When Atlanta Braves designated hitter Dominic Smith stepped into the batter’s box with the bases loaded and the game on the line Saturday night, he had someone else there alongside. Less than two weeks after losing his mother to cancer, Smith said he felt her presence as he hit the game-winning homer in Atlanta’s 6-2 […]
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Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya expressed her disappointment Sunday with the International Olympic Committee and called out IOC president Kirsty Coventry following the IOC’s recent decision to ban transgender athletes from competing in the Games. The decision also restricts female athletes such as Semenya with medical conditions known as differences in sex development, or DSD. […]
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Max Verstappen has made no secret how little he’s enjoying driving during the new Formula 1 season. After finishing eighth in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, March 29, the four-time F1 champion let his discontent spill out, telling reporters he was “not even frustrated any more, I’m beyond that.” Verstappen has been a consistent critic […]
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It’s party time in Storrs, Connecticut. March Madness is alive and well for UConn as both the men’s and women’s programs have advanced to the Final Four, an achievement that definitely earns the university its nickname as the “Basketball Capital of the World” after a perfect day on Sunday, March 29. The undefeated women were […]
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LAS VEGAS − There’s a new leader of “The Realm” on the Las Vegas Strip. The Vegas Golden Knights announced the firing of coach Bruce Cassidy March 29, replacing their 2023 Stanley Cup-winning skipper with head coaching veteran John Tortorella. “Bruce will forever be remembered with the utmost regard by our organization for what was […]
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CHICAGO – Dusty May had just called his star player immature in the nicest way possible, and Yaxel Lendeborg briefly leaned into the microphone inside the United Center to respond. Except the moderator didn’t notice, and the winning news conference moved on. So, what did the oldest player left in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament […]
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SACRAMENTO, CA — UCLA women’s basketball is still dancing in the 2026 Women’s NCAA Tournament, literally. After No. 1 UCLA defeated No. 3 Duke 70-58 in the Elite Eight on Sunday, seniors Lauren Betts, Charlisse Leger-Walker and Gabriela Jaquez gave an encore performance of their choreographed dance in front of family and friends. There’s a […]
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A flurry of bets made prior to major announcements about the Iran war has ramped up speculation that individuals or groups with advance knowledge of U.S. military plans are cashing in on insider information. And while prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi now say they are taking more proactive measures designed to prevent such illicit […]
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President Donald Trump is used to bending financial markets to his will. But with the war in Iran, he may have reached the limit of his ability to do so. On Friday, the S&P 500 closed down 1.7% and notched its fifth-straight weekly decline, its worst stretch since 2022 and a sign of rapidly faltering […]
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The crypto market is recovering after seeing a significant crash yesterday. Bitcoin is leading this recovery, rallying towards $67,000 as Pakistan facilitates peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. has also signaled that it has no immediate plans to invade Iran, which has provided a positive for the market. Crypto Market Rebounds as […]
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