Boston Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu had a two home run night, but it was one of the most unique combinations ever as he did something that hadn’t been done in an MLB game in nearly 67 years. Abreu had an inside-the-park home run against the Cincinnati Reds before he hit a typical homer later in the contest − ...
Quarterback Jake Retzlaff is facing a potential suspension for being found in violation of BYU’s honor code. Retzlaff plans to transfer from the Cougars’ program — according to a report from ESPN — to avoid what would ‘likely’ be a seven-game suspension from the university. Retzlaff was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his home, per a civil lawsuit filed in ...
Many senators failed to get their amendments across the finish line during the chamber’s vote-a-rama on Monday, leaving the future of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ uncertain. Two key failures came from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, with the former proposing a plan that would have boosted funding for rural hospitals and the latter calling ...
Google on Monday announced a partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, or CFS, a private company spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which marks the tech giant′s first commercial commitment to fusion. The company unveiled plans to buy 200 megawatts of clean fusion power from what CFS describes as the world’s first grid-scale fusion power plant, known as ARC, ...
June is typically the quietest month on the NFL calendar – for whatever that’s worth. But Monday offered further proof that America’s favorite sports league never really goes dormant, the final day of the month coming with quite the exclamation point as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins completed a trade as notable as any that’s occurred this offseason. CB ...
The NBA’s free agency period began Monday evening, June 30, with several notable names expected to be available on the market. Free agency will provide teams with the opportunity to reshape and retool their rosters to take one step closer to their respective NBA championship aspirations. Several big-name players who had the potential to become free agents are no longer ...
Perhaps sensing the shifting balance of power in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets swung a deal to keep pace. Denver is sending forward Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 unprotected first-round draft pick to Brooklyn for Nets forward Cameron Johnson, a person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke under condition of ...
The Florida Panthers have won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles and have been to the Final three years in a row. If that doesn’t say start of a dynasty, general manager Bill Zito’s recent magic might have positioned the team for another run and more. Zito had expressed confidence that he could sell his three key pending unrestricted free agents on ...
The league announced Monday, July 1 the starters for the 2025 All-Star Game, which has a blend of veteran and young stars that will be on the court for tip-off. Notably making the list is Paige Bueckers, who will be an All-Star in her first season in the league. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft leads all ...
The State Department has joined the pope in lashing out at the latest massacre of Christians in Nigeria, reportedly by Islamist Fulani ‘terrorists.’ Pope Leo XIV declared during a recent address to thousands at the Vatican that ‘some 200 people were murdered, with extraordinary cruelty’ on June 13 in Yelewata, in Nigeria’s Benue State. Late Monday, a State Department spokesperson told ...