Sean Manaea finally gives Mets the length they desperately needed

Six hundred and thirty-nine days.  That’s how long it had been since Sean Manaea last stayed in a game for seven innings.  He’s gone six innings once and five several times since then, but hadn’t reached the seventh-inning stretch since Oct. 8, 2024, in an NLDS win over the Phillies.  That changed Thursday.  Despite giving up a leadoff home run, Manaea went a season-high seven innings in the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Royals, allowing three runs (two earned), walking just one and striking out six.  “He just wanted to be a horse out there,” Mets manager Andy Green said.…

Taylor Parker’s Victim’s Mother Says She Believes the Killer Is Not ‘Crazy’: ‘She Is Just Evil’

Nearly six years after Taylor Parker killed pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her daughter Braxlynn Sage, the victim’s mother insisted that the killer is “evil” and not “crazy.” While speaking to NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo, Simmons-Hancock’s mother, Jessica Brookes, and her sister, Emily Shirley, looked back on their loved one’s horrific…

NBA teams forced to leave voice notes to contact LeBron James in free agency

ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania shared a strange “wrinkle” regarding the LeBron James free agency sweepstakes during a July 9 appearance on ESPN. “All of the information has funneled through agent Rich Paul with LeBron James. So [interested teams] have been in the process of gathering information. One interesting wrinkle…

Quantum computing wielded to create extremely rare material critical to nuclear fusion

Using a quantum computer alongside a supercomputer, scientists have developed a breakthrough pathway for modeling the physics inside a fusion reactor. The world-first experiment could help clear a path to developing clean, abundant nuclear power and solving the global energy crisis, the researchers said.Using hybrid quantum computing and artificial intelligence…

Techies and financiers flush with AI cash race to buy private jets

The blockbuster SpaceX IPO and a surge of wealth from the AI industry are fueling a buying frenzy in the private jet market, with brokers reporting a surge of newly wealthy founders, investors and early employees looking to snap up aircraft — even as inventory dries up and prices climb.…

Francisco Lindor exits with calf injury in newest Mets debacle

On the same night Juan Soto returned to the lineup from a strained right calf, the Mets lost Francisco Lindor to left calf tightness in Wednesday’s game against the Twins. With the Mets looking to snap a 12-game losing streak, Lindor was removed after scoring from first base on Francisco…

Virginia court pauses implementation of Democrat-drawn congressional map 

A Virginia court on Wednesday blocked the state from enacting new congressional districts that could allow Democrats to flip four Republican House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.  A judge in Tazewell County ruled that the constitutional amendment on redistricting, narrowly approved by voters in a closely watched election Tuesday night, was…

Dalton Rushing says viral expletive was not directed at Jung Hoo Lee

SAN FRANCISCO — No, Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing was not trying to belittle the injury that Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee sustained in Tuesday’s game at Oracle Park. On Wednesday, Rushing was asked about a clip that made the rounds (especially among Giants fans) the night before, when he appeared…

Elon Musk says Tesla expenses will rise ‘substantially in the future’ as  he funds AI and robotic dreams

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he expected the electric vehicle maker’s capital expenses would rise “substantially in the future” after it surprised investors on Wednesday with positive cash flow in the first quarter. “We’re going to be substantially increasing our investments in the future, so you should expect to see significant increase in capital expenditures,”…

Party City plans major comeback, opens 100-plus mini-stores in California

Party City is bringing back the balloons. The once-dominant party supply chain — which filed for bankruptcy five days before Christmas 2024, after forty years in the business — is plotting a comeback in California and beyond through a new partnership with Staples, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal will bring…

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