USMNT’s Sergino Dest aiming to make club teammate Esmir Bajraktarevic ‘regret’ his World Cup decision

IRVINE — Sergiño Dest will see a familiar face Wednesday when the U.S. plays Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara. Dest is a club teammate of Bosnian forward Esmir Bajraktarevic at PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Dest, a dual citizen of the U.S. and the Netherlands, opted to play for the U.S. Dest was born and raised in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and a Surinamese American father. In spite of his Dutch roots and upbringing, he committed his international career to the USMNT in 2019. Conversely, Bajraktarevic is a Wisconsin native whose parents are Bosnian refugees who fled to the…

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…

Liberty keep creeping into pretender territory with brutal loss to Valkyries

SAN FRANCISCO — The Liberty were “out” of their league. They got outclassed, outplayed and outcoached by the undersized Valkyries, who won 76-67. Jonquel Jones called out the team’s lack of heart following the Storm loss — another example of New York getting outworked by a lesser opponent. Breanna Stewart…

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…

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…

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…

Red Sox put Roman Anthony on injured list in latest crusher

The Red Sox will be without one of their young stars for the near future as their season continues to spiral. Boston placed outfielder Roman Anthony on the 10-day injured list for a sprained right wrist, the team announced Thursday. The 21-year-old injured his wrist in his first at-bat of…

Trade court rejects Trump’s 10% global tariffs in victory for small businesses

The US trade court on Thursday ruled against President Trump’s latest 10% global tariffs, finding across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law. The US Court of International Trade ruled in favor of small businesses that challenged the tariffs, which took effect on Feb. 24. The ruling was 2-1, with one judge…

USC men’s basketball roster may be complete with addition of Isaac Bruns

A final piece appears to have been locked into place for the USC men’s basketball team. The commitment of transfer Isaac Bruns, a 6-foot-5 guard from South Dakota, may have completed the Trojans’ roster for next season. The Trojans have now received commitments from seven transfers who averaged a combined…

Bloodbath at Silicon Valley giant as CEO’s savage memo to staff emerges

Cloudflare is axing more than 1,100 employees in a worldwide bloodbath as the San Francisco tech giant dramatically restructures. Founders told staff that the company’s internal use of artificial intelligence has exploded more than 600% in just three months. The internet security and cloud networking firm revealed the massive cuts…

Knicks have to find what’s eluded them most in this booming era

PHILADELPHIA — At this point, it’s hard to remember just how thirsty we were as a basketball populace for so many years, just how starved. The Knicks lost 93-80 to the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on June 2, 2000. That year was the ninth consecutive…

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