Yankees’ Fernando Cruz has partial UCL tear, Tommy John surgery on table

The Yankees moved Fernando Cruz to the 15-day injured list Wednesday before even scanning his elbow, concerned enough that they felt he would require a break regardless of the MRI exam results. The results represented a worst fear. Cruz has a partial tear of his UCL, manager Aaron Boone said, and will seek further opinions. But Tommy John surgery is on the table, which typically follows such a diagnosis. The 35-year-old Cruz is out of the picture for 2026 and potentially for all of 2027, too, a blow to the team and a blow to a reliever who has both…

Haley Stevens reveals engagement – plans for Israel trip with fiancé –  weeks after Michigan Senate primary loss to Abdul El-Sayed 

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) has something to celebrate less than a month after her Michigan Senate primary loss to Abdul El-Sayed  – her engagement to longtime friend-turned-partner and campaign donor Jason Turkish.  The couple first met in 2022, through Stevens’ Senate campaign chair David Kramer, but their relationship really blossomed…

USC’s fabulous freshmen are well represented on first two-deep

Freshmen rule! That could be an early slogan for the USC football team after the first depth chart released Wednesday evening ahead of the season opener showed five potential starters from the Trojans’ top-ranked high school class. Freshman tight end Mark Bowman, defensive end Luke Wafle and wide receivers Trent…

Draymond Green says to ‘shut the hell up’ over NBA salary complaints

Draymond Green wasn’t shy about revealing his true feelings about the NBA salary cap. During his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show,” he spoke about the Denver Nuggets’ decision to trade Peyton Watson due to salary restrictions and told basketball fans that if they didn’t like it, to “Shut the hell…

Erewhon to open first location outside of LA County

The smoothies are coming! Ritzy California grocer Erewhon is set to open its first ever location outside of LA county, bringing $20 smoothies and cups of “sacred water” to Ventura County. Erewhon will officially open at Lakes Mall in Thousand Oaks on August 26, becoming the chain’s northernmost location. The…

Michael Fulmer hopes Yankees can finally be more permanent stop

Michael Fulmer was at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday night, waiting through a layover and ready to travel to Worcester to meet up with the Yankees’ Triple-A team.  He had just signed with the Yankees, who all of a sudden had holes to fill in their injury-riddled bullpen. Before he got…

Nick Shirley, California Republicans to challenge ‘censorship’ law

Youtuber Nick Shirley and California Republicans are threatening legal action after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law that critics claim would block people from investigating fraud, potentially violating free speech rights. At least a hundred people attended a rally Wednesday at the west steps of the state capitol in…

All the ABS lessons we’ve learned after 2,000 games of challenges

By the close of business Wednesday night, 2,004 games will be in the books for the 2026 MLB season. Once you crack 2K, you can no longer be worried about the whims of short-sample syndrome. Two thousand games give you an ample cross section of the season. After 2,004 games…

Beloved pizza chain turns America’s 250th birthday into summer-long celebration

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream is turning America’s 250th birthday into a summer-long celebration. The Davenport, Iowa-based restaurant chain — which has three company-owned restaurants, 35 domestic franchised locations and nine international locations in Egypt — is rolling out patriotic menu items, family block parties and sweepstakes tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial. Tom…

Pregnant Seattle meteorologist Claire Anderson blasts viewer who body-shamed her over form-fitting outfits: ‘Distracts from your presentation’

A pregnant Seattle meteorologist stormed back against a critic who claimed that her form-fitting outfits that showed off her baby bump during live broadcasts “distracts” viewers. Claire Anderson, who is 7-and-a-half-month pregnant, is a meteorologist for Fox 13 Seattle and showed off the demeaning email she received to her 10,000…

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