Here in the frozen north country, we feel more February heat from our toaster than from the sun. But that isn’t the kind of heat this column cares about right now. The kind of heat that really matters in baseball these days is the heat being felt by the teams, front offices and managers that…
Last week, Stephan Protschka, a member of Parliament for the far-right party Alternative for Germany, took to Facebook and Telegram to share a sensationalist article. The country’s Green Party, it claimed, was conspiring with the Ukrainian government to recruit migrants to stage terrorist attacks — and blame his party. As intended, the post enraged Mr….
North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in battle against Ukrainian forces have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy causalities, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials. The North Korean troops, sent to bolster Russian forces trying to push back a Ukrainian offensive inside Russia’s borders, have not been seen at the…
Facing growing public pressure to address concerns over military leadership on the front as Ukrainian forces lose ground daily to Russian attacks, Ukraine said it had detained three former commanders that it blamed for the loss of territory last spring. Ukraine’s security service said late Monday that the three former commanders — two generals and…
A couple in Canada were returning home from walking their dogs some months ago when they found a burst of dusty debris on their walkway. They turned to their security-camera footage for answers and found it showed a mysterious puff of smoke appearing on the tidy walkway where the mystery splotch was. The source of…
Acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman is facing a fresh barrage of sexual assault allegations, with multiple women coming forward to detail their experiences in a New York magazine article titled ‘There Is No Safe Word’. Eight women have shared their accounts of alleged assault, coercion, or abuse by Gaiman, including Scarlett Pavlovich, who worked as…
Which front office is the best in sports? In 2024, the answer to that question is the Oklahoma City Thunder, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Ravens. At least according to their front-office peers. At the start of each season this year, The Athletic polled 40 executives and coaches in each of…
Two fatal air crashes last week, one in Kazakhstan and the other in South Korea, killing 38 and 197 passengers, respectively, have ignited concerns over aviation safety. An Azerbaijan Airlines flight on December 25, en route to Russia, crash-landed across the Caspian Sea near Aktau in Kazakhstan. Days later, on Sunday, a Jeju Air Boeing…
MADURAI: A murder accused, 25, was hacked to death in front of Tirunelveli district court premises in Tamil Nadu on Friday as he was coming to appear in a case. The murderers mutilated the man’s face before fleeing. Police and advocates overpowered one assailant while four others were arrested soon after.Deceased S Mayandi alias Palla…
The first time G20 leaders took their photo together at a summit in Rio they forgot Joe Biden. On Tuesday they had a reshoot — with the outgoing US president firmly back in the frame. Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni all missed the photo on Monday due to…