Monthly Archives: July 2025

Astros star third baseman suffers ‘significant’ hamstring injury

The Houston Astros may be leading the American League West, but with the number of players that have landed themselves on the injured list this year, they could easily field an All-Star lineup.  And now, unfortunately, another star player will be joining that list for the two-time champions, as third baseman Isaac Paredes, the team’s… Read More »

Why Carson Hocevar didn’t take an apology phone call from Josh Berry

Carson Hocevar isn’t interested in playing the post-race ‘Sorry about that phone call game’ with anyone. And make no mistake, he very much views it as performative. Josh Berry drove hard into Hocevar at Sonoma Raceway last week, both drivers inside the top-10 with three laps to go, the contract costing the Spire Motorsports No.… Read More »

2025 World Matchplay of Darts Day 1 live results, scores, schedule and bracket

James Wade vs. Joe Cullen: 7:32 p.m. – James Wade leads 4-1 over Joe Cullen at the first break. The first five legs have consisted of four breaks of throw between both players. ——————————————————————————————— The first day of action at the 2025 World Matchplay of Darts has arrived. The Sporting News will be giving real-time updates… Read More »

Where to watch Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios: Live stream, TV channel & start time for 2025 boxing fight

Manny Pacquiao returns to boxing as the legend takes on Mario Barrios for the latter’s WBC welterweight title.  Here’s how to watch Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios, including streaming options and channel to catch the main card, start time and more. Where to watch Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios Live stream: Prime Video Prime Video: $8.99/month | Ad-free: $11.98/month Prime… Read More »

Texas A&M Aggies football star Shemar Stewart’s holdout with Bengals proves NFL rookie contracts are getting weird

The 2025 NFL rookie contract landscape is officially in strange territory. Another pair of rookies, Jahdae Barron and Alfred Collins, agreed to terms on their contracts Wednesday night, further shaping this year’s rookie contract cycle. But there’s one glaring exception standing alone: Cincinnati Bengals first-round pick Shemar Stewart. Barron Signs, leaving Stewart alone among first-rounders… Read More »

Friday Fiction: Hiding In Plain Sight (Part 2)

HELLO EVERYONE, may I have your attention, please?! You’ve been patient! You’ve been diligent! You’ve been loyal! Now, for demonstrating such tremendous qualities, such incredible attributes, such unbelievable resolve, you shall be rewarded! Friends, bloggers, Earthlings, lend me your ears! The time has come, yet again, for you to get your proper dose of excitement, adventure,… Read More »

Exhausted man defeats AI model in world coding championship

While Dębiak won 500,000 yen and survived his ordeal better than the legendary steel driver, the AtCoder World Tour Finals pushes humans and AI models to their limits through complex optimization challenges that have no perfect solution—only incrementally better ones. Coding marathon tests human endurance against AI efficiency The AtCoder World Tour Finals represents one… Read More »