ESPN says it will end MLB broadcasts after striking out on deal

ESPN will likely hang up its baseball mitt after 36 seasons. The cable sports giant failed to renegotiate contract terms with the league.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

ESPN, MLB to end broadcast deal after 2025

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season, it was announced on Thursday.

ESPN - 3d

MLB, ESPN opting out of deal after 2025 season; league cites 'minimal coverage'

"Sunday Night Baseball" won't be on ESPN after this year.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Afghan women’s radio station to resume broadcasts after Taliban say they're lifting suspension

The Taliban say an Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after its operations were suspended for providing content to an overseas TV channel and improperly using its license

ABC News - 1d

ESPN Broke Up With MLB Because the Money Just Didn’t Add Up

The calculus behind ESPN’s decision to walk away from its longstanding partnership with Major League Baseball may have been a bit knottier than a simple cost-benefit analysis would otherwise ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Former FAA worker speaks out after firing, says he is "deeply concerned" for public safety

The Trump administration cut about 400 probationary FAA workers last weekend. Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, former FAA national defense program worker, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss his firing ...

CBS News - 3d

MLB free agency: Pirates add lefty Andrew Heaney on one-year deal to boost pitching depth, per report

Heaney has experience both starting and coming out of relief

CBS Sports - 3d

‘Time is running out’: Lawmakers scramble for a deal to stop a shutdown

Short of a major breakthrough in the coming days, Congress is staring down the barrel of yet another crisis over government funding.

Politico - 2d

Fiorentina's Kean out of hospital after collapsing on pitch

Fiorentina striker Moise Kean is discharged from hospital following tests after he collapsed on the pitch on Sunday.

BBC News - 6h

FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.

“We will continue to offer access to personalized treatments as allowed by law to meet patient needs,” Hims & Hers CEO said.

MarketWatch - 2d

Trump says Starmer and Macron 'haven't done anything' to end Ukraine war

Trump's criticisms come as the UK and French leaders prepare to visit the White House next week.

BBC News - 2d

Johnny Damon, Gerrit Cole and other MLB players who cut their hair after joining the Yankees

The Yankees' long-standing facial hair policy was changed Friday, owner Hal Steinbrenner announced.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

$MLB rumors: Brewers to sign Mark Canha after losing outfielder Blake Perkins to fractured shin$

MLB rumors: Brewers to sign Mark Canha after losing outfielder Blake Perkins to fractured shin

Here are your hot stove rumors for Sunday, Feb. 23

CBS Sports - 21h

Ukraine should 'tone it down,' sign Trump mineral deal, Waltz says

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Thursday that officials in Kyiv "need to tone it down" after a fierce back and forth Trump and Zelenskyy.

ABC News - 3d

US says revenue from minerals deal will fuel Ukraine’s postwar growth

Kyiv remains sceptical of plan as Treasury secretary Scott Bessent denies it is ‘coercive’ in FT opinion article

Financial Times - 1d

Bessent says US-Ukraine deal has 'implicit' economic security guarantee

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a U.S.-Ukraine deal featuring “strategic minerals, energy and state-owned enterprises” has an “implicit” economic security guarantee. “This deal is part of ...

The Hill - 21h

The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: the ceasefire and hostage deal must not fizzle out | Editorial

As Donald Trump persists with a monstrous proposal to remove Palestinians, the immediate need is to prevent fresh conflict. . The pain and damage wreaked in the last 16 months will reverberate ...

The Guardian - 3d

Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks

President Trump on Friday continued to bash President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and pressure him for mineral rights.

The New York Times - 2d

Pope not out of danger, will stay in hospital at least another week, doctors say

Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.

CBS News - 2d

Pope not out of health danger, but not 'in danger of death,' doctor says

After a week in hospital with severe respiratory issues, Pope Francis, 88, has shown some improvement but is not out danger, Sergio Alfieri, one of his doctors said in a press conference Friday.

NBC News - 2d

Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.

The New York Times - 2d

Pope Francis' medical team says he is not out of danger yet

Pope Francis' medical team provided a health update as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane reports.

CBS News - 2d

Homes evacuated after huge lorry fire breaks out

Firefighters are tackling a blaze involving several lorries in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

BBC News - 1d

UK court refuses to say financier acted in 'good faith' in Vatican deal but says he wasn't dishonest

A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in his dealings involving the Holy See’s investment in a London property

ABC News - 2d

Coinbase says the SEC has agreed to end 'bogus' enforcement case against crypto exchange

The announcement comes as the regulator is expected to be more friendly to crypto under President Donald Trump.

CNBC - 2d

Trump says he will end the war in Ukraine – but how, and who will benefit? Our panel responds | Olga Chyzh and others

The US president is breaking every negotiating rule in the book, to the bewilderment of his allies. Europe is now at a crossroads Continue reading...

The Guardian - 2d

After 18 Years, Apple Just Killed Off 1 of Its Most Iconic iPhone Features. It’s the End of an Era

The all-new iPhone 16e ditches the Home Button for good.

Inc. - 4d

7 Florida deputies placed on leave after domestic violence dispute ends in triple homicide

Seven Broward County, Florida, deputies were placed on leave as the sheriff investigates what he called the "piss-poor" handling of an ongoing domestic violence dispute that ended in a triple ...

NBC News - 2d

After 53 Years, Southwest Airlines Just Made a Heartbreaking Announcement. It’s the Start of the End of an Era

Once upon a time, Southwest Airlines employees seemed like they were having fun. Now, things are changing.

Inc. - 1d

Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’

National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiations. The White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said on Friday that the ...

The Guardian - 2d

Ukraine is close to signing rare earth minerals deal with U.S., White House official says

Beneath the battle-scarred fields of Ukraine lies a hidden treasure -- rare earth minerals used to power the world's most advanced technologies. White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz ...

CBS News - 2d

Middle East crisis live: Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed

Comments come after Israel suspended release of 600 Palestinian detainees. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group would keep following the path of slain chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday during ...

The Guardian - 23h

Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – Middle East crisis live

Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza. According to a report from Hebrew media outlet Ynet, Israel has told international ...

The Guardian - 52m

Guerrero plans to become free agent after season, fails to reach long-term deal with Blue Jays

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. plans to become a free agent after the season following the passing of his deadline to reach a long-term agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays

ABC News - 5d

Hurricanes Reportedly Offered Rantanen 'Nine Digit' Deal, Will He Be In Carolina After NHL Trade Deadline

A Sportsnet report Saturday night indicated that Carolina Hurricanes right winger, Mikko Rantanen, was considering a massive contract extension offer from the team – specifically, a financial ...

Yahoo Sports - 17h