7 mins. ago
Chad Lowe's family is mourning the loss of his 13-year-old daughter, Fiona, as new details emerge about her death. The teen died in a hospital on Tuesday, the same day her loved ones announced her passing. Her grandfather, Chuck Lowe, has since shared a touching tribute, remembering her as "sweet Fiona." The family has asked for prayers and privacy while honoring the young girl who loved to dance.
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Page Six reported that the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner listed a hospital as the location of Fiona's death on Tuesday. The update follows the statement from her family, who described the loss as devastating.
Fiona was the middle daughter of actor Chad Lowe and his wife, producer Kim Painter. The couple also share Mabel, 17, and Nixie, 10. Chad, 58, is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe.
Parents at Fiona's middle school received an email from the principal on Tuesday morning informing them that a student had died. The message did not identify the student by name.
#chad #lowe
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Page Six reported that the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner listed a hospital as the location of Fiona's death on Tuesday. The update follows the statement from her family, who described the loss as devastating.
Fiona was the middle daughter of actor Chad Lowe and his wife, producer Kim Painter. The couple also share Mabel, 17, and Nixie, 10. Chad, 58, is the younger brother of actor Rob Lowe.
Parents at Fiona's middle school received an email from the principal on Tuesday morning informing them that a student had died. The message did not identify the student by name.
#chad #lowe
1 hr. ago
Fiona Hepler Lowe, the daughter of actor Chad Lowe, has tragically died at age 13.
"We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona," the ER actor and his wife, producer Kim Painter, said in a statement to People on Tuesday, September 29. They described Fiona as a "loving young girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance," adding that she was "adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives."
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#loved #painter
"We are deeply heartbroken by the loss of our beloved Fiona," the ER actor and his wife, producer Kim Painter, said in a statement to People on Tuesday, September 29. They described Fiona as a "loving young girl who was smart, creative, and loved to dance," adding that she was "adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives."
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#loved #painter
19 days ago
The Carolina Panthers are hosting a free pep rally Saturday at The Bowl at Ballantyne in Charlotte ahead of the team's Sunday home opener against the Chicago Bears.
The rally runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 15119 Bowl Street. Admission is free, but tickets must be claimed online through Ticketmaster.com.
Rally activities include game day-style introductions, face painters, and balloon artists. Attendees can also enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win autographed merchandise and tickets to the home opener.
Panthers mascot Sir Purr and former Panthers players are scheduled to make appearances during the event.
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#opener #ballantyne
The rally runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 15119 Bowl Street. Admission is free, but tickets must be claimed online through Ticketmaster.com.
Rally activities include game day-style introductions, face painters, and balloon artists. Attendees can also enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win autographed merchandise and tickets to the home opener.
Panthers mascot Sir Purr and former Panthers players are scheduled to make appearances during the event.
ALSO READ: WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
#opener #ballantyne
24 days ago
There is a solid list of two-start options for a second straight week, as there are three pitchers who can be started in most leagues and a couple others who will make sense for managers who have some room to risk their ratios.
On the hitting side, managers will struggle to find streamers during the next four days, as most teams play three games and there is a lack of obvious matchup advantages. The Pirates and Phillies may be the best source of help.
Jacob Lopez, Athletics, 42% (vs. TOR, vs. SEA): Lopez limits quality contact as well as any player in baseball, which has enabled him to log a 2.36 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in the second half. He has worked at his hitter-friendly home park in five of nine starts over that stretch, allowing no more than two runs in each of those outings. Lopez is a great bet to stay hot this week, when he faces the Blue Jays and Mariners, who rank 27th and 30th respectively in runs scored.
Andrew Painter, Phillies, 33% (vs. HOU, @ ATL): We may have finally found a sustainable version of Painter. The former top prospect with a reworked **** nal has logged a 3.12 ERA and 0.89 WHIP across his past seven starts and has tallied at least six strikeouts in five of those outings. The right-hander can provide a double-digit whiff total for those who are starting the fantasy playoffs, and his matchups are only slightly harder than average, as the Astros and Braves rank 10th and 12th respectively in OPS versus righties.
Hayden Wesneski, Astros, 33% (@ PHI, @ TB): Wesneski has fared well in seven starts since returning from May 2025 Tommy John surgery (3.18 ERA, 3.32 FIP, 1.06 WHIP), and he has looked especially good while allowing one run over 17 innings in his past three starts. The right-hander is set to face two above-average offenses next week (Phillies, Rays), which slots him behind Lopez among the recommended options. But at this time of year, managers may opt to go with someone who has been pitching well over someone who has questionable skills and favorable matchups.
#whip #starts
On the hitting side, managers will struggle to find streamers during the next four days, as most teams play three games and there is a lack of obvious matchup advantages. The Pirates and Phillies may be the best source of help.
Jacob Lopez, Athletics, 42% (vs. TOR, vs. SEA): Lopez limits quality contact as well as any player in baseball, which has enabled him to log a 2.36 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in the second half. He has worked at his hitter-friendly home park in five of nine starts over that stretch, allowing no more than two runs in each of those outings. Lopez is a great bet to stay hot this week, when he faces the Blue Jays and Mariners, who rank 27th and 30th respectively in runs scored.
Andrew Painter, Phillies, 33% (vs. HOU, @ ATL): We may have finally found a sustainable version of Painter. The former top prospect with a reworked **** nal has logged a 3.12 ERA and 0.89 WHIP across his past seven starts and has tallied at least six strikeouts in five of those outings. The right-hander can provide a double-digit whiff total for those who are starting the fantasy playoffs, and his matchups are only slightly harder than average, as the Astros and Braves rank 10th and 12th respectively in OPS versus righties.
Hayden Wesneski, Astros, 33% (@ PHI, @ TB): Wesneski has fared well in seven starts since returning from May 2025 Tommy John surgery (3.18 ERA, 3.32 FIP, 1.06 WHIP), and he has looked especially good while allowing one run over 17 innings in his past three starts. The right-hander is set to face two above-average offenses next week (Phillies, Rays), which slots him behind Lopez among the recommended options. But at this time of year, managers may opt to go with someone who has been pitching well over someone who has questionable skills and favorable matchups.
#whip #starts
25 days ago
Dave Dombrowski pushes back against Phillies' farm system criticism originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
In recent years, the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system has received some scathing remarks, as it's been called one of the weaker farm systems in baseball.
Routinely, the Phillies have one of MLB's lowest-ranked farm systems. It's not just because of the prospects they're trading away, but the ones they currently have in the system aren't viewed highly around baseball.
Dave Dombrowski, president of baseball operations, is pushing back against that narrative. USA Today's Bob Nightengale shared a comment from Dombrowski, who pushed back against the criticism levied against the Phillies' farm system.
"We could have traded for anybody at the deadline if we had given up more prospects," Dombrowski said. "Some guys, we chose not to trade. What's amazing is that people criticize our farm system, but we've had [Justin] Crawford come up. We've had [Andrew] Painter come up. We've had Alex [McFarlane] come up. We've always had prospects to make trades. The reality is that I've never been in a spot where I couldn't make a trade because of prospects."
#dombrowski #dave
In recent years, the Philadelphia Phillies' farm system has received some scathing remarks, as it's been called one of the weaker farm systems in baseball.
Routinely, the Phillies have one of MLB's lowest-ranked farm systems. It's not just because of the prospects they're trading away, but the ones they currently have in the system aren't viewed highly around baseball.
Dave Dombrowski, president of baseball operations, is pushing back against that narrative. USA Today's Bob Nightengale shared a comment from Dombrowski, who pushed back against the criticism levied against the Phillies' farm system.
"We could have traded for anybody at the deadline if we had given up more prospects," Dombrowski said. "Some guys, we chose not to trade. What's amazing is that people criticize our farm system, but we've had [Justin] Crawford come up. We've had [Andrew] Painter come up. We've had Alex [McFarlane] come up. We've always had prospects to make trades. The reality is that I've never been in a spot where I couldn't make a trade because of prospects."
#dombrowski #dave
1 month ago
Peyton Watson is widely regarded as one of the most promising young wings in the NBA. Although this year's offseason was marked by prolonged contract talks and the inevitable drama that follows, Watson now finds himself in a new environment after being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While joining the Cavs could be a phenomenal opportunity for Peyton Watson, it is worth acknowledging his time spent with the Denver Nuggets. Having established himself as an elite two-way player over the 2025-26 season, Watson's credibility as a versatile defender undoubtedly boosted his overall stock.
Because of his ability to guard multiple positions, Peyton Watson has often faced some of the league's best offensive players. Thus, when asked who he considered the toughest player to guard on a recent episode of the "Curious Mike" podcast with Michael Porter Jr., Watson had to give a shout-out to one of the league's most creative scorers.
"Definitely, Kyrie Irving is on top of that list," Watson stated. "Bro, because you can literally just play perfect defense and he's just a basketball savant. He's got the most sophisticated and most refined game that I feel like I've ever seen."
"That's one of those guys that you look at and say, and I use this all the time, but the best of the best, bro, their talent is in their fingertips," Watson continued. "It's like he touches that ball, and he's just like a painter with an open canvas, and they're just out there playing like it's art, and Kyrie's one of those guys. Super tough to guard."
#peyton #time
While joining the Cavs could be a phenomenal opportunity for Peyton Watson, it is worth acknowledging his time spent with the Denver Nuggets. Having established himself as an elite two-way player over the 2025-26 season, Watson's credibility as a versatile defender undoubtedly boosted his overall stock.
Because of his ability to guard multiple positions, Peyton Watson has often faced some of the league's best offensive players. Thus, when asked who he considered the toughest player to guard on a recent episode of the "Curious Mike" podcast with Michael Porter Jr., Watson had to give a shout-out to one of the league's most creative scorers.
"Definitely, Kyrie Irving is on top of that list," Watson stated. "Bro, because you can literally just play perfect defense and he's just a basketball savant. He's got the most sophisticated and most refined game that I feel like I've ever seen."
"That's one of those guys that you look at and say, and I use this all the time, but the best of the best, bro, their talent is in their fingertips," Watson continued. "It's like he touches that ball, and he's just like a painter with an open canvas, and they're just out there playing like it's art, and Kyrie's one of those guys. Super tough to guard."
#peyton #time
1 month ago
The Shards' Kaia Gerber stepped out on Tuesday (August 25) donning a 18k yellow gold, Panthère de Cartier mini model watch in New York City.
According to Elle, the actress' black midi dress was designed by New York-based Ukrainian designer Yana Matkivski. At the game, Gerber was joined by her The Shards co-stars Homer Gere and Owen Painter.
Marie Claire reports that she also donned an animal-print Fendi Baguette bag.
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According to Elle, the actress' black midi dress was designed by New York-based Ukrainian designer Yana Matkivski. At the game, Gerber was joined by her The Shards co-stars Homer Gere and Owen Painter.
Marie Claire reports that she also donned an animal-print Fendi Baguette bag.
Check out the photos below.
COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.
#shop #tuesday #city
1 month ago
Emma Roberts looked effortlessly chic as she stepped out at the US Open on Saturday, just over a month after her intimate wedding to actor Cody John.
The 35-year-old actress, who is the niece of Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts, turned heads in a delicate slip dress as she attended the tennis tournament in New York.
Emma's midi-length dress featured a pretty white lace bodice dotted with black embellishments before falling into a silky cream skirt decorated with painterly stripes in blue, coral and black.
She leaned into the preppy courtside aesthetic by adding oversized tortoiseshell glasses and pointed two-tone heels, carrying a structured powder-blue handbag.
Emma Roberts on the Blue Carpet on Day One of the 2026 US Open (@ USTA via Getty Images)
#roberts #blue #john #hollywood
The 35-year-old actress, who is the niece of Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts, turned heads in a delicate slip dress as she attended the tennis tournament in New York.
Emma's midi-length dress featured a pretty white lace bodice dotted with black embellishments before falling into a silky cream skirt decorated with painterly stripes in blue, coral and black.
She leaned into the preppy courtside aesthetic by adding oversized tortoiseshell glasses and pointed two-tone heels, carrying a structured powder-blue handbag.
Emma Roberts on the Blue Carpet on Day One of the 2026 US Open (@ USTA via Getty Images)
#roberts #blue #john #hollywood
1 month ago
There is something for everyone on the Yahoo waiver wire right now, as roster rates tend to climb slowly during the stretch run. And although this is the time of year to heavily stream players with favorable upcoming matchups, there are also a few players who have plenty of potential to become rest-of-season roster mainstays.
The good news doesn't end there, as this week's list includes a strong balance of starters, relievers and hitters. Let's dive in:
Andrew Painter, SP, Phillies, 24%: Since rejoining the Phillies on July 31, Painter has shown some significant changes to his ****** nal that should have fantasy managers excited. The former top prospect seems to have finally figured out his four-seam fastball, which he is throwing harder and inducing more vertical break. His changeup has fed off the fastball improvements to become more effective itself. The results have been excellent, including a 3.62 ERA and 1.06 WHIP across five starts.
Painter should be in most lineups for his Friday start against a weak Angels offense and can remain on rosters if that outing goes well.
J.T. Ginn, SP, Athletics, 32%: Ginn has been the Athletics' most consistent starter this season, as his respectable strikeout skills and heavy groundball lean have made him successful at home and on the road. Still, every Athletics pitcher likely prefers to work away from their hitter-friendly home park, which will be the case for Ginn twice next week, when he makes starts at offense-suppressing venues in Texas and Seattle. Managers who need to load up on starters for the final week of the fantasy regular season should add Ginn and his fellow two-start teammate, Gage Jump (13%), who has fared much better on the road (3.49 ERA) than at home (5.62 ERA).
#season #home #roster #become
The good news doesn't end there, as this week's list includes a strong balance of starters, relievers and hitters. Let's dive in:
Andrew Painter, SP, Phillies, 24%: Since rejoining the Phillies on July 31, Painter has shown some significant changes to his ****** nal that should have fantasy managers excited. The former top prospect seems to have finally figured out his four-seam fastball, which he is throwing harder and inducing more vertical break. His changeup has fed off the fastball improvements to become more effective itself. The results have been excellent, including a 3.62 ERA and 1.06 WHIP across five starts.
Painter should be in most lineups for his Friday start against a weak Angels offense and can remain on rosters if that outing goes well.
J.T. Ginn, SP, Athletics, 32%: Ginn has been the Athletics' most consistent starter this season, as his respectable strikeout skills and heavy groundball lean have made him successful at home and on the road. Still, every Athletics pitcher likely prefers to work away from their hitter-friendly home park, which will be the case for Ginn twice next week, when he makes starts at offense-suppressing venues in Texas and Seattle. Managers who need to load up on starters for the final week of the fantasy regular season should add Ginn and his fellow two-start teammate, Gage Jump (13%), who has fared much better on the road (3.49 ERA) than at home (5.62 ERA).
#season #home #roster #become
1 month ago
Why Phillies No. 4 and No. 5 starters are 'X-Factors' in NL East postseason hunt originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Philadelphia Phillies have won seven games in a row entering play on Saturday, August 22, and there is some significant optimism about the team.
But to make not only a push for the postseason in general, but maybe even steal the National League East from the Atlanta Braves, they're going to need two players to really step up down the stretch.
Jim Bowden of The Athletic highlighted two players who are the Phillies' "X-Factors" this season. They are No. 4 and No. 5 starters Aaron Nola and Andrew Painter. The reason why is very simple: if they're good, this rotation might be unbeatable.
"If the Phillies are going to hold on to win a wild-card berth, they're going to have to win more games started by Nola and Painter," Bowden writes. "The Phillies are just 3-7 in Nola's last 10 starts and are 3-13 in Painter's last 16 starts. If they can just win half the games that duo starts, there is no doubt the Phillies can punch their ticket to the playoffs."
#starts #bowden #nola
The Philadelphia Phillies have won seven games in a row entering play on Saturday, August 22, and there is some significant optimism about the team.
But to make not only a push for the postseason in general, but maybe even steal the National League East from the Atlanta Braves, they're going to need two players to really step up down the stretch.
Jim Bowden of The Athletic highlighted two players who are the Phillies' "X-Factors" this season. They are No. 4 and No. 5 starters Aaron Nola and Andrew Painter. The reason why is very simple: if they're good, this rotation might be unbeatable.
"If the Phillies are going to hold on to win a wild-card berth, they're going to have to win more games started by Nola and Painter," Bowden writes. "The Phillies are just 3-7 in Nola's last 10 starts and are 3-13 in Painter's last 16 starts. If they can just win half the games that duo starts, there is no doubt the Phillies can punch their ticket to the playoffs."
#starts #bowden #nola
1 month ago
Practicing your bunker shots can be done from home and it takes minimal supplies.
Professional long driver Averee Dovsek shares a tip on how to practice your bunker game with some painters tape and a golf net.
It is tough to get out to a course with solid practice facilities that gives you an opportunity to hit good quality bunker shots. Doing it from home isn't going to be an exact replica, but it is a way to improve confidence and get some reps in. Using the painters tape is an easy way to practice.
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#painters #click #here
Professional long driver Averee Dovsek shares a tip on how to practice your bunker game with some painters tape and a golf net.
It is tough to get out to a course with solid practice facilities that gives you an opportunity to hit good quality bunker shots. Doing it from home isn't going to be an exact replica, but it is a way to improve confidence and get some reps in. Using the painters tape is an easy way to practice.
If you're interested in any of Averee's fitness content, click here.
If you're looking for more instruction, click here.
#painters #click #here
1 month ago
Purdue basketball will have a new look in the 2026-27 season: NCAA career ******* ists leader Braden Smith, Boilers career 3-pointers leader Fletcher Loyer and big man Trey Kaufman-Renn are gone after becoming the recruiting class with the most wins in program history.
However, given the recent rounds of NCAA rules changes, lawsuits and injunctions, any or all of them could seek more eligibility. Would coach Matt Painter take him back?
He says no.
The 22nd-year coach wouldn't begrudge any of them applying for more eligibility; it just wouldn't be with Purdue.
"Trey wouldn't apply for this ... even though everything can be battled these days," Painter said on the "Inside College Basketball" podcast with Jon Rothstein. "The other two guys, there's just no way we could take them back because these other guys, it's their turn. You've given them that word."
#ncaa #Basketball
However, given the recent rounds of NCAA rules changes, lawsuits and injunctions, any or all of them could seek more eligibility. Would coach Matt Painter take him back?
He says no.
The 22nd-year coach wouldn't begrudge any of them applying for more eligibility; it just wouldn't be with Purdue.
"Trey wouldn't apply for this ... even though everything can be battled these days," Painter said on the "Inside College Basketball" podcast with Jon Rothstein. "The other two guys, there's just no way we could take them back because these other guys, it's their turn. You've given them that word."
#ncaa #Basketball
2 months ago
Since the All-Star break, the Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen is 3-6 with a 4.39 ERA. Their six blown saves trail only the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, two teams who have effectively punted on the 2026 season.
The Phillies used the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline to acquire two relievers (left-hander Brooks Raley from the New York Mets and right-hander Caleb Kilian from the San Francisco Giants), but the bullpen remains a work in progress.
Of the three losses they have suffered since the deadline, two came in extra innings. On Aug. 5, Kilian and Chase Shugart combined to allow six runs in the 10th inning of a loss to the Washington Nationals. Three days later, the Toronto Blue Jays scored one run in the 10th inning and two in the 11th to beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, with Shugart absorbing the loss.
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Right-hander Alan Rangel wasn't necessarily the biggest problem the Phillies' bullpen faced. But he quite nearly wasted a rare good start from Andrew Painter in the Phillies' 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Aug. 11.
#cardinals
The Phillies used the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline to acquire two relievers (left-hander Brooks Raley from the New York Mets and right-hander Caleb Kilian from the San Francisco Giants), but the bullpen remains a work in progress.
Of the three losses they have suffered since the deadline, two came in extra innings. On Aug. 5, Kilian and Chase Shugart combined to allow six runs in the 10th inning of a loss to the Washington Nationals. Three days later, the Toronto Blue Jays scored one run in the 10th inning and two in the 11th to beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, with Shugart absorbing the loss.
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Right-hander Alan Rangel wasn't necessarily the biggest problem the Phillies' bullpen faced. But he quite nearly wasted a rare good start from Andrew Painter in the Phillies' 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Aug. 11.
#cardinals
2 months ago
The WNBA has all of our attention, but now I just want to look away. The league of powerful women — Caitlin Clark exploring the boundaries of the game like an abstract painter, Olivia Miles personifying the rebirth of slick, Breanna Stewart pulling out new tricks from her offensive ****** nal, A'ja Wilson shapeshifting nightly into a GOAT — feels less like a sport and more like a societal powder keg.
It has spiraled into a rinse-and-repeat drama.
A Black player clotheslines a White player, and it's time to flinch. An ejection ensues, and the banished player, unfortunately, finds her phone and straightaway posts on Threads, and we cringe. Then the predictable rants trend on social media apps and morning shows.
The WNBA has proved it can hold our eyeballs ever since "the Caitlin Clark effect" introduced a new audience to the game and generated blockbuster ratings. However, with more and more moments like Saturday's meltdown between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, it's becoming exasperating.
And what is "it"?
#WNBA #breanna
It has spiraled into a rinse-and-repeat drama.
A Black player clotheslines a White player, and it's time to flinch. An ejection ensues, and the banished player, unfortunately, finds her phone and straightaway posts on Threads, and we cringe. Then the predictable rants trend on social media apps and morning shows.
The WNBA has proved it can hold our eyeballs ever since "the Caitlin Clark effect" introduced a new audience to the game and generated blockbuster ratings. However, with more and more moments like Saturday's meltdown between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, it's becoming exasperating.
And what is "it"?
#WNBA #breanna
2 months ago
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Edmundo Sosa drove in three runs and Kyle Schwarber reached base four times as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Monday night.
Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter took a no-hitter into the sixth before running out of steam. Iván Herrera's one-out double broke up the no-hit bid and Alec Burleson followed with a two-run single that chased Painter after 93 pitches.
Painter (2-8) allowed two runs on two hits, walked three and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings as the Phillies won their second straight and for the seventh time in 10 games. Jonathan Bowland earned his first save in four chances.
Brandon Marsh singled and scored on a Hunter Dobbins throwing error, and Sosa followed with an RBI single to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
Schwarber, who leads the National League with 35 homers, singled and scored in the fifth, and doubled home Garrett Stubbs in the seventh to add to the lead. Schwarber also walked twice.
#schwarber #sosa
Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter took a no-hitter into the sixth before running out of steam. Iván Herrera's one-out double broke up the no-hit bid and Alec Burleson followed with a two-run single that chased Painter after 93 pitches.
Painter (2-8) allowed two runs on two hits, walked three and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings as the Phillies won their second straight and for the seventh time in 10 games. Jonathan Bowland earned his first save in four chances.
Brandon Marsh singled and scored on a Hunter Dobbins throwing error, and Sosa followed with an RBI single to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead in the second inning.
Schwarber, who leads the National League with 35 homers, singled and scored in the fifth, and doubled home Garrett Stubbs in the seventh to add to the lead. Schwarber also walked twice.
#schwarber #sosa
2 months ago
If obtaining a high pitch count early in the game was the goal, Hunter Dobbins succeeded spectacularly. To his credit, the St. Louis Cardinals starter battled through a less than ideal start to keep Monday night's game with the Phillies close while the Philadelphia starter Andrew Painter showed no signs of the hamstring trouble he had recently. A tight game early would turn into a wild game late, but a furious Cardinals rally would fall short.
By the top of the 2nd inning, Hunter Dobbins pitch count was in the 50's. That's also the inning that his troubles cost the Cardinals a couple of runs. Brandon Marsh led off the Phillies 2nd with a single, but it was the next play that would be costly. Derek Hill chopped a ball up high to Hunter Dobbins who caught the ball and then sailed a show over Alec Burleson at first base into right field which allowed Marsh to score all the way from first base for a 1-0 Phillies lead. Edmundo Sosa followed that with a RBI single doubling the Philadelphia lead to 2-0.
The Phillies would add to their lead in the top of the 5th inning when Kyle Schwarber led off with a single that Jordan Walker turned into a double by mishandling the ball in left field that the official scorer correctly changed to a single and an E9. Stott then singled to right which moved Schwarber to third with no one out. Hunter Dobbins got Bryce Harper to ground into a double play, but that scored Schwarber giving the Phillies a commanding 3-0 lead.
I would not normally call a 3-0 lead "commanding", but the St. Louis Cardinals absence of offense made it feel that way. Andrew Painter, who has been recovering from hamstring issues, looked like Cy Young for the first 5 innings of the game as he held the Cardinals hitless and hadn't allowed a runner until he walked José Fermín in the bottom of the 5th.
The Cardinals would FINALLY break up the no-hit bid in the bottom of the 6th inning when Iván Herrera ripped a double into the left field corner after JJ Wetherholt walked to give St. Louis runners at 2nd and 3rd with just one out. Alec Burleson then came through with a clutch single up the middle scoring both Wetherholt and Herrera and suddenly we had a baseball game as the Phillies lead was just 3-2.
#hunter #single #louis #schwarber
By the top of the 2nd inning, Hunter Dobbins pitch count was in the 50's. That's also the inning that his troubles cost the Cardinals a couple of runs. Brandon Marsh led off the Phillies 2nd with a single, but it was the next play that would be costly. Derek Hill chopped a ball up high to Hunter Dobbins who caught the ball and then sailed a show over Alec Burleson at first base into right field which allowed Marsh to score all the way from first base for a 1-0 Phillies lead. Edmundo Sosa followed that with a RBI single doubling the Philadelphia lead to 2-0.
The Phillies would add to their lead in the top of the 5th inning when Kyle Schwarber led off with a single that Jordan Walker turned into a double by mishandling the ball in left field that the official scorer correctly changed to a single and an E9. Stott then singled to right which moved Schwarber to third with no one out. Hunter Dobbins got Bryce Harper to ground into a double play, but that scored Schwarber giving the Phillies a commanding 3-0 lead.
I would not normally call a 3-0 lead "commanding", but the St. Louis Cardinals absence of offense made it feel that way. Andrew Painter, who has been recovering from hamstring issues, looked like Cy Young for the first 5 innings of the game as he held the Cardinals hitless and hadn't allowed a runner until he walked José Fermín in the bottom of the 5th.
The Cardinals would FINALLY break up the no-hit bid in the bottom of the 6th inning when Iván Herrera ripped a double into the left field corner after JJ Wetherholt walked to give St. Louis runners at 2nd and 3rd with just one out. Alec Burleson then came through with a clutch single up the middle scoring both Wetherholt and Herrera and suddenly we had a baseball game as the Phillies lead was just 3-2.
#hunter #single #louis #schwarber
2 months ago
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On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Phillies looked to secure the series win against the Washington Nationals, following their 5-0 dismantling of their National League East rivals on Tuesday night. The Phillies would look towards their rookie pitcher, Andrew Painter, to secure the win against Washington.
Painter would struggle out of the gate, allowing a single run in the top of the first inning, which is the latest in what has been a tough run in his last five Major League appearances, allowing the opposing team to score in each of those outings. But similarly to his previous outing against the Baltimore Orioles, once Philadelphia's rookie got through the first frame, he found his footing on the mound.
Just as things were looking up for the 23-year-old, the Phillies would take him out after only four innings of work, with the team reporting that they were doing so due to tightness in his left hamstring. Entering the fifth inning of the match, Don Mattingly would look towards reliever Tim Mayza to take over for the rookie.
When all was said and done for Painter, he would end the night with four innings on the rubber, totaling 63 pitches, allowing three hits, a single earned run, as well as fanning four batters in the process. Given the lower-than-usual run tally, Painter's ERA managed to drop from 6.72 to 6.48 over the four frames he appeared in.
#night #nationals #league
On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Phillies looked to secure the series win against the Washington Nationals, following their 5-0 dismantling of their National League East rivals on Tuesday night. The Phillies would look towards their rookie pitcher, Andrew Painter, to secure the win against Washington.
Painter would struggle out of the gate, allowing a single run in the top of the first inning, which is the latest in what has been a tough run in his last five Major League appearances, allowing the opposing team to score in each of those outings. But similarly to his previous outing against the Baltimore Orioles, once Philadelphia's rookie got through the first frame, he found his footing on the mound.
Just as things were looking up for the 23-year-old, the Phillies would take him out after only four innings of work, with the team reporting that they were doing so due to tightness in his left hamstring. Entering the fifth inning of the match, Don Mattingly would look towards reliever Tim Mayza to take over for the rookie.
When all was said and done for Painter, he would end the night with four innings on the rubber, totaling 63 pitches, allowing three hits, a single earned run, as well as fanning four batters in the process. Given the lower-than-usual run tally, Painter's ERA managed to drop from 6.72 to 6.48 over the four frames he appeared in.
#night #nationals #league
2 months ago
This Nats losing streak has been an extended period of suffering for the team and the fans. They are a putrid 3 for 46 with RISP this road trip. To get back in the win column, that will have to change as soon as possible. Hopefully tonight is the night where the losing finally ends.
With a righty on the mound, the Nats are making some changes. CJ Abrams is hitting leadoff for the first time all season and is back at short. Abimelec Ortiz will man first base after sitting last night. Jose Tena and Keibert Ruiz also return to the lineup. Jake Irvin will make his second start since coming off the IL.
The Phillies literally have the exact same lineup order as yesterday. Honestly, it is quite unusual to see that these days. However, the Phillies are a veteran laden group, so not much tinkering is required. Luis Arraez will appear in his second game as a Phillie. Andrew Painter is a highly touted prospect who has not put it all together yet and he will take the ball tonight.
Game Info:
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
#nats #game #second
With a righty on the mound, the Nats are making some changes. CJ Abrams is hitting leadoff for the first time all season and is back at short. Abimelec Ortiz will man first base after sitting last night. Jose Tena and Keibert Ruiz also return to the lineup. Jake Irvin will make his second start since coming off the IL.
The Phillies literally have the exact same lineup order as yesterday. Honestly, it is quite unusual to see that these days. However, the Phillies are a veteran laden group, so not much tinkering is required. Luis Arraez will appear in his second game as a Phillie. Andrew Painter is a highly touted prospect who has not put it all together yet and he will take the ball tonight.
Game Info:
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
#nats #game #second
2 months ago
The Philadelphia Phillies (61-53) host the Washington Nationals (55-60) tonight at Citizens Bank Park for game three of their four-game NL East division series. Here's how to watch:
The Phillies will play the Nationals at 6:40 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Phillies game against the Nationals is on NBCSP (Philly) and Nationals.TV (Nationals). You can also listen on 94WIP and the iHeart app (Philly), and WJFK 106.7 The Fan (Nationals).
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Jake Irvin (Nationals) vs. Andrew Painter (Phillies)
#game #bank #park #east
The Phillies will play the Nationals at 6:40 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Phillies game against the Nationals is on NBCSP (Philly) and Nationals.TV (Nationals). You can also listen on 94WIP and the iHeart app (Philly), and WJFK 106.7 The Fan (Nationals).
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Jake Irvin (Nationals) vs. Andrew Painter (Phillies)
#game #bank #park #east
2 months ago
Princess Leonor turned heads as she debuted one of her most striking looks to date for the Spanish royal family's annual summer reception at Marivent Palace.
The 20-year-old heir to the Spanish throne joined her parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, alongside her younger sister Infanta Sofía and grandmother Queen Sofía, for the traditional gathering, which welcomes representatives from institutions and organisations across the Balearic Islands.
While Queen Letizia kept things effortlessly elegant in an ivory striped Sybilla dress and King Felipe opted for a relaxed blue linen shirt with dark trousers, it was Leonor and Sofía who brought the colour to the royal family's annual appearance.
King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia and Queen Sofia (Getty)
Leonor looked radiant in a fiery two-piece ensemble by Spanish sustainable fashion label Thinking Mu. The sleeveless Dora top and coordinating Pauline pleated maxi skirt featured painterly shades of crimson, burnt orange and golden yellow, punctuated with unexpected flashes of blue that evoked a dramatic Mediterranean sunset.
#leonor #letizia
The 20-year-old heir to the Spanish throne joined her parents, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, alongside her younger sister Infanta Sofía and grandmother Queen Sofía, for the traditional gathering, which welcomes representatives from institutions and organisations across the Balearic Islands.
While Queen Letizia kept things effortlessly elegant in an ivory striped Sybilla dress and King Felipe opted for a relaxed blue linen shirt with dark trousers, it was Leonor and Sofía who brought the colour to the royal family's annual appearance.
King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia and Queen Sofia (Getty)
Leonor looked radiant in a fiery two-piece ensemble by Spanish sustainable fashion label Thinking Mu. The sleeveless Dora top and coordinating Pauline pleated maxi skirt featured painterly shades of crimson, burnt orange and golden yellow, punctuated with unexpected flashes of blue that evoked a dramatic Mediterranean sunset.
#leonor #letizia
2 months ago
MGK shared a sweet moment with his 16-month-old daughter Saga during a visit to artist Slawn's studio
The singer often keeps Saga out of the public eye but occasionally shares glimpses of their bond on social media
MGK has praised ex Megan Fox for her parenting, crediting her with doing most of the work raising their daughter
MGK is spending some quality time with his younger daughter.
In the singer's YouTube video from Sunday, Aug. 2, MGK, 36, had his 16-month-old daughter Saga Blade — whom he shares with ex Megan Fox, 40 — by his side as he arrived to see painter Slawn's work. As the two left the car, MGK, born Colson Baker, asked his daughter Saga, "Can you say hi?"
#saga #month #work #colson
The singer often keeps Saga out of the public eye but occasionally shares glimpses of their bond on social media
MGK has praised ex Megan Fox for her parenting, crediting her with doing most of the work raising their daughter
MGK is spending some quality time with his younger daughter.
In the singer's YouTube video from Sunday, Aug. 2, MGK, 36, had his 16-month-old daughter Saga Blade — whom he shares with ex Megan Fox, 40 — by his side as he arrived to see painter Slawn's work. As the two left the car, MGK, born Colson Baker, asked his daughter Saga, "Can you say hi?"
#saga #month #work #colson
2 months ago
BALTIMORE – Shortly before the Philadelphia Phillies took the field Friday, July 31, desperate to slow their second-half free fall, owner John Middleton and Sam Fuld, their president of business operations, took a tour of Camden Yards' new amenities, guided by an Orioles official.
The Phillies have big plans for their own Citizens Bank Park, the success of these past five seasons making a refurbishing of their lovely ballpark a well-timed venture.
Down on the field, interim manager Don Mattingly was searching even harder for upgrades.
The Phillies had lost nine of their last 12 games since hosting the All-Star Game, the fourth and fifth spots in their rotation still unreliable, the ennui spreading through the lineup and bullpen. Fresh out of ideas and the trade deadline still three stultifying days away, the Phillies returned promising but erratic right-hander Andrew Painter to the major leagues, not because they envision him immediately locking down a rotation spot.
"He gives us the best chance," Mattingly said of Painter, 1-8 with a 7.06 ERA his first time up, "to win a game tonight."
#field
The Phillies have big plans for their own Citizens Bank Park, the success of these past five seasons making a refurbishing of their lovely ballpark a well-timed venture.
Down on the field, interim manager Don Mattingly was searching even harder for upgrades.
The Phillies had lost nine of their last 12 games since hosting the All-Star Game, the fourth and fifth spots in their rotation still unreliable, the ennui spreading through the lineup and bullpen. Fresh out of ideas and the trade deadline still three stultifying days away, the Phillies returned promising but erratic right-hander Andrew Painter to the major leagues, not because they envision him immediately locking down a rotation spot.
"He gives us the best chance," Mattingly said of Painter, 1-8 with a 7.06 ERA his first time up, "to win a game tonight."
#field
2 months ago
Everything in the world of Gonzaga basketball hinges on the courtroom right now. Mario Saint-Supery was lured away from his upcoming sophomore season by a four-year contract to play professionally in Valencia, and Mark Few was left without a point guard. That vacated roster spot, as well as the one left open by one-time commit Jack Kayil, however, may have come at exactly the right time. UCLA's Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark are among the group of fifth-year seniors suing the NCAA for one more season of eligibility, and Gonzaga is reportedly in the mix for both. If the Zags are able to land both, this roster stops looking like an eleventh-hour rebuild and starts looking like the key ingredients for a top-five squad.
This is particularly vital because Gonzaga's non-conference slate for the 2026-27 season is arguably the toughest Mark Few has ever scheduled. The Bulldogs are already projected in the AP preseason top 20-to-25 range even before the eligibility rulings (hopefully) break their way, and the schedule does not let up from November through February.
Gonzaga has never been the type of team to schedule a patty-cake non-conference schedule and hopefully start firing on all cylinders by the time conference play rolls around. Rather, the Zags have spent the last decade scheduling a grueling non-conference slate to serve as a preview of the kind of competition they expect to see again in late March. Here are the games Zag fans should circle on their calendars now, regardless of who will or won't actually be suiting up for the Bulldogs.
Gonzaga has unfinished business with Purdue, which ended the Zags' 2024 season in the Sweet 16 behind Zach Edey's 27 points and 14 rebounds. This one opens the season on a neutral floor.
The roster picture has flipped since then. Purdue finished 30-9 and ranked No. 2 on KenPom last year, but its entire veteran core is now gone. Braden Smith, the NCAA's all-time ******* ists leader, and Trey Kaufman-Renn were both drafted in June, while Fletcher Loyer exhausted his eligibility and signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Clippers. Matt Painter didn't chase a portal fix. Instead, Purdue is leaning on sophomore Omer Mayer out of Tel Aviv, Israel, who played alongside Smith last season and is the presumptive starter, with five-star freshman Luke Ertel, Indiana's reigning Mr. Basketball, waiting behind him.
#zags #conference
This is particularly vital because Gonzaga's non-conference slate for the 2026-27 season is arguably the toughest Mark Few has ever scheduled. The Bulldogs are already projected in the AP preseason top 20-to-25 range even before the eligibility rulings (hopefully) break their way, and the schedule does not let up from November through February.
Gonzaga has never been the type of team to schedule a patty-cake non-conference schedule and hopefully start firing on all cylinders by the time conference play rolls around. Rather, the Zags have spent the last decade scheduling a grueling non-conference slate to serve as a preview of the kind of competition they expect to see again in late March. Here are the games Zag fans should circle on their calendars now, regardless of who will or won't actually be suiting up for the Bulldogs.
Gonzaga has unfinished business with Purdue, which ended the Zags' 2024 season in the Sweet 16 behind Zach Edey's 27 points and 14 rebounds. This one opens the season on a neutral floor.
The roster picture has flipped since then. Purdue finished 30-9 and ranked No. 2 on KenPom last year, but its entire veteran core is now gone. Braden Smith, the NCAA's all-time ******* ists leader, and Trey Kaufman-Renn were both drafted in June, while Fletcher Loyer exhausted his eligibility and signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Clippers. Matt Painter didn't chase a portal fix. Instead, Purdue is leaning on sophomore Omer Mayer out of Tel Aviv, Israel, who played alongside Smith last season and is the presumptive starter, with five-star freshman Luke Ertel, Indiana's reigning Mr. Basketball, waiting behind him.
#zags #conference
2 months ago
We've reached the end of another week folks. That means it's time for us to kick our feet up, perhaps enjoy time with family and friends, and maybe even enjoy an adult beverage if you're of age. Me? I decided to travel to St. Louis and so today I was up in the Gateway Arch. But, that can't stop me from getting these results to you readers. I know how important this is to each and every one of you.
This week I asked about the newest Purdue men's basketball player Enzo Shahrvin. He's got a visa to be in the country from France, but will the NCAA clear him to play? That's the million dollar question right now. And so, it was the question I asked you this week. So, let's get to the results!
An incredibly optimistic 76% of voters think the NCAA will clear Enzo. I gotta be honest, that seems incredibly optimistic. Trying to predict the NCAA seems to be a fool's errand these days. Will they crack down on foreign professionals or will they continue to judge them on a case by case basis? As Casey pointed out when I chatted with him on Thursday, it seems likely that Matt Painter did his due diligence on this before making the offer. Now, all we can do is wait.
Keep an eye on FanDuel to see if the addition of Enzo changes the Boilermakers odds of winning the conference or winning it all.
#enzo #seems #results
This week I asked about the newest Purdue men's basketball player Enzo Shahrvin. He's got a visa to be in the country from France, but will the NCAA clear him to play? That's the million dollar question right now. And so, it was the question I asked you this week. So, let's get to the results!
An incredibly optimistic 76% of voters think the NCAA will clear Enzo. I gotta be honest, that seems incredibly optimistic. Trying to predict the NCAA seems to be a fool's errand these days. Will they crack down on foreign professionals or will they continue to judge them on a case by case basis? As Casey pointed out when I chatted with him on Thursday, it seems likely that Matt Painter did his due diligence on this before making the offer. Now, all we can do is wait.
Keep an eye on FanDuel to see if the addition of Enzo changes the Boilermakers odds of winning the conference or winning it all.
#enzo #seems #results
2 months ago
Katie Holmes was just spotted with her reported new beau, painter Jason Bard Yarmosky, and it seems their romance has yet to hit a major milestone. Many wonder if Holmes has introduced Yarmosky to her beloved daughter, Suri Cruise.
Insiders just told Page Six that Yarmosky has yet to meet Suri, Holmes' daughter, whom she welcomed with her ex-husband Tom Cruise in 2006.
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"Things are still pretty new between Katie and Jason, and they're intentionally taking it slow. They haven't been introduced to other's families or done any of that yet," the insider said about why he hasn't met Suri. "There haven't been any major steps in the relationship yet, they're still in the dating phase for now. They're happy taking things as they come and seeing where it goes."
Insiders just told Page Six that Yarmosky has yet to meet Suri, Holmes' daughter, whom she welcomed with her ex-husband Tom Cruise in 2006.
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"Things are still pretty new between Katie and Jason, and they're intentionally taking it slow. They haven't been introduced to other's families or done any of that yet," the insider said about why he hasn't met Suri. "There haven't been any major steps in the relationship yet, they're still in the dating phase for now. They're happy taking things as they come and seeing where it goes."
3 months ago
Much as been made by fans following popular baseball prospect site, baseballamerica.com, posting their organizational rankings among all MLB teams. The hometown Phillies ranked as the 29th worst farm system in the league based on prospect talent. This seems bad, huh? For a team with aging stars and up against the luxury tax threshold, an injection of young talent could be the only way to prolong this current run of regular seasons success for the Phillies. You are now thinking, how could they have fallen from 20th (in the preseason ranking) to near dead-last? What might have caused this? Well, two things. The graduation of prospects and the lack of development elsewhere. In regards to the former, it always seems to go over the casual fan’s head that could be a driving factor in these nonsensical rankings (nothing against rankings, I love them…but they are really arbitrary and objective). The Phillies graduated two Top100 MLB prospects in Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford. That is a legit major factor! This doesn’t even factor in struggles by Jean Cabrera, Aroon Escobar, Dante Nori, and Carson DeMartini. Not to mention their best prospect has yet to take the field (a consensus Top20 prospect in the game) in shortstop Aidan Miller.
I’m NOT saying this isn’t time to hit the panic **** on. Development has stagnated among prospects, especially on the hitting side. It feels any promising prospect hits that AA/AAA wall and nothing ever materializes. Its frustrating! The Phillies need to do a lot better in both drafting and international scouting. It is largely why the last few years the Phillies have needed to sign and trade for talent rather than find it within the organization. It isn’t a sustainable model if you aren’t blowing past the luxury tax.
You may ask, has it always been like this? Haven’t the Phillies had touted prospects and a system not that long ago? Lets look back at 2016, using a similar list from baseballamerica.com (its their preseason ranking, they didn’t do a full 30 for midseason). In 2016, the Phillies ranking 8th in the league. Led by promising names like JP Crawford, Nick Williams, Jake Thompson, and Jorge Alfaro.
Now these are some great names. The Phillies most impactful player wound up being 23rd ranked 1B-only prospect Rhys Hoskins. Who if memory serves me correctly, wasn’t nearly as fawned over as the monstrous OF Dylan Cozens. A lot of the names on here were also acquired via trade including: Nick Williams, Jake Thompson, Jorge Alfaro, Zach Eflin, Nick Pivetta, Darnell Sweeney, Ben Lively, Jimmy Cordero, and Tom Windle. 10 years later, only Hoskins, Crawford, Eflin, and Nick Pivetta remain major leaguers or had significant impacts.
If you were to tell me that there will be less than four impactful players from this year’s midseason Top30 Phillies list, I wouldn’t argue with you. I’m not sure the same amount of pedigree is there as there was in 2016. However, there is still some optimism. Gage Wood looks at a MINIMUM a
I’m NOT saying this isn’t time to hit the panic **** on. Development has stagnated among prospects, especially on the hitting side. It feels any promising prospect hits that AA/AAA wall and nothing ever materializes. Its frustrating! The Phillies need to do a lot better in both drafting and international scouting. It is largely why the last few years the Phillies have needed to sign and trade for talent rather than find it within the organization. It isn’t a sustainable model if you aren’t blowing past the luxury tax.
You may ask, has it always been like this? Haven’t the Phillies had touted prospects and a system not that long ago? Lets look back at 2016, using a similar list from baseballamerica.com (its their preseason ranking, they didn’t do a full 30 for midseason). In 2016, the Phillies ranking 8th in the league. Led by promising names like JP Crawford, Nick Williams, Jake Thompson, and Jorge Alfaro.
Now these are some great names. The Phillies most impactful player wound up being 23rd ranked 1B-only prospect Rhys Hoskins. Who if memory serves me correctly, wasn’t nearly as fawned over as the monstrous OF Dylan Cozens. A lot of the names on here were also acquired via trade including: Nick Williams, Jake Thompson, Jorge Alfaro, Zach Eflin, Nick Pivetta, Darnell Sweeney, Ben Lively, Jimmy Cordero, and Tom Windle. 10 years later, only Hoskins, Crawford, Eflin, and Nick Pivetta remain major leaguers or had significant impacts.
If you were to tell me that there will be less than four impactful players from this year’s midseason Top30 Phillies list, I wouldn’t argue with you. I’m not sure the same amount of pedigree is there as there was in 2016. However, there is still some optimism. Gage Wood looks at a MINIMUM a
3 months ago
The 2026 NBA Summer League started Friday in San Francisco. This year's rosters are full of familiar faces from Indiana high school basketball. Here's the players that have Indiana ties, where they are playing, and other basic information:
Braden Smith, G - Westfield 2022 - Indiana Pacers
Arguably the headliner from the area, Smith joins the Pacers as a 2026 second-round draft pick following a decorated career at Purdue. The NCAA's all-time **** ist leader was also a former Indiana Mr. Basketball during his time at Westfield high school. Smith will be the only 2026 draft pick on the Pacers' squad.
Trey Kaufman-Renn, F - Silver Creek 2021 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kaufman-Renn is the most recent big man to thrive under Matt Painter's system in West Lafayette. A second-round draft pick to Minnesota, the former Boilermaker was a four-star recruit and a top-rated player in the state coming out of Silver Creek.
Braden Smith, G - Westfield 2022 - Indiana Pacers
Arguably the headliner from the area, Smith joins the Pacers as a 2026 second-round draft pick following a decorated career at Purdue. The NCAA's all-time **** ist leader was also a former Indiana Mr. Basketball during his time at Westfield high school. Smith will be the only 2026 draft pick on the Pacers' squad.
Trey Kaufman-Renn, F - Silver Creek 2021 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kaufman-Renn is the most recent big man to thrive under Matt Painter's system in West Lafayette. A second-round draft pick to Minnesota, the former Boilermaker was a four-star recruit and a top-rated player in the state coming out of Silver Creek.
3 months ago
The 2026 NBA Summer League started Friday in San Francisco. This year's rosters are full of familiar faces from Indiana high school basketball. Here's the players that have Indiana ties, where they are playing, and other basic information:
Braden Smith, G - Westfield 2022 - Indiana Pacers
Arguably the headliner from the area, Smith joins the Pacers as a 2026 second-round draft pick following a decorated career at Purdue. The NCAA's all-time ******* ist leader was also a former Indiana Mr. Basketball during his time at Westfield high school. Smith will be the only 2026 draft pick on the Pacers' squad.
Trey Kaufman-Renn, F - Silver Creek 2021 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kaufman-Renn is the most recent big man to thrive under Matt Painter's system in West Lafayette. A second-round draft pick to Minnesota, the former Boilermaker was a four-star recruit and a top-rated player in the state coming out of Silver Creek.
Braden Smith, G - Westfield 2022 - Indiana Pacers
Arguably the headliner from the area, Smith joins the Pacers as a 2026 second-round draft pick following a decorated career at Purdue. The NCAA's all-time ******* ist leader was also a former Indiana Mr. Basketball during his time at Westfield high school. Smith will be the only 2026 draft pick on the Pacers' squad.
Trey Kaufman-Renn, F - Silver Creek 2021 - Minnesota Timberwolves
Kaufman-Renn is the most recent big man to thrive under Matt Painter's system in West Lafayette. A second-round draft pick to Minnesota, the former Boilermaker was a four-star recruit and a top-rated player in the state coming out of Silver Creek.
3 months ago
Matt Painter's 2027 recruiting class is looking awfully impressive at the moment. Purdue landed five-star center Isaiah Hill a couple of months ago and will pair him with four-star guard Kevin Savage.
Savage announced his commitment to the Boilermakers during the holiday weekend on a 247Sports and CBS Sports HQ webcast.
"I chose Purdue because of the relationship I have with the coaching staff, the trust I built, the system they have for me," Savage said on the webcast. "I feel like they're just the best fit for me."
Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech and UCLA were all in the mix for Savage before the five-foot-eleven point guard chose Purdue.
Savage plays his high school ball at Marietta Wheeler in Georgia.
Savage announced his commitment to the Boilermakers during the holiday weekend on a 247Sports and CBS Sports HQ webcast.
"I chose Purdue because of the relationship I have with the coaching staff, the trust I built, the system they have for me," Savage said on the webcast. "I feel like they're just the best fit for me."
Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech and UCLA were all in the mix for Savage before the five-foot-eleven point guard chose Purdue.
Savage plays his high school ball at Marietta Wheeler in Georgia.
3 months ago
Laying the groundwork for a free trade agreement that would remake his nation's economy, Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari loaned crates of art to the United States in the autumn of 1990. Bolstered by a $10 million advertising campaign, the works were destined to be shown in a series of one hundred and fifty exhibitions and events intended to counter Americans' derisive views of Mexico. Illustrating many of the ads was a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo.
Frida Kahlo, Untitled [Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird] 1940. Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art.
The selection of Kahlo's mestiza visage as the face of Salinas's neoliberal propaganda was as prescient as it was improbable. Within a decade, Frida would become one of Mexico's leading exports. Championed by celebrities including Madonna – who deemed Kahlo her "soul mate" – the artist grew into a global brand in the years that Salinas privatized the Mexican economy and NAFTA lifted his country to the pinnacle of globalization. Mattel brought a Frida Kahlo Barbie doll to market. Frida's name and likeness, known only to an elite in her lifetime, have been licensed for products ranging from sneakers to cosmetics. For those manufacturers, and for the neoliberals who appropriated Kahlo to sell free trade with Mexico, her life of political radicalism is left unmentioned. (Mattel never considered making a doll of her lover Leon Trotsky.)
The peculiarities of "Fridamania" provide the leitmotif of Frida: The Making of an Icon, a sprawling exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, now on view at Tate Modern. The MFAH curator Mari Carmen Ramírez suggests an underlying cause for Kahlo's many conflicting representations in the opening paragraphs of her astute catalogue essay. Kahlo's iconicity "is not limited to a single image but is plural, resulting from the seemingly infinite number of competing icons that today comprise and perpetuate her myth," Ramírez writes, making the case that the myth entails much more than even the legends of Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. "The Frida phenomenon is unlike anything else in past or recent history. It is not limited to Kahlo's art-making but extends to all aspects of her social image, innermost character, as well as her attire."
As a "polyvalent" icon with a lifelong habit of narcissistic theatricality, Kahlo has been put in the service of causes ranging from Chicano identity to Mexican dignity, from socialism to feminism, from queerness to disability. All of these have a basis in her life, which also included the role of devoted wife and muse to the muralist Diego Rivera, and the part of avant-garde painter creatively mixing Mexican folk art with Surrealism. Each of these dimensions of her character has attracted different constituencies to the cult of Frida. And many aspects of her identity have come into fashion recently, decades after her premature death in 1954.
Frida Kahlo, Untitled [Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird] 1940. Nickolas Muray Collection of Mexican Art.
The selection of Kahlo's mestiza visage as the face of Salinas's neoliberal propaganda was as prescient as it was improbable. Within a decade, Frida would become one of Mexico's leading exports. Championed by celebrities including Madonna – who deemed Kahlo her "soul mate" – the artist grew into a global brand in the years that Salinas privatized the Mexican economy and NAFTA lifted his country to the pinnacle of globalization. Mattel brought a Frida Kahlo Barbie doll to market. Frida's name and likeness, known only to an elite in her lifetime, have been licensed for products ranging from sneakers to cosmetics. For those manufacturers, and for the neoliberals who appropriated Kahlo to sell free trade with Mexico, her life of political radicalism is left unmentioned. (Mattel never considered making a doll of her lover Leon Trotsky.)
The peculiarities of "Fridamania" provide the leitmotif of Frida: The Making of an Icon, a sprawling exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, now on view at Tate Modern. The MFAH curator Mari Carmen Ramírez suggests an underlying cause for Kahlo's many conflicting representations in the opening paragraphs of her astute catalogue essay. Kahlo's iconicity "is not limited to a single image but is plural, resulting from the seemingly infinite number of competing icons that today comprise and perpetuate her myth," Ramírez writes, making the case that the myth entails much more than even the legends of Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. "The Frida phenomenon is unlike anything else in past or recent history. It is not limited to Kahlo's art-making but extends to all aspects of her social image, innermost character, as well as her attire."
As a "polyvalent" icon with a lifelong habit of narcissistic theatricality, Kahlo has been put in the service of causes ranging from Chicano identity to Mexican dignity, from socialism to feminism, from queerness to disability. All of these have a basis in her life, which also included the role of devoted wife and muse to the muralist Diego Rivera, and the part of avant-garde painter creatively mixing Mexican folk art with Surrealism. Each of these dimensions of her character has attracted different constituencies to the cult of Frida. And many aspects of her identity have come into fashion recently, decades after her premature death in 1954.