What Justin Verlander is doing right now, at 39 years old and in his first year back from Tommy John surgery, is ridiculous.
By the numbers: Entering tonight's start against the Mariners, Verlander leads MLB with 13 wins, ranks second with a 0.88 WHIP and ranks third with a 1.86 ERA — the best mark of his career.
Former President Trump told ESPN Thursday that "nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11" after he was asked about 9/11 survivors and their families who are protesting a Saudi-backed LIV Golf event at one of his golf courses.
Driving the news: "Nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11 unfortunately, and they should have," Trump said, calling the people who carried out the terrorist attack "maniacs that did that horrible thing to our city, to our country, to the world."
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder on Thursday testified before a congressional committee about the team's history of workplace misconduct, the Associated Press reports.
The big picture: Snyder has been accused of sexual harassment as well as creating a hostile work environment within the Commanders' organization. He has denied these allegations.
Linda Cohn was hired by ESPN 30 years ago this month. In that time, she's anchored over 5,000 episodes of SportsCenter — more than anyone else in the company's history.
🎙 Interview: Cohn spoke with Axios Sports about what's changed over the years, the importance of connecting with viewers and the future of women in sports media.
Mariano Rivera's legacy is ever-present during baseball's annual trip to Cooperstown. But the Hall's lone unanimous selection isn't finished contributing to the game just yet.
Driving the news: Rivera and fellow Hall of Famer Barry Larkin are helping launch the United International Baseball League to bring their beloved sport to India, Pakistan and the Middle East.
For the first time, conclusive evidence has been found that repeated head trauma leads to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), an incurable brain disease.
Why it matters: A new study, carried out by nine universities and the Concussion Legacy Foundation, determined athletes in contact sports are 68 times more likely to develop CTE than the general public.
The Kremlin warned Thursday that no agreement with the U.S. has been reached to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan.
Driving the news: The update comes a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the Biden administration had made a "substantial proposal" weeks ago to bring home the two "wrongfully detained" Americans.
