Day: June 7, 2023

Marlins’ Luis Arraez hitting .401, puts him in company of feat last accomplished in 2008

1:53 am June 7, 2023

The art of contact hitting has mostly gone extinct, but it’s still a thing of beauty when it happens, and one player in baseball is running away with his second-consecutive batting title. He’s also making a run at history. Luis Arraez won the American League batting title last year with his .316 average as a […]

Clinton-appointed federal judge blocks DeSantis-backed Florida bill banning gender transitions for minors

1:52 am June 7, 2023

Portions of a new Florida law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis last month banning transgender treatments for children were temporarily blocked Tuesday by a Federal judge appointed by former President Bill Clinton. “Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” Judge Robert Hinkle wrote in a 44-page preliminary injunction against parts of SB […]

PGA Tour players call Commissioner Jay Monahan ‘hypocrite’ during heated meeting following LIV Golf merger

1:11 am June 7, 2023

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan was called a “hypocrite” during an intense players-only meeting in Toronto Tuesday following the PGA’s merger with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour. Monahan revealed the negotiations to unify golf globally among the PGA Tour; the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which backs LIV Golf; and the DP World Tour […]

Missouri inmate executed for killing 2 jailers, has last meal of bacon cheeseburgers, fries, chocolate shake

1:01 am June 7, 2023

Missouri inmate Michael Tisius was executed Tuesday evening for shooting and killing two jailers more than two decades ago during a failed attempt to help a pal escape from a rural jail. Tisius, 42, received a lethal injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre, and was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m., authorities […]

Michigan lawmakers revive effort to nearly double sex abuse statute of limitations

12:49 am June 7, 2023

Michigan lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue for damages as the state again looks to overhaul laws following multiple sexual abuse scandals. The legislation, which appeared before a committee Tuesday afternoon, would expand the civil statute of limitations for sex abuse victims from age 28 […]