BALTIMORE — Red Sox veteran Alex Bregman made a bold prediction during Roman Anthony’s first week in the major leagues, saying the 21-year-old would become “one of the best hitters in all of baseball.” “He’s already hit a ball 111 (mph exit velocity) in the big leagues. I don’t think I’ve ever done that in my career,” Bregman said back …
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Chris Ballard: Anthony Richardson isn’t done in Indianapolis
The Colts’ decision to name Daniel Jones their starting quarterback over Anthony Richardson led many people to believe that Richardson doesn’t have a future with the team. Richardson was the fourth overall pick in 2023 and missed most of his rookie year with a shoulder injury. He was benched during the 2024 season and losing a competition to Jones does …
Read More »Anthony Ippolito to Play Sylvester Stallone in Making of Movie
Anthony Ippolito, who portrayed Al Pacino in the Paramount limited series The Offer, is now tackling another famous Italian American actor. Ippolito has nabbed the starring role in I Play Rocky, the story of the making of boxing classic Rocky being made by Amazon MGM. Peter Farrelly, the comedy helmer who won an Oscar for directing The Green Book, is …
Read More »Yankees unsure how to fix struggling Anthony Volpe: ‘It’s a hard question to answer’
NEW YORK — James Rowson, the Yankees hitting coach, was asked the question at the center of shortstop Anthony Volpe’s struggles: After three seasons in the big leagues, why can’t he have any consistency at the plate? The Yankees say that’s the next step in Volpe’s growth. When that happens, there won’t be any questions about whether or not he …
Read More »Yankees Still Consider Anthony Volpe Starting Shortstop
Anthony Volpe is out of the lineup as the Yankees open their series against the Nationals. It’s the second straight game in which José Caballero gets the start at shortstop. New York is giving the scuffling Volpe what amounts to a two-day mental reset. However, manager Aaron Boone made clear this evening that the Yankees aren’t moving the third-year infielder to …
Read More »Anthony Michael Hall recalls “National Lampoon’s Vacation” dad Chevy Chase mocking him for going through puberty while filming
Anthony Michael Hall was just 14, with only a few professional acting credits to his name, when he played the original Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon’s Vacation. So it was tough for him to reshoot the ending of the movie more than half a year later, after test audiences wanted something other than what had been captured, he explained this …
Read More »Lions roster cuts: Detroit releasing special team LB Anthony Pittman
The first reported Detroit Lions roster cut has leaked. According to the Detroit Free Press, the Lions are releasing linebacker Anthony Pittman. Pittman first joined the Lions way back in 2019 as an undrafted player out of Wayne State. He spent the next four seasons with the Lions, establishing himself as one of the more valuable players on their special …
Read More »Anthony Michael Hall recalls ‘Vacation’ dad Chevy Chase mocking him
Anthony Michael Hall was just 14, with only a few professional acting credits to his name, when he played the original Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon’s Vacation. So it was tough for him to reshoot the ending of the movie more than half a year later, after test audiences wanted something other than what had been captured, he explained this …
Read More »Anthony Volpe out of Yankees’ lineup in finale vs. Red Sox
NEW YORK – Slumping shortstop Anthony Volpe landed on the Yankees’ bench for Sunday’s series finale against the Red Sox, and manager Aaron Boone did not commit to it being a one-day absence, saying, “We’ll see.” Mired in a 1-for-28 skid and batting just .169 in August, Volpe has heard boos from the home crowd at Yankee Stadium this weekend. …
Read More »Yankees’ Anthony Volpe benched in Red Sox series finale
NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe wasn’t in the Yankees’ starting lineup Sunday, and in a possible sign that his status as the team’s everyday shortstop could be in question, manager Aaron Boone didn’t guarantee that Volpe, who is healthy, would start Monday either. “We’ll see,” Boone told reporters before New York’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee …
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