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John Lackey has worn the No. 41 jersey for most of his professional career, but when he was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals last month, he found out that fellow pitcher Pat Neshek already occupied that number. So Lackey did what any normal person would to: He gave Neshek an autographed Babe Ruth baseball in exchange for his jersey number, The ball is worth close to $10,000, but lets be real....

Boudin, who is facing a recall election in June, has been heavily criticized by San Francisco citizens who believe he has failed to make the city safer. According to a poll by EMC Research, nearly 70 percent of likely primary voters favor Boudin’s removal, including 64 percent of registered Democrats. However, on Wednesday, John Legend wrote in a series of tweets that “District Attorney elections are crucial to improving our criminal legal system and 2022 is a year with thousands of races....

The senator’s timing seems off in a way that might be admirable if it weren’t so politically clumsy. McCain trashed President Bush when he was popular—and now champions him when he’s down. The trashing angered many Republicans, who could never fully trust McCain again after his apostasy on tax cuts, torture and a dozen other issues where he always seemed to be highlighting his independence from Bush on TV. And promoting success in Iraq seems at odds with the facts on the ground: the “significant progress” McCain said he saw came when the average daily death toll of Iraqis was higher in March than in February....

Sunday night’s Last Week Tonight began with Oliver saying he wouldn’t explain the history of the conflict or propose a solution, but explain why the incidents of the past week are “just wrong.” “One side has suffered over 10 times the casualties, something which speaks to both the severe power imbalance at play here and how that often gets obscured by how we choose to talk about it,” he said....

This year’s 75th annual star-studded ceremony, celebrating the theater world’s achievements, was held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Oscar-winning West Side Story star Ariana DeBose. Ahead of the event, Stamos took to Twitter to reveal that his late friend and Full House co-star Saget, who died in January at the age of 65, wouldn’t be recognized during the tribute to those who passed away recently....

Was that a racial slur toward Blues forward Ryan Reaves, who is African-American? Not sure, because there doesn’t seem to have been a follow-up asked of Tortorella during his postgame press conference Saturday night in St. Louis. GENTILLE: Tortorella could learn something about America from J.T. Brown There’s an anecdotal case to be made that it wasn’t: And so that’s how we’ll roll (for now): Hey, don’t do that....

The Danish actor replaced Depp as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in 2020 after Depp lost his libel case over over domestic abuse allegations stemming from his marriage to ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp played Grindelwald in the first two films of the Harry Potter spin-off franchise, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Mikkelsen stepped in for the third installment, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which hit theaters in April 2022, just before Depp’s highly publicized trial began....

Occasionally, however, even they can steal the show as Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker found out on Monday night in the Rams’ 24-10 win over the Chicago Bears. The All-Pro selection was simply faultless, racking up 221 yards over his five punts at an average of 44.2 yards per punt. Distance was matched by remarkable accuracy, with all of Hekker’s five punts landing inside Chicago’s 10-yard line and two of those efforts pinning the Bears inside their own five yards....

The New York Post reports former Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel and friends threw a wild two-day party at a rented $4.5 million Los Angeles house and caused $32,000 in damages, leading to Los Angeles police being called to the house on April 6. The Post obtained photos that showed a house strewn with stains, broken glass, alcohol bottles and what appears to be drugs. MORE: Johnny Football gone wild: 15 worst antics...

There was no real choice, then, but for Johnson to report for the start of Houston’s training camp Friday. As much as he has expressed doubts this offseason about the future of his only NFL team, it’s still a critical, mutually beneficial relationship. It wasn’t about the money for Johnson. He is signed through 2016, this season earning $6.5 million of the $28 million owed to him over the next three years....

Gruden confirmed his resignation, which Las Vegas owner Mark Davis accepted, in a statement via the Raiders. MORE: Jon Gruden’s resignation, explained — the emails that led to him leaving the Raiders Gruden originally made his return to coaching with the Raiders in 2018. He returned to the franchise that gave him his first NFL head coaching opportunity to work with Derek Carr, fix the team’s lackluster offense and help navigate an eventual move to Las Vegas....

Instead of talking about how great the fight for the UFC heavyweight championship will be on July 7, some of the focus has been on Cormier’s biggest rival and a rumored 2017 opponent for Miocic, Jon Jones. Following Jones’ victory over Cormier at UFC 183, it was revealed Jones used cocaine and partied hard during his training camp. They ran it back at UFC 214, with Jones winning by third-round TKO....

Jon Lester was a coveted pitcher on the market and ultimately chose to sign with the Cubs over his beloved Red Sox. As one can imagine, it ruffled a few feathers. The Cubs had the better deal and Lester tried to soften the blow to Red Sox nation. MORE: Jon Lester chooses Cubs | Lester signing huge for Cubs | Red Sox options All hope was not lost as some fans took the news in stride....

The former late-night host was moved to join the platform amid the Wall Street/Reddit/GameStop frenzy that currently has enthralled the world. “This is bulls***.” the former Daily Show host wrote in his very first tweet from his brand new verified account. “The Redditors aren’t cheating, they’re joining a party Wall Street insiders have been enjoying for years. Don’t shut them down…maybe sue them for copyright infringement instead!! We’ve learned nothing from 2008....

In recent weeks, Davidson has been the target of a slew of West’s Instagram posts, with the rapper and designer publicly voicing his objection to the Saturday Night Live star dating his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. Weighing in on the ongoing saga, former The Daily Show host Stewart, 59, said that Davidson, 28, is “doing the best [he] can” in the current situation. “I know Pete real well,” Stewart said during an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday....

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin had NBA legend Michael Jordan at the track for the Sprint Cup championship race Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Ryan Newman team owner Richard Childress talked to Royals World Series manager Ned Yost, a longtime friend, about handling pressure situations. Hamlin and Childress might need to make more calls this week on how to handle disappointment as Hamlin, Newman and Team Penske’s Joey Logano came up short at Homestead-Miami Speedway....

The trend continued on Day 2 as Dayton's Jordan Sibert sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to propel the Flyers past the Mastodons of IPFW. MORE: CBB’s top-100 must follow Twitter accounts | Dunk of the year? The Mastodons addressed the age-old question "Do you foul up three in the final moments of the game?" by fouling and it came back to bite them. After Khari Price made his two foul shots, he helped force a turnover and got the ball to Sibert, who hit the game-winner....

Spieth nearly dropped a shot directly into the hole from 144 yards out at the John Deere Classic. He hit the flagstick so hard he damaged the green near the edge of the cup. MORE: Recent British Open winners | Preparing for the British Open | Rory out with ankle injury It’s fair to say the 21-year-old Masters and U.S. Open winner has laser focus heading into the British Open....

The No. 2 golfer in the world is set to embark on his own competitive rivalry this week when he tees off alongside red-hot Jason Day for the first two rounds of the second leg of the PGA Tour’s playoffs. MORE: Historical photos of presidential first pitches | Deutsche Bank Championship: Featured groups On Tuesday, he was all smiles as he took in the atmosphere surrounding the historic ballpark....

But if “Notorious” really wants a piece of “Gamebred,” Masvidal is more than happy to oblige. “I don’t know, man, that dude’s talking wild,” Masvidal told reporters after defeating Nate Diaz at UFC 244 early Sunday morning, referring to McGregor possibly being interested in facing him. “If he fights and gets a victory and wants this … I’ll f—k that little guy up, man. He’s a f—g midget. “Dana White, president of this motherf—g company said I’m too much man for him,” Masvidal continued....