CLEVELAND — The joy of watching Juan Soto is that he shows you how much he loves baseball. He knows precisely how to unleash his greatness, and though he’s eager to display it, he’s willing to wait. He won’t always succeed, because baseball doesn’t work that way. But he seems so determined to savor the pursuit.The batter’s box is Soto’s happy place, like a hunter’s favorite deer stand. Soto will set you in his sights and take as long as he needs. He’ll bait you into showing your weakness. And as soon as you do, you’re finished.“Soto don’t swing at…
Author: usaeverydaylife
On the latest season of Netflix’s reality dating show “Love is Blind,” one male contestant immediately caught the attention of several female contestants with his forthright admission: he has money. The show features a group of men and women who blindly date each other — as in, going on dates where they can hear the other person, but not see them. The goal is to find a match and get engaged, at which point the couple gets to see each other’s faces.Leo Baudy, a 31-year-old art dealer, says he wants to find a woman who doesn’t want him solely for this…
Week 7 of the NFL season kicked off with great intrigue on Thursday. Sean Payton made his return to New Orleans, the city where he coached for 15 seasons and guided the Saints to their lone Super Bowl victory in February 2010.Payton’s new team, the Denver Broncos, blew out the injury-riddled Saints 33-10 for its fourth victory in five games to improve to 4-3. New Orleans fell to 2-5 with its fifth straight loss.The action rolls on with another Sunday morning kickoff in London, 11 more games throughout the day and then a Monday night doubleheader. Here are five of…
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham is only 25, but he’s already tried his hand at a number of careers.Growing up, he followed in his father David’s footsteps and played soccer and modeled. A few years ago, he released a photography book. These days, he says he’s found his calling in the kitchen.Peltz Beckham, along with co-founders Gabe Pepe and Kai Gayoso, is behind the newly-released Cloud23, an elevated take on hot sauce now available at Whole Foods across the country. In an interview with CNBC Make It, Peltz Beckham said the idea for the company came to him during pandemic lockdowns.”I kind…
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from a college football weekend filled with wild comebacks, big-time performances and one heck of a mess to clean up off the field in Austin.1. All the gentlemen who made picks on ESPN’s “College GameDay” set Saturday morning said No. 1 Texas would beat No. 5 Georgia that night. It was a perfectly reasonable prediction based on how both teams had looked in the weeks leading up to their showdown.Unfortunately for them, past performance does not guarantee future results, especially when college players are involved.2. In front of a stadium-record 105,215 fans, Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs…
A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesElliott Investment Management and Southwest Airlines have been discussing a settlement that would give the activist investor significant representation on the airline’s board, according to people familiar with the matter.The settlement talks are predicated on a deal that would give Elliott less than full board control, said the people, who asked not to be named because the negotiations are confidential. Southwest’s board will drop to 12 members after Chairman Gary Kelly steps down next…
At Astakos restaurant in Glyfada, on the edge of the promenade in this quiet Athens suburb, a waiter is busy laying the tables for lunch.It’s Saturday morning, shortly before midday, and the sun is breaking through the clouds as a steady stream of people stroll by on the seafront.Glyfada is only a 20-minute drive from downtown Athens, but the relaxed pace of life feels a million miles away from the hustle and bustle in the heart of the Greek capital. There are fishing boats gently swaying in the marina, couples walking hand in hand on the beach, and children dipping…
Wall Street extended its weekly winning streak to six in a row. Earnings drove the stock market higher — can they do it again in the week ahead? The S & P 500 and the Dow both closed Friday at new record highs and turned in their best weeks of the year. But on a percentage basis, up more than 0.6%, it was the tech-heavy Nasdaq that drove the action Friday after Netflix stock’s 11% post-earnings gain. The Nasdaq finished less than 1% away from its July all-time highs. All that buying last week almost landed the market back in…
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024. Rachel Wisniewski | ReutersElon Musk said Saturday that he would randomly award $1 million a day to registered voters who sign a petition for his pro-Trump political action committee in an effort to get his fans in swing states to the polls.Speaking at an America PAC event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Musk said, “I have a surprise for you,” adding that the prize money is available…
Lincoln Riley is the fourth-highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA Today’s database. It’s a pretty safe bet to assume USC is in the top 10 — and probably closer to the top five — in assistant coach salaries.Theoretically, the return for that sort of pay should be top-10 results. It’s Year 3 of Riley’s tenure. His roster. His staff. His program. His vision. This probably sounds like a broken record, but Riley is simply not delivering on the investment USC made in him.That much has been clear for a few weeks, but it should be crystalized for everyone…
