WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump couldn’t stand to cede the spotlight in 2020 as the Washington Nationals opened their pandemic-shortened season at home against the New York Yankees by having Dr. Anthony Fauci throw the first pitch.
″I think I’m doing that on Aug. 15 at Yankee Stadium,” the president said shortly before Fauci took the mound.
He never made it to the Bronx that year, later saying he needed to stay at the White House to manage the pandemic.
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Axel Disasi reveals he snubbed West Ham United move because he only wanted to join AS Monaco
Chelsea defender Axel Disasi refused to join West Ham United on transfer deadline day despite both clubs holding talks over a loan deal, and he has revealed why he was reluctant on the move. West Ham manager Graham Potter wanted to bring the 27-year-old Frenchman to the London Stadium to bolster his defence but eventually settled for Brighton & Hove Albion centre-back Igor Julio. The Hammers boss wanted a replacement for Nayef Aguerd, and Disasi was identified as a target.
In his Indianapolis Colts regular-season debut, Daniel Jones might have just played the best game of his career.In Sunday’s 33–8 win over the Miami Dolphins, Jones completed 22 of 29 passes (75.9%) for 272 yards, threw for a touchdown, and had no interceptions, marking only the sixth time in his seven-year career that he finished a game with a completion percentage above 75% on 25+ passing attempts.
David Stern ruled the NBA with an iron fist. During his first decade as Stern’s successor, Adam Silver has governed with a slap on the wrist.
Silver got a fastball down the middle to begin his tenure as NBA commissioner when he banned Donald Sterling for life and forced him to sell the Los Angeles Clippers after recordings of racist comments were surfaced by TMZ. Steve Ballmer bought the franchise from Sterling’s wife for a cool $2 billion, in the process smashing the record for a franchise sale and accelerating the value of teams around the league.
College football fans are buzzing about the start time of the USC/Michigan State game.
Michigan State and USC are both currently sitting at 2-0, and both programs are hoping to have a much better season in 2025 than in 2024.
They’re off to a strong start, and will meet in Los Angeles at Memorial Stadium on September 20th. However, the start time….is sparking some interesting reactions.
You’d think a game featuring a team in Michigan would start at a reasonable time so that people in the region could watch.
You’d certainly think that. Common sense would dictate it.
On First Take, Stephen A.
Veronica Burton is my selection for the WNBA’s Most Improved Player — and it was an easy choice. She’s actually the most improved player we’ve seen in a while. And, she’s one of the WNBA’s most impactful two-way guards.
To put it plainly: in one season, the Golden State Valkyries guard went from a borderline WNBA player (who was waived from the Dallas Wings last June) to a borderline WNBA All-Star.
Last season, playing for the Connecticut Sun, Burton averaged 3.1 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 rebounds. She shot 36% from the field and finished the season with a 54.
Jonathan Jones joins CBS Sports HQ to talk abou
If you’re a miserable Miami Dolphins fan like me, and you’re ready for real change, I think I may have the ticket.
Following last Sunday’s pathetic/embarrassing/disgusting/humiliating/soul-sucking loss to the Colts to open the season, fans in Coral Gables have evidently had enough. Why it took this long, I have no idea. Frankly, I wanted this whole “rebuild” blown to smithereens last season, but Chris Grier was/is too stubborn to do it.