Kentucky football backup quarterback Zach Calzada issued an apology Friday, Nov. 7, after a viral video of him flaunting money made rounds on social media. Calzada, a seventh-year senior, started his career at Texas A&M before transferring to Auburn, Incarnate Word and now Kentucky. He opened the year as the Wildcats starter but was benched for Cutter Boley after two ...
Major League Baseball continued to wrap up the 2025 season, releasing more of its end-of-year awards. The MLB announced its American League Silver Sluggers Friday, Nov. 7, naming the best hitters at each position. The National League Silver Sluggers were announded on Nov. 6. The list of finalists was stacked with talented players, but some of the winners, such as ...
In the wake of Thursday’s loss, the Raiders announced they fired special teams coordinator Tom McMahon. A blocked punt in the third quarter led to the Broncos’ go-ahead field goal to make it 10-7. With 4:30 left in the fourth quarter, Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson missed a 48-yard field goal that would have tied the game 10-10. Week 10 of ...
The Orlando Pride move one step closer to repeating as NWSL champions. The Pride, the No. 4 seed, protected home-field advantage and defeated the fifth-seeded Seattle Reign FC, 2-0, in Friday’s 2025 NWSL playoff quarterfinal match in Orlando. The Pride will face either the top-seeded Kansas City Current or No. 8 Gotham FC in the semifinals. Midfielder Haley McCutcheon got ...
WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump has pardoned former baseball star Darryl Strawberry for a past tax evasion conviction, the White House said on Nov. 7, citing his sobriety and reborn Christian faith. Strawberry, an eight-time Major League Baseball all-star outfielder, pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion after admitting he knowingly failed to report more than than ...
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary block on Friday on a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program amid the government shutdown. The decision came shortly after a federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration request to temporarily block the lower court ruling. On Thursday, U.S. District ...
Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is set to be posted by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and will have 45 days to negotiate a contract with a Major League Baseball team. The 25-year-old infielder has been one of Japan’s most prolific sluggers since debuting as a teenager in 2018, averaging 33 home runs in eight seasons. His best year came in 2022 ...
Former All-Pro NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to the U.S. to stand trial for a shooting following a Miami boxing event in May. Miami police spokesperson Michael Vega confirmed Brown was apprehended on Nov. 6. On Nov. 7, he’d been moved back to Florida to await charges. Brown had a hearing in New ...
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will take a temporary leave of absence to attend to a personal matter in Sweden, coach Lindy Ruff said on Friday, Nov. 7. Though a reason for the leave was not specified, Dahlin’s fiancée, Carolina Matovac, needed to have a heart transplant during the summer. ‘He said everything is OK, but he’s got the full ...
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration request to temporarily block a lower court ruling requiring the government to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program amid the government shutdown. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit ruling comes as the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday said it is working to comply ...