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New York Times
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Oklahoma's softball dynasty ends, plus Deion speaks out on Shedeur
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Win a chess match today, and watch for projectiles. We must start this morning on the softball diamond, where a change of power happened last night with a sacrifice fly. It ended a thrilling game — and one of the most impressive streaks you'll see in organized sports. Quickly: The Red Raiders start their title series tomorrow against Texas, which beat Tennessee 2-0 yesterday. We'll have more on the college tournaments this week. Away we go: Boisson's big break Last year was supposed to be a dream for French tennis player Loïs Boisson. A torn ACL the week before the French Open, to which she had earned a wild-card entry, broke her heart. How did she respond? The dream was merely delayed, as Boisson's stunning upset win over women's world No. 3 Jessica Pegula yesterday sent Boisson to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. The crowds should be roaring for Boisson, 22, tomorrow. Also from Paris: Coco Gauff is moving on, while Jack Draper is done. Advertisement Intoxicated bettor sends death threats Houston police identified an overseas man as the culprit behind death threats against Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family after a bad outing last month. The man told authorities he was 'frustrated and inebriated' when he posted the threats on social media. 'I understand people are very passionate and people love the Astros and love sports,' McCullers said after the game. 'But threatening to find my kids and murder them is a little bit tough to deal with.' No charges have been filed yet. More details in our report. Deion 'hurt' by Shedeur reports In a podcast interview, Colorado coach Deion Sanders said the draft narratives surrounding his son, Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, 'hurt' and called them 'foolish stuff.' More Sanders: 'Anybody who knows my son understands he's a professional. He's going into a meeting with headphones on? C'mon, man.' See his full comments here. More news 📫 Love The Pulse? Check out our other newsletters. We have chess drama this week, which is not a typo. We've periodically checked in on both Magnus Carlsen, the world's No. 1 player/jeans supporter, and Gukesh Dommaraju, the sport's favorite wunderkind. The two played each other Sunday, which led to this: OH MY GOD 😳🤯😲 — Norway Chess (@NorwayChess) June 1, 2025 That's Carlsen realizing he's just lost to Dommaraju, 19, for the first time in a classical match. There appeared to be plenty of angst in the chess world over Carlsen's antics, but both players seemed fine afterward, according to As you can see, Carlsen quickly apologized, while Dommaraju told the publication he's 'banged a lot of tables in my career.' Read our full story on the incident here. I know chess is a … proper sport, but that was actually electric. 📺 MLB: Guardians at Yankees 7:05 p.m. ET on TBS We have a real New York-centric glut of national TV games this week (Mets-Dodgers is your other option tonight), but I'm interested in Cleveland, a good team unfortunate to exist in baseball's deepest division. Good game. 📺 Soccer: USWNT vs. Jamaica 8 p.m. ET on TNT/Max This here is a friendly, and seeing Naomi Girma back in an American kit is a friendly sight. Let's see if Emma Hayes' squad can build on a nice 3-0 win against China over the weekend. Advertisement 📺 WNBA: Mercury at Lynx 8 p.m. ET on ESPN 3 Minnesota is one of two undefeated teams in the W, and by my count — apologies, Liberty — should be the favorite to actually win a title this year. Phoenix has been good, though, at 5-2 and could prove to be a foil. Another good game. Get tickets to games like these here. It's June, which means it's Pride Month. Steve Buckley talked to the athletes whose coming-out announcements made a huge impact on the sporting world. Worth your time today. When Rams coach Sean McVay was at his lowest, Chris Petersen — the former Boise State and Washington coach — cold-called McVay. The olive branch reset McVay's career. Grace Raynor had the unenviable job of picking the best No. 1 college football recruits of the 21st century. She came down to two options. Simmering on the NHL backburner: Mitch Marner's free agency, which will be the story of the summer. James Mirtle ranked all 32 potential landing spots. Yes, the State of Hockey is in Florida, just as the hockey gods predicted. Joe Smith and Michael Russo digested how it happened. Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Matt Baker's story on Bill Belichick's buyout change. Catch up here. Most-read on the website yesterday: Our update on Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo choosing Manchester United for his next stop. Talks are ongoing. 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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Governor Whitmer: 'Huge disappointment' if pardons happen for kidnap plotters
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (FOX 2) - Just one day after President Trump said that he was looking into possible pardons for two men convicted of plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, she and many other lawmakers are on Mackinac Island for the annual Mackinac Policy Conference. The governor spoke about the president's comments, telling FOX 2's Roop Raj that it would be disappointing. The full interview with Governor Whitmer can be watched on The Pulse, airing at 11:30 p.m. Thursday. They call it the Policy Conference for a reason. Everything that is happening inside the halls of the Grand Hotel and everywhere else on this island has to do with how policy is going to affect business, the community, and everyday Michiganders.
New York Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Carolina avoids further infamy, and a CFP battle heats up
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic's daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Don't throw your college pitcher too long today. Finally, for a night, there is peace in Carolina. A 3-1 series deficit isn't ideal, sure, but gone are the Hurricanes from a strange, ignominious place in the sports world — losing 15 straight conference final games. Quickly: Now comes the harder part: doing it again, especially against a Panthers team that has steamrolled everyone in front of it during this postseason run. Game 5 is tomorrow. Big playoff night tonight, too. More on that in a bit. Let's keep moving: Osaka, Fritz lose Naomi Osaka and Taylor Fritz, two of the biggest names in the French Open, are already heading home after first-round defeats yesterday. Osaka fell to No. 10 seed Paula Badosa in a loss that left her near tears. Fritz, the world No. 4 and top American men's seed in this tourney, came up short against Germany's Daniel Altmaier. Fritz has already had a great year, but clay isn't his best surface. Advertisement Fight over CFP intensifies The fabric of college football is changing by the day, as the College Football Playoff — freshly expanded to 12 teams this past year — could move to 14 or even 16 in the near future, and the power conferences continue to squabble over the overall number of teams and automatic bids assigned to each conference. From the outside, it appears a 14-team format would mostly benefit the Big Ten and SEC, while 16 teams could even odds a bit. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said yesterday his members are intrigued by a 16-team format. It's a mess. Clark out 2 weeks Caitlin Clark suffered a strained quadriceps and will miss at least two weeks, the Fever announced yesterday. It's tough for Clark, an MVP favorite, and Indiana, who most expect to make the playoffs this year. If she misses the prescribed two weeks, it'll only be four games lost, though. Stay tuned. More news 📫 Love The Pulse? Check out our other newsletters. As the NBA and NHL playoffs inch closer to a conclusion, the summer's most prominent sport — baseball — continues a slow burn in the background. I want to talk about two things (three players, really), based on our fresh Power Rankings published this morning: Baseball season is incredibly long, yes, but barring unforeseen circumstances I suspect we'll be talking about all three of these guys in September. See the full Power Rankings here. Almost finished: 📺 NBA: Knicks at Pacers 8 p.m. ET on TNT/Max I mean, yes. This has been an incredible series. I have no idea what will happen. Just don't turn it off if someone goes up by 20. Huge news, too: Tyrese Haliburton's dad will be allowed in the building. 📺 NHL: Stars at Oilers 8 p.m. ET on ESPN Another great series! Edmonton appears in control here, but that's more of a gut feeling than anything. Or maybe it's because Connor McDavid is scoring again. Get tickets to games like these here. Keith Law penned a fiery, must-read column on a new problem emerging in the baseball ecosystem: College coaches cannot be trusted with their pitchers' arms. Read it here. Jaelan Phillips was going to be a superstar in the NFL. Then he missed most of the last two seasons with injuries. How did he cope? As Dan Pompei writes today, it was mostly music … and fantasy novels, and his cat. Great story. Advertisement Novak Djokovic said he hopes to have a similar sendoff to Rafael Nadal's warm goodbye at the French Open this week. I thought his comments were interesting. Laurie Whitwell published an incredible account of Manchester United's disaster season. There is already tremendous pressure on next season. Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Our story on Nadal's emotional farewell to the French Open and Roland Garros. Read it if you missed it. Most-read on the website yesterday: The live blog from Thunder-Timberwolves. Ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ivanhoe Mines CEO Robert Friedland on Copper Demand
Copper is needed now more than ever says Robert Friedland, Founder of Ivanhoe Mines and I-Pulse. He sees new mining opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kazakhstan among others. Robert spoke on 'The Pulse with Francine Lacqua' on Bloomberg TV Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Winners and Losers in Fundraising Game, Says UBS's Simona Maellare
Private equity firms are under growing pressure to generate earnings from their portfolio companies after an extended period of muted deal making and a slowdown in IPOs. Simona Maellare, Global Co-Head of the Alternative Capital Group at UBS says there's a polarization of money being directed to the best performers because distribution has missed expectations. Maellare says over the past decade, assets under management has grown three fold, while distribution has been reducing relative to net asset value. She says there will be winners and losers in the fundraising game, but consistent performers and funds with a differentiated approach will get the majority of investment. Maellare joined Francine Lacqua on The Pulse on May 16, 2025. Sign in to access your portfolio
