Author: Luck Wilson
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guvendemir/iStock (KABUL, Afghanistan) — With the Taliban growing more violent and adding checkpoints near Kabul’s airport, an all-volunteer group of American veterans of the Afghan war launched a final daring mission on Wednesday night dubbed the “Pineapple Express” to shepherd hundreds of at-risk Afghan elite forces and their families to safety, members of the group […]
The New York Yankees on Thursday night in Oakland edged the A’s by a score of 7-6 (box score) and in doing so won their 12th straight game. That’s the Yankees’ longest win streak since 1961, when they won 13 in a row en route to winning the World Series. The Yankees, who haven’t lost […]
Before the Sony Michel trade could be finalized between the Patriots and the Rams on Wednesday, something rare happened: The NFL stepped in and forced the two teams to change the terms of the deal and that’s mostly because the original terms of the trade violated league rules. When the trade originally went down, the […]
Both Brighton and Everton are looking to cement solid starts to the Premier League season into sustained surprising success at the top end of the table. Who’s Playing Everton @ Brighton & Hove Albion Current Records: Everton 1-0-1; Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 What to Know Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion are meeting up […]
Bret Bielema is set to make his coaching debut for Illinois on Saturday as the Fighting Illini host Nebraska to get the 2021 college football season underway. It’s the only conference matchup on the five-game “Week 0” college football schedule. The latest college football odds for Saturday also indicate it could be one of the […]
On the heels of a wild, unforgettable finish that saw The Northern Trust spill over into Monday due to weather, 70 golfers remain in this PGA Tour season as we now head to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland. Those remaining FedEx Cup Playoffs golfers have less time to prepare than […]
Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins returned to the lineup from the injured list on Sunday. Thursday, the Phillies put him back on the injured list, again, with a left groin strain. This time around, his season is over. Hoskins told reporters that he will undergo surgery to repair a tear in his lower abdomen. Given […]
It’s been two days since three Power 5 commissioners sat in front of cameras, matching backdrops behind them, and talked about a new alliance they described as a “collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.” If you watched the press conference, you know it was long on talking points and cliches, […]
Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (KABUL, Afghanistan) — Chaos has enveloped Kabul after Afghanistan’s government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, all but ending America’s 20-year campaign as it began: under Taliban rule. Two suicide bombers affiliated with ISIS-K carried out what the Pentagon called a “complex attack” outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in […]
Back on Aug. 12, the Mets were fresh off sweeping a three-game series from the Nationals — a sweep that included a Pete Alonso walk-off homer in the finale. They were a mere half-game out of first place in the NL East, and they continued to eke out timely wins despite an inordinate number of […]
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