0 million Formula 1 star Max Verstappen considering bombshell retirement at 28

Formula 1 superstar Max Verstappen could hit the brakes at year’s end.  The Red Bull driver said he has considered retiring from F1 at the end of the 2026 — two years before the end of his lucrative contract — admitting that he’s “not enjoying the sport” after a disappointing eighth-place finish at Saturday’s Japanese Grand Prix. While he has frequently left his racing future undecided, the four-time world champion, 28, has grown increasingly critical of the direction F1 is heading — which has seemingly caused his once-burning passion to taper.  Asked after the race by BBC Sport if that…

How Dodgers’ Will Smith became MLB’s most overlooked clutch hitter

In hindsight, maybe the baseball world should have known from the start. On the night Will Smith made his MLB debut back in June 2019, he hit a walk-off home run. Ever since, the Dodgers’ franchise catcher has made late-game heroics his most defining characteristic. And when team manager Dave…

Twins vs. Orioles prediction: MLB picks, odds, best bet Sunday

“You know that ambulance that follows the horses around the racetrack? There should be one right behind Tiger Woods whenever he leaves the house.” — Stitches’ bench coach Don Reed Speaking of crashes, Minnesota visits Baltimore. The Orioles and Twins are both looking to put their disastrous 2025 campaigns behind…

UCLA women want to end a Cinderella story by beating Duke

SACRAMENTO – Cori Close hasn’t seen many shots – much less game-winners – like it. The ball circling the rim, one revolution and then another, before finally falling through the net after the buzzer. “Wow,” Close said Saturday, a day after Duke’s Ashlon Jackson made the shot of a lifetime…

Yankees finding early success in navigating ABS system

SAN FRANCISCO — Before the automated ball-strike system came into play in real games that counted, the Yankees spent plenty of mornings this spring talking about it. “We had too many meetings about it, in my opinion,” Aaron Judge said with a grin. Judge was at least partly joking —…

What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished?

The sun has been Earth’s constant companion ever since our planet emerged. But if the sun were to suddenly disappear, what would happen to our home planet?To understand the fate of a sunless Earth, it’s important to know how both arose. The sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago, when…

Mets undergoing expected defense learning curve at first, third base

In the second game of the season, it became obvious that the Mets are starting a third baseman with virtually no experience at third base and a first baseman with virtually no experience at first base. Bo Bichette committed an error and Jorge Polanco flirted with two (but was charged…

Will Smith’s late home run lifts Dodgers to season-opening sweep

The Dodgers have shown one thing in their opening three games of the season. They have no problem erasing early deficits. For a third-straight night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers found themselves in a two-run hole at the start of the game. But for a third-straight night, they managed…

Mayor Mamdani’s budget mess is creating chaos in the NYC bond market

New York City’s bonds have suddenly become a hot topic on Wall Street — and you can thank socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani for this certifiably ­bizarre development. This past week, the Big Apple went to investors to sell billions of dollars in municipal debt. With Mamdani doing his best imitation…

Giants’ bats awaken, but not enough to avoid sweep vs. Yankees

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants are officially on the scoreboard. Now, how about the win column? One step at time: They can try holding a lead first. The Giants pushed across their first run of the season Saturday. They needed to do it at least three more times to avoid…

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