The UEFA Champions League returns this week for the competition’s first-ever knockout phase playoffs, when some of Europe’s top teams will be pitted against each other for a spot in the round of 16. Headlining the action will be Manchester City’s clash with Real Madrid as the last two Champions League winners duke it out […]
Getty Images Call 2025 the Year of Ichiro. The former Mariners superstar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote (named on all but one ballot) and will be enshrined this coming July. He’ll also have his No. 51 retired by the Mariners in a ceremony this summer. On top […]
(WASHINGTON) — The federal government has drastically lowered some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants. News of the cuts rattled the scientific community with many scientific institutions set to lose millions of dollars in funding annually. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s primary agency responsible […]
The Los Angeles Lakers (31-19) are expected to have new star Luka Doncic on the court when they host the Utah Jazz (12-39) on Monday night. Los Angeles officially acquired Doncic on Feb. 2 for Anthony Davis, but Doncic’s debut has been delayed due to a calf injury. He’s officially listed as questionable. The Lakers […]
There is no debate after UFC 312, Dricus du Plessis is the rightful UFC middleweight champion. Questions remain about who the promotion’s best 185-pounder is. Fortunately, those questions could be answered this year. Du Plessis bloodied and battered Sean Strickland in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. The champion’s decisive title defense opens the door for a […]
(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care procedures for all active-duty service members in a memo that was addressed to senior Pentagon leadership and military command. The Feb. 7, 2025, memo, which was obtained today by ABC News, also ordered an immediate pause on all new promotions in […]
(BOSTON) — A federal judge in Boston said Monday he will continue to pause the Trump administration’s plan to offer a deferred resignation buyout to tens of thousands of federal employees until he issues a ruling on a preliminary injunction. Three federal employee unions — with the support of 20 Democratic attorneys general — have argued that […]
The best hockey players from four different countries will take the ice in the 4 Nations Face-Off, which begins Wednesday. The United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden all have rosters loaded with superstars in the first best-on-best international tournament the NHL has participated in since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. The four teams will […]
Mary Baratto/Getty Images (BAHAMAS) — Two Americans were injured, one seriously, in a suspected shark attack in the Bahamas, police said. The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. when the incident occurred, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said over the weekend. “Initial reports indicate that the victims, both U.S.A. residents, […]
(WASHINGTON) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard Americans against unfair business practices, is the newest target of Elon Musk and the Trump administration. The agency is at a virtual standstill after Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and Russell Vought, the leader […]
