Year: 2024

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release Saturday. The case of “clade I mpox” was identified in a traveler recently returned from Africa, where this strain is actively circulating. Officials with the CDPH have emphasized…

The Deion Sanders-coached Colorado Buffaloes defeated Utah on Saturday to improve to 8-2 on the season. Colorado finished with just four wins during Sanders’ first season at the helm, which was a considerable improvement over the football program’s one-win season in 2022. Sanders faced his fair share of doubters when he made th leap from…

New Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has a message for fans of Erik and Lyle Menendez: don’t rush to judgment as their Dec. 11 resentencing hearing approaches.  Hochman, 60, told The Daily Beast he thinks many fans of the Menendez brothers’ true-crime series don’t fully understand the case. The Menendez brothers, now 53…

The Murray State Racers’ football team isn’t having a season to remember, and its woes were encapsulated by a mind-boggling touchdown surrendered to the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday.  The Wildcats, who are also having a down year, hosted the Racers Saturday, and the first touchdown of the game was one that should’ve easily been an interception…

Former MLB All-Star Jonathan Lucroy, who has been posting opinions about politics and other issues, has revealed he is receiving hate mail.  Lucroy implored Americans to vote, explaining why he believed it was so important to do so.  Among his lengthy X posts was him saying he refused to kneel for the national anthem despite…

HBO late-night host Bill Maher has been one of the harshest internal critics of the Democratic party since Vice President Harris’ landslide election loss to Donald Trump. In his latest episode, Maher took aim at those in his party who are still looking to defend trans inclusion in women’s sports.  “Stop screaming at people to…

The market for rookie trading cards just got a little hotter, and the Pittsburgh Pirates want in.  The team offered a sweet deal in hopes of getting its hands on a rare Paul Skenes’ rookie baseball card, which Topps released earlier this week featuring a patch from the All-Star pitcher’s jersey and his autograph.  In a rather…

Halfway through the 2024 NFL season, Tom Brady, in his first year broadcasting with the Fox Sports team, acknowledged he’s trying to improve his color commentary alongside Kevin Burkhardt every week.  A former teammate of Brady’s, a current contributor on “FOX NFL Sunday,” hears those improvements.  Rob Gronkowski, arguably Brady’s favorite target during their NFL…

San Jose State’s volleyball team hopped into first place in the Mountain West Saturday after transgender player Blaire Fleming dominated with 24 kills, including a dramatic game-winning play against Colorado State. Fleming’s dominant performance came just days after players on the team and around the conference filed a lawsuit that alleges danger and an unfair…