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Dave Dombrowski was more aggressive at this season’s MLB trade deadline than in years past, not holding on to all of the Phillies’ top prospects in an effort to improve his club for 2025 and beyond. The Phillies paid the price for one of the best late-inning relievers in baseball in Jhoan Duran, parting ways with Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait to get two and a half seasons of team control for a closer. The price was steep, but Dombrowski made it clear the Phillies would part ways with top prospects for very good players with multiple years of control.…
The contract dispute between the Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons has come to a head, with the star pass rusher demanding a trade. In a post to his X account Friday afternoon, Parsons said he has personally submitted his trade request to Cowboys executive vice president and CEO Stephen Jones. “I no longer want to be held to close door [sic] negotiations without my agent present. I no longer want shots taken at me for getting injured while laying it on the line for the organization our fans and my teammates,” Parsons wrote. The post, which includes three screenshots of…
One of the core players from the Philadelphia Phillies’ golden era and the general manager who planted the seeds for the 2008 World Series champions will be inducted into the club’s Wall of Fame this summer. Jimmy Rollins and Ed Wade will be inducted into the Phillies’ Wall of Fame before Philadelphia’s Aug. 1 game against the Detroit Tigers. The Phillies say the induction ceremony will be part of their alumni weekend at Citizens Bank Park. The club recommends fans be in their seats at 6 p.m. for the ceremony. Rollins’ teammate Ryan Howard and Phillies Wall of Famers will be…
A lightning flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 was recognized Thursday as a new world record. The flash — dubbed a “megaflash,” or a single continuous long horizontal flash that can initiate up to hundreds of cloud-to-ground strikes — happened on Oct. 22, 2017, according to a research report published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. While the storm that day had previously been analyzed by scientists, new satellite technology recently documented the megaflash exceeding 500 miles. The previous world record recognized by the World Meteorological Organization was a…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday it would begin winding down its operations after its funding was eliminated by the Trump administration and Congress. The CPB is a private nonprofit founded in 1967 that serves as a steward of funding for public media. It provides funds to 1,500 local public radio and television stations as well as PBS and NPR. It employs about 100 people. President Trump signed an executive order in May instructing the organization to cease federal funding for PBS and NPR. In June, the House approved a White House request to claw back $1.1 billion in already appointed…
The weekend is here, and Philadelphia is more than ready for it! From Phillies alumni celebrations in South Philly to a Grammy Award-winning artist performing down in South Jersey, there’s something on the docket for everyone this weekend. Musikfest 2025 is also officially underway in Bethlehem, as is BlackStar Film Festival in the City of Brotherly Love. That’s just a teaser for an incredibly vibrant weekend in the Philadelphia region. Here’s what else is going on. Musikfest 2025 A sure sign of summer is back in the Lehigh Valley — it’s Musikfest 2025! This 10-day festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is…
The Philadelphia Phillies optioned outfielder Johan Roja to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and placed reliever Daniel Robert on the 15-day injured list retroactive to July 30 on Friday to make room for newly acquired Harrison Bader and Jhoan Duran. Rojas, a 24-year-old light-hitting center fielder known for his speed and defense, is hitting .224/.280/.289 in 71 games with a .569 OPS and .58 OPS+, which means he was 42 points below the average MLB hitter. Robert, 29, was the first of at least a couple of bullpen moves expected within the coming weeks. The Phillies acquired Robert in a trade with the Texas…
Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been transferred from a federal correctional facility in Tallahassee, Florida, to a facility in Bryan, Texas, CBS News has learned. No reason was given for the move. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence after she was convicted in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein recruit and abuse underage girls. An appeal of her conviction is currently awaiting action by the Supreme Court, which is set to discuss whether to take up her case at its closed-door conference in late September. Maxwell had been held at the federal correctional…
Justin Timberlake has revealed he has Lyme disease and opened up about the health challenges that have come with it. In a post on Instagram Thursday, the pop singer, who wrapped up his two-year tour yesterday, called the tick-borne illness “relentlessly debilitating.” “If you’ve experienced this disease or know someone who has — then you’re aware: living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically,” Timberlake, 44, wrote. “When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure. But, at least I could understand why I would be onstage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or,…
Tragic Incident in Arkansas: Family Hiked, But Only One Returned In a heartbreaking event, Cristen and Clinton Brink lost their lives while hiking at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas. The couple was enjoying a day out with their two daughters, aged 7 and 9, when a tragic stabbing took place on July 26. Authorities report that 28-year-old Andrew James McGann stabbed Clinton Brink, 43. In a frantic attempt to protect their daughters, Cristen, 41, quickly guided them to safety. Major Stacie Rhoads from the Arkansas State Police confirmed that Cristen did not lead the girls all the way back…