Clemson vs. LSU prediction: College football picks, odds, best bets for Saturday’s headliner

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. There are some scintillating matchups in Week 1 of the college football season, but the primetime showdown between Clemson and No. 11 LSU in Death Valley is the clear headliner. The two schools have traded some barbs, which is always fun, but most of the ink spilled before and after this clash of the bluebloods will be focused on Lane Kiffin in his coaching debut at LSU. Kiffin’s Bayou Bengals are expected to win,…

Blake Snell, other Dodgers starters ramping up for playoffs

Six innings, no runs. By most standards, that would be a start worth celebrating. Blake Snell called it a “good starting point.” “I think I can be way better,” Snell said. The more Snell talked about his start in the Dodgers’ 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night,…

California-based diner chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 36-year run

Just over a month after closing its Calabasas location, a beloved Southern California diner chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Marmalade Cafe, which opened its first location on Montana Ave in Santa Monica in 1990, filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday, citing, “rent disputes and mounting supplier debts.”…

How Lakers will make marquee addition of Walker Kessler worth it

As Walker Kessler walked onto UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night, he stepped into the biggest spotlight he’s been under recently.  And as the Lakers’ marquee addition of the summer, the attention on Kessler will only grow as the start of the 2026-27 NBA season nears. As part…

Author Lise Barnéoud on the bizarre and provoking world of microchimerism — when cells from one person live in another, genetically distinct individual

Over a century ago, German pathologist Georg Schmorl documented a strange phenomenon: cells from fetuses that had moved into the mother during pregnancy. He had discovered microchimerism — where the cells from one individual move into another and set up shop.In the past few decades, scientists’ understanding of microchimerism has…

Beloved SoCal BBQ joint closing after 75 years

A beloved Southern California barbecue joint announced it was closing its Bellflower restaurant after 75 years. Chris & Pitts BBQ broke the news on Tuesday that its outpost at 9839 Artesia Blvd. had shuttered “With grateful hearts, we say goodbye to our beloved location and thank you to all of…

Jelena Ostapenko goes viral after drawing laughs for tiny umbrella at US Open

Jelena Ostapenko went viral during her still-to-be-completed first-round match against Tatjana Maria when social media users noticed she was none too pleased with the umbrella she was given when the rain started on Tuesday night. Ostapenko and Maria had their U.S. Open first-round match on Court 11 interrupted twice as…

NBA fans in disbelief over Kawhi Leonard’s light punishment from investigation

The NBA dropped the hammer on the Los Angeles Clippers for violating the league’s salary cap circumvention rules by “initiating off-court income opportunities” for star forward Kawhi Leonard. The Clippers are forced to forfeit five first-round NBA Draft picks, are fined $30 million to owner Steve Ballmer, and both Ballmer, Clippers President…

Anthropic back on ‘right side’ with Trump admin after Pentagon flap: Howard Lutnick

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said AI giant Anthropic is “back on the right side” with the Trump administration, Axios reported on Wednesday citing an interview. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had blocked Anthropic from certain military contracts because the company refused to allow the US to use its Claude AI models for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.…

49ers’ Australia trip could help franchise escape dark clouds

For the last two months, the 49ers have been trying to outrun a storm. This week, they will attempt to do it literally. They will leave behind the accumulating dark clouds that have followed them throughout the summer and fly across the Pacific Ocean to Melbourne, Australia, where the sunshine,…

Dems seize on ethics complaint against GOPer who took down Cory Mills

WASHINGTON — Democrats are seizing on a complaint filed against the Republican who took down scandal magnet Rep. Cory Mills last month, illustrating their continued interest in a race where the GOP is generally favored to win. A voter in Republican congressional hopeful Ryan Elijah’s district filed a complaint accusing…

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