Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images The Oscars have never figured out a good way to play off winners whose speeches start to go long, but it feels like they continue to find new and even worse ways to usher out flustered victors. There were a handful of orchestral swells throughout the night, but none felt as…
MIAMI — Two hours after a blown ball-strike call ended the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic, players emerged from the team’s clubhouse with smiles, music and a message. The smiles covered the pain of the 2-1 loss Sunday night that sent Team USA to the WBC finals, the music followed them as they walked down…
Look west after sunset on 20 March and you will find a beautifully slender crescent moon in conjunction with the glorious beacon of Venus, low in the evening twilight. Venus has been prominent in the dusky skies for several weeks now, outshining every star. On 20 March it will be joined by a young moon,…
The highlight of the Governors Ball, the first stop of the night for many winners after the Oscars, is the stage where victors get their Oscars engraved. Or if you didn’t win, there was still plenty to savor Sunday night, including buffet stations bursting with sliders, spring rolls and short rib bao buns. An escalator…
MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 14: Arda Guler of Real Madrid celebrates his amazing goal from 70 meter during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid v Elche at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 14, 2026 in Madrid Spain (Photo by M Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Daily Merengue is a place…
Ministers’ plans to cut the international workforce within NHS England appear overambitious, MPs have said, as a report reveals the health service saved more than £14bn by recruiting doctors, nurses and midwives from overseas. Many of the countries recruited from were struggling with staff shortages, and the UK had a moral duty to offer support,…
In the best of all worlds, the Oscars are exciting: fun and suspenseful, moving and meaningful. At their most supreme, they leave you with the feeling that movies matter. In the worst of all worlds, the Oscars are boring: blasé and predictable, overrun by kitsch, with no seeming import. But then there’s the in-between version,…
LOS ANGELES – The Bruins are going Dancing, and now the stage is set. Of course, the Bruins already knew that they would be the No.1 regional seed and host team for the first two rounds of the tournament, but the lingering questions were who exactly UCLA would be playing in the bracket and the…
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MIAMI — When the USA roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic was revealed, the star power could just about knock you over. Aaron Judge! Cal Raleigh! Bobby Witt Jr., Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber! Oh, and the starting pitchers are Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal and Logan Webb! Mason Miller will be closing things down! In…
