If you thought your commute was brutal, maybe don't say anything to the Boston Red Sox . Then again, the New York Mets might have had it worse. They still lost to a team running on fumes and airport coffee. The Red Sox wrapped up a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, then headed to the airport for a flight to New York ahead of a three-game series with the Mets before the All-Star break. NEW REPORT SUGGESTS THE NEW YORK METS ARE OPEN TO TRADING FRANCISCO LINDOR AMID DISASTROUS SEASON A flight from Chicago to New York is pretty routine, but the Red Sox had to wait around at the airport because of an issue with their plane. According to MLB.com, it got so bad that at two in the morning, the team had to head back to a Chicago hotel and crash there for the night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Not ideal, but there was still plenty of time to leave early Friday morning. Of course, when the team returned to the airport, another mechanical issue delayed the...

Russian missiles and Iranian-supplied drones continue to slam into Ukrainian hospitals and apartment blocks with regularity. These are not precision strikes aimed at military targets; they are clumsy, often wildly inaccurate terror attacks designed to break the will of the Ukrainian people. In this, they echo the Nazi V-1 and V-2 "vengeance weapons" of 1944-45. Those terror weapons killed thousands of civilians in London and Antwerp, but achieved little militarily. They also mirror the Luftwaffe’s Blitz on British cities in 1940. The bombs fell — but British resolve only hardened. The same dynamic is playing out now in Ukraine. Every Russian strike on civilians strengthens Ukrainian determination to fight on. JEB BUSH PRAISES TRUMP FOR CRIPPLING IRAN’S MILITARY, BUT WARNS OF ‘THREAT’ TO US FROM REPORTED DRONES IN CUBA Meanwhile, Ukraine has seized the initiative with a weapon the Russians has yet to counter: massed, AI-enabled drones and long-range cruise missiles produced ...

PHOENIX – The Caitlin Clark haters got some additional ammunition on Thursday night as the Fever defeated the Phoenix Mercury 92-89 to move to 4-0 without Clark this season. Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points, including a go-ahead layup with 10 seconds left, to lead all scorers. Aliyah Boston returned from injury and scored 21 points. Rookie Raven Johnson saw extended minutes with Clark sidelined but only managed to score 6 points in the star's absence. Sophie Cunningham, who produced perhaps the most viral moment of the WNBA season when the Mercury and Fever met on June 22, hit two clutch free throws in the final seconds to seal the win. FEVER COACH STEPHANIE WHITE DODGES QUESTION ON GOP LETTER ABOUT CAITLIN CLARK’S TREATMENT IN WNBA Alyssa Thomas, who was suspended for one game for a Flagrant 2 foul on Clark when the two teams met on June 24, scored 22 points in the loss. The Fever ruled Clark out for Thursday night's game against Phoenix despite the guard playing 16 minutes ...

The San Francisco Giants' season-long struggles are weighing heavily on Logan Webb, and the frustration spilled onto the internet for everyone to see. On Wednesday, following a blowout loss to the Blue Jays at Oracle Park, the All-Star pitcher started trading shots with critics on X before eventually deleting his account. The back-and-forth began after KNBR's Jack Loder posted a video criticizing the Giants' "leadership void" and questioned whether Webb had consistently lived up to his billing as the team's ace. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ASKED TO RETIRE 'THRUSTING' CELEBRATION A DAY AFTER TAKING THE LEAGUE BY STORM "When someone is supposed to be your ace, you think that they're going to give you the best chance to win every week," Loder posted. "Logan Webb had an awesome June, he was bad in April, he missed most of May. I've said over the years that he's been a great Giant, like I've really appreciated his Giants tenure. Bu...

As a Certified Financial Planner, I've spent more than three decades asking people one simple question before they make a major financial decision. "How are you going to pay for it?" It's a question every bank asks before approving a loan. It's a question every family should ask before buying a home. And it's the question every voter should ask as democratic socialism gains momentum across America. You can vote for someone as president of student council who promises free lunch, no school on Fridays, and unlimited recess, but will those policies actually be put into place and will they be successful. Because every promise has a price tag. MAMDANI RIPPED FOR CLAIMING VICTORY OVER CAPITALISM AFTER NYC'S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR TAXPAYER FUNDED BAILOUT Over the past few weeks, Democratic Socialist candidates have captured national attention with proposals that include government-funded childcare, free public transit, city-owned grocery stores, tuition-free colle...

All eyes were on Caitlin Clark on Wednesday night as she made her anticipated return from injury in a road matchup in Los Angeles. But instead of a triumphant comeback, the Fever spent the entire night chasing the Sparks as Clark's rough return fueled a 106-92 rout. The superstar never found a groove, looking completely out of sync in her return from a back injury. STEPHANIE WHITE GIVES CAITLIN CLARK STATUS UPDATE AHEAD OF FEVER-SPARKS, BUT HER NEXT MOVE RAISES QUESTIONS Much of that disjointed performance falls squarely on head coach Stephanie White, who kept Clark on a ridiculously tight leash by limiting her to just 16 minutes. The stop-and-go approach could have sabotaged any chance for the phenom to establish a rhythm. Clark finished with just 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Her minus-16 plus-minus told the story. The Los Angeles Sparks were severely shorthanded, taking the floor without stars Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink . MERCURY'S NOW-DELETED SOCIAL MEDIA POST MO...

The high-stakes fight between the left-wing and the center-left establishment for the future of the  Democratic Part y took center stage Tuesday in battleground Michigan. That's where moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, who is backed by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the party establishment, faced off in a fiery Senate nomination debate against former Wayne County Health Department Director Abdul El-Sayed, a far-left candidate endorsed by progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. The sharpest exchanges centered on campaign money, outside spending and U.S. policy toward Israel, with El-Sayed repeatedly accusing Stevens of benefiting from millions of dollars in outside spending from pro-Israel and corporate-aligned groups. "If you want your politics dictated by AIPAC or Chuck Schumer, then I'm not your guy," El-Sayed said, arguing the Democratic Party would not change if it continued to elect leaders who...