Pitchers Again Dominate

Inside the online response to CEO's murder, dominated by frustration with American health care

The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked a polarized response online with many expressing anger and frustration about the health insurance industry and the challenges Americans ...

CBS News - 1h

Pitchers again dominate big league phase of the Rule 5 draft after 11 selected

The 121-loss Chicago White Sox had the first pick and selected 24-year-old right-hander Shane Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers.

Yahoo Sports - 13h

The latest on Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki: What we learned from the pitcher's agent at the winter meetings

Sasaki must wait until Jan. 15 to sign with an MLB team, but news about his selection could break unofficially before then.

Yahoo Sports - 19h

NBA Cup: Trae Young trolls Knicks with logo dice roll as Hawks storm for comeback win into semifinals

For a half the Knicks were in full control of their NBA Cup game against the Hawks. But Atlanta stormed back with a third-quarter outburst to advance to Las Vegas.

Yahoo Sports - 15h

Corbin Burnes landing spots: Best fits for free-agent ace as best pitcher still available on the market

Max Fried, Blake Snell and Garrett Crochet have all been snapped up this winter already

CBS Sports - 19h

Champions League as it happened: Barcelona best Dortmund; Juventus and Arsenal dominate for wins

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ESPN - 20h

MLB investigated to ensure no early Sasaki deal in place, pitcher likely to pick team mid-January

Major League Baseball investigated to ensure no team had an advance deal in place for Roki Sasaki, and the agent for the Japanese pitcher says picking a club will be “like the draft in reverse.”

ABC News - 1d

Max Fried contract breakdown: What to know about Yankees deal, and where lefty ranks among pitchers

Here's how Fried's eight-year, $218 million deal ranks among other pitchers and other Yankees

CBS Sports - 1d

Nathan Eovaldi returns to Rangers: Free-agent pitcher goes back to Texas on three-year, $75M deal, per report

Eovaldi is coming off an impressive two-year run with the Rangers

CBS Sports - 1d

Max Fried and the Yankees agree to a $218 million, 8-year contract, the largest for a lefty pitcher, AP source says

ABC News - 1d

Blue Jays trade for Guardians 2B Andrés Giménez, pitcher Nick Sandlin

The three-time Gold Glove winner is headed to Toronto.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

All-Star starting pitcher Max Fried, Yankees reportedly agree to 8-year, $218M deal

Fried's deal with New York is the largest guaranteed contract for a left-handed pitcher in MLB history.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Goalless draw at Dinamo Zagreb takes dominant Celtic closer to playoffs

Received wisdom before kick-off at Stadion Maksimir was that this was the ideal time to face Dinamo Zagreb. Celtic proceeded to prove this campaign is not the one in which to play them in the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Report: Dodgers sign outfielder Michael Conforto, pitcher Blake Treinen

Conforto, a former first-round draft pick who turns 32 on March 1, hit .237 with 20 homers and 66 RBIs this year for San Francisco in the final season of a two-year contract.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Advertising revenues set to hit $1tn in market dominated by tech groups

Google, Meta, ByteDance, Amazon and Alibaba expected to earn more than half the annual total

Financial Times - 3d

Scottie Scheffler ends dominant year with Hero World Challenge success

World No 1 surges to six-shot victory in the Bahamas Tom Kim second as Scheffler earns ninth win of 2024 Another Scottie Scheffler procession. The world No 1’s year ended in fitting fashion, ...

The Guardian - 3d

In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Middle East

In a region “already on fire,” analysts say, rebels’ advance toward Damascus is a barometer of the shifting power dynamics that also affect nations like Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.

The New York Times - 3d

Now Syria can dream of a future again

The walls of fear have been destroyed — there is a new landscape of hope that has been hard to even dare to imagine

Financial Times - 4d

Trump dominates Washington’s agenda – weeks before he takes the oath of office

As Biden fades from the national stage, amid policy announcements and cabinet picks, it feels to many Americans like Trump is president again already . The grand reopening of Notre Dame cathedral ...

The Guardian - 4d

Pitcher Clay Holmes agrees to $38 million, 3-year contract with Mets, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher Clay Holmes and the New York Mets have agreed to a $38 million, three-year contract

ABC News - 5d

Warriors haunted again by personal boogeymen Timberwolves

Like the Warriors torment the Houston Rockets, the Minnesota Timberwolves have Golden State's number right now, and that's a problem for Steph Curry and Co.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Starmer and Dominic Cummings now agree on one thing - the civil service is a problem

The government’s aims are bold, but they want to galvanise the civil servants who implement the government’s agenda.

BBC News - 6d

Starc takes Test best as Australia dominate India

Mitchell Starc claims career-best Test figures of 6-48 as Australia seize the initiative on day one of the second Test against India.

BBC News - 6d

Australia boosts loan for rare-earths refinery in bid to break China’s dominance

Government increases backing for Iluka Resources to build country’s first processing facility for rare earths

Financial Times - 6d

NASA's Artemis moon mission delayed yet again

NASA's next two Artemis moon missions have been pushed back once again, with the first lunar landing in more than a half-century not scheduled to take place until at least mid-2027. NASA said the ...

CBS News - 6d

NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo

ABC News - 6d

The Guardian view on Chelsea’s WSL dominance: team brilliance tests league competitiveness

Five-time champions continue breaking records, widening the gap in women’s football as financial disparities challenge league competitiveness. When Chelsea’s women’s football team take to the pitch ...

The Guardian - 6d

Buy or Sell Pitcher Bouncebacks for 2025: Pablo Lopez may be best suited as a No. 2 pitcher, and more

Plus, find out why Chris Towers believes Carlos Rodon will be more consistent in 2025

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

The Teeny, Tiny Tee Is Back (Again)

Some people are buying actual kids’ shirts, but this time, that relic of ’90s and Y2K fashion is available in many more sizes.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Creighton stuns Hunter Dickinson, No. 1 Kansas in dominant 13-point win

Kansas trailed the entire way on Wednesday night en route to its first loss of the season.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide

After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Red Wings Prospect Dominating The KHL

The Detroit Red Wings sure know how to pick them.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4

Can Rahm Emanuel Flip the Script Again?

The former Clinton and Obama aide has a gift for constructing winning coalitions.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

France is on the political brink — again

Toppling Barnier’s government would be a hefty gamble by Le Pen

Financial Times - Dec. 3

The dominance of young Derrick Henry

Before he became a generational star, Derrick Henry was trying to convince the world he could play running back.

ESPN - Dec. 3

Maresca: Chelsea can 'dominate English football'

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has said his side can "dominate English football" in the next five to 10 years.