Staten Island within win of Little League World Series on walk-off hit
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and the game tied at 5-5, Peter Giacchio of Staten Island South Shore Little League came to bat determined to end the game. “I told him it was one pitch,” Staten Island manager Bob Laterza told The Post. “He said, ‘I […]
Yankees grind out win over Angels to open rain-soaked doubleheader
On a day when the Yankees were scheduled to play (at least) 18 innings, they got off to a rough start through the first nine innings. With muddy conditions and a tough game from Lewis Hill, the game wasn’t always pretty, or efficient. But the Yankees won the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday […]
USA’s Quincy Hall comes from behind to win gold in Olympic men’s 400-meter final
Quincy Hall came from behind to win the men’s 400m final, winning his first Olympic gold medal. This marks the first time the United States has won gold in this event since LaShawn Merritt in 2004. The U.S. swept the medals that year. It’s the first medal for the United States since Merritt won bronze […]
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas reflects on wearing the American flag after big win
Gabby Thomas helped the United States regain the gold medal lead over China. Paris Olympics She shocked the nation in the women’s 200m final on Tuesday, beating St. Lucia’s Julianne Alfred and U.S. teammate Brittany Brown to win in 21.83 seconds. After crossing the finish line and realizing she had won her first Olympic gold […]
Cuban wrestler becomes first person to win individual Olympic event 5 different years, retires on the spot
Mijain Lopez will retire after 16 years at the top of his game. The Cuban won his first Olympic gold medal in 2008 and then made it five in a row by winning the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling title on Tuesday. With this victory, he became the first person to win an individual event at the […]
Payton Pritchard thinks the Boston Celtics could win Olympic gold in men’s basketball
As the Paris Olympics draws to a close, the United States men’s basketball team is dominating. Following a 122-87 win over Brazil in the quarterfinals, the U.S. is now 4-0 at the Olympics and has an average point average of 24.75 per game. This is exactly the performance the team was hoping for in Paris […]
Charles Barkley says US men’s basketball team ‘can’t come back’ stateside if they fail to win gold at Olympics
Charles Barkley made his expectations for the U.S. men’s basketball team clear. The NBA legend wants to see the U.S. team come home with a gold medal from the Paris Olympics, and Barkley is firm in his beliefs, suggesting that if the players don’t live up to his expectations, they should find another country to […]
Rep. Ogles Confirms FBI Took His Phone After Primary Win Amid Campaign Finance ‘Discrepancies’
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee acknowledged Tuesday that the FBI seized his cell phone last week as part of an investigation into his campaign finance documents. Ogles Confirmed The day after the freshman congressman won the Tennessee 5th Congressional primary, a post on X reported that the FBI had seized his phone. A member […]
White Sox snap 21-game losing streak with win over A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Tuesday night, ending an American League record-tying 21-game losing streak. Chicago lost 5-1 to the Athletics on Monday, tying its longest losing streak since the Baltimore Orioles lost 21 straight games in 1988. The […]
LeBron James gets four stitches after taking elbow in USA win
LeBron James required four stitches after being accidentally hit in the elbow during the United States’ 122-87 win over Brazil in the Olympic quarterfinals on Tuesday. Team USA Coach Steve Kerr told reporters: After the win, the basketball superstar needed stitches to repair a gash over his left eye caused by Brazil’s Jorginho de Paula […]