FIBA Women’s World Cup The revamped U.S. women’s basketball team may have been the greatest of all time. The Americans completed, statistically, their most dominant global championship ever by routing China 83-61 in the FIBA World Cup final on Saturday in Sydney — giving them 60 consecutive wins between the Olympics and worlds dating to … Read more
Gov. Ron DeSantis is working with Elon Musk to help restore internet connectivity to parts of Florida that saw widespread damage from Hurricane Ian. DeSantis said state officials are using Musk’s Starlink satellites to provide sorely needed communications resources to both residents and emergency crews who’ve been knocked offline. “They’re positioning the Starlink satellites to … Read more
The weeks fly by as the season advances, and it is easy to forget the Giants have an all-new coaching regime, and the players have been tasked with learning all-new offensive and defensive schemes. That is especially true when it comes to how the inside linebacker spot is shaping up. Veteran Blake Martinez was a … Read more
North Carolina football fans planning on watching Saturday’s game against Virginia Tech on Dish Network or Sling TV were unexpectedly hit with news that those two services no longer carry the ESPN family of networks. The contract expired Friday night and, with no new deal, that means viewers will have to seek alternatives to see … Read more
Happy on their honeymoon! Following their intimate Sept. 25 wedding at Lake Como, Italy, Jim Edmonds and Kortnie O’Connor are enjoying on what looks to be a bellissimo Italian honeymoon along the country’s Amalfi coast. The lovebirds have been posting ample documentation of their romantic travels to Instagram Stories since heading south. On Friday, the … Read more
On the anniversary of Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1961, Aaron Judge barely got a chance to become the Yankees’ single-season home run champ. That’s because the Orioles, who were eliminated from playoff contention when the Mariners won on Friday night, barely threw him any pitches to hit in the Yankees’ … Read more
Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Wicket W. Warrick and a Biker Scout are the latest highly detailed ‘Star Wars’ figures in Hasbro’s premium Black Series collectors line. (Photos courtesy of Hasbro) Like a certain Millennium Falcon flyboy is fond of saying, here goes nothing. As Star Wars fans prepare to celebrate the 40th anniversary … Read more
Alabama QB Bryce Young left the Crimson Tide’s game against Arkansas in the second quarter with an apparent shoulder injury after a third down throw. The reigning Heisman winner wasn’t hit at all on the play as he fired an incomplete pass over the middle to Traeshon Holden. Young’s right throwing arm immediately dangled at … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be moving from Montecito, Calif., to the Hope Ranch community. The Santa Barbara News-Press reported on Friday that the couple have been “hunting” for a new place as theirs no longer “properly accommodate[s]” them. Hope Ranch is a private community about 10 miles away from Montecito, where the Duke … Read more
After churning its destructive path through Florida, Hurricane Ian could do fatal damage to the state’s home-insurance market — posing a potential political headache to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Long before the storm, Florida’s property insurance system was a mess. Hundreds of thousands of Florida homeowners lost their private insurance policies over the last two … Read more