Author: Alex Maschino
Paul Skenes is off to one of the best beginnings to a career for any pitcher in baseball history, as he is 15-8 with a 2.03 ERA and 247 strikeouts through his first 35 starts.Unfortunately, the Pittsburgh Pirates would have the worst record in the National League if the Colorado Rockies weren’t playing like a tee-ball team, so it was only a matter of time before trade rumors started to pile on to the turmoil.In case the Pirates’ front office publicly shutting down the trade rumors wasn’t enough, ESPN insider Jeff Passan recently echoed those sentiments.“Just to be clear, the…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck during a live TV broadcast in Chile’s northern city of Copiapó. Chilean politician and presidential candidate, Carolina Toha, was speaking about her campaign proposals with two journalists when the studio began shaking.The interview was cut short as all three quickly left the studio as the tremors continued, knocking down equipment on the set.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI was closing in on a $5bn debt financing package to fund new data centres and chips to power its business. Then on Thursday the world’s wealthiest man torpedoed his relationship with US President Donald Trump.Musk’s bankers at Morgan Stanley must now contend with this new complication as would-be investors try to assess the fallout from the dramatic unravelling of Musk’s ties to the president, according to people briefed on the matter. The debt could be more…
Billy Joel is sharing candid details about some tough times in his younger years in a new documentary. The new documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in New York City on Wednesday, June 4, showed the singer opening up about one of his lowest points, reported People on Thursday, June 5. Per the outlet, Joel, 76, shared details about how he fell “in love” with Elizabeth Weber, the then-wife of Jon Small, in his early 20s. Small was Joel’s best friend and bandmate at the time, and Joel had moved in with the…
Introducing the 2025 SLAM HS Boys All-Americans. This year’s group of high school seniors have already caught the world’s attention with their versatile and elite skillsets, but soon, college hoops fans will know their names, too. With arguably the highest ceiling in his class, 6-9 forward Nate Ament can already do it all, with the drive to continuously fine-tune the framework of his three-level scoring. The locks on defense are there, too. Mind you, with a handle and quickness to break down defenders in transition and off the wing, he’ll be a problem for people for a lot of years.…
At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in stampede outside Bengaluru stadium on Wednesday.Police in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru have arrested four people after a stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cricket team’s Indian Premier League victory celebrations killed 11 people and injured at least 47, local media reported. Three people from an event management company and one official from the RCB team were arrested on Friday, according to local media reports. Media outlet India Today said Nikhil Sosale, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s head of marketing, was arrested at Bengaluru’s airport. The Indian Express newspaper reported…
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The seasons are changing and so are streaming libraries across the board. Each month, new movies are added to Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu, and it can be hard to keep up with what’s new and good to watch. On June 1, Amazon Prime Video added a movie to its impressive catalogue that’s not new but is still worth streaming — The Birdcage. The 1996 film was a modest hit when it was first released, but some people think it’s too dated to be enjoyed today. If you ask me or any of the Watch With Us crew, the film…
Are there only two potential landing spots for pending UFA Sam Bennett? Sekeres and Price: John Shannon last week on Florida Panthers pending UFA forward Sam Bennett. The Vancouver Canucks, and 29 other teams shouldn’t waste their time. There are only two landing spots for Sam Bennett. Matt Sekeres: “Should the Canucks throw stupid money at Sam Bennett in free agency? Like, eight, nine, even $10 million a year. Like, is he that much of a winner and that much of a solution for their top two center needs? That the Canucks should just get crazy with Sam Bennett on…
Mourners have been leaving Paddington-themed items, including soft toys, jars of marmalade, and even sandwiches, but officials are saying they’ve had enough.View Entire Post ›