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Former USWNT star Mia Hamm sounds off on upcoming tournament: 'I'm excited about this World Cup'
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has officially arrived, and with that comes the added excitement for American fans being able to see the beautiful game on their home soil.
But this isn't the first time the United States has hosted a World Cup.
Fans old enough to remember both the men's World Cup in 1994 and the women's tournament in '99 will recall the moments that an entire nation truly embraced the game of soccer for the first time.
One player who can speak from firsthand experience about what those moments meant is former U.S. Women's National Team star Mia Hamm, who spoke to Fox News Digital's Larry Fink on the eve of this year's World Cup.
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Hamm represented the Stars and Stripes during the 1999 tournament, one in which the United States captured its first world title over China.
"Representing the U.S., wearing the colors and the badge, meant everything for us," Hamm explained. "[It's] something you dream about as a kid and then to have the opportunity to do it for as long as I did, I never took it for granted."
In today's day and age where athletes often view wearing the American colors as divisive, it's refreshing to hear someone like Hamm speak from a place of pride about representing her home country.
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Winning that World Cup in '99 and doing it on her home soil is a feat that isn't lost on Hamm, even after all this time.
"Being able to do it, play a World Cup in your home country is so special," she said.
Hamm recalled one of the more surreal moments coming from the lead-up to the first game, citing the traffic heading into the game as well as the tailgating taking place in the parking lot of the stadium several hours before kick.
"To see people in our jerseys, tailgating, playing pickup in the parking lot two hours before the match, just said that this was different," Hamm said.
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Finally, Hamm expressed what she wanted to see from this year's World Cup, more than a quarter century after those seminal moments in '99.
"Sports, and obviously soccer being the world's game can bring us together like nothing else," she offered. "I think so much of what's happening in the world, we focus so much on how we are different... I think these players, when they step on the field, they represent so much more than just the country in which they play.
"I'm excited about this World Cup."
The United States kicks things off against Paraguay on Friday, June 12, at 9 p.m. on Fox.
WATCH: Philadelphia police release new video of two suspects in Penn State student's fatal robbery
Philadelphia police have released video of the two suspects sought in the investigation into the murder of a Pennsylvania State University student who was coming home from an NBA Finals watch party.
The Philadelphia Police Department released the video after Billy Schmidt, 22, was killed during an armed robbery attempt that happened Saturday at about 1:30 a.m. Officers found the college student with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was taken to a local hospital but pronounced dead at 1:47 a.m.
Police Wednesday night released video of two suspects in the killing and armed robbery of Schmidt, saying the two threw away their sweatshirts and masks in the area of 22nd and Porter streets.
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The shooter was described by police as a Black male between 5’3″ and 5’5″ "wearing all dark (black) clothing with a light gray camouflage-colored facemask." Officials said this person was armed with a handgun.
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The second suspect was described by police as 5’8″ with braids and was "wearing a light gray colored custom designed "KONFUSED" brand hooded sweatshirt with a design on the front that includes three skulls and crossbones with a bejeweled halo above each skull."
Investigators said Schmidt was on his way home after he watched the NBA Finals with his friends when he was robbed at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
Earlier released surveillance video appears to show Schmidt saying, "Give me my phone" as he chased the suspects. A phone could be seen thrown on the ground, then seconds later a gunshot could be heard.
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Schmidt was a student at Penn State World Campus studying journalism, and was set to graduate in December.
His father, Bill Schmidt, told Fox News in an interview he found his son's phone at the crime scene.
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"I found the phone on 19th. I called police after. I didn't realize I touched it," he said. "They're trying to get DNA, and they have a print on the phone, but they don't know if it's mine, Billy's, or the person who threw it. But they're trying get DNA off the phone."
Anna Schmidt, Billy Schmidt’s sister, said "I hope they find these animals and put them in cages for the rest of their lives."
"They deserve to spend the rest of their life in jail for taking away my brother. And I don't think no one will ever understand this pain that they have caused. They are animals for doing that to him. He was unarmed. And all this for a phone? It just doesn't even make sense," she said.
The Philadelphia Police Department is asking anyone with information about the suspects to contact 215-686-3334/3335 and is offering a reward of $20,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
Fox News' CB Cotton contributed to this report.
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Spy program credited with stopping Taylor Swift terror plot barrels toward expiration
A key U.S. surveillance program is on the brink of expiring after House Democrats and a group of conservatives sank a temporary extension amid a standoff over President Donald Trump's intelligence chief pick.
Lawmakers voted 198-218 on Thursday to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for three weeks, falling well short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage.
The measure, meant to give Congress more time to negotiate a long-term renewal, faced an uphill battle amid widespread Democratic opposition. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., warned he would withhold support for extending the program until Trump reversed his decision to name Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., put the bill on the floor via suspension of the rules, a fast-track procedure that requires a higher threshold to secure passage.
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Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., were among the 7 Democrats to support extending the program through July 2.
Meanwhile, 19 Republicans, who were skeptical of a clean reauthorization of Section 702 without greater privacy guardrails, joined the majority of Democrats in voting down the measure.
The failed vote was a notable setback for Trump, who urged lawmakers to reauthorize the program ahead of the June 12 deadline with no modifications.
Democrats and some Republicans have argued that Pulte, a Trump insider and senior housing official, is unqualified for the top intelligence post.
Trump has largely defended and refused to bow to Democrats' demands. His comments Wednesday that he is actively looking for a permanent replacement for Pulte, who is expected to begin the job June 19, were not enough to soften Democrats' opposition.
The standoff over the critical surveillance tool has led to tensions erupting in the lower chamber with little time to act before the law expires Saturday at 12:01 a.m.
Jeffries called Pulte a "malignant clown" during a news conference earlier this week and pledged that House Democrats would probe his tenure at the Federal Housing Finance Agency if they retake power in November. As the agency’s director, Pulte launched investigations into several Trump foes over alleged mortgage fraud.
Meanwhile, Republicans have warned that letting the spy law sunset would leave the United States uniquely vulnerable amid an influx of foreigners into the country with the World Cup underway and as the war with Iran drags on. They argue that Democrats are putting the country at a grave security risk by failing to extend the program into July.
"45 countries descend upon the United States for World Cup games, which just so happens to be the week that Democrats have actively chosen to disallow this critical national security tool from being renewed to allow it to go dark," House Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford, R-Ark., said Wednesday. "This is unserious, very dangerous behavior on the part of congressional Democrats."
"You cannot play politics with the security of the American people," Johnson told reporters. "I am praying that they come to their senses."
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The Section 702 program allows the U.S. government to collect intelligence on foreigners abroad who are using U.S. communication systems. The spy law also allows the government to sweep up the messages of Americans when communicating with foreign suspects, provoking the ire of privacy hawks in both parties.
The program is credited with thwarting a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Austria in 2024, as well as gathering intelligence used to identify and eliminate a prominent Mexican cartel leader and providing information used to intercept shipments of fentanyl precursors from China.
Congress passed two consecutive short-term extensions of the law earlier this year, but has yet to strike a deal on a multi-year fix.
Some Democrats have argued Republicans’ warnings are political theater and have pointed to an intelligence court ruling that recertified Section 702 through March 2027.
"Existing law allows Section 702 collection to continue under an order from the FISA court for another year, even without congressional reauthorization," Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Wednesday. "Congress can and must take the time to get this right."
But GOP lawmakers warned that allowing the government's warrantless surveillance powers to sunset entails substantial risk, including potential legal challenges.
"If this authority lapses starting on Saturday, we move into uncharted territory," Crawford said Wednesday. "The implications get worse every single day."
"While the 702 database would remain available to search, the data in that database will become increasingly out of date, with the potential of provider noncompliance with orders, litigation by providers or outside groups, and even reticence by agency personnel to continue implementing an expired authority for fear of personal liability," he added.
Senate map tightens as top forecaster moves 3 races toward Democrats
A leading nonpartisan political handicapper shifted three Senate races toward the Democrats on Thursday and predicted that with just under five months to go until the midterm elections, the Democrats have a "clearer path to winning the Senate majority."
But Sabato's Crystal Ball at the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia adds that despite the shifts, "we still favor Republicans in the overall race for the Senate."
Republicans currently control the Senate 53-47 but are battling stiff political headwinds, as the party in power in the nation's capital traditionally loses seats in the midterms. The GOP also faces a rough political climate fueled by economic concerns amid persistent inflation, as well as rising gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and President Donald Trump's underwater approval ratings.
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Sabato's Crystal Ball shifted the race in battleground North Carolina from toss-up to lean Democrat. Former two-term Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is facing off against former Republican National Committee Chair Mike Whatley in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis.
It moved the Senate showdown in Alaska, where GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is expected to face off against former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, from lean Republican to toss-up.
And in Ohio, where appointed GOP Sen. Jon Husted is being challenged by former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, it shifted the rating from lean Republican to toss up.
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The movement toward the Democrats in the Ohio race comes a week after a Fox News poll indicated Brown currently up by eight points, 53%-45%, over Husted.
Democrats need a net gain pickup of four seats in the midterms to win back control of the Senate they lost in the 2024 elections.
Pointing to the four races it now considers toss-ups, Sabato's Crystal Ball said "there are now enough Toss-up races to give Democrats a clearer path to winning the Senate majority... But Republicans can block Democrats by winning just one of the Toss-ups, meaning that they’re still better-positioned to hold the majority."
The ratings shift by Sabato's Crystal Ball comes a month after another top nonpartisan political handicapper, the Cook Report, moved its rankings of four key Senate races in favor of the Democrats.
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GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), acknowledged in a Fox News Digital interview earlier this year that "there's no doubt the climate has gotten more and more difficult."
But Scott emphasized he remains "incredibly optimistic, not only about holding the majority, but still expanding the majority."
Scott's rival and counterpart at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, is optimistic that Democrats can flip the chamber. Gillibrand told Fox News Digital earlier this year she sees "all the makings of a blue wave."
JD Vance to appear on 'The View' next week in first visit to the reliably liberal ABC News program
Vice President JD Vance will appear on "The View" next week, marking his first appearance on the reliably liberal ABC News program, Fox News Digital has learned.
Vance, who is set to join the show on June 16, will be the third sitting vice president to appear on "The View." All six co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro, are expected to be in studio for the rare interview with an elected Republican.
"The View" had a total of 341 guests in 2025, but only two of them were conservative, while 128 were liberal, according to a study conducted by the Media Research Center's NewsBusters.
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Vance will discuss his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith," along with news of the day and his goals for the Trump administration.
Vance's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
"The View" has been famously anti-Trump for years, frequently criticizing the president and members of his administration.
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In March, Hostin and Behar attacked second lady Usha Vance as they suggested she was "addicted" to power and that their values should align because the country is in an "existential crisis." Hostin argued that Usha and Vice President’s values did not align, as she quoted Vance once saying that he hoped Usha, who is Hindu, would "come to see" and believe in the Christian gospel.
That same episode, Behar pointed to the vice president's past criticism of President Donald Trump and said Vance now kisses Trump's "butt every day."
This is a developing story, more to come…
New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream preview: Why the interior matchup could decide this WNBA showdown
I missed on my last WNBA play, but that won't stop me from firing away when I see a good one available to us. Baseball has been fun to bet on, but with the NHL and NBA stopping, that will be the main focus until August so I am trying to vary it up a bit and see if we can get some scores in other places. I've locked my sights in on the game between the Liberty and the Dream.
The New York Liberty should be one of, if not the, best teams in all of women's basketball. They have one of the best players in the world in Breanna Stewart. They have a sharpshooter, who probably would've been Caitlin Clark with a better marketing team, in Sabrina Ionescu. Also on the roster is Jonquel Jones, a very talented scorer and champion. That trio should lead them to victory just about any night they take the court together.
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Part of the problem is that they've had only one game this season in which Ionescu was even available. She played 31 minutes against Dallas and has been out ever since. The team is still 8-4 without her regularly available, and they've won their past five games. I won't lie, it wasn't the toughest schedule in the world, but it wasn't a cakewalk. The WNBA has a lot of parity in it this year.
The Atlanta Dream have turned their team around significantly in the past couple of seasons. They made the playoffs two years ago, but they were 15-25. Last year they were 30-14 and made the postseason before losing to the Fever. This season they are 8-3 and look like they should be among a true handful that can compete to win the championship.
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The Dream have four women who average at least 10 points per game. That's not something many WNBA teams can boast. They are not overly deep outside of those four, and that could come back to bite them if they make it far enough into the playoffs. Their big addition, Angel Reese, has been racking up double-doubles and has 12.2 rebounds per game. Before you say it is because she just grabs her own misses, watch a game. She hustles, and she isn't overly gifted on offense, but she does track down rebounds well. In the last two games, she has grabbed 34 rebounds on 9-of-21 shooting. She leads the league in rebounds and double-doubles.
If you want me to bash Reese a little bit, here it is. She also is second in turnovers in the league, behind only one person... Caitlin Clark. The major difference is that Clark is facilitating the offense and really does take some shots that look like good ideas and just don't work out. Reese does not have that role.
This isn't intended to be a Reese vs. Clark article, so let's get back to this game between the Dream and Liberty. I like the way New York is playing and the biggest advantage the Dream have is their interior presence. I think that gets neutralized here. Give me the Liberty to win the game. If you want to take the 1.5 points, no problem, but I expect New York to win it.
UFC star Bo Nickal says he always wanted cauliflower ear because 'the toughest guys' he knew had it
While most people might consider cauliflower ear an injury, Bo Nickal saw it as a goal.
The UFC star said in the latest episode of the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast that, growing up around fighters, he viewed the sport's recognizable badge of toughness as something to aspire to.
"I always wanted it," Nickal told Hannity, pointing to others in his life who had cauliflower ear.
The three-time NCAA wrestling champion said he fell in love with wrestling at a young age. While his mother wasn't thrilled about her son gravitating toward combat sports, Nickal said the tough wrestlers and fighters around him became some of his earliest role models.
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"I wanted [cauliflower ear] because the toughest guys I know all have cauliflower ear. I want to be like that," he said.
"My grandpa had cauliflower ears and stuff like that, so everybody that I saw that I looked up to... they all had mangled ears, and I was like, 'I'm gonna have those too.'"
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"Cauliflower ear" refers to a permanent outer-ear deformity resulting from repeated blunt trauma. Health experts say the phenomenon occurs when a hematoma, or bruise, forms in the outer ear and disrupts the cartilage's blood supply, eventually prompting fibrocartilaginous overgrowth.
Nickal's conversation with Hannity traced his path from a blue-collar upbringing and youth wrestling mats to the UFC Octagon, including the influences that have shaped his career.
Nickal will face Kyle Daukaus in the ring on June 14 as part of UFC Freedom 250 on the White House's South Lawn.
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Carly Pearce says heart condition left her fearing a heart attack: ‘Is my heart OK?’
Country music star Carly Pearce opened up about her worst fear after she was diagnosed with a chronic heart condition.
In 2024, Pearce, 36, learned that she had recurrent pericarditis, a condition that causes inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart. The "Every Little Thing" singer previously shared that she has experienced repeated episodes of chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue since 2020.
During an interview with Fox News Digital at her annual "Carly's Closet" fundraiser, Pearce shared the biggest emotional challenge that she has faced following her diagnosis.
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"I think just when you have any kind of diagnosis, I think it can be scary and give you anxiety about, 'Is it going to happen again? Am I OK?' For me, it was 'Oh my gosh, is my heart OK? Am I going to have a heart attack?'" Pearce said.
Pearce spoke with Fox News Digital at her annual charity pop-up "Carly's Closet," which is held during CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee. At the fundraiser, fans can shop items from the singer's personal wardrobe and Pearce donates the proceeds to the CMA Foundation, which supports music education initiatives.
Pearce went on to explain how she has avoided spiraling over worst-case scenarios while living with pericarditis.
"Just kind of making sure that you're educating yourself to know that those things are not going to happen," she said.
The Grammy Award winner also advised others not to rely on online medical searches if they receive frightening medical diagnoses.
"Don't get on chatGPT or WedMD," Pearce warned.
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During a February appearance on Rolling Stone's "Nashville Now," Pearce urged her fans to seek medical attention quickly if health issues arise.
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"That was something I developed in 2020 and didn't know what it was for a really long time. It was kind of misdiagnosed, also dismissed," Pearce explained.
"'Oh, you have anxiety. Oh, you have a busy schedule,'" Pearce recalled being told by doctors. "And it's like, 'No, something's not right.' And, so, in 2024, I went public with that just because it took me out for a second. But I'm doing really well. And I haven't had any kind of major flare. But I think, again, just trying to be honest with people and use my platform to be like, ‘Please go get checked because there was something wrong.’"
After announcing her diagnosis in May 2024, Pearce recalled facing skepticism about her symptoms early on and said she persisted until doctors determined the source of her health issues.
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"My biggest piece of advice for anybody is: Listen to your body, and be your own advocate. … A lot of doctors dismissed me, and I was persistent until I got a diagnosis," she said at the time.
During her recent interview with Fox News Digital, Pearce explained that she has learned how to live with her condition and shared a positive update on her health.
"I'm doing really well right now," she said. "I feel like I've been in a really good place with my health and feel like I have plan for if I have a flare for recurrent pericarditis. I'm well-equipped and educated at this point to be able to know what to do."
When asked if managing her condition had changed her approach to touring and performing, Pearce shared that it had actually taught a valuable lesson about health.
"I think it's probably changed more of my exercise routine," she said. "I don't need to turn the treadmill up to 12, or I don't need to look over and try to outwork out every single person in a class. I think not running as hard or all of those things."
"Just taking care of my body and listening to my body instead of thinking that it always needs to be on 10," Pearce added.
Pearce has previously said that her condition forced her to scale back the intensity of her live performances, though she remained committed to touring and fulfilling scheduled shows. The singer is currently working on her upcoming fifth studio album, which follows 2024's "Hummingbird."
She has already released singles that will be included on her forthcoming record, including "Dream Come True," "Church Girl," "You Can Have Him" and her duet with Riley Green, "If I Don't Leave, I'm Gonna Stay,"
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Pearce reflected on her 2021 album "29: Written in Stone," which was inspired by difficult events she experienced during her 29th, including her divorce from fellow country singer Michael Ray and the death of her longtime producer and mentor, Busbee.
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In October 2019, Pearce married Ray, but she filed for divorce just eight months later in June 2020. Pearce has previously described that period as one of the hardest in her life and admitted to feeling shame around her divorce.
Busbee, born Michael James Ryan Busbee, died in September 2019 at age 43 following a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Pearce has said Busbee's death left both a personal and professional void, forcing her to navigate her career without the producer who helped launch it. She later credited his mentorship with giving her the confidence to find her own voice and create "29."
The album marked a major turning point in Pearce's career, reaching number 9 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart.
"29" also produced some of her biggest hits, including her collaboration with Ashley McBride titled "Never Wanted to Be That Girl," which topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart, won Country Music Association (CMA) honors and later earned a Grammy Award.
The record received album of the year nominations from both the CMA Awards and Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards and led to her induction into the Grand Ole Opry.
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Looking back, Pearce told Fox News Digital that she was "in a much better place than when I wrote '29,' but so many wonderful things have come from '29.'"
"So I'm very grateful [but] I don't wanna go back to '29' ever again," she added.
Pearce also shared what fans can expect from her upcoming album, which she previously told Fox News Digital will be a return to her Kentucky and Appalachian bluegrass roots.
"It's the most honest music I've ever made," she said. "I think I'm really celebrating being a woman and loving where I'm at in life and kind of returning to the only thing that I can control, which is the music, and sharing more than I ever have of who I am."
During her interview, Pearce explained why she continues to hold the fundraiser every year after first launching it in 2022.
"Well, I keep having a lot of clothes and I keep feeling like it's important to fans," she said. "And every year, throughout the year, I look out in the crowd, and I'm looking, and they're looking back at me, and I am like, 'Oh that's a Carly's Closet item,'" she shared.
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"And it just seems like people really enjoy it, and it brings such a joy to me to be able to raise money for the CMA Foundation and also give the next phase of life to these clothes that are so pretty and deserve another moment," Pearce added.
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The "Hide the Wine" hitmaker admitted that she has occasionally found it difficult to part with a few items.
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"Some of them I'm really happy to get rid of and others, I have to be honest, like there was a few things in here that they've been in my closet for about six years, and they were just sentimental to me, but they're gone, they're out," she said.
"There are things that are very, very sentimental to me that I'll never get rid of," she continued. "But all of these things have a story."
"Like I got to sing with Rascal Flatts and wear that outfit last year in the stadium and that's such a great memory," Pearce said as she gestured to one shopping rack.
"Or I wore this on a red carpet. I wore on a red carpet," she added while pointing at another. "All of this, it's like [the 2005 movie] 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.' I know I say it, but like every item has a story and I think that's what makes it special and people get to make their own memories now and then."
Paige Spiranac back on the golf course working on her swing, Elizabeth Hurley in a birthday bikini & more meat
Welcome to day two of my relief appearance this week. For those who missed it yesterday, Joe is on a business trip. He'll be back on Friday, and I'm sure he'll have plenty of content to share from his travels.
Until then, we have business of our own to conduct in the form of Thursday Screencaps. We're going to get started today with the one and only Paige Spiranac.
Paige was back on the golf course on Wednesday working on her swing and that means one thing: content, content, content. Her "come practice with me" invitation on Instagram had a purpose behind it.
Obviously, as the top golf influencer in the game, views are important. But that's not all she was working on during her visit to the course. She had a couple of other areas of focus as it pertains to her game.
She wrote, "Today’s focus was alignment and dialing in my carry distances."
Paige then shared what has become a signature piece of content for her. The result of all her hard work in the form of a slow-motion video of her swing. The sport of golf is better when she's got her content dialed in.
If you didn't watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals last night, you missed an insane game and some history. For the entire first half and part of the third quarter, the Knicks looked dead. Everything was going San Antonio's way.
The Spurs jumped out to a 29-point lead, and it looked like they were going to coast to a win and tie the series at two games apiece. That's not how the Knicks roll. They went on a run, cut the lead nearly in half, then went to work on erasing it entirely.
All the pressure was on San Antonio as they were letting the game slip away. Not even a Taylor Swift curse that I tried to make a reality was strong enough to keep New York from winning the game.
If I'm being honest, Tay Tay was early on the potential for a comeback. She was cheering when the Knicks were down big and was one of the many celebrities in the building that witnessed the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history in person.
Who would you rather have in the building for a moment like that? A lifelong Knicks fan who lives and dies with their team's wins and losses or Taylor Swift?
Here's the game-winning tip-in and the cementing of OG Anunoby's legacy in New York. I'm happy Taylor Swift was there to witness it with her girls.
- Gen X Warren M. writes:
Hey SeanJo,
I know I sent a lengthy email about malls, but had to share some photos of grilling burgers with my father-in-law. They’ve become Floridians in the last few years instead of just snowbirds, although they do go back to Michigan during the summer.
My wife and I visited them yesterday at their condo and, after time at the pool, we grilled cheeseburgers. Nothing too fancy, but they hit the spot. And for my wife, it’s important that we spend time with them as they get older, along with my folks.
SeanJo
Warren, send whatever you want my way. I'm down for some hot mall talk as much as I am for seeing your meat. I'm a big "nothing too fancy" guy. Fire up the grill, slap some meat down, cook it and eat it.
If my wife doesn’t feel like making anything to go along with burgers or dogs or whatever we're tossing on the grill, I'll grab a bag of potato chips. You can't go wrong keeping it simple in my book.
- Jim T in San Diego writes:
Texas gonna Texas, but the NCAA's appeal of the idiotic ruling that you can't ban somebody just for betting on their own games has little chance in the short term: The Padres' flagship station (KWFN) reported that all four judges on the Texas Seventh Court of Appeals are Texas Tech alum.
Sure enough, they were right:
Chief Justice Judy Parker is a grad of Texas Tech: https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-judy-c-parker/
Justice Larry Doss is the flippin' TREASURER of the Texas Tech School of Law: https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-lawrence-m-doss/
Justice Alex L. Yarbrough: https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-alex-l-yarbrough/
Justice Laura Pratt: https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-laura-a-w-pratt/
Obviously, under any sense of professional decorum all four should recuse themselves from the NCAA's announced appeal.
Then again, it's Texas ...
Got to my first MLB game this year - my Reds are in town and a friend treated me as a (very) early birthday present. Beautiful San Diego weather ... my Reds ever get a bullpen, they might have a chance ...
SeanJo
It has to be nice living near a Major League Baseball team and you can't beat San Diego weather. The best I can do here is Triple A and it doesn’t come with San Diego weather.
I haven’t made it out to any games this season, but I've been eyeing the schedule recently and it's only a matter of time before we make the trip out to the ballpark.
- Bob writes:
Hello from North Las Vegas, did up some chicken thighs last night.
Sean thanks for the shout out, however I first want to say that there is no hate towards you for wishing my four time Super Bowl Packers and fans misery but I will say I feel the same way about the bears and their fans!
Keep up the great work!
GO PACK Go!
SeanJo
Hey Bob, I'm glad there's no hate on your part towards me. I don’t hate all Packers fans either. I hate my friend who is a Packers fan. So I have no choice but to root against them.
I found myself hating Brett Favre, then rooting for him once he left Green Bay. The same goes for Aaron Rodgers. Well, I wouldn’t say I started rooting for him, but I don't hate like I did when he was with the Packers.
Keep sending me your meat.
- Homebrew Bill writes:
Needed a steak for dinner tonight.
Pairing it with my ESB
SeanJo
You can't go wrong with a steak for dinner. Not only does it hit the spot, it also makes for great "let me see your meat" content. Keep sending me your meat.
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That's all I have for today. It's Thursday and I have to grab some more coffee before getting to work on the latest edition of True Romance. Have a great day and I'll see everyone for another Screencaps on Sunday.
Keep sending your meat and whatever else you'd like my way. The inbox is open at sean.joseph@outkick.com. You can also follow me on Twitter and over on Instagram if you'd like. Feel free to slide into the DMs.