Men's College World Series 2025: Coastal Carolina, Oregon State notch wins, LSU on pace for record Jell-O shot salesNew Foto - Men's College World Series 2025: Coastal Carolina, Oregon State notch wins, LSU on pace for record Jell-O shot sales

The2025 Men's College World Serieskicked off Friday, with No. 13 Coastal Carolina earning the first win of the tournament over Arizona and No. 8 Oregon State outlasting Louisville in the late game. Oregon State had a win in hand entering the ninth inning — and didn't let some misadventures stop them from advancing in the winner's bracket. Gavin Turley hit a walk-off double to give his team a 4-3 win after the Beavers blew a two-run lead in the top of the ninth. Aiva Arquette, one of the top prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft, set it up with a one-out single, then motored first-to-home on Turley's line drive into left field. WHAT A WAY TO FINISH 👏#MCWSx 🎥 ESPN /@BeaverBaseballpic.twitter.com/3WBLMgajCt — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 14, 2025 Turley and Arquette were the heroes of the bottom of the ninth and the goats of the top. Defensive blunders from both players allowed Louisville to tie the game, with a missed dive from Turley turning into a triple and a bad throw from Arquette giving the Cardinals another man on third, who later scored. KA- CHOWWWW ⚡️#MCWSx 🎥 ESPN /@LouisvilleBSBpic.twitter.com/uTudYFRirI — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 14, 2025 TRIPLE TIME!!!#MCWSx 🎥 ESPN /@LouisvilleBSBpic.twitter.com/5AeWvoQvMi — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 14, 2025 The miscues nearly spoiled a great outing from star freshman Dax Whitney, who struck out nine across 5 1/3 innings while allowing three hits and a single run. The lanky right-hander with big heat and a bigger curveball outlasted the Cardinals' Patrick Forbes in a battle of future MLB Draft picks. Six batters, five strikeouts 🥱Dax punches out the side in the second.#GoBeavspic.twitter.com/YG4cEPOCxW — Oregon State Baseball (@BeaverBaseball)June 13, 2025 Whitney was ranked as the No. 56 prospect of the 2024 MLB Draft byMLB Pipeline. The No. 57 prospect, Boston Bateman, got $2.5 million from the San Diego Padres. Whitney has more than helped his stock this season and now projects as a future first-round pick after earning second-team Freshman All-America honors. Curiously, the first 15 hits of this game were all singles, with Rose getting the first extra-base hit of the game with his leadoff triple in the ninth inning. The Beavers got their first runs when they opened the bottom of the fourth with four straight singles. Louisville got one run back in the sixth with its own rally but then handed Oregon State an insurance run when shortstop Alex Alicea booted a potential double-play ball with the bases loaded. With the victory, Oregon State advances to face Coastal Carolina in the next round, while Louisville will get Arizona in the loser's bracket on Sunday. The Chanticleers, who came into the CWS with the best record in Division I, overcame a 4-4 tie with a few clutch doubles in the bottom of the eighth to keep their 24-game winning streak alive. It was a quiet first inning for both teams. But in the second inning, Coastal Carolina had a huge opportunity, loading the bases off a muffed infield catch by Arizona pitcher Owen Kramkowski. Outfielder Wells Sykes took advantage, hitting a two-run single to put the Chanticleers on the board. Arizona came alive in the top of the fourth, starting with a solo homer from shortstop Mason White. Then the Wildcats hit back-to-back doubles, sending catcher Adonys Guzman home to tie the game 2-2. In the bottom of the fifth, a single from Chanticleers right fielder Blagen Pado sent second baseman Blake Barthol home for a 3-2 lead. Coastal Carolina is known for getting hit by pitches; the team has been hit by an NCAA-leading 170 pitches this season. But in the sixth inning, it was Arizona who took advantage of getting hit. Chanticleers reliever Cameron Flukey hit three batters, allowing the Wildcats to load the bases and score a game-tying run before they recorded an out. Then a grounder from second baseman Garen Caulfield sent White home to give Arizona a 4-3 lead. WILDCATS IN FRONT‼️#MCWSx 🎥 ESPN /@ArizonaBaseballpic.twitter.com/BMhgvVKHl1 — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 13, 2025 In the bottom of the sixth, Chanticleers catcher Caden Bodine drove in a run to make it 4-4. The two teams stayed locked in a tie for the next two innings off some strong defensive play, with Flukey settling in. In the bottom of the eighth, with the Chanticleers sitting on two outs, it looked like the game would come down to the final inning. Then Coastal Carolina's offense broke through. It started with Sykes getting on second on a hit that landed right on the line. Left fielder Sebastian Alexander then hit an RBI single to send Sykes home for a 5-4 lead. Another huge double from Barthol sent Alexander and Bodine, who was intentionally walked, home to give the Chanticleers a 7-4 lead heading into the ninth. CHANTS EXTEND THE LEAD 😤#MCWSx 🎥 ESPN /@CoastalBaseballpic.twitter.com/sy3X4dcq3S — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 13, 2025 Arizona wasn't done yet, as designated hitter Andrew Cain earned a double with some bold running, and first baseman Tommy Splaine got a base hit. But a huge double-play ended the game and sent Coastal Carolina to the winners' bracket. The men's College World Serieshas one of the most entertaining side plotsof any NCAA championship: the Jell-O shot competition at Rocco's, where patrons compete annually to see which school's fan base can consume the most Jell-O shots. LSU, which set the record with 68,888 Jell-O shots purchased in 2023, is off to an early lead after the first day of the MCWS, with a monstrous 4,410 shots as of 10 p.m. CT. That tally is far ahead of last year's pace, setting LSU up for another record victory. Two years ago@LSUbaseballhad nearly 2100 less than this year so it's safe to say they are still hungry....and thirtsy.@getGordonsent our friend@whellmers4to do a little damage and have a little fun and I don't think they are done yet!#roadtoroccos#cws2025pic.twitter.com/9vJGeFxB9z — CWS Jello Shot Challenge (@CWSShotBoard)June 14, 2025 However, Murray State and Coastal Carolina are also on a roll, coming in at 2,180 and 1,753 shots, respectively, after a back-and-forth Friday. Regardless of who wins, all three schools are currently on pace to break LSU's 2023 record.

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June 13, 2025

Men's College World Series 2025: Coastal Carolina, Oregon State notch wins, LSU on pace for record Jell-O shot sales

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Pacers coach Rick Carlisle using finals platform to bring awareness to food insecurity in IndianaNew Foto - Pacers coach Rick Carlisle using finals platform to bring awareness to food insecurity in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At the NBA Finals, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle is trying to shine a light on what he considers an important cause. Carlisle often has been seen wearing a QR code on his shirt — one that directs interested scanners to a site for his Drive & Dish initiative, something he founded about two years ago to raise money for battling food insecurity across Indiana. So far, the program has raised more than $1 million. Carlisle and the Pacers have also made donations to the charity, which served more than 1,000 households and distributed more than 250,000 pounds of food in in its first year. "Each year we've been able to help more people," Carlisle said Friday night before Game 4 of the finals between the Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. "People in Indiana should never have to deal with food insecurity. There's plenty of food in Indiana. The challenge is logistics. So, this charity helps with logistics." The program has partnered with Spokenote, which provides the technology behind the scannable code. The Pacers and Spokenote also collaborated last year on the first scannable code on a jersey in the four U.S. major pro sports leagues. Another partner is the Gleaners food bank, which works with Drive & Dish in providing fresh food, produce, eggs and more to families who need help. Carlisle said when the program started, about 1 million people in the state were considered food insecure — or in other words, unsure where their next meal was coming from. The Pacers plan to help the program grow as needed across the state over the next decade. "It's been a great effort," Carlisle said. "I've got some really great people that are supporting it. I'm very grateful." ___ AP NBA:https://apnews.com/nba

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US immigration officials told to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, NYT reportsNew Foto - US immigration officials told to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, NYT reports

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has told immigration officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants, the New York Times reported on Friday. The report cited an internal email and three U.S. officials with knowledge of the guidance. "Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels," Tatum King, a senior official at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in guidance to regional leaders of the department, the Times added. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the guidance to the Times and said: "We will follow the president's direction and continue to work to get the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens off of America's streets," Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House and U.S. department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside of regular business hours. The report comes after Trump said on Thursday he would issue an order soon to address the effects of his immigration crackdown on the country's farm and hotel industries, which rely heavily on migrant labor. U.S. farm industry groups have long wanted Trump to spare their sector from mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain dependent on immigrants. Trump is carrying out his campaign promise to deport immigrants in the country illegally. But protesters and some Trump supporters have questioned the targeting of those who are not convicted criminals, including in places of employment such as those that sparked last week's protests in Los Angeles. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa, Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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The Latest: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel, killing at least 3 peopleNew Foto - The Latest: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel, killing at least 3 people

Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes on Israel into Saturday morning, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, after a series ofblistering Israeli attackson the heart of Iran's nuclear program and its armed forces. Israel's assault used warplanes, as well as drones smuggled into the country in advance, to assault key facilities and kill top generals and scientists. Iran's U.N. ambassador said 78 people were killed and more than 320 wounded in the attacks. Israel said the barrage was necessary before Iran got any closer to building an atomic weapon, although experts and the U.S. government have assessed that Tehran was not actively working on such a weapon before the strikes. It also threw talks between the United States and Iran over an atomic accord into disarray days before the two sides were set to meet Sunday. ___ Here's the latest: Iran's Foreign Ministry calls nuclear talks with US 'meaningless' after Israeli strikes Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday called further nuclear talks with the United States "meaningless" after Israeli strikes on the country, state television said. The comments by Esmail Baghaei further threw possible talks between the two nations, initially scheduled to take place Sunday in Oman, into doubt. "The U.S. did a job that made the talks become meaningless," Baghaei was quoted as saying. He added that Israel has passed all Iran's red lines by committing a "criminal act" through its strikes. However, he stopped short of saying the talks were cancelled. The Mizan news agency, which is run by Iran's judiciary, quoted him as saying: "It is still not clear what we decide about Sunday talks." Jordan will reopen its airspace to civilian aircraft Jordan will reopen its airspace to civilian aircraft on Saturday morning, its state-run media reported, signaling the Mideast kingdom believes there is no immediate danger of further attacks. Jordan's state-run Petra news agency said the skies would reopen at 7:30 a.m. local time. Jordan's airspace had seen Iranian drones and missiles cross through it, with Israeli fighter jets likely engaging targets there. The crossfire between Israel and Iran disrupted East-West travel through the Mideast, a key global aviation route. Woman dies in missile strike in Tel Aviv, hospital says A spokesperson for Beilinson Hospital in Tel Aviv said a woman was killed in an Iranian missile strike, bringing the total number of fatalities in the barrages from Iran to three. The hospital also treated seven people who were wounded in the strike early Saturday. Israel's Fire and Rescue Services said a projectile hit a building in the city. Israel's paramedic service says 2 people killed when missile hit central Israel Israel's paramedic service Magen David Adom says an Iranian missile struck near homes in central Israel early Saturday morning, killing two people and injuring 19 others. Israel's Fire and Rescue service said four homes were severely damaged. UN chief calls for escalation to stop, saying 'peace and diplomacy must prevail' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel and Iran to halt their attacks on one another, while calling for diplomacy. "Israeli bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites. Iranian missile strikes in Tel Aviv. Enough escalation. Time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail," Guterres wrote on X on Saturday. Iranian media reports a fire at Tehran's airport Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting a fire at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport, posting a video on X of a column of smoke and orange flames rising from what the outlet said was the airport. A handful of minor injuries reported from second wave of Iranian missiles Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv said it has treated seven people hurt by the second Iranian barrage; six had light injuries and the seventh was moderately wounded. Iran fires a second wave of missiles at Israel Sirens and the boom of explosions, possibly from Israeli interceptors, could be heard in the sky over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv early Saturday. AP journalists in Tel Aviv could see what appeared to be at least two Iranian missiles hit the ground, but there was no immediate word of casualties. The Israeli military said another long-range Iranian missile attack was taking place and urged civilians, already rattled by the first wave of projectiles, to head to shelter. Around three dozen people were wounded by that first wave. The Iranian outlet Nour News, which has close links with the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, said a fresh wave was being launched. Iranian air defenses are firing against Israeli attacks The sound of explosions and Iranian air defense systems firing at targets was echoing across the center of the capital, Tehran, shortly after midnight on Saturday. Additionally, an Associated Press reporter could hear air raid sirens near their home.

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Micah Parsons says Cowboys not signing him to extension already will 'cost them more' eventuallyNew Foto - Micah Parsons says Cowboys not signing him to extension already will 'cost them more' eventually

Dallas CowboyslinebackerMicah Parsonsattended the team's mandatory minicamp this week, despite not coming to an agreement on a new contract. (However, he skipped voluntary OTAs in the spring.) His current deal expires after this season. In the edge rusher's view, team owner Jerry Jones would have already saved money had he signed Parsons to an extension by now. "It's going to cost them more," Parsons toldlongtime reporter Clarence Hill Jr. of DLLS. Parsons, 26, is in a race with fellow pass-rushersTrey HendricksonandT.J. Wattto become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL with a new deal. Both of those players didn't report to mandatory minicamps amid their respective contract disputes. The four-time Pro Bowler said he and Jones made a handshake deal in March, according to Hill (via Pro Football Talk). But the Cowboys owner reportedly never called Parsons' agent to work out the final details of a contract. Parsons claims that he has seen what Watt is asking for from thePittsburgh Steelers, which has not been reported. Whatever Watt is seeking is more than what Parsons and Jones had agreed to, according to the four-year veteran. And if Watt gets the contract he wants, Parsons will almost certainly ask for more, which is what he meant with his remarks to Hill. Myles Garrettcurrently holds the belt of the league'shighest-paid pass-rusherafter agreeing in March to a four-year extension with theCleveland Brownsthat pays him an average annual salary of $40 million. However,Ja'Marr Chase's new deal with theCincinnati Bengals,signed less than a week later, edged him out for the top non-QB spot, at $40.25 million per season. Parsons is set to bepaid $24 million this seasonafter the Cowboyspicked up his fifth-year option. He hopes to get a new deal finalized before training camp begins on July 21. If no deal is done, he says he will report but not practice. In his NFL career, Parsons has averaged 14 sacks per season, with 69 tackles, two forced fumbles and 17 tackles for loss. He won Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and was named first-team All-Pro in his first two seasons. Last year, Parsons was named second-team All-Pro after notching 12 sacks.

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June 13, 2025

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NASCAR's Jeff Gordon Jokes About Teaching His 2 Teenagers How to Drive: 'Oh Boy'New Foto - NASCAR's Jeff Gordon Jokes About Teaching His 2 Teenagers How to Drive: 'Oh Boy'

CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Jeff Gordon is sharing how he approaches teaching his kids to drive The former professional race car driver is also hoping to get his teenagers driving a stick shift this summer Gordon shares his kids with wife Ingrid Vandebosch Jeff Gordonmay be a former professional race car driver, but he's just like any other dad when it comes to teaching his kids how to drive. On Tuesday, June 10, Gordon appeared on an episode ofTodayand spoke about what it was like teaching his daughter, Ella, 17, how to drive. Gordon shares Ella and son Leo, 14, with wife Ingrid Vandebosch. When asked how he teaches them how to get behind the wheel, Gordon cheekily replied, "Very carefully." "Very carefully. I mean, you get 'em started young. You go to the parking lot," he joked. "You get in the driveway." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. He was then asked if he'd taught his kids how to drive stick, which is how one historically drives a race car. "My goal this summer is to get both of my kids to learn how to drive stick," the dad of two said. "So it is definitely a goal." "But I will say, one of the most terrifying moments I've had is being in the passenger seat. I'm not a very good passenger to begin with, when my daughter was first getting her permit. Oh boy." Although Ella is now driving, getting her license wasn't the first time she was behind the wheel. When she was 6, Gordon introduced her to the world of racing. "Ella driving a quarter midget for the first time yesterday," he captioned anInstagram postin April 2014. "The smile says it all." However, Gordon later shared that racing didn't seem to be something she was interested in. "[Racing] didn't seem to stick," Gordon shared onThe Charlotte Observerpodcast in November 2023. Instead, her interest in speed came in another form: running. "My daughter is the athlete in the family," he said. "She's the speed demon. She runs track." He went on to call her "a tremendous athlete" in track and field. Sean Gardner/Getty "She [also] plays field hockey. She can play about anything, honestly. She can high jump, pole vault," he said proudly. His son also learned how to drive a quarter midget early on, at the age of 7. In 2017, Gordon shared a video of his son driving laps for the first time on hiswebsite. "He had a lot of fun!" he wrote. Similar to his sister, though, Leo didn't want to follow in their dad's footsteps. "They just have other interests and that's fine," Gordon said onThe Charlotte Observerpodcast. "I want to support them and whatever they're passionate about." In fact, Gordon's son seemed to be more interested in the entertainment industry. "I think he might want to be a YouTube star one day, you know, an influencer," he said with a laugh. Read the original article onPeople

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June 13, 2025

NASCAR's Jeff Gordon Jokes About Teaching His 2 Teenagers How to Drive: 'Oh Boy'

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US Senate Republicans seek to limit judges' power via Trump's tax-cut billNew Foto - US Senate Republicans seek to limit judges' power via Trump's tax-cut bill

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans have added language to President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill that would restrict the ability of judges to block government policies they conclude are unlawful. Text of the Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's contribution to the bill released by its chair, Senator Chuck Grassley, late on Thursday would limit the ability of judges to issue preliminary injunctions blocking federal policies unless the party suing posts a bond to cover the government's costs if the ruling is later overturned. The bond requirement in the Senate's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is different from the provision the Republican-controlled House of Representatives included when it passed the bill last month that would curb courts' power in a different way. The House version curtails the ability of judges to enforce orders holding officials in contempt if they violate injunctions. Judges use contempt orders to bring parties into compliance, usually by ratcheting up measures from fines to jail time. Some judges who have blocked Trump administration actions have said officials are at risk of being held in contempt for not complying with their orders. Congressional Republicans have called for banning or curtailing nationwide injunctions blocking government policies after key parts of Trump's agenda have been stymied by such court rulings. The House in April voted 219-213 along largely party lines in favor of the No Rogue Rulings Act to do so, but the Senate has not yet taken up the measure. A White House memo in March directed heads of government agencies to request that plaintiffs post bonds if they are seeking an injunction against an agency policy. Such bonds can make obtaining an injunction a cost-prohibitive option in cases concerning multi-billion-dollar agenda items. Grassley's office said in a statement the language the Judiciary Committee proposed would ensure judges enforce an existing requirement that they make a party seeking a preliminary injunction provide a security bond to cover costs incurred by a defendant if a judge's ruling is later overturned. Judges rarely require such bonds when a lawsuit is not pitting two private parties against each other but instead challenging an alleged unlawful or unconstitutional government action. Several judges have denied the Trump administration's requests for bonds or issued nominal ones. Republicans, who control the Senate 53-47, are using complex budget rules to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act with a simple majority vote, rather than the 60 votes needed to advance most legislation in the 100-seat chamber. The Senate Judiciary Committee's piece of the bill would also provide the judiciary funding to study the costs to taxpayers associated with such injunctions and provide training for judges about the problems associated with them. A spokesperson for Senator Dick Durbin, the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, criticized the Republican-drafted legislative text, saying "Republicans are targeting nationwide injunctions because they're beholden to a president who is breaking the law — but the courts are not." (Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; additional reporting by Andy Sullivan in Washington, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Rod Nickel)

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June 13, 2025

US Senate Republicans seek to limit judges' power via Trump's tax-cut bill

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