WASHINGTON — Spencer Strider climbed the mound in a major league game for the first time in 29 days, and just the second time in 13 months, and no, he was not wearing a cape. There was no 10-gallon hat to signify a new sheriff in town, just a sleeveless dude on a chilly night aiming to fortify an Atlanta ...
The Dallas Stars host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in what figures to be a thrilling NHL playoff series. The playoffs haven’t been easy for Dallas, which survived a seven-game battle with the Colorado Avalanche and then saw off the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets in six. Winger Mikko Rantanen, who came to the Stars ...
A man now faces criminal charges for allegedly providing alcohol to an underage Pittsburgh Pirates fan who suffered major injuries after falling 21 feet from the stands during a Major League Baseball game at PNC Park last month. The dramatic fall, captured on video, took place during the bottom of the seventh inning when Kavan Markwood, 20, tumbled over the railing ...
Republicans outperformed Democrats on voter registration in four key battleground states between the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, according to research by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC). The bipartisan political consultant non-profit teamed up with analysts from Data Trust, a conservative organization, and Target Smart, which has aligned with Democrats in past election cycles. Compiling data from the 2020 ...
We now know who won the contest to attend an intimate dinner with President Donald Trump by buying his cryptocurrency — and he’s a familiar face to Securities and Exchange Commission regulators and law enforcement officials. Justin Sun, a Chinese-born crypto entrepreneur, confirmed in an X post Tuesday that he was behind the account, labeled ‘SUN,’ that purchased the most $TRUMP ...
A rematch between Preakness Stakes winner Journalism and Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty could be in the offing at the Belmont Stakes on June 7. Sovereignty, who beat Journalism by 1 1/2 lengths in the Derby on May 3, didn’t race at the Preakness in Baltimore last Saturday, with his handlers instead choosing to ready him for the Belmont. He is ...
After all the fanfare and debates, the NFL owners have ruled the league can keep on pushing. The ‘Tush Push’ play is here to stay. The league officially failed to ban the ‘Tush Push’ on Wednesday, after the proposal did not receive enough support in a vote by the owners. League rules dictate that at least 24 of the 32 ...
Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas said his son is ‘lucky’ to be alive after being trapped for 10 minutes inside a burning car last month. On the ‘All the Smoke’ podcast, the 11-year NBA veteran said his son Alijah – a McDonald’s high school All-American who has committed to Southern California – crashed his Cybertruck into a fire hydrant and ...
Nikola Jokic did it again. Just when you think the Denver Nuggets All-Star center couldn’t possibly be better than the season before – a 2023-24 season in which he was named MVP – Jokic assembled an even better season. Jokic, who has won three of the past four MVPs, is a finalist for the award again for the 2024-25 season ...
Vice President JD Vance’s suggestion this week that the U.S. could walk away from supporting Ukraine if peace talks with Russia stagnate could serve as catnip for the Kremlin, according to experts who say Russian President Vladimir Putin might choose to smother progress in hopes of getting America to wash ‘its hands of the war.’ WhilePresident Donald Trump has indicated ...