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Croix Bethune’s head-turning rookie season came to an abrupt end when she suffered a torn meniscus while throwing out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game last week. The injury will require surgery and will land Bethune on the season-ending injury list, the Washington Spirit said Wednesday. Spirit coach …

When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not. Source link

Penny Hardaway has been an OK basketball coach through six seasons with the Memphis Tigers, but his program is nationally relevant only in its ability to generate embarrassing headlines. The middling hoops product no longer justifies the off-court turmoil — the latest of which includes four members of Hardaway’s staff …

Gisèle Pelicot spoke of the horror of being told by the police that they had evidence her husband had drugged her for years and brought men into their home to join him in raping her. Source link

Follow live coverage of Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens in today’s NFL season opener The Kansas City Chiefs have won back-to-back Super Bowls, so the entire NFL will be looking to knock them off their perch atop the league. What’s surprising, though, is that despite winning two titles in …

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was acting to bring a “new energy” to state institutions at an important diplomatic juncture. Source link

The 2024 season is here. The Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs get things started tonight, followed by a Friday night matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. With no time to waste, let’s look at The Athletic’s NFL staff picks for MVP, Super Bowl champion and more. …

The indictment unsealed on Thursday comes as the United States expands its hunt for Russia’s most elite cyberwarriors. Source link

Kemba Walker is an NCAA champion and a four-time NBA All-Star. He also is a product of the Bronx. Those things, he believes, are inextricably linked. Walker, who retired from playing pro basketball in July and joined the Charlotte Hornets coaching staff, is one of the last great New York …

Dimitri K. Simes, who was an adviser to Donald J. Trump’s first campaign, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, are accused of violating U.S. sanctions. Source link