While Aaron Judge is on the shelf for the entirety of this best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox, other New York Yankees homegrown talent stepped up to take Game 1 in the Bronx on Tuesday night. It was two Massachusetts natives, Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice, who played a vital role in setting the tone with a key victory to open the postseason. It’s no secret Schlitter, who hails from Walpole, Mass., has had the Red Sox ’s number ever since his incredible eight-inning Game 3 performance in this same Wild Card bout last year. He came into this contest with an ERA below one, as Boston just hasn’t been able to figure him out. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Schlittler has even leaned into the villain role he plays in the Red Sox fan base’s ecosystem, poking the proverbial bear on social media. He has always been able to back up his talk with his performance on the mound, and Tuesday night was no different. Schlittler, a frontrunner for the AL Cy Young Award,...

The State Department is assessing how it could grant state and local officials access to federal passport records to verify voters' citizenship status ahead of the midterm elections in November. The department is weighing how to share passport information with state and local officials, as well as some nonprofit groups, as part of the initiative that aims to ensure registered voters are U.S. citizens. The objective of the plan is to share the information in a way that "protects Americans' data, deters fraud and supports the integrity of U.S. citizenship," a department spokesperson said in a statement to NewsNation. The Justice Department disclosed the plan in a court filing last week, saying federal officials plan to use passport records to identify potential noncitizens on voter registration rolls. TRUMP SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN IN ELECTION INTEGRITY FIGHT AS STATES GAIN NEW VOTER ROLL TOOL According to the filing, the State Department will publish a notice in the F...

LeBron James took the mic at 76ers Media Day, sounding like classic LeBron. After a summer of endless free agency rumors, opting out of his contract, and leaving his family on the West Coast to chase another ring in the East, he finally landed in Philadelphia. Yet before taking a single shot in a Sixers uniform, he was already laying down excuses and tossing his new teammates under the bus. "If we can do that, then we can be a great team," he said. "If we don't do that, then we'll be like, 'Oh man, it was a great team on paper. We had a lot of great talent, and we lost in the second round.' I don't wanna do that. I didn't leave my family to lose in the second round, I know that for sure. So the work needs to be done, and I'm ready to put the work in." Classic LeBron. If they win, he is the savior. If they lose, the team on paper simply did not put in the work. Then came the best part. LeBron admitted he nearly signed with the New York Kn...

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Sunday that living public officials should not have buildings named after them and proposed a rule to prohibit such renaming efforts. This comes as President Donald Trump continues to push to rename the Kennedy Center after himself. The president has also sought to rename other prominent federal buildings in Washington, D.C., after himself since returning to the White House last year. Kennedy said public officials, including Trump, should not "spend public money on private ads for themselves." "The White House sees it differently, but … you can’t spend public money to … promote yourself," Kennedy told host Margaret Brennan during an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation." KENNEDY CENTER CEILING PARTIALLY COLLAPSES AS TRUMP-LED BOARD PUSHES FOR 2-YEAR CLOSURE Kennedy's comments came as a new ad promoting Trump appeared on multiple networks, that was funded by the federal government. The senator then suggested p...

A Texas man was arrested after police say he intentionally crashed his vehicle through the front entrance of a Kroger grocery store because he needed to use the bathroom, according to police. The unidentified man crashed his vehicle into the store overnight on Sunday while the business was closed, allegedly upset that the doors were locked. The incident happened just before 4:30 a.m. on Sunday morning in Rosenberg, Texas, according to police. FLORIDA MAN, 76, WITH SUSPENDED LICENSE ALLEGEDLY ADMITS TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF RUM, COCAINE The crash reportedly caused extensive damage to the store. Images released by police showed the vehicle inside the store with shattered glass inside and outside the doors of the building. The metal door frames were also seen with significant damage. "On Sunday, September 27th, at approximately 0428, a known male individual intentionally accelerated into Kroger, causing extensive damage to the pharmacy entrance," Rosenberg Police wrot...

A massive five- day ICE operation that netted 426 arrests across Indiana is fueling Hoosier Sen. Jim Banks’ push for Congress to cement President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown into law before a future administration can reverse course. Banks hailed "Operation Safe Community: Indiana" in a Fox News Digital interview this week after federal immigration officers fanned out across his home state from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3, arresting 426 people with records involving sex crimes, assault, domestic violence, drug trafficking and weapons offenses, according to ICE. "This is why Donald Trump was elected in 2024: for mass deportation ," Banks told Fox News Digital. "It was one of his key agenda items during the campaign. And in this case in Indiana, you see the direct result of it." TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION PUSH FUELS ICE'S BIGGEST ARREST MONTH IN AGENCY HISTORY ICE also credited cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies i...

Rapper Nicki Minaj urged young Americans to get involved in the upcoming midterm elections and "vote red" while doubling down on her support for President Donald Trump in an interview on Saturday. The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star said on "My View with Lara Trump" that young voters shouldn't assume their voices don't matter as Americans prepare to head to the polls Nov. 3. "Now is not the time to think that your voice will not be heard," Minaj said. "Your voice will not only be heard, but your voice is very necessary right now for the country and for the world. We need you guys involved. We need you guys involved more than ever before. This is your country, this is your world. You are the ones that have to reap the benefits of whatever vote decisions we make now." Minaj encouraged young voters to become engaged in their communities and participate in elections beyond presidential contests. 2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD A...