JP Sears gave the Athletics’ overworked bullpen a break Friday night, but offense was in short supply in a 4-2 road loss to the Atlanta Braves. Sears (4-4) pitched a season-high seven innings, giving up four runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts. HIs 97 pitches were the second-most he’s thrown this
Month: June 2024
Wall Street likes what Gap Inc. is selling. The retailer’s shares jumped more than 28% on Friday – the most since November 2023 – following an eye-popping earnings report that showed a fashion overhaul by new Chief Executive Officer Richard Dickson is working. Dickson, famed for revitalizing the Barbie franchise for Mattel Inc., was brought
Bill Walton, 71, a center whose extraordinary passing and rebounding skills helped him win two national college championships with UCLA and one each with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics, and who overcame a stutter to become a loquacious commentator, died Monday at his home in San Diego. The NBA said he died of
By GREG BEACHAM (AP Sports Writer) Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend. Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Tyson became nauseous and
Madonna‘s Celebration world tour is at the center of yet another controversy. According to People Magazine, in a class action lawsuit filed on Thursday, the singer is being sued by a fan who said Madonna subjected concertgoers to watch “pornography without warning.” They are alleging claims of negligent misrepresentation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of
Red Sox Rafaela brought his RBI total up to 33 in the Red Sox’ 7-3 win over Detroit. Ceddanne Rafaela had quite the night at the plate against the Tigers. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff) Ceddanne Rafaela has been making highlight-reel defensive plays from center field, but on Friday he had a career day at the plate.
A water main break in Atlanta on Friday led to service interruption and a boil water advisory for much of the metropolitan area. The city’s Department of Watershed Management (DWM) said that crews began repairing the break at the intersection of Boone Boulevard and J.P. Brawley Drive in northwest Atlanta at 5 p.m. EST. Officials
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information. The tech company unleashed a makeover of its search engine in mid-May that frequently provides AI-generated summaries on top of search results. Soon after, social media users
Robert De Niro’s recent comments criticizing Donald Trump have led to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) rescinding their planned award for the actor. The 80-year-old Oscar-winner was set to receive the NAB’s Service to America Award next Tuesday in Washington, D.C., but the organization decided to pull the accolade because they claim the ceremony
LANCASTER, Pa. — Lexi Thompson stood off to the side of the ninth green after hitting what could be her final stroke — a 3-inch bogey putt — in the U.S. Women’s Open. It was just like any other round until she headed toward the scoring room. “We’ll miss you, Lexi,” one fan yelled above
A rehabilitated koala that was injured in a car collision was released back into the wild, surrounded by a contingent of police officers to see the marsupial off.
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, posted a heartwarming video of the former president hugging his grandchildren, a day after a jury in his business records trial found him guilty. A video posted to social media on Friday by Lara Trump shows her and her husband, Eric Trump’s, two children walking over to where
The British ambassador to Mexico is no longer in post after a video emerged online of him apparently pointing an assault rifle at an embassy employee. The video, shared on X, shows Jon Benjamin pointing the firearm at a person whose face has been blurred out. “In a context of daily killings in Mexico by
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno announced this week that it will be filing for bankruptcy this summer as the number of sexual abuse allegations it faces rises beyond 150. Fresno diocese leader Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said in a statement that the Central Valley church will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August. The
Trump Media shares were volatile a day after the former president — and majority shareholder of the company — became a convicted felon. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Trump’s historic conviction was met with this reaction from some shareholders of his social media company: It’s time to buy
An 81-year-old man who was arrested near Los Angeles Thursday for tormenting neighbors by being a “serial slingshot shooter” died just one day after his release from jail. Azusa police said Prince Raymond King was released from jail custody on May 28, and died the next day, May 29, at his home from natural causes.