Jessica Pegula stunned by Carlos Alcaraz’s surprising US Open return

Jessica Pegula couldn’t see herself making the same type of return as the one Carlos Alcaraz is making Monday at the U.S. Open after not playing a competitive match for more than four months. Alcaraz will face Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round, marking his first match of this magnitude since mid-April when he was sidelined by a wrist injury. The Spaniard opted to skip the Cincinnati Open earlier this month, which surprised Pegula. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s a tough thing to do,’ but I think he’s kind of a special player, obviously,” she said after winning her first-round…

The Yankees needed Will Warren Sunday — and he delivered

The Yankees were playing an eighth game in seven days. There is a transaction just about every day that adds another relief arm, either from the scrap heap or from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Two starting pitchers — who both pitched in Saturday’s doubleheader — are attempting to stretch out from injuries at…

Becerra rival demands FBI grill him again over 5K campaign cash scandal

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton wants the FBI to re-interview rival Xavier Becerra in a federal corruption case linked to the alleged theft of $225,000 from Becerra’s campaign account. In a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California…

Aon close to acquiring USI Insurance from KKR in B deal: report

Aon Plc is close to an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR for about $17 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early as Monday, the report said, provided the negotiations…

Odell Beckham makes Giants’ roster in full-circle moment

Odell Beckham Jr. made the Giants and his old No. 13 might soon be available. Beckham survived the cut down to 53 players and so now his comeback story reaches Phase II, after he showed enough during the preseason to claim one of the backup jobs with the team where…

Nearly 8 in 10 young adults have triple-threat syndrome: study

Talk about an unwanted triple-threat. A new study found that nearly 80% of young adults are diagnosed with a newly named condition that consists of three distinct medical issues. Not only does the triple-threat complex disorder affect most of the major organs, but 1 in 3 Americans have at least…

Rams get dragged into Daejon Love’s bizarre fake NFL fantasy

Daejon Love apparently gave his alleged NFL career a change of scenery — and a newly surfaced video offers another glimpse at how he attempted to use that persona to impress women. The 35-year-old, whom federal prosecutors accuse of posing as a 49ers player as part of an alleged $1.3…

Update in mayoral race shows moves for Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman

The three leading candidates in Los Angeles’ mayoral race showed little movement in the latest ballot count Wednesday afternoon, solidifying Mayor Karen Bass’ place in November’s runoff election while leaving the contest for second place largely unchanged. Bass, Spencer Pratt and City Councilmember Nithya Raman remained in the same positions…

Jalen Brunson has huge injury scare in Game 1 of NBA Finals

The Knicks had quite a scare on Wednesday night. Jalen Brunson subbed out of NBA Finals Game 1 and headed to the locker room after grabbing his right leg following a collision with Harrison Barnes late in the first quarter. He returned to the bench early in the second quarter…

Trump administration brokers cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon

The State Department announced Wednesday that US-led negotiations between Israel and Lebanon have yielded a cease-fire agreement.  “The ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of Hizbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hizbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector,” read a joint statement from the US, Lebanon and Israel.…

Nithya Raman’s appalling tantrum after Los Angeles mayoral flop

Los Angeles City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman was notably absent from City Hall on Wednesday, one day after finishing a distant third in the city’s mayoral primary. Raman, who chairs the City Council’s Homelessness and Housing Committee and has served on the council since 2020, did not attend…

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