Braves Urged to ‘Pull Plug’ on Yankees Castoff Alex Verdugo as Numbers Plummet
When he was called up to the Atlanta Braves on April 17, it was a second chance on baseball life for Alex Verdugo. After a frustrating year with the New York Yankees when he was paid $9.2 million for producing 13 home runs and a .647 OPS, Verdugo had an even more frustrating free agency. […]
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What RFK Jr.’s MAHA Plan Says About Weed Killers
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised his concerns about widely used herbicides containing glyphosate and atrazine, linking them to chronic disease, in a Thursday report by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission. Why It Matters The report highlights two commonly used weed killers—glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, and atrazine, […]
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Republican Senators Sound Alarm on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
Republican Senators are flagging potential issues on President Donald Trump‘s one “big, beautiful” bill after it passed the House on Thursday. Why It Matters The bill touted by Trump is a key avenue for Republicans to push forward his agenda after his decisive election victory in November. Conservative Republicans are historically in favor of deep […]
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Joel Dahmen Makes PGA Tour History at Charles Schwab Challenge
Joel Dahmen is one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour. That’s why his career accomplishments always go over well with fans, even if his results this season haven’t been great. That’s exactly what happened in the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge, as Dahmen earned the first ace of his PGA […]
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Warriors Star Has Major Surgery Ahead of Critical Offseason
By Alex Kirschenbaum is a Newsweek reporter covering sports and entertainment content based in Los Angeles. He has in-depth knowledge of all things basketball, particularly the NBA and WNBA. Alex joined Newsweek in 2024 and also has written for Sports Illustrated, Men’s Journal, Hoops Rumors, Trailers From Hell, Memphis Grizzlies fan site Grizzly Bear Blues, Chicago […]
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Nuggets Name David Adelman Head Coach After Shocking Playoff Journey
By Ricardo Sandoval is a Newsweek contributor based in Los Angeles, CA. His focus is sports content. Ricardo has been with Newsweek since 2024 and also writes for On SI for the Lakers, Bucks, Celtics, Pacers, and Trail Blazers sites. Ricardo also is a staff writer for Dodgers Nation. He is a graduate of California State University Northridge. You can get in […]
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Warriors’ Draymond Green Wins Major NBA Honor
By Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers multiple other sports. He has been with Newsweek since 2024. He graduated in 2021 with a Master of Science degree in Sport Management from Louisiana State University. You can get in […]
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Oscar Smith Final Words Before Tennessee Execution
Oscar Smith, who spent more than 30 years on Tennessee’s death row, was executed Thursday for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two sons, and in his final words he insisted he was innocent. Smith, 73, was the oldest death row inmate in the state and has long disputed his conviction. His […]
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Red Sox All-Star Liam Hendriks, Wife Receive Death Threats: ‘Enough is Enough’
By J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of […]
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Everything New on Disney+ in June 2025
By Griff Griffin is a Newsweek pop culture writer based in London. His focus is reporting on movies, streaming, and everything happening in the world of entertainment. He has in-depth knowledge of cinema and TV, and has over 12 years of professional journalistic experience. Griff joined Newsweek in 2024 from the Sports Illustrated and had previously […]
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