The Indiana Fever fired coach Christie Sides on Sunday, the organization announced. Sides went 33-47 in her two seasons with the squad, including going 20-20 this season. The Fever made the playoffs as the sixth seed and were swept in the first round by the Connecticut Sun. Indiana is the sixth team to make a … Read more
A US singer has apologised after she swore on live TV during a performance of the US national anthem. Loomis prompted mockery on social media when she performed The Star-Spangled Banner at an independent candidate debate on Wednesday which was broadcast live on TV station C-SPAN. On Instagram she called the incident a “mishap” and … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto found himself in a 2-0 count against Aaron Judge when he delivered a fastball at the bottom of the strike zone — a pitch Judge typically punishes. During the regular season, Judge boasted an otherworldly .975 slugging percentage in that area. Yet, in the sixth inning of Game 2, he … Read more
LeBron James posted his first triple-double of the season, including 16 points in the fourth quarter, as the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2010-11 with a 131-127 defeat of the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. James finished with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. All … Read more
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban speaks at a campaign event for US Vice President Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at University Wisconsin-La Crosse in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 17, 2024. Craig Lassig | Afp | Getty Images Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said Sunday that he is not eyeing a White House cabinet role even as he … Read more
“Every dream, if dreamed too long, turns into a nightmare,” the renowned author Andrzej Sapkowski once said. “And we awake from such dreams screaming.” What’s the worst day you’ve ever had at work? Maybe you called your boss ‘babe’ by mistake, maybe you stumbled over by the water cooler and a couple of people laughed … Read more
Deion Sanders’ Colorado will be playing in the postseason. In Sanders’ second season as head coach after taking over the worst power-conference team in college football, the Buffaloes (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) are bowl eligible after beating Cincinnati 34-23. Colorado hasn’t played in a bowl game since it went 4-2 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just three weeks ago, Ohio State dominated Iowa with a physical performance against one of the country’s premier run defenses. The Buckeyes looked like they were hitting their stride up front and could win games in the trenches. Things can change fast in college football. Now, after a 21-17 win over Nebraska, … Read more
Amazon, which recently told 350,000 employees it wants them all back in the office five days a week, apparently needs more room for them. Jeff Bezos’ tech and retailing behemoth is in talks to lease all of HSBC’s 350,000 square feet at 452 Fifth Ave. when the bank moves to The Spiral next year, sources … Read more
LOS ANGELES – It’s too soon to panic, too soon to form any opinion, really. If the initial diagnosis the Los Angeles Dodgers offered on Shohei Ohtani proves correct, he could very well be in the lineup Monday night for Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. Still, the injury Ohtani suffered to … Read more