Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Mets add Mitch Voit — with two-way potential — in first round of MLB Draft
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Charged with doing more with less, the Mets hope they will maximize their draft haul beginning with a two-way player. In a draft haul weakened by past spending aggression, the Mets opted for Mitch Voit — announced as a second baseman and righty pitcher out of the University of Michigan, although the…
Read MoreLove Island USA Season 7 Winners Revealed
[ad_1] Who Is That Witty Scottish Announcer on Love Island? Iain Stirling pulls a double shift as the narrator of both Love Island UK and Love Island USA—and during filming, he’s also on a tight schedule. “At 12 in the afternoon U.K. time, I’d log on to Love Island UK,” the Scottish comedian detailed to…
Read MoreTemporary crossing nearly complete after bridge damage cuts off Travis County community
[ad_1] LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — A tight-knit community in western Travis County is relying on volunteers for supplies after flash floods made the bridge at Big Sandy Road and Round Mountain Road impassable. “It’s been heck, it’s been heck. But you know this community is great and the donations were great for us too and…
Read More2025 MLB draft: 2 Texas commits drafted in first round by Rangers, Diamondbacks
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gavin Fien is headed to Texas, but chances are it won’t be Austin. Committed to the Longhorns out of Great Oak High School in California, the Rangers drafted Fien at No. 12 overall Sunday in the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft to kick off All-Star Weekend in Atlanta. ‘My dad was…
Read MoreVolunteers, donations still needed in Big Sandy Creek community
[ad_1] TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Austin Disaster Relief Network has been playing a big part in helping people who have been impacted by the flooding in Central Texas. The organization is helping all over Central Texas, but one area that has seen a lot of need are the people living along Sandy Creek in…
Read MoreNFL rookie and Manor product Tahj Brooks hosts third annual youth camp
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Manor Mustang Tahj Brooks has had an interesting run over the last nine months. He became the all-time leading rusher in Texas Tech program history and was drafted 193rd overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. However, nothing beats giving back to his “home.” Longhorns bolster defense with CB recruit “Putting a…
Read MoreWhite Sox receiving interest in Luis Robert Jr. from eight teams ahead of trade deadline
[ad_1] Eight teams have checked in on talented but struggling CF Luis Robert Jr., and if the White Sox can trade him before confronting that $20M option decision, they need to do it. The Phillies, Dodgers, Padres, Royals and Mets look like potential fits. Some believe he’d regain form as a complementary player elsewhere. The…
Read MoreCancer deaths from obesity have tripled in 20 years — which states have the highest and lowest rates
[ad_1] It’s a growing problem. Cancer deaths tied to obesity have tripled in the US over the last two decades, according to sobering new research presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, California. The study analyzed more than 33,000 deaths from obesity-associated cancers between 1999 and 2020 and found that the…
Read MoreSearch for Texas flood victims briefly paused as heavy rains bring new threat of high water
[ad_1] KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday temporarily paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned that the downpours could again cause waterways to surge. It was the first time a new round of severe weather…
Read MoreKanye West has scathing response to ex-assistant’s ‘absurd and outlandish’ sexual assault claims: ‘Fantasy fiction’
[ad_1] Kanye West clapped back at his ex-assistant Lauren Pisciotta’s amended lawsuit in which she accuses the rapper of sexual battery, assault and false imprisonment. “Lauren Pisciotta’s amended complaint is the fourth version she has advanced,” a Yeezy spokesperson told Page Six Sunday. “Each new revision contradicts the others; each is more absurd and outlandish…
Read MoreNassau County jail has held more than 1,400 migrants in 5 months under partnership with ICE
[ad_1] Nassau County has detained more than 1,400 illegal migrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since February — as local cops now prepare to help with the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort. The migrants have been held at East Meadow jail under a partnership with the feds, announcxed by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman…
Read MoreJohn Elway’s fate revealed after his agent’s tragic death in golf cart accident
[ad_1] John Elway won’t face any charges in connection to the death of his longtime agent, Jeff Sperbeck, who died in April after falling off a golf cart the former Broncos quarterback was driving. The Riverside County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Office will be announcing that its investigation found no criminal activity and that Sperbeck’s death was…
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