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Pete Alonso belts two homers as Mets roll past rival Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Pete Alonso is bingeing again. The player who carried the Mets offensively for this season’s first month before hibernating for much of May was without a multihomer game this season as Wednesday’s play against the Dodgers began. Two big swings later, Alonso’s to-do list was an item shorter. Alonso homered twice and…
Read MoreLeon Draisaitl’s OT goal propels Oilers to thrilling Game 1 win over the Panthers in Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multi-goal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night. After Tomas Nosek’s penalty for putting the puck over the…
Read MoreExclusive | ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star Jeff Garlin walks out of standup show over $800 check
Jeff this! Jeff Garlin refused to go onstage at a stand-up show he was booked to perform at last week, Page Six hears — because organizers wouldn’t pay him in good old greenbacks. Page Six is told that the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star and veteran comedian, 62, agreed to headline a comedy dinner at the…
Read MoreTexas beats Texas Tech in wild Game 1 of WCWS finals after hit during intentional walk attempt
AUSTIN (KXAN) — If the opening game of the Women’s College World Series championship series is any indication of what the rest of it will be, then buckle your seat belts, softball fans. Texas claimed a 2-1 win over Texas Tech to take a 1-0 series lead Wednesday at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,…
Read MoreKristin Cavallari, Glen Powell’s Past Hookup Revealed
Kristin and 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey sparked romance rumors when they were spotted together in early 2006, a year after his high-profile split from then-wife Jessica Simpson. Kristin shot down the rumors at the time, telling People, “There’s nothing to talk about, there’s nothing going on. He’s a nice guy, but I’d have to…
Read MoreMake Your Next Everything Shower Amazing: Shop Our Favorite Products
The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. Your bathroom isn’t just the place where you shower—it’s where you escape. That’s why you should equip it with accessories that make it feel like a spa. Whether you have a small bathroom or a beautifully designed…
Read MoreHow much is city spending on homeless clean up?
AUSTIN (KXAN)— How much is the city spending overall on homeless camp clean up each year? It turns out that answer is more difficult to find out without a lot of digging. In 2021, Austin voters reinstated a camping ban that required enforcement of anyone camping in public spaces. Since then the city has spent…
Read MoreLooking back at grand ole days of Broadway — with Tonys around the corner
Grand ole days on B’way In 1626 Peter Minuit, a Westphalian and this colony’s first governor, bought New York for 60 guilders. About $24. Nearly what a B’way show’s intermission drink costs today. Canal Street was then a tangled mass. Still now. New 1600 arrivals could not buy land. They were tenants. Powerless. Still now.…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus Subtly Shades Ex Liam Hemsworth in Message to Fan Named Liam
Miley said on the Call Your Daddy podcast that, frankly, she was a logical person more prone to stoically analyze what went wrong in a situation than freak out about it. Which, she acknowledged, isn’t necessarily something you can tell about her just by looking. “I had a very, very public, very big breakup that was over a…
Read MoreTexas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition
TEXAS (The Texas Tribune)– Undocumented students in Texas are no longer eligible for in-state tuition after Texas agreed Wednesday with the federal government’s demand to stop the practice. The abrupt end to Texas’ 24-year-old law came hours after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it was suing Texas over its policy of letting undocumented students…
Read MoreIrate NYC subway rider pummels man who bumped into him on train while demanding apology: cops
An irate subway rider pummeled a man who bumped into him on a Brooklyn train late last month, cops said Wednesday. The 36-year-old victim was onboard a northbound J train stopped at the Kosciuszko Street station in Bushwick around 1 p.m. on May 21 when he inadvertently knocked into a stranger, police said. Rather than…
Read MoreTeen Mom’s Mackenzie McKee Gives Birth, Welcomes Twin Babies With Fiancé Khesanio Hall
Teen Mom’s MacKenzie Mckee Gives Birth, Welcomes Twins With Fiancé Khesanio Hall Mackenzie McKee is getting a double dose of maternal bliss. The Teen Mom star and fiancé Khesanio Hall welcomed twin baby girls June 2, sharing the arrival of their newborn daughters on social media. “Welcome to the world Ja’Kharie Angie Hall and Ja’Meikah…
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