After a reaggravated right calf injury hampered him into a playoff performance well short of his standards, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton pumped the brakes on his own. Sitting is out of the question. He’ll continue to play if he can walk. “It’s the Finals,” Haliburton said. “I’ve worked my whole life to be here,…
May 30, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter (35) throws a pitch during the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images The surging Texas Rangers square off against the slumping Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday in Arlington,…
Jun 9, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (53) pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The St. Louis Cardinals will turn to right-hander Andre Pallante when they attempt to snap a season-high six-game losing streak on Saturday…
Jun 9, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) reacts at the end of the first half against the Golden State Valkyries at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Kelsey Plum just may be in a foul mood when she returns to Las Vegas for the second time this season….
A new study found that older adults with diabetes who were taking GLP-1s—a class of medications that have become popular for weight loss—had a higher risk of developing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), an eye condition that can lead to blindness. “Notably, this risk appeared to increase with longer duration of exposure, representing a dose-response…
Feb 13, 2025; Jupiter, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Eury Perez (39) tosses the baseball to first base during a spring training workout at the Miami Marlins player development & scouting complex. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Miami Marlins are expecting right-hander Eury Perez to make his long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery…
The High Court of England and Wales says lawyers need to take stronger steps to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence in their work. In a ruling tying together two recent cases, Judge Victoria Sharp wrote that generative AI tools like ChatGPT “are not capable of conducting reliable legal research.” “Such tools can produce apparently…
Top soccer leagues from around the world have completed their seasons. June is upon us, and the finals in the NBA and NHL are underway. That means the annual “Summer of Soccer” is almost here, as European clubs arrive on our soil for preseason matches at regular-season prices. It’s nearly time for domestic and international…
It’s becoming a little easier to build sophisticated robotics projects at home. Earlier this week, AI dev platform Hugging Face released an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA. Trained on “compatibly licensed,” community-shared datasets, SmolVLA outperforms much larger models for robotics in both virtual and real-world environments, Hugging Face claims. “SmolVLA aims to democratize…
May 29, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Ryan Gusto (67) pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Despite having their rotation decimated by injuries, the Houston Astros are on top of the American League West. Due to the absences, rookie right-hander…
