Home plate umpire Bill Miller made history Friday at Wrigley Field—but not the kind worth celebrating. Every single ball-strike call he made during the Cincinnati Reds' 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs was overturned upon automated review. All eight of them. Miller's perfect storm of errors represents what appears to be the worst performance by […]
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Fever rout Sun 111-91, extend winning streak before World Cup break
The Indiana Fever dominated the Connecticut Sun 111-91 on Friday night, extending their winning ways before the WNBA pauses for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. The Sun jumped to a surprising 28-19 lead after the opening quarter at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but the Fever responded decisively. Indiana outscored Connecticut 39-15 in the second quarter alone, […]
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Miami’s Tagovailoa Gamble Unravels: From Franchise Savior to $55M Payoff
The Miami Dolphins paid Tua Tagovailoa $55 million to leave in 2026. That's not a negotiation. That's an admission of failure written in guaranteed money. On Friday night at Hard Rock Stadium, the former face of a franchise that never materialized took the field wearing Atlanta Falcons colors in a preseason game that felt less […]
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Sale pitches complete game in emotional night as Braves sweep Dodgers
Chris Sale took the mound Thursday evening at Truist Park carrying more than just a baseball. Hours before first pitch, the 37-year-old Braves ace learned that Ashley Foss, a close family friend whose agency manages his finances, had died of cancer. Yet he was there, grinding through eight innings against the two-time defending champion Los […]
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Trump’s Lake Rename Order Collides With Limits of Executive Power
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week directing the Interior Department and the Board on Geographic Names to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," sparking an immediate test of a fundamental question: What happens when a president orders something states refuse to obey? The answer, based on swift rejections from New York Gov. […]
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Michaels’ Lake America Joke Highlights Boundaries of Sports Broadcasting
Play-by-play announcer Al Michaels drew an awkward response from analyst Kirk Herbstreit during Thursday night's Browns-Patriots game on Amazon Prime Video when he made on-air commentary about President Donald Trump's executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Coming out of a commercial break with an aerial shot of the Cleveland skyline, Michaels, 81, quipped: […]
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Military newspaper journalists sue Pentagon over terminations
Three senior journalists from Stars and Stripes, the military's independent newspaper, have filed suit against the Department of Defense, alleging their terminations violated First Amendment protections and internal Pentagon policy. Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, Publisher Max Lederer, and Middle East Correspondent Lara Korte were fired last week following what Pentagon leadership characterized as insubordination. The three […]
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WABI meteorologist’s on-air laugh fit goes viral after Charlie Brown prank
Patrick Osborn's Sunday morning weather forecast on WABI became an unexpected spectacle when the Maine meteorologist found himself unable to control a fit of laughter that stretched nearly a full minute. The incident unfolded live during what should have been a routine broadcast. Osborn, gasping between words, repeatedly attempted to deliver temperature readings and weather […]
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Payton responds to Schwartz’s criticism of Nix’s downfield passing
Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton pushed back against analyst Geoff Schwartz's assertion that quarterback Bo Nix doesn't throw the ball downfield, citing statistics that contradict the claim. Schwartz's criticism was countered by deep-ball data, prompting Payton to publicly respond to the analyst's assessment of Nix's passing game.
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‘View’ host Ana Navarro rejects Hunter Biden’s assertion that Trump is ‘already’ a ‘dictator’
Ana Navarro pushed back after Hunter Biden declared on her podcast that democracy was "gone" under President Donald Trump, in contrast to some of her past comments.