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…

Soon-to-be SpaceX billionaires are gearing up for a windfall

SpaceX’s looming IPO is set to mint more new billionaires than any liquidity event in history. Its Nasdaq listing in June could exceed $2 trillion, making it the largest company ever to go public. Analysts say the IPO will spur innovation, much like the PayPal sale did in 2002. SpaceX’s…

Tesla Model Y becomes first vehicle to pass new US driver assistance system tests

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday the 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to pass the agency’s new advanced driver assistance system tests. The tests have recently been added to the agency’s New Car Assessment Program. The models that passed are Model Y vehicles manufactured on…

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