In October, elite starting pitching wins postseason games. For the Atlanta Braves, it was a bullpen game, while the Los Angeles Dodgers sent out two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. On Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, the elite starting pitcher led the way. Skubal was dominant, striking out seven hitters while allowing one […]
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Media sinks to new low by digging up tweets that got announcer fired by cowardly Blazers
There are three characters in this case: a victim, a coward and a villain. The victim is broadcaster Braiden Bell, who was the Portland Trail Blazers play-by-play announcer for less than 12 hours before the team fired him Thursday for tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013… when he was 15 years old. The coward […]
Tennessee fans drank $1.3 million worth of alcohol before, during Texas game attended by president
It seems Tennessee’s athletic department has a very good reason to continue its “Happy Hour” promotion for the remainder of the 2026 football season. Last weekend, as the Vols were preparing to host No. 1 Texas, it was announced that President Donald Trump would be making the trip to Knoxville for the top-15 SEC showdown […]
Mamdani says it was ‘strange’ getting called out by Netanyahu after calling for his arrest
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told podcaster Theo Von Thursday he found it “strange” to be called out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in late September. “And he called you out too,” Von recalled. “Was that weird? Was that scary?” “It was strange,” Mamdani […]
Former Obama aides claim Democratic donors are still holding back after being burned by 2024 loss
Former Obama advisers who host the “Pod Save America” podcast spoke Friday about the purported reasons some major Democratic donors are holding back money as the party sees encouraging signs ahead in November’s midterm elections. At the Texas Tribune Festival last week, the podcast hosts shared their optimism over Texas turning blue because of Republican […]
Soccer player gets smoked by lawn roller during halftime warm-up in wild moment caught on camera
Soccer doesn’t get enough credit for being a dangerous sport. You’ve got minimal protective gear on; bodies are flying everywhere and, at times, you’ve even got to look out for turf maintenance equipment. One soccer player in Thailand learned this the hard way, and it was all caught on camera. Andros Townsend previously played in […]
Tourists seeking ‘dramatic’ photo on isolated beach trapped by incoming tide
Tourists went to snap an iconic photo on Oregon’s Lost Boy Beach and wound up getting one taken of themselves in a storybook SOS rescue by the local fire department last week. Three unnamed sea gawkers were stranded for five hours Wednesday, Sept. 16, after a rising tide cut them off from the mainland at […]
White House denies Trump influenced by ‘pardon brokers’ after ’60 Minutes’ investigation
A White House spokesperson denied the suggestion that President Donald Trump’s administration could be influenced by “pardon brokers” an issue examined by CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday. During the show’s season premiere, the long-running news program ran a segment on lobbyists reportedly negotiating for presidential pardons for particular clients based on alleged connections to the […]
Fan runs onto field at Houston Cougars game, gets absolutely trucked by police officer
The college football season, in all its glory, is upon us, and it feels like it couldn’t have come soon enough for all of us. In fact, a lunatic in Houston couldn’t wait more than one game before sprinting onto the field. Unfortunately for him — but fortunately for the rest of us — he […]
Even on opening weekend, football players at Clemson, LSU might be upstaged on campus by these furry friends
At colleges like LSU and Clemson, football is king. And, especially this time of year, the BMOCs (Big Men On Campus) are usually the football players. As the Tigers from both LSU and Clemson get set to tangle in Baton Rouge on Saturday to open the 2026 college football season, no one’s more popular on […]
CNN admits error after suggesting US troops abroad would be impacted by Trump’s mail-in ballot crackdown
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer issued a mea culpa Monday after he falsely suggested U.S. troops abroad would be impacted by the Trump administration’s crackdown on mail-in voting. On Friday’s installment of “The Situation Room,” Blitzer sat down with Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to discuss the lawsuit the commonwealth filed alongside other blue states to […]
Abdul El-Sayed stands by criticism of fireworks, tells Americans to find other ways to ‘show you love’
Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended his past controversial comments about Fourth of July fireworks during a radio appearance Monday. While appearing on “The Breakfast Club,” El-Sayed was asked by host Charlamagne tha God about his previous support for defunding the police and criticism of firework celebrations on Independence Day. El-Sayed pushed back […]