Liberty’s uneven first half could be setting up stronger second-half push

At the halfway point of the regular season, the Liberty are behind last year’s pace by three games.  But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Last season, the Liberty started incredibly well, winning 17 of their first 23 games, but they fell off significantly late and failed to advance out of the first round of the playoffs.  This year’s group is showing signs of trending in the right direction as the season gets deeper. The Liberty (13-9) began the year 3-4 and are 10-5 since. That doesn’t include the Commissioner’s Cup title over the Aces.  The Liberty are ranked fifth…

Handing out the midseason hardware to MLB’s best — and worst

It’s time to hand out some midseason awards. NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers. Who else? In the human division, Pete Crow-Armstrong is doing it all (but not pitching). NL LVP (Least Valuable) Kyle Tucker. The Mets may have dodged a $60M-a-year bullet. AL MVP Yordan Alvarez, Astros. His torrid hitting…

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…

Mets’ Luis Torrens could be a fill for glaring Yankees need

Mets backup catcher Luis Torrens would be a nice fit for the Yankees, who seek catching help. Ryan Jeffers, a big hitter (.949 OPS) about to return from a hamate injury, makes sense, but the Twins are contending in an ultra-weak AL. Torrens, a former Yankee farmhand who’s very strong…

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…

Does the moon look the same from everywhere on Earth?

Whether you’re watching a spectacular lunar eclipse or studying lunar features through a telescope, there are plenty of reasons to gaze at the moon.But does the moon look the same from everywhere on Earth?The short answer is no, astronomers told Live Science. Not only does the moon’s appearance change from…

Yankees have taken turn for worse in ABS challenges after quick start

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — One week into the season, the Yankees looked like they were going to be the league’s best exploiting the automated ball-strike system. A week later, their hitters have looked like the league’s worst challengers. Aaron Boone chalked that up to the “ebb and flow” of the…

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