Only the Yankees (9) and Braves (14) have won more consecutive division titles. Los Angeles’ offense was powered by Corey Seager, who hit two home runs and tallied five RBIs in the contest. Gavin Lux also sent a solo shot over the outfield wall. The Dodgers got 11 strikeouts from right-hander Walker Buehler, as well. Mason Williams was Baltimore’s only player to record multiple hits, as he went 2 for 3 at the plate....
These games will also likely need heroes to pull out wins, and the Dodgers found one Thursday in the form of Alex Verdugo in their 3-1 victory in Milwaukee. Verdugo uncorked a 98.4 mph strike from left field to nail Hernan Perez, who was trying to score from second base on Lorenzo Cain’s two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning. The play preserved a 3-0 LA lead....
McCarthy tweeted a clip from his appearance on The Rubin Report on Monday, where he referenced a line in King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech. “Critical Race Theory goes against everything Martin Luther King Jr. taught us—to not judge others by the color of their skin,” McCarthy wrote alongside the clip from the show. “The Left is trying to take America backward.” But Dr. Bernice King responded to the tweet, advising the Republican leader to study her father’s teachings more closely....
The annual showcase sees the North American league’s standout performers take to the pitch on the same team and face a high-profile European club, with Arsenal last year’s guests. The latest Real Madrid transfer rumours Madrid are the participants for 2017 and they will come up against some familiar faces in Kaka, Bastian Schweinsteiger and David Villa. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television at 02:00 on Thursday morning on Sky Sports Football and by stream via Sky Go....
Howard was suspended and fined for foul language due to the altercation with fans during the Rapids’ 3-1 loss away to Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park on April 9. While the union accepted Howard’s fault in the matter, it does not believe the league has properly enforced its standards toward fan behavior, saying in a statement the goalkeeper was subjected to abusive language that was not punished. WATCH: Larin, Alessandrini trade stunners...
A lovely ball from Mauro Diaz set the stage for Fabian Castillo to open the scoring for the visiting side. After dealing with a Seattle attack that looked dangerous in its own right, Diaz picked out a 50-yard pass that caught Seattle defender Zach Scott in a race with the much quicker Castillo. The Dallas attacker made easy work of finishing off the move after Scott made a last-ditch attempt to play the ball, giving the Hoops a lead after just 18 minutes of play....
The Red Bulls made light work of the Earthquakes on Wednesday, Austrian winger Daniel Royer scoring twice at the death to heap further misery on the visitors. Man Utd 1/3 vs. West Ham Seeking back-to-back wins, Sean Davis gave the Red Bulls a 38th-minute lead courtesy of a powerful half-volley. Sacha Kljestan and Felipe Martins put the result beyond doubt with goals in the 73rd and 75th minutes. The Earthquakes managed to pull a goal back thanks to substitute Valeri Qazaishvili with two minutes of normal time remaining....
Liverpool’s Egyptian striker continues to shine for Liverpool. Before the international break he made headlines for his world-class goal and assist against Manchester City, showing off the combination of speed, skill and game-breaking ability that is unique among the top players in the world. He was back at it in Liverpool’s first match after the international break with a spectacular goal and assist against Watford. With 10 goals and four assists in 10 appearances across all competitions this season, and the top spot in the Premier League scoring race, it’s a surprise that the conversation around Salah has taken this long to surface....
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended traditional work structures, and while that’s afforded many workers with an unprecedented level of choice about where and how they work, for many, that’s also resulted in being glued to a phone or computer on weekends or at odd hours — the same way real estate agents often find themselves. We have our work email on our personal phones and Slack notifications on our smartwatches, blurring the line between the personal and professional technologies in our lives....
Ronaldo should thank Real Madrid Mamic is one of the most controversial figures in Croatian football, having been accused of taking up to €20 million out of Dinamo Zagreb, where he was club president for a time. Modric speaking out at Mamic’s trial means that he, too, is in the line of fire, with fans branding him ‘Mamic’s whore’ and Luka ‘cash machine’ Modric on banners and graffiti. It has been claimed that Modric received a sum of money when he was sold from Dinamo to Tottenham in 2008, part of which he then passed on to Mamic in an agreement signed in a contract....
The 25-year-old has been nominated for both the Player of the Month and Goal of the Month prizes. The forward scored four goals and contributed two assists in meetings with Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and West Ham United to take his tally in the top-flight to 23. The former Roma player will slug it out with Sergio Aguero [Manchester City], Moussa Dembele [Tottenham], Pascal Gross [Brighton & Hove Albion], Eden Hazard [Chelsea], Glenn Murray [Brighton] and Xherdan Shaqiri [Stoke City] to nick the best performer award....
One of these was Mary Katherine Gallagher, a student at a Catholic high school who was quite the outcast due to her awkward, nervous disposition and her love of performing in school plays. The character became Shannon’s best known, even spawning a spin-off movie, Superstar. However, it turns out the comedy which came from Shannon’s character actually came from a place of tragedy in the actor’s past. Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, Shannon said it was the horrific trauma of her mother, younger sister and cousin dying in a car accident which fueled her comedy in later life....
In a post on the popular discussion site Mumsnet that has received over 700 replies, user crostina1 asked if it was unreasonable not to want her daughter’s boyfriend’s child in the house. The Mumsnet user explained: “My 17-year-old DD has a new boyfriend of 22 (will call him J) who she met at work. They got together two months ago, and it has moved very fast. He has a 3-year-old son with an ex who he sees once every few months....
Published on Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/throwaw679991 shared her story to receive feedback from the “AITA” community. The viral post has over 13,000 upvotes and 5,000 comments. The original poster (OP) began her post by explaining that she hired a babysitter to look after her two children ages 6 and 8 while she was at work. She wrote that the babysitter was 17 and brings her laptop with her to study, which was fine with the OP as long as she keeps an eye on the children....
The 28-year-old real estate investor, from the San Francisco Bay area, gave birth last September and was surprised to find her baby, Carter, was the double of her husband, John. The couple were told his fair complexion was likely caused by jaundice—a condition common that is usually harmless in newborns and tends to disappear within weeks. As Carter reached 1 month, his parents saw that he still resembled John, 27, in “every single aspect....
The woman, who posted her story on Reddit using the handle aitavetcost, explained that the family’s dog, Pebble, had become seriously ill as a direct result of her daughter’s actions—but she had started to second-guess the decision she and her husband made. Readers of the “Am I the A**hole” forum upvoted the post 15,000 times in less than 24 hours and the vast majority of commenters felt the parents were right to make the teenager take responsibility....
In a post shared on Reddit’s Am I The A****** (AITA) subform, user First_Ear_7472 said she has been married to her husband Greg for a decade and she “dropped out of college” to be a stay-at-home mother to their five daughters. For the past five years, the user had been working on writing a series of books, which she had kept secret from her husband “because he always considered it a waste of time....
