UCLA slugger Megan Grant breaks NCAA single-season homer record

Like she does on every home run, Megan Grant put her head down and ran as hard as she could to first base. Only this was no ordinary homer. Grant’s solo homer in the third inning against Nebraska on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament title game made the UCLA slugger the NCAA single-season home run champion. Grant’s 38th homer of the season broke the 31-year-old record of 37 set by Arizona’s Laura Espinoza in 1995. “It’s surreal,” Grant told reporters afterward. “I’m just so grateful for the opportunity that I was blessed with and just to follow the people…

Bobby Cox, legendary Braves manager and Hall of Famer, dead at 84

Bobby Cox, Hall of Fame and World Series-winning manager, has died, the Braves announced Saturday. He was 84. Cox is most remembered for leading the Braves during their most prosperous era from the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, winning 14 straight National League East division titles from 1991-2005. The team…

Trump’s ‘revenge’ tour steaming  through the South after Indy win

Republicans who brazenly crossed President Trump are looking over their shoulders after six out of seven state senators who resisted his redistricting push in Indiana have been knocked off. Now, Team Trump is plotting to take down Republicans who made it onto his bad side in Louisiana, Kentucky and Georgia…

Rory McIlroy takes brutal shot at Bryson DeChambeau amid LIV chaos

Bryson DeChambeau is still figuring out his golf future, but Rory McIlroy appeared to take a swipe at the LIV star this week. Following news that the Saudi Investment Fund (PIF) would stop backing LIV at the end of the season –and with DeChambeau expecting harsh penalties in a potential…

MJ Melendez giving boost to Mets offense after starting season in minors

PHOENIX — MJ Melendez was in tears following a visit to the manager’s office near the end of spring training. The outfielder had just learned he wouldn’t be breaking camp with the Mets, and his season would begin at Triple-A Syracuse, bringing no guarantee his major league career would continue.…

The eight pressing storylines to watch at 2026 NFL scouting combine

Who said the NFL scouting combine is just for draft prospects? Some of the biggest names in the NFL — Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers and Maxx Crosby, to name a few — will be the focus of discussions between coaches, executives, agents and media when the combine gets underway Tuesday.…

‘Lizzie McGuire’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

Hilary Duff’s breakout role on Lizzie McGuire yielded years of success for the actress that continues today, while her costars chose slightly different paths. The sitcom — starring Duff (Lizzie McGuire), Lalaine (Miranda Sanchez), Adam Lamberg (Gordo), Jake Thomas (Matt McGuire), Hallie Todd (Jo McGuire) and Robert Carradine (Sam McGuire) — aired…

Tobias Myers impresses with new pitches in his Mets spring debut

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Tobias Myers gave the Mets reason to be hopeful about the right-hander Monday, as he was impressive in his first outing with the team. Ever since he was acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason, the Mets made sure to note that Myers wasn’t simply a throw-in with…

Cubs All-Star Pete Crow-Armstrong takes shot at Dodgers fans

The next time the Chicago Cubs step into Chavez Ravine, don’t expect a warm Hollywood welcome for Pete Crow-Armstrong. The 23-year-old All-Star, a Los Angeles native with industry bloodlines and a Little League past in Sherman Oaks, decided this week to take a shot at his hometown fans, the two-time…

Federal judge blocks release of Jack Smith report on classified document case against Trump 

WASHINGTON — A South Florida federal judge permanently blocked the Justice Department Monday from publicly divulging former special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with President Trump’s hoarding of sensitive national security information at Mar-a-Lago following the end of his first term. Fort Pierce US District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, excoriated Smith and his team…

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