47 mins. ago
Hayden Panettiere's mother is opening up about how she hopes her daughter will be remembered following the actress's death at age 36.
"I want Hayden to be remembered for the talented, you know, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman she really was," Lesley Vogel told ABC News.
Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, Aug. 24, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on ABC to watch more of the interview with Hayden Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel.
ABC News - PHOTO: Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026.
Anna Paquin speaks out about child stars after Hayden Panettiere's death
#lesley
"I want Hayden to be remembered for the talented, you know, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman she really was," Lesley Vogel told ABC News.
Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, Aug. 24, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on ABC to watch more of the interview with Hayden Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel.
ABC News - PHOTO: Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026.
Anna Paquin speaks out about child stars after Hayden Panettiere's death
#lesley
1 hr. ago
Hayden Panettiere's mother is opening up about how she hopes her daughter will be remembered following the actress's death at age 36.
"I want Hayden to be remembered for the talented, you know, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman she really was," Lesley Vogel told ABC News.
Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, Aug. 24, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on ABC to watch more of the interview with Hayden Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel.
ABC News - PHOTO: Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026.
Anna Paquin speaks out about child stars after Hayden Panettiere's death
#death #speaks #tune #morning
"I want Hayden to be remembered for the talented, you know, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman she really was," Lesley Vogel told ABC News.
Tune into "Good Morning America" on Monday, Aug. 24, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on ABC to watch more of the interview with Hayden Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel.
ABC News - PHOTO: Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026.
Anna Paquin speaks out about child stars after Hayden Panettiere's death
#death #speaks #tune #morning
1 hr. ago
Steve Hanke earned the moniker "Money Doctor" after advising governments across the globe on how to use currencies to get inflation under control.
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University is now helping Venezuela and has been named a special advisor to a leading member of the country's National ******* embly.
He told Fortune's Shawn Tully that his solution for Venezuela's 400% inflation is full adoption of the U.S. dollar, meaning bolivars and the central bank would be abandoned. The idea is to remove the risk of a central bank printing money to help the government pay its bills, stoking higher prices.
"Taming inflation is the key to restoring stability in Venezuela, and all the other progress flows from that," Hanke explained. "Stability isn't everything, but without stability, which means stable prices, you have nothing. And there's no better case study showing that's true than Venezuela."
He should know. The Money Doctor persuaded Montenegro in 1999 to dump theYugoslav dinar for the Deutschemark. He also oversaw Ecuador's switch from the sucre to the U.S. dollar in 2000, marking the first dollarization in Latin America since Panama a century earlier.
#stability #bank
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University is now helping Venezuela and has been named a special advisor to a leading member of the country's National ******* embly.
He told Fortune's Shawn Tully that his solution for Venezuela's 400% inflation is full adoption of the U.S. dollar, meaning bolivars and the central bank would be abandoned. The idea is to remove the risk of a central bank printing money to help the government pay its bills, stoking higher prices.
"Taming inflation is the key to restoring stability in Venezuela, and all the other progress flows from that," Hanke explained. "Stability isn't everything, but without stability, which means stable prices, you have nothing. And there's no better case study showing that's true than Venezuela."
He should know. The Money Doctor persuaded Montenegro in 1999 to dump theYugoslav dinar for the Deutschemark. He also oversaw Ecuador's switch from the sucre to the U.S. dollar in 2000, marking the first dollarization in Latin America since Panama a century earlier.
#stability #bank
1 day ago
Jessica Pegula rallied from a break down in the final set to topple defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
World number three Pegula needed nearly three hours to dethrone Swiatek as the duo rode a rollercoaster of breaks and re-breaks before the 31-year-old American took a 5-4 lead in the final set after Swiatek saved three break points but double-faulted on a fourth.
Pegula quickly closed it out, firing a service winner on match point to reach Sunday's championship match in the US Open tune-up.
"Crazy match today," Pegula said. "A lot of back and forth, a lot of breaks," Pegula said, "Really windy, kind of odd conditions. I felt like we were playing well and then not playing well.
"It was really tough to kind of get a gauge on the match.
#pegula
World number three Pegula needed nearly three hours to dethrone Swiatek as the duo rode a rollercoaster of breaks and re-breaks before the 31-year-old American took a 5-4 lead in the final set after Swiatek saved three break points but double-faulted on a fourth.
Pegula quickly closed it out, firing a service winner on match point to reach Sunday's championship match in the US Open tune-up.
"Crazy match today," Pegula said. "A lot of back and forth, a lot of breaks," Pegula said, "Really windy, kind of odd conditions. I felt like we were playing well and then not playing well.
"It was really tough to kind of get a gauge on the match.
#pegula
2 days ago
Diamondbacks News
Snakes Tune Out Distractions, Dominate Reds
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 5.2 shutout innings while the Arizona offense ponded out 15 total hits as the Diamondbacks earned a dominant win over Cincinnati.
Ketel Marte at Talking Stick Casino While Diamondbacks Hosted Reds
Marte spent Friday at Salt River Fields as part of his stint on the 10-day IL. Afterward, the star second baseman apparently decided to avail himself of the casino while he was there. During his four hours at the casino, the Diamondbacks hosted and trounced the Cincinnati Reds.
How Marte's Absence is Impacting Clubhouse
There is no denying that the current Ketel Marte saga is having a distracting influence on the clubhouse.
Lovullo Felt Betrayed by Marte Disappearance
Pretty sure the fandom did too.
#diamondbacks #marte #clubhouse #snakes
Snakes Tune Out Distractions, Dominate Reds
Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 5.2 shutout innings while the Arizona offense ponded out 15 total hits as the Diamondbacks earned a dominant win over Cincinnati.
Ketel Marte at Talking Stick Casino While Diamondbacks Hosted Reds
Marte spent Friday at Salt River Fields as part of his stint on the 10-day IL. Afterward, the star second baseman apparently decided to avail himself of the casino while he was there. During his four hours at the casino, the Diamondbacks hosted and trounced the Cincinnati Reds.
How Marte's Absence is Impacting Clubhouse
There is no denying that the current Ketel Marte saga is having a distracting influence on the clubhouse.
Lovullo Felt Betrayed by Marte Disappearance
Pretty sure the fandom did too.
#diamondbacks #marte #clubhouse #snakes
2 days ago
Fight fans tuned in to LFA 239 on Friday night (Aug. 22, 2026) in hopes of some memorable MMA action, but instead they ended up witnessing one of the worst cases of staph infection to ever enter the cage.
Friday's LFA 239 event in Ventura, Calif., was headlined by a featherweight clash between Chris Mecate and Manuel Exposito. The fight itself was an entertaining back-and-forth that saw Mecate walk away with the unanimous decision win, but that's not what fans will remember the most. It will be the apparent staph infection that made Mecate's back look like it was about to pop.
While fight fans have seen some gnarly staph infections over the years it's usually not big enough to make a noticeable difference. That was not the case on Friday as Mecate's alleged staph infection took up a whole portion of his back. Making matters worse is that Exposito kept making contact with it. It's hard not to throughout 15 minutes of fighting, but still a gross scene to say the least.
Check it out below:
Of course, fight fans were quick to notice the main event gross fest and quickly took to social media to discuss. Not only were they disgusted by the actual ailment, but many called out the California State Athletic Commission for allowing Mecate to compete in the first place.
#fans #mecate #exposito #Event
Friday's LFA 239 event in Ventura, Calif., was headlined by a featherweight clash between Chris Mecate and Manuel Exposito. The fight itself was an entertaining back-and-forth that saw Mecate walk away with the unanimous decision win, but that's not what fans will remember the most. It will be the apparent staph infection that made Mecate's back look like it was about to pop.
While fight fans have seen some gnarly staph infections over the years it's usually not big enough to make a noticeable difference. That was not the case on Friday as Mecate's alleged staph infection took up a whole portion of his back. Making matters worse is that Exposito kept making contact with it. It's hard not to throughout 15 minutes of fighting, but still a gross scene to say the least.
Check it out below:
Of course, fight fans were quick to notice the main event gross fest and quickly took to social media to discuss. Not only were they disgusted by the actual ailment, but many called out the California State Athletic Commission for allowing Mecate to compete in the first place.
#fans #mecate #exposito #Event
2 days ago
Branden Jenkins was out to dinner when he pulled out his phone, glanced at his AI usage dashboard, and realized his weekend coding session had just cost him $1,000 — charged automatically, in $1,000 increments, to a card set on auto-renew.
Jenkins is the CEO of Maxio, a private-equity-backed software company headquartered in Atlanta that's on a path toward $100 million in annual revenue over the next couple of years. He's also, by his own admission, near the top of his company's internal AI spending leaderboard — an odd place for the chief executive to land. "A thousand is not that much, I would say, but for one weekend, it's pretty annoying," he said in an interview with Fortune. Describing his agent as "cooking away," he described his response as "Wow, I just got here quickly."
The episode has become something of a parable inside his company — and inside corporate America more broadly — for how quickly "agentic" AI tools can consume money without anyone quite noticing until the bill lands. But Jenkins said the surprise invoice isn't what's keeping him up at night. The deeper problem is something messier and more human: his own employees' "insecurity" about being outpaced by the technology — and by him.
Jenkins, a self-described technical CEO who builds his own agents and automations, said he can write code from his phone using Claude even while away from his desk — which is how he ended up debugging and iterating on a project at dinner. The token wallet he'd set up to fund those sessions was configured to auto-refill by $1,000 every time it ran dry, silently recharging his card without requiring a second thought — until he saw the total.
"I don't have governors where a lot of my staff hits limits, and they have to ask for approval," Jenkins said, describing his own unlimited internal budget as both a perk and a liability. "So I started leaning in and going, 'What does this look like?'"
#auto
Jenkins is the CEO of Maxio, a private-equity-backed software company headquartered in Atlanta that's on a path toward $100 million in annual revenue over the next couple of years. He's also, by his own admission, near the top of his company's internal AI spending leaderboard — an odd place for the chief executive to land. "A thousand is not that much, I would say, but for one weekend, it's pretty annoying," he said in an interview with Fortune. Describing his agent as "cooking away," he described his response as "Wow, I just got here quickly."
The episode has become something of a parable inside his company — and inside corporate America more broadly — for how quickly "agentic" AI tools can consume money without anyone quite noticing until the bill lands. But Jenkins said the surprise invoice isn't what's keeping him up at night. The deeper problem is something messier and more human: his own employees' "insecurity" about being outpaced by the technology — and by him.
Jenkins, a self-described technical CEO who builds his own agents and automations, said he can write code from his phone using Claude even while away from his desk — which is how he ended up debugging and iterating on a project at dinner. The token wallet he'd set up to fund those sessions was configured to auto-refill by $1,000 every time it ran dry, silently recharging his card without requiring a second thought — until he saw the total.
"I don't have governors where a lot of my staff hits limits, and they have to ask for approval," Jenkins said, describing his own unlimited internal budget as both a perk and a liability. "So I started leaning in and going, 'What does this look like?'"
#auto
2 days ago
Where to watch Everton vs. Crystal Palace live stream, TV channel, start time for Premier League match originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Crystal Palace travel to Everton for their first match of the campaign as new boss Pierre Sage hopes to begin his tenure with three points in their Premier League opener.
The Frenchman has seen his side endure mixed fortunes in preseason and the main talking point of today's match comes in the form of two attacking players; Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil.
Palace's former record £35m signing Johnson swapped Selhurst Park for Merseyside in the summer after just six months at the club that saw McNeil move in the other direction and both will hope to prove a point in the first game of the season.
The Toffees have won their previous two meetings against the Eagles at home 2-1.
#everton #johnson
Crystal Palace travel to Everton for their first match of the campaign as new boss Pierre Sage hopes to begin his tenure with three points in their Premier League opener.
The Frenchman has seen his side endure mixed fortunes in preseason and the main talking point of today's match comes in the form of two attacking players; Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil.
Palace's former record £35m signing Johnson swapped Selhurst Park for Merseyside in the summer after just six months at the club that saw McNeil move in the other direction and both will hope to prove a point in the first game of the season.
The Toffees have won their previous two meetings against the Eagles at home 2-1.
#everton #johnson
2 days ago
Where to watch Hull City vs. Man United live stream, TV channel, start time for Premier League match originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Michael Carrick begins his first full season in charge of Manchester United with a trip to newly promoted Hull City in the Premier League.
Carrick oversaw a stunning revival of the Red Devils' fortunes last term, leading them from the mid-table torpor of Ruben Amorim's tenure to a third-place finish.
That secured a return to the Champions League and the challenge of battling on both domestic and European fronts will test a resurgent United.
Hull emerged as surprise playoff winners, having finished sixth in the Championship regular season, 22 points behind champions Coventry City.
#hull
Michael Carrick begins his first full season in charge of Manchester United with a trip to newly promoted Hull City in the Premier League.
Carrick oversaw a stunning revival of the Red Devils' fortunes last term, leading them from the mid-table torpor of Ruben Amorim's tenure to a third-place finish.
That secured a return to the Champions League and the challenge of battling on both domestic and European fronts will test a resurgent United.
Hull emerged as surprise playoff winners, having finished sixth in the Championship regular season, 22 points behind champions Coventry City.
#hull
2 days ago
Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages suffered a left-hand contusion during the series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, Aug 21.
He was hit by a 100.2 mph sinker thrown by Pirates right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler in the third inning.
Pages did not initially leave the game after he was visited by manager Dave Roberts and a trainer.
The All-Star remained in the game before officially leaving in the fifth inning. He was replaced in center field by Kiké Hernandez.
Stay tuned for an update after the conclusion of the game.
#pages #Dodgers #andy #pittsburgh
He was hit by a 100.2 mph sinker thrown by Pirates right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler in the third inning.
Pages did not initially leave the game after he was visited by manager Dave Roberts and a trainer.
The All-Star remained in the game before officially leaving in the fifth inning. He was replaced in center field by Kiké Hernandez.
Stay tuned for an update after the conclusion of the game.
#pages #Dodgers #andy #pittsburgh
2 days ago
Hull City returns to the Premier League on Saturday after a nine-year spell in the lower leagues, and their reward is an opening day clash with giants Manchester United.
Hull got back into the promised land of the Premier League after qualifying for last season's Championship play-offs on the final day of the regular season, followed by wins over Millwall in the semi-finals and Middlesbrough in the final. They've been busy in the transfer market, bringing in 14 new players to help them with the rigours of elite football. The Tigers started last season as Championship relegation favourites and conceded 66 league goals, the fourth-highest, along the way. To say it was a surprise that they reached the playoff final, and then won it, would be an understatement.
Much will depend on playoff final hereo Oli McBurnie, the scorer of 19 goals last season.
In the second half of the 2025-26 season, United were one of the best sides in Europe under caretaker boss Michael Carrick. The former United midfielder transformed their fortunes after a dismal first half of the campaign under Ruben Amorim. The 44-year-old inherited a squad that sat 10th in the table and turned it into a side capable of beating ******* nal, Liverpool and Man City in the ******* e of four months. That run of 12 wins, three draws and two defeats from 17 Premier League matches earned him a permanent two-year deal.
A net spend of £55m in the summer has seen midfielders Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans join from Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively. United will be playing Champions League football for the first time in three years and that will undoubtedly place extra pressure on their playing personnel.
#championship
Hull got back into the promised land of the Premier League after qualifying for last season's Championship play-offs on the final day of the regular season, followed by wins over Millwall in the semi-finals and Middlesbrough in the final. They've been busy in the transfer market, bringing in 14 new players to help them with the rigours of elite football. The Tigers started last season as Championship relegation favourites and conceded 66 league goals, the fourth-highest, along the way. To say it was a surprise that they reached the playoff final, and then won it, would be an understatement.
Much will depend on playoff final hereo Oli McBurnie, the scorer of 19 goals last season.
In the second half of the 2025-26 season, United were one of the best sides in Europe under caretaker boss Michael Carrick. The former United midfielder transformed their fortunes after a dismal first half of the campaign under Ruben Amorim. The 44-year-old inherited a squad that sat 10th in the table and turned it into a side capable of beating ******* nal, Liverpool and Man City in the ******* e of four months. That run of 12 wins, three draws and two defeats from 17 Premier League matches earned him a permanent two-year deal.
A net spend of £55m in the summer has seen midfielders Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans join from Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively. United will be playing Champions League football for the first time in three years and that will undoubtedly place extra pressure on their playing personnel.
#championship
2 days ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This is going in the wrong direction.
The Tigers, at the most inopportune time, lost their third straight game and their sixth out of seven, a dispiriting 5-2 defeat against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 21, at Kauffman Stadium.
Slip-sliding away.
They are suddenly six games under .500 (61-67) for the first time since July 31. At game's end, they were six games back in the Central Division and 2.5 back in the wild-card race.
The Tigers' hitters couldn't do anything against Royals' lefty Noah Cameron. He shut them down over seven innings at Comerica Park on July 24. And he did it again Friday over five innings. He was at 85 pitches and he was coming off a complete-game, two-hit shutout in Anaheim, which is why his outing was stopped after five.
#city #july #games
The Tigers, at the most inopportune time, lost their third straight game and their sixth out of seven, a dispiriting 5-2 defeat against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 21, at Kauffman Stadium.
Slip-sliding away.
They are suddenly six games under .500 (61-67) for the first time since July 31. At game's end, they were six games back in the Central Division and 2.5 back in the wild-card race.
The Tigers' hitters couldn't do anything against Royals' lefty Noah Cameron. He shut them down over seven innings at Comerica Park on July 24. And he did it again Friday over five innings. He was at 85 pitches and he was coming off a complete-game, two-hit shutout in Anaheim, which is why his outing was stopped after five.
#city #july #games
2 days ago
Week one of the high school football season in the Schuylkill League and all across Pennsylvania is less than a week away.
But before teams turn to to preparing for their week one opponents, they'll have the opportunity for a tune-up as the league holds it "Scrimmage Saturday."
Numerous scrimmages will be happening locally including Greater Nanticoke facing Mahanoy Area, Tri-Valley along with Executive Education Charter Academy from Allentown will be scrimmaging Pine Grove Area, Nativity and Shenandoah Valley will also be partaking in a scrimmage at Minersville, and Schuylkill Haven will host Lakeland.
By this point in the summer, most head coaches already have a good idea of who their starters are, how their offense and defense are progressing, and where their team is overall prior to week one.
The scrimmages on Saturday will offer the opportunity for coaches to make sure their teams are ready to go for next Friday while also for the first time this fall giving them the opportunity to face someone in a different color jersey.
#league
But before teams turn to to preparing for their week one opponents, they'll have the opportunity for a tune-up as the league holds it "Scrimmage Saturday."
Numerous scrimmages will be happening locally including Greater Nanticoke facing Mahanoy Area, Tri-Valley along with Executive Education Charter Academy from Allentown will be scrimmaging Pine Grove Area, Nativity and Shenandoah Valley will also be partaking in a scrimmage at Minersville, and Schuylkill Haven will host Lakeland.
By this point in the summer, most head coaches already have a good idea of who their starters are, how their offense and defense are progressing, and where their team is overall prior to week one.
The scrimmages on Saturday will offer the opportunity for coaches to make sure their teams are ready to go for next Friday while also for the first time this fall giving them the opportunity to face someone in a different color jersey.
#league
2 days ago
The Carolina Panthers are in Florida to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Friday night in their second preseason game.
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame **** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. Channel 9 will have immediate live reaction after the game.
#game #jacksonville #preseason #live
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame **** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. Channel 9 will have immediate live reaction after the game.
#game #jacksonville #preseason #live
2 days ago
The Carolina Panthers are in Florida to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Friday night in their second preseason game.
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame ****** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m.
#panthers #jacksonville
The Panthers are hoping to come away with a win after a preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Channel 9 is the place to watch all things Panthers.
>> WSOC named official broadcast partner for Carolina Panthers
Tune in at 7 p.m. for live pregame ****** ysis on Panthers Game Day. Then catch all the action between Carolina and Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m.
#panthers #jacksonville
3 days ago
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for Jinny Lu, being judged the ugliest of them all just paid off — to the tune of $5,000.
The 6-year-old pug, whose bulging eyes and perpetually dangling tongue helped her stand out from the pack, was crowned the winner of the 2026 World's Ugliest Dog® Contest, produced by the Sonoma-Marin Agricultural ***** ociation during the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California. The quirky competition celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.
Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one
Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP
The tax breaks in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' expire after 2028. Here are 4 moves to make before the window closes
#jinny #marin
The 6-year-old pug, whose bulging eyes and perpetually dangling tongue helped her stand out from the pack, was crowned the winner of the 2026 World's Ugliest Dog® Contest, produced by the Sonoma-Marin Agricultural ***** ociation during the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California. The quirky competition celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.
Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one
Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP
The tax breaks in Trump's 'big beautiful bill' expire after 2028. Here are 4 moves to make before the window closes
#jinny #marin
3 days ago
On August 13, Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) held its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call, and the numbers surprised even the company's own leadership. Organic sales grew 9.7%, the fastest pace in more than three years and a sharp jump from the 6% growth reported just one quarter earlier. For a distributor whose fortunes track the health of American manufacturing, that kind of acceleration is not a small thing, and it set up a call that ended with management raising its long-term ambitions rather than just its short-term guidance.
The breadth of the improvement stood out as much as the headline number. Twenty of the company's top 30 end markets posted positive year-over-year sales growth in the quarter, up from 17 last quarter and just 15 a year earlier, with metals, technology, utilities and energy, machinery, rubber and plastics, and pulp and paper leading the way. Automation sales jumped more than 20% year-over-year, the strongest growth in over four years, as customers lean into robotics, machine vision, and what management called physical AI.
The technology vertical now makes up more than 15% of the Engineered Solutions segment, with semiconductor demand and data center buildouts both contributing. The Service Center segment grew organic sales 8%, up from 4% last quarter, with 27 of 30 verticals positive. That segment has averaged 8% organic sales growth and 13% EBITDA growth over the past five years, a track record management pointed to as evidence the business is more durable than investors might ***** ume. All of that flowed through to the bottom line. EBITDA margin expanded more than 60 basis points to above 13%, EBITDA grew 16%, and SG&A expense fell to 18.6% of sales. The company generated $461 million in free cash flow for the year, returned $317 million to shareholders through buybacks, raised its dividend 11%, and used the momentum to lift its five-year targets, pushing the sales objective to $7 billion from $5.5 billion and the EBITDA margin goal to 14% from 13%.
The guidance Applied issued for fiscal 2027 tells a more cautious story than the quarter it just posted. Full-year sales growth guidance sits at just 4% to 6.5%, well below the 9.7% just delivered, with management citing tougher comparisons in the back half of the year and limited visibility into how trade policy and geopolitical dynamics evolve. Inside Engineered Solutions, flow control sales growth was muted in the quarter, weighed down by a difficult prior-year comparison and softer MRO activity across process end markets like chemicals and refining, both of which also declined outright for the year alongside lumber and wood and transportation.
#ebitda #management #organic #years
The breadth of the improvement stood out as much as the headline number. Twenty of the company's top 30 end markets posted positive year-over-year sales growth in the quarter, up from 17 last quarter and just 15 a year earlier, with metals, technology, utilities and energy, machinery, rubber and plastics, and pulp and paper leading the way. Automation sales jumped more than 20% year-over-year, the strongest growth in over four years, as customers lean into robotics, machine vision, and what management called physical AI.
The technology vertical now makes up more than 15% of the Engineered Solutions segment, with semiconductor demand and data center buildouts both contributing. The Service Center segment grew organic sales 8%, up from 4% last quarter, with 27 of 30 verticals positive. That segment has averaged 8% organic sales growth and 13% EBITDA growth over the past five years, a track record management pointed to as evidence the business is more durable than investors might ***** ume. All of that flowed through to the bottom line. EBITDA margin expanded more than 60 basis points to above 13%, EBITDA grew 16%, and SG&A expense fell to 18.6% of sales. The company generated $461 million in free cash flow for the year, returned $317 million to shareholders through buybacks, raised its dividend 11%, and used the momentum to lift its five-year targets, pushing the sales objective to $7 billion from $5.5 billion and the EBITDA margin goal to 14% from 13%.
The guidance Applied issued for fiscal 2027 tells a more cautious story than the quarter it just posted. Full-year sales growth guidance sits at just 4% to 6.5%, well below the 9.7% just delivered, with management citing tougher comparisons in the back half of the year and limited visibility into how trade policy and geopolitical dynamics evolve. Inside Engineered Solutions, flow control sales growth was muted in the quarter, weighed down by a difficult prior-year comparison and softer MRO activity across process end markets like chemicals and refining, both of which also declined outright for the year alongside lumber and wood and transportation.
#ebitda #management #organic #years
3 days ago
During the August 18 episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer turned his attention toward the resilience of the American consumer and the solid trajectory of travel platforms. He highlighted the ongoing strength in the travel segment, as he commented:
Finally, in my litany of things that just aren't that horrible, front and center is the consumer. Last night, I talked about how well Airbnb is doing. It's on fire. People traveling their darn… heads off. They're using AI to write programs and answer calls, and it's saving them fortunes.
Cramer's current bullishness follows a steady evolution from earlier market skepticism, recalling how Wall Street previously treated the travel sector amid broader macro headwinds. During the April 22 episode, when a caller asked about the Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) stock, Cramer responded:
Travel and leisure's being challenged. But I gotta tell you, I read a Wells Fargo piece this morning that said we are finally at the inflection and the stock is about to turn up. I am going with Wells Fargo. I think it's at the right level. I think it is going to do incredibly well, and this is a buy. And I did say in How to Make Money in Any Market, I made the point that Brian Chesky is real, okay? The guy, the CEO, he's real. He has some ups and downs like the rest of us. But holy cow, I think he's going to be good.
Airbnb, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ABNB) second-quarter financial results support the long-term conviction, with revenue growing 16.8% year-over-year to $3.61 billion, beating consensus estimates by $30 million. GAAP EPS came in at $1.37, outperforming expectations by $0.12. Gross booking value climbed 16% to $27.2 billion, driven by strong travel demand across core and expansion markets.
#abnb
Finally, in my litany of things that just aren't that horrible, front and center is the consumer. Last night, I talked about how well Airbnb is doing. It's on fire. People traveling their darn… heads off. They're using AI to write programs and answer calls, and it's saving them fortunes.
Cramer's current bullishness follows a steady evolution from earlier market skepticism, recalling how Wall Street previously treated the travel sector amid broader macro headwinds. During the April 22 episode, when a caller asked about the Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) stock, Cramer responded:
Travel and leisure's being challenged. But I gotta tell you, I read a Wells Fargo piece this morning that said we are finally at the inflection and the stock is about to turn up. I am going with Wells Fargo. I think it's at the right level. I think it is going to do incredibly well, and this is a buy. And I did say in How to Make Money in Any Market, I made the point that Brian Chesky is real, okay? The guy, the CEO, he's real. He has some ups and downs like the rest of us. But holy cow, I think he's going to be good.
Airbnb, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ABNB) second-quarter financial results support the long-term conviction, with revenue growing 16.8% year-over-year to $3.61 billion, beating consensus estimates by $30 million. GAAP EPS came in at $1.37, outperforming expectations by $0.12. Gross booking value climbed 16% to $27.2 billion, driven by strong travel demand across core and expansion markets.
#abnb
3 days ago
Even for someone whose fortune can buy private islands, mega-yachts, and some of the most expensive real estate in America, there are still a few doors that cannot be opened overnight.
Jeff Bezos is discovering that firsthand in one of Florida's most exclusive communities, where membership is earned through patience, relationships, and time rather than wealth alone.
While the Amazon founder and wife Lauren Sanchez have already planted roots in the ultra-wealthy enclave, one coveted invitation remains out of reach.
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For years, Jeff Bezos has been **** ociated with access. However, at Indian Creek Country Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in South Florida, even the world's third-richest person is being required to follow the same path as everyone else.
#jeff #amazon #lauren
Jeff Bezos is discovering that firsthand in one of Florida's most exclusive communities, where membership is earned through patience, relationships, and time rather than wealth alone.
While the Amazon founder and wife Lauren Sanchez have already planted roots in the ultra-wealthy enclave, one coveted invitation remains out of reach.
Spread Pictures / MEGA
For years, Jeff Bezos has been **** ociated with access. However, at Indian Creek Country Club, one of the most exclusive clubs in South Florida, even the world's third-richest person is being required to follow the same path as everyone else.
#jeff #amazon #lauren
3 days ago
Sex toys make WNBA return as green object thrown onto court at Dream vs. Sparks game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
If you were tuned into the WNBA in the summer of 2025, you were certainly aware of some rather interesting projectiles being thrown onto courts by fans. For a while, it appeared those shenanigans were over with — until Thursday night.
Over one year after the WNBA was forced to release a statement regarding **** toys being thrown onto courts at games, it happened again in Thursday's Dream vs. Sparks matchup.
After a green **** toy was thrown onto the court during Atlanta's win, Angel Reese was seen quickly pointing out the fan who threw it from the bench.
Here's a look at the clip from Thursday's incident and what to know about its history at WNBA games.
#onto #sparks #green #court
If you were tuned into the WNBA in the summer of 2025, you were certainly aware of some rather interesting projectiles being thrown onto courts by fans. For a while, it appeared those shenanigans were over with — until Thursday night.
Over one year after the WNBA was forced to release a statement regarding **** toys being thrown onto courts at games, it happened again in Thursday's Dream vs. Sparks matchup.
After a green **** toy was thrown onto the court during Atlanta's win, Angel Reese was seen quickly pointing out the fan who threw it from the bench.
Here's a look at the clip from Thursday's incident and what to know about its history at WNBA games.
#onto #sparks #green #court
3 days ago
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Two friends will face off in the ring this Saturday. Teofimo Lopez is taking on Rolando "Rolly" Romero for his WBA welterweight **** le. The night's co-main event will feature a middleweight bout between Yoenli Hernandez and Francisco Daniel Veron. Prelims are set to begin at 8 p.m. ET, while main ringwalks are at 11 p.m. ET.
You can tune in to the Rolly vs. Lopez fight at home on DAZN and Prime Video, where it will cost $80, but if you want to save a little, you can also watch the fight this weekend with DAZN's new PPV subscription plan, which is just $49.99/month and gets you more than 12 PPV fights per year, including this weekend's bout.
Here's everything you need to know to watch the fight this weekend, including the schedule, fight card, prices, and more.
Date: Saturday, August 22
#fight #rolly
Two friends will face off in the ring this Saturday. Teofimo Lopez is taking on Rolando "Rolly" Romero for his WBA welterweight **** le. The night's co-main event will feature a middleweight bout between Yoenli Hernandez and Francisco Daniel Veron. Prelims are set to begin at 8 p.m. ET, while main ringwalks are at 11 p.m. ET.
You can tune in to the Rolly vs. Lopez fight at home on DAZN and Prime Video, where it will cost $80, but if you want to save a little, you can also watch the fight this weekend with DAZN's new PPV subscription plan, which is just $49.99/month and gets you more than 12 PPV fights per year, including this weekend's bout.
Here's everything you need to know to watch the fight this weekend, including the schedule, fight card, prices, and more.
Date: Saturday, August 22
#fight #rolly
3 days ago
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's return to the U.K. won't be without its challenges.
According to a Wednesday, August 19 report in The New York Times, the Duke and ******* ss of Sussex will be leaving Montecito and moving back to England with their two young children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, in the coming weeks.
"There's no way they can do six-month stretches in each place, so they will have to be flying back and forth quite regularly," reveals the source. "For them and their entire entourage of staff and security, each trip sets them back a small fortune. Plus, they will have the costs of maintaining two households full-time."
In addition to their new U.K. residence, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, will be holding onto Montecito digs, TMZ reported on Thursday. The $14.65 million mansion was purchased in 2020 and costs the couple $600,000-plus a year in mortgage payments and taxes alone, per the New York Post.
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#harry
According to a Wednesday, August 19 report in The New York Times, the Duke and ******* ss of Sussex will be leaving Montecito and moving back to England with their two young children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, in the coming weeks.
"There's no way they can do six-month stretches in each place, so they will have to be flying back and forth quite regularly," reveals the source. "For them and their entire entourage of staff and security, each trip sets them back a small fortune. Plus, they will have the costs of maintaining two households full-time."
In addition to their new U.K. residence, Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, will be holding onto Montecito digs, TMZ reported on Thursday. The $14.65 million mansion was purchased in 2020 and costs the couple $600,000-plus a year in mortgage payments and taxes alone, per the New York Post.
MEGA
#harry
3 days ago
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported return to the UK is reportedly due to this major reason. According to insiders, the Sussexes' financial status was part of their decision-making. Earlier, several reports suggested that the couple has been going through money troubles in California. However, it was recently reported that the parents of two are "not out of money," but their expenses seemed to be high.
One of the reasons why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly returning to the UK has been revealed. An insider told Page Six that "cash is a big" reason for their move. "They are not out of money," they said, adding, "Anything that comes in instantly goes out." According to a source, the Sussexes' expenses affected their financial status, allegedly leading them to move to Britain.
Furthermore, the insider claimed that Harry has seemingly inherited a fortune from some of his relatives. Over the years, Markle has also helped financially through her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and her Netflix project, "With Love, Meghan." From philanthropic work to exploring the entertainment market, the couple has dived into many opportunities. Thanks to their hard work, they reportedly had "more money than most even before Megxit!"
However, the more they earned, the more expenses they dealt with. According to the outlet, Markle and Harry had two mortgages on their mansion in Montecito, California. They also had a large household staff, so their salaries might have put a strain on the couple financially. Moreover, the Sussexes owned a vacation estate in Portugal. On top of these expenses, Harry lost a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against ***** ociated Newspapers.
Meanwhile, Harry and Markle are said to be returning to the UK. It has not been confirmed when they will move or how long they plan to stay. But reports claimed that they would stay outside London and their kids would start school in September.
#markle #meghan #sussexes
One of the reasons why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly returning to the UK has been revealed. An insider told Page Six that "cash is a big" reason for their move. "They are not out of money," they said, adding, "Anything that comes in instantly goes out." According to a source, the Sussexes' expenses affected their financial status, allegedly leading them to move to Britain.
Furthermore, the insider claimed that Harry has seemingly inherited a fortune from some of his relatives. Over the years, Markle has also helped financially through her lifestyle brand, As Ever, and her Netflix project, "With Love, Meghan." From philanthropic work to exploring the entertainment market, the couple has dived into many opportunities. Thanks to their hard work, they reportedly had "more money than most even before Megxit!"
However, the more they earned, the more expenses they dealt with. According to the outlet, Markle and Harry had two mortgages on their mansion in Montecito, California. They also had a large household staff, so their salaries might have put a strain on the couple financially. Moreover, the Sussexes owned a vacation estate in Portugal. On top of these expenses, Harry lost a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against ***** ociated Newspapers.
Meanwhile, Harry and Markle are said to be returning to the UK. It has not been confirmed when they will move or how long they plan to stay. But reports claimed that they would stay outside London and their kids would start school in September.
#markle #meghan #sussexes
3 days ago
BMW Championship - round one leaderboard
-6 R McIlroy (NI), W Clark (US), C Gotterup (US), JJ Spaun (US), G Woodland (US); -5 R Hisatsune (Jpn), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -4 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), L Aberg (Swe), M Thorbjornsen (US), Bridgeman (US)
Selected others: -2 R MacIntyre (Sco), A Rai (Eng); -1 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Rose (Eng)
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Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler had a reversal of fortunes that few could have predicted on Thursday's opening day of the BMW Championship in St Louis.
#mcilroy #spaun
-6 R McIlroy (NI), W Clark (US), C Gotterup (US), JJ Spaun (US), G Woodland (US); -5 R Hisatsune (Jpn), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -4 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), L Aberg (Swe), M Thorbjornsen (US), Bridgeman (US)
Selected others: -2 R MacIntyre (Sco), A Rai (Eng); -1 T Fleetwood (Eng), J Rose (Eng)
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Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler had a reversal of fortunes that few could have predicted on Thursday's opening day of the BMW Championship in St Louis.
#mcilroy #spaun
3 days ago
Indiana Fever schedule 2026: Dates, times, TV channels, live streams to watch Caitlin Clark WNBA games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The WNBA is officially back, and as always, the Indiana Fever are the talk of the town.
Even entering her third season in the league, women's basketball fans can't get enough of Caitlin Clark. The point guard was plagued with injury throughout her sophomore campaign, only playing 13 total games. Clark is surely returning to the court with redemption top of mind.
Despite navigating a myriad of team injuries last year, the Fever were still able to push the eventual champion Aces to five games in the league semifinals. With the core of Clark, Aliyah Boston, Sophie Cunningham and Kelsey Mitchell all back in action, Indiana looks like it could be a top franchise in the WNBA this season.
Be sure to tune in for this team.
#clark #indiana #sporting
The WNBA is officially back, and as always, the Indiana Fever are the talk of the town.
Even entering her third season in the league, women's basketball fans can't get enough of Caitlin Clark. The point guard was plagued with injury throughout her sophomore campaign, only playing 13 total games. Clark is surely returning to the court with redemption top of mind.
Despite navigating a myriad of team injuries last year, the Fever were still able to push the eventual champion Aces to five games in the league semifinals. With the core of Clark, Aliyah Boston, Sophie Cunningham and Kelsey Mitchell all back in action, Indiana looks like it could be a top franchise in the WNBA this season.
Be sure to tune in for this team.
#clark #indiana #sporting
3 days ago
On August 17, Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), agreed to buy internal business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for $10 million, outbidding a $7.5 million offer from AI data company Mercor. The haul includes employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, spreadsheets, calendars, and marketing and operations records, all to be stripped of customer information before the sale closes at a bankruptcy court hearing. It is a tiny deal by Alphabet's standards. But it says something about how aggressively the company is hunting for raw material to train its AI models.
Google Cloud revenue grew 82% year over year to $24.8 billion in the second quarter, accelerating from 63% growth in the first. That pace dwarfs the 43% growth Microsoft reported for Azure and the 37% growth Amazon posted for AWS over the same period. Google Cloud is still the smallest of the three in dollar terms, but its operating income more than tripled, from $2.8 billion to $8.8 billion, pushing its margin from about 21% to 36%. Its backlog reached $514 billion, roughly five years of work at the current pace, and Alphabet expects to recognize just over half of it as revenue within 24 months. CEO Sundar Pichai said nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 now use its Gemini Enterprise model, with existing customers exceeding their original commitments by more than 50%.
AI is reshaping the advertising side of the business too. Gemini is helping Alphabet find relevant ads for longer, harder-to-monetize searches, while a tool called AI Max uses AI to expand keyword matches and rewrite ad copy automatically. Management has credited AI Overviews and AI Mode with lifting search revenue by making results more relevant, all built on top of a Chrome browser with 68% global market share and a Google Search engine that holds 91%.
Alphabet's headline numbers are less impressive up close. The company reported net income of $112.2 billion on revenue of $119.8 billion in the second quarter, but $98 billion of that came from "other income," driven mainly by a $94.1 billion unrealized gain tied to its early stake in **** eX. Alphabet invested $900 million in **** eX back in 2015 for roughly 7.5% of the company, a position that ballooned in value after **** eX's June IPO priced shares at $135 and closed the quarter at $170.86. Strip that gain out and Alphabet's net income falls closer to $18 billion, which works out to a 35% year-over-year decline in earnings per share. Because the gain is unrealized, it rises and falls with **** eX's stock price and could reverse just as fast as it appeared.
#year
Google Cloud revenue grew 82% year over year to $24.8 billion in the second quarter, accelerating from 63% growth in the first. That pace dwarfs the 43% growth Microsoft reported for Azure and the 37% growth Amazon posted for AWS over the same period. Google Cloud is still the smallest of the three in dollar terms, but its operating income more than tripled, from $2.8 billion to $8.8 billion, pushing its margin from about 21% to 36%. Its backlog reached $514 billion, roughly five years of work at the current pace, and Alphabet expects to recognize just over half of it as revenue within 24 months. CEO Sundar Pichai said nearly 90% of the Fortune 100 now use its Gemini Enterprise model, with existing customers exceeding their original commitments by more than 50%.
AI is reshaping the advertising side of the business too. Gemini is helping Alphabet find relevant ads for longer, harder-to-monetize searches, while a tool called AI Max uses AI to expand keyword matches and rewrite ad copy automatically. Management has credited AI Overviews and AI Mode with lifting search revenue by making results more relevant, all built on top of a Chrome browser with 68% global market share and a Google Search engine that holds 91%.
Alphabet's headline numbers are less impressive up close. The company reported net income of $112.2 billion on revenue of $119.8 billion in the second quarter, but $98 billion of that came from "other income," driven mainly by a $94.1 billion unrealized gain tied to its early stake in **** eX. Alphabet invested $900 million in **** eX back in 2015 for roughly 7.5% of the company, a position that ballooned in value after **** eX's June IPO priced shares at $135 and closed the quarter at $170.86. Strip that gain out and Alphabet's net income falls closer to $18 billion, which works out to a 35% year-over-year decline in earnings per share. Because the gain is unrealized, it rises and falls with **** eX's stock price and could reverse just as fast as it appeared.
#year
3 days ago
Thursday's edition of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here.
On Episode 3,696, the guys brought in a trio of incredible guests: PFL's Luke Trainer, and former UFC champions Henry Cejudo and Tyron Woodley. They also went over recent MMA news and previewed PFL Tampa and UFC Sacramento. Tune in!
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: MMA Junkie Radio #3696 : Guests Cejudo, Trainer, Woodley; PFL, UFC previews
#trainer
On Episode 3,696, the guys brought in a trio of incredible guests: PFL's Luke Trainer, and former UFC champions Henry Cejudo and Tyron Woodley. They also went over recent MMA news and previewed PFL Tampa and UFC Sacramento. Tune in!
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: MMA Junkie Radio #3696 : Guests Cejudo, Trainer, Woodley; PFL, UFC previews
#trainer
3 days ago
This story will be updated as new information becomes available...
The start of Thursday's game between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles has been delayed due to inclement weather at Camden Yards.
With first pitch originally set for 6:35 p.m., Baltimore announced that it expects to start the series finale with New York after a "short delay".
Right-handed Gerrit Cole is expected to be the starter for the visiting Yankees.
Cole has been outstanding in August. In three starts, he's pitched to the tune of a 1.93 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across 18.2 innings, tallying 19 strikeouts in the process.
#start #right #gerrit
The start of Thursday's game between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles has been delayed due to inclement weather at Camden Yards.
With first pitch originally set for 6:35 p.m., Baltimore announced that it expects to start the series finale with New York after a "short delay".
Right-handed Gerrit Cole is expected to be the starter for the visiting Yankees.
Cole has been outstanding in August. In three starts, he's pitched to the tune of a 1.93 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across 18.2 innings, tallying 19 strikeouts in the process.
#start #right #gerrit
4 days ago
Mark Walter has agreed to sell his majority ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers just a little more than one year after buying it, a fascinating development with several side stories likely to continue unfolding over the coming months.
The deal will also — maybe — end the Buss family's 47-year run as stewards of the franchise. At least that's what five of the six Buss siblings are hoping for. They've voted to sell their roughly 18 percent share in the team. Since the lone holdout is Jeanie Buss, the most powerful of the bunch, the five-against-one showdown kind of feels like a coin flip. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, the feds continue to dig into Walter's sprawling business empire from multiple angles. You can read all about that here, and about some of Walter's countermoves here.
We'll touch on the saga a little bit in this week's quiz, with a whole lot more along the way. So enjoy, and make sure you try out our Connections: Sports Edition game, too!
Mark Walter agrees to sell Lakers one year after buying the franchise
#walter #little
The deal will also — maybe — end the Buss family's 47-year run as stewards of the franchise. At least that's what five of the six Buss siblings are hoping for. They've voted to sell their roughly 18 percent share in the team. Since the lone holdout is Jeanie Buss, the most powerful of the bunch, the five-against-one showdown kind of feels like a coin flip. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, the feds continue to dig into Walter's sprawling business empire from multiple angles. You can read all about that here, and about some of Walter's countermoves here.
We'll touch on the saga a little bit in this week's quiz, with a whole lot more along the way. So enjoy, and make sure you try out our Connections: Sports Edition game, too!
Mark Walter agrees to sell Lakers one year after buying the franchise
#walter #little
4 days ago
Matt Gulbin may not have fallen immediately asleep Wednesday night.
Gulbin, a rookie out of Michigan State, was drafted by the Commanders in the sixth round, 209th overall, in last April's NFL Draft. Gulbin was selected to bring along and provide depth behind starting center Nick Allegretti.
However, on the very first day of the Commanders' 2026 training camp, Allegretti strained a calf. It was a bad enough strain that Allegretti missed nearly three weeks of training camp practices before returning August 18. Wednesday, Allegretti again had to leave practice early after getting injured.
"I think really, just taking it day-by-day, trying to get better every day," is simply how Gulbin replied to Denton Day when asked Wednesday what he is learning through his first NFL training camp. (I am) taking advantage of everything we do, whether it is practice, walkthroughs or meetings, being in tune and locked in with that."
When asked about the offensive line room, Gulbin quickly responded, "I feel like we have a really good group. Coach Stape, Coach Toub and Coach Stolt do a really good job fostering a good brotherhood. They are down-to-earth, salt-of-the-earth guys. Everybody takes care of each other, which I'm super-grateful for." Gulbin was referring to Darnell Stapleton (Offensive Line Coach), Shane Toub (Assistant Offensive Line Coach) and Brian Stoldt (Offensive Quality Control Coach).
#coach #line #training #camp
Gulbin, a rookie out of Michigan State, was drafted by the Commanders in the sixth round, 209th overall, in last April's NFL Draft. Gulbin was selected to bring along and provide depth behind starting center Nick Allegretti.
However, on the very first day of the Commanders' 2026 training camp, Allegretti strained a calf. It was a bad enough strain that Allegretti missed nearly three weeks of training camp practices before returning August 18. Wednesday, Allegretti again had to leave practice early after getting injured.
"I think really, just taking it day-by-day, trying to get better every day," is simply how Gulbin replied to Denton Day when asked Wednesday what he is learning through his first NFL training camp. (I am) taking advantage of everything we do, whether it is practice, walkthroughs or meetings, being in tune and locked in with that."
When asked about the offensive line room, Gulbin quickly responded, "I feel like we have a really good group. Coach Stape, Coach Toub and Coach Stolt do a really good job fostering a good brotherhood. They are down-to-earth, salt-of-the-earth guys. Everybody takes care of each other, which I'm super-grateful for." Gulbin was referring to Darnell Stapleton (Offensive Line Coach), Shane Toub (Assistant Offensive Line Coach) and Brian Stoldt (Offensive Quality Control Coach).
#coach #line #training #camp