Ergin Yalcin/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 651,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for […]
EricVega/iStock (NEW YORK) — Nearly 94% of all NFL players and 99% of the league’s football-related staff members are at least partially vaccinated, ESPN reported Wednesday. The season begins Thursday night with a match between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The league has mandated that coaches and […]
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is set to speak to the nation Thursday afternoon to lay out what the White House said is a new six-part strategy to combat the delta variant, but it was unclear whether he would call for more vaccination […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Texas 8, Arizona 5 Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 1 San Diego 8, LA Angels 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 8, Houston 5 Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0 Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1 Baltimore 9, Kansas City 8 […]
Baseball 1-A South BICKNELL, Utah-Kelser Blood posted seven strikeouts and the Piute Thunderbirds edged Wayne 4-3 Wednesday in 1-A South baseball action. Jake Batty had 2 RBI in the loss for the Badgers. HURRICANE, Utah-Klyn Fullmer drove in four runs and Kyler Bennett recorded three strikeouts as the Panguitch Bobcats […]
IRVING, Texas-Per a report from Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, a vote welcoming BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston is expected to occur Friday. Sources: A Big 12 presidents call is scheduled for Friday morning to formally vote UCF, Cincinnati, Houston and BYU into the league. The vote is largely considered a […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is a rookie, a leader and one of the New York Jets’ team captains. It’s an impressive first impression for the young quarterback who’s preparing for his NFL regular-season debut Sunday at Carolina. The Jets zeroed in on Wilson and made the former […]
EPHRAIM, Utah-Wednesday, No. 2 Snow College football’s Stockton Lund earned NJCAA Football D1 Special Teams player of the week honors for his heroics in the Badgers’ 85-0 win over Gordon’s (Okla.) last Saturday. Lund, a native of West Jordan, Utah, made all 11 of his PAT attempts against the Panthers […]
Zenobillis/iStock (NEW ORLEANS, La.) — The nation is still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Aug. 29 and knocked out power to more than 1 million customers in Louisiana. At least 82 people have died due to the storm — which hit Louisiana as a Category […]
iStock/guvendemir (NEW YORK) –There was mid-flight chaos on one American Airlines flight over the Labor Day holiday after a passenger began growling and berating the flight attendants on board. “What? What? What? What are you going to kick me off this flight?” the 61-year-old man taunted the flight crew. At […]
