Mark Vientos’ improved plate discipline keeps paying off for Mets
WASHINGTON — Improving discipline at the plate was a big focus for Mark Vientos last offseason. Two weeks after being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, the Mets third baseman seems to understand the situation. On Monday, he reached base four times and helped his team win 8-7 against the Nationals. Vientos was 2-for-3 with one home […]
Trump Being ‘Found Guilty for Paying Off His Side Hoe Makes Me Wanna Vote for Dat Ni**a Even More’
Popular podcaster DJ Akademiks appeared on X on Thursday and told his 1.6 million followers that former President Donald Trump’s “conviction on 34 felony counts for bribing his mistress” only makes him “more likely to vote for that motherfucker.” “Donald Trump being convicted on 34 felony counts for bribing his mistress makes me want to […]
Giants’ Brians Burns paying it forward with Kayvon Thibodeaux mentorship
They all need someone to show them the way. Brian Barnes made his NFL debut in 2019 with the Panthers, a weak team with a lot of experienced defensive linemen. The players he considered for the job were Gerald McCoy, Dontari Poe, Mario Addison and Bruce Irvin. “There are a lot of veterans to learn […]
Peter Laviolette’s ‘recyclable’ status paying off for Rangers
SUNRISE, Fla. — Exactly one year ago, May 16 to be exact, the Rangers were two weeks into their coaching search after the team parted ways with Gerard Gallant following a blowout first-round loss to New Jersey. Peter Laviolette, fresh from leaving Washington after three mediocre seasons, quickly became the leading candidate. His candidacy was […]
Pennsylvania dad detained in Turks and Caicos to return home after paying fine for having ammo in luggage
A judge in the Turks and Caicos Islands on Friday morning handed down a suspended 52-month prison sentence to Brian Hagerich, a Pennsylvania-based father of two and former professional baseball player who pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Hagerich, 39, is one of five Americans who have been arrested […]
Here’s how much more chocolate lovers in NYC are paying than the rest of the country
New Yorkers’ love for chocolate can be bittersweet. Everyone loves chocolate, but with global cocoa supplies dwindling, people are spending even more than usual on their favorite sweet treats, and the ones paying the most are I’m a New Yorker. In New York City, chocolate lovers pay 20.66% more than in the rest of the […]
Netflix paying $150 million for 2024 NFL Christmas games
Netflix is paying the NFL a lot of money for Christmas Day football. of Wall Street Journal coverage The streaming giant will pay about $75 million per game for the Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans games on Dec. 25. Netflix will begin hosting this year’s games, while also hosting holiday games in 2025 and 2026, the paper […]
NY v. Trump: Cohen testifies to paying Stormy Daniels from his own pocket
Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has said in a Manhattan courtroom that he used his own money to pay a former porn actress $130,000 to silence her claims about an alleged affair with Trump. I testified. On Monday, Cohen took the stand in New York v. Trump, telling the court he set […]
Man accused of paying homeless woman $20 to watch his grandkid while he drank at bar
A California man has been arrested after allegedly paying a homeless woman $20 to watch his 7-year-old granddaughter while he was drunk at a bar, police said. A passerby alerted the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department about 54-year-old Jason Warren, who was calling for help from strangers claiming his grandson had been kidnapped for human trafficking […]
More homebuyers are paying discount points as interest rates continue to rise
Buyers are turning to mortgage points to lower mortgage rates. (iStock) Mortgage points, a one-time fee paid at closing in exchange for a lower interest rate, are becoming increasingly popular as buyers look for ways to lower their interest rates. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found in a study that the number of homebuyers […]