Author: Alex Maschino

 The Los Angeles Angels quietly had a nice little offseason for themselves by bringing in Jorge Soler, Kyle Hendricks, Yoan Moncada, Travis d’Arnaud, and Kenley Jansen, and there is reason for excitement in SoCal for the first time in a while, even though Anthony Rendon is already on the 60-Day IL again.As nice as the offseason has been, none of it matters unless future Hall-of-Famer Mike Trout can stay healthy, and he recently announced a position change that should help him do just that.MLB Network shared a clip of Trout doing some press prior to Monday’s Spring Training work.Trout announced…

In early April, scores of revelers gather in the city of Kawasaki, about 30 minutes south of Tokyo, to celebrate Kanamara Matsuri – Japan’s infamous penis festival, with a name translating roughly to Festival of the Steel Phallus. Kanamara Matsuri’s main festivities have taken place on the first Sunday of April since 1969 (yes, seriously). At the festival centering on the um, organ and fertility, attendees get to erect gigantic penis statues on handheld shrines, enjoy penis-shaped lollipops, buy penis-shaped candles, and (obviously) dress as penises. There’s a seemingly endless array of phallic merch!“Amazing. So fun, so unique, such a different…

In its latest move to bring its artists’ music into the world of gaming, Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a collaboration with game development platform HEAT that will bring the music of Lil’ Wayne and CG5 to game developers.As of May 1, Lil’ Wayne’s Uproar and GO DJ will be available on the Heat platform, as will I See A Dreamer, Sleep Well, Let Me In and Dancin’ by Charlie Green, known online as CG5.Lil Wayne’s music is released by UMG’s Republic Records, while CG5 is signed with UMG’s Virgin Music Group.HEAT is an online marketplace for emotes (snippets…

Khloé Kardashian hasn’t had sex in a while — and that’s exactly the way she likes it. During the Thursday, March 20, episode of The Kardashians, Chris Appleton suggested that Kim Kardashian and their friend group “get Khloé laid.” Khloé, 40, however, didn’t understand the interest in her personal life. “I just haven’t been intimate in quite a long time,” she explained in a confessional about her decision to hit pause on dating. “We are going back to square one — born again.” Khloé poked fun at Appleton’s investment in her sex life. Related: Khloe Kardashian’s Candid Quotes About Finding…

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For nearly 60 days, Gazans did not have to tally the newly dead as a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas held. Hostages and prisoners were freed, food and supplies returned to markets, and people picked their way through ruins they had called home.On Tuesday, after weeks of fruitless talks to extend the cease-fire, Israeli warplanes bombarded cities up and down the Gaza Strip, and the counting began again.More than 400 people were killed in the strikes, according to Gaza’s health ministry, whose figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Among the dead were 130 children, the U.N. Children’s…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Norway’s oil fund has struck a £570mn deal to buy a quarter of Covent Garden from UK-listed landlord Shaftesbury Capital, in the sovereign wealth fund’s latest major bet on the fortunes of central London.Norges Bank Investment Management has exchanged contracts to acquire a 25 per cent non-controlling stake in the £2.7bn Covent Garden estate, which Shaftesbury will continue to manage. It follows a deal for a £306mn stake in part of the Duke of Westminster’s Grosvenor estate this year.“This investment underscores our…

Olivia Culpo has detailed a blood clot that appeared during the early weeks of her pregnancy. Sharing her experience via a TikTok post on Tuesday, March 18, Culpo, 32, detailed how her recently announced pregnancy to husband Christian McCaffrey left her “bleeding everywhere.” The video, which was recorded on December 12 when Culpo was nine weeks’ pregnant, revealed that the model was put on strict bed rest after falling ill for two weeks with pneumonia. “I’ve been truly on bedrest for, like, four weeks,” she said before moving into the details of her blood clot. “Towards the end of the…

Callum Smith | Boxing News Skip to main content Skip to footer PROFESSIONAL RECORDLast 5 FightsFull NameCallum SmithNicknameDate of Birth (Birth date not set)GendermaleNationalityBritishPlace of BirthResidenceStanceorthodoxHeight ft in ( cm)Reach in ( cm)Years Active-Pro DebutProfessional careerWins30Losses2Draws0no contests0KnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsKnockoutsTotal Fights32Wins By ko22wins by decision8Pro Rounds164KO Percentage73.33

The UN says that two of its workers have been killed and others injured after a compound in Gaza was hit on Wednesday. The Palestinian territory’s Hamas-run health ministry blamed an Israeli strike and said five critically injured foreign workers had arrived in hospital following the incident. Israel’s military denied striking the UN compound in Deir al-Balah.It comes after Israel said it was resuming fighting in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire – launching a wave of strikes that killed more than 400 people, according to Gaza’s health ministry.On Tuesday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it had “resumed combat in…