Baseball traditionalists, rejoice. Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that the controversial — to say the least — “Golden At-Bat” rule he floated recently won’t be coming to Major League Baseball any time soon. “To go from the conversation stage to this actually showing up in MLB is a very long road,” Manfred told the Yes … Read more
Bidding in the Juan Soto Derby is expected to hit baseball’s magic $700 million mark, with the heated competition that still pits five big-market teams and includes the Mets and incumbent Yankees nearing a historic end. At least four teams — Mets, Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays — are thought to be at least … Read more
Prosecutors said she’s a flight risk — literally! — but that didn’t stop a Brooklyn judge from still setting her free Friday. The unhinged Russian airplane stowaway who snuck aboard a Paris-bound flight from JFK last week has tried pulling the bizarre stunt at several other airports in the past, prosecutors said in Brooklyn federal court … Read more
The Biden administration boasted in an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report released Thursday about the unprecedented prosecution of a California man for “smuggling greenhouse gases” across the border from Mexico and selling them online. Michael Hart, 58, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty in September to charges related to transporting refrigerants into the US to peddle on Facebook … Read more
NYPD investigators found a backpack in Central Park that could be the one ditched by the assassin who gunned down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, cops and sources said. The bag was recovered by police south of the carousel near Ramsey playground and matches the description of the gray backpack worn by the shooter, sources … Read more
A rural Kentucky judge gunned down by a sheriff in his own chambers allegedly ran the courthouse like a “brothel” and brought women to his office in an ongoing sex-for-favors scheme, a witness told cops. The police audio recording, obtained by NewsNation, revealed the latest sordid twist in the trial of ex-sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, … Read more
Former President Barack Obama said if “one side” attempts to cement “a permanent grip on power,” a line will be crossed. Getty Images Former President Obama declared that if “one side” attempts to cement “a permanent grip on power” through “suppressing votes,” “politicizing” the military or weaponizing the judiciary and criminal justice system to target opponents, “a … Read more
Newly single Barry Keoghan posted a series of thirst traps on Instagram Friday amid rumors that he cheated on ex-girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter. In the first photo, the actor flexed his muscles in what appeared to be a gym locker room. He wore green tank top, black pants and a matching belt while accessorizing with a … Read more
Since 1991, the auto and steel industries have given $5.7 million in campaign contributions and Congress has repeatedly voted not to impose tougher car fuel-efficiency standards. Makers of brand-name drugs contributed $18.6 million and Congress allowed them to hold on longer to their lucrative patents. In the 1996 election cycle, the tobacco industry gave $9.8 … Read more
‘Is that something you’re living with? Because he does everything else at a such an elite level,” Olynyk said of Gilgeous-Alexander shooting more three-pointers. Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right) drives past Toronto Raptors’ Jonathan Mogbo on Thursday. Photo by Nathan Denette /The Canadian Press The Raptors got taught a tough lesson by the title-contending … Read more
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