Facebook Tweet Email Link New York AP — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half of big league baseball. “I was overcome with emotion,” …
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David HaleAug 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the debate between the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12 over the future of the College Football Playoff, it’s that committees are awful. They get it wrong nearly every year despite …
Read More »Republicans are full steam ahead on redistricting — and not just in Texas Politico JD Vance visits Indiana to discuss redistricting amid Trump pressure on GOP states – US politics live The Guardian Trump says Vance is favored to become heir apparent to MAGA Fox News Vice president heads to Indiana to push redistricting, but legalities remain unclear Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana is the …
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Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching football on the telly and …
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Zoom image will be displayed The Hubble Space Telescope image of 3I/ATLAS shows diffuse emission that extends ahead of the object as it approaches the Sun. The yellow and green arrows mark, respectively, the projected negative heliocentric velocity vector and the projected anti-solar direction. (Image credit: Jewitt et al. 2025) Today, two new papers about 3I/ATLAS were posted online. The …
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Top officials in Seattle tried to sound an optimistic note, after early results in the Aug. 5 primary election showed them trailing their more progressive challengers. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, City Attorney Ann Davison, and City Council President Sara Nelson acknowledged the work they’ll have to do on the campaign trail if they’re going to keep their seats come November. …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, June 9, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple shares popped 5% Wednesday, ahead of an Oval Office event touting an update to the company’s stated plans to spend and invest in the U.S. CEO Tim Cook will join President Donald Trump …
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With ESPN‘s long-anticipated streaming launch now just days away, Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company is exploring potential bundles with other sports programmers. “We believe there may be opportunities for us to bundle other companies’ sports offerings,” Iger said during Disney’s fiscal third quarter earnings call. “We’ve actually had some discussions with some other companies on doing just that. …
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For the third time in the last six races, the NASCAR Cup Series will compete on a road course. Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen (coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on USA Network) is the fifth and final road course race of the regular season. Shane van Gisbergen seeks his fourth consecutive road course victory. He also looks to make …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil. The Kremlin didn’t immediately provide more details of the meeting. Earlier, Witkoff …
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