Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has revealed himself. If not a card-carrying monetarist, he is at least a camp follower. This represents a dramatic change at the Fed, where the past Chairman Jerome Powell repeatedly rejected the basic tenets of monetarism.
This is a welcomed earthquake. After all, there are almost no monetarists left in the world (except for us, and we've been fighting a lonely rearguard action for over 40 years). The Federal Reserve has rejected monetarism consistently — and on the record — because it preferred other models for understanding the economy. In academia, monetarism has been out of fashion for decades. But by his own words, a monetarist is now leading the central bank.
Just what is monetarism? It's a doctrine which holds that money has a major influence on both the level of ***** et prices, economic activity, and the price level. Any discussion of national income determination must, therefore, center on the quantity of money and the banking system, since banks produce most of the money in modern economies. When it comes to monetary policy, its objectives are best met by targeting the rate of growth of the money supply.
Today, most economists pooh-pooh monetarism. Money and banking are nowhere to be found in their macroeconomic models, or their discourses about the course of ***** et prices, economic activity, and prices. Indeed, their forecasting exercises are typically based on elaborations of Keynesian income-expenditure models that exclude money and banking.
If that's not enough, we think that the Fed's backroom staff, mostly Keynesian-leaning Democrats, don't want alignment with a philosophy usually affiliated with Milton Friedman, but that's another story. Just look at what Joe Biden said in 2020 about how the dean of monetarism wasn't "running the show anymore."

#monetarist

Louisville Kings fans have two opportunities this week to commemorate the team's United Football League championship.
A celebration is set for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Lynn Family Stadium. Attendees will have the chance to meet coach Chris Redman and select players from the team, take photos with the United Bowl trophy and more.
For more information, click here.
Then, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Redman will serve as the grand marshal of the Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival Parade. He'll be joined by players and members of the coaching staff; and up to 50 season ticket holders will be walking alongside them. The parade begins at Jeffersontown Commons Shopping Center. For more information, click here.
Both events are free to the public.

#information

Kyle Tucker hit a crucial seventh-inning grand slam to power the Dodgers (90-57) to a 6-2 win over the Marlins (72-76) Friday night in Miami.
It was an exciting night in Miami with pregame buzz surrounding the MLB debut of Dodgers top prospect Josue De Paula. De Paula went 0-for-3 on the night. He flied out to right fielder Esteury Ruiz in his first major-league at-bat. In his second at-bat, with one out in the fourth, the 21-year old drew a walk. In his third at-bat, De Paula grounded out to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
Blake Snell put together another solid night on the mound, only allowing 1 run on 4 hits to the Fish. Otto Lopez singled against Snell in the first, but Smith gunned down Lopez at second on a steal attempt to end the inning. The Marlins got more base runners on in the second against Snell, but he was once again able to pitch around the traffic to get out of the inning unscathed.
Tucker has been getting hot at just the right time for the Dodgers after an abysmal year at the plate.
The Dodgers manufactured a run in the top of the third. Tommy Edman drew the leadoff walk, and Max Muncy singled. Kyle Tucker's sac fly gave Snell a 1-0 lead.

#Dodgers #paula #tucker

Quinn Hughes says he feels "at peace" amid speculation about his contract with the Wild.
At the NHL's North American Media Tour in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Hughes told the ******* embled press that he "didn't feel backed up against a wall" as the Wild aim to sign him to a long-term extension.
Following last season's playoff exit, Hughes mentioned his openness to re-signing with the organization that gave up a haul to acquire him from Vancouver last December. Yet, with less than a month before the season gets underway, Hughes remains without an extension heading into the final year of his contract.
In a podcast with league insider Elliotte Friedman that dropped on Thursday, Hughes provided even more insights into his thought process and certainly gave Wild fans hope of a long-term future in Minnesota.
"I mean, to be honest, I'm not thinking too much," Hughes said. "I'm excited to go to camp. I loved my season, my time in Minnesota last year."

#wild #last #minnesota #season

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to four games with a 7-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.
Max Muncy had three hits and two runs and Tommy Edman had a pair of hits with two runs and an RBI as the Dodgers went 6-0 against the Nationals this season.
In his season debut, Bobby Miller (1-0) gave up one run over three innings to earn the win as Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the best record in the major leagues.
The Dodgers' winning streak has come without Shohei Ohtani, who has been out for the past four games with left knee and right biceps discomfort.
CJ Abrams reached 30 home runs for the first time in his career and Harry Ford had a two-run double with two runs scored as Washington lost its fourth consecutive game.

#washington #home #winning #streak

On a stormy Sunday night in September, the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals, winning the finale 7-5.
Both Justin Wrobleski and Nationals southpaw Andrew Alvarez kept the ice frozen until the bottom of the third inning, as a Max Muncy double and Tommy Edman infield single allowed Mookie Betts to bring home Muncy on a groundout to give the Dodgers their third consecutive early lead.
After three scoreless innings without six strikeouts, the Nationals struck back in the top of the fourth with a lead-off home run from CJ Abrams— his third in seven at-bats against Wrobleski— evening the score at one. Brady House immediately followed with a single, and a double from Daylen Lile put two men on, still with no outs. Teoscar Hernández was unable to track down a fly ball to left from Harry Ford, plating both baserunners and giving Washington a two-run lead. Jacob Young carried the frenzy with a single to center to plate four, ending the night for Wrobleski.
The second half of the regular season has not been kind to Wrobleski, as he has a 7.55 ERA across 31 innings over seven appearances (six starts). His three complete innings on Sunday were the fewest in any start this season.
Brock Stewart managed to clean up the mess made by Wrobleski, and Blake Treinen made his first appearance since June 19, working a scoreless fifth inning to keep the deficit at three runs. The Dodgers responded with a rally against Alvarez in the bottom half, as a Tommy Edman double plated Max Muncy to cut the deficit in half. Brad Lord came in relief and got Mookie Betts to ground out for the first out, but the Dodgers sprayed three consecutive singles to knot the game even at 4.

#wrobleski

LOS ANGELES — Tommy Edman made a fantastic defensive play to rob extra bases, then rounded said bases after a three-run home run that helped the Dodgers to a 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
Down two runs in the seventh inning, Alex Freeland walked with one out and Kiké Hernández singled with two out. That set the stage for Edman, who jumped on a high slider from former Dodgers draft pick Clayton Beeter for a three-run home run, turning the game around.
Edman in five games on the homestand has nine hits in 22 at-bats (.409), what a way to make a living.
With no Shohei Ohtani in the lineup for a third straight day, the Dodgers were also without two other planned starters with Dalton Rushing scratched with elbow soreness and Max Muncy sick. They still managed to score a pair off Washington's best starter, Cade Cavalli in the opening frame. Freddie Freeman was hit by a pitch and Mookie Betts singled with one out. Teoscar Hernández continued his solid week or so with an RBI single, and catcher Hunter Feduccia added another.
Tyler Glasnow struck out eight but pitched through traffic most of his night, and allowed four runs.

#Dodgers #night

The Dodgers stared in the eyes of a third straight defeat, but a walk-off double by Teoscar Hernández lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
The Cardinals were the first to strike against Tarik Skubal, as after St. Louis put the first two men on with a pair of singles, Joshua Báez smacked the third single of the inning through the right side to bring home José Fermín.
Skubal managed to work a scoreless second inning with a pair of bookend strikeouts while leaving two men on, but the Cardinals broke through in the top of the third with a pair of two-out singles from Leo Bernal and Ramón Urías, plating Iván Herrera and doubling the Cardinal lead. Skubal found himself in a groove over his next two innings, but once again put two men on in top of the sixth inning. After striking out Nathan Church for the second out of the inning, Dave Roberts went to the bullpen, pulling the left-hander after 5 2/3 innings.
The Cardinals accounted for 10 hits against Skubal— all singles— which tied his career high for the most hits allowed in a single start. It was the first time Skubal couldn't complete six full innings since he tossed five against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 11. The Cardinals wouldn't get an extra-base hit until Jordan Walker's double against Evan Phillips in the top of the seventh inning.
For a Dodgers team that struggled to hit with guys in scoring position the game prior, Thursday's matchup replicated those same misfortunes. The Dodgers scratched across a pair of baserunners in the bottom of the first inning, third inning and fifth inning against rookie Quinn Mathews, but each time, the offense found a way to be their own obstacle. The Dodgers were able to tack on one run against Mathews, with a wild pitch to Freddie Freeman in the fifth inning sailing past Herrera to plate Tommy Edman in the fifth.

#inning #pair

Shohei Ohtani is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Thursday, as injury worries continue to mount around the star's health.
It is Ohtani's first day off in more than a month. The Dodgers have Tommy Edman in his usual leadoff spot and fourth outfielder Alex Call serving as designated hitter.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Cardinals: pic.twitter.com/77gpgH4iyi
The decision to sit Ohtani comes a day after a four-strikeout performance against the St. Louis Cardinals, during which his swing was visibly compromised.
There is just no way he's healthy. pic.twitter.com/o9uz4APY8S

#twitter #shohei #thursday

Texas football will open the season with its top offensive linemen ready to play, head coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday.
That means left tackle Trevor Goosby and left guard Laurence Seymore III will both play Saturday against visiting Texas State despite missing time in training camp with injuries. Both returned to practice earlier this week, and Sarkisian said both are "good to go" for the 2:30 p.m. kickoff against the Bobcats.
The news on Goosby is especially welcomed since the 6-foot-7, 325-pound senior All-American returns as one of the best pass blockers in the nation and the primary bodyguard for quarterback Arch Manning. Goosby went down with a noncontact knee injury in an Aug. 17 practice, but a diagnosis of a bone bruise instead of a season-ending ligament tear may have been the best news of the summer for Sarkisian and his squad.
Texas offensive lineman Trevor Goosby speaks during SEC football media days at Tampa Marriott Water Street on July 23, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Parker S. Freedman/Getty Images)
"I thought he had a really good practice on Monday," Sarkisian said. "We increased his workload on Tuesday. He had a really good practice Tuesday. He came back good. We increased his workload Wednesday. He looked good again. We increased his workload even more today. Looked good again. So, he's kind of been building throughout the week. I thought he's been playing with really good pad level, good physicality. I think that he needs to play football; linemen are really the most important ones in that they need that physicality."

#good

BeInCrypto is attending TOKEN2049 Singapore as an official media partner, and this year we are bringing The NewsDesk to the main venue. Our team will be at Marina Bay Sands for both days of the conference, October 7-8, interviewing executives and industry leaders from across digital ******* ets and finance.
TOKEN2049 Singapore is expected to bring together more than 25,000 attendees, 7,000 companies, 300 speakers and 500 exhibitors across 160+ countries, with more than 60% of attendees holding C-level positions.
Alongside the broader Singapore programme, 1,000 side events will be featured throughout the week. Other major gatherings taking place in Singapore that week include Digital ******* et Summit Asia, Sui Basecamp, the Network State Conference, the Milken Institute Asia Summit, and the Forbes Global CEO Conference, all against the backdrop of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
This year's agenda features tracks on institutional capital integration, with traditional financial leaders such as Nasdaq's Adena Friedman and Franklin Templeton's Jenny Johnson discussing capital flows and regulatory developments. At the same time, industry leaders including Binance CEO Richard Teng, Hyperliquid Labs CEO Jeff Yan, and Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan will explore exchange liquidity, on-chain derivatives, and decentralised prediction markets.
The speaker's lineup also features other financial heavyweights such as Joseph Lubin, Co-founder of Consensys, Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, and Amy Oldenburg from Morgan Stanley, among others.

#conference

On August 28, Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) gave investors two very different signals in the same breath. The buy now, pay later company posted a fiscal fourth quarter that blew past Wall Street's numbers, yet CEO Max Levchin used the moment to flag something less comfortable: gas prices are squeezing the very shoppers driving that growth. The stock barely moved on the news, leaving the market to sort out which story matters more.
The headline numbers were hard to argue with. Revenue rose 33% to $1.17 billion for the three months ended June 30, ahead of the $1.11 billion ****** ysts expected, while gross merchandise volume climbed 36% to $14.1 billion against a $13.39 billion estimate. Adjusted operating income reached $353 million, a 30% margin, and the GAAP operating margin expanded six percentage points to 12.6%. For the full fiscal year, GMV hit $50.2 billion, up from $36.7 billion, on $4.26 billion in revenue.
The user base kept expanding too. Active consumers grew 21% to 27.8 million, and transactions per active consumer rose 20% to 7.0, while the Affirm Card's active user count more than doubled to 5.2 million. Newly appointed president Michael Linford, who moved into the role Thursday, Aug. 27, after nearly two years as chief operating officer, called it the eleventh straight quarter of GMV growth above 30%. Credit quality held up alongside that growth, with the 30-day delinquency rate improving to 2.5% from the 2.7% to 2.8% range of the prior three quarters, something Compass Point's Giuliano Bologna called evidence of "resilient credit performance." Affirm also deepened its Shopify tie-up, extending Shop Pay Installments into Australia after last year's UK expansion, part of what Linford described as Shopify "pulling us into a new market" as both a partner and shareholder. Susquehanna's James Friedman raised his price target to $110 from $105, calling the guidance for fiscal 2027 "exceptionally strong."
Levchin's own commentary complicated the celebration. "The US consumer undoubtedly sees the higher gas prices, so can't, can't ignore that," he told CNBC, noting shoppers are increasingly turning to Affirm to manage costs across "all the various inflationary points." The national average gas price sat at $4.09 a gallon as of August 28, down from above $4.50 in May but still well above pre-Iran war levels, and it hasn't dipped below $3 since March 2. Levchin was direct about the risk: "I do think that sustained pressure on prices isn't great in the long term, and so can't ignore that either."

#prices #Growth #can 't

DETROIT – Javier Báez was asked afterward which was a better catch — the one he made to rob Teoscar Hernandez of a potential tie-breaking extra base hit in the top of the ninth or the one he made just after when his chain broke off his neck.
"The ball is more important in that moment," Báez said with a grin. "But I have both."
Báez, in his own inimitable way, helped the Tigers beat the two-time defending champion Dodgers and even the series with a 2-1 victory Saturday, Aug. 28, in front of another sellout crowd (40,022) at Comerica Park.
"Just a sick play," said rookie Max Clark. "That's prime Javy right there. Then he comes up and hits a double."
In a 1-1 game with Tommy Edman on first, Hernandez, a right-handed hitter, smashed a pitch from Kenley Jansen 396 feet to the fence in front of the visitors' bullpen in left-center field.

#made #right #javier

Since Purdue football kicks off their season on Friday we are now less than one week away from the start of the reason. Ryan and I have covered the schedule for the last several weeks. Drew has gone through each unit on the team. Drew has also covered every opponent on the schedule week by week. Things are going to change week after week given how many questions we have not only about this team but about the opponents. The transfer portal has changed everything and it feels like we know less and less about these teams each season while the NCAA continues to be the wild west. Regardless, there's content to be created and so I asked the staff to tell me their predictions for the 2026 Purdue football record. So, let's get to it.
Ledman:
I've looked hard at this schedule and I want to be optimistic. But there are just too many question marks for me to go with a full throated optimistic take. The offensive line has been said to be massively improved from last season where it left Ryan Browne running for his life. Has Ryan Browne improved that dramatically? Who will be the WRs? Has the defense taken multiple steps forward? I just don't have good solid answers to those questions, and we won't get answers against Indiana State. For that reason I'm stuck between 3-9 and 4-8. I'll take the leap and give them a 4-8 record thus doubling the win total for the second straight season.
Travis:
Honestly? 2-10.

#schedule

The time has finally come for Behind the Steel Curtain's most prestigious tradition: The Isaac Redman Award.
Now over a decade old (and with its own section on Wikipedia), the award, in the words of former BTSC editor Neal Coolong, is to be given to "the unheralded Steelers player who came from the furthest reaches of obscurity to reach general heightened fame and appeal among Steelers fans."
As originally stated in that 2014 article, the basic rules are as follows:
Player must not be a draft pick higher than the sixth round
Player can only have participated in two other training camps prior to this one

#steelers #award #wikipedia #neal

It was a day of anticipation on Thursday as new broke that the Colorado Avalanche and Cale Makar had reached an agreement on a contract extension. There was no announcement then but today is supposed to be the day it finally happens.
First it started with Elliotte Friedman dropping the bomb, which was confirmed by several other media sources that a big announcement on Makar's extension was forthcoming.
And then….silence. But considering there's still three weeks to go before the Avalanche get on the ice for training camp, what's another day?
Now we are announcing the announcement as what has become the norm in today's media.
While we wait, let's reflect on the historic career the world's best defenseman has enjoyed up to this point.

#thursday #elliotte

ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim singled home Lane Thomas with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Ha-Seong Kim walks it off for the Braves! pic.twitter.com/IWTZ9L6XEM
Thomas doubled to right field against Tanner Scott (1-5) before the Dodgers intentionally walked Austin Riley to get to Kim. Scott also took the loss in Tuesday's series opener.
Victor Mederos (3-1) pitched a perfect ninth.
Matt Olson hit his 37th homer for Atlanta and Sean Murphy hit his first. Tommy Edman went deep for Los Angeles and drove in three runs in this back-and-forth matchup of NL division leaders.

#atlanta #lane

The Dodgers saw another Atlanta Braves comeback against Tanner Scott on Wednesday, this time walking them off in the bottom of the ninth in a 6-5 final score.
Roki Sasaki was one strike away from completing a perfect bottom of the first inning, but Matt Olson attacked a low slider and struck the foul pole to put the Braves on top for a second consecutive game. Sasaki promptly allowed two consecutive two-out baserunners, but he was able to escape further damage by getting a weak groundout from Ozzie Albies.
The Dodgers had their second leadoff extra-base hit over their last three innings, as Tommy Edman led of the top of the second with a double to right center field. A.J. Smith-Shawver managed to get two consecutive outs, but after a walk to Teoscar Hernández, Hunter Feduccia kept his solid month of August going with an opposite field single to left field, plating Edman and tying the game.
Freddie Freeman made it three leadoff extra-base over the Dodgers' last four innings with a double to begin the top of the third. Smith-Shawver once again retired the next two hitters after being down in the count 2-0, but Edman decided to take the 2-1 pitch for a called strike 1. That decision paid off, as Edman turned on the very next pitch to right field, scraping the outfield wall and giving the Dodgers their first lead of the series. It was Edman's second home run from the left side of the plate and his fourth away from home.
Tommy Tanks! pic.twitter.com/tiVSFph6TP

#Dodgers #edman #Braves #shawver

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost the second game of their three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, 6-5, in walk-off fashion.
Roki Sasaki started the game for the Dodgers, but had to leave early due to a blister on his right middle finger. The right-hander lasted 3.1 innings, allowing six hits, two walks and four earned runs—two of which came across after he exited the game.
The first of the four runs Sasaki allowed came in the bottom of the first inning, as Matt Olson took him deep with a solo homer to right.
The Dodgers didn't waste any time in getting back to level terms, though, as Hunter Feduccia recorded his second RBI single in as many nights in the top of the second after Tommy Edman led off with a double.
Edman came up to the plate in the following inning, and gave the Dodgers their first lead of the series with a two-run homer over the wall in right field.

#came #first #edman

Blake Lively has been awarded less than $410,000 (£320,000) in legal costs from Justin Baldoni.
The actor had requested $8.04 million (£6.07 million) following their It Ends with Us legal battle. A judge dubbed her request an "outrageously unreasonable demand".
In June, the Gossip Girl star filed a request to a federal judge asking that she be awarded the millions in legal fees and litigation costs following the dismissal of the defamation-related lawsuit brought against her by her It Ends with Us co-star and his production company, Wayfarer Studios.
Lively's lawyers argued that the work involved in defending the lawsuit was "comprehensive and necessary to achieve the complete win that was secured", adding that The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants star "has paid, and continues to pay" her legal bills.
Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, noted at the time, "Lively's fee request is so over-inclusive that it sweeps in fees for researching her own liability for perjury arising from her California CRD claim and her Rule 11 motion for which the Court has already denied fees," TMZ reported.
Baldoni and his wife, Emily Baldoni, addressed the bitter legal battle in a video posted to social media soon after.

#baldoni #request #star #ends

Justin Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, is declaring a legal victory after a judge awarded Blake Lively only a fraction of the nearly $8 million she requested in attorneys' fees and costs. While Freedman expressed support for the California law used to grant Lively the award, he argued that it was applied in a way lawmakers never intended. The attorney also took a pointed shot at Lively, accusing the actress of attempting to use the legal system for her "own personal gain."
Nikki Nelson/WENN.com/ MEGA
Freedman addressed the ruling in a statement to TMZ, describing California Civil Code Section 47.1 as "not a perfect law, but it is an important one designed to protect real survivors, who deserve to see this law tested and perfected in the court of law."
The law allows a prevailing defendant in certain defamation cases involving reports of ****** ual ****** ault, harassment or discrimination to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Although Freedman said he fundamentally supports the law's intended purpose, he questioned how it was used in the dispute involving Lively and Baldoni.
"Notwithstanding the fact that the law was applied in ways it was never intended for, my clients intentionally left Section 47.1 to be ruled on without any appellate rights to appeal as part of the settlement agreement, to prevent either party from overturning the law," Freedman said.

#attorneys

Justin Baldoni will have to pay up in the ongoing legal saga with Blake Lively, a judge decided Wednesday.
New York federal judge Lewis Liman awarded the "It Ends with Us" actress, 39, with $363,245.40 in attorney's fees and $44,206.35 in costs following her initial request for more than $8 million, according to an Aug. 26 ruling obtained by USA TODAY.
The six-figure sum stems from Baldoni's dismissed 2025 defamation countersuit against Lively, which was in response to her lawsuit alleging he ******* ually harassed her on the set of "It Ends with Us." The legal fees are part of the final phase of the yearslong court battle after the pair reached a settlement in May.
In a statement to USA TODAY, Bryan Freedman, lead counsel for Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios, said the decision – which is about 5% of what Lively was seeking – "speaks for itself."

#lively #ends #judge

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 06: Ozzie Albies #1 reacts with Raisel Iglesias #26 of the Atlanta Braves following the 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Truist Park on May 6, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) Getty
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias entered Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Truist Park with Atlanta leading 4-3 in the ninth inning.
Iglesias gave up a leadoff triple to Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, putting the tying run on third base.
The Braves right-hander proceeded to strike out first baseman Freddie Freeman and induce a Mookie Betts groundout, respectively. Iglesias intentionally walked Max Muncy before getting Tommy Edman to fly out to end the game.
Braves star second baseman Ozzie Albies commented on Iglesias' heroics after the game.

#getty

The Detroit Red Wings described Steve Yzerman's July departure from the general manager's chair as a leadership transition.
Elliotte Friedman now says the decision may have been considerably less mutual than it appeared.
During Tuesday's edition of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast, Friedman revisited Yzerman's exit and offered an important clarification about what he believes happened behind the scenes.
"Initially I thought that maybe Yzerman resigned. I don't believe that's the case. I believe the Red Wings made the choice to move on," Friedman said on 32 Thoughts.
That is a significant distinction.

#friedman #july #elliotte

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the final game of their four-game set to the Milwaukee Brewers, losing the series after scoring just two runs in the finale.
The Dodgers' offense struggled to get runs on the board all series, and had just five hits in the final game of the set. Tarik Skubal had another strong outing for the Dodgers, though still hasn't quite shown his Cy Young-caliber talent in a Dodgers uniform just yet.
Skubal threw six innings despite a difficult start to the game, allowing just two runs on seven hits while striking out seven batters as well. He threw 109 pitches on the day, which is the most he has thrown all season.
The Brewers got on the board first in the second inning, loading the bases after Skubal issued two walks in the frame. With two outs, Luis Lara grounded a ball to Mookie Betts at shortstop, though Tommy Edman failed to bring in Betts' toss as a run scored.
Aug 16, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jon Endow-Imagn Images

#angeles #betts #final

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The Brewers, who had a bit of a rough patch in San Diego earlier this week as they were swept by the Padres, bounced back nicely over the weekend, winning three of four against the mighty Dodgers — aided by some shaky defense — and rebuilding their lead over the Cubs in the NL Central.
William Contreras, batting in the leadoff spot for the first time in over two years, started things off with a single. Luis Lara then flew out, and Jackson Chourio, after just missing a homer as he fouled one just to the left of the left-field foul pole, struck out. With two outs, Jake Bauers picked up a single of his own, but the Crew couldn't get anything across as Andrew Vaughn flew out.
Logan Henderson gave up a leadoff single to Shohei Ohtani but left him there, inducing a flyout and striking out a pair to get through a clean inning.
The Brewers got one across in the second, with Brandon Lockridge drawing a walk, Jonathan Ornelas singling to push Lockridge to third, and Contreras taking a walk to load the bases for Lara. Lara hit a soft grounder to short, and Mookie Betts made the flip to second for the final out, but Tommy Edman missed the ball, and everyone was safe, giving Milwaukee a 1-0 lead before Chourio had a deep flyout to end the inning.

#lead

The Dodgers struggled to get anything going offensively on Sunday, as they only mustered one run while falling to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2.
After a 15-pitch first inning where he abandoned two baserunners, Tarik Skubal was the victim of the Brewers' tenacity with two outs. Jonathan Ornelas lined a single to left before Skubal walked William Contreras to load the bases. Luis Lara hit a soft ground ball to shortstop, but Tommy Edman misplayed the feed from Mookie Betts as Milwaukee struck first again. It took Skubal 33 pitches and seven hitters faced to get out of the inning.
All the Dodgers could do offensively against Logan Henderson over their first two innings were leadoff base hits from Shohei Ohtani and Betts. Both men couldn't advance further on the base paths as Henderson needed just 28 pitches over his first two innings of work.
The Dodgers had gone hitless over their next eight trips to the plate after the Betts single, but Max Muncy gave the Dodgers their first run on the season against Henderson with a two-out, game tying solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Skubal was one out away from setting down eight hitters in a row since the third inning, but Jackson Chourio ignited another two-out rally with a double to right center field. Jake Bauers' third hit against Skubal plated Chourio to give Milwaukee the lead again before Andrew Vaughn made it three straight two-out hits. After combining for just 19 pitches between the third and fourth innings, Skubal needed 28 pitches to complete the fifth.

#skubal #henderson

All eyes were on Ty Simpson for his NFL debut on Saturday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium. It was the first preseason action for the Los Angeles Rams' top pick in the 2026 draft, giving fans a glimpse at what the future could hold once Matthew Stafford retires.
Simpson entered the game against the Chiefs at the end of the first quarter after Stetson Bennett played two possessions, much to the excitement of the Rams' faithful around the country. Though there were probably some pre-game jitters for the rookie quarterback, the moment certainly didn't look too big for him.
His first completion was a 7-yard dump-off to Max Klare on a roll-out to his right, getting the ball into the hands of a fellow rookie. It wasn't a highlight-reel play, but he took what the defense gave him, and that was an easy completion.
Simpson was just 1-for-2 on his first drive, which was a brief one that ended in a punt, but he found a rhythm on the second drive. He went 4-for-4 for 41 yards during drive No. 2, capping it off with a Harrison Mevis field goal from 40 yards to put the Rams up, 6-3.
His best throw on the drive was a 23-yarder to Mark Redman, once again on a boot out to his right. He layered the ball nicely to the tight end for a big gain.

#first #rookie #ball

LOS ANGLES — Edwin Díaz likely won't be available to pitch for the remainder of the weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers, after pitching on each of the last two nights, with extended outings both nights. He walked a tightrope on Friday night, loading the bases in the ninth inning, but somehow survived to earn the save. It wasn't a good outing by any means, but all parties believe Díaz is at least heading in the right direction.
Díaz since returning from the injured list has one clean outing in six tries, with seven runs allowed in 4 2/3 innings. One night after allowing three runs in a blown save to the Brewers, he walked two batters and hit another, loading the bases in the ninth inning. This time he escaped without damage, helped by a fantastic play by second baseman Tommy Edman for the second out of the frame. A grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts ended it.
"It was good for him to work his way out of it, and obviously he was a hitter away," manager Dave Roberts said. "Even with that last hitter, I wanted to see him try to fight through it and get through it. I was happy that he finished what he started.
Díaz said his posture on the mound was something he was working on, that his misses were more off the plate than in the middle of the strike zone to get punished.
"I'm leaning too much toward the right-handed hitter. Instead of straight down the plate, today was way better," Díaz said. "My fastball ride was way batter than yesterday. I'm going in a good direction, so keep getting better and keep getting better."

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Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham have built a lasting partnership on their own terms.
The pair met at a charity event in 1986, the same year The Oprah Winfrey Show made its debut. Though they later got engaged, Winfrey and Graham ultimately chose not to walk down the aisle — a decision Winfrey has credited with helping their relationship thrive over the past 40 years.
"He and I agree that had we tied the marital knot, we would not still be together," she wrote in a January 2020 issue of Oprah Daily.
Instead, Winfrey has described what she and Graham share as a "spiritual partnership," borrowing a term from author Gary Zukav.
"Our relationship works because he created an identity beyond being 'Oprah's man.' ... And because we share all the values that matter (integrity being number one)," Winfrey wrote. "And because we relish seeing the other fulfill and manifest their destiny and purpose."

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