May 26, 2023, 10:47 PM ET ATLANTA — Craig Kimbrel had a feeling this would be a special night, so he wanted about 30 to 40 family members and friends from Alabama to come watch him reach a rare milestone. The hard-throwing closer became the eighth pitcher in major league history to earn 400 saves … Read more
May 25, 2023, 07:59 PM ET California club pro Michael Block was living the dream at the PGA Championship. Thursday at Colonial brought him back to reality. A sensation at Oak Hill when he tied for 15th against the strongest field in golf, Block shot an 11-over 81 that left him in last place and … Read more
May 10, 2023, 11:57 PM ET ATLANTA — Kenley Jansen became the seventh player in major league history to earn 400 saves, pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday night. Jansen, who had 41 saves last year in … Read more
Less than 24 hours after kicking six contestants to the curb, American Idol gave eight more singers the boot on Monday, finalizing the season’s Top 12 as we (apparently) race towards the finale as quickly as humanly possible. Here’s how the chaos went down: The 20 singers who performed on Sunday returned to the stage … Read more
Kyle Busch had just enough gas to cross the finish line in first place on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, picking up his first victory at the track in 15 years. Busch needed to push through in double overtime and under caution for the win. “Rowdy” barely had enough gas to get through to the end. … Read more
Comment on this storyComment The first thing to remember when writing a good book review is that it should be more than a summary. This is great news for me as the reviewer of “Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up),” because Washington Post columnist Petri’s book is such a wide-ranging collection … Read more
‘Succession’ star James Cromwell saves piglet from slaughterhouse People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) honorary board member James Cromwell, who is better known as Succession’s Ewan Roy, helped save a piglet who fell off a vehicle transporting animals to slaughterhouse. The piglet would have been fattened up and slaughtered. However, the little piglet … Read more
Over the weekend, the depegging of two major stablecoins, USD Coin (USDC) and Dai (DAI), from the US dollar prompted a frenzy of loan repayments on decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound. Borrowers saved a total of over $100 million in the process. The depegging was triggered by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on … Read more
The slap heard around the world is about to take its first full effect. Chris Rockwho will talk about the infamous in the end Oscars event with Will Smith. “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” will be streamed live Netflix From the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore at 10 PM ET on Saturday. While the media was discussing … Read more
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider sprung to action when he saw a woman choking on food while at a lunch with his wife near the team’s spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida. Schneider and his wife, Jess, were at Clear Sky Draught Haus, which is a short drive from the team’s facility, when the … Read more