Aces rookie Kate Martin quickly emerged as one of the WNBA’s best stories this season, going from someone who wasn’t sure she would be drafted at all to a rotation piece for the defending champions. Even in a relatively small role, Martin has gotten teammates and fans to rally around her after an impressive college […]
Lionel Messi injury update: Argentina star exits Copa America final in tears after appearing to suffer non-contact leg injury vs. Colombia
Lionel Messi, the Argentina star whose mere presence brings thousands to a stadium, was taken out of La Albiceleste’s Copa America final clash with Colombia at halftime after appearing to suffer a lower leg injury. The 37-year-old wasn’t able to conjure up his usual magic for much of the first half, blotted by a resolute […]
New York Yankees' Jon Berti exits game after scary injury
New York Yankees infielder Jon Berti exited Friday night’s win against the San Diego Padres early due to a scary injury. In the top of the ninth, Berti went down immediately after running out of the batter’s box. He was on the ground in immense pain and eventually had to be helped off the field. […]
French startup FlexAI exits stealth with $30M to ease access to AI compute
A French startup has raised a hefty seed investment to “rearchitect compute infrastructure” for developers wanting to build and train AI applications more efficiently. FlexAI, as the company is called, has been operating in stealth since October 2023, but the Paris-based company is formally launching Wednesday with €28.5 million ($ 30 million) in funding, while […]
Tara VanDerveer retirement: Stanford women's basketball icon exits as winningest head coach in NCAA history
“The GOAT says goodbye.” So read Stanford’s official press release announcing the retirement of legendary women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer. VanDerveer is retiring after 38 seasons as the head coach of the Cardinal and 45 seasons as a head coach at the Division I level. The basketball icon leaves the game with 1,216 career wins — the most […]