Children’s Crusade: The folly of hoping your kids ‘Christianize’ public school

The year is 1212. You are on a ship bound for Jerusalem. At least you hope so. You are exhausted and hungry. You've already seen half your friends and companions die along the way. I'm no longer sure if this is a good idea, but I still believe in the cause that brought me here: […]
Yankees hoping they can continue to shut down Royals’ Bobby Witt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. started his postseason career by hitting the game-winning hit in each of the first two games in Kansas City's wild-card win over Baltimore. But perhaps the best young player in the game got off to a much different start against the Yankees in the ALDS. Heading into Wednesday's […]
Garrett Wilson hoping this is the week ‘it all clicks’ with Jets offense

LONDON — The first four weeks of the season haven't gone as everyone around the Jets expected for wide receiver Garrett Wilson. The third-year receiver had just 20 catches for 191 yards and one touchdown. He seems out of sync with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and you can see his frustration growing. Wilson and the Jets […]
Yankees’ Jake Cousins hoping to return for playoffs

Jake Cousins successfully completed an MRI and interview with team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad. The Yankees relief pitcher, who was placed on the disabled list Sunday with a right pectoral muscle injury, said Tuesday that results from imaging tests on Monday were “very encouraging” and showed nothing “scary” and that he could be back in […]
Mets’ Francisco Lindor hoping to play in ‘next 14 games that we have left’

PHILADELPHIA — Pitcher Francisco Lindor missed Saturday's first game of the season because of a sore back, eliminating the possibility of him playing all 162 games for the Mets this year. “That wasn't my goal,” Lindor said after the Mets' 6-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. “My goal is to be there […]
Ihmir Smith-Marsette hoping to solve Giants’ punt-returning mess

Did the local team save Ifmir Smith-Marsette from a difficult situation, or did he save the local team? Considering the Giants' desperate need for a punt returner and Smith-Marsette missed a week of NFL time, it may have been a little bit of both. “Obviously I was nervous when I didn't have a job,” said […]
Lewis Hamilton hoping to build off strong start at F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Speaking of Friday, it was a strong day for Lewis Hamilton in Baku before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The seven-time champion set the second-fastest time in FP1 and the third-fastest in FP2. After completing several laps on a combination of medium and soft compounds in FP1, Hamilton's W15 was fitted with all three compounds for […]
Kamala Harris was hoping for Trump to hit a legal pothole in October

Fox News host Jesse Watters talks on “Jesse Watters Primetime” about the challenges Vice President Kamala Harris faces on her path to the White House. Harris can't put together Biden's winning 2020 coalition: Analysis Jesse Waters: Today was a major blow for the Harris campaign after the Manhattan judge presiding over President Trump's hush money […]
Opinion: Stop hoping for a federal abortion ban; change hearts and minds instead

June 24th is Dobbs The decision effectively eliminated abortion protections at the federal level. Roe v. Wade It's been almost half a century. As expected, the incident received extensive media coverage, with hundreds of articles lamenting the negative effects of the travel ban on the 14 states that banned and 27 states that partially banned […]
Clarke Schmidt hoping next outing comes with Yankees

Clark Schmidt is scheduled to pitch somewhere on Monday, and he hopes to pitch for the Yankees. The right-hander has made two rehab appearances in the minor leagues and worked his way up to about 65 pitches in the process, recovering from a latitudinal muscle injury that has sidelined him since late May. “I fought […]