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Baseball Catchers Keep Getting Whacked By Hitters. It's No Accident.
In a bid to convince umpires that low pitches are actually strikes, catchers have been inching nearer to the batter. They’re now setting up so close that they frequently wind up getting clobbered.The Wall Street Journal - World -
WNBA Players Are in the Skims Spotlight
Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand is moving more aggressively into sports.The New York Times - Lifestyle - WNBA -
Fans flock to Paris to cheer as Lise Davidsen becomes classical music's Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift isn’t the only singer fans are flocking to Paris to hearABC News - Entertainment -
Pep to City players: 'Relax' and title will be ours
Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players to "relax" in Sunday's Premier League finale against West Ham and they will lift their fourth consecutive title.ESPN - Sports -
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: All Gasser, no brakes
The latest Rotoworld Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire column breaks down the arrival of a top pitching prospect and emergence of a new stopper in Milwaukee.Yahoo Sports - Sports - Fantasy Football -
Where the NFL's highest-paid player at each position played college football
The NFL's highest-paid players come from every corner of the nationCBS Sports - Sports - College Football -
NFL player rails against Pride month, abortion, IVF in graduation speech
The three-time Super Bowl champion also quoted from Taylor Swift's song "Bejeweled" while addressing the graduates.CBS News - Top stories - NFL -
The Spin: Making a call on 5 slumping fantasy baseball stars
All five of these hitters were drafted highly in fantasy baseball leagues. So far, they have not lived up to their ADPs — and that's an understatement. Scott Pianowski analyzes.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
The Scorecard: Christopher Morel proving to be one of fantasy baseball's biggest draft bargains
Dalton Del Don delivers his latest batch of observations as we enter Week 7 of the fantasy baseball season.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Darryl Strawberry Wanted to Quit Baseball at 19. This Duo Stopped Him.
After signing a record-setting contract, Strawberry soon confronted failure on the diamond and heard racist slurs from the stands.The New York Times - Sports -
Philadelphia Customs officers intercept package containing 60 dead butterflies
The package, which was en route from Portugal to Wayne County, Pennsylvania, contained 60 dead butterflies but no documentation, officials say.CBS News - Top stories -
HMRC customer service ‘in declining spiral’, says UK spending watchdog
National Audit Office finds taxpayers collectively spent 800 years on hold to agency in 2022-23Financial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Outdated laws and customs stalling progress on women’s rights across Africa – study
Family law has not kept up with social shifts, with marital rape, child marriage and lack of property and custody rights persistent problems, research finds. Discriminatory laws and customs across Africa are stalling progress on women’s rights in ...The Guardian - World -
Goff becomes highest-paid player in Lions history with $212m deal, say reports
Quarterback led Lions to NFC title game last yearDeal is reported to include $170m fully guaranteedThe Detroit Lions have rewarded quarterback Jared Goff with a four-year, $212m contract extension, according to multiple reports.. ESPN and NFL.com ...The Guardian - World -
Avalanche's Valeri Nichushkin placed in Stage 3 of Player Assistance Program, suspended six months
Nichushkin missed time earlier this season and in the 2023 playoffsCBS Sports - Sports -
There are 11 times as many WNBA MVP bets on Caitlin Clark than any other player
The Indiana Fever are a popular bet to win the WNBA title, as well.Yahoo Sports - Sports - WNBA -
PGA Championship: Ranking all 156 players at Valhalla, from Scottie Scheffler to John Daly
Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the clear-cut Nos. 1 and 2, but where does everyone else stack up? Brentley Romine ranks the entire field for this week's PGA Championship.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin suspended 6 months, placed in player assistance program an hour before playoff game
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin suspended 6 months, placed in player assistance program an hour before playoff gameABC News - Sports -
How Shohei Ohtani leveled up as a Dodger: Three developments that have made MLB's best player even better
As a full-time DH in 2024, Ohtani has somehow found new levels of successCBS Sports - Sports - MLB -
Colorado Avalanche player suspended for 6 months just one hour before playoff loss
Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program before Game 4 on Monday night of a second-round series with Dallas.NBC News - Top stories -
Frank Gore Jr.: No way 257 players in the draft were better than me
Frank Gore Jr. watched the 2024 NFL draft and heard 257 names called.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Players’ words say a PGA-Saudi deal is progressing. Others’ actions say otherwise.
Nearly a year after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced their “framework agreement," there’s been no action.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, a Spurs player to Arsenal and the all-time top 10 free transfers
French superstar is the latest free agent to leave PSG but how successful will he be?CBS Sports - Sports -
South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first timeABC News - World -
East West Players appoints Lily Tung Crystal as its new artistic director
East West Players' new artistic director is Lily Tung Crystal, who currently leads Theater Mu, the largest Asian American theater company in the Midwest. She co-founded Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company in the Bay Area.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
BlackRock closes in on crown of world’s largest bitcoin fund
Asset manager pushes deeper into digital assets after ETF successFinancial Times - Business - Crypto -
Why the World Has Gone Cuckoo for Copper
The U.S. and China are competing to acquire the metal, which is essential for EVs and data centers. It is also at the center of a $43 billion takeover battle.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
LAFC confirms signing of World Cup winner Giroud
France striker Olivier Giroud has completed his long-anticipated move to LAFC, the club announced on Tuesday, with the World Cup winner joining in mid-July with a contract until December 2025.ESPN - Sports - World Cup -
China-Russia: an economic ‘friendship’ that could rattle the world
After Putin’s invasion of Ukraine trade links between the two countries have strengthened. So have Beijing’s geopolitical ambitionsFinancial Times - Business - China