Tag Archives: Gave

The Yankees now have a bona fide closer, but the team’s prospect pool got thinner in the process. Yankees catching prospects Rafael Flores and Edgleen Perez, along with outfield prospect Brian Sanchez, are heading to the Pirates in exchange for veteran closer David Bednar, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported Thursday. Flores, 24, was ranked as the Yankees’ eighth-best prospect on MLB Pipeline’s list. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Billionaire Elon Musk donated a total of $15 million in June to super PACs favoring President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, new campaign finance reports show. The donations of $5 million each to MAGA Inc., the Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership Fund came on June 27 – amid …

Apple’s first foldable iPhone is launching next year, a full seven years after Samsung’s original Galaxy Fold debuted. But based on quotes from Samsung, it seems Apple’s launch timing for the iPhone Fold could be nearly spot-on. Samsung says years of tech improvements have led to new mainstream success Samsung has published a new press release touting the success of …

Former Marlins president David Samson is seemingly very sensitive about the perception of the franchise. That’s why when Ichiro Suzuki broke out a zinger about the Marlins during his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech Sunday — which the Japanese legend delivered entirely in English — he was not as quick to laugh as the rest of the crowd in …

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes returns in the UFC Perth headliner against a fellow KO artist. UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker was briefly linked to a potential main event booking for the UFC’s return to Perth, Australia on September 27th. But amid Hooker’s tense recent dealings with the promotion, the UFC has opted to go in another …

Ichiro Suzuki isn’t one to say much, but when he does, he tends to make it count. At his Hall of Fame induction over the weekend, the longtime Seattle Mariners outfielder — best known for holding the MLB single-season hits record — reminded everyone he also spent three seasons with the Miami Marlins. And during his speech, he took a …

The five-time Grammy winner also recalled the comment Elton John said about his drinking that caused “bad blood” in their friendship. Billy Joel is looking back at the highs and lows of his life. In his new two-part documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes on HBO Max, the “Uptown Girl” singer recalled getting treatment for alcohol abuse at the Betty Ford …

Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn’t signed a contract extension, but there has been a significant change to his current pact. Mayfield is signed through the 2026 season on a deal that did not originally guarantee any of the money he’s set to receive in the final year of the deal. During an interview with Pete Prisco of CBS Sports, Mayfield …

Billy Joel is reflecting on his time in rehab.  The “Uptown Girl” singer, 76, says he sought treatment for alcohol abuse at the Betty Ford Center in 2005 after his wife at the time, chef and cookbook author Katie Lee, presented him with a tough choice. “She kinda gave me an ultimatum,” Joel recalled in HBO Max’s new two-part documentary …

Shedeur Sanders is spending his first NFL training camp fighting for a spot on the Cleveland Browns’ crowded quarterback depth chart. Between OTAs and the early days of camp, it seems Sanders is battling for a backup position, with the vast majority of first-team practice reps being given to veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Sanders and fellow rookie QB …