Day: June 3, 2023

DeSantis suggests Trump doesn’t understand the ‘woke’ threat to America

10:27 pm June 3, 2023

The current top two contenders for the Republican presidential nomination are trading verbal fire over the term “woke.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Saturday that “woke is an existential threat to our society.” DeSantis, greeting Republican activists at a major GOP 2024 presidential cattle call in Iowa, the state whose caucuses lead off […]

Chinese warship comes within yards of US destroyer in latest act of aggression in Taiwan Strait: report

10:23 pm June 3, 2023

A Chinese warship reportedly came within 150 yards of hitting the USS Chung-Hoon on Saturday while the U.S. aircraft carrier was conducting joint exercises with Canada in the Taiwan Strait. The incident occurred as U.S.-Chinese tensions remain high in the South China Sea. The Chinese ship sped up and cut in front of USS Chung-Hoon’s bow, […]

Vanderbilt baseball player manages to break aluminum bat in bizarre plate appearance

10:10 pm June 3, 2023

Vanderbilt Commodores outfielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. stepped to the plate for what ended up being a very unusual at-bat. When Bradfield hit a 2-2 pitch into right field during the seventh inning of Vanderbilt’s opening game of the NCAA Tournament Nashville Regional against Eastern Illinois, he somehow managed to break his bat — his aluminum […]

White Sox win on walk-off with unexpected help from umpire

9:58 pm June 3, 2023

The Chicago White Sox got help from an unlikely source for a walk-off victory Saturday. With the game knotted at 1-1, Detroit Tigers reliever Jose Cisnero loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th, and Tim Anderson came to the plate. Cisnero fired a fastball at 96.4 mph that was up and in and […]

Son of former Red Sox player killed 8-year-old son, then himself, police suspect

9:42 pm June 3, 2023

Authorities suspect the son of former Boston Red Sox player George Scott killed his 8-year-old son before killing himself Friday. Police discovered the bodies of George Scott III, 54, and his son, Dante Hazard, in a New Bedford, Massachusetts, home after conducting a wellness check. The check was requested by a relative who was unable […]