away with the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award. He led the league in sacks (7.5), quarterback hits (17) and quarterback pressures (45) through the first four weeks. Then he suffered season-ending leg […]
Chet Holmgren reportedly re-signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday on a five-year deal worth potentially as much as $250 million. It’s a huge number, of course, one that will set Holmgren and his family up for life. And yet, earlier this week, his draft-mate, Paolo Banchero, inked a similar extension, but one that […]
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will make the third Wimbledon semifinal appearance of her career when she faces American Amanda Anisimova on Thursday morning. Sabalenka survived a scare against Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals, rallying from a set down and erasing multiple deficits in the final set. She has now reached at least the semifinals […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – It is incredibly easy to build hype around a clash between the last two winners of the UEFA Champions League, to the point that the ancillary parts of the experience, like a roaring crowd and an excessive amount of fireworks for a weekday afternoon, are almost proof of prestige. The fanfare […]
The All-Star break is in a few days and one of the few remaining decisions to be made for the 2025 Midsummer Classic is the naming of the starting pitchers. Over on the American League side, it should be incredibly easy with Tigers ace and reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal getting the ball. […]
The Indiana Pacers never saw it coming. That’s how coach Rick Carlisle and team president Kevin Pritchard explained the free agency departure of Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks coming off the franchise’s NBA Finals appearance. Turner’s four-year, $107 million deal means Milwaukee now has a featured option to pair with Giannis Antetokounmpo while the Pacers […]
ABC News (KERR COUNTY, Texas ) — In one of the deadliest floods in Texas history, a mother’s worst fears turned into grateful tears when she reunited with her two sons after they survived a harrowing experience at a camp near the Guadalupe River. The devastating floods that struck central Texas on July 4 have […]
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Wale, Skilla Baby, Anycia, Monaleo and Osama Son will open up about their musical journeys and more in Flight Club Fridays, a Flight Club music series that highlights the “cities, musicians, genres and fans that shape sneaker culture,” according to Variety. The series will also see the artists take the stage […]
