Cam Schlittler bolsters Cy Young case even without his Yankees best

How good has Cam Schlittler been? For the Yankees ace, his “C” game might stand for Cy Young. Even without his usual pinpoint control, Schlittler was good enough to smother Toronto in a 3-1 Bombers victory Friday night. “I got deep enough to put this team in position to win, and that’s great. I’m not happy overall with my performance, it could’ve been a lot better. But we won the game and that’s all that matters,” Schlittler said. “You don’t want to be selfish about it, right? At the end of the day, we won the game, and that’s all…

Billionaire-bashing lefty Dem’s immense stock market wins revealed

Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna has branded himself as a hardcore progressive who is actively supporting the state’s controversial billionaire tax on the ballot — but he’s also rolling in cash from the stock market, according to newly compiled financial disclosure filings. The Democrat had a very good run on…

Geno Smith assuages Jets training camp concerns with perfect passing night

PITTSBURGH — OK, Geno. Jets quarterback Geno Smith eased any concerns over a shaky training camp with an impressive 10-play drive to open Friday night’s preseason game against the Steelers. Smith missed last week’s preseason opener with a sore ankle but he looked 100 percent healthy and ready for the…

Xavier Becerra’s campaign for California governor has a shocking new platform

California gubernatorial frontrunner, Democrat Xavier Becerra, has pitched a slew of policy ideas — from speeding up homebuilding to offering free electricity — but has largely skipped the fine print and sweeping promises embraced by his rivals. Becerra acknowledged his strategy of playing it safe by being silent is done…

PWHL’s Walter Cup goes missing in Canadian shipping mystery

The Walter Cup is missing — or at least the version of the trophy that belongs to the Professional Women’s Hockey League champion Montreal Victoire, the league told The Associated Press on Friday. Without going into detail, the PWHL issued a statement saying the trophy “did not arrive as expected…

Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops recalled nationwide over possible contamination

Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled nationwide due to potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Tarrytown, New York-based Prestige Brand Holdings is voluntarily recalling 39,060 bottles of its Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief eye drops due to a “lack of assurance of sterility,” according to an FDA…

Liberty’s Jonquel Jones, Leonie Fiebich have eyes on return against Fever

The Liberty could be as close to full strength Saturday as they’ve been in more than a month. Barring any unforeseen setbacks, Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich plan to play Saturday against the Indiana Fever, the two said after Friday’s practice. Jones’ status was uncertain after her tweaked left ankle…

DOJ and TikTok reach 0 million settlement amid child privacy violation

The U.S. Department ​of Justice and TikTok have reached ‌a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations the short-video app violated children’s online ​privacy. The Justice Department sued TikTok and ​ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing ⁠to protect children’s privacy, and illegally ​collecting their information. The defendants were accused ​of violating…

How Peyton Manning’s son Marshall fared in high school debut

Another Manning tasked with continuing his family’s dominance at quarterback took a step toward that point Thursday night. Marshall Manning, the 14-year-old son of Peyton Manning, took the first two varsity snaps of his career with Baylor School and completed his first pass, relieving senior starter Keegan Croucher in the…

Coco Gauff falls to Karolina Muchova in dramatic end to Wimbledon run

LONDON — Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff’s run at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (10) victory Friday that ended with a drama-filled tiebreaker, to become the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the final of the grass-court Grand Slam. It will be the ninth-ranked Muchova’s…

Extreme heat waves are making our cities buckle. Investing in urban nature is no longer optional. | Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

For decades, cities have been designed around “gray infrastructure.” Roads move people. Bridges connect communities. Water systems protect public health. These systems are governed by engineering standards because society recognizes that safety cannot depend on good intentions alone.Urban nature deserves the same recognition.In June, a heat wave gripped Europe, breaking…

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