SEATTLE (AP) — A year ago, the New York Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs a week before the end of the regular season, ending a streak of six consecutive playoff appearances. When I remember what it was like, it feels even better to secure a play-off spot this time with more than a week […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have long since lost their playoff chances and now they have found a new, painful way to lose. A flying bat. A brief memory loss. And a bizarre double play. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that in a game before. Just a weird situation,” said Seattle […]
A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers said on social media that he planned to marry her and had an engagement ring and lingerie with him when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport, police reports show. Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, posted statements on TikTok and sent emails to University […]
Amazon gives its employees another pay raise Subcontractors for delivery drivers in the USA in the face of growing pressure from unions. Drivers who Amazon’s delivery service partnersor DSPs, will earn an average of nearly $22 an hour, 7% more than the previous average of $20.50, the company said Thursday. The Wage increase is part […]
The Pac-12 will add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State to join Oregon State and Washington State in a newly formed Conference of Champions starting in 2026, the league announced Thursday. With these new additions, the Mountain West loses four of its better-known schools and most successful football programs, most notably […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Grohl says he recently fathered a daughter outside of his 21-year marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters. “I recently became the father of a daughter born outside of my marriage. I intend to be a loving and supportive father to her,” the Foo Fighters frontman […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A poignant phrase echoes as families of the Sept. 11 victims gather each year to remember the loved ones they lost. the terrorist attacks. “I never met you.” It is the sound of generational change at Ground Zero, where relatives read out the names of the victims on every anniversary of […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Russell Wilson’s debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to wait. Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler who signed with the Steelers after being released by the Denver Broncos, was unable to play in Sunday’s season-opening game against the Atlanta Falcons because of a calf injury. Another Steelers rookie, Justin Fields, was expected […]
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — On the plate-glass shelf in the office of the head coach of the Washington State football team stands a small reminder of what the late Mike Leach meant to the school. In current head coach Jake Dickert’s office, a purple Washington State helmet hangs prominently, adorned with the famous Cougar logo […]
Kelsey Mitchell has become the perfect running mate for Caitlin Clark in the backcourt, and the two guards have led the Indiana Fever to resurgence since the Olympic break. Now they have Indiana in the playoffs. The team has won six of seven games and is above .500 for the first time since June 13, […]
