Hank the Ballpark Pup, the former stray turned team mascot , took home the Dog of the Year award. MORE: Photos of Hank | Santa Hank | Hank goes on a doggy date Your browser does not support iframes. The inaugural event, aired on the CW Network, was hosted by comedian George Lopez. The event honored the the top canine achievements of the year. Yes, that’s Hank posing for a photo with Terrell Owens and Paris Hilton....
SN50: Ranking baseball’s best | Under-25 crop could be the next legends Ramirez switched to a batting stance he hasn’t used since the 2014 season for the first time in Boston as many MLB analysts have said recently his mechanics are part of the lack of power over the last 30 days, leading to a .179/.273/.269 slash line in June. The “new” stance, in which he holds his hands above his head to begin his swing, scored instant results for Boston’s $88-million investment as Ramirez blasted an estimated 393-foot go-ahead home run in the sixth inning....
In May 2016, Liu opened up about her decision to choose gestational surrogacy. “It just seemed like the right option for me because I was working and I didn’t know when I was going to be able to stop,” Liu, in her 40s at the time, told People. “I decided that was probably the best solution for me, and it turned out to be great.” She also told TODAY that the key for her was asking for help when she needed it....
Which brings us to George W. Bush. Some transition, huh? Which is probably what the Republicans are saying right about now. But here’s my theory: that the nation is happiest when its leader is obviously happy in his work. Oh, I know happiness has gone out of style, replaced by empowerment and self-esteem. But seeing, in the center ring of the political circus, a person who appears to have a job he loves with all his heart is bracing, even uplifting, for the country as a whole, in a fashion sub rosa, subconscious, but substantial....
The not-so-convincing display by the home side left the Belgian tactician seething at the lethargic performance from his players. “I was very disappointed with our performance in the first half. We started slowly but came back in the second half. We were very lucky not to concede a goal in the first half,” Put revealed in a post-match interview. “I was surprised that we found ourselves in this situation with all the quality (we have)....
Kenya will take on Burundi in the first semi-final at Moi Stadium in Kisumu on Thursday. The Paul Put coached side, reached the last four after topping Group ‘A’ on eight points. After a 2-0 win in the opener against Rwanda, Stars drew 0-0 against both Libya and Zanzibar before downing Tanzania by a solitary goal to progress as Group winners. Keeper Patrick Matasi is confident that they will go all the way to the final....
Not the NFL, just him, apparently. Harbaugh and the 49ers took the official first step some 40 minutes after their 20-17 win over the Cardinals Sunday in Santa Clara, saying in a press release by the team that they have “mutually agreed to part ways.The 49ers organization has begun its search for the team’s next head coach, while Harbaugh is now free to consider his next coaching opportunity without any constraints....
The Duke of Sussex was stripped of his Metropolitan Police bodyguards at the end of March 2020 as part of his exit as a working royal. Harry had offered to pay with his own money to keep the team on during a meeting with the queen, King Charles III, Prince William and royal staff at Sandringham in January 2020. Since then, Harry has launched a judicial review lawsuit against the U....
The concepts of historical and family fidelity in that bubble have been at the front of my mind lately. While I have never been a big royal-watching aficionado, I was deeply moved by the reverence afforded the death of Queen Elizabeth in September, and I have consumed with great admiration every season of The Crown, also on Netflix. That program admittedly takes significant dramatic license, but it imbues any viewer with a sense of the values that make the royal family a praiseworthy civilizing and uniting influence in fractious times....
The stance puts the couple on a different footing to Prince William, who is seeking to generate technological solutions to climate change, putting his faith in science. Harry and Meghan have been made impact partners at Ethic, an investment fund with the lofty goal “to make capital markets a powerful force for good,” according to its website. This comes on the back of Harry’s eco-tourism venture Travalyst forming a partnership with Google to promote greener flights....
The prestigious school, an alma mater for many celebrities and famous academics, published the report titled “Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery.” It is a ten-chapter account of the university’s historical ties to slavery in Massachusetts. In an attempt to reconcile with its past, the report laid out the ways in which slavery benefited the institution, even detailing that enslaved people worked on campus in the 1600s. “Through connections to multiple donors, the University had extensive financial ties to, and profited from, slavery during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries,” read one of the findings from the report....
Harvick led the Sprint All-Star Race field down pit road during the mandatory four-tire pit stop at the end. But he didn’t leave as the leader, coming out of the pits third for the restart with 10 laps remaining. He ended up second, one place and approximately $750,000 short of where he wanted to be in the $1 million exhibition event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “Cost us the race,” Harvick said about the final pit stop....
Johnson expected to be several positions behind championship rival Matt Kenseth after the incident. But Kenseth was having his own problems, and after a horrible pit stop, fell to 29th. Johnson quickly recovered. Kenseth did not. And now Johnson heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the season finale with a great shot to wrap up his sixth Sprint Cup championship. Johnson, who entered the race with a seven-point lead on Kenseth, finished third at Phoenix while Kenseth struggled all day and finished 23rd....
In March, Bravo announced that the entire cast of the long-running series, known as RHONY, was being replaced with fresh faces for the upcoming fourteenth season and that the previous cast members would be featured in the RHONY: Legacy spin-off. The Legacy series, which was set to feature iconic cast members such as Luann De Lesseps, Sonja Morgan and Dorinda Medley, was highly anticipated by viewers but, on Tuesday, Page Six reported that talks regarding the series had “officially collapsed, that Bravo has rescinded its offers to the talent and that it currently has no plans to put the show....
Bailly taken off injured against Chelsea The message is admittedly rather cryptic, but given the events of Sunday the only possible conclusion is that the Nice striker was enjoying Jose Mourinho’s Stamford Bridge capitulation. Goals from Pedro and Gary Cahill had put the Blues into a commanding 2-0 lead when Balotelli tweeted, and it only got worse for the Red Devils from there. Judge for yourselves - certainly the angry comments the striker received from United fans suggest they took the emoji-filled missive to heart!...
Bournemouth look stale, yet it is not through Howe’s unwillingness to experiment with the shape of his side. The opening two games saw Bournemouth set up in a 4-4-1-1 system, against West Brom and Watford, though the pitiful display against the latter in their first home fixture of the campaign forced Howe’s hand somewhat in their next outing. Cherries 7/4 to be relegated The Cherries’ performance against Manchester City was much improved, operating in a 5-3-2 formation with Jermain Defoe and Josh King leading the attack, and if not for Raheem Sterling’s scuffed effort in the final seconds of the game, Bournemouth would have earned a point against a title candidate....
Hassan Al Thawadi, the Secretary General of Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), believes that the former Barcelona midfielder has the qualities required to be a top coach. “Over the years, former footballers have become fantastic coaches like Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte and so on. I believe you have to have a certain character to be a top coach and I believe Xavi has that....
The proof is in one of the best highlights from Friday’s slate of NBA games. Whiteside recorded a triple double against the Hornets, but it was his tenth block that really stole the show. Marvin Williams was driving down the lane, thinking he was going to lay in an easy two. Uh, he was sorely mistaken. How did he not realize Whiteside was waiting for him under the basket?...
As the series returns to New York, Atlanta, the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference, holds a 3-1 advantage in the series. The Hawks just need to win one more game to advance to face the winner of the 76ers vs. Wizards series. And Hawks center Clint Capela is confident that Atlanta can get the job done. MORE: Wizards rip fans for recent behavior: “Your thinking is barbaric”...
Millsap will miss Wednesday night's game against the Chicago Bulls. The Hawks say Millsap also will be held out on Thursday at Boston. The Hawks say center Pero Antic, who has missed the past 14 games due to a stress fracture in his right ankle, also will be held out against the Bulls and Celtics. Center Gustavo Ayon will miss his fourth straight game against the Bulls with a right shoulder injury....
