With fans wondering whether New York Yankees three-time MVP Aaron Judge will be playing in the AL Wild Card series next week as his calf injury looms over the franchise, the man himself isn’t so worried.”That’s what the plan is,” Judge told ESPN. “Try to get my body ready so I’m ready to go.”Judge intends to be ready for Game 1 of the Wild Card series, which begins at Yankee Stadium next Tuesday against a to-be-determined opponent from the American League.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Judge was placed on the injured list this past Saturday after suffering a right calf strain, though he added more concern that he could be out awhile at the worst possible time given the postseason was right around the corner.He specified that he has a soleus muscle strain, which is what he said is essential for running and hitting – the things the Yankees desperately need him to do if they wish to reach the World…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Mexican national accused of grabbing a Dallas school police officer’s gun and shooting him after the officer stopped to help him has been indicted on a federal firearms charge, prosecutors announced Wednesday.Jose Santiago Pantoja-Morales, 27, allegedly shot the uniformed Dallas Independent School District (DISD) police officer during an Aug. 6 struggle after the officer encountered him near the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, according to a federal complaint.Pantoja-Morales, who prosecutors say was in the U.S. illegally, had allegedly jumped out of a co-worker’s car and into the freeway’s center median. The co-worker flagged down the DISD officer, who was on routine patrol and offered Pantoja-Morales a ride to a nearby safe location.ICE LODGES DETAINER FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF TRYING TO DISARM VIRGINIA POLICE OFFICER During the ride, prosecutors say Pantoja-Morales began rummaging through the officer’s bag in the back seat.The officer pulled over and tried to remove him from the car, but Pantoja-Morales allegedly resisted, leading to a physical struggle.During the fight, Pantoja-Morales allegedly grabbed the officer’s gun and fired once, striking the officer in the femoral artery of his right leg, according to the complaint.VIDEO SHOWS MOMENT CHICAGO MAN ALLEGEDLY USED…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Michigan student confronted Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about his position on Iran during a town hall Wednesday, invoking his family’s stated persecution by the Iranian regime before repeatedly pressing the candidate on whether he stood with Iranians opposing the government.Iman Dashti, who identified himself as Persian, told El-Sayed during a town hall at the University of Michigan that members of his family had suffered under Iran’s government.”My cousin was hunted in the streets of Iran by the IRGC because her hijab wasn’t on right,” Dashti said. He also alleged that her uncle was sentenced to death and received 50 lashes under the Iranian government.ABDUL EL-SAYED PROTESTED AGAINST ‘EX-TERRORISTS’ WHO CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY, UNEARTHED REPORT REVEALS Dashti then confronted El-Sayed over leaked audio from earlier this year in which he said he did not want to comment on the death of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because “there are a lot of people in Dearborn who are sad today.””That silence had a gaping hole in our community,” Dashti told El-Sayed Wednesday.Dashti asked El-Sayed whether he regretted that silence, whether he would renounce people who held vigils supporting Khamenei…

The U.S. Army awarded a subsidiary of Palantir Technologies a $48.1 million contract to develop software designed to improve how the service tracks and manages ammunition.According to last week’s announcement, the new software will streamline ammunition management by consolidating nine separate legacy platforms.“Ultimately, this system is one element to modernize overall ammunition systems, retire legacy systems and improve audit readiness,” the service said.The software will use “commercial low-code, no-code technology” and give soldiers the ability to track munitions throughout their lifecycle, the Army said.That includes everything from “planning, production, and procurement, to storage, surveillance, distribution, expenditure, and final disposition,” according to the service.The contract comes as the Army works to address longstanding problems with its ammunition management systems.In March, the Army’s Line of Departure journal published an article describing shortcomings in the service’s existing ammunition processes, including inaccurate forecasting and disconnected digital systems.According to the article, ammunition forecasts at lower levels often rely on assumptions and historical trends rather than actual demand tied to training cycles.The legacy systems also operate independently, meaning changes to training schedules may not be reflected across the ammunition management process in real time.“The result is an accountability model failing to meet the operational tempo or…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After posting an explicit warning that MAGA supporters, conservatives, and apolitical applicants need not apply, a New York City kitten rescue is defending its screening process against mounting criticism — including from PETA, which called on the group to scrap the ideological ban.”Homeless animals don’t care which side of abortion you are on or whether you believe in global warming or support Palestine or Israel, or if you don’t vote at all, ever: they care if you love them and will give them a good home,” PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk told Fox News Digital.”We hope this policy, which is humancentric, is reconsidered and abolished,” Newkirk said.The dispute centers on Itty Bitty City Kitties, a Rockaway Beach-based rescue that describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit specializing in orphaned and neonatal kittens, feral-cat welfare and adoptions. The organization is also listed among New York state’s registered pet rescues.ONE OF NATION’S LARGEST CHRISTIAN FOSTER AGENCIES WILL NOT ALLOW LGBTQ COUPLES TO ADOPT CHILDREN In a social media post reviewed by Fox News Digital, the rescue laid out a series of political positions it said could disqualify prospective adopters.”MAGA? Nope.””Conservative? Nope.””‘I’m not political’? Nice loophole. Still…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that United States and Chinese officials agreed to extend their bilateral trade truce known as the “Busan agreement” Wednesday on Fox News.”We have agreed today that we will extend what we call the Busan agreement, the economic detente between the two countries that was scheduled to end on Nov. 10 that is going to be extended until Jan. 10 to give us more time to see what we can do on the economic front,” Bessent told “Special Report.”As the United States’ war with Iran nears the seventh-month mark, Bessent is outlining three possible ways the conflict could end while warning that the regime is a “cornered animal.”Bessent that the conflict could end in three ways: members of the regime turn on one another, the Iranian people revolt or Tehran finally comes to the negotiating table and reaches an agreement.”One, the regime turns on each other — not impossible,” he told Fox News. “Two, we get some kind of uprising for the Iranian people. They’ve probably killed 50,000 of their own population, so very difficult. And then three, to get the Iranians to, if they want to make…

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The U.S. Army identified the 19th U.S. service member to die while deployed in support of the war with Iran, adding another death to the Pentagon’s official public casualty accounting.Capt. Bianca C. Wilkerson, 37, of Norfolk, Virginia, died Sept. 18 “as a result of a non-combat-related incident,” the Army said Wednesday. A defense official confirmed she was posthumously promoted to major.Wilkerson was assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Central & Third Army at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and was deployed to Doha, Qatar, where she was supporting overseas operations, according to the Army.A defense official previously told Task & Purpose that Wilkerson suffered a medical incident while aboard a military flight en route to Saudi Arabia. Her death was added to the Defense Casualty Analysis System, or DCAS, on Sept. 21, before the Army publicly identified her on Sept. 23.The DCAS entry lists Wilkerson’s death as “pending” under the category “Overseas Operations,” rather than under Operation Epic Fury, the Defense Department’s name for the initial U.S. military operation against Iran.A defense official said the classification reflects the Defense Department’s treatment of casualties in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility after Operation Epic Fury, which the Pentagon said ended…

You may think you’re the biggest sports fan on the planet, but the odds say that Darren Rovell has got you beat.The sports business expert is the founder of Cllct and Kickstand Cocktails, is an investor in Athletic Brewing, Pop Up Bagels and a handful of other companies and has a sweet memorabilia collection.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW! But if there was one reason to question his sports fandom bona fides, it would be because he admittedly left Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.You know the one.New York was down 29 points to San Antonio in what could have been a major momentum swing for the Spurs. But Jalen Brunson led a furious comeback and OG Anunoby tipped in the star guard’s missed free throw to win the game. It was only the most exciting basketball game since Ray Allen’s 3-pointer in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals saved the Miami Heat and likely LeBron James’ legacy.Yes, that one.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE So, what gives?Rovell explained it during his appearance on OutKick’s “The Craig Carton Show.””I left Game 4 at…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Polish President Karol Nawrocki has revived a proposal to establish a permanent U.S. military base in Poland named “Fort Trump” as Warsaw pushes to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank amid continued Russian incursions into allied airspace.Nawrocki said that he was confident Warsaw and Washington would reach a deal on the base, which Poland has sought as part of its effort to secure a long-term American troop presence and boost defenses against Russia.”I hope that when work on the base is completed, President Trump will be able to personally attend the inauguration of ‘Fort Trump,’” Nawrocki said in New York Sept. 22.POLAND SEEKS ANSWERS AFTER PENTAGON SCRAPS PLANNED US ARMORED BRIGADE ROTATION The proposal dates back to 2018, when Nawrocki’s predecessor, President Andrzej Duda, suggested naming a permanent U.S. military installation in Poland “Fort Trump” as part of an effort to secure a lasting American military presence in the country.The urgency behind Warsaw’s push this month was underscored within hours of Nawrocki’s remarks in New York, when a Russian Mi-8 military helicopter briefly penetrated Polish airspace from Russia’s Kaliningrad region.Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski also mentioned the issue during a briefing with Polish media following…