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Yankees Fans Struck By Lightning While Leaving Spring Training Game
Two Yankees fans were struck by lightning while leaving a spring training game.
The incident took in Tampa, Florida, around 3:45 p.m., Saturday, April 2, said Vanessa Nettingham, of the Tampa Police.
The strike occurred when the two were walking in the parking lot of the Raymond James Stadium across from George M. Steinbrenner Field, Nettingham said.
The couple, who were unidentified, were leaving early from the Yankees and Atlanta Braves game after it ended in the sixth inning due to a thunderstorm in the area, she added.
The man, in his 60s, and the woman, in her 20s, were transpor…
Covid-19: NY Couple Facing Felony Charges For Allegedly Entering Game With Fake Vaccine Card
A man and woman from New York are facing felony charges after authorities said they both presented fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to attend a Buffalo Bills game.
Michael Naab, age 34, and 37-year-old Amber Naab, both of West Seneca, were arraigned on Tuesday, Jan. 25, and each charged with one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, which is a Class D felony, the Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced.
The couple is accused of presenting fake cards to attend the game on Saturday, Jan. 15, at Highmark Stadium.
Flynn told The Buffalo News that the…
Controversial Transgender Swimmer Defeated Twice By Transitioning Challenger From Yale
Some said Lia Thomas' transition from male to female gave her an unfair advantage in the pool. This weekend, though, she was defeated by another transgender swimmer named Iszac Henig: A woman becoming a man.
Yale's Henig twice crushed UPenn's Thomas Saturday at the Ivy League meet in Philadelphia, the Daily Mail reports.
Henig, 20, cruised with ease by his opponents, winning the 100-yard freestyle in 49.57 seconds, the outlet said.
Meanwhile, Thomas was "barely trying" when she won the 500-yard freestyle by one second, along with the first of her four races by just two seconds, according …
Covid-19: Two Brooklyn Nets Games Postponed With 10 Players Placed In Safety Protocol
Kyrie Irving is now unofficially the least of the Brooklyn Nets’ COVID-19 concerns.
With nearly a dozen players placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the league announced that the Nets’ games on Sunday, Dec. 19 against the Denver Nuggets and Tuesday, Dec. 21 against the Washington Wizards were to be postponed.
Related story - COVID-19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus
Currently, the Nets have 10 players in the league's health and safety protocols, including their “big three” stars Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Irving, who has declined to get v…
