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Just five weeks after returning to a managerial role, the Philadelphia Phillies’ Don Mattingly is going to the All-Star Game as a member of the coaching staff for National League manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, USA Today reported Sunday. St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol also has accepted a position on the NL staff, according to the report, while Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton will be on […]

June 7 (Reuters) – The White House is considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. U.S. officials have drawn up a proposal to bypass the U.K. and make their own deal to take control of Diego Garcia, the report said.  Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House and the UK Foreign Office did not immediately respond to a request […]

ROME, June 7 (Reuters) – Italian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant boat capsized in waters off Malta, a coastguard statement said on Sunday. The migrant ship, which had departed from Libya carrying around 60 people, overturned about 45 nautical miles east-southeast of Malta, the Italian coastguard said. “According to the latest information, a fishing boat in the area rescued around 48 people alive, out of about 60 […]

Kentucky received a commitment Sunday from five-star recruit Ryan Hampton of Florida’s DME Academy. The 6-foot-6 wing is ranked as the nation’s No. 6 recruit in the Class of 2027 by 247Sports. Hampton, the younger brother of former first-round NBA draft pick RJ Hampton, also visited Nebraska and NC State. “I chose Kentucky because of Coach (Mark) Pope and coach (Mo) Williams,” he told 247Sports. “They showed me a vision […]

By Martyn Herman MONACO, June 7 (Reuters) – Mercedes driver George Russell’s F1 Championship hopes took a battering for the second successive race as a drive-through penalty left the Briton out of the points in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Russell was initially handed a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, one of five drivers guilty of that offence in a race won by his team mate […]

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers with national security expertise warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte to be his chief intelligence adviser could stand in the way of renewing an expiring foreign surveillance law. The Senate and House of Representatives face a Friday deadline for renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows U.S. […]

DUBAI, June 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. naval blockade of Iran and its green light on Sunday for Israel to escalate attacks in Lebanon make U.S. bases and Israeli assets in the Middle East legitimate targets, Iran’s top negotiator said in a post on X. The comments from Iran’s Parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, follow Israeli attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, a stronghold of Iran’s ally Hezbollah. […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar captain Connor McDavid became the second player in NHL history to win the Ted Lindsay Award five times on Sunday. McDavid joined Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky in winning the award presented annually to “the most outstanding player in the NHL,” as voted by the members of the NHLPA. “This award, coming from the guys that you play against every single night and battle against every single […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs plan to interview former NHL center Joe Pavelski for their head coaching vacancy, Sportsnet reported on Sunday. Pavelski, 41, retired after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with 1,068 points (476 goals, 592 assists) in 1,332 games with the San Jose Sharks (2006-19) and Dallas Stars (2019-24). The report called him a “Martin St. Louis-style candidate,” referring to St. Louis’ successful transition from the ice to the […]