The New York Mets are in disarray thanks to a brutal start to what was supposed to be a promising season.On Friday, the team hit a low point, firing manager Carlos Mendoza… but you wouldn’t know it if you just looked at Mr. Met.He was having the time of his life dancing behind a reporter while dressed in his Pride Night best.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! In what felt like an absolute fever dream, the PIX 11 studio team was talking to reporter Steve Gelbs before a game against the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies.OUTKICK SPORTS CARTOON OF THE DAY: THE LATEST ATTACK ON CAITLIN CLARKObviously, the tone was kind of somber as Gelbs did a midseason dissection (vivisection?) on the team’s season and where everything went wrong.However, “somber” is not in Pride Night Mr. Met’s vocabulary.He was very… uh… flamboyant, given the circumstances.Mrs. Met is going to have to start asking herself some tough questions…That’s one of those moments where you’re watching the broadcast, you see Gay Pride Mr. Met doing the Party Boy behind a reporter, and you have to turn to someone and ask, “Did that just happen, or…

It was just a couple of weeks ago that Milwaukee Brewers righty Jacob Misiorowski absolutely melted some brains by throwing a 104.5 mph heater past Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber.That was an MLB record for the hardest pitch ever thrown by a starter, and it came after Misiorowski threw multiple pitches north of 103 and even 104 mph in the same at-bat.Well, he’s at it again, and we may just want to start writing the record books in pencil, because this is probably not going to be the last time this happens.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The Brewers were taking on the Chicago Cubs, and it seems that Misiorowski is, perhaps unsurprisingly, at his best when it comes to velocity when he’s fresh.OUTKICK SPORTS CARTOON OF THE DAY: THE LATEST ATTACK ON CAITLIN CLARKLike Schwarber was earlier this month, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was in the leadoff spot.He took the 0-2 offering from Misiorowski and fouled it off down the third baseline.Of course, that’s not what was noteworthy. The noteworthy part was that the scorebug said the pitch was 105 mph.Officially, it was really 105.5 mph.To quote one Charlie Brown:…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A fugitive 3-year-old giraffe was found via helicopter on Friday after two weeks on the run from her home at a private ranch in Texas.The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.The 10-foot-tall animal was located by helicopter on Friday morning about four miles south of the ranch in a remote, heavily-wooded area.Vick Jones, who manages the ranch, told FOX 7 that Gracie moved there in May and still wasn’t used to her surroundings when she wandered away.RUNAWAY ZEBRA’S WILD ADVENTURE COMES TO AN END AFTER DRAMATIC HELICOPTER RESCUE He explained that she likely didn’t mean to leave the ranch, but had been feeding in an area of the ranch that giraffes never had before and got out and came back on the wrong side of the gate.Gracie is one of two giraffes who live on the property.”Just one of them bad deals that happen, you know?” he told the station. “And inadvertently, like I say, we’ve never had giraffes go up in that area before and she did.”BELOVED PET MAKES DARING ESCAPE FROM ANIMAL HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY AND…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The teenager accused of killing two 17-year-old girls in an alleged hit-and-run crash in New Jersey last year has been publicly identified after prosecutors announced Friday that he will be tried as an adult.The Union County Prosecutors Office announced that 18-year-old Vincent Battiloro of Garwood has been waived up to adult court and will be tried as an adult in connection with the murder of the two juvenile females.Vincent Battiloro, 18, of Garwood, will now face counts of first-degree murder in the Criminal Part of Superior Court in Union County after his case was waived from juvenile court, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.Battiloro’s identity had previously been withheld because he was a minor at the time of the alleged crimes. Prosecutors said his identity could now be released following the transfer to adult court.NEW MEXICO TEENS, 13 AND 15, CHARGED WITH MURDER IN HIT-AND-RUN OF BICYCLIST POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA Prosecutors allege Battiloro, who was 17 at the time, struck Isabella Salas and Maria Niotis while they were riding an electric bike in Cranford at about 5:26 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2025.The two girls, who were both 17, were taken…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2026 NHL Draft got underway on Friday night at KeyBank Center in Buffalo — home of the Buffalo Sabres — and while drafts usually provide their share of surprises, the first overall pick was not one.The Toronto Maple Leafs “earned” the top pick after an abysmal 2025-26 campaign, and they used it to select Penn State star Gavin McKenna.The 18-year-old from Whitehorse, Yukon, has been the presumptive top dog in the 2026 NHL Draft class for years at this point.TOP NHL PROSPECT GAVIN MCKENNA CHARGED WITH ASSAULT IN DOWNTOWN PENN STATE INCIDENT, COURT DOCUMENT SHOWS However, despite new Leafs GM John Chayka meeting with McKenna at his home, the team was tight-lipped about their decision.But, in the end, he was always going to be the guy to hear his name called first this year, just not before Justin Bieber made an awkward announcement.Maybe don’t skip the run-through next time, Biebs.Nonetheless, the pick stands: Gavin McKenna is a Toronto Maple Leaf.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The Leafs certainly have some needs to address. Their goaltending is questionable (though that’s difficult to fix quickly…

Two U.S. warships, the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) and the littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS-15), have been dispatched to Venezuela following the nation’s devastating earthquakes on Wednesday. According to U.S. Southern Command, the interim government of Venezuela formally requested U.S. support following the twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes. American forces are providing “specialized mobility services and support to U.S. government personnel, search and rescue teams, and U.S. interagency partners as they assess damage, locate the injured, and deliver critical, life-saving assistance.”On Wednesday, a 7.2 magnitude quake hit north-central Venezuela near Yumare. Just 39 seconds later, a larger 7.5 magnitude quake struck in nearly the same location, along the fault that marks the boundary between the Caribbean and South American plates. The earthquakes have left entire neighborhoods in ruins. As of Friday morning, the death toll has risen to 589 and thousands more are injured, according to Acting President Delcy Rodríguez.Rodríguez noted that she welcomed the arrival of rescue crews from all over the world, as the death toll is expected to continue to rise.“We are going to rescue the people who are trapped,” she said during a state televised update. “We are working tirelessly on this task.”In addition…

A wide range of really well-known aircraft types were used in World War II, by both sides. But for every Mustang, British Spitfire, Bf109, Zero, Flying Fortress, Corsair or Mitchell bomber, there were many other hard-working planes that received little to no attention. Quite often their operations provided ample opportunity for danger, but little chance for glory. A Zeke meets its end: Lt. Gandy’s Kingfisher was close behind the Zeke, and after several long bursts of .30-caliber fire, the Japanese aircraft burst into flames and crashed. Image: NARA One of these lesser-known, lunch-bucket types was the U.S. Navy’s Vought OS2U Kingfisher — a catapult-launched observation floatplane. With a maximum speed of just 170 mph, the twin-place Kingfisher was among the slowest aircraft in any American squadron, on land or at sea. Even so, during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, a Kingfisher found itself in combat with one of the best dogfighting aircraft of the entire war: the Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” (Allied reporting name: “Zeke”). The cruiser USS Pensacola (CA 24) photographed in late January 1944. Two Vought OS2U Kingfisher aircraft were carried aboard. Image: NARA via Sean Hert On February 16, 1945, three days before the Marines hit the beach on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House border czar Tom Homan erupted at critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Friday, recalling horrific scenes from his decades in border enforcement — including migrants he said were “baked to death” in a tractor-trailer — as he argued that secure borders save lives.Homan used the graphic stories during remarks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., to push back on critics who have accused the Trump administration of being inhumane, arguing instead that tougher border enforcement saves lives by deterring migrants from making dangerous journeys controlled by cartels.”I want to talk about why I’m pissed off this morning,” Homan told the crowd, arguing that media coverage has falsely portrayed Trump’s immigration policies as cruel or inhumane.BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN SLAMS CATHOLIC CHURCH, SAYS ‘SECURE BORDER SAVES LIVES’ “There’s nothing further from the truth,” Homan said. Rather, the border czar said critics have it backward, arguing that lax border enforcement creates the conditions for migrants to be exploited, assaulted or killed by smugglers and cartels. “What President Trump is doing is saving lives,” Homan told the crowd.He then described one of the most…

Editors note: this is a developing story.The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said, in what the military described as a response to Iran’s attack on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship sailing the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks came after Iran struck the M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on Thursday, the command announced in a statement, adding that the vessel was leaving the Strait of Hormuz along the coast of Oman when hit. The military said Iran’s strike violated the already-precarious ceasefire signed between the two countries last week. The 60-day ceasefire included a 14-point memorandum of understanding that called for the reopening of the strait for commercial ships. Eve Sampson is a reporter and former Army officer. She has covered conflict across the world, writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Associated Press. Read the full article here

It would be hard to find two more complementary market sectors than firearms and tactical knives. As a case in point, I imagine you’re likely reading this article simply because you’re the kind of person who appreciates a quality tool in whatever form it takes. Similar to what drives the engineering teams at Springfield Armory, there’s no shortage of knifemakers who go to bed and wake up thinking about how to create a product people can stake their lives on. According to the author, there isn’t a bad choice in Cold Steel’s knife catalog. Just about everything the company manufactures is durable and offers excellent cutting performance. If one is going to talk about the leaders of the knife industry, the discussion is incomplete without mentioning Lynn C. Thompson, Cold Steel’s CEO. “Larger than life” is a good way to describe the man. In fact, the first page of YouTube results under his name will reveal Thompson’s personal knife recommendations for a variety of uses, a documentary of his own personal training sessions, and his use of a big-bore handgun to stop a charging Australian Buffalo at near-contact distance. Thompson is also the single biggest promoter of the “American-style tanto”…