Gregorius, in 32 plate appearances in the pinstripes, has a meager slash line of .172/.219/.172, has zero extra base hits, and has more strikeouts than hits and walks combined. Small sample size aside, this has Yankees fans lamenting the loss of their captain, a lost season, and lost opportunities to spend even more money. MORE: Derek Jeter doesn’t miss baseball | WATCH: Ellsbury bat flips for foul ball YES Network play-by-play man Michael Kay thinks this is ridiculous — a point of view he made very apparent on Twitter Thursday as he blasted Chicken Little Yankees fans for what he called a “Disgraceful” and “Unfathomable” rush to judgment....

Moore railed against the Democratic National Committee over reports that DNC executives are planning how to block Sanders from receiving the party’s nomination using superdelegates – a narrative also echoed by President Donald Trump on Twitter. In an appearance on MSNBC, Moore pushed back against anchor Ali Velshi’s suggestion that Sanders supporters are the cause behind the party’s progressive divide, citing Sanders’ own endorsement of Clinton in 2016 and his vow to endorse the 2020 nominee at the July convention....

On Friday, the Panthers announced the signing of Oher to a two-year deal. MORE: Bears trade Marshall to Jets | Salary cap casualties | Manning passes Broncos physical “I’m excited to be joining an organization that knows how to win. They’ve won the past two division championships, and I’m excited to be a part of it,” Oher said. “When I came here on a visit, the culture was great. They’re very into winning and doing everything possible to win....

The musicians, who have been married since 2019 and are also parents to a 4-year-old son, Rhys, have most recently been in the news for their private relationship woes. When asked what it’s like to release an album she worked on with her ex, she said, “I wouldn’t even call Patrick my ex yet. We’re, you know, we’re working through it by the day.” On August 11, Branch tweeted, then deleted a post alleging that Carney had cheated on her....

Michelle Obama, Barack Obama’s wife and the former First Lady of the United States, became the latest victim of such attacks, with multiple posts promoting a false narrative about her gender. Plus, Newsweek’s regular Misinformation Watch evaluates recently resurfaced videos, including one showing thousands of birds over a busy highway and another seemingly depicting a very targeted “rain cloud.” False ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’ Claim Goes Viral A number of prominent conservatives and right-leaning social media accounts reignited a false narrative about the former First Lady, with the viral claim “Michelle Obama is a man” gathering hundreds of thousands of engagements on Twitter....

Nessel, a Democrat, sat in a dunk tank during her Genesee County Expungement Fair event in Flint on Wednesday. The event was intended to provide eligible residents with the opportunity to legally expunge their criminal records of now-obsolete marijuana convictions. COVID-19 vaccines were available on-site as part of the event. Nessel tweeted a video of herself being dunked by a person who had received a vaccine. “At the AG Expungement Fairs, get vaccinated and you get to dunk the AG,” Nessel commented alongside the video....

Whitmer, a Democrat, signed the order hours before the federal government announced an additional 3.2 million unemployment claims had been filed nationwide over the past week. Since the coronavirus pandemic began triggering state shutdowns that necessitated business closures in March, more than 33.5 million Americans have filed for unemployment. “Michiganders everywhere have lost work because of COVID-19, and we must ensure they receive the benefits they’re entitled to as quickly and efficiently as possible,” Whitmer said in a news release....

In January, a routine pest management check uncovered three Mediterranean recluse spiders in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library at the University of Michigan. Pest management staff spotted the spiders—which are native to the Mediterranean region but found all over the world—in a basement storage area that is not open to the public. An email sent to library staff on Monday notified them of the discovery, The Michigan Daily reported. And on Monday, the library announced via Twitter that it was closed for an “emergency maintenance issue....

Whitmer, whose state has the fourth-largest number of Covid-19 cases in the country (35,291 as of April 23), instated the nation’s strictest social distancing measures. It is illegal for Michigan residents to cross the street visit neighbors and big-box stores have been forced to close any sections “dedicated to carpeting, flooring, furniture, garden centers, plant nurseries or paint.” During the Thursday protest at Whitmer’s home, Michigan resident Rob Cortis drove a sports utility vehicle adorned with American flags, a loudspeaker, towing a trailer carrying the “Trump Unity Bridge....

In Bob Frederick’s life, and in his tenure as Kansas athletic director, it was hard to find anyone in the business with a bad word to say about him. So, too, with Michigan basketball coach John Beilein, who coached Michigan to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and Final Four the past two seasons without a hint of controversy or animosity during either trip. So it was an obviously comfortable fit when Beilein was chosen to receive the Bob Frederick Sportsmanship Award, given by the NCAA since 2009 in honor of the late former Jayhawks administrator....

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is banking on a college football season in 2020, despite the coronavirus continuing to wreak havoc across the United States. Colleges are faced with a unique situation in that students and campuses house far greater numbers on a regular, day-to-day basis than professional sports. Well, the Wolverines head coach weighed in on the coronavirus once again, saying that there’s absolutely no way that the return of sports could exacerbate the situation....

Across the country, states and municipalities have put into place stringent measures in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Many areas have shut down all schools, restaurants, cinemas, bars, gyms, and all public gatherings. As a result, millions of Americans are unable to work as the crisis continues. In a typical week, Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity expects to receive about 5,000 unemployment claims. That number jumped dramatically last week to 108,710 claims, according to the Detroit Free Press....

North Carolina has two titles on the board, the ACC regular season and tournament. Villanova won the Big East regular season. Kansas won the Big 12 regular season and tournament. Oregon swept the Pac-12. PHOTOS: ACC Tournament | PAC-12 Tournament | Big East Tournament Those teams, and perhaps ACC Tournament runner-up Virginia, represent Michigan State’s competition for a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed. The five others all finished playing on Saturday....

Line: Michigan State -6 Total: 139 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: MSU 22-5 SU, 17-9 ATS, 12-14 O/U. OSU 18-10 SU, 15-13 ATS, 13-15 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: MSU 3 (overall), 4 (offense), 23 (defense). OSU 62, 147, 23 Effective FG percentage: MSU 55.6, OSU 50.2 EFG% against: MSU 42.0, OSU 44.8 Pick: Ohio State has won four straight (3-1 ATS and 3-1 O/U). The Buckeyes are 10-6-1 ATS at home this year and 6-5 ATS as an underdog....

What subject? ESPN’s reporting last February that conflated the horrid Larry Nassar sex abuse case with the procedures of the Spartans’ football and men’s basketball programs when various player behavior issues developed. There was a photo illustration that included Izzo, football coach Mark Dantonio and the disgraced physician Nassar, who is serving up to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting female gymnasts in his care. “Spartan secrets extend far beyond Larry Nassar case,” the headline read....

Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, and it will be televised on ABC. Michigan State (2-0) is a road underdog despite the AP Top 25 ranking and two blowout victories to start Mel Tucker’s third season in East Lansing, Mich. Payton Thorne struggled with interceptions in a Week 2 victory against Akron, but the running back transfer tandem of Jalen Berger and Jarek Broussard has lived up to expectations so far....

LAS VEGAS — Before we mention how poor Florida’s offense is, we should first state that the total package that comprises the Gators’ rating would be greater than that of any team Michigan has beaten this season. Las Vegas is showing Michigan -4.5, which is within about 2.5 points of where it should be, but the increase is to deflect against public popularity. MORE NEW YEAR’S DAY PICKS: Ole Miss-Okla....

Middle-income Americans have actually received a modest increase in their cash pay–a 1 percent annual rise through the 1980s, after adjusting for the broadest index of inflation, the gross national product deflator. Of course, rich Americans have done even better. But any claim that the middle class is doing poorly simply because the rich are doing better is based on jealousy, not facts, For one thing, the money didn’t all go to the rich; much of it went into the environment....

If Roth had stopped here he would have had a savagely funny satire built around the theme of divided loyalties: he’s a post-modernist who lampoons postmodernism, a Jew with misgivings about Israel. His trouble is, he doesn’t know when to quit; he’s done in by his own ambition. He’s hardly begun before he cuts away from the doppelganger theme to an account of the trial of Ivan Demjanjuk. Pondering the Holocaust gives way to a debate with an old Palestinian friend....