Emma Raducanu withdraws from Wimbledon hours before opening match: ‘Done everything possible’

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a right foot injury that plagued her leading up to the Grand Slam tournament.  The 30th seed was slated to face Antonia Ruzic on No. 1 Court on Monday before she made the announcement in a statement posted to social media Sunday.  “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but sadly I’ve had to withdraw from this year’s Wimbledon,” the 23-year-old said in her statement. “I’ve done everything possible to try to get to the start line tomorrow but after a final scan tonight, the ­niggle I’ve been managing has developed into a…

Heat’s top NBA free agency targets after Giannis Antetokounmpo trade

The Heat are expected to remain busy this offseason. And in reality, they have no choice. The three-time NBA champions made a big swing earlier this week, landing Giannis Antetokounmpo after a year-long pursuit, and now they’re looking to add role players to fill out the rest of their roster…

Nearly 1 million bottles of heart and kidney medication recalled over foreign substance found on tablets

Nearly one million bottles of heart and kidney medication have been recalled nationwide over the possibility of a “foreign substance,” according to the US Food and Drug Administration. California-based Amgen, Inc. voluntarily recalled at least 944,142 bottles of Corlanor and Sensipar tablets after “unexpected foreign matter” was found “in the reserve sample of…

Willy Adames leaves Giants’ game vs Braves with back spasms

SAN FRANCISCO — It takes a lot for Willy Adames, who played 160 games last year and 161 the year before, to come out of a baseball game. So with that context, be the judge of just how much discomfort the Giants shortstop was in after going down swinging for…

USMNT faces cruel reality of World Cup expectations in the knockout stage

IRVINE, Calif. — Outside of injury, it’s the cruelest part of sports. But it’s the unforgiving reality facing the U.S. national team as the World Cup knockout stage begins. What happens next matters much more than what was just accomplished. What happens next will either enhance all the good that…

Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models: report

Google has put limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models after the social media company sought more computing capacity than the rival tech group could provide, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought…

California billionaire tax author admits wealth grab could go further

A key architect of California’s controversial billionaire tax acknowledged this week that the proposed one-time levy may end up becoming permanent. Economics professor Emmanuel Saez made the admission during a Tuesday debate against Arthur Laffer, the father of trickle-down economics, at the University of California, Berkeley. The billionaires tax —…

MetLife Stadium gets key field facelift ahead of 2026 World Cup

Unlike the U.S men’s national team or any other of the 48 squads participating in the 2026 World Cup, the newly installed pitch at MetLife Stadium will not get any tune-up matches before the start of one of the globe’s biggest sporting events.  FIFA officials were on hand Thursday to…

Giants release four players to trim roster after offseason additions

All the signings over the past few weeks inflated the Giants roster, and they released four players Thursday to get down to the 90-player limit. They parted ways with defensive tackles Elijah Chatman and Marlon Tuipulotu, linebacker Swayze Bozeman and wide receiver Courtney Jackson. Chatman was with the Giants the…

Shake Shack shares shook by sales shock, sliding 30%

Shake Shake’s shares tumbled 30% on Thursday after it blamed disappointing financial results on bad weather, high beef prices and tourism declines. The Big Apple-based burger chain missed Wall Street’s estimates for sales and profits in the quarter ended April 1, losing $290,000 compared to last year when it posted…

Forget the naysayers — earnings surge means a ‘resilient’ Trump economy

Ken Griffin, the billionaire chief of the Citadel Investment empire, recently expressed his amazement at how President Donald Trump has had the fortitude to survive multiple assassination attempts while still bringing his A-game for the American people. “Resilient,” Griffin called him. You can say the same thing about the Trump…

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